Xak III: The Eternal Recurrence (PC-98 Paradise) a 16bit action RPG for Japanese PC's & TurboGrafx

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  • @MarquisDeSang
    @MarquisDeSang 9 місяців тому +33

    where does the CRT filter come from? The game itself?

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +47

      That's just how the game outputs. It isn't a CRT filter. I didn't do anything to it.

    • @benisser
      @benisser 9 місяців тому +31

      They're conserving video memory by only drawing half of the lines

    • @Nukle0n
      @Nukle0n 9 місяців тому +24

      The PC-98 was a very high resolution color computer for the time, it was made with the main objective of rendering kanji, so you have a high resolution and not a lot of power to use it for moving imagery. This is one of the tricks used to fill the screen but have performance that isn't horrible.

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +28

      True, it probably is a trick to improve performance. Most PC-98 games chose to double up the lines, though, rather than leaving blank black lines like this one. Though they did often do that on PC-88 ports. In this particular game, it seems like it might be a weird holdover from the earlier Xak games... which were originally for the 88.

    • @MrAlan1828
      @MrAlan1828 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Nukle0n 640x400

  • @Belgand
    @Belgand 9 місяців тому +57

    "I hate this place! It's bright everywhere!" Yeah, I've mistakenly left the house during the day myself.

  • @GeovaneSanciniSR
    @GeovaneSanciniSR 9 місяців тому +76

    Artist: How much blood do you want in those cutscenes?
    Scenario Writer: YES.
    Holy shit, the game is kinda brutal for a 16-bit title.

    • @eclat4641
      @eclat4641 9 місяців тому +4

      Way back in thought there would have been lots of games with blood , but there isn’t … so this is a surprise!

  • @RetroGamingNook
    @RetroGamingNook 9 місяців тому +39

    I cannot express how important these are for historical gameplay archives… plus they are fun as hell to watch today. Thank you as always.

    • @thekinghasnoname4858
      @thekinghasnoname4858 Місяць тому

      My thoughts exactly. Huge gaming history contribution, as well as great video to watch.

  • @asteria9963
    @asteria9963 9 місяців тому +49

    So many channels tackle the same content that is commonly available to english-speaking audiences.
    Having channels like yours is such a breath of fresh air.
    Thanks for making these.
    They're super interesting.

    • @Belgand
      @Belgand 9 місяців тому +14

      Also, the more attention gets focused on them the more likely they are to get an English patch.

    • @stevebobhorace
      @stevebobhorace 9 місяців тому +2

      I'd like to see a top ten

    • @Garrette63
      @Garrette63 9 місяців тому +6

      What if we got the hundredth video on how Sweet Home is the first Resident Evil instead.

    • @noaht2005
      @noaht2005 3 дні тому

      Agreed. I love this dive into obscurities. It’s the same reason I like channels like Kim Justice, because they don’t just follow the Americo-centric view of most channels. These Japanese games are often impenetrable due to the language barrier so having a bilingual channel that actually covers them is great

  • @kapparomeo
    @kapparomeo 9 місяців тому +20

    I don't often comment on the videos, but just to drop in and say that I do appreciate that you take the time to go over the hardware and installation required to make the game function. Everyone these days is too used to smartphone drop-and-go, some time to appreciate the technical details behind the game itself adds depth to the understanding of the experience.

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +6

      The installation and parts where I talk about the hardware are often my favorite parts of my videos... that and the part where you get to hear the ending BGM without me talking over it at the very end of the videos. ;)

  • @IPLayedVR42Long
    @IPLayedVR42Long 9 місяців тому +25

    The entire presentation of Xak 3 looks spectacular!

  • @Braven-j7m
    @Braven-j7m 9 місяців тому +48

    we really need more games that are not afraid to make the bad guys actually act like bad guys. surprised I have not seen this game but would love to see more like it

    • @Zero_Tester
      @Zero_Tester 9 місяців тому +7

      That remind me in one of the Xak games i have played longtime ago,the princess was brutally squished to deat in early part of the game,definitely not yer typical heroes save the people setting

    • @Obscusion2
      @Obscusion2 9 місяців тому +6

      @@Zero_Tester That's literally this game. That's the opening to Xak III you're talking about.

  • @alexanderredmond1795
    @alexanderredmond1795 9 місяців тому +27

    This is like the ur-example of the early 90s anime aesthetic - shoulderpads for days and excessive violence for violence's sake. Feels like something I'd rent from the local video store in 1992, and had to wait for parents to sleep so nobody could see what I was watching.

    • @livanbard
      @livanbard 26 днів тому

      The world post berserk and fist of the north star

  • @beowulf848
    @beowulf848 9 місяців тому +31

    I'm actually really impressed with the quality and level of detail in those character portraits. They look really good!!

    • @Zero_Tester
      @Zero_Tester 9 місяців тому +6

      Yeah the Xak potrait art quality has always been top notch,glad it got coverage in this channel,hopefully Anearth Fantasy next time as well

    • @madson-web
      @madson-web 9 місяців тому +5

      That's Kia Asamiya for you

    • @ereviscale3966
      @ereviscale3966 9 місяців тому

      So did asamiya make them or "Hyakkimuru"?

    • @noaht2005
      @noaht2005 3 дні тому

      For sure. I do notice they use a blank screen rather than put them over gameplay though, maybe to save on colours

  • @boostmixmusicgames
    @boostmixmusicgames 9 місяців тому +13

    Everyone who knows what is up loves the Xak games over here in Japan - I uploaded a remastered version of the soundtrack for all three games because I am a huge fan of the composers! (Ryuji Sasai, Yukiharu Urita and Tadahiro Nitta)

  • @malkmut2189
    @malkmut2189 9 місяців тому +78

    Fearing the day Rob Necromancer and Jim Suspender join forces.

    • @zed-xr4353
      @zed-xr4353 9 місяців тому +8

      I laughed far too hard at this. lol

    • @TheFireRed
      @TheFireRed 8 місяців тому +4

      Suspenderrrrrrr!!! *shakes fist*

    • @Gamesackfan-bn6eg
      @Gamesackfan-bn6eg 8 місяців тому +4

      And Dork and kook.

  • @madson-web
    @madson-web 9 місяців тому +17

    I wish there were some Xak renaissance. So many games have got a new chance over the years.

  • @quarkbent9165
    @quarkbent9165 9 місяців тому +14

    Thank you for seeing this series through :)

  • @zed-xr4353
    @zed-xr4353 9 місяців тому +19

    Those chonky cables for that external drive, what a time to be alive!

  • @Nemo2342
    @Nemo2342 9 місяців тому +8

    I'm sad that this is the last we'll here of deeples, but I am glad I got to see the Xak series to the end.

  • @BAIGAMING
    @BAIGAMING 9 місяців тому +18

    Rob Necromancer appeared in this game before Rob Zombie's first album?!

    • @xnamkcor
      @xnamkcor 9 місяців тому +5

      "He took the stage name "Rob Zombie" from Bela Lugosi's 1932 horror film White Zombie, from which he also took White Zombie's band name. The name first shows up on White Zombie's 1989 EP God of Thunder."

  • @nathanc6516
    @nathanc6516 9 місяців тому +15

    Thanks for the content. Your series on these old Japanese RPGs that I never even knew existed is one of my favorite video game series online. Keep up the quality work!

  • @freakyzed8467
    @freakyzed8467 9 місяців тому +27

    Mr. External Floppy Drive is a great guy. The kind of dude that would help you move a couch and use his own truck to do it.

  • @narsiliel_Xaan
    @narsiliel_Xaan 4 місяці тому +2

    This is crazy watching the evolution of the medium. This game feels much closer to Diablo 1 and similar isometric ARPGs from a couple of years later than it does to previous PC-88 RPG titles. Just radically different from the previous Xak games. You can tell they were having an absolute blast with the new graphics engine.

  • @remka2000
    @remka2000 9 місяців тому +3

    The scrollings/motions are what they are, but the art is absolutely beautiful.

  • @GranMaese
    @GranMaese 9 місяців тому +7

    I love this channel so much. I've been able to enjoy games that I was never able to play as a kid [and some I never even heard about] and now I'm a fan of all of them, thanks to Mr. Jakes.

  • @Ryusennin
    @Ryusennin 9 місяців тому +6

    Thanks for another great review! As far as I know, Michitaka Kikuchi (Kia Asamiya) was only responsible for the package illustrations in Xak 2 on PC-88 and Xak 1 & 2 on PCE. Nobuteru Yuki did the package for Xak 3.

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +3

      Kia Asamiya also did the cover illustrations for Tower of Gazzel, and was the main character designer for Xak II. Those designs then carried through until Tower of Gazzel. So I would call it "most" of the series. I never did mention who did the package for 3.

  • @michaeldougherty6036
    @michaeldougherty6036 9 місяців тому +4

    The artwork is glorious, especially for the time.

  • @RiderWithTheScarf
    @RiderWithTheScarf 9 місяців тому +9

    Wow, the new portraits and artstyle for this entry are...quite familar in a way. The style at least, certaint types of PC-98 used that kind of artstyle and it was memorable. Kind of the style of the times in a way.
    Oh...so it was Hyakkimaru/bing_chang. No wonder it seemed familiar, somewhat. Mostly knew him for his mecha designs.
    Didn't recognise Kia's artstyle for Xak, pretty nice. He's one of those artist that had great evolutions on his style, Nadeshiko is his earliest example I can remember, with his later endeavours reminding me of his more mature manga, like JUNK ~ Record of the Last Hero, where he made the characters more detailed and human-like. It's the one I'm more familiar with as well since though given how close the box arts look to what his style would become at the time, with Latoc looking close to Tomoru from Detonator Orgun, I should have guessed.

  • @ExhydraEx
    @ExhydraEx 9 місяців тому +13

    6:41 I would have immediately attempted to kill Bobby the moment he mentioned that he was beginning to acknowledge the usefulness of weapons. You can never be too safe. He could have been a demon disguised as character development!

  • @SNKev411
    @SNKev411 9 місяців тому +4

    Can I be an honorary brother of yours. You guys have the dopest collection

    • @SNKev411
      @SNKev411 9 місяців тому +3

      Man trying to find Japanese computers of the 80s and so tough I really want to get the sharp X1 twin it looks so cool

  • @jamesrule1338
    @jamesrule1338 9 місяців тому +12

    I did a double take when I heard that they had to go save Farland.

  • @wesherbst1526
    @wesherbst1526 9 місяців тому +12

    I've beaten Xak I on SFC and Xak III on Pc Engine CD. Loved both game. Xak III was a really messed up, but great game.

    • @eclat4641
      @eclat4641 9 місяців тому +2

      Because of the gore?

    • @wesherbst1526
      @wesherbst1526 9 місяців тому

      Not necessarily just because of that, because of how just...hardcore it went. LIke that scene near the end where you watch the other party fight that boss fight against those big guys. Don't wanna spoil too much. But it just rolled so hard. There's no other RPG out there like it. I truly felt like I was in a bad situation the entire game, that just wasn't letting up. The ending was cathartic--when you get the cape onwards, and were the last one standing. So good. I beat the final boss in one try and I think I only got hit one time. I was like, really down to end the story on my terms, after watchin gall the bad stuff go down. Such a great game.@@eclat4641

  • @dunnono00
    @dunnono00 9 місяців тому +22

    There's something beautiful, haunting, and a little melancholic about these Japanese computer games that seldom get translated or ported. Looking at those sepia tinged manuals, the older artwork, listening to the chiptunes... man I'm old and I'm only going to get older.
    welp

    • @Marcusianery
      @Marcusianery 9 місяців тому +8

      I got one of those old Japanese games, imported pretty cheaply and its just special. An gaming relic! Melancholic nostalgia in a way!

  • @EpicSalokin
    @EpicSalokin 9 місяців тому +6

    that sound of a floppy being read... takes me back

    • @Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama
      @Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama 9 місяців тому +2

      It's somehow very soothing and nostalgic. Never started thinking about just how many memories that sound might dredge up until I started watching this channel.

    • @EpicSalokin
      @EpicSalokin 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama like a dot-matrix printer in the background.

  • @renenegrete9518
    @renenegrete9518 9 місяців тому +2

    there's a ton of love put into your videos, thank you, I really enjoyed event the use of the extra midi de
    vices

  • @Conan_the_Based
    @Conan_the_Based 9 місяців тому +5

    We'll never get to know definitively if all of Fray's hard work paid off. Phooey....

  • @zintosion
    @zintosion 9 місяців тому +10

    Hello Mr external 5" floppy drive !

  • @sohousama
    @sohousama 8 місяців тому +2

    I remember watching videos of this game back in like 2015 and seeing the farland King and princess cutscene and asking my brother to translate what they were saying. It's pretty cool seeing it all in context now and man it was gory and somewhat disturbing! Thanks for covering this and all the other games you cover!

  • @JesseDylanMusic
    @JesseDylanMusic 9 місяців тому +1

    I came for the game, but I LOVE all the technical details about the PC-98 (etc), the disks/installation, everything surrounding it and the game itself. So glad you include that type of stuff and not just the game alone! That was all part of the experience, and you’re helping us live it vicariously!

  • @jhonmarston1234
    @jhonmarston1234 9 місяців тому +6

    The scene with the necromancer pathetically begging for forgiveness before dying horribly seemed very Jojo-esque to me. That's how a lot of the bad guys in Stardust crusaders die.

  • @SwannyTheMike
    @SwannyTheMike 9 місяців тому +17

    Since he can create zombies, does that mean Rob Necromancer is Rob Zombie's father?

  • @sunderark
    @sunderark 9 місяців тому +7

    An rpg on the PC-98 catered for adults? This is the he first time ive seen one on the PC98.
    Cough.

  • @theeightoclock
    @theeightoclock 6 місяців тому +2

    Wow this is dark. Love it

  • @MarginalSC
    @MarginalSC 9 місяців тому +3

    The presentation of this game is frankly amazing.

  • @weirddudehi
    @weirddudehi 7 місяців тому +1

    Eternal Recurrence was my first PC Engine Duo game in 1995, I have great memories of that game, years later I was able to get the Fujitsu FM Towns version, which impressed me a lot.

  • @FreakinOutOnAudio
    @FreakinOutOnAudio 9 місяців тому +1

    Hey, longtime lurker/watcher of the channel. Absolutely love it... always fascinated by the forgotten Japanese computer games. even the ones that got console ports and made it overseas often have so many differences.

  • @david_aug_1017
    @david_aug_1017 9 місяців тому +3

    Holy crap the character designs are incredible.

  • @WhatAboutZoidberg
    @WhatAboutZoidberg 8 місяців тому +1

    This is so cool. As someone who didn't grow up with anything like this, this is an awesome lens into the past. Also, showing the install sequence is amazing.

  • @Blackcrow911
    @Blackcrow911 9 місяців тому +3

    Always look forward to the videos!

  • @allisonh2048
    @allisonh2048 8 місяців тому +1

    Looooooooooooooooooooove the portrait art style in this one, so good. Thanks for another good video!

  • @909crime
    @909crime 9 місяців тому +7

    that five inch drive is so fuckin cool

    • @drowningin
      @drowningin 9 місяців тому +4

      When floppies were floppy ♥️

  • @Weremole
    @Weremole 9 місяців тому +2

    This game has some amazing art. I also LOVE the monster designs.

  • @_Tizoc_
    @_Tizoc_ 9 місяців тому +1

    I love the style, vibe, and animation of this game so much. The tone of light hearted silliness and brutal desperation and violence are really cool in juxtaposition with one another. All the portraits in this game in particular rule so hard. The attitude and atmosphere of the demons is especially depressing and vibrant.

  • @Novapoid
    @Novapoid 7 місяців тому +1

    Gotta give this review extra credit for showcasing which artists worked on each game; whenever I'm surfing twitter and seeing all those retro games cg arts, I often wonder which unsung heroes drew them and I wish I could have a comprehensive list.
    I'm also surprised by the amount of graphic violence Xak III has! It adds some drama imo. I'd like to see remakes of these games as long as they keep the gritty aspect and the cool looking bosses.

  • @Popebug
    @Popebug 7 місяців тому +1

    I like the clouds on the overworld map, it's a cute detail

  • @PropaneWP
    @PropaneWP 9 місяців тому +2

    Love the 90's style artwork. The manual looks really nice as well.

  • @DKarkarov
    @DKarkarov 9 місяців тому +1

    That sound track honestly sounds really good, it reminds me a lot of those old retro genesis rpgs. Makes me want to go look for a download. Thanks for another great video from the basement.

  • @CryingFreeman91
    @CryingFreeman91 9 місяців тому +4

    I've been waiting for this.

  • @brandonwaters4955
    @brandonwaters4955 9 місяців тому +2

    love the spritework and game border especially

  • @ARAVideogames
    @ARAVideogames 9 місяців тому +1

    Great presentation! It's also My personal favourite from the Xak series

  • @Zeithri
    @Zeithri 9 місяців тому +1

    Now I want to play this series even more.
    Thank you Mr. Jakes!

  • @MoonlitSlime
    @MoonlitSlime 9 місяців тому +1

    I know it's kind of a PC-98 calling card, but when those sprite portraits first popped up I let out an audible "damn!" because they just look so nice!

  • @Nukle0n
    @Nukle0n 9 місяців тому +3

    I don't really know the pc98 much but my guess is that the conversation screen is using a different kind of screen mode/resolution, probably something higher res but without the scrolling? Would maybe explain why the brightness is off like that.

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, it's definitely a different mode, but it looks like they probably could have made the background black if they'd wanted to. Thanks.

    • @Nukle0n
      @Nukle0n 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@BasementBrothers even though the emulator has it too it might be a bug still, potentially a thing with later model PC-98? Maybe it wasn't so bright on the models that were out when they developed it.
      It reminds me a bit about how later editions of the SNES and Genesis/MD had small glitches in older games because of really small changes between hardware revisions. And of course this is a computer, on an IBM-compatible you would have a ton of stuff like this, like infamously one of the Commander Keen games has several options for fixes with SVGA video cards because it uses so many undocumented tricks in the VGA video cards that didn't always work on later cards.

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +3

      I think people were just used to seeing weird bright images sometimes on CRT's back then. Most people generally didn't care as much about that kind of thing. At least that's the way I remember the early '90s anyway.

  • @MrDarkNao
    @MrDarkNao 9 місяців тому +1

    Beatiful Sprites and animations. I really love it!
    Like you said: Nostalgia for a game I've never played before.
    That final kinda makes me sad... Sword the faithful partner who sacrifices himself for the good of his friend. And Queen too.

  • @ereviscale3966
    @ereviscale3966 9 місяців тому +2

    Really bummed I couldn't find any more art by Kouji Nakakita searching different ways (besides other Project I works). They look so cool!

  • @mousebetr
    @mousebetr 9 місяців тому +4

    When there's a new Xak video, the X stands for "Xtra Xak content"

  • @CrimRui
    @CrimRui 8 місяців тому

    Art really is breathtaking. Wish we had more of this dark and gritty style today.

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya 9 місяців тому +1

    always love watching these! apparently Xak 1 is on switch via EGGch, although the language barrier would probably get in the way a lot more than Ys (which I still have to get back to!)

  • @arielleone4416
    @arielleone4416 9 місяців тому +1

    Is that me or is it that The Voice of Moon used between 09:22 and 11:46 here is extended than I remember?
    I played this game on Neko Project II and I listened that track many times before and I never heard of such extended version

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому

      Good catch! Yeah, I noticed that too. The BGM used in the video is from the CD "Xak 3 Original Game Soundtrack" (DPCX-5007). It seems to have an extra part on that one track that isn't in the game.

    • @arielleone4416
      @arielleone4416 9 місяців тому +1

      @@BasementBrothers I went to Khinsider to listen to it with the Xak 3 Original Game Soundtrack and it is the exact version that you stated

  • @ahaetulla
    @ahaetulla 9 місяців тому +1

    I love the character portraits in this game. Pretty sick

  • @ProjectRedfoot
    @ProjectRedfoot 9 місяців тому +4

    This show rules, yo!

  • @raziyatheseeker
    @raziyatheseeker 9 місяців тому +10

    Hi there, Mr External Floppy Drive! I don't know why the concept of an external floppy drive is weird to me, but it makes sense in retrospect. I'm just used to them being directly in the computer hardware itself. Then again, I also know that say, external DVD drives exist these days, and the last computer I owned had no DVD drive.
    Anyway! Awesome, the finale for Xak. Washed out or not, I really like the details on those face portraits. The laugh lines on Latok's mom are a great touch I wasn't expecting. Wounded soldiers in RPGs never manage to last longer than their bad news, don't they? I like the idea of a "what do" option in Consult. It's great that they expanded upon the companion system from Tower of Gazzel, and it looks like the companions are pretty effective too. I also like being able to tweak their AI for dhow they act. And all of this back in '93! Kinda weird that it only seems like Fray has MP, though.
    Jeez, they didn't pull punches for that intro. It's cool to see old characters return for the finale, from Latok's old buddies as NPCs (and t̴̹̓h̷͒ͅȩ̴͒ ̶̬̓p̶͚̂i̸̬͊x̴͎̀i̶̞̋e̶̾͜), to Fray n' Rune, to the last stand(s) of Rob Necro. Heck, it's good that the platforming is actually decent now, let alone much more forgiving. Interesting that they put all that effort into the opening castle dungeon, from the BGM (all things considered) to its size as a dungeon.
    And hey. Final Fantasy 6 also had its share of wackiness, for being a more mature game. :p

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +3

      Heheh. Well, I still remember when USB 3.5inch floppy drives were a common accessory to drag around with your laptop. Thanks for your support as always!

  • @CorporalDanLives
    @CorporalDanLives 9 місяців тому +3

    Where is it.. where is it...
    0:48
    Oh yeah there it is

  • @richardpage9474
    @richardpage9474 9 місяців тому +2

    The interlacing on the 98 drives my eyes crazy.

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому +1

      That's just this game, not most other games on the 98.

    • @Palooka37
      @Palooka37 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@BasementBrothersI was going to ask about this, the lines only seem to be in the game window and not in the HUD. Very strange choice.

  • @Debbie-qs2xo
    @Debbie-qs2xo 6 місяців тому +1

    20:15 😊 (like an old tv production company logo.)

  • @agaba5500
    @agaba5500 Місяць тому +1

    whatever this is i want more of it. i love this style

  • @MrDarkNao
    @MrDarkNao 9 місяців тому +1

    Spacial thanks for this video

  • @ACanuckNamedTex
    @ACanuckNamedTex 9 місяців тому +6

    I played this on PC Engine CD. I have a feeling it wasn't that great of a translation though. Latok is named Ratok and there's an NPC that makes a really absurd line about United States party politics.

  • @SobKnight
    @SobKnight 9 місяців тому +2

    this channel is so good

  • @alexpetrovich85
    @alexpetrovich85 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the video. Had a weird experience watching it; can only be described as nostalgia for a game I never played. Been feeling this a lot, not sure how to describe the emotion.
    Anywho, thanks again Basement Bros! 👋👍

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  8 місяців тому

      "Nostalgia for games you've never played" should be the slogan for PC-88/98 Paradise.

  • @Your_Degenerate
    @Your_Degenerate 9 місяців тому +2

    I quite enjoy listening to Deeple.

  • @ggbetz
    @ggbetz 9 місяців тому +1

    Well, no question why this was the translated one. I dont think I've seen a more violent rpg. Also, glad to know its the xak game most worth my time to play! Not around my family tho, sheesh. Another great video dude! I hope you look at the tower of cabin.

  • @sukotsutoCSSR
    @sukotsutoCSSR 7 місяців тому +1

    I see all these "retro" style indie games today going for the SNES/Genesis look, I wish some would draw inspiration from the 90s fantasy anime shoulderpad and sorcery aesthetic - all with OVA violence.

  • @TheSocialGamer
    @TheSocialGamer 9 місяців тому +4

    Wow, that external drive unit looks stunning like the computer. This is wild with so many disks. 😅

    • @MrAlan1828
      @MrAlan1828 9 місяців тому +1

      Gotta love the locking disk part after you insert the disk

  • @astrades2601
    @astrades2601 9 місяців тому +2

    Oh wow, how over the top gore is this game, but you say it's still can be silly, interesting. And i like how game itself and characters portraits are looking and this big sprites of monsters are awesome. And as always great video.

    • @TonyTonyRedgrave
      @TonyTonyRedgrave 9 місяців тому +3

      The portrait and sprite art are both really outstanding.

  • @nickblomgren
    @nickblomgren 9 місяців тому +2

    ALL HAIL DORK KART!
    Good lord, if that name isn't in someone's future D&D campaign.

  • @TimLobster
    @TimLobster 9 місяців тому +1

    Wonderful video as always. This channel is what inspired me to get my own PC-98! I did have a question though: What setup do you use to capture footage from your PC-98, I'd like to do so myself!

    • @BasementBrothers
      @BasementBrothers  9 місяців тому

      I'm still using a Framemeister, but just recently purchased a retrotink 4K on the way. Framemeister looks quite good for PC-98, but it's really unfortunate that when you magnify the image to fill the screen while retaining the 16:10 aspect ratio, the image displays too far to the right and can't be fixed. (I readjust the alignment in Adobe Premiere for my videos, but have to view the image off-center while playing.)
      If you have the money to invest and can manage to snag one, I would recommend getting a Retrotink 4K. It's definitely the way forward. I was able to try out my brother's with our X68000 and it worked awesome! (Even for just 1080p, not just 4K.)

  • @livanbard
    @livanbard 26 днів тому

    The sprite work in the cutecnee is pretty amazing.

  • @tobormax
    @tobormax 9 місяців тому +1

    I got to admit, when you originally said “Farland” I was like “the Farland? That’s weird.” So thanks for clarifying.

  • @Gonzalo_105
    @Gonzalo_105 9 місяців тому +1

    the party system in this game looks so cool.

  • @caiffeine-ru9zh
    @caiffeine-ru9zh 9 місяців тому +4

    What kinda name is Latock and Dork Cart?? 😭😭

  • @MrAlan1828
    @MrAlan1828 9 місяців тому +2

    Funny I was just playing Xak III and switched over to the PC Engine version for some CD music then this popped up

  • @23Scadu
    @23Scadu 9 місяців тому +3

    I wonder if Rob Necromancer created Rob Zombie.

  • @bluedragon219123
    @bluedragon219123 9 місяців тому +2

    The mid/late 80's to early/mid 90's was REALLY bloody in entrainment, in Holywood and Japan, until it was realized that it might be affecting people. It was becoming, relatively, "mainstream" even with it appearing in what would be considered unnecessary appearances. Blessedly that stopped after people realized, and complained and even got the government involved, as it was seen as pushing people, especially kids, to be more violent and other issues. Still Great Job on the Video! :)

  • @calangel
    @calangel 9 місяців тому +2

    I prefer the MIDI sound, personally

  • @moejuggler6033
    @moejuggler6033 9 місяців тому +1

    The brothers are back!

  • @theclovercross
    @theclovercross 9 місяців тому

    this has been agreat series to follow along!

  • @Marcusianery
    @Marcusianery 9 місяців тому +2

    Looks pretty damn radical this game. Looks a bit like the Ys series.

  • @NoelComiX
    @NoelComiX 9 місяців тому +2

    love your stuff! why does the contrast dim so much?

  • @espfusion
    @espfusion 9 місяців тому +2

    That's a handsome external floppy drive if I do say.

  • @JesusSaves86AB
    @JesusSaves86AB 8 місяців тому

    Ah the 90's. When many games came with books and fancy cases.
    Now you're lucky to get the whole game.

  • @chahinebourenane6291
    @chahinebourenane6291 9 місяців тому +2

    I have a wierd feeling of nostalgia even though i have never played thos game. The music is kinda familiar.

  • @bstarjam466
    @bstarjam466 9 місяців тому +1

    Great way to end my Sunday! Another Basement Brothers vid. 😊. Dare I say...is that Kia Asamiya on the illustrations? That style looks so familiar 🤔 ...

    • @bstarjam466
      @bstarjam466 9 місяців тому +1

      Never mind, 😅 I just heard that it certainly was Asamiya.