strahl ?

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:35 pm

found this http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e62777025

what the hell game is that? never heard of it, looks like assault suit valken (cybenrator) gone shmupping - awesome!

anyone sitting on any info or a PCB (if its even an arcade game, found the dvd in the arcade section)?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:51 pm

Koutetsu Yousai Strahl - It's a shooter made by UPL (the most underrated of all shmup developers, imo) in 1992.

Pretty cool game, imo, but nothing that will change your life. Kind of a mix between Boogie Wings and UN Squadron. Check it out in MAME, although I think the music doesn't work.

The thing in the auction is a fan-made perfect play, counter stop DVD, btw.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:14 pm

i must have this game!!!

anyone own the PCB, care to sell it to me?

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:39 pm

ASV gone shmuping eh? maybe I should take a crack at looking into this then. If it's anything like ASV, I bet it'll be fun.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:44 pm

I've tried it in MAME, I thought it was okay, but nothing spectacular.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:45 pm

Gungriffon Geona wrote:ASV gone shmuping eh? maybe I should take a crack at looking into this then. If it's anything like ASV, I bet it'll be fun.

doesnt play anything like it (yeah i tried the rom

) but graphics look very similar!

im a huge fan of anything assault suits so ive put a searchlight on this title

seems absoluteley brilliant!

(cant believe ive never heard/seen thisone before? )

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:47 am

The AS series really needs a comeback, preferably in 3D and a control style similiar to Gungrave Overdose. Simple, slick, and with some touch-ups could make one fast mech game.
But that's off topic on a completely different level.

This game plays fairly well, though I hat how it likes to throw in cheapshots where playing the game for the first time gets you killed... alot. the hitbox is quite the mess, since at first I thought it was the whole craft instead of just it's body. there's also the fact they throw enemies in behind you with no reason or warning, guaranteeing you to stick with the homing weapon on some levels, or avoid sitting in the back of the screen.
Eh, I will admit though, despite it's flaws, it's pretty fun.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:42 am

Gungriffon Geona wrote:The AS series really needs a comeback, preferably in 3D and a control style similiar to Gungrave Overdose. Simple, slick, and with some touch-ups could make one fast mech game.
But that's off topic on a completely different level.

well, im not a fan of 3rd persen shooters at all so im of different opinion

id prefer to see something with slick 2D graphics ala legend of mana (but ofcourse set in the AS universe) and a mix of strategy and action gameplay as seen in "Gun hazard"..

regardless i agree that the AS series definetly needs another chapter!!

ive bought strahl btw.. should be arriving in a week or two

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:44 am

FUNFACT: The Strahl is actually the name of the Airship you use in Final Fantasy XII.

nem · Post by **nem** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:44 pm

FUNFACT #2: Strahl is also a game akin to Dragon's Lair on the Saturn, which is why the thread title threw me off loop.

namagomi · Post by **namagomi** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:47 pm

funfact #3: strahl is german for ray

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:04 pm

funfact 4 : UPL also made the absoluteley brilliant USAAF mustang, another horizontal marvel that ive had for quite some time without checking up on the developers catalogue

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:19 pm

USAAF Mustang is pretty cool. Really simple, and objectively speaking nothing special at all, but just so much fun. Kinda the same thing as with Storm Blade.

As I said, I think UPL is one of the most underrated developers ever. Atomic Robo Kid, Omega Fighter, Gomola Speed... so much good stuff that is so rarely talked about.

Funfact #5: There's a port of USAAF Mustang on Megadrive called Fire Mustang.

Stefan_L · Post by **Stefan_L** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:02 pm

sven666 wrote:funfact 4 : UPL also made the absoluteley brilliant USAAF mustang, another horizontal marvel that ive had for quite some time without checking up on the developers catalogue

AFAIK Mustang was developed by NMK, i don't know about Strahl but it sure looks more like UPL than NMK.

Gungriffon Geona · Post by **Gungriffon Geona** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:21 pm

sven666 wrote:
Gungriffon Geona wrote:The AS series really needs a comeback, preferably in 3D and a control style similiar to Gungrave Overdose. Simple, slick, and with some touch-ups could make one fast mech game.
But that's off topic on a completely different level.
well, im not a fan of 3rd persen shooters at all so im of different opinion

id prefer to see something with slick 2D graphics ala legend of mana (but ofcourse set in the AS universe) and a mix of strategy and action gameplay as seen in "Gun hazard".

Then what use would I have for This thing?

Anyways, I guess that I should play Strahl more, but dammit if Garegga hasn't managed to suck me in. And I thought I hated it.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:27 pm

Gungriffon Geona wrote:Anyways, I guess that I should play Strahl more, but dammit if Garegga hasn't managed to suck me in. And I thought I hated it.

hahahahaha

post scores

Post by **Icarus** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:20 pm

Gungriffon Geona wrote:Anyways, I guess that I should play Strahl more, but dammit if Garegga hasn't managed to suck me in. And I thought I hated it.

Garegga traps yet another hapless victim.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:46 pm

Gungriffon Geona wrote:
Then what use would I have for This thing?

Anyways, I guess that I should play Strahl more, but dammit if Garegga hasn't managed to suck me in. And I thought I hated it.

well, you can make a cool boss out of that 3d render

garegga is a fine choice, a better game is hard to find (i highly doubt strahl is it).

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:58 am

Funfact #???

Strahl is rather easy.

(At least for the first two levels. Similar to Black Heart in that respect.)

Twin Lasers are useless, as usual. Hori + homing seems to be my winning combo. Charge and Shield were fun for giggles, while Expand seemed plain useless in comparison to Homing (plus the cost...ach)

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:32 am

CIT wrote:USAAF Mustang is pretty cool. Really simple, and objectively speaking nothing special at all, but just so much fun. Kinda the same thing as with Storm Blade.

As I said, I think UPL is one of the most underrated developers ever. Atomic Robo Kid, Omega Fighter, Gomola Speed... so much good stuff that is so rarely talked about.

Funfact #5: There's a port of USAAF Mustang on Megadrive called Fire Mustang.

Agreed, about UPL being underrated! It's quite a shame that Omega Fighter never got any home ports; I played it on MAME, and it's awesome!