SNK Before the NeoGeo 

Man I deal with pretty horrific chronic pain too (they say it’s one of if not the most painful condition one can be diagnosed with) it’s called complex regional pain syndrome or CRPS. Trust me I’m not here bragging about that or did I want to mention it at all lol I just wanted to say that I also tend to use videos like Joes to try and help distract my brain and train of thought to get whatever I can in my head to fire whatever other neural signals that are working towards any receptor other then the infinitely traveling and constantly overused destination of pain. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug to be honest. Most new videos I haven’t seen that contain anything nostalgic usually does the best for me so whatever dopamine that releases or whatever receptors that helps light up definitely causes enough to take the mind off the pain and you deal with this chronic crap so you can attest that even a tiny break from that constant hell can feel like a 2 week tropical vacation sometimes. It’s hard to explain to most but people who deal with it know what I mean most of the time at least and yes to the rest who may come across this and be confused then I’ll tell you that something as simple as a short video meant for small bursts of entertainment can be a big help if your in the right mind set. Nothing helps take 100% of it away but when you deal with severe pain 24/7 then dialing that 100% back to say 50% for a hour or so truly does help more then i can explain

​@@FrankBeingFrankthank you for sharing this with us friendo.

*hey MelRetro, first time reader and bystander Just wanted to thank you for your profile pic and giving me something to look forward to the next time you comment Appreciate your work and effort* - damn i put way to much effort in that youtube comments joke.. sorry

That's a *bold* statement. . . . . (and I concur. Much love to Joe)

I'm going to play it on my Wii to the Trinitron later I think 🤔

I remember being 6 or 7 years old and impressing the hell out of a late teenager playing akari warriors his home with the stand-up arcade that he had.

Haha and thanks to you!

Amen brother

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Mr. Maj, happy weekends! Can we hope for a new Ultima video anytime soon?

My man

Of course Majuular turns out to be a man of taste... for sack.

Well it's not a box clown. Quit liking your own comments bozo

ive got the psp eboot port, and while ive played it a bit, its not enough to really get its mechanics.. does picking up the letters act like the number weapons pick ups in Aleste (Power Strike) in that you get a couple seconds of invincibility ? if not that seems like a huge amount of work paying attention to things other than the enemies and their fire for a shooter..

@@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z No, in Alpha Mission you're basically collecting parts for a weapon. When you have all parts you can activate it, thus equipping your ship with a temporary but powerful weapon. These are pretty much required to defeat the bosses if you don't want to spend a long time fighting them, some can quickly make short work of the bosses.

@@MagmaMKII in alpha mission 1 or 2? i was talking about 2.. i dont remember that.. ill check it out again..

@@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z he is refering to 1.

basically you collect 3 S to upgrade your speed by 1, and the same for Missles (M) and lazers (L). Each of these three can upgrade 2 times. once you got the 2nd upgrade, you collect the relevant K letters to lock in the upgrades. The E is for the energy meter used by the fully collected ship attachments when you equip them (which you need 3 pieces to make a completed attachment, you can only assemble one at a time, but fully assembled attachments are banked so you can use them whenever you need, though they are one time use only, and use up Energy). the other letters do different things, the F opens boxes/explodes them, the R is for a reverse/go back in the stage, W is for Warping/going ahead in the stage (which sucks), P is for an extra ship/life, and avoid C, as it Cancels/removes any ship attachment you are using, so avoid that at all costs. etc. be careful though as when you see reversed letters, you should avoid them, as reversed letters impact you negatively, i.e reverse S slows you down, then you have to collect 3 more normal S to upgrade, reversed E robs you of Energy, etc. I loved Alpha Mission, and play it regularly, but only really get to the 4th area as it is tough. oh and building the shield attachment and using it is a must!

I feel like Capcom was their equal in that era.

SNK/Capcom/Konami with their sprites in the 80’s & 90’s

That's awesome, will be getting then ty for the recommendation.

@@RemoWilliams1227Don’t forget to check the dlc as well. They added more games as a free download.

@@Darkbeatdk great advice ty!

I first heard the tune in King of Fighters as well! I was blown away a few years later when I found that old-ass game singing to me with that same tune.

@@GameSackDid you hear the version Yuzo Koshiro did for smash bros? It’s a bop!

Well, SNK was huge in the mid-to-late 90s and had very sharp decline in the early 00s. It was also never as big in Japan as the other companies you mentioned, so depending on when you're experiencing is set, it could be very reasonable for younger people who aren't hardcore gamers to not know about them.

@@MattiaSangiorgi I do understand that. However seeing as all my students were from Osaka, you'd think they would know this. Especially the over 40s or 50s. And yeah, some of my students were gamers from that era yet not a single one knew about SNK. Other factor could be that Konami and Capcom have a huge presence in the games parlour and Pachinko industry over there, whereas SNK had none.

@@ondrejsedlak4935yes, especially since the King of fighters and Samurai Showdown was supposed to be so popular over there.

I heard SNK is particularly popular in Latin America (to this day) for some reason.

@@Mimi.1001 KOF is really popular here, at least.

@@johndd9140 shut up clown

She'll get you!

Hang in there brother. Get well soon.

Your channel sure isn't the best at anything 😂

@@ramrodbldm9876thanks for your view! I film for myself not for people

@@ramrodbldm9876shoutout to your 6 subscribers!

@@ramrodbldm9876shoutout to your 6 subscribers

@@ramrodbldm9876shoutout to your 6 subscribers!

@ninjapirate47 you're a bozo

I'm not saying this to hurt you, but they actually had originally started plans on a sequel before scrapping it. I wish they would also 😢

​@@nanoglitch6693😔

Probably only #3 or #2. Pathetic.

The Japanese version was released as a promotional cassette tape. (Khinsider has the download.)

It was released as a single, though

Jeremy Parish uploaded the tape to his channel too I think

It’s like the devs were playing Time Pilot and watching the Twilight Zone both at the same time

Yeah i have old mags from the era, egm, gamepro, and gamefan all claim its beimg worked on for the neo geo cd (or neo star system) along with magician lord 2. Too bad those never came to pass along with the additional chapter that was planned for samurai spirits rpg. Id love a metal slug rpg too.

I know most people don't consider it a very good shmup, but I have fond memories of Sky Soldiers. The time travel gimmick was just so cool. I still boot it up in MAME every once in a while and play it.

Hard Corps is the best Contra! 😎

Hi, Dr. Nick!

I was thinking that myself!!!!

They Live is a spiritual successor of Mutation Nation.

No they didn't, Beam Software developed Three Stooges on Nes and Incredible Technologies made the Amiga original.

3 am in my country 😂

2pm here

2 am for me

you mean god

No I didn't....

@@addyproductions56 no.. i meant Todd

@@thisisnotachannel different Todd

@@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml Todd Howard?

I love you Phil, Dspgaming is the best

lol that's cute

Do you show them your MEGA POWER?

I tried this too but just had a nightmare where I got fondled by Bob Cornhole and metal Jesus.

when I'm asleep I'm in yoko mode, then I wake up stand up and I'm suddenly TATE MODE !!!

Just dont try taking off with Snatcher ...or popping in Greendog for a play and I'm sure you'll be fine ;-)