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Post by Woody Alien on Dec 7, 2018 6:26:45 GMT -5
Capcom's multiple choice coin-op consisting of a simple puzzle game, a platformer/run 'n' gun and its sequel, a horizontal shmup partly made with the leftovers of the former. It's curious that Capcom is so famous for making sequels and spin-offs of everything, yet they never wanted to capitalize on these properties.
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Post by 320x240 on Dec 7, 2018 12:21:43 GMT -5
Something tells me that the people behind this game later became the driving force behind Ukiyotei (Hook, Skyblazer). Sadly, after the success of Street Fighter 2 they went down the one-on-one fighting drain with the rest of the arcade industry.
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Post by edmonddantes on Dec 10, 2018 8:00:09 GMT -5
I played this on Capcom Classics Collection v2 (PS2). For some reason the Midnight Wandererers/"Roosters" portion reminded me of the Ghosts n' Goblins games with hanging-from-ceilings mechanics, tho it also seems a little similar to Nightmare Busters. The puzzle portion always felt a little out of place, as the other two games at least involved the same world/central cast, but the puzzle is just some completely unrelated thing. Never got what was up with that. EDIT: I gotta wonder at the Japanese title. Wasn't "Wonder 3" the name of an Osamu Tezuka manga about a bunny and a sentient wheel who were actually aliens coming to evaluate the earth or something? Did Capcom have to license the title or are repeats okay if the end products are clearly unrelated? EDIT 2: From the article: Nitpick: Roosters isn't Engrish. It's an odd choice (Though if the idea is they're bringing back the sunlight or something, it actually makes thematic sense), but "Engrish" is like when you write Italy as "Itari" or Lucky Lemon as "Rucky Remon." Not just when you pick an odd word choice whose relevance isn't immediately obvious. Also... Lou Siva... Loo-See-Vah... Lucifer? Are your elves literally the devil? (I actually also wonder if the other arrangement, "Siva Lou", is somehow a reference to Taito's Syvalion or something like that). EDIT 3: Frm the article: Except it totally does. Keep in mind you're seeing it from the side-would probably be more obvious seen from the front, top, or back.
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Post by Woody Alien on Dec 10, 2018 17:21:45 GMT -5
I played this on Capcom Classics Collection v2 (PS2). For some reason the Midnight Wandererers/"Roosters" portion reminded me of the Ghosts n' Goblins games with hanging-from-ceilings mechanics, tho it also seems a little similar to Nightmare Busters. The puzzle portion always felt a little out of place, as the other two games at least involved the same world/central cast, but the puzzle is just some completely unrelated thing. Never got what was up with that. EDIT: I gotta wonder at the Japanese title. Wasn't "Wonder 3" the name of an Osamu Tezuka manga about a bunny and a sentient wheel who were actually aliens coming to evaluate the earth or something? Did Capcom have to license the title or are repeats okay if the end products are clearly unrelated? ... EDIT 3: Frm the article: Except it totally does. Keep in mind you're seeing it from the side-would probably be more obvious seen from the front, top, or back.
The article already says Midnight Wanderers is somewhat similar to Ghosts 'n Goblins, also the ceiling hanging mechanics is already mentioned as well and it is said that it's most likely based on Strider, since both games also have helper characters following you.
Nightmare Busters is mentioned too, in the final part of the article, since it's pretty clearly based on Midnight Wanderers up to the name - and not the other way around, since it was made 2 years later.
As for the Tezuka connection, I got nothin'. Guess it's just a similar title. Lou-Siva/Lucifer... could be, given the overall Western style of the game, then again it's a quite big stretch. The Syvalion reference is totally improbable though, since why would Capcom even pay homage to a competitor?
If the Chariot looks like a chariot, why are they using it as a hang-glider then?
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Post by edmonddantes on Dec 11, 2018 2:15:32 GMT -5
It's a chariot with wings stretching out on its sides. I mean you might as well say "if the DeLorean from Back to the Future 2 looks like a car, why does it fly?" This wouldn't be the first fantasy where a normally ground vehicle is used for flight (hell its not even the first with a flying chariot--that dates back to Greek Myth).
Yeah, I just thought the names Lou and Siva might have deeper meaning, but then I tend to see meaning that isn't there. Then again there have been odd times where its turned out to be right. Reality makes no sense.
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