Your thought about a nostalgia for something you didn’t grow up with hits the nail on the head for me. I would get that feeling whenever I played a game that would have been a visual showcase in the 90s. Suddenly I would think about growing up in Japan and going to visit the arcade to see this amazing game with young eyes, even though that never happened. It’s a unique feeling I really wonder if other people get it too. Keep up the good work man!
Dude, I totally feel you. I never had the Saturn as a kid, but the whole console just makes me *feel* something. This sense of nostalgia for something I didn't even grow up with. Plus the whole underdog vibe of the Saturn in general, and how many of the games pushed the hardware to the limit. I just love it, it's my favorite ever.
Austin Dean Its really a magical system. I get the same vibe with the Dreamcast too, but the games on Dreamcast are so much cheaper to collect for, I'm moving towards building a DC collection
I'm in the same boat....I just recently got my first Saturn after wanting one for many years and was always told not to bother b/c it's too expensive....in hindsight, I wish I wouldn't have taken their word for it because it wasn't that expensive back then and is worse now.
Same, I'll never actually seen a sega saturn in person, most of my experience is though yabause, but sometime about the vibe you get from its games is really special
I'm here 3 years late but I wanted to say that I love the Sega Saturn and I never grew up with one. Hell, didn't even know it existed until I went to college. To me it represents the last of the truly retro consoles (early 3D) that were ALL about the gaming experience and not the damn $$
Excellent work man! I think you 've got genuine talent for this style of content, please keep making videos about shmups :-) the shmup scene needs more vids like this.
Thanks a lot! I've got a good backlog of shmups to take a closer look at like the Thunder Force games on Genesis, Radiant Silvergun on Saturn, Truxton, basically a lot of Genesis games ahaha
It's absolutely killer. The Special edition for the Cozmic collection came with a CD of remixed music and it has a medley of Darius Gaiden songs that's about 8 minutes long and it's absolutely incredible. It's like an audio tour of the entire game
That means so much to me! I've been focusing on games I love so far. I'm hoping to get to some non-shmups soon too, but there are so many shmups I want to make videos on too hahaha
I also wanted to mention, I totally understand the "feels" you talk about getting toward the end. I bought the game when I was young and I've always felt the same way about it. The whole game just feels very special, right?
Yeah dude, that game is really something special. I think the age I'm at has a lot to do with it as well. I just finished college and I'm starting to enter the real world, but being able to just sit down and play something so unmistakeably from my youth really hits me. The same thing started happening when I was recording footage for the next video
During development the team thought of continuing on with the three screen but they felt that it wore out it's appealness so they chose a single screen, and decide to concentrate on beefing up the graphics.
Darius gaiden.... This game can easily run smooth on browser. I've played it only for a short time and I am very new to the shmup rabbit hole but this game is already high on my rank. Its probably my 3rd favorite shmups right now.
Yeah, G-Darius and Dariusburst are good, but they don't capture the same feeling that Darius Gaiden had. Each Darius game has a different feel to it, which makes the series interesting, but for me Gaiden is easily the best one
This was by far the best Darius game that I grew up playing back in my sega saturn days. It just had that perfect balance of gameplay and it was not as hard as the Sega Genesis version called Sagaia. (aka Darius 2)
I felt the same way. Sagaia isn't impossible, but you pretty much have to beat the game without dying or else you lose all your powerups. What I love about Darius Gaiden is that it is better balanced for making a mistake or two
I find that I don't enjoy the first few Darius games nearly as much as I enjoy Gaiden, but the Thunderforce series is pretty solid. I'm dying to try TF V on the Saturn one day
@@Bofner imo TFV is good but doesn't match TF4 in any way. TF4 (Lightening Force) is a masterpiece tho. I have TFV need part 6 on ps2 still. Agree, Darius hit new heights with Gaiden. G Darius almost as good.
I can say for certain that I will be doing a video on Darius II. As for the other games I can't say for sure, but if I've taken a look at Darius Gaiden and Darius II, then it seems a little silly to not just go ahead and check out the original Darius as well
Yeah, this is Saturn version. It's definitely my favorite version. There are a couple of small differences between the Switch/PS4 and Saturn ports of the game that make the Saturn version just slightly easier to 1cc
My father played this when I was a kid. It was kinda creepy for me but I still liked it. I was always second player but I couldn't grasp how to play it. I just spammed the blackhole bombs. He played it on the PC Port which strangely has no music in it.
Yeah I've been meaning to make a video on the PC port. It's a really bizarre port. I partially bought it just to have as a CD for my car so I could listen to the soundtrack but then there's no music after the first few stages
Your thought about a nostalgia for something you didn’t grow up with hits the nail on the head for me. I would get that feeling whenever I played a game that would have been a visual showcase in the 90s. Suddenly I would think about growing up in Japan and going to visit the arcade to see this amazing game with young eyes, even though that never happened. It’s a unique feeling I really wonder if other people get it too. Keep up the good work man!
I absolutely have this feeling too. It’s why I’m so into retro games in the first place
Such beautiful music in this game.
Dude, I totally feel you. I never had the Saturn as a kid, but the whole console just makes me *feel* something. This sense of nostalgia for something I didn't even grow up with. Plus the whole underdog vibe of the Saturn in general, and how many of the games pushed the hardware to the limit. I just love it, it's my favorite ever.
Austin Dean Its really a magical system. I get the same vibe with the Dreamcast too, but the games on Dreamcast are so much cheaper to collect for, I'm moving towards building a DC collection
I'm in the same boat....I just recently got my first Saturn after wanting one for many years and was always told not to bother b/c it's too expensive....in hindsight, I wish I wouldn't have taken their word for it because it wasn't that expensive back then and is worse now.
Same, I'll never actually seen a sega saturn in person, most of my experience is though yabause, but sometime about the vibe you get from its games is really special
I'm here 3 years late but I wanted to say that I love the Sega Saturn and I never grew up with one. Hell, didn't even know it existed until I went to college. To me it represents the last of the truly retro consoles (early 3D) that were ALL about the gaming experience and not the damn $$
Excellent work man! I think you 've got genuine talent for this style of content, please keep making videos about shmups :-) the shmup scene needs more vids like this.
Thanks a lot! I've got a good backlog of shmups to take a closer look at like the Thunder Force games on Genesis, Radiant Silvergun on Saturn, Truxton, basically a lot of Genesis games ahaha
The OST for this game is phenomenal! The theme for Titanic Lance (Reflection) hits me the hardest.
It's absolutely killer. The Special edition for the Cozmic collection came with a CD of remixed music and it has a medley of Darius Gaiden songs that's about 8 minutes long and it's absolutely incredible. It's like an audio tour of the entire game
I love Darius, let the technofish keep going!
What i like best about you channel is you can hear the passion for the love of the games in your voice you sound excited, def got alot of potential
That means so much to me! I've been focusing on games I love so far. I'm hoping to get to some non-shmups soon too, but there are so many shmups I want to make videos on too hahaha
I also wanted to mention, I totally understand the "feels" you talk about getting toward the end. I bought the game when I was young and I've always felt the same way about it. The whole game just feels very special, right?
Yeah dude, that game is really something special. I think the age I'm at has a lot to do with it as well. I just finished college and I'm starting to enter the real world, but being able to just sit down and play something so unmistakeably from my youth really hits me. The same thing started happening when I was recording footage for the next video
During development the team thought of continuing on with the three screen but they felt that it wore out it's appealness so they chose a single screen, and decide to concentrate on beefing up the graphics.
I think it was a wise decision. Must have made porting the game to consoles a hell of a lot easier
@@Bofner I would think so since they didn't have to figure out of way stretching out the screen anymore.
Darius gaiden.... This game can easily run smooth on browser. I've played it only for a short time and I am very new to the shmup rabbit hole but this game is already high on my rank. Its probably my 3rd favorite shmups right now.
Anemoia, Nostalgia for a place never known. I get this big time when playing any of the Darius games.
I remember playing this back in 1997 with my cousin, fun times. I wish they would make a sequel with this type of music and art style.
Yeah, G-Darius and Dariusburst are good, but they don't capture the same feeling that Darius Gaiden had. Each Darius game has a different feel to it, which makes the series interesting, but for me Gaiden is easily the best one
This was by far the best Darius game that I grew up playing back in my sega saturn days. It just had that perfect balance of gameplay and it was not as hard as the Sega Genesis version called Sagaia. (aka Darius 2)
I felt the same way. Sagaia isn't impossible, but you pretty much have to beat the game without dying or else you lose all your powerups. What I love about Darius Gaiden is that it is better balanced for making a mistake or two
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Nice review!
cpnnpr Thanks for checking out my video!
Such a great soundtrack.
I'm hoping for a vinyl release haha
6:12 That's me with alot of games.
THIS video *slams*
Darius series is fantastic. If it weren't for Thunderforce, Darius would be my favorite shmup series.
I find that I don't enjoy the first few Darius games nearly as much as I enjoy Gaiden, but the Thunderforce series is pretty solid. I'm dying to try TF V on the Saturn one day
@@Bofner imo TFV is good but doesn't match TF4 in any way. TF4 (Lightening Force) is a masterpiece tho. I have TFV need part 6 on ps2 still. Agree, Darius hit new heights with Gaiden. G Darius almost as good.
1 of my favorite 3 Saturn shmups released in the US. 😜
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Hey are you gonna do the other darius games too?
I can say for certain that I will be doing a video on Darius II. As for the other games I can't say for sure, but if I've taken a look at Darius Gaiden and Darius II, then it seems a little silly to not just go ahead and check out the original Darius as well
Favorite shmup ever. Great review. I recommend the Saturn version as well
Yeah, this is Saturn version. It's definitely my favorite version. There are a couple of small differences between the Switch/PS4 and Saturn ports of the game that make the Saturn version just slightly easier to 1cc
Played it for the first time tonight on the Saturn.. I want the soundtrack
You should be able to pop the saturn disc into your computer and rip the sound track from it!
Damn I gotta play this
Darius Gaiden and G-Darius are some of the best shoot 'em ups to ever be released
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My father played this when I was a kid. It was kinda creepy for me but I still liked it. I was always second player but I couldn't grasp how to play it. I just spammed the blackhole bombs. He played it on the PC Port which strangely has no music in it.
Yeah I've been meaning to make a video on the PC port. It's a really bizarre port. I partially bought it just to have as a CD for my car so I could listen to the soundtrack but then there's no music after the first few stages
This is my favorite shmup of all time.
You and me both. I've 1CC'd almost every end boss now. Just have Great Thing left to take down
Bofner I grew up playing this on Saturn. I was the weird kid that didn’t have a PlayStation or N64. 🤪👍🏻
@@segaboy9894 The Saturn has definitely become one of my favorite systems. I grew up with a Genesis during the PS2 era, but I'm so glad I did
I really do wish I could play Gaiden. I hope I’ll be able to see it for myself soon.
I like the first boss the best. But I like G Darius better. Darius Burst PC second place.
Golden Ogre is an icon. But Storm Causer is like the same thing but with an amazingly weird name haha
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