I had this game on the BBC Micro, which was its original platform. I thought it was pretty creepy and weird when I was a small kid. Gameplay is addictive and simple though; I play it through BeebEm. It's a little slower than the 16-bit versions, but still quite playable, and the slower speed adds some tension to the gameplay.
I have the C64 and PC versions, and am amazed how good the C64 version is when I still play it. Yes, it plays slower - but trust me when that beam hits you it has the same effect!!!
I had this on the C64. It was much slower, but you got the idea. I would've loved to have played this version back in the day though. Someone needs to remake this for the DS or do a Live/Wii Ware/PSN download version of this. Imagine the same stark, minimalist look but stylised and of course, much much faster. Would be perfect.
I'm playing King of the Hill on the iPad (a remake of this game), and I have to say that although I do miss the stylized figures of the original, the iPad's is 1,000 times more user-friendly and responsive.
I had this on the BBC Micro. It was such a unique game, a bit scary but pretty addictive. It was written by Geoff Crammond of grand prix fame I believe.
Btw: I think the best remake of this game, by far, is 'Zenith'. It's freeware, buggy and incomplete, but it still beats shit out of "The Sentinel Returns". It has these enormous landscapes, and georgeously crisp graphics.
This was just the business when it came out. I had the spectrum version and used to play it forever. No other game ramped up the tension like this. Simply amazing and never to be repeated. Such a shame...
Once you understand the basics, this game is as addictive as any other game, ever. Thanks Geoff Crammond for my countless hours playing this, and loving every minute of it.
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Great to see this superb game again ,i used to spend hours on my amstrad playing this ,if things were not going to plan one of the keys could be used to send you into hyperspace then you would get absorbed anyhow mmmm
Yes, it's harder than Sentinel Returns because here your movements are much slower.
The Amiga version is faster than the Atari ST version however, and it has a soundtrack by David Whittaker. IMO, the Amiga version is the best 16-bit version.
I had this game on the Commodore 64. It was very slow but completely addictive. One of the greatest computer games ever. I can't get interested in most modern console games but I could play this for days.
I don`t know why, but I see ghost of the past in those old games, they are better than new, but people are blind with stunning graphics that are popular now.
God I LOVE that game. I discovered it in 1998, while reading a Sentinel Returns preview. I got hooked.
Some months later, I tried Sentinel Returnes on the PSX and my jaw dropped. It had the same playability of the original, but it was faster, more detailed, it was AWESOME!
In 2000, I finally got a hold of Sentinel Returns for PC... and I still have it installed!
Thanks for the demonstration! I booted this game quite recently, but never understood how to play. This game has got great reviews and a kind of remake was made in the 90s i think.
Ah..thank you for posting...
viktorbublic 1 month ago
I play this on an HTPC through a TV, with some ambient music running. Is still really good game.
cadmus98 5 months ago
I had this game on the BBC Micro, which was its original platform. I thought it was pretty creepy and weird when I was a small kid. Gameplay is addictive and simple though; I play it through BeebEm. It's a little slower than the 16-bit versions, but still quite playable, and the slower speed adds some tension to the gameplay.
cadmus98 5 months ago
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zergcheezer 7 months ago
Brilliant, thanks for posting, brings back memories!
LennySoldier 9 months ago
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MrWaeseL 9 months ago
Oh my GOD I haven't seen this game in so long thank you so much for posting this! Talk about nostalgia!
Lombardiclese 1 year ago
I have the C64 and PC versions, and am amazed how good the C64 version is when I still play it. Yes, it plays slower - but trust me when that beam hits you it has the same effect!!!
HardWarUK 1 year ago
I had this on the C64. It was much slower, but you got the idea. I would've loved to have played this version back in the day though. Someone needs to remake this for the DS or do a Live/Wii Ware/PSN download version of this. Imagine the same stark, minimalist look but stylised and of course, much much faster. Would be perfect.
inphanta 1 year ago
@inphanta The best thing would be a Sentinel Returns port for 3DS. Trippy, creepy, and in full 3D.
DevilMaster 7 months ago
GMod - 1982 :)
ShermerIllinois 1 year ago
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ThereIsCake 1 year ago
Geoff Crammond at his best!
HempLiberationOrg 1 year ago
I'm playing King of the Hill on the iPad (a remake of this game), and I have to say that although I do miss the stylized figures of the original, the iPad's is 1,000 times more user-friendly and responsive.
DeepClue 1 year ago
I had this on the BBC Micro. It was such a unique game, a bit scary but pretty addictive. It was written by Geoff Crammond of grand prix fame I believe.
ab8jeh 1 year ago
Great game, some of the later levels are almost impossible lol
ilscuro 1 year ago
This game was fun but scared the crap out of me when I was a kid!
sleinfer 1 year ago 3
haha awesome. Memories.
deviletk 1 year ago
does anybody have sentinel rom for amiga?please i will appreciate it with all my heart.
masterpatric07 2 years ago
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Yanitar 2 years ago
I absorbed this video and I was bould over it was a treet. It took me to another level.
Sentinel is an anagram of "Sent Neil"
bar77FUL 2 years ago
@bar77FUL Yes, but the title of the game's American release -- "The Sentry" -- is an anagram of "Eh? Try nets."
MagFlare 1 year ago
Please upload the other 9999 levels
Galimah 2 years ago 29
deforestation
walter0bz 2 years ago 7
Did anyone ever beat the game? I got to level 8240 on Amiga, but can't get any further. :(
Idiotforstander 2 years ago
@Idiotforstander Really? What's the level code for level 8240?
DevilMaster 1 year ago
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Idiotforstander 2 years ago
Classic stuff.
Btw: I think the best remake of this game, by far, is 'Zenith'. It's freeware, buggy and incomplete, but it still beats shit out of "The Sentinel Returns". It has these enormous landscapes, and georgeously crisp graphics.
AlephNeil 2 years ago
This seems rather scarily fast (and high res and colourful) compared to the BBC B version I played.
Reorte 2 years ago
This has got to be one of the greatest games ever. The game idea is so unprecedented, and so good =).
IdioticTendencies 2 years ago 2
Great game...I used to play it on my old Amiga! Nothing quite like it before or since.
retrorandy2 2 years ago
This was just the business when it came out. I had the spectrum version and used to play it forever. No other game ramped up the tension like this. Simply amazing and never to be repeated. Such a shame...
Great upload.
BilloRaptor 2 years ago
I did reat back in the nineties (was it right written?)
that the game have 10.000 levels.
enemybmp 3 years ago
keep practicing your English.
autentyk 2 years ago
Once you understand the basics, this game is as addictive as any other game, ever. Thanks Geoff Crammond for my countless hours playing this, and loving every minute of it.
coop001 3 years ago
This game was fucking ace, weird and spooky and 5 hours later shiiiiiiiiiit!!!
idiotzrule 3 years ago
Those polygon games were kind of eerie.
BurtWilson1 3 years ago 17
yeah, surreal and freaky....but i love their atmosphere
Xegethra 2 years ago
what's this game i can't get it
Adalmun 3 years ago
I used to play this loads on my Spectrum.
A surprisingly engrossing game, a remake for one of the handheld games systems now would seem a good idea all round.
Ryushinku 3 years ago
Had this one on the beeb. Fun, but slow.
mahhootenanny 3 years ago 3
This game was mindlbowing on every level when it came out. We were like "10,000 levels! what the fuck~?!?!" Fantastic memories!
flyhalf2006 3 years ago
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THE HISTORY OF ATARI! ya, i have a bunch of others and new ones come weekly! so check it out guys. my big hits are atari, nintendo, and sega right now.
DiabloDave363 3 years ago
Great to see this superb game again ,i used to spend hours on my amstrad playing this ,if things were not going to plan one of the keys could be used to send you into hyperspace then you would get absorbed anyhow mmmm
gardianoftheabyss 4 years ago
this game was(and maybe is) a shock for Spectrum users: 3d graphics, "almost" real time graphics, 9999 worlds, i think.
kalateur 4 years ago
this game was(and maybe is) a shock for Spectrum users: 3d graphics, "almost" real time graphics, 9999 worlds, i think.
kalateur 4 years ago
I remember playing this game on Atari ST when I was 7 or 8.
I also remember that I've never understood the purpose...So I was playing bubble bobble instead :p
Bretzel42 4 years ago 2
LOL !
It seems that the controls of this ATARI-version are very difficult or i am wrong ?
I've got a vid of "Sentinel Returns" for the PC.
It is very easy to control.
I also found a freeware remake of the Sentinel calles "Sentry". This piece is very cool too.
This game is still addictive and one of the best ever invented...
ST3INERGER 4 years ago
Yes, it's harder than Sentinel Returns because here your movements are much slower.
The Amiga version is faster than the Atari ST version however, and it has a soundtrack by David Whittaker. IMO, the Amiga version is the best 16-bit version.
DevilMaster 4 years ago
I finished it on the PC, C64, Amiga and Speccy.
Best game ever!
TrueHereticXDemSpaw 4 years ago
I had this game on the Commodore 64. It was very slow but completely addictive. One of the greatest computer games ever. I can't get interested in most modern console games but I could play this for days.
mbeswick 4 years ago
I don`t know why, but I see ghost of the past in those old games, they are better than new, but people are blind with stunning graphics that are popular now.
lynceee 4 years ago
God I LOVE that game. I discovered it in 1998, while reading a Sentinel Returns preview. I got hooked.
Some months later, I tried Sentinel Returnes on the PSX and my jaw dropped. It had the same playability of the original, but it was faster, more detailed, it was AWESOME!
In 2000, I finally got a hold of Sentinel Returns for PC... and I still have it installed!
DevilMaster 5 years ago
Watch out so the Sentinel doesn't see you! =)
Thanks for the demonstration! I booted this game quite recently, but never understood how to play. This game has got great reviews and a kind of remake was made in the 90s i think.
Schnitz1 5 years ago