Let's Play PHOENIX !!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video I play a round and a half of the seminal Arcade classic hit, Phoenix which was released in 1980, by Amstar Electronics. The game plays a little bit like Galaxian (and several other shooters from that time period), but adds its own unique flair, characture and music between stages. It was also (the first?) or one of the first games to feature a "boss" at the end of a round. The Arcade version is super solid for the time, but surprisingly, the Atari 2600 verison stood up very well to this game, albeit a MUCH cut down version. Enjoy the video !
Oh wow, i had forgotten about this one! I remember having this one on 2600 as well. Great classic here! Well done.
@retroprojections Thanks! The 2600 version was AMAZING back in the early 80's (and even now!). Super solid port...
Raza is Retro brought me here. Cool game and cool gameplay!!!! New Sub!!!!
@Gulz47 thanks for watching! Raza is RETRO... thank you too! I'll check you out (I've subbed myself). Such a fun, clasic game!
Oh wow! Phoenix. What a game this is to play Matt. i use to enjoy going to the arcades just to play this. Well done choice as always bro. 8^)
Anthony..
Glad you enjoyed it! This game was not *that* well distributed here (when I was younger) but everyone certainly knew about it. So playable - even these days... such a solid "Arcade" feeling! Cheers for now !
There's a trick on the begining of the second stage, if you hit the 3 flying birds going up, you'll get like 200k points. It's really hard to do! But I did it once. I played like 2 hours just to do that!
@DiegoSanchez-pl9eh Oh yea ?! I didn't know that... I'll give it a try ! Thanks for the tip!
Never played this one myself but looks fun got a very 80s gaming feel to it as well 😊😊 like the look of it but looks like a hard game. Well played though 😊😊
@raza_is_retro oh it's 80's alright! 1980 release in fact so yup... Definitely makes the cut! This game is just class and should be more well known... It's not as hard to play as it may look... Try this out in MAME... or Stella (Atari 2600 emulator). Such a special game for for the time.
great game and well played
@jamesavery3559 Thank you. Thank you... probably could have done better, but I just love the feeling of this game... even if I didn't get to the 2nd boss / mothership!
@@arcadesunday4592 it a fun game, can be hard!
Chickens in Space won't let you cross their path. Out of all the fixed screen shooters of this time, I prefer Demon Attack. Of all time? Probably Space Invaders Extreme or Space Invaders Frenzy. I haven't played all fixed shooters, so maybe there's another that will surprise me. Do you know any obscure fixed shooters?
I have not (*gasp*) played Demon Attack (ever), but the more I look at it online, the more it looks like something I should try... For me, I grew up on Space Invaders (Atari 2600) and although I'd played the Arcade Version once or twice only (when VERY young) my affinity toward the home console was (and still is !) WAY higher. Phoenix (again, the 2600 port) was absolutely fabulous, and really captured the Arcade version very well... As for another fixed shooter (besides Galaxian, obviously - which I SUCK at, btw!) is Satan's Hollow - Now this game (if you've never played it) is such a unique take on Phoenix AND Space Invaders and really REALLY shines as unique (despite borrowing heavily from these 2 classic games). I guess the title was a little "taboo", so maybe was not as popular (as it should have been)... Great idea for a video (again)! Thanks!
@@arcadesunday4592 I can definitely see the Galaxian in Satan's Hollow. I've never played it, but I have seen gameplay on youtube. I imagine there was some superstition around titles like that (or maybe that's what drew an audience) due to the Satanic panic in the 70s / 80s.