This was the first game I played on the Genesis. I used to love it. The arcade version was a "quarter muncher" but I never felt it was cheap like a lot of other Arcade games. You got your moneys worth from a quarter.
Its a good game,I think platinum games should create a new version,probably add weapon use body armour.The way the fighting would be could definitely work.
That is true I can't get enough of that game I'm happy I have Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for my PS3 so I can play the Sega Genesis and Arcade version of Altered Beast
I'm really enjoying your videos. So many memories. You've got really good pacing, video length, and just the right amount of quirky humor. Keep them coming!
Stella was Alex Kidd's girlfriend in the Alex Kidd: Lost Stars arcade game. It's also a name of one of their game engines, so not sure which Stella it's refering to. But the MD port was apparantly made in less than eight weeks, and in tandem witht he arcade machine, so Sega could have created it as a showpiece for the console. "look how arcade perfect it is!" Etc.
I have read conflicting reports about which Stella is referring to. Since Stella was Alex's girlfriend people say it's her name on the tombstone so who knows
When I was a little little kid and my older brother and cousins would play this on sega, I would always hide under a bed when the intro played. I hated that shit back then lulz.
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My very first Sega Genesis/Megadrive game that I own and still have my original Altered Beast cartridge to this very day. The Arcade version was crisp and clean with clear animations which was a bit ahead of its time. The character transformation screen is still nostalgic and unbelievable!!
Thanks Pat. In strange times like now, it's nice to have some new content to watch even though your job of posting videos isn't "essential" in the grand scheme of things.... But to us, It's essential to keeping a bit of normalcy in the world and our time being trapped within our homes Thank you.. We appreciate it! 🙏
If I can help people get through these challenging times with my stupid little jokes Then I am more than happy to help. :-) I appreciate each and every one of you for watching and supporting my channel
I like how both this game and Golden Axe broke the fourth wall in the credits. The two games also shared one of the enemies, that weird purple birdy thing you can also ride in Golden Axe. So we can easyly suppose that Golden Axe and Altered Beast happened in the same universe.
I am old now and remember when this was just top of the line and the graphics were unheard of. Even now though the game is a beautiful piece of work. This channel is easily one or my favorites hands down!
The new transformations that were in the GBA and PS2 Altered Beast/Juuouki stand alone games were actually from the FDS/NES port of the game, @PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries.
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OMG! This game, I played it on the sega genesis as a kid. I remember almost everything about it for some reason and as an adult I don't quite get why I liked it so much. hahaha EDIT: Wow, I had no idea there were so many version of this thing, and even modern ones. I am very surprised.
It looks the same but the chances of a company that makes many movies having a cover that's the characters on top of each other rather than side by side is extremely likely
I remember playing this in a carryout before I new it the sun was down. I took the short cut home through the woods to get home faster. Man I was freaked out the whole way home lol good times.
I recently bought a Japanese PS2, so maybe I'll nab the Japanese version of Project Altered Beast if it's so cheap. Though honestly, I wish Sega would take another crack at it. I know few people associate Relic or Creative Assembly with beat'em ups, but both have made some awesome hidden gems in the genre. CA's made Spartan and Viking Total Warrior, and Relic's made the super well-loved Warhammer Space Marine. Now that they're owned by Sega, it would be pretty nice to see one of them do something with Altered Beast when they need another break from Strategy games... and the other studio can try making a new Golden Axe ;) Great vid! I even learned some new fun facts about this one :D I'm also glad you were so thorough about it; not enough people seem to know about THQ's Guardians of the Realm for the GBA, but I loved that game back in the day. That was one of those remakes/sequels that felt like how you _remember_ the original game to be.
I'm sure at some point Sega will dust off this IP and try again. There is too much rich history there for them not to. Thank you for the nice words, I try to be as thorough as possible in my videos and dig up what little known facts I can.
I remember a kid on the bus saying he was going to play it when he got home on his Genesis. I was envious as my most modern game console at the time was the NES. It took me a while but I got the Genesis. Most of my friends had the SNES. I have no regrets.
When I bought the Sega Genesis back in 1991 it came with Altered Beast and Tommy Lasorda Baseball in a game bundle. Later on I got Golden Axe and ESWAT. Everybody had Super Nintendo back then and most of my friends went home to play the Genesis.
In an alternate dimension your doppelganger walks into a car dealership and hands the dealer pillow cases full of quarters, ...leaves the car dealership with car but empty in his soul, as if he was missing something in his life. You made the right decision.
duke n agreed, i dont think the colours were right for the zx, and it appears to be an identical clip to the msx. That said, in sure the zx version will be similarly bad
Your channel is absolutely incredible! I love how you use a lot of retro gifs and animations to complete the effect. Nobody is as detailed as you are in your analysis of each game. Keep 'em coming!
I forgot to mention the fact that, you create your videos in such a way that it actually feels like the viewer is back in that time when the game came out. I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one who feels that way. Was that your goal in creating the videos? If so, you nailed it!
I can't imagine anyone NOT enjoying your wonderful videos. I've been bingeing your channel (again) since the lockdown (I live in California). Keep up the AMAZING work, Buddy. Stay safe & be careful with the virus out there.
nice work, didnt know the other versions existed since Im in Asia. This bad boy hit the arcade hard as good as any classic like sf2, superman, golden axe, darkstalkers, vapor trail, truxton, 1942, metal slug, bubble bobble, samurai showdown damn.. and many more. best days of arcade video games.
Amazing! I didn't know there were so many ports of this beloved game. My first game on SEGA Mega Drive. These monsters morphing cutscenes blew my mind at the time I was just 8yo. Good job!
A lot of my friends kept this game on there Sega Genesis because of how much I played it while yelling out...Wolf Man Has Nards! When they play it now a days, they yell this out as well. Ha-Ha! That kick was epic in the game! Even watching Americas Funniest Home Videos makes me think about this game & I have to play it! This game just kicks my Nostalgia in all the right places!
Another great video! I remember going to duck creek mall, heading to shoe carnival and they had one of these in the back. Was one of my favorite games.
PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries no, no arcade. They might’ve had two games, but I believe it was just the one altered beast machine in the back. I was into shoes as a kid, but whenever we went there I’d take just a minute or two to look at shoes, then id head to the back and play as many games as Moms change would allow.
I have been playing videogames since 1978 and I have never seen a worse frame rate than in the Amistrad version of this game. I can't believe it actually made it to retail. Love your videos. Keep 'em coming!!
Thank you. There are just some games that shouldn't even be converted. Take a look at hard-drivin for the Commodore 64. Publishing companies will see dollar signs and that's all it takes. They will put out a box of crap if they think it will sell
Arcade 1UP will (hopefully) release their Golden Axe cabinet in the fall if this virus didn't hurt production. The cabinet will include Golden Axe, Golden Axe Death Adder, Shinobi, and Altered Beast.
I still remember it like it was yesterday! I think I was 7 or 8 years old when my friend's family took me to the Florida State Fair for my first time and while we were walking around we came across this strange but giant tent but we couldn't make out what was going on inside because most of the tent was walled off by stacked bales of hay. When we went inside to see what was going on to our shock and amazement it was a full blown walkthrough arcade full of coin-op machines! That was the first time I encountered an Altered Beast machine and our jaws dropped at how fluid the animations were, how big the giant sprites were, and hearing the gut wrenching howls of turning into the different beasts and animals. I also got to see and try Final Fight for the first time hearing the kung fu movie sound effects as you beat up enemies along with the heavy drums of the CPS1 music. Those were the good old days!
That is awesome, I can recall going to local carnivals in 1981 or 1982 and they would have arcade machines there as well. At one carnival there were four or five Pac-Man machines all lined up and there was a line for each one to play it. Thanks for sharing your memories :-)
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries My god thanks so much for liking my comment and responding with a story of your own. I was born in 1983 which was a funny time during the video game crash and trying to get my bearings on gaming later on but for those alive during me being an infant or toddler to experience the heyday of gaming that is amazing! I'm going to keep binge watching your uploads and I appreciate your uploads so much. Your WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game taught me so much on the behind the scenes info that I didn't know Midway Chicago was dealing with at the time but extremely informative 😎
I love this channel!! Me and my 2 older brothers got this game on the Sega Gensis and mastered it. I remember we knew all the boss patterns and everything lol.
I was 13 years old (late 80's era) when a new pool hall opened up called "The Jungle". The folks running it was major G'n'R fans, hence the name. The place use to be a Huck's convenient store so it wasn't a really big place but a decently good size. It was also close to my school so me and my friends would ride our bikes there after we got out. The first thing I saw when walking into the place was Altered Beast among twelve other coin-ops. They also had a Sea Witch pinball machine that I played the daylights out of. Anyways, me and my friend Mike played Altered Beast every time we went there. About two years later, I discovered the Sega Genesis (it had been out for a year already without me knowing) and it had Altered Beast as a pack in game. I remember mowing lawns and doing all kinds of odd jobs that summer and fall to save up enough money to buy it. I got it in November and played it constantly. That Christmas, my dad got me Revenge of Shinobi and that turned out to be my all time favorite game. Anyways, just a really fond memory I have that I just wanted to share. :)
You sound exactly like another RU-vidr with a channel called Wolfe pit that does a series called what are we eating? ..tone, delivery everything. Keep up the good work !
Thank you for this video! I loved it! Altered Beast holds a special place in my gamer heart. I played at my best friends house as a kid and as soon as I could get it for myself I was addicted to it. I still play it but mostly on my switch. Great work.
Great video, I have amazing memories playing this game at an Optimo Cigar Store in Astoria Queens, and later on my Sega Genesis, amazing pack in game, made me forget about the Coronavirus lockdown in NYC. This made me want to return to making videos on my channel, thanks dude!
Saved up and bought a Genesis just so I could play this game at home. They had it at an arcade that had a backroom full of older less popular games and I was blown away by the voicing and shapeshifting the beast offered. Just had to have it at home.
