Just when I thought I've played most of the Neo Geo library...I stumble across this hidden gem! Never saw it in any arcades back in the day but I'm loving the swag this game has going on to where I have to try it 😇
“There’s a prehistoric monster that came from Outer Space! Created by the Martians to destroy the human race! The FBI is helpless, they’re up against the wall! What can we do? Who can we call? Call Tobor, the 8th Man, Call Tobor, the 8th Man! Faster than a rocket, faster than a jet! He’s the mighty robot, he’s the one to get! Call Tobor, the 8th Man! Quick, call Tobor, the mightiest robot of them all!”
I remember the first time I learned about this game's existence was when I saw it being played by the actor Bokeem Woodbine in the HBO original movie: Strapped.
I am still convinced the set designers used the need for him to look like a baller as an excuse to buy this expensive but still obscure video game system they could take home later 😂
This is awesome. Didn't even know there was an 8-Man game. Neo Geo had the best music and sound f/x back then. I wasn't even good at the games, I just played them in the arcade bc they were so cool
Oh hey I remember this one! It was shown before because another channel did a bit of a documentary on Neo Geo and mentioned this is based on a manga. It reminds me of superhero shows like _Getterman_ and _Kamen Rider_ 😊
Eight Man was considered the earliest cyborg superhero to be made before Kamen Rider. ( KR creator Shotaro Ishinomori created Cyborg 009 the following year )
When I first discovered this game, I thought it was based on the 1993 OVA 8-Man After. But I was wrong; its actually loosely based on the 1960s animated series starring 8-Man. Since this game came out in 1991 (the same year as Street Fighter II and Megaman 4), this game predates 8-Man After by 2 years. But still, it was nice of Neo-Geo to make this game. While it remains the first and only game given to our beloved cyborg superhero, it is a classic nevertheless. And one that has earned a special place in my heart.
I have the original 100 mega shock big ass cartridge! Thing cost me a fortune, not that it is worth anything today. LOL at least my 5 year old son will play some retro games.
Actually, your original Neo Geo with these original games are worth a fortune for collectors. Neo Geo is basically like a rare Tucker Car or Delorean car.
Wow! I remember seeing an arcade game of Eight[h] Man in some restaurant when I was a kid. And yet I never knew that it was based on a manga and anime at the time.
Oddly enough, the first boss, Super Robot 5, is one of 8-Man's rivals from the 60s series. Too bad none of the other baddies from the show made it in here. No Ken, Samantha 7, Jupiter, or even the Armored Man. Oh well. I guess we just have to take what we can get in this case.
Also, I think we can loosely consider player 2 to be "Hazama Itsuru" even though he doesn't exist in this game. In this game, 8-Man is Hachiro Azuma like in the manga and the 60s TV series.
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This sounds so much more worse and anemic than the real version. It's like they gutted the middle and bass frequencies and left overly sparkly top frequencies
This game is way too cheap, Cyber's stage is a prime example. You start out with 99 seconds riding a very slow elevator up, by the time you get to fight cyber you only got 18 seconds left, talk about being squeezed for time, and that's not even factoring his huge sprite taking up much of the screen Still, that final boss fight was quite impressive. You somehow managed to anticipate the directions of where the fireball was going to fly and dodged it accordingly. I always had a hard time finding out where his hit box is so I don't touch it and lose health in the process. Well done
Well it's early '90s graphics, obviously can't compare to modern standards, but back then this was a level of quality that no consoles at the time could achieve, it was an eyecatcher in the arcade
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