I love SunSoft, they were so unbelievably good when they were on the top of their game. It's sad they aren't prominent anymore, but I'm happier with what happened to SunSoft then what happened with Konami. My 2 biggest SunSoft memories are Blaster Master from the NES, and the final fantasy Legend 1-3 and Final Fantasy Adventure which of course were Squaresoft releases, but Sunsoft handled the rerelease down the road and I had 3 of the rereleases. As a kid I always though Square and SunSoft were somehow related because of the shared Final Fantasy games, and the similar name SquareSoft SunSoft.
I can totally see thinking they were linked together that way given that they handled those releases! Also yeah I loved Blaster Master as a kid harrd as nails but sooooo coool!!!! Good to see you btw man!
you know I never got into Aero for some reason it never jived with me always happy to see more platformers though thanks a ton for coming by and hanging out!
Cool video.. Blaster Master will always be a favorite of mine. Loved the Blue Brothers song in Spy Hunter growing up... Also Sunsoft is currently licensing collections on the Evercade.
yeah I saw one of the collections drop with Blaster master but missing pretty much all the cool licensed games, not trhat its a big surprise given they likely didn't have any of the rights anymore. Its still great they are getting some of their stuff out somewhere and amazing for Evercade collectors!
I would welcome a SUNSOFT collection with either its best sellers or every game in the collection I'd be fine with either. BLASTER MASTER< FESTER'S QUEST, BATMAN, GREMLINS 2, JOURNEY TO SILIUS would be all that I need honestly but I would also welcome update graphics for these releases if possible similar to the Atari collection where you could play original and update versions of the games. Regardless of the games, you can also say SUNSOFT delivers on soundtracks. Well done!
yeah man a collection with those would be amazing!!! They did drop some games on the Evercade but it mostly had a lot of their non licensed stuff with the most notable being Blaster master which alone for a cart copy would be enough to pick it up honestly! I'd like to see them come back in a big way a ducktales style rreemake of Batman or Gremlins or even Festers Quest could be dope!
They're still publishing some stuff, but it seems that's mostly their Japanese back catalogue. I bet games like Batman or Gremlins 2 would be complicated in terms of copyright, which is a shame. Funnily, in Japan they're known for completely different games; stuff like Ikki or Atlantis no Nazo, which are 'not good' by any stretch of imagination. Blaster Master, Batman etc. obviously did considerably better in the West.
My only biggest Sunsoft memories are Batman: The Video Game from the NES. They also had resurfaced with rereleases of Game Boy titles such as The Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 and Final Fantasy Adventure, which were Squaresoft releases, Aerostar and Daedalian Opus, which were a Vic Tokai release, Burger Time Deluxe, Lock N' Chase, Side Pocket, and Tumblepop, which were Data East titles, Darkwing Duck, Talespin and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which were Capcom releases, and Turrican, which was a Accolade release, but Sunsoft handled all the rereleases down that road.
Sunsoft lover since the early days here. I jumped like a child when I heard for the first time that the company had to release some official collections for the Evercade retro system. Their soundtracks (with their now historical "samples synth bass" on the NES) are the reason why I make chiptune music today.
Nice!!! Yeah i almost dropped down on that evercade collection but most of the games i love from them are licensed games save blaster master. Love me some chiptunes btw sometimes i pull up playlists of just that to listen to at work or walking the dog!
@@geekstorian Blaster Master is a masterpiece of creativity, there are absolutely no doubts about that. My favourite Sunsoft game remains Journey to Silius by the way, I love it to the point that I'm searching to grab its soundtrack on vinyl for a bargain since years...
Sunsoft’s Waku Waku 7 was probably my favorite fighting game in the genre. But I liked Batman, blaster master, mr gimmick, journey to silius, and others
Found it online listed as the history of sunsoft X it was a magazine release that I believe was going to be kickstarted and fell through I wasn't able to find much on the game itself and that was the only thing I could find to show really "anything" on it. Thanks for coming by and sorry I couldn't give you more info.
Blaster Master has always been my favourite game of all time, and that got me into other Sunsoft games as well. And i can say i just adore pretty much everything they put out. The single thing i like the most about their games is the music. They have such an unique sound and all the tracks are absolute bangers. I'm glad Blaster Master Zero has been able to carry the legacy of the original game
I agree pretty much every game of theirs I've played has a soundtrack that just nails the scene so well that it becomes impossible not to have the volume up while playing you feel like your missing out on way to much! Yeah I'm glad someone managed to keep blaster master going I'd love to see some of their licensed games get a remaster or at least a re release in a collection of some sort! Thanks for hanging out btw!
Thanks for the sunsoft overview, Geeks! I too can’t stand how Wiiware games are not released on other platforms. I might have bought the blaster master for Wiiware Journey to Silius is awesome! Would love to see a remaster of that game. Batman too! I know a new blaster master has been out, so that’s cool I could imagine it being hard in the video-game business. Wonder why they invested into a golf course
Yeah I would have loved to have seen those games released on other platforms or as part of a collection anything so more people could play them! I never touched or knew about Journey to Silius till way later it looks fun though!
I think you missed some important points for the return of Sunsoft. Ufouria and Gimmick being rereleased on the Switch along with a brand new sequel to Ufouria which was recently released. Plus a few days ago they announced a sequel to Gimmick. There is also a new Ikki game which is an online multiplayer game. They have been making videos featuring their IP on youtube (in Japanese). I think a lot is happening with the company now.
I appreciate the incite i didnt find that while i was looking. May i ask is any of that being released outside of japan? That could have been why it wss missing i dont rrslly find a lot of japanese media sitees when im lookong and mostly stick to what makes it outside of japan or gets translated in some manner. So if they kept themselves focused on that market it would explain in some small part why i found nothing there. Im happy to know it now though thank you!
@@geekstorian Everything I mentioned is available in English on a number of platforms. Certainly not Japanese only but these franchises had limited releases outside of Japan back in the day (although they are widely known in the retro community nowadays). Their youtube channel has separate videos for major announcements in English too.
yeah I randomly end up booting those up myself more batman than blaster master as when I get in the mood for blaster master I find myself going to blaster master zero since its so close to the OG style! I do need to play the OG some more though!
Sunsoft was a force to be reckoned with on the NES and even on the GameBoy to some extent. Figures that they ultimately took themselves out; being a great developer is quite a bit different from running a great business 😏
yeah their management was just.....stupid, I can't think of another word. I mean electronics sure do more of that real estate ok a bit out there but sure, golf course though...da fu?!
Their soundtracks are all good to great. That wasnt the actual audio from spy hunter tho right? I didnt realize the audio chip had dynamics like that Edited: just checked it's the arcades version. I know nobody cares I'll let myself out
yeah I grabbed the arcade version I just liked the footage from the NES better so its a bit of a mix up between the two. Sorry for the confusion on that one! Also thanks a ton for hanging out!
I LOOOVED Blaster Master as a kid, although I never could beat the level 5 boss. I got close multiple times, but I never had any gun power ups when I reached him. Batman was good. I rented it a time or two. Never beat the Joker though. Spy Hunter was pretty decent. Fire Power 2000 on SNES was an hidden gem. I forget who released Spy Hunter on the PS2, but they did a good job on it. Tough as nails to complete all the goals, but worth it for the rewards. Plus, it introduced me to the band Saliva, their Every Six Seconds album is still one of my favorites.
yeah I only managed to beat Batman through save states it was so hard to get to the top of the tower that I got there once beat the first boss got there a few more times and couldn't be joker but it was taking soooo many tries to get there I put a save state outside the door and kept trying from there till I dropped him so it was a win with a very heavy Astrick behind it! As to Blaster Master I never beat that one and I never even played fire power 2000 that one sounds interesting! Thanks for hanging out btw.! P.S. Saliva back in the day was dope!
@@geekstorian Fire Power 2000 was a top down / over head shooter. You could choose between a helicopter or a tank like vehicle. It kinda seems like a Silk Worm (NES) sequel. If you like shoot'em ups, you'll probably like it.
@@geekstorian You can collect power ups to upgrade your weapons, along with acquiring new / better weapons. I don't think that it's as hard as Super R Type or Gradius 3.
It was so bullshit how quickly you could lose your powerups made collecting such a bigger chore than I needed to be. I wish they had had more like upgrades to the power of your gun and maybe less ammo available instead of just a meter that went up and diminished when you got hit
Lol seriously?! Ok thats kinda awesome this was a series i wanted to do to get some incite into where the heck these companies went that looked like they were killing it in the industry and give an overview of what i gound its cool digital goundry did a much deeper dive!
The golf course thing is wild, but to be fair the Sunsoft 16bit games were nowhere near the quality of the 8bit nes/famicom stuff, so I’m sure lagging sales did contribute somewhat.
I'd argue they had some good 16 bit ones and later on but they weren't as well known in the 16 era as in the 8 bit for sure! Thanks for coming by and spending some time on the channel!
Blaster Master will always be my favorite game. I've spoken to the creator of Blaster Master a few years ago. Thankfully, though, Blaster Master Zero 1,2 and 3 exists!
Cant believe usa never got ufouria it is an awesome game lol here in Aus when i chat to anyone my age about gaming as a kid and they say they had a nes all i need tonsay eas remember u4ria or bob-louie? And awesome convos start had an awesome soundtrack too like pretty much every sunsoft game.... Had the little samson formula ... your mates are hypnotised against you and when you knock some sense into them you can take the adventure together...
huh I hadn't even heard of Ufouria, bizarre name but it looks super cute the second one doesn't look half bad either! I'm not surprised it had a great soundtrack I think that was one of the best things about sunsoft at their height they always found a way to make a killer soundtrack to anything they touched! Thanks for coming by and hanging out you might be the first person to hit up the channel from Australia that I can remember!
I do love me some Sunsoft games. I'm willing to bet whatever executive(s) made the decision to invest in that golf course got off scot free - that always seems to be the case. It's also a crime that so many good games are trapped on the Wiiware store. I was lucky enough to buy the Castlevania and Blaster Master Wiiware games. I also have Blaster Master Zero, the OG Blaster Master, and some PSX Blaster Master game (it's not that good).
yeah for 8 bit and a lot of the 16 bit they had some amazing stuff, hell they had stuff I had no idea was theirs and the sound tracks man their soundtracks always hit so hard! Good to seee you by the way Wizard!
yeah it was a bizarre thing to find I had to read it a few times and cross check it and even then I was like....huh?! Blaster Master Zero is really good I need to replay it to try to get the good ending and dig more into the second one!
I love SunSoft, they were so unbelievably good when they were on the top of their game.
It's sad they aren't prominent anymore, but I'm happier with what happened to SunSoft then what happened with Konami.
My 2 biggest SunSoft memories are Blaster Master from the NES, and the final fantasy Legend 1-3 and Final Fantasy Adventure which of course were Squaresoft releases, but Sunsoft handled the rerelease down the road and I had 3 of the rereleases.
As a kid I always though Square and SunSoft were somehow related because of the shared Final Fantasy games, and the similar name SquareSoft SunSoft.
I can totally see thinking they were linked together that way given that they handled those releases! Also yeah I loved Blaster Master as a kid harrd as nails but sooooo coool!!!! Good to see you btw man!
Great vid!
thank you so much, thank you for watching!
I hope that some day we will see new entery in the Aero the Acro-Bat game series, it had very unique atmosphere and chill gameplay.
you know I never got into Aero for some reason it never jived with me always happy to see more platformers though thanks a ton for coming by and hanging out!
Their games always had the best music
Yeah they did and some super solid gameplay to boot!
Cool video.. Blaster Master will always be a favorite of mine. Loved the Blue Brothers song in Spy Hunter growing up... Also Sunsoft is currently licensing collections on the Evercade.
yeah I saw one of the collections drop with Blaster master but missing pretty much all the cool licensed games, not trhat its a big surprise given they likely didn't have any of the rights anymore. Its still great they are getting some of their stuff out somewhere and amazing for Evercade collectors!
I would welcome a SUNSOFT collection with either its best sellers or every game in the collection I'd be fine with either. BLASTER MASTER< FESTER'S QUEST, BATMAN, GREMLINS 2, JOURNEY TO SILIUS would be all that I need honestly but I would also welcome update graphics for these releases if possible similar to the Atari collection where you could play original and update versions of the games. Regardless of the games, you can also say SUNSOFT delivers on soundtracks. Well done!
yeah man a collection with those would be amazing!!! They did drop some games on the Evercade but it mostly had a lot of their non licensed stuff with the most notable being Blaster master which alone for a cart copy would be enough to pick it up honestly! I'd like to see them come back in a big way a ducktales style rreemake of Batman or Gremlins or even Festers Quest could be dope!
All great games! No question there's money to be made right there.
They're still publishing some stuff, but it seems that's mostly their Japanese back catalogue. I bet games like Batman or Gremlins 2 would be complicated in terms of copyright, which is a shame. Funnily, in Japan they're known for completely different games; stuff like Ikki or Atlantis no Nazo, which are 'not good' by any stretch of imagination. Blaster Master, Batman etc. obviously did considerably better in the West.
My only biggest Sunsoft memories are Batman: The Video Game from the NES. They also had resurfaced with rereleases of Game Boy titles such as The Final Fantasy Legend 1-3 and Final Fantasy Adventure, which were Squaresoft releases, Aerostar and Daedalian Opus, which were a Vic Tokai release, Burger Time Deluxe, Lock N' Chase, Side Pocket, and Tumblepop, which were Data East titles, Darkwing Duck, Talespin and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which were Capcom releases, and Turrican, which was a Accolade release, but Sunsoft handled all the rereleases down that road.
good to see you susanfit thanks for coming by!
Sunsoft lover since the early days here. I jumped like a child when I heard for the first time that the company had to release some official collections for the Evercade retro system.
Their soundtracks (with their now historical "samples synth bass" on the NES) are the reason why I make chiptune music today.
Nice!!! Yeah i almost dropped down on that evercade collection but most of the games i love from them are licensed games save blaster master. Love me some chiptunes btw sometimes i pull up playlists of just that to listen to at work or walking the dog!
@@geekstorian Blaster Master is a masterpiece of creativity, there are absolutely no doubts about that. My favourite Sunsoft game remains Journey to Silius by the way, I love it to the point that I'm searching to grab its soundtrack on vinyl for a bargain since years...
Sunsoft’s Waku Waku 7 was probably my favorite fighting game in the genre.
But I liked Batman, blaster master, mr gimmick, journey to silius, and others
never got to try Waku Waku it looked dope! I loved batman outside that last stage and Blaster master as well good to see you Kourami!
1:27 What book is being referenced here? Great video, thanks!
Found it online listed as the history of sunsoft X it was a magazine release that I believe was going to be kickstarted and fell through I wasn't able to find much on the game itself and that was the only thing I could find to show really "anything" on it. Thanks for coming by and sorry I couldn't give you more info.
Great video man! I love this focus on a developer.
thanks man really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for hanging out today!
I truly love those games during that era, they were my favourites when i was younger.
Some of them were mine to and most of them still hold up today . Thanks for taking time to hang out!
Blaster Master has always been my favourite game of all time, and that got me into other Sunsoft games as well. And i can say i just adore pretty much everything they put out.
The single thing i like the most about their games is the music. They have such an unique sound and all the tracks are absolute bangers.
I'm glad Blaster Master Zero has been able to carry the legacy of the original game
I agree pretty much every game of theirs I've played has a soundtrack that just nails the scene so well that it becomes impossible not to have the volume up while playing you feel like your missing out on way to much! Yeah I'm glad someone managed to keep blaster master going I'd love to see some of their licensed games get a remaster or at least a re release in a collection of some sort! Thanks for hanging out btw!
I definitely have to play more old sunsoft games
you and me both!
Thanks for the sunsoft overview, Geeks! I too can’t stand how Wiiware games are not released on other platforms. I might have bought the blaster master for Wiiware
Journey to Silius is awesome! Would love to see a remaster of that game. Batman too! I know a new blaster master has been out, so that’s cool
I could imagine it being hard in the video-game business. Wonder why they invested into a golf course
Yeah I would have loved to have seen those games released on other platforms or as part of a collection anything so more people could play them! I never touched or knew about Journey to Silius till way later it looks fun though!
great brand had blaster master and batman in the 90´s,played it like crazy
absolutely me to man! Thanks for coming by and checking this one out!
I think you missed some important points for the return of Sunsoft. Ufouria and Gimmick being rereleased on the Switch along with a brand new sequel to Ufouria which was recently released. Plus a few days ago they announced a sequel to Gimmick. There is also a new Ikki game which is an online multiplayer game. They have been making videos featuring their IP on youtube (in Japanese). I think a lot is happening with the company now.
I appreciate the incite i didnt find that while i was looking. May i ask is any of that being released outside of japan? That could have been why it wss missing i dont rrslly find a lot of japanese media sitees when im lookong and mostly stick to what makes it outside of japan or gets translated in some manner. So if they kept themselves focused on that market it would explain in some small part why i found nothing there. Im happy to know it now though thank you!
@@geekstorian Everything I mentioned is available in English on a number of platforms. Certainly not Japanese only but these franchises had limited releases outside of Japan back in the day (although they are widely known in the retro community nowadays). Their youtube channel has separate videos for major announcements in English too.
Truly great video. I still play blaster master and batman on my nes to this day. 👍👍
yeah I randomly end up booting those up myself more batman than blaster master as when I get in the mood for blaster master I find myself going to blaster master zero since its so close to the OG style! I do need to play the OG some more though!
Sunsoft was a force to be reckoned with on the NES and even on the GameBoy to some extent. Figures that they ultimately took themselves out; being a great developer is quite a bit different from running a great business 😏
yeah their management was just.....stupid, I can't think of another word. I mean electronics sure do more of that real estate ok a bit out there but sure, golf course though...da fu?!
Their soundtracks are all good to great. That wasnt the actual audio from spy hunter tho right? I didnt realize the audio chip had dynamics like that
Edited: just checked it's the arcades version. I know nobody cares I'll let myself out
yeah I grabbed the arcade version I just liked the footage from the NES better so its a bit of a mix up between the two. Sorry for the confusion on that one! Also thanks a ton for hanging out!
I LOOOVED Blaster Master as a kid, although I never could beat the level 5 boss. I got close multiple times, but I never had any gun power ups when I reached him.
Batman was good. I rented it a time or two. Never beat the Joker though.
Spy Hunter was pretty decent.
Fire Power 2000 on SNES was an hidden gem.
I forget who released Spy Hunter on the PS2, but they did a good job on it. Tough as nails to complete all the goals, but worth it for the rewards. Plus, it introduced me to the band Saliva, their Every Six Seconds album is still one of my favorites.
yeah I only managed to beat Batman through save states it was so hard to get to the top of the tower that I got there once beat the first boss got there a few more times and couldn't be joker but it was taking soooo many tries to get there I put a save state outside the door and kept trying from there till I dropped him so it was a win with a very heavy Astrick behind it! As to Blaster Master I never beat that one and I never even played fire power 2000 that one sounds interesting! Thanks for hanging out btw.!
P.S. Saliva back in the day was dope!
@@geekstorian Fire Power 2000 was a top down / over head shooter. You could choose between a helicopter or a tank like vehicle. It kinda seems like a Silk Worm (NES) sequel. If you like shoot'em ups, you'll probably like it.
@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan ok I suck at shootem ups but I do like them so that might be fun for an hr or two at a time!
@@geekstorian You can collect power ups to upgrade your weapons, along with acquiring new / better weapons. I don't think that it's as hard as Super R Type or Gradius 3.
It was so bullshit how quickly you could lose your powerups made collecting such a bigger chore than I needed to be. I wish they had had more like upgrades to the power of your gun and maybe less ammo available instead of just a meter that went up and diminished when you got hit
Woah, did you see Digital Foundry just did a 2+ hour video on Sunsoft yesterday? I wonder if you inspired them.
Lol seriously?! Ok thats kinda awesome this was a series i wanted to do to get some incite into where the heck these companies went that looked like they were killing it in the industry and give an overview of what i gound its cool digital goundry did a much deeper dive!
The golf course thing is wild, but to be fair the Sunsoft 16bit games were nowhere near the quality of the 8bit nes/famicom stuff, so I’m sure lagging sales did contribute somewhat.
I'd argue they had some good 16 bit ones and later on but they weren't as well known in the 16 era as in the 8 bit for sure! Thanks for coming by and spending some time on the channel!
Sunsoft games back in the days are still great today. 😀👍🎮
Hell yeah they are! Thanks for coming by and hanging out!
@@geekstorian your welcome. 😀👍🎮
i eat nothing but bacon, eggs, steak, shrimp, corn, cheese, butter, hambugarm, chckien, cheese, butter, corn, hotdog
Sounds good to me! Thanks for coming by Amir!
I'm a Trekkie and I wish I knew this game existed I would have looked for it and played it
99.9% sure you put this comment on the wrong video but yeah absolutely I feel the same!
I didn’t know they did spy hunter… I loved that game…
honestly I didn't fully know either till I dug into this and was happily surprised!
Blaster Master will always be my favorite game. I've spoken to the creator of Blaster Master a few years ago. Thankfully, though, Blaster Master Zero 1,2 and 3 exists!
Absolutely!!! I need to go through zero 1 again i didnt get all the items and the ending was super depressing fun as hell game though!
Death and Return of Superman
you know I never tried that one it looks like a really solid beat'em up! Thanks for mentioning it and hanging out for a while!
@@geekstorian It's one of the best Superman Games and it's made by the same people that gave us Wow and Overwatch.
Kangaroo is a pretty good game in 'Gen 2'
I never got to try kangaroo honestly it looked neat but also kind of chaotic I'm not gonna lie lol., Thanks for coming by!
Cant believe usa never got ufouria it is an awesome game lol here in Aus when i chat to anyone my age about gaming as a kid and they say they had a nes all i need tonsay eas remember u4ria or bob-louie? And awesome convos start had an awesome soundtrack too like pretty much every sunsoft game....
Had the little samson formula ... your mates are hypnotised against you and when you knock some sense into them you can take the adventure together...
huh I hadn't even heard of Ufouria, bizarre name but it looks super cute the second one doesn't look half bad either! I'm not surprised it had a great soundtrack I think that was one of the best things about sunsoft at their height they always found a way to make a killer soundtrack to anything they touched! Thanks for coming by and hanging out you might be the first person to hit up the channel from Australia that I can remember!
I do love me some Sunsoft games. I'm willing to bet whatever executive(s) made the decision to invest in that golf course got off scot free - that always seems to be the case.
It's also a crime that so many good games are trapped on the Wiiware store. I was lucky enough to buy the Castlevania and Blaster Master Wiiware games. I also have Blaster Master Zero, the OG Blaster Master, and some PSX Blaster Master game (it's not that good).
yeah for 8 bit and a lot of the 16 bit they had some amazing stuff, hell they had stuff I had no idea was theirs and the sound tracks man their soundtracks always hit so hard! Good to seee you by the way Wizard!
A golf course brought them down. 😅 I really I Ike Blaster Master Enemy Zero on Steam is really good.
yeah it was a bizarre thing to find I had to read it a few times and cross check it and even then I was like....huh?! Blaster Master Zero is really good I need to replay it to try to get the good ending and dig more into the second one!
Golf & $$$
yeah, they had golf money but not enough money to keep the lights on, who knew right! Thanks for coming by and hanging out man!
@@geekstorian seems like a lot of those JP companies pivoted back then
Once again the late George Carlin is correct about the uselessness and vanity of golf courses.
Lol he wasnt wrong!!! Thanks for coming by and hanging out!!! Also love feorge carlin amazing comedian with a great incite into the world as a whole!
I wanted to watch this, but the awkward narration took me right out of it.
Alright sorry im not to your taste thanks for giving the channel a chance at least have a great day!
You're one of those 1 star Google Maps review people aren'tcha
@@6mtzhp55 ok I'll admit I chucked at this more than was likely appropriate thank you for coming by and hanging out!