I declare you the rightful owner of the soon to be developed the middle samurai ninja being the last ninja 4 !NOW GET OFF RUclips AND START PROGRAMMING!!! CHOP CHOP !!!!
FIRST SAMURAI is one of my favorite games 😺👍🕹️. I had it for my Amiga 500 back in the early 2010's The game may have been challenging, but after practicing as much as i could, i did manage to get to the Subway level 😺👍🕹️. And then the game is over 😹. FIRST SAMURAI is so magnificent, it even made me play everyday on my Amiga 500 and also think about the old japanese 🇯🇵 Samurai movies - such as from Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune 😺👍. I even wanted to grab into my pens ✏️ and practice for drawing some of the Samurai and Ninja art works 🖋️🖊️✏️🖍️ - Stan Sakai's USAGI YOJIMBO style 😺👍. The Commodore 64 version of FIRST SAMURAI looks so absolutely brilliant, i definitely want to give a try for it 😹👍🕹️. Thank you 😸😺👍🕹️. A big retrospective like 👍🕹️ from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮.
Absolutely - I particular loved the sound effects on the Amiga version. Superb game - I'll cover it for the Amiga in full someday, along with its sequel! 😇🕹👌
Only ever played the Amiga version, had no idea the C64 got such a competent port. Beautiful animation and music on the humble 8-bit beast, and the game itself was a fantastic CastleVania style game long before Castlevania's modern form existed.
Never got to this one; it looks fantastic. That "villain head bursting through the backdrop" effect showcased in the last cut is very well done. ...Sigh... I feel nostalgia just for an era when "Ubisoft game featuring an enormous world" was cause for celebration, rather than eye-rolling.
You're right there. Mind you, when Assassins Creed first came out it was absolutely mesmerising... I lost count at Assassins Creed XXXII was released hehe 😇🕹️👌
There was a game called Second Samurai which was to be released immediately after first as sequel (and it did on Amiga) . There were even some screenshots in magazines of C64 version, but as Commodore was already tumbling down, it never materialized. Nevertheless, in C64 community rumors long persisted of supposedly finished or almost finished game waiting somewhere to see light of the day ... 😁
Yeah the C64 went on through leaps and bounds after the 80s... it still surprises me that they're still making great games for the C64 even to this day! Although, as there is no nostalgia for them... I'll just be focused on the original set of games (for now!) 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Ya Europe has done a ton for the C64 till present. But its impossible to keep up with all the new ones, although they were made with the full capabilities of the c64 making them way more polished. I was told loading times are no longer an issue !
I had this on my amiga 500 and found the art style really effective. The dragon boss near the start genuinely used to make me think it was eating my guy with its horrible teeth. But despite how hard I found it, I was in love with the main theme and would sometimes load it just to listen. Does the Commodore version have the same songs?
Was mind-blowing even for me but then shortly after I got my Amiga and I was even more flabbergasted 🤣 great era in gaming. Bring me back to the 80s/90s anyday 😇🕹🖱👌
Such fluid movement too for the Commodore 64 although it excelled on the Amiga (Which was understandable) - great game... I'd love to see this made into something I could play on my Evercade! 😇🕹️👌
I'm still searching for the original C64 cassette... would love to add it to the collection. I have the demo cassette from Commodore Format Power Pack 16... but that doesn't count hehe😇🕹️👌
Absolutely gorgeous! This is absolutely top tier with smooth animations and looks to be solid gameplay. Definitely NES Ninja Gaiden inspired, but the puzzles take it to the next level.
You're probably right - in fact, the quality of games that are being made for the C64 right now it wouldn't surprise me what they could come up with 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I'd love a port of Desert Strike for the C64. I think, especially with the REU support like Sonic had, it's achievable. The action from FS reminds me a lot of those stages in Super Star Wars on my brothers Super Nintendo.
It shows what can be accomplished if you spend the time working on the look of the game, including using more than 2 frames for animation. I appreciate that in a game. First time I was pleasantly surprised by such excellent animation was with "Impossible Mission". The running animation was top notch for the time! (Great game as well!)
I love the animation in Impossible Mission too - I was always amused to find that Mastertronic probably 'stole' the animation from the little guy in impossible mission and used him in the game 'Kane' haha 😇🕹️👌
I always know the game must have been good when I finally switch it off and 2 or 3 hours have gone by without me even realising! I once played an afternoon session of 'The Settlers' on the Amiga and the next thing I knew it was 3am 🤣🖱👌
Great game. I got it in the big box format with the anti piracy sheet. I think I might have completed it, which was rare for me with C64 games because they were often really difficult l!
Yeah, I only really played the Amiga version of this game but the C64 version is just about as good as you could possibly hope. The Amiga also had a brilliant intro, explaining the events thus far, which looked and sounding amazing! Unfortunately it doesn't have much of an end-sequence but that wasn't uncommon back then. The Hallelujah sample from Händel's Messiah was also a memorable touch; which my religious mate that I mentioned in your SWIV review found more than a little out of place however. 😅
Yes, 1992 was too late for me. Although I had one since it first came out, I was in college and was using a 386. It was silly though, I had to terminal into the University's VAX mainframe to use their email. I wonder if I could have used CCGMS or something similar to have done that instead of the generic PC clone we had.
if i had a dollar for every samurai from the past coming to avenge their master's demise, i could retire tomorrow. One can hardly shake a sword without lopping a vengeful samurai in half nowadays.
I missed this title due to the fact that it was made so much later. I was primarily using the PC at this point and didn't get a chance to do much with my ol' C64 (funny how I come back to those old games now). I love this style of game! I'm a huge fan of the side-scrolling Metroidvania-style action/puzzle games. So this looks right up my ally! The question now is... play the C64 version? Or the Amiga version? Hmm... I'm leaning towards Amiga. LOL
It certainly is funny how we've all come back to these old retro games now isn't it really... like myself, as soon as the technology became available to freely obtain all of these games, thats when my interest spurred once again. I'd definitely recommend the C64 version for a playthrough just for how much it pushed the machine to its limits in terms of technical expertise - however, if its graphics and sound you're into then the Amiga version was the Daddy of the two! 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Well... it think you've convinced me! I think I may give the C64 version a try first... then maybe give the Amiga version a whirl. It'll be fun to see how different/similar the two versions are!
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First Samurai, Last Ninja....we just needed Middle Karate to complete the set 🤣
War In Middle Earth from Melbourne House😇🕹️👌
I declare you the rightful owner of the soon to be developed the middle samurai ninja being the last ninja 4 !NOW GET OFF RUclips AND START PROGRAMMING!!! CHOP CHOP !!!!
Another one that young me completly missed. This looks great both the Amiga and the C64 version looks like something I have to check out.
Beautiful game indeed, looks great on the C64 and looks amazing on the Amiga - definitely worth playing for sure 😇🕹️👌
Great game on the c64 , smooth colourful with some brilliant tunes
For the hardware a great attempt at matching the amiga one
One of the most fluid games I'v eplayed on both C64 & Amiga... was a little masterpiece in its day 😇🕹️👌
I couldn't consciously watch the movie Last Samurai with Tom Cruise until I completed playing the game First Samurai!
I believe the name was kind of a nod to the Last Ninja.
Haha yeah got to be chronological with these thigns 😇🕹️👌
Another game I played the Amiga version and had no idea a C64 version existed
So many suprises from the awesome Commodore 64 😇🕹️👌
FIRST SAMURAI is one of my favorite games 😺👍🕹️.
I had it for my Amiga 500 back in the early 2010's
The game may have been challenging,
but after practicing as much as i could,
i did manage to get to the Subway level 😺👍🕹️.
And then the game is over 😹.
FIRST SAMURAI is so magnificent,
it even made me play everyday on my
Amiga 500 and also think about the old
japanese 🇯🇵 Samurai movies -
such as from Akira Kurosawa and
Toshiro Mifune 😺👍.
I even wanted to grab into my pens ✏️
and practice for drawing some of the Samurai and Ninja art works 🖋️🖊️✏️🖍️ -
Stan Sakai's USAGI YOJIMBO style 😺👍.
The Commodore 64 version of FIRST SAMURAI looks so absolutely brilliant,
i definitely want to give a try for it 😹👍🕹️.
Thank you 😸😺👍🕹️.
A big retrospective like 👍🕹️
from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮.
Fantastic on both formats isn't it! Everyone should play this at least once 😇🕹️👌
I loved the sound on the Amiga when you died and were rejuvenated.
Nice little touches - I agree 😇🕹️👌
I had this on Amiga as did many. But consideringbthe constraints of the C64....this title is an amazing work of art.
Some excellent programming for certain and graphically it blew my socks off at the time 😇🕹️👌
Wow never seen this before. Looks amazing
Superb game, definitely give it a whirl if you get chance... it's worth it 😇🕹️👌
Aww Man, the Amiga version was the pinnacle, still got it.
Absolutely - I particular loved the sound effects on the Amiga version. Superb game - I'll cover it for the Amiga in full someday, along with its sequel! 😇🕹👌
I missed this game as I had moved on to an Amiga by then. Thank you for bringing it to my attention!!
So many little gems for the Commodore 64, but like yourself I was at the very cusp of getting my first Commodore Amiga around this time 😇🕹️👌
Only ever played the Amiga version, had no idea the C64 got such a competent port. Beautiful animation and music on the humble 8-bit beast, and the game itself was a fantastic CastleVania style game long before Castlevania's modern form existed.
Very true, a wonderful game which topped off a very fine Commodore 64 career! 😇🕹️👌
This game looks amazing, it has that "C64" aesthetic. Seems to play very well also.
Smooth game, lots of nice little puzzle mechanics too 😇🕹️👌
Never got to this one; it looks fantastic. That "villain head bursting through the backdrop" effect showcased in the last cut is very well done.
...Sigh... I feel nostalgia just for an era when "Ubisoft game featuring an enormous world" was cause for celebration, rather than eye-rolling.
You're right there. Mind you, when Assassins Creed first came out it was absolutely mesmerising... I lost count at Assassins Creed XXXII was released hehe 😇🕹️👌
There was a game called Second Samurai which was to be released immediately after first as sequel (and it did on Amiga) . There were even some screenshots in magazines of C64 version, but as Commodore was already tumbling down, it never materialized. Nevertheless, in C64 community rumors long persisted of supposedly finished or almost finished game waiting somewhere to see light of the day ... 😁
Another great - I'll hopefully get to the Second Samurai someday for the Amiga 😇🕹️👌
A fantastic game and the music was marvellous, they really pushed the 64 with this. Also "Relentless slashing" sounds like 2am after a heavy night!
Haha - another game which makes you feel proud of owning a C64... graphically and with it's fluidity this game was very decent indeed 😇🕹️👌
Looks beaut, as a kid i thought there were no more c64 games being made after 1989. Thx for another great review bro!
Yeah the C64 went on through leaps and bounds after the 80s... it still surprises me that they're still making great games for the C64 even to this day! Although, as there is no nostalgia for them... I'll just be focused on the original set of games (for now!) 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Ya Europe has done a ton for the C64 till present. But its impossible to keep up with all the new ones, although they were made with the full capabilities of the c64 making them way more polished. I was told loading times are no longer an issue !
I had this on my amiga 500 and found the art style really effective. The dragon boss near the start genuinely used to make me think it was eating my guy with its horrible teeth.
But despite how hard I found it, I was in love with the main theme and would sometimes load it just to listen.
Does the Commodore version have the same songs?
Not sure about the songs, but the music and sound effects on the Amiga was some of my favourite 😇🕹️👌
only seen screenshots of this before, looks great
Beautiful looking game, makes me proud to be a C64 owner 😇🕹️👌
I had no idea this was released let alone in 1992, looks awesome
Superb looking game and also very responsive - showcasing just how great the C64 can perform when pushed to its limits 😇🕹👌
Never saw this one back in the day. It looks great and would have blown me away, lol
Was mind-blowing even for me but then shortly after I got my Amiga and I was even more flabbergasted 🤣 great era in gaming. Bring me back to the 80s/90s anyday 😇🕹🖱👌
Stunning game in my opinion. Loved it on the 64 and Amiga
Such fluid movement too for the Commodore 64 although it excelled on the Amiga (Which was understandable) - great game... I'd love to see this made into something I could play on my Evercade! 😇🕹️👌
Adoro the first samurai,ho la versione AMIGA,un must!. versione C64 stupenda
A stunning game, absolutely agree 😇🕹👌
This is one game i unfortunately missed and I'm not a collector, i just bought a lot of games in the 80s/90s
I'm still searching for the original C64 cassette... would love to add it to the collection. I have the demo cassette from Commodore Format Power Pack 16... but that doesn't count hehe😇🕹️👌
Absolutely gorgeous! This is absolutely top tier with smooth animations and looks to be solid gameplay. Definitely NES Ninja Gaiden inspired, but the puzzles take it to the next level.
That game you mentioned for the NES is probably one of the hardest games I ever played!!! GAh (Having flashbacks) 😇🕹️👌
Games like FS make you think there could have been a C64 port of Super Star Wars...
You're probably right - in fact, the quality of games that are being made for the C64 right now it wouldn't surprise me what they could come up with 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I'd love a port of Desert Strike for the C64. I think, especially with the REU support like Sonic had, it's achievable. The action from FS reminds me a lot of those stages in Super Star Wars on my brothers Super Nintendo.
It shows what can be accomplished if you spend the time working on the look of the game, including using more than 2 frames for animation. I appreciate that in a game. First time I was pleasantly surprised by such excellent animation was with "Impossible Mission". The running animation was top notch for the time! (Great game as well!)
I love the animation in Impossible Mission too - I was always amused to find that Mastertronic probably 'stole' the animation from the little guy in impossible mission and used him in the game 'Kane' haha 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Interesting. Much easier than doing the recording and digitizing yourself!
So much to do so much to collect perseverance turns into one of best games on C64 ever 10 minutes turns into 2 hours very quickly
I always know the game must have been good when I finally switch it off and 2 or 3 hours have gone by without me even realising! I once played an afternoon session of 'The Settlers' on the Amiga and the next thing I knew it was 3am 🤣🖱👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer you're not wrong there
Great game. I got it in the big box format with the anti piracy sheet. I think I might have completed it, which was rare for me with C64 games because they were often really difficult l!
Nice! I'm looking for a big box copy of this myself for the collection 😇🕹️👌
Yeah, I only really played the Amiga version of this game but the C64 version is just about as good as you could possibly hope. The Amiga also had a brilliant intro, explaining the events thus far, which looked and sounding amazing! Unfortunately it doesn't have much of an end-sequence but that wasn't uncommon back then. The Hallelujah sample from Händel's Messiah was also a memorable touch; which my religious mate that I mentioned in your SWIV review found more than a little out of place however. 😅
Brilliant on both formats but surprisingly never mentioned that often as being one of the 'greats', which always surprises me 😇🕹️👌
We all waited for the Last Ninja / First Samurai crossover game... Maybe one day.
That would have made a legendary game 😇🕹️👌
I had never heard of this game. It looks awesome.
It is very good, such fluid movement when using the sword and some decent little puzzle parts too. Definitely get it fired up 😇🕹👌
Yes, 1992 was too late for me. Although I had one since it first came out, I was in college and was using a 386. It was silly though, I had to terminal into the University's VAX mainframe to use their email. I wonder if I could have used CCGMS or something similar to have done that instead of the generic PC clone we had.
The good old days - feels like a lifetime ago though doesn't it 😇🕹️👌
if i had a dollar for every samurai from the past coming to avenge their master's demise, i could retire tomorrow. One can hardly shake a sword without lopping a vengeful samurai in half nowadays.
What I've learnt about the Samurai is that there was a lot of disgruntled old folk throughout Japanese history 😇🕹️👌
Those C64 games produced during the 90s exploit the machine more than those produced during 80s, don't you?
The developers were much more savvy by the 90s, they knew all the tricks that the C64 could muster 😇🕹️👌
I missed this title due to the fact that it was made so much later. I was primarily using the PC at this point and didn't get a chance to do much with my ol' C64 (funny how I come back to those old games now). I love this style of game! I'm a huge fan of the side-scrolling Metroidvania-style action/puzzle games. So this looks right up my ally! The question now is... play the C64 version? Or the Amiga version? Hmm... I'm leaning towards Amiga. LOL
It certainly is funny how we've all come back to these old retro games now isn't it really... like myself, as soon as the technology became available to freely obtain all of these games, thats when my interest spurred once again. I'd definitely recommend the C64 version for a playthrough just for how much it pushed the machine to its limits in terms of technical expertise - however, if its graphics and sound you're into then the Amiga version was the Daddy of the two! 😇🕹️👌
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Well... it think you've convinced me! I think I may give the C64 version a try first... then maybe give the Amiga version a whirl. It'll be fun to see how different/similar the two versions are!
Does anybody know if this game inspired Samurai Jack.
Samurai Jack from 2001? Haha probably not 😇🕹️👌
Was there a CD32 version?
I don't believe it was released on CD32... can't seem to find anything about it - maybe someone who had the CD32 can confirm in the comments? 😇🕹️👌