Alien 2 | Square Made An Aliens Game...TWICE w/Rewind Mike | REVIEW (MSX2, Famicom Disk, 1987)

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REVIEW: Aliens for the MSX 2 is one of Squaresoft's earliest games, one that was developed and published just before the company went bankrupt and was saved by Hironobu Sakaguchi's Final Fantasy. Based on the movie of the same name (called Alien 2 in Japan), which is one of the great 80s sci-fi action movies, this is one of the few games made in the era based on the franchise, a rare game that was made for the budding microcomputer market in Japan at the time. Another Square-developed game was in the works for the Nintendo Disk System, but it was scrapped shortly before completion, though a prototype was leaked, which ‪@RewindMike‬ talks about in this video (Huge thanks to Mike for his help covering the unreleased Famicom Disk System port! Check out his channel and make sure to sub!)
IGFTW Ep. 43 is a review of these titles, Aliens for the MSX2 and Famicom Disk System!
As of the time of this video, an English patch is not available for this game, but maybe that will change in the future.
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Gameplay was captured using the Elgato Game Capture HD from both an MSX2 and MSX Turbo R unit, upscaled via a Framemeister, and video/audio was edited using Sony Movie Studio Platinum Suite, Version 12. And I did indeed use the Blue MSX emulator to capture the ending, as mentioned in the video.
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Alien, Aliens and Alien 3 movie clips are copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox, used here under fair use and for review/education purposes.
Music used in this video comes from the featured game as well as the following: Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega, Xbox 360/PS3/PC), Alien Trilogy (Acclaim, PS1/SAT/PC), Aliens The Computer Game (Electric Dreams Software, ZX Spectrum), Aliens the Arcade Game (Konami, arcade), Aliens Vs. Predator (Fox Interactive, PC), Aliens Vs. Predator (Capcom, arcade), Alien 3 (Acclaim, Genesis), Parasite Eve (Square, PS1) and Final Fantasy IV (Square, SFC).
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~Jimmy Hapa
Japanese title: エイリアン２
Release date: mid-1987
Publisher: Square スクウェア
Developer: Square スクウェア
Platform: MSX Computer System エム・エス・エックスパソコン
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@Larry 3 года назад

Out of curiosity were any of the staff who made this also work on Predator on the NES at all? The two games do look quite similar. But, most excellent feature Sir! I grew up on the UK Aliens game, completely went over my head what you're supposed to do as a kid.

@ImportGamingFTW 3 года назад

Hey Larry, thanks for watching--I'd love to try the Aliens UK computer game, but it's hard for me to come by, obviously! I enjoyed watching some gameplay videos, though. As far as the Predator development team, I'm not sure, but I would imagine that the similar look the two share is purely coincidental.

@WrestlingWithGaming 4 года назад

I'm glad you reminded me about this video. It came out great, James. The MSX game looks pretty fun.

@Nick051987 4 года назад

Hey! I don't usually comment, but I just wanted to say that I really appreciate your videos. Especially a big fan of the pickups videos. I don't know what it is, but there's something about all the differences in the box art and such that really interests me. Plus all the stuff we never got here in America. You do a great job of displaying things, and going into detail on them. It makes it so much more fun to learn about Japanese games. Hope you're doing well!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to comment and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the videos. I'm encouraged to hear you and a few others like the pickups videos, I'll keep putting them out! Take care and thanks again!

@derrickmarr9612 3 года назад

I definitely agree, I love it when I see a new video go up, especially when it's a pickup video!!

@briteboy6131 4 года назад

oh sweet! I randomly found the rom I have for this last night, so perfect timing!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Hope you enjoy the video and the game!

@MellowGaming 4 года назад

The long fabled Aliens episode has arrived. It looks pretty darn good for an MSX game. Got quite the developer pedigree behind it too which I never knew about. Glad you finally conquered this demon Jimmy. Gotta be about a year since you mentioned wanting to do this on a stream.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks Anthony--I think it's been almost two years from the originally intended release date...feels good to have it done! I doubt it was worth the wait, but I hope you enjoyed it either way.

@MellowGaming 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW Dude, it was a damn good episode. Wasn't expecting the famicom version to be a thing either. A lot of stuff in this episode that I doubt many people know about at all.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

@@MellowGaming Always appreciated, buddy! I always hope people come away with some new tidbit of information or way of looking at something from my videos...someday I may even do proper research on these things!

@zintosion 4 года назад

SURUGAYA IS GOD....NOW BOW! Best part about import gaming ftw is seeing the search bar.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Ha ha, thanks for catching those--it's how I subliminally spread my religious agenda. And if those are the best parts of my videos, I need to work harder!

@StephenWilds 4 года назад

Some nice work from you and Rewind.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

I appreciate that, my pale faced brother.

@TheMSXChannel 4 года назад

Great episode. I'm quite fond of this game despite some of the weird game design choices. The music fits the game perfectly, with the stage 1 track being especially awesome. There is a boss fight even in stage 3, if you enter the second last door. The game is poorly trying to hide the fact that you can crawl through one section at the end of that stage.

@RetroDrew 3 года назад

This is one of the few Aliens games I haven't played. Over the years I've heard both good and bad things about it but nothing made want to seek it out over The US Aliens The Computer game. But maybe it's finally time I give it a shot. Great review as always Jimmy.

@ImportGamingFTW 3 года назад

Thanks man--I really enjoyed your Aliens DS video a few months back. Hope you'll check this one out.

@SamuraiSam 3 года назад

Always interesting to hear about obscure works of big gaming companies. Cheers, Jimmy!

@Horos_de_Vega 4 года назад

Oh 80s I LOVE YOU :D Thanks again for the great video!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks for watching--and I do love the 80s (and 90s), too!

@famigamers4818 4 года назад

good video once again! I could recognize that scanner pulse anywhere! :)

@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson 4 года назад

After seeing you in the chats of Jared with Avalanche Reviews and hearing him praise your videos, I've finally gotten around to watching one of your videos and I must say i am impressed, my guy

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks a lot, Dylan--I guess that lughead has his moments, after all! I'll have to send him my thanks as well.

@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW hahahahaha. Idk why that's so funny. I look forward to.much more work from you, keep up the great work!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

@@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson Thanks! And I think you found it funny because you know it to be true--Jared is a lughead...a lovable lughead, though.

@DylanYouSonOfABidgeNelson 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW you're definitely right, my man.

@ChopstickSamurai 4 года назад

Another great video Jimmy! I’m a huge fan of Aliens as well. If you have the means to play ZX Spectrum games, the homebrew Aliens Neoplasm is definitely worth your time as well.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thank you--unfortunately, I don't have the means to play Spectrum games, but I will enjoy Aliens Neoplasm vicariously through a longplay here on YT if there are any posted. Thanks for the heads up! Edit: Looks great!

@PonderingGhost 4 года назад

3 reasons to like this video: 1. He included that Alien 3 is awesome. 2. Opens up with the title music from Alien Trilogy. 3. Has a picture of Mia Sara on his desk.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

MY MAN! But "my man" especially for noticing and pointing out the Mia Sara picture--she was such a beauty.

@Stakkeroid 4 года назад

Great video! This game would also have blown my mind back in the day... not a lot of Japanese MSX games ever managed to find their way into Europe those days.

@daehan8227 3 года назад

Though I am surprised to know good old Square made this game. Lately I have going through Square's Romancing Saga 3 on snes. Though after finding out Ganbare Goemon 3+4 finally got translated...... I just couldn't resist.

@Randhrick 4 года назад

Excellent video! I like learning about games I never played and with some history lesson :) Looking forward to your next MSX game video this is unknown territory to me.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks a lot, Rand, glad you could learn about something new in the game world. I might do a short "chibisode" on another MSX title next month, hope you'll like it.

@nachobeards 4 года назад

you had me at "dirty tokita"

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

That one always works.

@screwthenet 4 года назад

The metroid feeling was real. NOICE!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks! I actually thought about using Super Metroid music in the intro, it creates such an eerie mood.

@BENULTIMAN2000 4 года назад

Not a Bad Video for your First Review of a Licensed Movie Game. Do you plan on doing anymore Reviews of some Japan Exclusive Games based off of Hollywood Films ?????

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks, Ben--no plans, but hey, if it another comes up!

@importaku 4 года назад

Now we play the game of who are those characters shadows in the cinema. Goemon, Chun Li, the guy on the cover of toilet kids on PCE, the chef from ore no ryouri & one on the very left i cant work out gah.

@anthonyr.2621 4 года назад

Wow you actually redid the video and it came out fantastic! Kudos! What made you delete your Twitter and any other platforms we can follow for upcoming progress on your videos?

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks, I think it turned out better because of all the delays and disasters, ha ha. I left Twitter for a number of reasons, but not because of personal interactions--99% of the time it was overwhelmingly positive for me. But anyway, I'll post progress here and there on my Patreon, all public posts for the foreseeable future, and I may use the RU-vid community post feature, but am a bit hesitant because I wouldn't want to pollute people's feeds...I guess that's too late either way, since I get tons of posts I don't want to see from channels I'm not subscribed to!

@anthonyr.2621 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW better you polluting our feeds than old racist cooking channels. Thank you for the reply and I'll stay posted! :)

@retractingblinds 4 года назад

I guess now's the time to roll out those community tab features lol

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Could be--but what for?!

@retractingblinds 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW In case another stream gets nuked haha

@hamstrungharry259 4 года назад

The hell, Big Trouble in Little China is called Ghost Hunters in Japan?

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

That is correct, sir--nice eye. And my reaction when I found out years ago was exactly the same..."the hell?"

@habibk.2423 4 года назад

Great video!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thank you!

@kaniprogames8229 2 года назад

14:33 Hello Iijima Ai

@NIGH11 4 года назад

At long last ! Also since you're off Twitter I'll use this chance to say hail Saturn !

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Saturn be exalted, and let the non-believers perish in the fires of CD-i hell.

@v.m.9198 3 года назад

Somewhere theres an alternative universe where we call the aliens big chaps instead of xenomorphs

@denNESdanMAKU 4 года назад

Jimmy Time !!! The Intro for this Video is pure love to the Alien Franchise and is probably the reason to watch Alien and Aliens for the 100th time. Nice to see another face on your channel as guest. I will check out Mikes channel immediately ! Whats next to expect from you? Perhaps a Video about Hitler in Video Games with a German guest? :P Keep up the good work my dude!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Bro, it's been a while! I was wondering how you've been the other day--we've gotta catch up sometime, or you can join me for a stream or something. Thanks for checking out Mike's channel and for watching the video, and I'm always down to a Hitler video games episode. I think we talked about it a couple of years ago, but we must be careful...I don't want Mama Merkel throwing you in prison and forcing you to play CD-i games for 25 to life.

@The_RadicalOne 4 года назад

The Jim Master is back!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Don't call it a comeback! No, really, don't call it that, since I probably won't upload a new video any time soon.

@daehan8227 3 года назад

Now this was a gnarly video. Though I mostly heard people talk about Alien Isolation on the ds along with Avp on the snes. Though Isolation was pretty good from what I have seen.

@SinisterSally 4 года назад

I picked up a fdstick and this was the first game I tried. I couldn't get far, nearly every enemy I killed damage me with acid. Enemies dont seem to spawn until you are right on them and if you dont attack right away they damage you, if you do attack right away you dont have time to get away from the acid. The max game seems fun tho.

@st1ka 4 года назад

Ripley looks so naked in the MSX version. The Famicom version actually looks more interesting than the MSX version though =O

@Chicomite 4 года назад

Obviously it's hard to find niche Japanese figures here in the U.S., but popular Japanese characters seem to be easy to find. Long story short, I've searched so many times to see if any Ganbare Goemon figures or plushies exist and have nvr even found a picture of one. Yet, here is Jimmy Hapa's shelf, with a nice set of Goemon, Yae, Ebisumaru and Sasuke figures. What company made those, that's literally the 1st time I've confirmed that Goemon figures exist.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

The figures you're talking about are probably the sofubi/soft vinyl keychains made by Hobbymate. They're pretty hard to find--not sure if you saw my video from earlier in the year on Ooedo Daikaiten, but I'm pretty sure there's a fairly recent shot of my collection near the beginning or end. There are a lot of Goemon goodies out there, just gotta persist (and pay handsomely for 'em!).

@Chicomite 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW Hobbymate, thanks Jimmy, the hunt begins! They kinda look like the silicon Ooedo Daikaiten style. And as an American, I think I got my Japanese figure search terms kinda down. 3" ___ figure, mini fig, ___gashapon figure, _ gachapon, those get me to some pretty cool Japanese items. I gotta broaden my understanding of the language lol.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

@@Chicomite Good luck with the hunt and the studies!

@ElLatigo25 4 года назад

What do you think of eyuiden chronicles?? The new spiritual successor to suikoden?? That is in development by muryama?

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

I'm cautiously optimistic, and I hope it ends up being a classic! I'll be following its development from here on out for sure!

@PastoKage 4 года назад

Hey Jimmy, a review of FF for the MSX would be sweet, don't you think?!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

That would be sweet! I already own Dragon Quest I and II on the system, so it would be pretty fun to do a detailed look at all three games...but the only real thing preventing me from doing so is that FF on MSX is somewhere in the $400-500 range these days. I'm kicking myself for not picking it up a few years ago at BEEP in Akihabara for $140 or so when I first saw it in person.

@PastoKage 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW Woah! Didn't know that! Compared to the FamiCom FFs that go for around 100Y each... WOAH!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

@@PastoKage Yeah, it's pretty crazy--granted, that's for complete in box, but the box and manual are the best parts!

@perpetualcollapse 4 года назад

Aight then.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Right on time!

@RetroGamePlayers 3 года назад

Clothes are hard to come by in space lol

@Deniii4000 4 года назад

Hi, Jimmy. I recently discovered your channel (thanks to Ultra Healthy) and wanted to ask you something: will you do reviews of adventure games such as "Cat The Ripper" (PS/SS), "B線上のAlice" (PS), "マリカ: 真実の世界" (SS), etc? I'm a huge adventure gamer and, sadly, these kind of games aren't covered by anyone. The few people that usually cover them, don't speak a single word of Japanese, making the whole video pointless to me. Ultra Healthy covered one (Planet Laika on Playstation) but since it's not his kind of game, he never reviewed another one. Since you also speak fluent Japanese, it would be awesome if you could review these kind of games from time to time. Anyway, thanks for the video uploads.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Thanks for popping in (I guess you found this unlisted video earlier because it was in my playlist, ha ha). Happy to hear you game here from UHVGN, a shame he's stepping away from RU-vid, but hopefully he will succeed in his dream of creating a game...and hopefully he'll come back to making videos when that's done! There are a few adventure type games I would like to do videos on and the ones you mentioned have been on my radar! If/when I do cover one, the first would probably be Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari for Saturn, Es on the Dreamcast or Kowloon's Gate on PS1. I was really leaning toward Planet Laika, but as you mentioned, Ultra did a video on it which I really enjoyed!

@Deniii4000 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW The video was unlisted? Didn't know that since, indeed, I found it in the playlist. I'll also miss Ultra Healthy videos. I'm not very fond of shooters and platformers nowadays but he, as a person, has a certain charm that reels people in (something I've seen other people mention as well in the comments of his videos) Also, awesome news you are going to cover those games!! I speak some Japanese but adventure games are a bit out of my league. In fact, it was the PS1 game "Echo Night 2" the title that, finally, pushed me to (try to) learn the language. Anyway, looking forward to those videos and many more!

@bustywaifus 4 года назад

Cat The Ripper looks like utter shit though, must be hard to finish.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

@@Deniii4000 No guarantee I'll cover them anytime soon, but I'll do some kind of adventure game someday for sure! Good luck with your Japanese studies!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

@@bustywaifus Yeah, it looks pretty rough...might make it hard to finish, might lead to unintentional amusement...