View Full Version : Square-Enix Aliens NES Game Found
Hawksmoor
01-13-2011, 07:21 PM
Info here: http://www.gametab.com/news/3560633/
The game looks pretty decent from what I can tell from the videos included at the above link. Anybody know anything more about it? I'd like to get my hands on the ROM and give it a play through if possible.
Parodius Duh!
01-13-2011, 07:25 PM
HOLY CRAP! That is awesome!!! Im hoping the ROM is dumped soon!
buzz_n64
01-13-2011, 07:50 PM
Videos didn't work for me. :(
Superman
01-13-2011, 07:58 PM
Videos didn't work for me. :(
The videos are working (for me at least) now.
todesengel
01-13-2011, 08:12 PM
ROM's been out for a couple weeks now, you can find it real easy. Also I think there was a thread in the Prototype board that has some info on the game. Main thing I know about the game is that it's an Famicom Disk System port of an MSX2 game.
SpaceHarrier
01-13-2011, 08:13 PM
Need repro cart! Need!!
Parodius Duh!
01-13-2011, 08:21 PM
Need repro cart! Need!!
if its a disk system ROM, not possible unfortunately :(
SpaceHarrier
01-13-2011, 08:23 PM
if its a disk system ROM, not possible unfortunately :(
Neeeeeeeeeeeeed!!!
:frustrated:
Darnit, that sucks..
Parodius Duh!
01-13-2011, 08:32 PM
Yeah, I wanted to get a copy of Doki Doki Panic on a cart as well.....not possible.
I wonder if there is a way to convert the files into the proper ROM file to fit on a cart.....
todesengel
01-13-2011, 08:49 PM
I'm sure it can be done, there's ton's of Super Mario 2(JPN) pirate carts out there. Shouldn't be too big of a task as long as the game doesn't use any extra sound channels or any other FDS specific hardware bits.
StealthLurker
01-13-2011, 09:23 PM
Looks kinda cool.
I'm sure it can be done, there's ton's of Super Mario 2(JPN) pirate carts out there. Shouldn't be too big of a task as long as the game doesn't use any extra sound channels or any other FDS specific hardware bits.
There are doki doki panic pirate carts as well (I've got one), though a bit harder to find compared to other FDS to cart games.
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Parodius Duh!
01-13-2011, 09:36 PM
Looks kinda cool.
There are doki doki panic pirate carts as well (I've got one), though a bit harder to find compared to other FDS to cart games.
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woah, really? can you post a pic?or PM me one, dont want this topic getting off track.....
buzz_n64
01-13-2011, 09:39 PM
Looks kinda cool.
There are doki doki panic pirate carts as well (I've got one), though a bit harder to find compared to other FDS to cart games.
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What?!?! :o Want! Need!
StealthLurker
01-13-2011, 10:01 PM
It's in my signature link to my old "room of doom" pics. Bought it off a guy in Singapore a while back. Also got the Konami FDS game "Arumana no Kiseki" and some other FDS only stuff. Got them back in the 80s not knowing they were disk system only.
http://roomofdoom.powweb.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=31077
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drmay
01-15-2011, 12:34 AM
Info here: http://www.gametab.com/news/3560633/
Square-Enix Aliens NES Game Found
There was no such thing as square-enix then, they were separate companies until fairly recently.
vintagegamecrazy
01-15-2011, 01:41 AM
It's nice to see it rescued from the grave and given at least an afterlife in rom format. Doesn't look very fun to play through though, kinda generic and boring too. Still nice to have floating around.
Hawksmoor
01-15-2011, 04:25 AM
There was no such thing as square-enix then, they were separate companies until fairly recently.
I'm aware, thanks. Simple screw up on my part.
Hawksmoor
01-15-2011, 04:26 AM
Thread title fail.
Thread crap succeed?
Gavica
01-15-2011, 01:05 PM
square and enix where different companies back then
FoxNtd
01-15-2011, 01:47 PM
I'm sure it can be done, there's ton's of Super Mario 2(JPN) pirate carts out there. Shouldn't be too big of a task as long as the game doesn't use any extra sound channels or any other FDS specific hardware bits.
That isn't too hard because SMB2 was only a Side A game; it didn't use both sides of the disk. The issue with putting FDS games into a cart's memory is that you have to actually modify the code in the game to get around the disk flipping screens; otherwise, as soon as you hit "SET SIDE B", your game is effectively frozen as you'd have no way to pass that with just a cart.
todesengel
01-15-2011, 02:03 PM
That isn't too hard because SMB2 was only a Side A game; it didn't use both sides of the disk. The issue with putting FDS games into a cart's memory is that you have to actually modify the code in the game to get around the disk flipping screens; otherwise, as soon as you hit "SET SIDE B", your game is effectively frozen as you'd have no way to pass that with just a cart.
I totally forgot about disk flipping, you're completely right about that. I guess even that isn't a big deal though since a couple posts up somebody mentioned having Doki Doki Panic on cart and that was a double sided game.
ccovell
01-15-2011, 08:28 PM
When FDS games load files from disk, they set up several strings in the BIOS for the desired file, including what side it's on... that can be easily hacked when doing ROM conversions so that the game thinks that all the files are on a single side. The hard part about ROM conversions is making all the game data map properly now that it's in bankable ROM format.
Greg2600
01-15-2011, 10:42 PM
You guys should read the Prototype forum, posted this a week and a half ago....
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150250
And the game pretty much stinks.
SparTonberry
01-16-2011, 11:37 PM
I totally forgot about disk flipping, you're completely right about that. I guess even that isn't a big deal though since a couple posts up somebody mentioned having Doki Doki Panic on cart and that was a double sided game.
Oh, and BTW I believe it (Doki Doki Panic) does use the FDS' extra sound capability.
retroman
01-17-2011, 12:12 AM
looks like any other nes side scroller
todesengel
01-17-2011, 12:28 AM
Oh, and BTW I believe it (Doki Doki Panic) does use the FDS' extra sound capability.
I think you're right about that, it's honestly been years since I played the game so my memory is fuzzy. Well I guess worrying about the extra sound channels of the FDS isn't that huge of a problem then if that pirate copy that StealthLurker owns doesn't have sound issues/sounds hacked out.
I wouldn't doubt that someone is already trying to make a cart repro of this Aliens FDS game.
Snapple
01-17-2011, 02:09 AM
And the game pretty much stinks.
Probably why it wasn't released!
Although, just looking at the videos, it looks more playable than some other NES games I can think of. I hate the music on that first stage though. Nobuo Uematsu that is not.
And just as a side note, I also was irked by seeing "Square-Enix" in the title. I'm sure TC has been ribbed enough by it though.