A few quick Alien Syndrome questions.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:01 am

EDIT: There's no Genesis rev? I thought there was. Which home rtev is the best?

OK, I downloaded this today in MAME and cannot believe I never played it 'till now, so fun. I love games that rip off the Alien films and the old Sega magic is there. Also love the slime that comes out of aliens when you cook 'em. 2 quick questions:

1.Is the Genesis version pretty much arcade perfect?

2.When I play it in MAME, the emulator crashes after the game over screen appears, anyone else experience this?

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:10 am

Dylan1CC wrote:OK, I downloaded this today in MAME and cannot believe I never played it 'till now, so fun. I love games that rip off the Alien films and the old Sega magic is there. Also love the slime that comes out of aliens when you cook 'em. 2 quick questions:

1.Is the Genesis version pretty much arcade perfect?

2.When I play it in MAME, the emulator crashes after the game over screen appears, anyone else experience this?

As far as I know, There isn't a Genesis or Megadrive version. There is a Master System version, but it seems to have different levels from the arcade, or at least different level order. It's definatly not arcade perfect.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:12 am

Crud, that stinks. There is no home revs besides the Sega Ages remake, GG and the SMS?

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:14 am

Dylan1CC wrote:Crud, that stinks. There is no home revs besides the Sega Ages re-release, GG and the SMS?

There's the NES version and probably some home computer revs too.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:16 am

BrianC wrote:
Dylan1CC wrote:Crud, that stinks. There is no home revs besides the Sega Ages re-release, GG and the SMS?
There's the NES version and probably some home computer revs too.

Too bad I don't own a C64.

I am totally floored they didn't port this to the genny.

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:14 am

BrianC wrote:There's the NES version and probably some home computer revs too.

I can't make a comparison to any of the other versions, but the NES version is a pretty fun game in its own right - nice colorful sprites, good speed, not too much flicker or slowdown.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:39 am

THere's a prettty non-impressive PS2 (Sega Ages 2500) version as well.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:35 am

GaijinPunch wrote:THere's a prettty non-impressive PS2 (Sega Ages 2500) version as well.

It's the SEGA Ages re-release that Dylan1CC mentioned. I actually liked it quite a bit (and according to some reviews I read, I'm not alone). It has the level layout of the original with some cool tweaks like more enemies on screen and Smash TV style control. From the sounds of it, the NES version may actually be one of the better home ports. The Tengen version is actually the same as the Japanese version. Very odd how the Japanese version was lincensed by Nintendo and the US version wasn't. Even stranger how the US Fantasy Zone was different when Alien Syndrome seems to be the same as the Japanese version. After Burner US NES is also based on the Japanese Famicom version (After Burner II), but has some odd graphical changes.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:20 am

I prefer the NES version to the master system although I can't remember specifically why.

It's not just cause I don't have a high opinion of master system though

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:34 am

The Nes version of Alien Syndrome Pwns the SMS. Cleaner visuals (Yup. I can vouch for this), two player mode, and smoother frame rate. I was so disappointed when I plugged it into my SMS after playing the Nes version.

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A few quick Alien Syndrome questions.

A few quick Alien Syndrome questions.

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