Turrican... a thorough beating was delivered

OldRover · 11/09/2011, 09:48 PM

So... y'all think Turrican is "so hard" and whatnot... pish posh. Watch as I systematically annihilate it, world by world.

World 1:

World 2:

World 3:

World 4:

These were recorded today. I used mednafen's movie recorder to make these. No slow mo, no save states, I didn't even have to pause.

Watch and learn.

MotherGunner · 11/09/2011, 10:18 PM

When I get as old as you, I hope to be this skilled. Master!

roflmao · 11/09/2011, 10:42 PM

Wow, you rock. I think I probably would have given up after 1-1.

Arkhan Asylum · 11/10/2011, 10:44 AM

Yes watch and learn as someone beats the lamest run and gun ever.

its like the couldn't decide if they wanted to rip off Metroid, Castlevania, or Contra.
so they made Turrican.

spenoza · 11/10/2011, 12:51 PM

The primary reason I don't like Turrican has to do with the damage/hit mechanic. You don't have any period of invincibility after taking damage, no physical reaction like being bumped or displaced, and even the sound effects provided for feedback are very light. You almost can't tell you got hit except by watching a sprite interpose yours and watching your life bar RAPIDLY deplete. This situation alone is enough to doom the game for me. If that were changed I think I could actually like the game.

Arkhan Asylum · 11/10/2011, 12:53 PM

Welcome to Europe's concept of a game, Spenoza.

lol.

Brought to you by the same people who think up to jump is alright.

VestCunt · 11/10/2011, 12:53 PM

Those videos are flippin' awesome. The way Rover knows which enemies to run away from and which aren't even worth shooting at is a testament to his greatness.

geise · 11/10/2011, 01:03 PM

Quote from: guest on 11/10/2011, 12:53 PMWelcome to Europe's concept of a game, Spenoza.

lol.

Brought to you by the same people who think up to jump is alright.

Ark most games back then were played with just a joystick and 1 button on a computer. Unless it was with the keyboard. So many games back then were up to jump. Haha you should know this you damn C64 expert!

BTW ALL fighting games are up to jump. Yeah Turrican is a platformer, and the turbo has a pad not a joystick, but it's still not a terrible game.

Rove that's some nice playin' man!

td741 · 11/10/2011, 01:12 PM

Hmm... I haven't really played the TG version. I might be mistaken but it seems like they used the character sprite from Turrican 2 in this version?

I've mostly played Turrican 2 on the Amiga (in NTSC).

Arkhan Asylum · 11/10/2011, 01:28 PM

Quote from: geise on 11/10/2011, 01:03 PM
Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 11/10/2011, 12:53 PMWelcome to Europe's concept of a game, Spenoza.

lol.

Brought to you by the same people who think up to jump is alright.
Ark most games back then were played with just a joystick and 1 button on a computer. Unless it was with the keyboard. So many games back then were up to jump. Haha you should know this you damn C64 expert! BTW ALL fighting games are up to jump. Yeah Turrican is a platformer, and the turbo has a pad not a joystick, but it's still not a terrible game.

Rove that's some nice playin' man!

and most of those games are pretty bad.

I like when button 2 is the spacebar. That's always totally comfortable to play. Commando for C64 was like that. lol

SuperDeadite · 11/11/2011, 07:48 AM

ok watched the first vid, and damn that looks terrible. No stage design what so ever, just random metal platforms for no real reason at all.

Arkhan Asylum · 11/11/2011, 08:06 AM

Quote from: SuperDeadite on 11/11/2011, 07:48 AMok watched the first vid, and damn that looks terrible. No stage design what so ever, just random metal platforms for no real reason at all.

Quote from: ArkhanWelcome to Europe's concept of a game, Spenoza.

lol.

Brought to you by the same people who think up to jump is alright.

Nazi NecroPhile · 11/11/2011, 09:51 AM

Nicely done, Rover.

spenoza · 11/11/2011, 04:09 PM

See, here's a Turrican clone that does character damage properly. Too bad it's not out, yet.

Arkhan Asylum · 11/11/2011, 05:13 PM

yeah too bad I still won't play it, lol. It'll be expensive (neo geo cart, right?)

TheClash603 · 11/11/2011, 11:26 PM

It seems like the Metroid ball rip off seems pretty unstoppable. I never beat this game because it is horrible, not because it seems too hard.

Anyone else think the explosion of the tower at the end was hilarious? Where did all of those rocks come from? Why didn't the rocks coming off the building change how it looked?

spenoza · 11/11/2011, 11:27 PM

They're doing a DC version, also. Every release they do is NG and DC. They do good work, too, AFAIK. If the PCE scene eventually reached that level of professionalism it would be darn impressive. I think the PCE scene is making headway, though.

BigT · 11/11/2011, 11:51 PM

Quote from: guest on 11/10/2011, 12:51 PMThe primary reason I don't like Turrican has to do with the damage/hit mechanic. You don't have any period of invincibility after taking damage, no physical reaction like being bumped or displaced, and even the sound effects provided for feedback are very light. You almost can't tell you got hit except by watching a sprite interpose yours and watching your life bar RAPIDLY deplete. This situation alone is enough to doom the game for me. If that were changed I think I could actually like the game.

Agreed, that part is annoying... but overall, Turrican is still a great classic!

OldRover · 11/12/2011, 12:38 PM

Super/Mega Turrican does damage mechanics "correctly".

spenoza · 11/12/2011, 01:27 PM

Quote from: The Old Rover on 11/12/2011, 12:38 PMSuper/Mega Turrican does damage mechanics "correctly".

Maybe I'll have to give them a whirl, then. I just know that I found the TG-16 Turrican to be not especially fun and incompatible with my gaming preferences.

esteban · 06/09/2013, 07:26 AM

STATUS: I finally admitted to myself, after playing Turrican for 3-4 hours last night, that I will never give a damn about it. It simply doesn't grab me and pull me in and pique my interest, ever! I thought I felt this way because I hadn't progressed to stage 2, or stage 3...BUT I WAS WRONG. THIS GAME IS LACKLUSTER.

So, after two decades of avoiding spoilers and FAQs and (more recently) videos, I watched all four parts of Rover's playthrough. Bravo, nodtveidt! Bravo.

I'm still going to beat the damn game, but I really, really thought something special was hidden for me...that I was close to experiencing something wonderful. Ha! How ridiculous this sounds now...

I can't believe this day has finally arrived. YOU HAVE NO IDEA!

Mishran · 06/09/2013, 08:17 AM

I owned and finished Universal Soldier for the Genny. After playing some of Turrican, it seemed like a direct copy of the game with the only changes being the title screen, player sprite, final boss, and end scene/credits. That game was a breeze compared to the mess they made for the Turbo.

esteban · 06/09/2013, 08:32 AM

Quote from: Mishran on 06/09/2013, 08:17 AMI owned and finished Universal Soldier for the Genny. After playing some of Turrican, it seemed like a direct copy of the game with the only changes being the title screen, player sprite, final boss, and end scene/credits. That game was a breeze compared to the mess they made for the Turbo.

Hahahahahaha. I still remember when I rented the VHS from Blockbuster video.

Universal Soldier.

A Black Falcon · 06/09/2013, 02:46 PM

The first Turrican is such a frustrating, frustrating game... I hate how it's full of blind jumps! I never feel like I know where I'm going to land when I jump, unless I memorize everything which is no fun. (The TG16 version has a bunch of cut content too... I think they removed 4 of the original 16 levels from the TG16 and GB versions. Only the Genesis port had all the stages.) I love the rest of the Turrican series, but I don't like the first one all that much.

As for Universal Soldier (for Genesis), that game is a port of Turrican 2. It removed the shmup levels (and replaced them with some new platformer stages), changed the character and boss graphics, and that's it; otherwise it's a straight port of a great classic. Turrican 2 fixes almost everything wrong with the first game and then some (okay, it has the same lack of any invincibility after you get hit, but otherwise it's all better). Fantastic game. And yes, even the Genesis port is decent.

Super/Mega Turrican and beyond are fairly different from the first two games, they're much more traditional run & guns. Exceptional games, I love all three of them.