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New blog post time!
This week's game is Black Hole Assault, the sequel to the much maligned Heavy Nova. This game's faster, more polished, and is purely a fighter, but all the tweaks and choices come at the cost of some of Heavy Nova's silly quirks that I personally enjoyed.
You still can't block, either!
https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/black-hole-assault/
#blog #gaming #segacd #videogames #writing #retrogaming #PCEngineCD
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So, I had once said, if you are going to play a #Valis game, play the #PCEngineCD version.
I stand by that, but, this is because I have a penchant for suffering and video game related masochism.
Valis 3 for the PCE is fantastic but can be absolutely brutal. It features additional levels to the Genesis version, and one of them is quite sadistic that it is borderline off-putting. Some enemies are tailor made and positioned to make you angry and the final boss is a cheap-ass sonnuva gun.
Something to note in this version as well, your slide move makes you invulnerable during the animation. This is vital information that makes the game a little fairer, but only fractionally. This all comes at a cost of a high jump move that was in the Genesis version now being almost non-existent.
I do find it a little weird that to pause the game you press the select button, as the start (Or "Run") button is tied into the control scheme. After a while, you'll get used to it.
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Yes, yes, yes! #Valis 3's western box art is possibly the pinnacle of series
Let's start with that title. The faux metallic gradient with a sword woven between the letters. It screams metal band, and in fact, Valis might now be the name of my indie metal band.
Our protagonist on the box gives proto Xenia warrior princess vibes. Let's ignore the fact that Yuko is supposed to be 17 or 18. She is looking cool and serene against a backdrop of jagged mountains and lightning. Get a clean version of the image with the CD cinema screens and logos and I'd have that image on my wall somewhere.
The Japanese version is similar in nature to the Genesis box art. Our three playable characters all battle ready against a gradiented backdrop.
We can get a better look at Cham's design and her whip with her being in the foreground and the Sword of Valis this time is of indeterminate length.Credit to the western cover art here, I honestly think they knocked it out of the park!
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So, I don't hate #Valis 2 for the #PCEngineCD
After the highs of Valis 1, this feels like a massive downgrade.
Magic, naff. Slide move, gone. Platforming, bland.The voice acting and animated cutscenes are cool, but gameplay presentation falls short.
My understanding is the game had some troubles in development, being short staffed and combined with being made at the same time as the PC-8801 and MSX2 versions. I have sympathy for the game in that regard.
The flow is different as well, with a focus on fighting multiple mid-stage mini-bosses, usually in flat arenas with no room to dodge attacks. This means haemorrhaging health and lives, and lives are super important in this game. Dying in a boss fight lets you continue the fight for as many lives as you have left.
Infinite continues allows you to keep throwing yourself at stages, but it can put you in some rather hairy situations making it hard to carry those lives to the boss fights.
Honestly, you can afford to skip on this one.
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God damn, #Valis 2's international release has such a bad cover.
It is so bad it is tragic.
In its defence, I will say that the red, satanic, demon goes quite hard. But the stylisation is just weak in my opinion.Something I have noticed with the western box arts, such as the SNES Super Valis box art. They like to depict early game bosses, as if they are a bigger bad, whilst Japan has the imposing image of the final boss looming over Yuko.
I also like how most western depictions of the Valis sword show it as a short sword, whilst the Japanese depiction is like a claymore.
The western box art being bad is just my opinion, you might really gel with it, but I just find it kind of funny.
As for the Japanese cover. Yeah, I like it. It's much better than the cover for the first game. There is something about the confident look in Yuko's face that sells her as a badass, compared to the western one where she almost looks like she is cowering behind her sword.
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So, something that will become a trend when i talk Valis. If you are ever going to play a #Valis game, play the #PCEngineCD version of it.
Valis 1 is a fantastic variant compared to the Genesis version in my opinion. The franchise important slide move that Yuko has can actually damage enemies! More on that in later games.
The game itself is more challenging in places, with tougher pre-boss stages and also having a number of mini-bosses.
Bosses operate more fairly, with more discernible patterns, with the exception of the first form of the final boss.
It's not all rough and challenging. Similar to the Genesis game, you will obtain spells to help you throughout the game and the spell received from the third boss fight is a shield spell that absorbs several hits of damage. Super useful when certain sections of the game enjoys kicking you down a few pegs.
If you are going to play ANY Valis game, I honestly think this is best, most balanced experience of them all.
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So, I know I said I was going to be talking a lot of #Valis but in the last two weeks I spent more time talking Star Fox.
Well, I haven't been idle.
And truth be told, I have been somewhat distracted...Believe me... We have a lot to discuss here...
Ignore some of the clear times in those pictures, as they are slightly misleading. Sometimes my steam deck, when in sleep mode likes to keep track of how many hours I have been "playing"
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I have never see a character run with so much force of character and travel such a short distance...
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New blog post time!
This week's game is Hihou Densetsu: Chris no Bouken, a game that's kinda like Valis but lower-rent. If you're familiar with Valis, you can see how that's a problem!
Still, this is a PC Engine CD game, so there's always something to appreciate about one of those:
https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/hihou-densetsu-chris-no-bouken/
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[SP] Nyanja! (DEMO) (2024) (Platformer) (PC Engine CD) [GAMEPLAY] [EN] [HD]
#retrogaming #Nyanja #PCEngineCD #PCE #2024 #jgo #johnnygameover #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #short #shorts #play #shortplay #sp
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[[ Track 01 ]] Parodion - Auto Crusher Palladium – Original Soundtrack (1994) (PC Engine CD)
#ost #Parodion #PCEngineCD #PCECD #videogame #music #retrogaming #games #gaming #originalsoundtrack #soundtrack #videogamemusic #gamemusic #vgm #OfficeKoukan #PackInVideo
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Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams (1993) (Shoot Em Up) (PC Engine CD) [GAMEPLAY] [EN-JP] [HD]
#retrogaming #cotton #pcenginecd #pcecd #1993 #shmup #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #hudsonsoft #success
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Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (1995) (Shoot Em Up) (PC Engine CD) [GAMEPLAY] [EN-JP] [HD]
#retrogaming #gingafukeidensetsusapphire #pcenginecd #pcecd #pce #1995 #shmup #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #caproduction #hudsonsoft
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[SP] Sylphia (1993) (Shoot Em Up) (PC Engine Super CD-ROM²) [GAMEPLAY] [HD]
#retrogaming #Sylphia #PCEngineCD #1993 #jgo #johnnygameover #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #short #shorts #play #shortplay #sp
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[RETRO V.G. ADS] (JP) Metamor Jupiter (1993) (PC Engine CD)
#advertising #MetamorJupiter #PCEngineCD #PCECD #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #FlightPlan #NEC #jp #1993
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Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams (1993) (Shoot Em Up) (PC Engine CD) [GAMEPLAY] [EN-JP] [HD]
YT : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eRIGNmJ_w
#retrogaming #cotton #pcenginecd #pcecd #1993 #shmup #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #hudsonsoft #success
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Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (1995) (Shoot Em Up) (PC Engine CD) [GAMEPLAY] [EN-JP] [HD]
YT : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gnLrNkwFUM
#retrogaming #gingafukeidensetsusapphire #pcenginecd #pcecd #pce #1995 #shmup #videogame #gameplay #games #gaming #caproduction #hudsonsoft
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New blog post time!
This week's game is Götzendiener, a PC Engine CD game with lofty ambitions and curious execution. This isn't what you'd expect to get from the likes of Gainax and Studio Alex and it's very undercooked, but there's an artistically inspired, unique experience beneath it all:
https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/gotzendiener/
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[[ Dungeon ]] Dungeon Explorer II – Original Soundtrack (1993) (PC Engine CD)
#ost #dungeonexplorer2 #pcenginecd #retrogaming #games #gaming #originalsoundtrack #soundtrack #videogamemusic #gamemusic #music #vgm #hudsonsoft #turbotechnologies #1993
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[RETRO V.G. ADS] (JP) Tengai Makyō II - Manjimaru (1992) (PC Engine CD)
YT : https://www.youtube.com/@johnnygameover/shorts
#advertisingvideogame #tengaimakyo2 #pcecd #pcenginecd #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #hudsonsoft #redcompany #jp #1992
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[RETRO V.G. ADS] (JP) Ys III - Wanderers from Ys (1991) (PC Engine CD)
#advertisingvideogame #ys3 #pcenginecd #pcecd #videogame #retrogaming #adstv #ads #cm #games #gaming #nihonfalcom #hudsonsoft #jp #1991
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New blog post time!
This week's game is Travel Eple, a game about a totally normal penguin fighting to get back home using a totally normal arsenal of weapons and magic. It's a simple game that you could say is more style over substance, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing:
https://ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/travel-eple/ -
Gain Ground es un videojuego publicado en arcades, desarrollado por SEGA. Posteriormente fue publicado en Mega Drive, Master System y PC Engine CD.
Debemos ir derrotando a diferentes enemigos, que están en diferentes fases. Todo visto desde una vista cenital... rescatando a rehenes, que podremos usar más adelante como personaje con el que luchar.
Hay bastantes personajes, cada uno con características muy diferentes.
(No se pueden subir imágenes! @equipo http://www.arcade-classics.com/gainground/GainGround.gif
#sega #pcengine #pcenginecd #gainground #megadrive #mastersystem
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Discover Lords of Thunder on PC Engine CD and i love it! But is it me or is the Game pretty hard?
Deutsch:
Grade Lords of Thunder für die PC Engine CD entdeckt und ich muss sagen ich finds super. Aber, ich weiß nicht ob es an mir liegt aber das Game ist ziemlich hart 😅#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #pcengine #pcenginecd #videospiele #videogames #games #gaming #analoguepocket
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Uh the #analoguepocket PCEngine CD Core was updated 12hrs ago implemending small bugfixes and new features. Get it from github or as usual with Pocket Updater/Pocket Sync
https://github.com/Mazamars312/openfpga-pcengine-cd/releases
Deutsch:
Der PC Engine CD Core für den Analogue Pocket hat vor 12 Std ein neues Update bekommen, hauptsächlich Bugfixes
Bekommen könnt ihr das Update bei github oder wie üblich über den Pocket Updater oder Pocket Sync.#retrogaming #retrogames #pcengine #pcenginecd #videospiele #videogames #gaming
