Time Gal was originally an arcade game released by Taito in 1985 in Japan only. It was one of them laser-disc based arcade games, ala Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. It's only North American release was on the Sega CD in 1993. It was also re-issued on the Sega Saturn in 1997 in a two pack with another laser disc/FMV game by Taito called "Ninja Hayate". The game is really fun, and that chick in the game is hot. :D Recently picked up the Saturn one. Great find. Also has some promotional and production artwork in the manual.
It was also released on the LaserActive and on the PlayStation (double feature similar to the Saturn). I haven't played any of 'em, but hope to someday.
I got the Sega CD one and somehow mysteriously disappeared around my room.
Found some vids of it on YouTube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZPeFwOPmPZI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QPAPyGBtmrw
Interstellar Laser Fantasy
Quote from: guest on 07/11/2007, 03:33 PMIt was also released on the LaserActive and on the PlayStation (double feature similar to the Saturn). I haven't played any of 'em, but hope to someday.
Laseractive? I didn't no that. Does it run from the PC Engine module, or the Mega Drive?
Time Gal is in Shikigami no Shiro III. Its true!
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 07/11/2007, 06:17 PMQuote from: guest on 07/11/2007, 03:33 PMIt was also released on the LaserActive and on the PlayStation (double feature similar to the Saturn). I haven't played any of 'em, but hope to someday.
Laseractive? I didn't no that. Does it run from the PC Engine module, or the Mega Drive?
Time Gal is in Shikigami no Shiro III. Its true!
What the heck is that?
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 07/11/2007, 06:17 PMQuote from: guest on 07/11/2007, 03:33 PMIt was also released on the LaserActive and on the PlayStation (double feature similar to the Saturn). I haven't played any of 'em, but hope to someday.
Laseractive? I didn't no that. Does it run from the PC Engine module, or the Mega Drive?
The Mega Drive module. It IS a port of a SEGA CD game, after all.
Didn't care much for Time Gal on the Sega CD. The Saturn version just HAS to be better.
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 07/11/2007, 06:17 PMQuote from: guest on 07/11/2007, 03:33 PMIt was also released on the LaserActive and on the PlayStation (double feature similar to the Saturn). I haven't played any of 'em, but hope to someday.
Laseractive? I didn't no that. Does it run from the PC Engine module, or the Mega Drive?
Time Gal is in Shikigami no Shiro III. Its true!
Its a bullet hell shooter from Alfa system. Part one was sold in the US as Mobile Light Force 2, with one of the worst fucking US covers in history. (Mobile Light Force 1 was actually Gunbird) The 2nd SnS was sold as Castle Shikigami 2 in the US. Part 3 has never been sold in the US (I think). Its Arcade, and Windows only for some reason.
I quite like the second game. I recommend the DC version.
I've played the GC version of one of those. Pretty decent.
Just found this, Konami had an Interactive animated game too, a year before Time Gal came out
BADLANDS
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MsZ2B6GFolY
Quote from: Tone on 07/11/2007, 10:45 PMJust found this, Konami had an Interactive animated game too, a year before Time Gal came out
BADLANDS
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MsZ2B6GFolY
Is it me or does the animation in it look like it was done, by the same people who made the cartoon M.A.S.K :-s
http://youtu.be/R562_313v0Q
To me it looks like most of all the US/Japan co-ventures at the time.
Quote from: Kitsunexus on 07/11/2007, 07:17 PMThe Mega Drive module. It IS a port of a SEGA CD game, after all.
It is for the Mega Drive module, but it is
not a port of the SegaCD game. Like MRM stated, Time Gal was originally an arcade game, and the LA version uses the much, much, much higher quality video of the original and not the low brow crap from the SegaCD (comparison video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DQJ9uIKovJI)).
Yeah, it wouldn't make any sense to port it from Sega CD. The CD version has all digital video, and the LD one analogue, making %99.99 of all the data on the CD useless.
Quote from: guest on 07/12/2007, 10:37 AMQuote from: Kitsunexus on 07/11/2007, 07:17 PMThe Mega Drive module. It IS a port of a SEGA CD game, after all.
It is for the Mega Drive module, but it is not a port of the SegaCD game. Like MRM stated, Time Gal was originally an arcade game, and the LA version uses the much, much, much higher quality video of the original and not the low brow crap from the SegaCD (comparison video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DQJ9uIKovJI)).
Meh, port, version, it makes no difference when it's midnight and your eye is hanging out of your socket.