Salamander rarities on teh Bay

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:44 pm

Don't know if any of you collectors out there saw these:

Salamander Anime (Laser Disc format)

Salamander 1.2 OST CD

Post by **undamned** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:15 pm

There are actually 3 installments in the Salamander anime, that I know of. I just won an auction, on YAJ, for all 3, not too long ago. I'll most likely post impressions, when I get them in my hot little hands.
-ud

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:22 pm

They used to have all 3 of the Salamader videos in the Sheffield Space Center. I really regret not buying them instantly.

The guy selling the OST recently sold me the R-Type Final OST. Shipping is super fast!

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:53 pm

Back in the old forums somebody brought to our attention Salamander DVDs on eBay. Bootlegs, of course. I bought mine back then, it's your below-average 80's space anime, only with a Gradius theme.

Still, it's fun to watch it every now and then, especially after playing the games. That way you can play "recognize the enemy" while watching the DVD.

The english subtitles are pretty good too. However, for a few lines they're missing altogether.

Sabreman · Post by **Sabreman** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:03 pm

Aye, you can trust champ_des_pins. I get loads of stuff off him every month, and I got that Salamander OST a couple of weeks back.

PooshhMao · Post by **PooshhMao** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:43 pm

I saw all three OAV's 7 years ago or so, they're okay, I remember it as pretty generic space opera stuff with a Salamander/Gradius theme.
Tries a bit too hard to feature recognizable elements in the story, Moai heads for example.

The battle scenes aren't very impressive compared to those of Macross, though.

Still neat.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:33 pm

Ghegs wrote:Back in the old forums somebody brought to our attention Salamander DVDs on eBay. Bootlegs, of course.

Hey "somebody" has got a name you know!

Also if I remember correctly there wasn't consensus on the DVD's being bootlegs. Some people who seemd to be in the know claimed that the publisher had the official Konami license, but only for the "rest of Asia" market.
Still silly though how the episode 2 on the disc actually was episode 3 and vice versa.

About the quality: still love how the original music is used in the animes.
Especially when the Salamander stage 1 music kicks in.

Post by **Ghegs** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:27 pm

Super Laydock wrote:
Ghegs wrote:Back in the old forums somebody brought to our attention Salamander DVDs on eBay. Bootlegs, of course.
Hey "somebody" has got a name you know!

Sorry, I couldn't remember who it was.

Thanks for the tip, then.

Endymion · Post by **Endymion** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:10 am

I have an original DVD of this--still haven't watched it.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:27 pm

The Salamander Arcade Soundtrack is no rarity. It was released recently, soon after the Gradius Arcade Soundtrack.

It's a good purchase but you can find it cheaper I think.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:40 am

Turrican wrote:The Salamander Arcade Soundtrack is no rarity. It was released recently, soon after the Gradius Arcade Soundtrack.

It's a good purchase but you can find it cheaper I think.

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