Life Force & Salamander - All Versions Explained

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Salamander and Life Force are spinoffs of the Gradius series from Konami. There are 7 distinct versions of this game, some very similar and other are very different. Level design, gameplay mechanics, and graphical style vary between each version. In this video, I'll look at every one, from the arcade hit to the most obscure version.
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8 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 28

@Shmuptopia 2 года назад

Thanks for doing the breakdown! I've often wondered what the difference or differences were between the versions. I only have the arcade collection version for Switch so this was super neat!

@persona83 2 года назад

Very good explanation. Even as a Salamander fan since NES days, I never fully understood the differences between versions.

@kamadoma715 2 года назад

good job clearing the confusion up!

@johnathanramirez2654 2 года назад

Great job on the vid. This is exactly what I was looking for

@retrogamingknight 2 года назад

Thanks. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

@rustymixer2886 Месяц назад

Thx

@dadrand0m 2 года назад

I got the NES version when it was originally released for my birthday. ALL of my friends were so jealous! Music was great, graphics were amazing, challenge was perfect. Great vid!

@GlitchHuntingGamer 2 года назад

One of my favourite SHMUPs ever. 🔫PEW! 🔫PEW! I had no idea all of these variants existed. A concise and knowledge rich video that remains engaging throughout. 🌟🌟🌟More Please!🌟🌟🌟

@ctochtli2964 Месяц назад

I love Salamander in the PC engine, one of my favorite shooters.

@WeSRT4 Год назад

This was the game that my dad and I spent many hours playing together. 😢

@BoanergesTWELF12 21 день назад

My first Konami shmup was Gradius 3, the PCE version graphical display looks so close to the snes entry of gradius 3, im gonna give that a try first

@sjake8308 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video. Thanks for the upload!

@1invag 2 года назад

Searched for a video comparing versions of salamander, specifically thinking of the c64 version. Didn't even mention it existed haha

@retrogamingknight 2 года назад

I had to look that up, and there is a version but wasn't developed or published by Konami. A company called Imagine released it. I had only focused on the versions that Konami worked on.

@kyorin6526 Год назад

The C64 version was amazing!

@sjake8308 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, there were versions for the Spectrum and Amstrad too. It always surprised me that there were never ports for the ST and Amiga. Incidentally, there was also a port for the Sharp X68000 that's supposedly excellent.

@sjake8308 11 месяцев назад

@@kyorin6526 Yes, it's staggering how good that port was given the limitations of the system.

@leesherman5192 2 года назад

Thanks for explaining everything, especially about the modern releases! I can't seem to find comprehensive lists of rereleases for any games except ones with obsessive fanbases, and all the variations of this game make the issue exponentially more complicated.

@retrogamingknight 2 года назад

Glad you found it helpful. It's crazy how many variations there are. I first realized it when I picked up Salamander on PC Engine several years ago and realized that it was almost completely different from the NES Life Force that I was familiar with.

@MarcoAGJ Год назад

Now things are clear.

@Booth81 Год назад

I actually prefer Salamander to Gradius. I love the biomechanical theme, and the gameplay is much more accessible, especially the version without the power up menu.

@retrogamingknight Год назад

I like that version a lot better as well. It's much easier to recover after you die since the game gives you the multiple much more frequently.