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Post by Discoalucard on Feb 1, 2008 22:13:46 GMT -5
www.hardcoregaming101.net/powerblade/powerblade.htmI always really liked the original Power Blade. I'd mucked with Power Blazer a bit before, but I played it a lot more in order to write this. It's really surprising how much more polished Blade is. I'd never really tried Power Blade 2 either...it's alright, but definitely inferior. It was one of the later NES titles so it's kinda hard to find.
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Post by YourAverageJoe on Feb 2, 2008 8:25:11 GMT -5
One thing I noticed while skimming through: Power Blade 2 is called just Power Blade in the heading title.
Great article, as always.
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Post by Shellshock on Feb 2, 2008 9:33:52 GMT -5
Excellent. This was totally off my radar due to an inherent confusion caused by this game's and "Shatterhand"'s Schwarzenegger-like cover. I have to play this!
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Post by zzz on Feb 2, 2008 10:30:01 GMT -5
This is among the many, many NES games that I played and basically forgot about. I don't remember if I ever made the connection between Power Blazer and Power Blade or not.
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Post by necromaniac on Feb 2, 2008 10:38:05 GMT -5
Power Blade is amongst my all time favorite nes games. It's funny how a title of such quality has been so easily forgotten, yet that seems to be the sad reality of most Taito games...
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Post by deemer on Feb 2, 2008 12:07:00 GMT -5
Regarding Power Blade and it's localization, allow me to refer you to this series of articles, specifically chapter eight. The rest of it is just a bonus about the creator of Captain N. |
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Post by Discoalucard on Feb 2, 2008 13:30:11 GMT -5
Wow that's a REALLY cool story. I only read that chapter and skimmed through the second, but this sounds really interesting. Thanks for the link, I added a few details to the article.
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Post by aggroger on Feb 3, 2008 12:15:17 GMT -5
Great article.Power Blade is indeed a cool action game.I like especially the level design as they aren't linear but you still cannot get lost. Regarding Power Blade and it's localization, allow me to refer you to this series of articles, specifically chapter eight. The rest of it is just a bonus about the creator of Captain N. Awesome site...by the way I didn't know that Sid Meier's Pirates! made it on the NES. |
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Post by Shellshock on Feb 3, 2008 21:50:24 GMT -5
In my opinion, this is also an excellent and rare example of a western-adapted Japanese game that ends up better than the original. What do you guys think?
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Post by kyouki on Feb 4, 2008 14:08:19 GMT -5
Power Blade is a very cool game. But how about that Captain Nintendo article!  That thing was nuts! How about the part where cures cancer! The rest of it is basically, "Everyone but me is incompetent, I came up with all the good ideas ever." I don't know how to take that article. There are plenty of cool tidbits in there, but it's hard to find them among so much "unappreciated genius" commentary. |
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Post by Shellshock on Feb 4, 2008 16:01:50 GMT -5
Power Blade is a very cool game. But how about that Captain Nintendo article! That thing was nuts! How about the part where cures cancer! The rest of it is basically, "Everyone but me is incompetent, I came up with all the good ideas ever." I don't know how to take that article. There are plenty of cool tidbits in there, but it's hard to find them among so much "unappreciated genius" commentary. He's frustrated for having been screwed for years. Hell, I once wrote a lengthy column at "ShamelessRestaurants.com" about the stupid "Diner 24" I worked at while living in NYC. It got some attention and my former boss figured out it was me even though it was anonymous and I already had quit, confronting me about it and retaining my last paycheck for months. Eventually the place closed. So I can relate. If nothing else (and if it's true, which I think it is), it's a great insight on how Japanese companies used to work together with Americans, their arrogant philosophy, and overall modus operandi. It opened my eyes and shed a lot of light about those times, which is more important to me than how big his ego is. I liked it. |
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Post by Fletch02 on Feb 4, 2008 17:18:49 GMT -5
I remember seeing this game in Nintendo Power ages ago, and thinking it liked really cool. Forgot the title though and never ever saw it again, so this is a huge help.
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Post by kyouki on Feb 4, 2008 17:35:43 GMT -5
I guess I just have a problem taking something like that at face value. It's like that Gord website that was up a while ago. The ego was so massive it was hard to tell what was true, what was an exaggeration, and what was fiction. I get the same feeling with the Captain Nintendo stories.
I mean the guy says that because of him a kid with a terminal case of cancer pulled through perfectly and stunned his doctors! And the guy worked for Nintendo how long and put up with so much crap why? How many times do you have to be screwed before you realize you're not going to get anything out of the relationship?
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Post by Shinigami on Feb 5, 2008 0:17:54 GMT -5
He doesn't take credit for saving the kid's life. As for how many times do you need to be screwed before you notice, it's easy to see things like that when it's not happening to you. As for the overflowing ego, it was Major Dick, Barney, and the Dragon who had the massive egos.
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Post by totally5664 on Feb 9, 2008 21:01:08 GMT -5
About a year ago I was obsessive about the original Power Blazer game, and I pick up a few interesting (but minor) things. In the Nintendo Power feature on Power Blade, you can spot some of the early localization artwork showing the hero in the original Power Blazer outfit. This artwork looks so much better than what was put on the box. In Power Blazer the only Japanese text in the game is what the big head says at Gate 07. “Well! Well! Well! You’ve done well up to now. However, this is the end for you. Good luck”  Power Blazer has one of the more visual rewarding endings of the NES games. You get to see full screen images the bosses returned to their everyday lives. For example: the dragon waits at a buss stop in the rain, the flying mech is a crossing guard, and Frankenstein is a babysitter. It's cute, but not epic. |
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That thing was nuts! How about the part where cures cancer! The rest of it is basically, "Everyone but me is incompetent, I came up with all the good ideas ever."
