Nectaris for PC DOS: Gameplay

"Nectaris" is a turn-based strategy game, originally devised for the PC-Engine console in 1989 and succeded by "Neo Nectaris" for the consoles' Super CD-ROM² in 1994. In 1995, german developer Sunflower Entertainment made this version for PC/DOS which introduced a host of new units and over 60 new maps on 2 new planets (on some of which up to 4 factions may compete). If you managed to beat the predecessors with relative ease give this one a try as it boasts some fiendishly difficult maps that will make you tear your hair out.

This installment in the series is almost unknown and there was not even one video for it on YouTube, so I made one because most people who played and enjoyed Nectaris/Military Madness on the TG-16/PC-Engine probably either never heard of this version or never played it.

Unfortunately the video is rather poor. My plan was to make a video that includes battle scenes showing a few of the units which are unique to this version, but a few problems (explained in my other Nectaris video) hindered me. I actually had put together a video showing battle scenes as well as footage of this map in Windows Movie Maker, which then stubbornly refused to render the thing, so I gave up and just made this current version.

Weird pauses/erratic cursor movements are just me hesitating, counting hexes to avoid enemy attacks, thinking and planning my next move ... or moving the cursor too far, it is very fast with mouse controls ;)
The computer started with more units but after wiping out all his aircraft and capturing the neutral factory, wearing down the other enemies was not too hard. There are WAY harder maps in the game.

Music:
Darren Izzard - Driller (Prototype Mix)

"All credits goes to the artist and companies that promote, produce and record the tracks that are included in this video."

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Nectaris
• Military
• Madness
• Sunflower
• Entertainment
• Hudson
• Soft
• Turn
• Based
• Strategy

[derleitwolf10]

Nice video dude, I just finished to play this game (headache included) and it makes look ANY other turn based game like a joke. Why this game hasn't been relaunched by Hudson?

[HansHackfress]

@derleitwolf10

Yes, all the other Nectaris games have a few hard maps but this version here is just hardcore. Maybe Hudson did not relaunch it because it was only released in Germany. The Nectaris series was most famous in Japan (obviously) but I doubt many Japanese players know about this version.

[xDCFilmsx]

Wow awesomwe! I finally found this game on abandonia and now am able to play it for the first time since my childhood. (The AI is still cheating!) Before that I thought your video shows the hardest mission of all. xD But this one seems pretty easy in comparison to some other maps I've seen... they're IMPOSSIBLE!

I don't get it why so few people know about this great game. Do you know whether there is some kind of map editor that makes it possible to create missions on your own and play them?

[Konfu]

Cool. Looks very much like Battle Isle series on PC. Wouldn't be surprised if the developer was the same.

[ncci70ie]

I have been looking for the German version of this game for years and still I cannot find it. Any help will be appreciated. Nectaris and Neo Nectaris are great games. Best strategy turn based game in my opinion ;)

[jamestrack]

Hi is this game free ? able to DL online ? Wow .. i played it once 7-9 yrs ago on PC engine ... all other turn base game look like kids games lol

[HardWarUK]

Never heard of it - thanks for forcing me to look for ANOTHER great old game I never knew about!!! :)