Ah i remember when i sraped, saved, traded an sold games to get my Turbo i was maybe 13 or so unfortuanetly this game bundled in i played it because it was the only game i had at the time i didnt care for it much i think this one of the downfall of the Turbo the lousy pack in game
@bacardipr05 I think Keith Courage offered a little more bang for your buck gameplay wise than Genesis' pack-in at the time, Altered Beast. Love 'em both though.
@Keranu I had got my Turbo first. Once i got over the crisper colors an better music than my NES. I didnt care for this game. When i bought my first Genesis which i purchased off one of them back alley deals when i was 14 it had come with Sonic. Its funny i just looked up the review on IGN an the reviewer said the same thing...lol..
why can not the video game makers of today remake the past video games,would really be a true hit,maybe even a movie,every video game,well almost every video game should make also a movie,like this here,needs a movie,so awsome!!
I never played it, or had a Turbo Grafx. I only had NES , Sega Master System, and Sega Genesis. But this was a great video. I love all the classics. Guess I'll be searching for a TurboGrafx on Ebay now :)
Honored to convert you to Turbo-ism! Please fully research all the different types of Turbo Grafx 16 / PC Engine formats though before buying any so you know what kind of games you want to play ahead of time. Starting off with just a normal TG16 isn't a bad idea though and can be inexpensive.
OMG dude this is the game I was lookin for. thanks for postin up this vid. I remember the song where you turn into a mecha suit. I wonder how much is this game on ebay or if they will release it on VC for wii cause I would def buy it.
I still have my turbo grafx and my genesis funny thing they still work but Ive sent my xbox 360 in twice already, The games back then may not have had the best graphics but the were sure as hell more fun :) Military Madness was my fav for turbo and phantasy star 2 was my fav for genesis, the legends live on.......
Yeah it's amazing how cheaply built electronics are these days; they really knew what they were doing back in the 70's and 80's. It's going to be hard for a new generation of video gaming to be as good as the 16-bit days.
Dude....I loved the transformatoin sound effect at 0:20. If I remember correctly, you could keep going back and forth. I would do it just to hear the sound.
Those are some pure Turbo classics. They are some of the most commonly owned games among Turbo collectors and among the most praised for HuCard games.
I agree that Altered Beast did a better job showing off hardware capabilities, but Keith Courage did a decent job in it's own right. I think Blazing Lazers would've been a pretty killer pack-in.
You may not believe it, but a lot of people were actually impressed by Keith Courage back when it first came out because of it's amount of vibrant colors. I agree that Altered Beast was a more impressive "tech demo", but I think KC was a good pack-in to show off back in 1989.
The Turbo actually had about the same processor speed as the Genesis (Both in the 7mhz range, about 2x higher than SNES. Some argue it's even faster because it uses less CPU cycles.); the term "bits" is pretty meaningless for console specs. It was also able to display more colors than both Genesis and SNES (but SNES had a larger color palette). You could even say the Turbo had a much higher resolution in theory, but most games were in the typical 256-336x224 resolution like the other systems.
hey Keranu I finally got over the fear of dying on the game someone posted the game on youtube and actually died just before the you to the underworld in world 1 I looped it over and over and didn't get scared of dying
then again it weird I have this but when I was trying to get to sleep last night and I heard the music of you dying going throught my head haunting me strange lol
J.J. and Jeff is one of my favorie games of all time, I'll definitely need to review that game and make a video for it. You can probably easily find Bonk videos on YouTube.
Haha, I knw you're going to kill me for not doing it yet! Don't think I have forgot about you though, I'll get around to it if I can just manage to stop being a lazy ass!
I have this game on the turbo. It's not half bad. The music really get's on my nerves though. plus, those friggin' cats, that fall from the sky piss me off too.
I like the part when you attack the gun guy at 27 seconds and then those skull atack you from behind and then you kill the gun guy and get a extra heart good moment there
oh yeah I'll remember that when I play it again I waiting for it to appear in the wii game shop so I can buy it plus I need to get more wii points too but that's not a problem I hope to get some for x-mas lol
I'm surprised this hasn't came out on the VC yet! I thought for sure it would be one of the first games available. Perhaps they thought they should hold off since it's commonly known to be a bad game, but then again they already released Drop Off for the VC which is far worse.
good point I don't really call it a bad game but when I play it when I was a kid it scared me real bad I would run away if I afraid you will fall into the red spikes
It's really not a bad game at all in my opinion, but critics commonly like to say it's one. I think most people would agree though that KC is way better than Drop Off.
and I got an idea just to make sure I'm not scared of the game again make another one with keith falling into the spikes or a few times of him dying from falling in the spike some in the overworld some in the underworld
well first i did the song (paused at about 15sec) from this vid, but tis too low quality from youtubes filters and streaming. so i found the origional MP3 (the song is Telephone message - The Brown Derbies) and used a 320kbps MP3 to do it from.
I'll have to look into it later (maybe when I get another hard drive). I haven't played through the entire game in awhile, but it doesn't take too long to figure out how to beat from what I remember.
You know what was always creepy death for me? Any video game that you can drown underwater in, specifically Tomb Raider since it's a human being, but Sonic is pretty horrifying as well.
what drowning I ended up drowning in the Sonic games but I didn't care well then again I would find it mad because I have a frustration problem when it comes to video games but I didn't have it when I was playing the Turbo grafx game it came later when i started getting Sega genesis
The Frankenstein Chain Grabber actually was the boss in the Reverse Zone, or Stage 2, and later appears in the duo boss fight with The Magician in Glacier Zone/Stage 5. The enemy later becomes a basic one in the later stages 6 and 7 of the Magic Zone and Robo Zone. The Fire Zone (Stage 3) had the single Magician as the boss.
Yes, and so do The Magician and Detering Robots (as the two bosses of Rock Zone/Stage 1). These are the only bosses that become regular enemies in the later levels. Their purpose is to provide a greater challenge for the battle areas to get to the boss, but with longer and more powerful swords purchased, they no longer pose the threat they had in the boss fights against them before.
@OceanBlueKirby you forgot the guy that looks like a frankenstine head with the retractible spiked skull... he's the Reverse World (level 2) boss, and he becomes a frequent enemy in later levels, usually pared up with the Magician.
I've mentioned what I call the "Frankenstein Chain Grabber" enemy in a previous comment, but I do appreciate you pointing that out, anyway. Such comment was a response to Keranu's unsurity of where the boss-becoming-a-regular-enemy had come from, which should be found by following the "View all [number] comments" link.
That's one of the reasons why i like this game so much. The boss enemies come back (sometimes double teamed) to rain on your parade after utterly step on every other henchman that dares look at you the wrong way.
... you know what? I'm gonna see how well i can do without upgrading my sword... that should pose a hell of a challenge. :3
That's all right. Good luck, as that will be a great challange. I've managed to get to Zone 5 (Glacier Zone) without purchasing any of the more powerful swords the first time I've played the game since I wasn't aware of how to get into the stores, but Keith ended up getting killed constantly because the enemies were difficult to defeat and had impacted him frequently since I felt there were so many at once.
I remember playing this on my brother's TG-16, it was the only game he had for it. I thought it was alright, but not really pack in worthy, I thought Super Star Soldier or Bonk would have been a much better pack in.
Super Star Solider and Bonk weren't around when the TG16 first launched. I think as a pack-in, Keith Courage works pretty well as I can't see how it would've sold seperately. Blazing Lazers was definitely a much better game and could've made a good pack-in too, but maybe it's seperate sales were more valueable. I know nothing how business works :P .
you know what? I think this game deserves another try, I never really got to play it much because I was so small, I'll at least grab it for my Virtual Console.
For another correction, Keranu, Blazing Lazers was the included game for the PAL TurboGrafx, though. "A free Bonk" later became available for the regular console and the first two Bonk games were included in the Gate of Thunder CD that came with the TurboDuo.
Well, I was informing you on this in case you weren't aware or forgotten about this information giving out in the "The Light Gray 'TurboGrafx System' topic that I've made on the PCEngineFX boards. Definitely, since it seemed that NEC wanted to follow the legacy that the NES had by having a platformer as the pack-in game, thus the reason I expect Keith Courage in Alpha Zones was chosen to be the one.
I beat this game at the store. McDuff's had a TGX w/KC on a big screen TV and I played it every time we went. My dad's friend worked there so we got good deals on stuff, and I saved for weeks to buy my TGX. We went so often I got good at it (they never changed the game). We stayed so long when my dad was buying a washer that I beat it, with an audience of one little pipsqueak witness of maybe 6 years old.
Keranu, have you played the NES Keith Courage/ Wataru RPG? It was only released in Japan. I was able to find a Japanese guidebook for it as well, but haven't started it yet. I believe the title of the RPG is Maashin Eiyuuden Wataru Gaiden.
Yep, I've played a little bit of that game on an emulator once. It looks really cool! I'd like to play through it some day, but I have no idea when or if that will happen. Nice find on the guidebook!
There is also a playstation game that I haven't gotten a hold of yet. There is one for sale on ebay now but I'm searching for one complete with the spine card... the ebay# for it is 140048074226
Now that's a game I wasn't aware of! I'll have to look up more info for the Playstation game later, it's just nice to know that the Wataru games won't stop! :D
I love the title screen theme song. Heck, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones looks pretty great. I want to play this game when I get my Wii. I think it makes a nice packaging choice for the TurboGrafx-16, but Blazing Lazers would've been good, too. I hope for this to be one of my first TurboGrafx-16 experiences, too, if not the first.
I love poor old Keith Courage! If you can stomach the rough controls, it's a really cool game! Making this your first TG16 to play would be a neat idea since it was the first TG16 game released out here, even though there are much better Turbo games out there.
I'm sure I'll get used to the controls once I get to play it for a while. Yea, I think either this game or Blazing Lazers would make a good choice to start off the TurboGrafx-16 exploration. Then again, Bomberman '93 would be the good way to go since I love him so much. By the way, Keith Courage looks a bit like you, or at least he reminds me of you.
Blazing Lazers is another great game to introduce yourself to the system. That's one game that I appreciate more each time I play it due to it's brilliant game design. Bonk, of course, is another good way of being introduced (that was the first TG16 game I played actually).
I could seem myself resembling Keith a little bit. Would be fun to make a small Keith Courage movie :D .
Yea, those are the games that I'll be sure to play first once I get the access to, since I want them more than the others. Complete with a laser sword and the Alpha Suit! Wonder who's going to be the Gun Head?
WHAAAAT? How can you get him to play as a Gun Head? He lives all the way up in Canada and you live in Illinois! It'd be impossible to initiate the movie without one of you having to visit the other...Perhaps, that's what you're planning.
Ha, ha. You know, I also thought it would be possible to do a voice-acting movie instead of a live-action one. That way, if the movie you're making fails for some reason, you can still get Black Tiger/SuperPCEngineGrafx to be in the movie and not have to be that close (sending voice recordings via email).
Looking back at this now, it's nice to see that my opinions still retain quite strongly. I'm glad that I was able to play Keith Courage in Alpha Zones as my first TurboGrafx-16 experience in the time. I hadn't thought that the Alpha Suit was really the Nova Suit since I think that's what I first heard it as unofficially. The Laser Sword was only one of the various weapons that can be purchased; The others are Brave, Thunder, Jewel, and Alpha.
Glad to hear that Keith Courage matched your anticipations :) . I think you'll be a lot more impressed with other games you have been looking forward to play too!
I think Blazing Lazers will really rock your socks. That's one game that impresses me more each time I play it. I didn't think much of it at first, but even after I learned to really appreciate it, I could still find more reasons to appreciate it.
Really? I do much enjoy listening to the soundtrack for the game DigiHatesMakingNames had put up, and the gameplay video he has for it, also. I can definitely tell it is going to be a title I'll highly enjoy for the TurboGrafx-16 I've recieved.
my friend first got this in 1989. i think keith courage was a VERY good game. why was it mocked? it wasn't a mario of course but it wasn't meant to be. it was kind of an RPG arcade action title to me. i enjoyed it but couldn't beat it
Thanks for the comment, I love to hear people's stories about this game from back in the day. It really is a unique and fun game that deserves more credit. If you ever play the game, make sure you get an extra heart in each alpha zone by fighting monsters until one pops up and to familarize yourself with the dungeons. When you got that down, it's not too hard to beat.
Dude there is an ULTIMATE glitch for beating the last boss and I figured it out the first or second time I fought him! I can't remember how exactly, but if you jump down the pit into the boss chamber so you're right next to the boss I think, the boss will be stuck in place and won't be able to hit you.
I thought that had to be done during the battle against the B.A.D's robot final boss, assuming that you're correct. The tricky thing about that might be for him to fall towards the right since I don't really remember a platform lefward toward the boss pit, and turning in midair can cause him to fall neutrally. Another one that happened twice with me that caused the boss's upper body to be misplaced with his feet (but could still damage you) seemingly from jumping too close when setting on them.
I've manage to beat the game by using the glich today. It was pretty interesting to see him charge up with his beams whilst standing still. I hadn't really remembered the platform leftward from the boss pit before because I have not really seen it there too clearly before.
This came with my TG-16 when I got it. (Xmas of 90 I believe) I never really thought it was THAT bad. Granted, it wasn't the game I'd choose for the official tg-16 pack in game, but hey...what can you do? I did beg/bribe my parents to get me the CD add-on two years later. By then, Keith was a distant memory. BTW: Didn't they make a sequel to this on the PC Engine? Japanese only, I believe.
Thanks for your input, I love hearing stories like this in my comments :) . I think as a pack-in, Keith did a pretty good job since it might not've sold well seperately.. China Warrior could've been a good pack-in as well since it was the system's hardware seller.
There was never an "official" sequel to Keith Courage, but there was "Granzort" for the Super Grafx that was based off the same anime (Wataru something) and some people consider this as the spiritual successor to Keith.
I bet none of you know that this is based on the anime, Majin Eiyuden Wataru. There is also an RPG based on it on Famicom (Japanese NES) which was also made by Hudson Soft.
Lots of TG16/PCE fans are aware of Keith Courage being based off an anime, but not so much the Famicom RPG (I played a little of it, seemed pretty neat!). A more interesting fact is how Blazing Lazers (Gunhed in Japan) is actually based off a movie called Gunhed.
haha i remember this game, pity that it didn't do so well overall in the overseas market, thou in asia (mainly japan) the reception was great, and there was an anime
Brought back heavy memories! Thanks for the upload!
DSScorpion13 2 weeks ago
@DSScorpion13 Glad to hear!
Keranu 2 weeks ago
I REMEMBER THIS GAME! MY DAD AND I USED TO PLAY THIS WHEN I WAS 2! IM DOWNLOADING IT ON MY PSP
ShabooMaster 7 months ago
Ah i remember when i sraped, saved, traded an sold games to get my Turbo i was maybe 13 or so unfortuanetly this game bundled in i played it because it was the only game i had at the time i didnt care for it much i think this one of the downfall of the Turbo the lousy pack in game
bacardipr05 10 months ago
@bacardipr05 I think Keith Courage offered a little more bang for your buck gameplay wise than Genesis' pack-in at the time, Altered Beast. Love 'em both though.
Keranu 10 months ago
@Keranu I had got my Turbo first. Once i got over the crisper colors an better music than my NES. I didnt care for this game. When i bought my first Genesis which i purchased off one of them back alley deals when i was 14 it had come with Sonic. Its funny i just looked up the review on IGN an the reviewer said the same thing...lol..
bacardipr05 10 months ago
I remember really enjoying playing 'Keith Courage'!
It was the first Turbo-Grafx game I played.
daddoffille 1 year ago
why can not the video game makers of today remake the past video games,would really be a true hit,maybe even a movie,every video game,well almost every video game should make also a movie,like this here,needs a movie,so awsome!!
LEADFOOT63 2 years ago
I never played it, or had a Turbo Grafx. I only had NES , Sega Master System, and Sega Genesis. But this was a great video. I love all the classics. Guess I'll be searching for a TurboGrafx on Ebay now :)
hootyhaha 2 years ago
Honored to convert you to Turbo-ism! Please fully research all the different types of Turbo Grafx 16 / PC Engine formats though before buying any so you know what kind of games you want to play ahead of time. Starting off with just a normal TG16 isn't a bad idea though and can be inexpensive.
Keranu 2 years ago
@hootyhaha u can just buy a nintendo wii and doenload turbo grafx games to it and other classics from other consoles
mrbelmont2000 1 year ago
i hated this game but the sound and music is epitome of turbografx in my memory.
seopeter22 2 years ago
This game was terrible. Such a bad pack-in game. I could never stand the game enough to get past the first stage.
drakon32 2 years ago
Man, better then altered beast.
Vectorben 2 years ago 2
they need to put this on the wii marketplace
Timesteel 2 years ago
OMG dude this is the game I was lookin for. thanks for postin up this vid. I remember the song where you turn into a mecha suit. I wonder how much is this game on ebay or if they will release it on VC for wii cause I would def buy it.
mechaart 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment, glad the video helped.
Keith Courage is one of the cheapest Turbo games around. You can buy it loose for like a buck (or maybe even less) and complete for around five bucks.
Keranu 2 years ago
This is so nostalgic!!! I've been looking for this game for so long.
KingWyn 2 years ago
I remember playing this game when I was really young, like 5-6 years-old. That, and the Ys game. Good times, good times.
pandohra 2 years ago
Ys is an amazing game.
Keranu 2 years ago
I dont remember. it was the 1 with the skull in the middle of the game.
redrosebud06 2 years ago
Definitely Devil's Crush then.
Keranu 2 years ago
OMG!!! i remember that game!!! I have the system in my garage, i don't kno if i have that game though. I have the pinball game for that system.
redrosebud06 2 years ago
U must have devil crush...I used to love that game
davidtabone93 2 years ago
There are three video pinball games on the Turbo: Alien's Crush, Devil's Crush, and Time Cruise. All of which are awesome games!
Keranu 2 years ago
Yaaa that is a cool game!!!!! i still have it
diabledesbois 3 years ago
Don't ever let go of it! ;)
Keranu 3 years ago
I still have my turbo grafx and my genesis funny thing they still work but Ive sent my xbox 360 in twice already, The games back then may not have had the best graphics but the were sure as hell more fun :) Military Madness was my fav for turbo and phantasy star 2 was my fav for genesis, the legends live on.......
darthrageracer 3 years ago
Yeah it's amazing how cheaply built electronics are these days; they really knew what they were doing back in the 70's and 80's. It's going to be hard for a new generation of video gaming to be as good as the 16-bit days.
Keranu 3 years ago
this game had some of the best sound effects
darthrageracer 3 years ago
Damn straight!
Keranu 3 years ago
Dude....I loved the transformatoin sound effect at 0:20. If I remember correctly, you could keep going back and forth. I would do it just to hear the sound.
LtStarkiller 3 years ago
Haha the rainbow rules. I'm pretty sure you're right that you can keep going through it. Thanks for commenting.
Keranu 3 years ago
Haha....I actually meant the Robot transformation sound....but I guess the Rainbow is cool. I mean, it's alright....stop looking at me like that!
LtStarkiller 3 years ago
But the sound matches the rainbow so well! Totally non-queer!
Keranu 3 years ago
It was the music that made a lot of the Turbo Grafx games even better than they already were.
rockyriverman 3 years ago 6
Totally agreed, my friend. Turbo games have always had the best music out there. Even the crappiest games tended to have good music.
Keranu 3 years ago
Great intro game. The music,sound, graphics...off the chain!
6477tuff 3 years ago
Totally!
Keranu 3 years ago
WOOOW!!! so much time without seen that!!! its a pitty that I don't have ma TG16 any longer, lost it looong time ago.
phreaker01 3 years ago
Gotta get another TG16, my friend! :)
Keranu 3 years ago
I STILL HAVE MINE AND ALOT OF GAMES I LOVE KEITH COURAGE! WATCHING THIS WAS GIVING ME FLASHBACKS lol
mob210sa 3 years ago
Thanks for the great comment :) ! I love getting nostalgic flashbacks!
Keranu 3 years ago
I dont know I think graphically....Keith Courage looks better than most Genesis games....
GoldenChild4ever 3 years ago
Those are some pure Turbo classics. They are some of the most commonly owned games among Turbo collectors and among the most praised for HuCard games.
Keranu 3 years ago
I agree that Altered Beast did a better job showing off hardware capabilities, but Keith Courage did a decent job in it's own right. I think Blazing Lazers would've been a pretty killer pack-in.
Keranu 3 years ago
Cadash is one of my favorite Turbo Chip games, you'll love it if you're into platform RPGs.
Keranu 3 years ago
You may not believe it, but a lot of people were actually impressed by Keith Courage back when it first came out because of it's amount of vibrant colors. I agree that Altered Beast was a more impressive "tech demo", but I think KC was a good pack-in to show off back in 1989.
Keranu 3 years ago
The Turbo actually had about the same processor speed as the Genesis (Both in the 7mhz range, about 2x higher than SNES. Some argue it's even faster because it uses less CPU cycles.); the term "bits" is pretty meaningless for console specs. It was also able to display more colors than both Genesis and SNES (but SNES had a larger color palette). You could even say the Turbo had a much higher resolution in theory, but most games were in the typical 256-336x224 resolution like the other systems.
Keranu 3 years ago
hey Keranu I finally got over the fear of dying on the game someone posted the game on youtube and actually died just before the you to the underworld in world 1 I looped it over and over and didn't get scared of dying
Segacamp 3 years ago
Glad to hear that you've overcomed the fear!
Keranu 3 years ago
then again it weird I have this but when I was trying to get to sleep last night and I heard the music of you dying going throught my head haunting me strange lol
Segacamp 3 years ago
Damn this was the FIRST game i played on my turbo grafix,it came with it...I wanted a Nintendo,but i got a TG16 and never looked back
chuckchizzle 3 years ago
Turbo forever 8) .
Keranu 3 years ago
Hahaha :D .
Keranu 3 years ago
wow i remember beating this game!
anyone have clips of jj and jeff? or bonx?
sneakerfern 4 years ago
J.J. and Jeff is one of my favorie games of all time, I'll definitely need to review that game and make a video for it. You can probably easily find Bonk videos on YouTube.
Keranu 4 years ago
won't anyone post the game onto youtube I know the game is old but won't anybody post it I like to see it again
Segacamp 4 years ago
Good news. I got another hard drive and I'll try to make a play through of this game soon!
Keranu 4 years ago
good man just for once in the intro die just to make sure I'm not a scaredy cat of the game anymore ok
Segacamp 4 years ago
Haha, will do. I'm not sure when I'll have it ready, so it might take awhile depending if I'm not lazy :P .
Keranu 4 years ago
I'm subscribe u so I'll know
Segacamp 4 years ago
Thanks!
Keranu 4 years ago
I thought u were gonna make Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
Segacamp 3 years ago
Haha, I knw you're going to kill me for not doing it yet! Don't think I have forgot about you though, I'll get around to it if I can just manage to stop being a lazy ass!
Keranu 3 years ago
lol then again I'm one also but not to video gaming that just when I wanna be lazy and have nothing to do lmao
Segacamp 3 years ago
I have this game on the turbo. It's not half bad. The music really get's on my nerves though. plus, those friggin' cats, that fall from the sky piss me off too.
triiistone 4 years ago
Yeah there are only like five songs while actually playing, really repetitive too!
Keranu 4 years ago
And this showed you that the Turbo Grafx16 was "NOT" really 16bit!!
MoonOvIce 4 years ago
LOL yeah because since the Turbo Grafx was ONLY 8-bits, it means it has to be worse than 16-bit even though it's way faster than SNES! :D
Keranu 4 years ago
It was a horrible game then, and it's still horrible now. Don't miss it in the least. Very forgettable.
AllUrUtubeRbelong2me 4 years ago
Screw you, this game rulez.
Keranu 4 years ago
I remember this game back when I was 3 and I loved it
even though alot of people I guess don't like it I hope it comes out for VC
bass0bassinum 4 years ago
I like the part when you attack the gun guy at 27 seconds and then those skull atack you from behind and then you kill the gun guy and get a extra heart good moment there
Segacamp 4 years ago
Yeah that was awesome. Those skeletons suck because they won't stop repeating.
Keranu 4 years ago
oh yeah I'll remember that when I play it again I waiting for it to appear in the wii game shop so I can buy it plus I need to get more wii points too but that's not a problem I hope to get some for x-mas lol
Segacamp 4 years ago
I'm surprised this hasn't came out on the VC yet! I thought for sure it would be one of the first games available. Perhaps they thought they should hold off since it's commonly known to be a bad game, but then again they already released Drop Off for the VC which is far worse.
Keranu 4 years ago
good point I don't really call it a bad game but when I play it when I was a kid it scared me real bad I would run away if I afraid you will fall into the red spikes
Segacamp 4 years ago
It's really not a bad game at all in my opinion, but critics commonly like to say it's one. I think most people would agree though that KC is way better than Drop Off.
Keranu 4 years ago
and I got an idea just to make sure I'm not scared of the game again make another one with keith falling into the spikes or a few times of him dying from falling in the spike some in the overworld some in the underworld
Segacamp 4 years ago
I love this game! ADV Films should get the rights to "Spirit Hero Wataru" and dub it into english.
KingPhantomLives 4 years ago
If that ever happened, I hope they change the name to Keith Courage :D .
Keranu 4 years ago
Doubt it. They'd probably stick with the original title.
KingPhantomLives 4 years ago
i jsut put my phone to the speaker... that now IS my message thingy.
TehKazlehoff 4 years ago
You recorded all of the sound from the video onto your phone? :D
Keranu 4 years ago
well first i did the song (paused at about 15sec) from this vid, but tis too low quality from youtubes filters and streaming. so i found the origional MP3 (the song is Telephone message - The Brown Derbies) and used a 320kbps MP3 to do it from.
TehKazlehoff 4 years ago
oh, wait im an idiot. i clicked a link after the vid to the video. d'oh. i wish youtube would fix that...
TehKazlehoff 4 years ago
Ohh, so you didn't record a song from Keith Courage then?
Keranu 4 years ago
Hey, what is that game where you are a magician that flies?
I played it 20 years ago.
marcules 4 years ago
Is it a Turbo game? The two games that come to my mind are Magical Chase and Cotton, which aren't magicians but witches.
Keranu 4 years ago
hmmm... Well I thought it was Turbo but it might of been CD-i.
marcules 4 years ago
If you find out which game it was, post it here. ;)
Keranu 4 years ago
dude can't you post the entire game play? please no one has it posted just parts of it like you
Segacamp 4 years ago
I'll have to look into it later (maybe when I get another hard drive). I haven't played through the entire game in awhile, but it doesn't take too long to figure out how to beat from what I remember.
Keranu 4 years ago
I used to play it when i was a kid and the only thing that scared me was when i died that was it
Segacamp 4 years ago
That Frankenstein looking boss with the chain is pretty scary!
Keranu 4 years ago
what world was that boss in? it's just it been a while since I played the game like back to when I was a kid I barely even remember the game now
Segacamp 4 years ago
I think world/level 3.
Keranu 4 years ago
oh ok thanx
Segacamp 4 years ago
anyway if I play it again I'll just die off the bat to see if I'm over being scared of it lol I'm sure I will be it was a long time since i played it
Segacamp 4 years ago
You know what was always creepy death for me? Any video game that you can drown underwater in, specifically Tomb Raider since it's a human being, but Sonic is pretty horrifying as well.
Keranu 4 years ago
what drowning I ended up drowning in the Sonic games but I didn't care well then again I would find it mad because I have a frustration problem when it comes to video games but I didn't have it when I was playing the Turbo grafx game it came later when i started getting Sega genesis
Segacamp 4 years ago
drat I wish the game was in the wii game shop on the nintendo wii it has the old turbo grafx game but keith courage isn't in it
Segacamp 4 years ago
The Frankenstein Chain Grabber actually was the boss in the Reverse Zone, or Stage 2, and later appears in the duo boss fight with The Magician in Glacier Zone/Stage 5. The enemy later becomes a basic one in the later stages 6 and 7 of the Magic Zone and Robo Zone. The Fire Zone (Stage 3) had the single Magician as the boss.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
I forgot all about the boss becomming a regular enemy later on!
Keranu 3 years ago
Yes, and so do The Magician and Detering Robots (as the two bosses of Rock Zone/Stage 1). These are the only bosses that become regular enemies in the later levels. Their purpose is to provide a greater challenge for the battle areas to get to the boss, but with longer and more powerful swords purchased, they no longer pose the threat they had in the boss fights against them before.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
@OceanBlueKirby you forgot the guy that looks like a frankenstine head with the retractible spiked skull... he's the Reverse World (level 2) boss, and he becomes a frequent enemy in later levels, usually pared up with the Magician.
1Synner 1 year ago
I've mentioned what I call the "Frankenstein Chain Grabber" enemy in a previous comment, but I do appreciate you pointing that out, anyway. Such comment was a response to Keranu's unsurity of where the boss-becoming-a-regular-enemy had come from, which should be found by following the "View all [number] comments" link.
OceanBlueKirby 1 year ago
@OceanBlueKirby Ahh... sorry i didn't catch that, man.
That's one of the reasons why i like this game so much. The boss enemies come back (sometimes double teamed) to rain on your parade after utterly step on every other henchman that dares look at you the wrong way.
... you know what? I'm gonna see how well i can do without upgrading my sword... that should pose a hell of a challenge. :3
1Synner 1 year ago
That's all right. Good luck, as that will be a great challange. I've managed to get to Zone 5 (Glacier Zone) without purchasing any of the more powerful swords the first time I've played the game since I wasn't aware of how to get into the stores, but Keith ended up getting killed constantly because the enemies were difficult to defeat and had impacted him frequently since I felt there were so many at once.
OceanBlueKirby 1 year ago
@OceanBlueKirby Just tried the challange... i reached the Zone 6 boss, and got completely raped by him and his flying heads... :O
1Synner 1 year ago
Oh, sorry to hear about that (I recall the Magic Zone's boss being very tough, too). Good job for making it all the way to Zone 6, nonetheless.
OceanBlueKirby 1 year ago
@OceanBlueKirby Thanks. I'll probably try again sometime, but right now, i have a couple of other games i wish to play and defeat.
Anyway, thanks for the praise, and i'll talk to you later. :}
1Synner 1 year ago
Okay. You're welcome.
OceanBlueKirby 1 year ago
I remember playing this on my brother's TG-16, it was the only game he had for it. I thought it was alright, but not really pack in worthy, I thought Super Star Soldier or Bonk would have been a much better pack in.
shorty1k 4 years ago
Super Star Solider and Bonk weren't around when the TG16 first launched. I think as a pack-in, Keith Courage works pretty well as I can't see how it would've sold seperately. Blazing Lazers was definitely a much better game and could've made a good pack-in too, but maybe it's seperate sales were more valueable. I know nothing how business works :P .
Keranu 4 years ago
you know what? I think this game deserves another try, I never really got to play it much because I was so small, I'll at least grab it for my Virtual Console.
shorty1k 4 years ago
I really like the game myself. Aside from the crappy controls, it's a cool game!
Keranu 4 years ago
For another correction, Keranu, Blazing Lazers was the included game for the PAL TurboGrafx, though. "A free Bonk" later became available for the regular console and the first two Bonk games were included in the Gate of Thunder CD that came with the TurboDuo.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
I was referring strictly to the original American TG16 release. I think if Bonk was out when the TG16 was first released, it might've been a pack-in.
Keranu 3 years ago
Well, I was informing you on this in case you weren't aware or forgotten about this information giving out in the "The Light Gray 'TurboGrafx System' topic that I've made on the PCEngineFX boards. Definitely, since it seemed that NEC wanted to follow the legacy that the NES had by having a platformer as the pack-in game, thus the reason I expect Keith Courage in Alpha Zones was chosen to be the one.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
I will TOTALLY check that out!
Keranu 4 years ago
I beat this game at the store. McDuff's had a TGX w/KC on a big screen TV and I played it every time we went. My dad's friend worked there so we got good deals on stuff, and I saved for weeks to buy my TGX. We went so often I got good at it (they never changed the game). We stayed so long when my dad was buying a washer that I beat it, with an audience of one little pipsqueak witness of maybe 6 years old.
Wraythhmark 4 years ago
That is an outstanding story, thanks so much for sharing!
Keranu 4 years ago
Man I remember when I finally Beat this game, almost a year after I bought it!!! WHat great memories!
2Blessed2bStessed 4 years ago
Thanks for the comment, I can never get enough of nostalgic memories of stuff like this :) .
Keranu 4 years ago
haha right on that game sucked!
sorehand1978 4 years ago
Maybe it was just too hard for you which is why your hands are so sore!
Keranu 4 years ago
Keranu, have you played the NES Keith Courage/ Wataru RPG? It was only released in Japan. I was able to find a Japanese guidebook for it as well, but haven't started it yet. I believe the title of the RPG is Maashin Eiyuuden Wataru Gaiden.
Ragtime4 4 years ago
Yep, I've played a little bit of that game on an emulator once. It looks really cool! I'd like to play through it some day, but I have no idea when or if that will happen. Nice find on the guidebook!
Keranu 4 years ago
LOL if you're a Keith Courage fan you've gotta make it happen!
Ragtime4 4 years ago
There is also a playstation game that I haven't gotten a hold of yet. There is one for sale on ebay now but I'm searching for one complete with the spine card... the ebay# for it is 140048074226
Ragtime4 4 years ago
Now that's a game I wasn't aware of! I'll have to look up more info for the Playstation game later, it's just nice to know that the Wataru games won't stop! :D
Keranu 4 years ago
I love the title screen theme song. Heck, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones looks pretty great. I want to play this game when I get my Wii. I think it makes a nice packaging choice for the TurboGrafx-16, but Blazing Lazers would've been good, too. I hope for this to be one of my first TurboGrafx-16 experiences, too, if not the first.
OceanBlueKirby 4 years ago
I love poor old Keith Courage! If you can stomach the rough controls, it's a really cool game! Making this your first TG16 to play would be a neat idea since it was the first TG16 game released out here, even though there are much better Turbo games out there.
Keranu 4 years ago
I'm sure I'll get used to the controls once I get to play it for a while. Yea, I think either this game or Blazing Lazers would make a good choice to start off the TurboGrafx-16 exploration. Then again, Bomberman '93 would be the good way to go since I love him so much. By the way, Keith Courage looks a bit like you, or at least he reminds me of you.
OceanBlueKirby 4 years ago
Blazing Lazers is another great game to introduce yourself to the system. That's one game that I appreciate more each time I play it due to it's brilliant game design. Bonk, of course, is another good way of being introduced (that was the first TG16 game I played actually).
I could seem myself resembling Keith a little bit. Would be fun to make a small Keith Courage movie :D .
Keranu 4 years ago
Yea, those are the games that I'll be sure to play first once I get the access to, since I want them more than the others. Complete with a laser sword and the Alpha Suit! Wonder who's going to be the Gun Head?
OceanBlueKirby 4 years ago
I'm hoping Black_Tiger will play the Gun Head :) .
Keranu 4 years ago
WHAAAAT? How can you get him to play as a Gun Head? He lives all the way up in Canada and you live in Illinois! It'd be impossible to initiate the movie without one of you having to visit the other...Perhaps, that's what you're planning.
OceanBlueKirby 4 years ago
Don't worry, we showed the script to Universal and they are giving us big production money.
Keranu 4 years ago
Ha, ha. You know, I also thought it would be possible to do a voice-acting movie instead of a live-action one. That way, if the movie you're making fails for some reason, you can still get Black Tiger/SuperPCEngineGrafx to be in the movie and not have to be that close (sending voice recordings via email).
OceanBlueKirby 4 years ago
We'll see :) .
Keranu 4 years ago
We'll see. Can't wait for this one ;).
OceanBlueKirby 4 years ago
Looking back at this now, it's nice to see that my opinions still retain quite strongly. I'm glad that I was able to play Keith Courage in Alpha Zones as my first TurboGrafx-16 experience in the time. I hadn't thought that the Alpha Suit was really the Nova Suit since I think that's what I first heard it as unofficially. The Laser Sword was only one of the various weapons that can be purchased; The others are Brave, Thunder, Jewel, and Alpha.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
Glad to hear that Keith Courage matched your anticipations :) . I think you'll be a lot more impressed with other games you have been looking forward to play too!
Keranu 3 years ago
I hoping that they will all be impressive to some degree. I am anticipating to obtain a few more.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
I think Blazing Lazers will really rock your socks. That's one game that impresses me more each time I play it. I didn't think much of it at first, but even after I learned to really appreciate it, I could still find more reasons to appreciate it.
Keranu 3 years ago
Really? I do much enjoy listening to the soundtrack for the game DigiHatesMakingNames had put up, and the gameplay video he has for it, also. I can definitely tell it is going to be a title I'll highly enjoy for the TurboGrafx-16 I've recieved.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
my friend first got this in 1989. i think keith courage was a VERY good game. why was it mocked? it wasn't a mario of course but it wasn't meant to be. it was kind of an RPG arcade action title to me. i enjoyed it but couldn't beat it
scir91 4 years ago
Thanks for the comment, I love to hear people's stories about this game from back in the day. It really is a unique and fun game that deserves more credit. If you ever play the game, make sure you get an extra heart in each alpha zone by fighting monsters until one pops up and to familarize yourself with the dungeons. When you got that down, it's not too hard to beat.
Keranu 4 years ago
LOL i loved this game, never DID manage to beat the last boss though...came close a few times though.
Necrosaro 4 years ago
Dude there is an ULTIMATE glitch for beating the last boss and I figured it out the first or second time I fought him! I can't remember how exactly, but if you jump down the pit into the boss chamber so you're right next to the boss I think, the boss will be stuck in place and won't be able to hit you.
Keranu 4 years ago
I thought that had to be done during the battle against the B.A.D's robot final boss, assuming that you're correct. The tricky thing about that might be for him to fall towards the right since I don't really remember a platform lefward toward the boss pit, and turning in midair can cause him to fall neutrally. Another one that happened twice with me that caused the boss's upper body to be misplaced with his feet (but could still damage you) seemingly from jumping too close when setting on them.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
I've manage to beat the game by using the glich today. It was pretty interesting to see him charge up with his beams whilst standing still. I hadn't really remembered the platform leftward from the boss pit before because I have not really seen it there too clearly before.
OceanBlueKirby 3 years ago
This came with my TG-16 when I got it. (Xmas of 90 I believe) I never really thought it was THAT bad. Granted, it wasn't the game I'd choose for the official tg-16 pack in game, but hey...what can you do? I did beg/bribe my parents to get me the CD add-on two years later. By then, Keith was a distant memory. BTW: Didn't they make a sequel to this on the PC Engine? Japanese only, I believe.
boilerplate 4 years ago
Thanks for your input, I love hearing stories like this in my comments :) . I think as a pack-in, Keith did a pretty good job since it might not've sold well seperately.. China Warrior could've been a good pack-in as well since it was the system's hardware seller.
There was never an "official" sequel to Keith Courage, but there was "Granzort" for the Super Grafx that was based off the same anime (Wataru something) and some people consider this as the spiritual successor to Keith.
Keranu 4 years ago
looks like the gaest game on earth.
twosoulsup 4 years ago
Well what's not happy about this game?
Keranu 4 years ago
hahaha I think Gun man is awesome..
A gun..with shades..who walks and shooots!
can anything else be more amazing!? I wish I was a gun man..:(
erick103 4 years ago
I know! He is one of my all time favorite villians! A gun for a head... just so awesome!
Keranu 4 years ago
I bet none of you know that this is based on the anime, Majin Eiyuden Wataru. There is also an RPG based on it on Famicom (Japanese NES) which was also made by Hudson Soft.
Nintega 4 years ago
Lots of TG16/PCE fans are aware of Keith Courage being based off an anime, but not so much the Famicom RPG (I played a little of it, seemed pretty neat!). A more interesting fact is how Blazing Lazers (Gunhed in Japan) is actually based off a movie called Gunhed.
Keranu 4 years ago
I dont "use to" i still do....
36 and still collecting pcengine.
myspace profile "peesticks" check the photos
daggertits 4 years ago
I used to love this game, hopefully it will be out on the Wii's virtual console soon, along with Legendary Axe, Neutopia, and Street Fighter 2.
soulblazerz 4 years ago
This shit was dope then and it's dope now... well time to pull it out of the attic with all my other pointless shit...
WhiteSpaz 4 years ago
Right on!
Keranu 4 years ago
i still have this shit hahaha
Goldencrates 4 years ago
haha i remember this game, pity that it didn't do so well overall in the overseas market, thou in asia (mainly japan) the reception was great, and there was an anime
jortaro 4 years ago
nice
acidglow 4 years ago
aaah the childhood memories!
Fluid638 4 years ago
I spent so long searching for this game...wondering what the title was since I had only played it as a kid.
twisteddevilmind 4 years ago
ur right about that it did very well in japan i think they made a cd add on and much more it in japan
artin6677 5 years ago
The Turbo CD add-on made it out here as well, but just made sales even worse out here, mostly because it was $500 the first year it was out!
Keranu 4 years ago
this game sucked bonk was so much better but none compared to mario or sonic thats y turbo grafix failed so fast but i luved it other than that
artin6677 5 years ago
Well while Turbo Grafx 16 was failing in USA, it was rocketing success in Japan, which was the opposite case for the Genesis.
Keranu 5 years ago