LGR - Purple Saturn Day - DOS PC Game Review 

Although I never figured out how the hell to play this thing, when I was a kid it was just the greatest thing ever. That backstory in the manual, the sound effects, the aliens, the surreal scope of it. I had never seen anything like it. It was just incredible.

0:49 That 3d stadium was unexpected and actually impressive!

I've been trying to remember the name of this game for years and years, and I just accidentally stumbled upon this video today! Aahaha, thanks!

2:42 You have successfully summoned The elder God Cthulhu, the Great Old One, High Priest of the Great Old Ones, The Great Dreamer, The Sleeper of R'lyeh. Press SPACE to continue

Good thing you didn’t read that chant. It’s gonna summon a demon or something

For a "Lazy" game reviewer, you are a heckofaton more imformative than other youtubers ive seen.

I like how the planet is doing a facepalm on the cover

You're uh... you're real good at that hurdle jump there

@Shiqna1 Thanks for the info! I've yet to try the Amiga version out, but I now have some idea of what to expect and have a further drive to check it out soon :D

Interesting, it seems that the "Brain Baller" mini-game is at the origins of the (not less weird and creepy) game "Extase", released one year later by another french company (Cryo) owned by Philippe Ulrich who also worked on the Exxos games.

@Haltedboy Check my "FAQ" video for information on my capturing, recording and editing solutions: watch?v=hHFRwCCSSIs

This review made my Purple Saturday! Thanks, LGR!

Love your reviews, keep em coming, I'll keep clicking.

Oh my gosh, the opening reminded me that Winter games was the first game my family bought when we got a gateway 2000 386. Followed shortly with a big step up: Doom!

"i think i need a cigarette after that." me too, Clint. me too.

@RNRgammer I wasn't expecting anything at all. So if anything, it far exceeded my expectations :)

@V3ryan Of course! Concerning the existence of my partial bias, I am most certain.

At first, I thought the title was "Purple Satan Day".

Wow, this looks pretty neat! Ring Pursuit looks really fun, actually. Brain Bowler is curiously complex compared to the other games, but who am I to judge how people amuse themselves on Saturn. And I would love ham tots. Deep fried cylinders of ham? Awesome. I would totally go all the way to Saturn to get some.

God, I miss Epyx. I broken many of joystick on my C64 playing a lot of their games, LOL

Stephane picq is a great compose btw, glad to see his name on here :P

Even with him explaining everything and me seeing it, that 3rd game I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about lol

Aww man... The memories... of that awesome intro! I miss it so.

people who critic your sims videos obviously don't watch your other videos lol i personally like the sarcasm in your videos, it makes it interesting :3

@Zestypanda Yeah, it was purchased that way. I join with a companion tear.

@rpmmelby Yup. One of the reasons I'm not too fond of Tronic Slider. AUDIBLE PAIN. Imagine it on a true PC speaker with no volume control...

Whaaa? I have never met anyone who has ever played/heard of this game...*mind blown* I remember picking this up at Target in a bargain bin for maybe $2.00 or $3.00.

@spiderjerusalem100 Agreed. I played so much garbage back then, but it's what I had so it was AWESOME. Cali Games is pretty lackluster for the most part. Well, other than the Footbag/Hacky Sack game, at least that's kinda fun.

I love the colors!

Very cool video.

lol. Nice .. > your work & voice is funny & hilarious XD - Great reviews !!

@Highretrogamelord89 Lavender/Magenta Saturn Day just doesn't have the same ring to it :)

The Amiga version has much better sound effects. Imagine that would also apply to the ST version as well. That does have an effect on the atmosphere of the game as beeps can get annoying.

the mind game kinda of reminds me of paradroids from the C64 when you try to take over another bot.

Love yall

I think a remake of this game would be interesting, some work with the controls and non eyeball melting colors.

The music from the title screen of this game was awesome (at least on the amstrat 5.25" floppy version). I never got very far on this game though, all the events were kind of weird and I never understood them as a kid. Funnily enough, the manual didn't fit properly in the 5.25" box either! I don't know how. It's on Steam though. I bought it for nostalgia. I still don't understand it.

Purple Saturday.

I thought Purple Saturn Day was a holiday for owners of Purple Sega Saturns

it's very possible to get highly skilled at the brain circuit game to the point it doesn't feel at all awkward at least on the Amiga and ST versions I've played. I imagine the PC version isn't different though. My personal fave mini game out of all of these and a lot of fun once you get confident with it. As a package it's not incredible but it's got charm and it's refreshing

yay , a winner will be me !

7:22 Kinda reminds me of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy's Improbability drive.

@phreakindee you engrish is urtimate strong- YOU ARE HERE, ROR!

Purple Saturn? What is this, Sailor Moon?

you can pre-order duke nuk'em forever on steam now

Have you done one for Captain Blood? I remember that game being amazing graphics wise on the MSX but never could get far.

They should make a movie based off this game

"Happy Purple Saturn Day, son!"

Finagle … good word!

Awesome thanks 👍

Weird alien sports.. Idea? Oooookay~ Execution? Ooooo...kaaaay?

Is this the motherfuckin' Space Olympics that the Lonely Island were talking about?

@phreakindee You should really try Extase on the amiga version. It's really a blast!

Exxos would later become Cryo (Dune, Megarace, Lost Eden, KGB).

Lol nice video. laughed at the "Hulu blip etc" joke. Hahah.

lol the intro haha nice one

So much Purple.....as the title suggests!

"strangely drawn to strangeness" yeah thats me XD

You must review commander blood. I played that game countless times.

Any chance of checking out the old DOS game Ultrabots? Remember it from my childhood but none of my friends have even heard of it nowadays.

nice intro! :D

Ah, yes, Purple Saturn Day. The prequel to Red Dead Revolver.

Ah Exxos, you need to review Lost Eden and Dune now.

i just got it on GOG as I had it on my ATARI ST. The PC version doesnt hold up to the HomePC version which is weird. nostalgia anyways

well in my case, i was lucky.. i played only great titles on my family first pc with 286 cpu: gran prix circuit, rick dangerous 2, arkanoid, silpheed, skyroads 3d, prehistorik 2, the games: winter challenge, zool.. same thing with first perntium pc: doom, doom 2, duke nukem 3d, Vinyl Goddess from Mars, mdk, wipeout 2097 ecc ecc ecc i think i have a beautiful childhood!

Looks more pink than purple imho. Kinda like some Apple II games, lol.

Ah, so this is the origin of the Saturn Death Cult conspiracy.

Lol@100% partially biased :o) Wow, quite smooth graphics in that first stage :o) That's one hell off a convoluted game! :o)

Wow. I have this game in my collection. Still shrinkwrapped. Looked too weird to open. I think I paid $2 for it back in the day...

Used to play California games to death on the C64 back then. epyx ftw

Hey, I still like California Games. Biking was pretty cool, IMO

I think you meant Battle Sport? For the 3DO.

I liked the old intro

The Amiga version looked and sounded much better! I can't believe how bad this version looks. Anyway. . nice review.

Nope, never have.

@Shiqna1 Both great C64 games. It's a shame all the NES ports didn't do so well. Also @phreakindee You should review some Commodore 64 games more often!

Wow. What a strange game.

phreakindee. i am not worthy of your presence, but here i am. your reviews are full of awesomeness, and i think there should be a friggen' reality show about u, but not on MTV cause they suck. anyway, u rule and your reviews are asstastic. keep on truckin'.

Is that Duke Nukem I spy in the thumbnail? 😋

"awesome graphics"

At 7:24 i think i saw a whale and a bowl of petunias... Hmmm. The last shape could be The Hitchhiker's Guide but a book version of it. :)

Do you have all the other computers this was ported to?

Epyx was amazing on C64, but it seemed after that they just couldn't hang on...such a shame. Gateway to Apshai!!

Screw real life, enter Purple Saturn Day :)

you should do the ultima colletion or Xcom series, or quest for glory!!!!! please :)

Oh that 2011 Audio. Good video though.

I'm someone drawn to strangest

100% partially biased...lol. Which part? The first 100% or the second 100%?

Yeah, suuuuuure. If so, live a little.

Somehow, this review has made me both want to acquire AND avoid this game, LOL.

Games

idk what to think of it, over all I think I'll pass does not look like it would be able to keep me amused long enough.

Fan manual? A Fanual?

"Awesome graphics".........wasn't even sarcastically meant...

The third game is actually an Extase-clone, another game frome the same guys: /watch?v=zAlBeNCBf7o

i can whait to see pyuro tehnica

On the Amiga is look so much Better! :) A Really funny Game

@phreakindee Lol. XD

And thats why epics are purple

ha T-Mek.