http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDuN5ITn0jw
There's annotations all over the place, let me know if you like this kind of thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDuN5ITn0jw
There's annotations all over the place, let me know if you like this kind of thing.
that bad, huh.... lol
Very impressive actually. It's interesting to see the arcade version. All these years and I never was able to check it out. Kudos for that. Seems as though the controls and game play are much better.
Last edited by ShinobiMan; 04-26-2009 at 04:19 PM.
Arcade version was impressive for the time. It was driven by the same hardware that powered After Burner, the 'X Board' with Sega's Super-Scaler technology.
Last edited by parallaxscroll; 07-15-2009 at 06:55 AM.
Here is the closest, most-accurate home version of Thunder Blade that exists: the one for the Sharp X68000.
video
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/video/niconico/sm5750390
Although it is definitely *not* as good as the arcade, it's not an exact port since there's significant amount of missing and downgraded graphics, and it's only about 50% as smooth since X68000 lacks true hardware scaling, and only has a single 68000 CPU unlike Sega's X-Board which has two 68000s plus more powerful graphics hardware, including true scaling, the X68000 version is still far, FAR superior to the PC-Engine & Amiga versions.
Also, unlike the Genesis Super Thunder Blade which is not even a port of the arcade, but more like a sequel, the X68000 version is based directly off the arcade.
comparison screens:
Arcade - 1987
X68000 - 1990
Megadrive-Genesis -1988,1989
(Super Thunder Blade is not based on the arcade)
PC-Engine - 1990
Amiga -1989