Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Get Great Retro Scene News @ http://www.vintageisthenewold.com Developed and published by Sega in 1989 ESWAT was one of the first Sega arcade games I longplayed, and I still have something of a soft spot for it. It's an evolution of the formula used in Shinobi: a platform-based shoot 'em up with upper and lower play fields, with the shuriken-hurling ninja replaced with a chain-gun toting cybercop. What made this game particularly cool is the way you don't start out as a member of ESWAT right away. Instead, you have to earn your stripes by busting low-ranking criminals in a trilogy of opening missions, with a final promotion granting you access to the ESWAT division, armoured combat suit, and a series of more deadly missions. It's a progression curve I'd never experienced in an arcade game before, and one of the reasons why I kept feeding coins into the machine; I wanted to see what came next! Chapters 00:00 Attract Mode 00:47 Mission 1 01:48 Mission 2 02:51 Mission 3 03:57 Mission 4 07:03 Mission 5 10:30 Mission 6 14:04 Mission 7 17:56 Ending #sega #retrogames #arcade ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR0yrbuBxnM

Developed by the Golden Axe Myth team and released in 2011 Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Add me on Google+: http://bit.ly/1tPwL1u For today's video, I decided to cover something a little different, although it's definitely in keeping with the channel's retro theme. Golden Axe Myth is a fan-based production made for the PC using the OpenBOR (Open Beats of Rage) engine. This is, effectively, an open-sourced engine designed specifically for the creation of side-scrolling 2D fighting games that were so common during the late 1980's and 1990's. Golden Axe Myth appears to be set before the original game, acting as a prequel and telling the story of what happened up until the events in Sega's original game. The heroes of the story set out to reclaim the Golden Axe from the clutches of an evil demon-lord and restoring peace to the land in the process. Series regulars Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius Thunderhead are head up the group, but it might come as a surprise to find that Death Adder, the main antagonist from the original game, is actually their ally here and completes the roster of available characters from the game's outset. Throughout the game, the player might encounter other characters willing to join their cause, although they're not always easy to find and usually need to be defeated in battle beforehand. In terms of gameplay and mechanics, the game has much in common with Capcom's 'Dungeons & Dragons' arcade games, implementing some RPG-lite mechanics, such as the ability to improve the characters attack/defence rating, branching story paths and optional areas. Most levels feature fork in the road where the player can choose a path to follow, which provides the game with a decent level of replay value. Even so, the game includes much about what made Golden Ace great. From the combat moves to the magic system, the game pays homage to it's forbears and attempts to deliver an experience worthy of the franchise. The team responsible clearly put a serious amount of effort into this. I've played a number of OpenBOR games before, but they mostly repackage existing artwork and content into a new game (a remix if you will). This, however, has completely original artwork, animation and content (at least to the best of my knowledge it is) and is of an exceptionally high standard. Sadly, it's not entirely a bed of roses as the game suffers from a number of frustrating issues. Firstly, the sprite hit-boxes are horribly inconsistent and often don't match up with the dimensions of the characters; I often found myself swiping at enemies where I thought the weapon would connect, only for it to pass through the enemy without touching them. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that each of the player characters seems to have ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-bpzc9iLS8

Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Read my article about the game @ https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/retro-revisited-grab-your-spittoons-as-we-review-toki-a-classic-arcade-coin-op-by-tad-corporation/ Support me on Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/Al82Retro Developed and published by TAD Corporation in 1989 Some guys can't seem to catch a break. One moment you're a hunk of prehistoric manhood strolling through the jungle, the next, you're betrothed has been kidnapped by an evil witchdoctor and you've been transformed into a semi-evolved simian. No, today is not a good day to be Toki. Not one to let his knuckles drag in a crisis, Toki sets off to rescue Princess Miho from the Golden Palace and fortress of the treacherous witchdoctor Vookimdelo. Despite his somewhat squat stature, Toki is far from useless. Not only did he manage to retain his mental faculties, but he has also acquired the ability to spit various types of projectile at his foes. In fact, the Sega Mega Drive port of the game even went as far as to add the subtitle "Going Ape Spit" to highlight this particular mechanic. The game is side-scrolling platformer set across six different stages, each of which Toki must complete if he is to rescue Miho and reverse the spell that has led to his current condition. Each level is full of monsters and bad guys to shoot, traps to avoid, and, as is a staple with the genre, end-of-level bosses to beat. Enemies can be despatched by shooting with Toki's special brand of monkey spit, which can be upgraded to shoot multiple shots, or even a gout of searing flame (my personal favourite). Certain enemies will drop gold coins that can be collected in order to earn a bonus life, but you have to be quick on the draw if you're to grab them in time. In addition to different weapons, our hero can also equip a football helmet that provides some extra protection against adversaries. Somewhat rarer (but no less useful) are a pair of sports sneakers that allow Toki to jump extra high. Sometimes these items are deliberately placed out of reach and enemies must be used as impromptu trampolines to reach them. As with most coin-ops, Toki can be a tough game and success only comes with practice. Unlike some games that try to overwhelm the player with insurmountable odds or ridiculous amounts of incoming fire, a lot of the challenges can be overcome with practice and caution. Toki is a decent enough game, but it's stand-out feature has got to be the quirky sense of humour bestowed upon it by the developers. The facial expressions that Toki pulls when spitting at his opponents are great and are a large part of what makes the game so appealing; I have to wonder whether the team at Rare were influenced by the Toki character when it came to creating th ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Px16r5VKyk

Developed and published by Capcom in 1993 Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Get Great Retro Scene News @ http://www.vintageisthenewold.com With the same quality visuals and attention to detail that's a staple of most Capcom arcade release, Eco Warriors gives the CPS1 hardware a chance to flex its muscles in the horizontal shmup arena. Your ship's special weapon, welded to the fuselage by a rigid metal arm, seems rather impractical and certainly wouldn't do much for the overall aerodynamics, but it does suggest that R-Type was something of an influence when it came to designing the game mechanics. The weapon can be rotated both clockwise and counter-clockwise around the outside of your ship, providing 360 degrees of covering fire, as well as absorbing enemy projectiles. The weapon can be swapped out by collecting 20 power crystals, which causes a supply droid to show and drop a weapon upgrade cannister for you to collect; I gave each of these a good workout, although I stuck to the auto-laser toward the end because of the damage output, plus it gave me a chance to rest my trigger finger! Sadly, despite the lush visuals and solid gameplay, Eco Warriors is kind of forgettable. It doesn't really offer anything new that hadn't been seen in other shooters, and while this is purely down to personal taste, I'm not a massive fan of the cartoon art style - the bio-mechanical horrors of R-Type are much more my thing. 00:00 Attract mode/intro 00:55 Stage 1 02:59 Stage 2 08:20 Stage 3 13:34 Stage 4 18:16 Stage 5 25:15 Stage 6 32:00 Stage 7 39:14 Ending #ecowarriors #capcom #retrogaming ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWwo3_MF2Ek