I checked my C64 game box, and yes, at least in the UK it must have been called Sentry, because that's what my box says!I will have to load it on my C64 tomorrow and see what the screen says! :)
It's the territory, not the platform: as you suggest, the game was sold as "The Sentry" (all formats) in the US. Certainly NOT called "The Sentry" in the UK: Firebird and Geoff Crammond are both from the UK, and they named the game "The Sentinel".
Kann es sein das der verwendete Emulator für das Video etwas schneller eingestellt wurde? Das Scrolling schaut ein wenig zu flink aus. Wenn ich mich recht erinnere, war die C64 Version weitaus langsamer.
Ich glaube selbst das Original erreichte sogar in der Amiga Version diese Geschwindigkeit nur, wenn man auf der Orginalhardware z.B. beim A1200 den Prozessorcache aktiviert ließ. Denn Vektorgrafikspiele, wie "The Sentinel" liefen durch diesen drastisch schneller.
My favourite game of all time. I've lapped it on the 64, Amiga and PC. A Geoff Crammond masterpiece. Atmosphere, gameplay, just awesome. I still give the PC version a run now and then.
You can't actually finish the game. When you finish a late level, like 9986, it clocks back to the early levels. i.e. If you finish level 9986 with 30 energy units, you go to level 16.
Gotta love this game. Oh, and DigitalOrigins has just released a version of this on the iPhone called Capita. Works really well with the touchscreen too.
Great game to select for your first review. The Sentinel is one of my top 3 games of all time - and liek you I played it on the C64. Your comment about playing it in the dark and the creeping tension is spot on. In relation to review style, your dead-pan voice is good, your comments area great - but the tribute bit at the end is superfluous. But, top points for highlighting the game and the superb way you described it!
this was a different class altogether. it was Commodore 64 gaming moving on from Monty to stuff like this or The Guild of Thieves. You had to have a floppy disk drive to enter this realm.
Remember? first you had the cartridge era, then Turbotape, then THE GOLDEN AGE, then, this. And on to the era when C=64 had to rival (or try to) with Amiga 500...
superb review, was a great game, filled with suspence and tension, due to the speed of the actions and the omnipresent sentinel, you were hooked, had to absorb him and that was that, the graphics were very eighties, neon blues and greens large polygons, first proper vr game really. well done.
@Galimah I think the Sentinel puts the trees back into the landscape after he has stolen your energy , and so makes the trees with the energy he has stolen from you? not sure tho
I worked for Firebird at the time of this, as a consultant, and went to the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, a trade show, with two Firebird Director's! Good times! Great games!
I bought this game on the strength of the review in Zzap!64 magazine, by Julian Rignall and Gary Penn (jeez I just remembered their names after all these years). They raved about it so much they even refused to give it a rating because they felt it was so original and not suitable to judge by any normal standard. I totally agreed with them. It was by far the most original video game I had ever played and it stimulated my mind more than anything else at the time.
Thank you! I was really curious about this game. Haven't played it, but I love the other creations of Geoff Crammond. I'm gonna give this one a try for sure!
Hey 2ndstage, danke für deine feundlichen Kommentare. Zu deiner review: so crappy ist die Video quali doch gar nicht. Wenn es mies ausschaut liegt das an youtube, die formatieren das so komisch um und strecken auch die Größe, aber da gewöhnt man sich dran.
Sehr sachlich und informative Review mit einer Prise Humor, hat mir gefallen!
Great first review 2econd2tage. Well put together and much more informative than the stuff I produced when I first started out. You explained how the game works and what is good about it.
The Sentiinel a tough game to cover as this title is pretty unqiue. What with it's 3D old school graphics and the way you have to plan out how to move by absorbing stuff and making copies.
Good stuff. Many thanks for the mention and keep up the good work.
Nice video! I can't believe its your first video, it was very well done and came across as entertaining yet professional. I have to say this game looks very ahead of it's time! (1986 wasn't exactly the year of 3D graphics) Can't say I have played this though.
+ I agree Dentolux and Jedite obviously put a lot of time into their reviews and it pays off bigtime. It's good to see another reviewer on YouTube, so keep up the good work!
Love it, can I get it fro iPad??? My favourite game of all. Time, along with elite and red dead revolver
strabbs1 4 weeks ago
Is it possible to play this game in vice with the 6510 max out in overclock spped?
jci10 1 month ago
This game was freaking awesome
KrK007 7 months ago
We had a copy of this from a double cassette player, and no instructions so never enjoyed it..... ):
brettv8 7 months ago
nice review! my first console! c64!
you should work on Radio.
nhs2008NC 9 months ago
best game ever created. i have the AMIGA VERSION i am in level 331.
masterpatric07 1 year ago
I checked my C64 game box, and yes, at least in the UK it must have been called Sentry, because that's what my box says!I will have to load it on my C64 tomorrow and see what the screen says! :)
HardWarUK 1 year ago
On the C64 it was called Sentry wasn't it? At least in the UK and America - I think anyway!
HardWarUK 1 year ago
@HardWarUK
It's the territory, not the platform: as you suggest, the game was sold as "The Sentry" (all formats) in the US. Certainly NOT called "The Sentry" in the UK: Firebird and Geoff Crammond are both from the UK, and they named the game "The Sentinel".
KaitainCPS 8 months ago
Great review. Thanks!!
mydemon 1 year ago
Die beste und originellste Spielidee aller Zeiten!
hudshsoft 1 year ago
Kann es sein das der verwendete Emulator für das Video etwas schneller eingestellt wurde? Das Scrolling schaut ein wenig zu flink aus. Wenn ich mich recht erinnere, war die C64 Version weitaus langsamer.
Ich glaube selbst das Original erreichte sogar in der Amiga Version diese Geschwindigkeit nur, wenn man auf der Orginalhardware z.B. beim A1200 den Prozessorcache aktiviert ließ. Denn Vektorgrafikspiele, wie "The Sentinel" liefen durch diesen drastisch schneller.
Pesthauch666 1 year ago
My favourite game of all time. I've lapped it on the 64, Amiga and PC. A Geoff Crammond masterpiece. Atmosphere, gameplay, just awesome. I still give the PC version a run now and then.
You can't actually finish the game. When you finish a late level, like 9986, it clocks back to the early levels. i.e. If you finish level 9986 with 30 energy units, you go to level 16.
coop001 1 year ago
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coop001 1 year ago
Fantastic game, and along with System shock, one of my favourite ever.
ilscuro 1 year ago
Gotta love this game. Oh, and DigitalOrigins has just released a version of this on the iPhone called Capita. Works really well with the touchscreen too.
MrGamerSir 1 year ago
Great game to select for your first review. The Sentinel is one of my top 3 games of all time - and liek you I played it on the C64. Your comment about playing it in the dark and the creeping tension is spot on. In relation to review style, your dead-pan voice is good, your comments area great - but the tribute bit at the end is superfluous. But, top points for highlighting the game and the superb way you described it!
kleisteris 1 year ago
Looks Gorgeous this game :O
seems atmospheric even when there's not much sound :O
alexbaxthedarkside 1 year ago
this was a different class altogether. it was Commodore 64 gaming moving on from Monty to stuff like this or The Guild of Thieves. You had to have a floppy disk drive to enter this realm.
Remember? first you had the cartridge era, then Turbotape, then THE GOLDEN AGE, then, this. And on to the era when C=64 had to rival (or try to) with Amiga 500...
Great times, insane game design.
We were graced with playing these classic titles.
lordvespatron 2 years ago
superb review, was a great game, filled with suspence and tension, due to the speed of the actions and the omnipresent sentinel, you were hooked, had to absorb him and that was that, the graphics were very eighties, neon blues and greens large polygons, first proper vr game really. well done.
huffdiggler 2 years ago 2
Great review. One question, are trees respawning?
Galimah 2 years ago
The energy which the sentinel absorbs manifests as trees on random spots.
WeirdWonko 2 years ago
@Galimah I think the Sentinel puts the trees back into the landscape after he has stolen your energy , and so makes the trees with the energy he has stolen from you? not sure tho
MysticReverie 1 year ago
I still play this game - My all time favorite. And still haven't beaten it. Great review. :)
Idiotforstander 2 years ago 8
What level are you up to? a friend of mine played it off and one for over 10 yeas and got to about level 4000?
greenfoam 2 years ago
Also do you think anyone ever finished it? I've never heard of anyone doing so
greenfoam 2 years ago
You have a soothing voice and presented a thoughtful analysis.
bluesrunthegame 2 years ago 8
nice looking game. games like that have such a good odd atmosphere i think...i love the feel of them
this has quite a nice gameplay aspect, the whole absorbing thing and copies of yourself...i think ill go see about getting it
Xegethra 2 years ago 2
Thank you 2econd for posting this. The whole vid and talk over was excellent!!!!
HardWarUK 2 years ago
The greatest game I have ever played.
geoff Crammond you are a GENIUS!!!!
marksims68 3 years ago 3
Incredibly frustrating game. I don't think I ever got past the second level or so.
lurkerrekrul 3 years ago
I agree, the 8-bit versions are frustrating. On the other hand, the Amiga version is very fast and very fun.
DevilMaster 3 years ago
I worked for Firebird at the time of this, as a consultant, and went to the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, a trade show, with two Firebird Director's! Good times! Great games!
UKJohnUK 3 years ago 3
I bought this game on the strength of the review in Zzap!64 magazine, by Julian Rignall and Gary Penn (jeez I just remembered their names after all these years). They raved about it so much they even refused to give it a rating because they felt it was so original and not suitable to judge by any normal standard. I totally agreed with them. It was by far the most original video game I had ever played and it stimulated my mind more than anything else at the time.
NameNotaNumber 3 years ago 3
huh, never had this on my game-packed C64 o.0 Haven't even heard of it before.
Too bad, I would have loved this in my young days ...
AtlasRedux 3 years ago
Thank you! I was really curious about this game. Haven't played it, but I love the other creations of Geoff Crammond. I'm gonna give this one a try for sure!
Schnitz1 3 years ago
I used to love this. Why hasn't someone thought about remaking this for the DS? It'd be perfect with the touchscreen.
inphanta 3 years ago 3
Un seul jeu dépasse SENTINEL de Firebird :
ARCHIPELAGOS de Logotron, sur Amiga notamment, plus stratégique, et toute une vie ne suffirait pas à terminer ses 10000
niveaux...
Neverending story...
bachayu 3 years ago
best game of all time. Geoff Crammond, a fuckingenius.
stronzio666 3 years ago
excellent review keep them coming
davidcutting 4 years ago
I have to say that your review was very good. You talked about many different aspects of the game and you explained them very well. Great job.
dragondbz7 4 years ago 2
Hey 2ndstage, danke für deine feundlichen Kommentare. Zu deiner review: so crappy ist die Video quali doch gar nicht. Wenn es mies ausschaut liegt das an youtube, die formatieren das so komisch um und strecken auch die Größe, aber da gewöhnt man sich dran.
Sehr sachlich und informative Review mit einer Prise Humor, hat mir gefallen!
bpbrother 4 years ago
Great first review 2econd2tage. Well put together and much more informative than the stuff I produced when I first started out. You explained how the game works and what is good about it.
The Sentiinel a tough game to cover as this title is pretty unqiue. What with it's 3D old school graphics and the way you have to plan out how to move by absorbing stuff and making copies.
Good stuff. Many thanks for the mention and keep up the good work.
Dentolux 4 years ago
I like your voice.
This review is severely underrated, also!
Great job.
CastlevaniaMoogle 4 years ago
Nice video! I can't believe its your first video, it was very well done and came across as entertaining yet professional. I have to say this game looks very ahead of it's time! (1986 wasn't exactly the year of 3D graphics) Can't say I have played this though.
+ I agree Dentolux and Jedite obviously put a lot of time into their reviews and it pays off bigtime. It's good to see another reviewer on YouTube, so keep up the good work!
martinnitus 4 years ago