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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @KGRAMR
    @KGRAMR 8 лет назад +32

    Despite being seriously downscaled,i like the Genesis port.

    • @Lightblue2222
      @Lightblue2222 4 года назад

      it must have been a task cramming a 24bit game into just 16. it came out very playable.

  • @Razorblade1812
    @Razorblade1812 8 лет назад +14

    Oh, and one interesting thing about the PlayStation version: According to a programmer who worked on the PS1 port, he said that the PS1 port was rushed due to EA's pressure of shipping a number of launch titles for the PS1, and that they didn't have enough time to tune the gameplay and fix the framerate issues.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +7

      Even if they did it wouldn't have made the game any better. the soundtrack just ruins the experiance IMO.

    • @jagripino
      @jagripino 8 лет назад +3

      I happen to like that original soundtrack, I had this game back in the PS1 days. But they should have put in th eoriginal as an option.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      jagripino that they should have done. Strange that they didn't.

    • @JudgmentStorm
      @JudgmentStorm 6 лет назад +3

      @@RetroCore Exactly this. If Namco were able to put arcade & arranged soundtracks in Tekken, Visual Concepts should not
      have had a problem putting both arcade & new BGM in Viewpoint. The arcade soundtrack is a lot better.

  • @ernestb4473
    @ernestb4473 2 года назад +3

    I bought my NeoGeo because of Viewpoint and Sengoku.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  2 года назад

      They both were pretty impressive games back in the day.

  • @IceDelight
    @IceDelight 6 лет назад +4

    What a beautiful game with great music.

  • @Pooby1000
    @Pooby1000 5 лет назад +3

    I don't know why the PS version doesn't get more credit. I think it's beautiful and I like the music more than the Neo Geo version. I picked it up for less than $10 while other PS shooters like Einhander, R-Type Delta, and RayCrisis are fetching around $100! That's ridiculous.

  • @Konuvis
    @Konuvis 3 года назад +3

    Wow this game looks awesome! Must have been impressive back then and the soundtrack slaps! Can't believe I never heard of this before.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  3 года назад

      Yeah, this really was something special back in the day. Awesome stuff.

  • @MrLuismegaX
    @MrLuismegaX 8 лет назад +6

    i bought this one on the Genesis for 8 bucks back then

  • @wolfsrainpet
    @wolfsrainpet 2 года назад +1

    I actually enjoyed the PS1 soundtrack version. It can get choppy at times but those visuals really do pop on screen.

  • @terrythe2dmaniac71
    @terrythe2dmaniac71 8 лет назад +3

    amazing video, I thoroughly enjoyed this one as i never knew the ps1 and X68000 ports where that different

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      Terry The 2D Maniac yeah, on one hand the X68000 port is a disgrace while the PlayStation port has potential but seems soulless due to the audio.

  • @fulgenzio1973
    @fulgenzio1973 8 лет назад +6

    The NEO GEO is still the best version. A truly difficult game, as i remember. I completly forgot the PS1 version :-D

  • @johns6265
    @johns6265 8 лет назад +1

    Everything about Viewpoint screams early 90s. The music, creating the graphics in 3D and rendering the models to create 2D sprites, Donkey Kong Country is probably the most famous example. A couple of years later developers were dabbling with realtime 3D and this sort of thing was mostly forgotten about.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      John S the music really brings back memories of early 90s house music.

  • @PartyDude_19
    @PartyDude_19 5 лет назад +2

    It's very surprising to see a bad X68000 port

  • @mastersproutgamer9327
    @mastersproutgamer9327 2 года назад

    Surprisingly, Sega included the Mega Drive version of their game under their Sammy label, Viewpoint, on the Mini 2. Yes, while the US got an official release, Japan and Europe never got one until then.

  • @inputusername8090
    @inputusername8090 5 лет назад +1

    13:04
    Top Left: The Original Boi
    Top Mid: The Good Boi
    Top Right: The Twin
    Bottom Left: The Bad Boi
    Bottom Mid: The Other Bad Boi
    Bottom Right: The Outcast

  • @RedLP5000S
    @RedLP5000S 4 года назад +2

    Great job of comparing my favorite shmup of all time. I personally own the Neo Geo AES version, Neo CD, Sega Genesis, and a PC version from Taiwan, I believe. Naturally, the AES/MVS version is the real deal, and the only one that showcases every nuance of perfection that is Viewpoint. Cheers

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  4 года назад +1

      I do enjoy the Neo Geo version. Play that myself quite a bit via the Neo SD. Sadly I don't own the official mvs cart.

  • @CHRISPYakaKON
    @CHRISPYakaKON 4 года назад +2

    I wish Viewpoint 64 came out 😭

    • @IanMicheal
      @IanMicheal 6 месяцев назад

      Proto type ended u coming out and you wish it did not lol

  • @marmac7467
    @marmac7467 8 лет назад +1

    Yesssss welcome back! Love your channel!

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Mar Mac welcome back? I didn't know I'd left :p

  • @SkyScourgeGod
    @SkyScourgeGod 4 года назад +1

    I play this game on the Neo Geo CD and you're right about it being identical to the AES and MVS version. Usually the NGCD versions of Neo Geo games end up with a really cool arranged soundtrack but not this one I guess. Fun/scary story about my particular copy of Viewpoint: I had ordered this one overseas from Ebay some time ago and ended up getting refunded for it because it hadn't shown up in over 2 months. The seller and I had just considered it lost in the mail. Fast forward another month later and it actually showed up, but the entire package had been crushed under something and the CD case was completely destroyed. Luckily the CD itself and the manual were still in one piece with little to no damage, but the rear artwork had been ripped in a couple of places. I replaced the jewel case with a brand new one, but the original had the Neo Geo logo on it so I was pretty bummed out about that. Thankfully I was able to salvage everything else, it would've been really sad to see a Neo Geo game get destroyed. Now the game is complete and sits happily on my shelf safe and sound. :)

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  4 года назад

      The sad thing here is that the seller looses out due to the incompetence of the postal service. Thank God I live in a country where the postal service is 100% trusted.

    • @SkyScourgeGod
      @SkyScourgeGod 4 года назад

      @@RetroCore Yeah, I also felt bad for the seller. It's never personal when I have to make claims like that, I'd much rather let the entire transaction go clean and smooth. I think they did get their money from the postal service though, so not too much damage done other than the destruction of that case.

  • @geoserenity
    @geoserenity 5 лет назад +1

    this was actually the first video i saw on the channel...i forgot about the game until hame sack had it in their latest video

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  5 лет назад

      Yeah, I beat Game Sack to something :)

  • @professorofficer9609
    @professorofficer9609 8 лет назад +2

    Poor Saturn. No viewpoint for you.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +2

      Professor Officer yep, unreleased :(

  • @jessragan6714
    @jessragan6714 5 лет назад +2

    I don't deny that the Genesis version is inferior to the original on Neo-Geo, but I'm not sure I agree with the notion that it could have been better on that system. If the Wii was two GameCubes duct-taped together, the Genesis is the Neo-Geo, sawed in half. It's got half the speed, a fraction of the colors, and a less advanced sound chip. I'm pretty sure most of the compromises made to the Genesis game were necessary ones.

    • @solarflare9078
      @solarflare9078 5 лет назад

      It cut animation and enemies in some stages and it STILL slows down a lot. There's no excuse to how bad/mediocre it is.

  • @1983parrothead
    @1983parrothead 6 лет назад

    Aicom was before that game's release supporting Sega and Jaleco, but after Viewpoint, they developed a few more games ending with Pulstar before becoming Yumekobo and developing more games including Blazing Star.
    Viewpoint might be Sega's Zaxxon meeting Irem's R-TYPE, but removing elevation changing or up-down direction and not really have an exact shield orb.
    Viewpoint almost got an official N64 sequel developed by Racdym/Raijin for Sammy, titled Viewpoint 2064. The prototype cartridge was sold at an auction however and owned by someone.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  6 лет назад

      Yeah, I know about that N64 proto. It had its own thread o Assemblergames before the site turned to crap.

  • @Laserdreamz
    @Laserdreamz 8 лет назад +1

    Cool the FM Towns music sounds really clear! Ive always avoided the PSOne version as the CGI graphics looked atrocious in screenshots, but actually, looks quite nice in its own way.

    • @enigma776
      @enigma776 8 лет назад

      What does the FM Towns use for sound? Midi? Tracker? As one of the reasons the music was changed in Sonic & Knuckles on the PC was the PC could not do the voice samples in some of the tracks, yet the FM towns seems to be able to.

    • @shiru8bit
      @shiru8bit 8 лет назад +1

      FM Towns sound hardware is quite powerful, kind of a blend of Genesis and SNES (6 FM channels, 8 PCM channels), also similar to some 16-bit arcade boards. Plus it had CD drive with ability to play digital audio, which apparently was used in most games.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Baseley09 yeah, the PSX version looks nice but the game seem soulless due to the new soundtrack and all the crappy late 90a CGI used for the intros.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      enigma776 in this games case it's using CD audio.

    • @enigma776
      @enigma776 8 лет назад

      Ah that makes sense, Never thought that it would use CD audio.

  • @carlosbragatto
    @carlosbragatto 8 лет назад

    Hey Mark, today is my day off work, so thank you for releasing this one day earlier, it matched my vacation perfectly. Also the video is fantastic, and of course, I love Viewpoint (although I'm a crappy player). Thanks dude!

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Carlos Bragatto no worries man. Lucky for you I released the video a day early. This weekend I'm really busy so normally the video would have to wait but luckily I had it completed last night.

  • @retrovideogamejunkie
    @retrovideogamejunkie 8 лет назад

    DAT sample 00:40 it remind me all those early 90 euro tecno megamixes XD

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      retrovideogamejunkie that's because it is :)

  • @M4R14NO94
    @M4R14NO94 7 лет назад +2

    A thing to note about the PlayStation version is that the new music isn't even made for the game; it's just some techno/dance stuff that EA got the licenses to, which is why they're a rather jarring contrast to both the game and the original music, and in fact some RUclips uploads of said port end up giving the name of at least one of the songs in the infobox (usually stage 1's BGM, "This Will Be Mine" by Todd Terry). I will admit, though, that the aforementioned stage 1 BGM and the one from stage 2 are rather catchy, but the rest is just bleh, even moreso compared to the Neo Geo original's music.
    ...also holy shit that X68K port is a goddamned *joke*; I can't believe that that's how it actually runs. I love that even the *music* slows down during heavy drops, the fucking **music**. X68K deserved better than that, especially considering the always great Ving's stellar job on the Towns version.
    Great vid as always!

  • @ntrancecl
    @ntrancecl 8 лет назад +3

    Buen video como siempre.
    Nice video as always.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      thanks! And you are the first viewer too!

  • @scm64entertainment44
    @scm64entertainment44 10 месяцев назад

    what do you think of the music in the sharp x68000 port? i heard it wasn't as good as the neo geo original. but i kinda like it, and i think it's a bit passable because i know the sharp x68000 only has one sample channel.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  9 месяцев назад

      It's better than what's on the PlayStation for sure 👍

  • @エルデンリング-隻狼
    @エルデンリング-隻狼 8 лет назад +1

    Amazing work, thanks ;)

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      thanks for watching :)

  • @RM2011ish
    @RM2011ish 2 года назад +1

    I honestly think the PS1 version could have been great had they had a lot more continues and an option to switch between the new music and the original Neo Geo soundtrack, so they could at least make things fair for newcomers and attract current fans of the game.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  2 года назад +1

      Especially the music. The new stuff isn't as good.

  • @RyuHayabusa06
    @RyuHayabusa06 8 лет назад

    Great video, as usual. If you used turbo mode on the X68000 would it remove the flicker or just the slowdown. Hard to believe the X68000 port would be so poor.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      RyuHayabusa06 only the slowdown I'm afraid.

  • @chunkycjw
    @chunkycjw 8 лет назад

    Funnily enough, i was playing this on mame last night. Great looking shoot em up but i'm crap at them, so didn't get very far, may give it another try soon.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Craig Wilson even players who are good at shooters have a hard time with Viewpoint.

    • @chunkycjw
      @chunkycjw 8 лет назад

      Well, I've got no chance then, lol.😀

  • @Sakf504
    @Sakf504 4 года назад +2

    9:16 God, even the SNES port of Gradius III suffers from much less slowdown than this, the fact that this runs on a powerhouse like the X68K is embarrasing. Is very rare seeing a X68K port that is awful, this and the Chase HQ and Full Throttle ports are the only bad ports that i know of.

  • @ernestb4473
    @ernestb4473 2 года назад

    I'd rank them:
    1. Arcade.
    2. NeoGeo CD.
    3. FM Towns.
    4. PlayStation (would be #1 if weren't for generic the soundtrack).
    5. Genesis.
    6. X68000.
    I owned the NeoGeo, PlayStation and Genesis versions.

  • @byrongrant6316
    @byrongrant6316 8 лет назад +1

    good video, never knew about the playstation version.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Byron Grant yeah, it was one of the US launch games or at least a very early title. There was a Saturn port too which was identical to the PlayStation version but never saw a release for some reason.

    • @byrongrant6316
      @byrongrant6316 8 лет назад

      Thanks for the info, I'll be in the market for the playstation version.is there anyway to obtain the saturn version

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Byron Grant sadly not. As far as I'm aware the Saturn version was never leaked.

  • @Sakf504
    @Sakf504 3 года назад +1

    I think you can also respawn from were you died on the original Neo Geo version if you go to the settings and change the 2 player option to simultaneous. Also, it's just my imagination, or does the Neo Geo CD version runs in a slightly wider resolution than his cartridge counterpart?

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  3 года назад +1

      I think the Neo CD version looks slightly wider due to the system being designed for normal TVs, not Arcade monitors.

    • @morrowlterraslove
      @morrowlterraslove Год назад +1

      Yes turning on co-op mode does allow instant respawns even for 1P or 2P solo and you do drop your satellites when you die and can be picked back up

  • @marioghernandez4960
    @marioghernandez4960 6 лет назад

    The twist being that I never saw Aicom's name on the promo flyer or the game itself.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  6 лет назад

      Yep, it's one of those cases where the developer is not given any credit.

  • @vcdecide
    @vcdecide 8 лет назад +5

    Playstation Wins xD
    Nice Video and Nice Game ! :)

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +2

      Cheers! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

    • @GreekRetroGeek
      @GreekRetroGeek 8 лет назад +2

      Vc Decide, Retro Core. Hello to my two favorite retro game compare channels

  • @marioghernandez4960
    @marioghernandez4960 7 лет назад +1

    Poor music aside, the PS port is pretty damn good.

    • @marioghernandez4960
      @marioghernandez4960 7 лет назад

      Also, this is probably the only X68000 port that's shit.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  7 лет назад

      There's actually quite a few shitty X68000 Ports out there. They're hard to notice though because of all the great Ports.

    • @marioghernandez4960
      @marioghernandez4960 6 лет назад

      Aye...

  • @captaincommando2602
    @captaincommando2602 6 лет назад

    NEO GEO CD version. It's the same version like the arcade.

  • @Charlie-Cat.
    @Charlie-Cat. 8 лет назад +1

    Hi Mark,
    I have another fun request to ask to see if your interested on doing so in the near future.
    Would you be interested on doing a Battle of the Ports video on the original Donkey Kong? Would be perfect to do seeing it was ported from the arcade to so many consoles.
    Thank you as always Mark.
    Anthony...

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      +Charlie Cat that's a great one that's on the list but unfortunately it's in the same situation as games like space invaders or Arkanoid. There are so many ports that it would take me forever. I'd have to do something like that when I have time off work.

  • @shiru8bit
    @shiru8bit 8 лет назад +2

    Nexus Interact did *only* 17 games in 7 years? That's actually a lot, less than a half of year per project. No wonder the quality suffered.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      shiru8bit not that many for a company that survived on making games for others. In Japan there are quite a few companies like that which all did better jobs. Then again you also have the likes of Jordan who make Nexus Interact's efforts look like AAA titles :)

    • @shiru8bit
      @shiru8bit 8 лет назад +1

      Can you give an example of development (not publishing) company who pushed 3 or more games/year, and the quality was better than this? I'm certainly need to learn from them.

    • @rafaellima83
      @rafaellima83 8 лет назад +2

      It depends a lot of the size of the team.
      Between 1985 and 1986 Konami developed 20 different games just for the MSX computer, none of them bad games (some of them are actually freaking awesome like Knightmare, Vampire Killer and Penguin Adventure). And they weren't developing games just for the MSX at that point.
      Though yeah, they also published their own games, I guess that would make a difference.

    • @rafaellima83
      @rafaellima83 8 лет назад +2

      From 1991 to 1995 Team 17 developed 23 games for the Amiga Computers / CD32, also keeping a pretty high average quality overall. Some of those are just different versions of the same game for different hardware, but I guess it counts, as I believe on those 17 games, both X68000 and Mega-Drive versions of Viewpoint are counted individually

    • @rafaellima83
      @rafaellima83 8 лет назад

      I also believe if someone could somehow catalog all games DEMPA developed back in the early 80s for computers most people never heard, you would get a much higher proportion of games per year than any mentioned here...... and most of the time they really did a good job.

  • @euphorik3120
    @euphorik3120 3 года назад +2

    im with you on the SEGA version could/should have been so much better but i still like it and glad the Genesis/Megadrive got the game for its catalog.
    although same developers, the X68 is quite different from the MD version.
    the PS1 could/shouldve done better but im not complaining much really because its such a nice version.
    man i would love to find that Saturn version.
    you ever find anything about it, let me\us know!

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  3 года назад

      I'm sure the Saturn version will appear one day. That lost N64 remake made an appearance after all.

  • @marioghernandez4960
    @marioghernandez4960 6 лет назад

    The PS1 port was also handled by Electra Anus.

  • @lucaspam
    @lucaspam 8 лет назад

    There was something about the NEO GEO that only SNK would be capable of doing good ports with their games. My guess is that the VDP of the console had some special quirks that only SNK teams would be capable of exploring. Look for all the ports of all those AES/MVS games - they got really good only when Dreamcast was available. That was very much for a console with a 68k for a main processor.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      SNK Neo Geo Ports were excellent on the Saturn for the most part too.

  • @SomeOrangeCat
    @SomeOrangeCat 8 лет назад +2

    To me, Viewpoint will always be a less fun Zaxxon. At least in that game you had elevation.

    • @RedLP5000S
      @RedLP5000S 4 года назад +1

      Elevation, big deal. Viewpoint is superior in every way to Zaxxon.

    • @sergiov4481
      @sergiov4481 2 года назад +1

      I liked zaxxon too.But viewpoint is more fun to play.Zaxxon was a plane flying the same level over and over again.

  • @kaikiske7436
    @kaikiske7436 8 лет назад

    nice video. I only have the PS1 version. Retrocore, do you own all of these games and the hardware?

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Kai Kiske I own all the hardware apart from the FM Towns. That was emulated.

    • @kaikiske7436
      @kaikiske7436 8 лет назад +1

      Retro Core *bows* amazing!

  • @izzie31
    @izzie31 8 лет назад +1

    Love this game it fits in with my theory mechanical sea life makes a great shooter just like darius! its in my category of love it but suck at it lol, i spend my time watching the shadows under the ships rather than the ships themselves so i know where i need to shoot, and oh yes the ps1 version really was a let down.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Injustice ah, I though of looking at the shadow section. Good idea.

  • @clarenceboddicker6679
    @clarenceboddicker6679 8 лет назад +2

    The Sharp-X68000 was capable of much better than that, so was the Sega Genesis. Those incompetent devs churned out some really shitty ports.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Clarence Boddicker they sure did. I was surprised at how poor in particular the X68000 version was.

    • @clarenceboddicker6679
      @clarenceboddicker6679 8 лет назад +2

      Great videos by the way, I'm very glad I subscribed to your channel, it's a very good one

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      ***** cheers, Clarence. The more subscribers the merrier :). By the way, classic character you have there for your user name.

  • @foxtrone
    @foxtrone 3 года назад

    I have the PS1 version.... and its great for the age

  • @marioghernandez4960
    @marioghernandez4960 7 лет назад

    It was PUBLISHED by Sammy.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  7 лет назад

      Yeah, found that out after making the video.

    • @mastersproutgamer9327
      @mastersproutgamer9327 Год назад

      @@RetroCore And guess what? Sega did buy Sammy's catalog of games way back in 2004, and Viewpoint is no exception. So, what they managed to do was include it on the Mega Drive Mini 2.

  • @omgitsyams
    @omgitsyams 6 лет назад +1

    "The new choons take away a lot from the game"
    For you! Man like Sniper, Kurupt FM 108.9 on ya dial keep it locked you MUGS begs to differ. MasssiveGarage soundtrack insiiiiiiiiiiiiiide. Roumer has it, produced by none other then Decoy!

  • @oscarzxn4067
    @oscarzxn4067 3 года назад

    Hard to believe there is such a bad port for the 68000

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  3 года назад

      I know. No effort at all was made there.

  • @solarflare9078
    @solarflare9078 5 лет назад

    LOL, I just realized the MD version used similar, if not the exact same shitty FM drums used in Chinese bootlegs! Wow.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  5 лет назад

      Just goes to show how crappy the sound engine is for this game.

    • @solarflare9078
      @solarflare9078 5 лет назад

      Indeed.

  • @HaroldsStuff
    @HaroldsStuff 8 лет назад

    Oooh a day early!

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Harolds Stuff yep. I'm very busy this weekend so I got this out early.

    • @HaroldsStuff
      @HaroldsStuff 8 лет назад

      Top video as usual, thank you.

  • @raypuiaascii4653
    @raypuiaascii4653 5 лет назад

    Where's the 32X port? As far i know its uses real polygons for the ships, the rest looks like the original

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  5 лет назад +1

      There is no 32X port. You're thinking of Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 which was also called something else in Europe I believe.

  • @adrianhetmanski1832
    @adrianhetmanski1832 2 года назад

    PS1 is still the best port of them all, besides the original neogeo's versions (mvs, aes, cd - since they're not ports). Ps1 is wasn't as 100% to the Neo but it wasn't crippled either, only a bit of slowdown, and some sound fx are changed.
    Personally i like the ps1 techno-ish music and the redone graphics are good on playstation, it's a bit of personal taste say this or that, but the original's are always iconic.
    I have both of these on the Neo and PS1 and both are great, PS1 versions is a bit like neoCD as it loads, and AES is instant.

  • @marioghernandez4960
    @marioghernandez4960 7 лет назад

    I HATE the music on the PlayStation port, but I think the graphics were quite an improvement, even if they're pre-rendered, just like all the other versions.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  7 лет назад

      Yeah, the music isn't very good on the PlayStation port. I see no reason why they needed to change it.

    • @marioghernandez4960
      @marioghernandez4960 7 лет назад

      Visuals are good, despite being prerendered, though.

  • @himbuxterrafux9525
    @himbuxterrafux9525 4 года назад +1

    PSX=No 1.

  • @chakanbhz
    @chakanbhz 8 лет назад +1

    What is the best?

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      chakanbhz the original Neo Geo version followed by the Neo CD them FM Towns.

    • @chakanbhz
      @chakanbhz 8 лет назад

      thx.

  • @denilsonguilhermino2942
    @denilsonguilhermino2942 8 лет назад

    What is the name of the song that starts at 13:04?

    • @Zeffarian
      @Zeffarian 8 лет назад +1

      It's the music of level 6, the best track in the game. Not sure if it has a name.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      All I can say it's the music from stage 6 but as Zervus said, I also don't know the name.

    • @denilsonguilhermino2942
      @denilsonguilhermino2942 8 лет назад

      thank you so much guys...

  • @Midekai
    @Midekai 5 лет назад +1

    There is no reason for such an awful port on the SHARP X68K that machine is a powerhouse

    • @jessragan6714
      @jessragan6714 5 лет назад

      I thought the X68K hardware was pretty similar to the Neo-Geo. There are NG ports on the system that are very close, if not identical... why should this have been any different? What I'm seeing actually looks worse than the Genesis, but at least the Genesis had hardware limitations as an excuse.

  • @madsceptictrooper6803
    @madsceptictrooper6803 3 года назад

    Mega Drive and X68000 ports should have been a lot better than they ended up being. I'm sure M2, Dempa or Wolfteam could have done great job with both of them.
    If XGM sound driver existed back in the 90s, it could have been used to recreate the Neo Geo music on Mega Drive sound hardware.
    Maybe Viewpoint should have been ported to Sega CD instead of Mega Drive just for increased processing power, CD rom space and in order to recreate the Neo Geo music perfectly with YM2612 and Ricoh RF5C164.
    Visual Concepts and EA could have easily done the arcade perfect port for Playstation but of course they had to screw it up someway. I don't like the overly glossy graphics. I can't understand why they had to create a new inferior soundtrack instead of just using the original Neo Geo soundtrack? All they had to do was just sample it to CD format, same way like with FM Towns port. Oh wait, here's a bright idea, why not just use the soundtrack of the FM Towns port?
    At least FM Towns port is competent effort. Neo Geo CD port is just pretty pointless due to being just like the cartridge version.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  3 года назад

      Ah, the XGM driver for the Mega Drive is a blessing. Darius 1 port showed that the Mega Drive could recreate the Arcade music perfectly.
      I believe the PlayStation music was changed to please the American market. You can tell that the music follows the more mundane style of what they though club / dance music should be during that period. Same reason why the music in Sonic CD was also changed. The felt the Japanese soundtrack was too "camp". Quite shitty really because I know nobody that preferred the crappy music in PlayStation viewpoint

  • @matttheshadowman2790
    @matttheshadowman2790 2 года назад +1

    Worst arcade port to the Sharp X68000?

  • @marmac7467
    @marmac7467 8 лет назад

    Viewpoint wasn't easy.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      Mar Mac you got that right. It's a really tough game.

  • @solarflare9078
    @solarflare9078 5 лет назад

    The X68000 version is a massive DISGRACE for the hardware. I have no idea how it managed to be worse than the Mega Drive version....
    Also, wait a sec. Did journalists actually believe the PS1 was doing real-time polygons? Wow. PlayStation bias is everywhere. The Saturn was a much better console imo.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  5 лет назад

      Oh yes, good old PlayStation BS from magazines was very common.
      It is a shame about the X68000 version. That should have been vastly superior.

  • @sardaukar99
    @sardaukar99 4 года назад

    This would have been a better watch with a more positive tone. There are many reasons for studios to release subpar games, not just because they're "numb nuts" or "don't know how to program" :|

    • @solarflare9078
      @solarflare9078 4 года назад +1

      What's wrong with a little attitude in these videos? Also, he knows who are good gaming programmers and who aren't. Tiertex, US Gold, and THQ are prime examples for those who aren't

  • @davidvfx
    @davidvfx 8 лет назад +1

    I am surprised you gave me could be Md did much better. I thought it is the draft to the limit, console was slowdown on edge of quantity and size of sprites on screen, even if they limited the number of colors (so he could put more). It is one thing not to MotherBase to regard 2000 as a (version clone or spiritual) us in that category, since the game has exaggerated alike as the crab at the end of a level besides having musical issues of the same gender, even nivelesles to keep her close.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад +1

      davidvfx the Mega Drive has a CPC that could have run Viewpoint as it is without any slowdown. Despite the strange angle the game is only moving sprites around. There are many more complex games on the system with no slowdown or very little. I wish someone like Technosoft had the chance to make the port.

    • @davidvfx
      @davidvfx 8 лет назад

      Retro Core sorry for the bad englis (Google trasletor). And what do you thing about MotherBase2000 (32x), is like another versión unoficial this game. why no include in this battle port.

    • @RetroCore
      @RetroCore  8 лет назад

      davidvfx ah, motherbase 2000 is pretty cool. It's definitely inspired by Viewpoint. It's also a hard game just like viewpoint.

  • @fixpontt
    @fixpontt 6 лет назад

    ps 1 wins by a longshot