Is Super Famicom shmup "Rendering Ranger" any good

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Is Super Famicom shmup "Rendering Ranger" any good

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I was watching the Cinematech show on G4 cable/sattelite a couple weeks back and they were showing some rare console games along with their going internet auction prices. Then they showed some FVM clips of the Super Famicom shmuppy title by the name of "Rendering Ranger" which caught my eye.

How much does "Rendering Ranger" usually go for (in U.S. dollars-wise) and what is rarity factor of it anyways?

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85 pounds in the UK if buying in the USA (tax exemption).


Thats about $150.
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Rendering Ranger is not a shmup. It's a Turrican like game with some shmup stages. The creator of Turrican was behind the game.
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It rocks!

The shmup stages (horizontal) is fabulously put together and hard, albeit with some (three) bland bosses toward the end. I would venture as far as claiming that it is on the same caliber with Axelay or any of the Gradiuses or Bio Metal (yes, I like it a lot, what?).

The side scrolling stages are rock solid, though maybe not as enjoyable as the like of Megaman X.

This game also sport some of the best graphics you will ever see on the SNES. Some of the effects on this game make Secret of Mana 2 look amateur.
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TGK wrote:...or Bio Metal (yes, I like it a lot, what?).
haha! that's three (me included)! axelay is pants though.
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its agreat game, altho very easy.. actually 1CCd it on my 2nd attempt, still a cool game.

big bonus points for the danzig-skull boss 8)
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captain ahar wrote:
TGK wrote:...or Bio Metal (yes, I like it a lot, what?).
haha! that's three (me included)! axelay is pants though.
The vertical part of it is pants alright, but the hori part of it is hot!
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Amazing game, it's one part Contra (rather than Turrican) and one part ThunderForce. The only thing that is disappointing is the soundtrack, it sucks. Manfred should have had the sound guy from most the Turrican games do it. I bought my copy from VGI, after shipping and all that jazz it ended up being like $175. On Ebay you can expect to pay $200+, it used to even go for $300.
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the game wasn't as expensive in japan until the european/american price rises to about $200. then the game price stated to rise in japan too.
before you could get it for $70 easily there.
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I also caught a glimpse of this one on G4's Cinematech Rare Games Special. I think they listed at $600 or something. That's fuggin rediculous! BUT, it was the most impressive looking game on there. Those shmup stages looked amazing. I was like.... :shock:....through the whole clip. I couldn't believe that it was a Super Famicom title.
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Fantastic game. Turrican on steroids with some excellent shmupping mixed it. Miles better than shit like Axelay.
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The Bullet Dodger wrote:I also caught a glimpse of this one on G4's Cinematech Rare Games Special. I think they listed at $600 or something. That's fuggin rediculous! BUT, it was the most impressive looking game on there. Those shmup stages looked amazing. I was like.... :shock:....through the whole clip. I couldn't believe that it was a Super Famicom title.
As I said my friend, the graphics on this game makes Secret of Mana 2 looks amateur in comparison.

And SoM2 is normally considered to have the best graphics on the Snes
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BrianC wrote:Rendering Ranger is not a shmup. It's a Turrican like game with some shmup stages. The creator of Turrican was behind the game.
Wait, I thought Turrican was a European game...? Is Rendering Ranger European and only got released in Japan or something? (This has happened before iirc...)
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Nemo wrote:I bought my copy from VGI, after shipping and all that jazz it ended up being like $175. On Ebay you can expect to pay $200+, it used to even go for $300.
its funny, i had no idea this was one of "those games." after looking around a bit i was just thinking that this looked cool and i should pick up the cart someday... *haha*
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Cthulhu wrote:
BrianC wrote:Rendering Ranger is not a shmup. It's a Turrican like game with some shmup stages. The creator of Turrican was behind the game.
Wait, I thought Turrican was a European game...? Is Rendering Ranger European and only got released in Japan or something? (This has happened before iirc...)
Yeah, strangely enough, it was a European designed game that only got released in Japan. I wish this and the Europe only NES Super Turrican got released in the US. (I also wish random game bashing would stay on the cutting room floor, oh well)
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neorichieb1971 wrote:Image


85 pounds in the UK if buying in the USA (tax exemption).


Thats about $150.
That looks amazing! :shock: Eat that, DKC.
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Cthulhu wrote:
BrianC wrote:Rendering Ranger is not a shmup. It's a Turrican like game with some shmup stages. The creator of Turrican was behind the game.
Wait, I thought Turrican was a European game...? Is Rendering Ranger European and only got released in Japan or something? (This has happened before iirc...)
Yup, Turrican was made by Factor 5, German folks.
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I don't know if it's already obvious, but this game was done by Manfred Trenz, the father of the Turrican Series. And similar to Super Turrican (Nes) he basically did the entire game himself. I favor Super Turrican 2 (Snes) to R2, but this is a damn fine game.
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$175 though, dang. :(
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BrianC wrote: Yeah, strangely enough, it was a European designed game that only got released in Japan. I wish this and the Europe only NES Super Turrican got released in the US. (I also wish random game bashing would stay on the cutting room floor, oh well)
Interesting... I'll have to check this one out sometime! I looove Super Turrican. (For some reason, I've never liked the original Turrican, but Super is, well, super. :D ) Gotta love those games that never get released in their countries of origin. I recently found out that Legendary Wings for the NES never got released in Japan despite the arcade game being quite popular. Whee.
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