Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 22

Thread: Run Saber review is up.

  1. #1
    Apple (Level 5)
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    1,049
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default Run Saber review is up.

    Strider on....Nintendo?! Well, not really. Surprised this little gem isn't in the gamer's eye much given how they loved Strider. Sure Run Saber took inspiration of the Arcade classic but can Strider do co-op?

    Enjoy!

    Run Saber Review
    Quote Originally Posted by kupomogli View Post
    You're just a hypocrite. I'm bashing Nintendo because I'm anti Nintendo, but my reasoning behind bashing them is always accurate. You should learn to do some research.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    I personally think it's greed to expect that you can pay for a game once and then do whatever you want with it.
    Check my video reviews on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/optitube
    My Pixel Paradise Blog: http://blockmangamer.blogspot.com/

  2. #2
    Crono (Level 14) Custom rank graphic

    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Florida
    Posts
    6,738
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    15
    Thanked in
    15 Posts

    Default

    I've always thought that Run Saber was a bit better than Strider. It's a bit more polished, even though it's an obvious ripoff.
    Everything in the above post is opinion unless stated otherwise.

  3. #3
    Peach (Level 3) j1e's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Posts
    668
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Nice review on an excellent game. I bought this a few years ago and never played it. I pulled it out a week or so ago, and my son and I LOVED it. Yeah, maybe a tad bit on the "easy" side, but that's fine by me. For my 3 year old, it gives him hours of enjoyment.

  4. #4
    drowning in medals Ed Oscuro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    16,556
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    3
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    da da da RUN SABER

    *theme of Renegade Saber*

    Also, "Samur Aran," nee Parkreimer?

    About the actual narration, eh. Skipping through (yeah, I didn't sit through it all) nothing grabs me, and I don't really care about this whole trend of throwing in lots of irrelevant pictures, I'd just rather get the point in 3 minutes or less like Xoxak tends to do it. Props for using a real system, although the capture looks funny.

  5. #5
    Keeper of the Terror Mask
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    West Mansion
    Posts
    3,895
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    therealdire51

    Default

    Run Saber = great. Pretty good review, you hit all the high notes.

    Personally, I think Strider is still superior to Run Saber, despite the nifty new tricks Run Saber has. But it's a great game and deserves to be played by any Strider fan (as does Cannon Dancer and Shadow of the Ninja).
    Last edited by Dire 51; 10-06-2009 at 02:55 AM. Reason: We're not here to rip apart an excerpt from a rough draft of a story I wrote, we're here to talk about Run Saber.

  6. #6
    Cherry (Level 1)
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    387
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Does anyone know the name of the Japanese version? Can't find anything on eBay under just 'Run Saber'.

  7. #7
    Strawberry (Level 2) BenG76's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Posts
    414
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Nice video. I will be keeping an eye out for this game now.

  8. #8
    Strawberry (Level 2) ccovell's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Japan
    Posts
    554
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    By all indications, Run Saber was not released in Japan.

  9. #9
    Luigi (Level 20) Custom rank graphic
    kainemaxwell's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    NJ
    Posts
    12,601
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    1
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    12
    Thanked in
    9 Posts

    Default

    One of the first SNES games I had, and still a favorite of mine. Excellent work!
    My Gaming Collection (Now at Google Drive!)

  10. #10
    Apple (Level 5)
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    1,049
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Nico87 View Post
    Does anyone know the name of the Japanese version? Can't find anything on eBay under just 'Run Saber'.
    Here's a blurry image of a Run Saber import. You can make out cover art and title as identical to the American one. I find it hard to believe a game developed and published by Japanese companies not released in Japan.

    Quote Originally Posted by kupomogli View Post
    You're just a hypocrite. I'm bashing Nintendo because I'm anti Nintendo, but my reasoning behind bashing them is always accurate. You should learn to do some research.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
    I personally think it's greed to expect that you can pay for a game once and then do whatever you want with it.
    Check my video reviews on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/user/optitube
    My Pixel Paradise Blog: http://blockmangamer.blogspot.com/

  11. #11
    Insert Coin (Level 0) 123►Genei-Jin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Posts
    150
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    That picture seems to be from a PAL cartdrige (or bootleg) cause it has the "Super Nintendo" red lettering instead of the Super Famicom one. Also has the american/euro Nintendo seal of approval.

  12. #12
    Peach (Level 3) A Black Falcon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Posts
    705
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by 123►Genei-Jin View Post
    That picture seems to be from a PAL cartdrige (or bootleg) cause it has the "Super Nintendo" red lettering instead of the Super Famicom one. Also has the american/euro Nintendo seal of approval.
    GameFAQs says that it was a US and Europe release only... that doesn't absolutely mean that it didn't have a Japanese release, GameFAQs is far from perfect, but I searched around and found this thread...

    http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/in...p?topic=3247.0

    Evidently the Japanese site linked there says that the game was planned for Japanese release, but never actually released.

    Quote Originally Posted by Press_Start
    Here's a blurry image of a Run Saber import. You can make out cover art and title as identical to the American one. I find it hard to believe a game developed and published by Japanese companies not released in Japan.
    This did happen you know, once in a while. Think of StarTropics, both of those games were developed in Japan, but neither one was ever released there... the first was US and Europe only, the second US only (though Europe did finally get it on Wii Virtual Console).

  13. #13
    drowning in medals Ed Oscuro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    16,556
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    3
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    I have looked for Run Saber on the SFC...not that I'm better at it than anybody else, but I've never turned one up.

    Pretty interesting considering Atlus' history of domestic releases / skips.

    Dire 51: Eh, don't tell me fiction writer is your day job.

  14. #14
    Cherry (Level 1)
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Posts
    240
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Wow, I had no idea the Japanese version was never released. That glitchy prototype that's floating around has the alternate boss graphic, right?

  15. #15
    Keeper of the Terror Mask
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    West Mansion
    Posts
    3,895
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    therealdire51

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    Dire 51: Eh, don't tell me fiction writer is your day job.
    It's not. But at some point, I plan for it to be. That story excerpt up there is part of what I've been working on for quite some time. However, it will never be published in that form. That's strictly rough material.

    Back OT: So Run Saber never got a Japanese release. That explains why I could never find anything on one anywhere.

  16. #16
    drowning in medals Ed Oscuro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    16,556
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    3
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Dire 51 View Post
    It's not. But at some point, I plan for it to be.
    First step: better material than weak slams on games that don't have Capcom graphics. This is like slash-material, and it's not even funny like the time Saddam's penis was eaten, I'm sad for you.

  17. #17
    DP's favorite trollbait Custom rank graphic
    Kitsune Sniper's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Location
    Calexico, USA
    Posts
    13,853
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    FoxhackDN
    Steam
    Foxhack

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Press_Start View Post
    Here's a blurry image of a Run Saber import. You can make out cover art and title as identical to the American one. I find it hard to believe a game developed and published by Japanese companies not released in Japan.
    Contra Force.

    Also, that picture's of the European version.
    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond Dantes View Post
    I can't tell if we're discussing My Little Pony or Neon Genesis Evangelion anymore.
    eBay Auctions / GameTZ profile / DP Feedback / Youtube / Twitter / RateYourMusic

  18. #18
    drowning in medals Ed Oscuro's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    16,556
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    3
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    1
    Thanked in
    1 Post

    Default

    Contra Force is hard to believe period. Also, we at least have evidence that Ark Hound was at least planned for Japan; they just decided to foist it off on America first. At least it's a better game than The Cyber Shinobi (SMS is sort of a breeding ground for these regional "exclusives," less explosive than duds, but at least Australia got a random arcade port of Shadow Dancer).

  19. #19
    Strawberry (Level 2) ccovell's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Japan
    Posts
    554
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts

    Default

    Not to mention all the SMS games after 1989, NES Strider, Spy Hunter, Freedom Force, Fester's Quest, Monster Party, Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, Karate Kid... Plenty of Japanese-developed games (for some reason or another) don't see a release in Japan.

  20. #20
    Keeper of the Terror Mask
    Join Date
    Jul 2002
    Location
    West Mansion
    Posts
    3,895
    Thanks Thanks Given 
    0
    Thanks Thanks Received 
    0
    Thanked in
    0 Posts
    Xbox LIVE
    therealdire51

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    First step: better material than weak slams on games that don't have Capcom graphics. This is like slash-material, and it's not even funny like the time Saddam's penis was eaten, I'm sad for you.
    A. It's not intended to be a "weak slam" on Run Saber. I love RS, I don't want to trash it. And where you got the idea it had something to do with the quality of RS' graphics vs. Strider's, WTF?
    B. It's not supposed to be funny. Besides, wouldn't you agree that it's hard to judge an entire story based on one small excerpt?
    C. When the final version of the story that excerpt came from comes out, it won't have any videogame references at all in it. No Strider, no Run Saber, just all original material. That whole sequence, along with a good portion of the rest of the story, is being completely rewritten. This was just a bit from an early draft of the story posted for kicks, since we used Strider and Run Saber as placeholders.

    No one else commented on it, they probably just rolled their eyes and kept going. I expected as much. So hey, forget I posted it and let's move on.

    Back OT: Yay! Run Saber! I really should play through it again, because I spotted what I believe are a few references to the Miyazaki film Laputa: Castle in the Sky in the Grey Fac stage. I'm working on a comparison article for the Light Sword Cypher Mainframe website right now that details them.
    Last edited by Dire 51; 10-06-2009 at 02:56 AM.

Similar Threads

  1. Any theory’s on the price increase for Run Saber SNES?
    By Dashopepper in forum Classic Gaming
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 03-10-2014, 08:13 PM
  2. WTB: Run Saber, E.V.O. (SNES), North Vs. South (NES)
    By Towlie2110 in forum Buying and Selling
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 09-21-2006, 07:45 AM
  3. WTTF Saber Marionette J, Midnight Club 3. WTT Xenogears, etc
    By Sailorneorune in forum Buying and Selling
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 11-17-2005, 08:28 PM
  4. Another eBay proto: Run Saber
    By Climax Together in forum Classic Gaming
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 06-17-2005, 03:41 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •