"Syd Mead's Terraforming" - Turbo Views #1 (TurboGrafx-16 / Duo game REVIEW!)

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Turbo Views #1: video review of "Syd Mead's Terraforming" for the TurboGrafx 16 (Super CD) / TurboDuo video-game system.

Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5

Released in 1993.

**Not yet available via Nintendo Wii's virtual console**

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[austinmackert]

I had this one "back in the day", but something didn't feel right about it. Of course, this was in the '90s, so now I can't remember what that was, haha. I might have to give it another go, it seems a lot more appealing now.

[spida1a]

@austinmackert Thanks for watching my friend!

[Polywanacraka]

3 1/2 cd's... Mostly based on visuals I expect? Because I still play the game from time to time just to look at it :P Bottom line Sid did an amazing job : He simply was let down by the rest of the team... Art is still art I believe, it's made to look at it :) You made a comment that made me look at my collection right now : Sound. Mainly the richness of the explosions. Even though Hudson made a better 6502 with the HuC6280 explosions are still white noise & square waves ><

[spida1a]

@Polywanacraka You know what's funny about this one? It was just on the "cusp" of YouTube rendering in HQ. So, it's crappy quality and the next one (Air Zonk) looks pretty good. Wish they would let you "re-upload" in the same file...you know? Ha ha.

[dunpeal2064]

Great review! Just got a Duo with a bunch of games in a bundle and this was in there. Can't wait to take a crack at it. Will definitely be upping it to hard to start though.

[spida1a]

@dunpeal2064 Hey, very cool. It isn't an "easy" one to find.  Thanks for watching! On a side-note...wow, I forgot how crappy the uploading looked back then. Haven't watched this one in a while. Ha ha.

[123doomdoom]

This game has some interesting history behind it. It was released in 1991 in Japan. The graphics were quite sophisticated at that time, because this was one of the first super cd2 shooters released on the system. It took 2 years for TTI to bring this game over, by than, Thunder series has already been released. In this sense, this game was not well received in the USA. I remember EGM assigning this game 4s, commenting on it's lack of originality and repetitiveness. Too bad.....

[ChicoEdge]

I remember reading about this game back in the day in EGM magazine. I never actually played it though. Watching your video makes me think that this game is like Gate of Thunder with a few enhancements.God, I miss my Duo.

[123doomdoom]

This is a very good shooter, But I don't understand why TTI decided to bring this game over to the West, when there were other standout SCD shooters on the Pc-engine. They could have converted such titles as Nexzr, Spriggan 1 or 2, Star Parodia, Sylphia, and Rayxanber III. This game was a fun play through still, I score it 3.5/5.

[spida1a]

@atomofish That's a great idea. Something "a little bit" in regards to an ending would have been nice. Ha ha! :)