Pulstar (Neo Geo)

[SupremeDemon]

Oh man. You guys know that feel when you spend years remembering a game you saw when you were little, but forgot it's name and then by sheer Luck you find it again and remember it's title? This is how I feel right now.

Heheh. And the only reason I spent so long looking for this game was because of the woman in the intro. She was my first crush from a video game...before I actually knew Samus was a girl. *don't kill me please!*

[blimy007]

I saw an AES version of this game on ebay for $960.

[fcukugimmeausername]

Wow, this looks like an epic R-type rip-off. Anyone confirm?

[Pokpal178]

Stage 1--R-Type anyone..?

Anymore AiCOM games like this (i.e. IREM)?

Metroid --> Orn ('fan game')

Figure it out!

[aryinc]

i had a neo geo aes and neo geo cd i lost patience with both,aes costing to muc and neo geo cd was slow as shit.

[JBHutto]

@aryinc MVS is the way to go. Just make a supergun or get a candy cab.

[aryinc]

@JBHutto

yeah thats best way to play this.Neo geo is awesome but at the time when it was released it actually already was dated,compared to the arcades.

[Phyle9]

wow what a great game! True classic arcade style!!!

Is this an emulation?

[merlin196]

@Phyle9 Yes it's being played on an emulator and you're right it is an awesome shooter.

[alleygh0st]

It gets hard as nails after stage 2...

[samuraispiritsx]

I had a real chance to get this for the AES last year and I let go of it. Should have got it.

[losc59ultra]

@samuraispiritsx It's the same game like MVS. I have it and i very proud to play this on my cabinet.

[losc59ultra]

@samuraispiritsx Yes, but it's more expensive than MVS and you can't play on arcade cabinet.

[Aofex]

As a R-Type fan, I liked this game a lot. Hard as fuck though. However, as in R-Type, after memorizing a good route, it gets easier.

I specially like the part in the intro where the scene changes to the fire type world, along with the music, it's great.

[Menace1979]

One of my favorites too!

[WazzaAussiePictures]

I REALLY WANNA GET THIS GAME FOR MY NEO GEO AES,gonna buy mvs get converter, this game is more like:

R TYPE- pulstar.the lost Rtype game lolzors, siriously look at it!!!

[EpsilonEagle123]

This is probably my favorite game of all time, it's definately my favorite shoot 'em up. I would go and buy a Neo Geo CDZ just for this game, even though I already own an AES (I'm not willing to pay 700 dollars on this one game, nor am I willing to pay 1000+ for Metal Slug).

[piolhochato]

R-Type clone...

[Radwar99]

@piolhochato It has been known for some time now that Pulstar was made by the original Irem team that made R-Type. It was originally called R-Type 4 but was renamed Pulstar when the team joined Aicom.

[ShinyGabe]

gradius 3?

[underwatercookie]

This game was what got me into shmups. I love it. :)

[KaedeFuma]

For those who thinks it's just an R-Type clone, think again. This game is being made by former Irem employees who are used to be one of the development team members on R-Type series. I love both R-Type and Pulstar. Did you know? NeoGeo CD has more scenes than the MVS and AVS version. It also has arranged soundtrack. Oh boy, this game is hard, but I loved it. ;)

[Bobby90]

@KaedeFuma How does former R-type people doing this game not make it an R-type clone?

[NinjaRunningWild]

@KaedeFuma That only proves it's a R-Type clone.  Not to mention, the play and gameplay mechanics are identical.

[Radwar99]

@NinjaRunningWild What part of remake don't you get? Remakes with better gfx, music & sound is nothing new and there's nothing wrong with that. Like I said in my previous post, originally Irem decided to do a remake of R-Type and name it R-Type 4, except Irem went backrupt and the team working on it moved to Aicom. They probably renamed it Pulstar because Irem still had the rights to the R-Type name.

[NinjaRunningWild]

@Radwar99 What part of I didn't mention that and it's not a remake did *you* not get? And what makes you assume that I bothered to read your "oh-so-important" previous post? Nothing? Ok then...

[avlein]

R-Type Elements in this game:

The Force Device

The Wave Cannon

Those pinching machines

Dobkeratops.

[MustNotRead]

r-type wannabe clone.

£500!? LOL. must suck owning a neogeo...lame clones which you can't even afford to buy! :)

[merlin196]

Why do you think the game is lame? This game is generally held in pretty high regard by shoot 'em up fans. It's one of my favourite shooters.

[ricktn1]

Got to agree. Pulstar levels do indeed nod towards R-Type, Its almost as if the creaters paid homage to a legend... And in doing so, they created a fantastic game.

In my humble opinion, I prefer Pulstar to R-Type, Its one of my fave shooters of all time.

[linkbelow]

R-TYPE is not as good as this game. And this game if anything resembles blaze star more.

R-TYPE is kind of LAME. The 1945 series by Capcom is better.

[MustNotRead]

actually, i'm just jealous. this game looks awesome - probably better than R-type! :)

but i hate anything NeoGeo because they're so expensive and I can't afford them. :)) that's why i'm so full of hate.

[SupremeJudge]

That's why you buy MVS not AES.

[Radwar99]

@MustNotRead The game has been perfectly emulated for years on computers and the roms are easily available on the net, R-Type aswell. I suggest you try both and see the difference for yourself.

[Lemming433]

I feel I should just run out there and buy it for AES but I simply don't have £500 to spare :p

[merlin196]

I know how you feel. I'd love to own this on AES but it's so expensive. I've got this on Neo CD and the loading times aren't bad at all.

[Lemming433]

Ah but do you own a top/front loader or a CDZ?

[merlin196]

I've got a CDZ so I imagine it's a bit quicker to load although I've never used a top/front loader.

[Pervypriest]

I have this game on my mame arcade cabinet and it plays just as great as the orginal.. It saves you a penny or two..

I would also love to have it orginaly on the aes system but I haven't got the money to spend. In that manner a great Mame setup is the right way to go

Pulstar is great but I think the control of the ship is more responsive in R-Type.

Still this game kick some serious ass and I play it a lot, even though it has me frustrated at times:)

[northllstr]

@Lemming433 Save yourself allot of money,buy a sega dreamcast on ebay

and just download this great classic...Neo geo cd's (games)work perfectly on dreamcast!! :)

[sidearmsalpha]

Beautiful graphics and awesome music!

[lordmace2001]

This looks and plays just like r-type in fact i would go as far as saying it is R-type just better gfx and harder.

[oc395]

Reminds me of R-TYPE

but better..^^

[JLW2490]

I keep watching this just to look at the intro.

[merlin196]

I know what you mean it's a great intro and the music is one of my favourite Neo Geo tracks.

[cccristol]

Great game man. Thanks for the video. Now I have to go buy it.

[SupremeJudge]

Your vids have amazing quality. What bitrate do you encode them at?

Pulstar is my favorite Neo shooter. I just love the R-Type feel. I also think the graphics are way better than Blazing Star. BS is a good game but the detail in Pulstar really grabbed me.

Do you by chance have a vid of Last Hope or did you get to play it at least?

[merlin196]

Thanks. Yeah I feel the same as you. As much as I love Blazing Star I've always preferred Pulstar. Yes I have Last Hope on Neo CD and am a really big fan of this game. The gameplay feels a bit similar to Pulstar. It's a pretty tough game though. If I can figure out how to do it I might make a Last Hope video one day.

[Tobibrocki]

Man, I need that intro music, you don´t know where I can get the intro music without Soundeffects, do you? :/

[Atomduck]

Galbadia Hotel?