Zynaps is polished but quite boring, smooth scroll and little else - reused enemies, reused bosses, few colors per level, etc
to be fair, it's 48k game, but still - even just one first level of R-type has more of, well, everything
Zynaps is polished but quite boring, smooth scroll and little else - reused enemies, reused bosses, few colors per level, etc
Wow some truly shocking opinions on R-Type. I didn't think there would ever be anyone who didn't like it besides maybe the type of game not being their cup of tea.
Once in a while for a quick go. I don't play a lot of spectrums games anymore so it sees about the same play as the other games I liked.Ask yourself a question - do you play R-Type from time to time? Once for a month, once for six months,
once for a year?
I don't think so. If you sample 100 spectrum games players, I don't think you'll find many more than 5 who think similarly about R-Type. Some may not like the type of game but that doesn't stop people from acknowledging the merits of a particular game. We are talking fringe opinion here
I was twatty enough as a child to join the mail order computer club and I ended up getting Captain Blood from them as there was bugger all else to get.
I must agree with this one. After playing Lords of Midnight this looked very interesting, but the gameplay is kind of weird and very slow. Still, the way it generates the screens is really nice, and not a bad game if you have the patience to walk the jungle.
For similar reasons I'd say Asterix.
That's life in a nutshell isn't it?! For me the initial shock and awe of R-Type begins with the graphics, then there's the rotaty thing, the massive bosses, the hyperzonky-mega-big-ship and everything inbetween! Where does it end?!
I love MTV, despite the treacle scroll, but I struggle a bit with Zynaps. It could do with a bit more personality. It borders on technical exercise for me.I even enjoy zynaps more as a game or more tea vicar.
Yeah this came to mind for me too. I never played it back in the day, and wondered if my PC was playing up when I loaded it in an emulator. It's a total nightmare to port, and I don't know what should be done differently, but the 'game and watch' approach certainly doesn't work.