Gate of Thunder (TurboGrafx-CD) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2016
- A playthrough of Hudson's 1992 shoot 'em up for the TurboGrafx-16 CD/TurboDuo, Gate of Thunder.
Played through on the normal difficulty level.
This TurboDuo launch pack-in title (released on a CD that also featured Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, and Bomberman) was one helluva blast-off for the Duo. It far surpassed anything seen on the SNES or Genesis, pushing absurd numbers of bullets, ships and effects across the screen with no slowdown or flicker while juggling several layers of parallax scrolling, and that's all backed by an at-the-time unprecedented, amazingly well-done instrumental metal soundtrack. It was, and still is, a 16-bit shooter fan's wet dream. The only shmup on the Turbo CD that I can honestly say that i prefer over it is its spiritual successor, the incredible Lords of Thunder - also done by the inimitable Red, who just so happens to be the developer of my all-time favorite shmup on any system, Air Zonk).
Sure, in many ways it mimics Thunderforce 4, but really, does that matter when it trumps the quality of its inspiration by such a huge margin?
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I still have my turboduo from a child and many cds. I beat gate of thunder as a kid a few times with zero deaths and felt like a God at the time. This game is always my childhood favorite. Cheers.
I still have the CD for this and you can play the audio tracks on a regular CD player
I love all the tricks they used in this game to make it look like the Duo can pull off multi-plane parallax scrolling. They really knew how to get the most out of the hardware.
I bet they did the same kinds of things Sega and their 3rd parties did with Genesis games. What I mean is, the Genesis lacks hardware scaling (which was such a stupid decision) yet there are many games on the console that do in fact feature all kinds of effects that flat shouldn't be possible. Like scaling, rotation, sprite warping, and sprite shrinking. The way developers did this was through software and with it Mode 7 was not only achievable they would do it without the hint of any slowdown.
If you want to see crazy feats on a 16-bit console I encourage you to look up-
1. Panorama Cotton (MD)
2. Red Zone (Gen)
3. Kawasaki Super Bike (Gen)
4. Mortal Kombat Arcade *Fan Remake (Gen)
5. Star Fox Fan Remake (Gen)
6. Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition *Fan Remake (Gen)
The first 3 are all games that had official commercial releases. The last 3 are fan remakes that push the Genesis harder than any development team ever did when it was current. Every last game I listed can be played on bone stock hardware and none of these games feature specialized chips or were made beyond the consoles spec.
Man i feel like the TG16 aka the PC Engine is one of the most underrated and underappreciated classic systems out there in my opinion.
It sure is. I loved my TG16. So many great titles on the system.
I agree! I loved mine.
One of the best soundtracks of a video game was Gate of Thunder. Brings back such great childhood memories for me. Thank you!
Alongside Lords of Thunder, Gate of Thunder is the "other" first-pick, amazing yet horribly neglected, Duo shooter with super-smooth, fast play and an impossibly good metal soundtrack.
And it's on the Wii Virtual Console, so if you don't have a Duo, go spend the $8 on your Wii or Wii U and buy it already. You can thank me later.
And here thought I was going to have to result to emulation. Hope I enjoy it as I'm not too fond of this type of genre. Been craving for some new PC Engine games.
Airsh Bornely It definitely had some awesome shooters, best of the 16-bit generation. If shooters arent you forte but you want an easier, really good game, you should try Air Zonk and Blazing Lazers. Both are great games even for people that don't really like shmups, and they're both really accessible in their play
NintendoComplete I may get crap for this, but I actually didn't care for this game. For one, I suck at it. I can't get past the first stage. Part of my problem is that often I get confused where my ship is and I end up crashing into things. I know it's easy to tell where your ship is, but when you are trying not to get killed, it's hard to pay attention sometimes. I'll try it again in the future. I did like Lords of Thunder.
This and Lords of Thunder are the best shooters for turbo duo 😊😊
I couldn't play the game for shit, but I LOVED it because of the soundtrack. I even borrowed it from my friend just to listen to the tracks (before ripping CDs was a thing). He said "but you don't have a TG16" and I replied "you let me worry about that" and just spent the whole weekend listening to it in my Sony Discman. Almost makes me cry.
Krikzz is working on an upgraded everdrive for the pc engine that would allow CD games to run on stock pc engine devices without the cd add-on. That means cd games on the GT/turbo express. What a time to be alive.
Awesome video
I was FINALLY able to play this its BEAUTIFUL 😭 my favorite shooter on the Turbografx CD next to Lords Of Thunder now on the Turbografx itself that goes to Soldier Blade that game is superb
Playing this game on a modded TurboDuo (couldn't use NTSC video signal in my country so my dad converted it to PAL/SECAM) in my parent's basement when I was 11 along with Ys is still one of my fondest childhood memories. I got to the end boss once but didn't beat it. Thanks for giving me closure !
I love the intros you have the in the descriptions
Aaaah this version of the game came packed in with the TurboDuo. I really wish I would have known about that absolutely insane deal TTi was running on the TurboDuo. I would have gotten it...
For $299.99 you got the TurboDuo, controllers, av cables, Y's Books I+II, Bonk's Adventure, Bonks's Revenge, Gate of Thunder, and Bomberman as a secret hidden bonus game. Finally, it also came packaged with either Dungeon Explorer, Ninja Spirit, or Final Lap Twin. That's a total of 7 great games for 300 bucks. Y's Books I+II is actually two separate games in one.
This and Lord of Thunder are the best shooters for turbo duo 😊😊
Freaking loved this game
And Great Playthrough my friend.
Better than TF3 for sure (still awesome tho). In fact, some ex Technosoft employees worked on this one. Better than TF4? I don't think so
Totally agree. Thunderforce 4 still tops this imo. Even tho this game is super cool n impressive but it's all with an unfair technology comparison, by that i mean if Technosoft wud av been able to go nuts using the Mega CD & Megadrive together on a Thunderforce game then my mind boggles at the outcome! Iv no probs with people preferring this game tho.
Level 3 and 5 really good backgrounds
It's a bit weird that you used the Japanese Super System Card (syscard3, the most used) since when it does the falling amination it turns into the US Super System Card One (syscard3u).
How its called in Japan, Doors of Thunder?
Oswald Epic Loquendero Ahahaha Kaminari no Tobira? That would be a hilariously epic name
How did someone down vote this? That soundtrack and the one in Lords are amazing.
Don Jingi disliked this...lol.
How about you stop whining about FXXKXNG DOWNVOTES, ixxot!
@@m1kephenix - Unfunny sxxt like this is reason enough you deserve to be bxxten by those that don't agree with your OPINIONS!
So this game is basically a cross between thunder force and darius?
Kinda frustrated, I can't find roms for PC-Engine/Turbo CD games anywhere. Or japanese exclusive games anywhere. Would like to play this if anyone can point me in a direction I'd appreciate it.
Sounds like a skill issue, just Google it
I really wish the Wii VC port of this hadn't had the sound botched the way it was. It's a fantastic game, but just really, really hard to enjoy on the Wii (or Wii U) because of the jacked up sound.
Holy shite this game phukin rules
Too bad the sound FX drown out the badass music---- Level 5 is a ripoff of Ministry
Usa version