Retro video games from Korea?
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I would like to introduce a few of them to " GAMES FROM THE OTHER EAST". You can also find small contributions to mine here
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"Final Impact" from the year 1998 is a vertical shoot 'em up for MS-DOS. Basically a "Raptor" clone. But the special thing about it is that it is a German title. Namely, it was developed by some people at University of Munich under the label "BrainBug Productions" and then published by "BMM GmbH".
The reviews from german game magazines at the time were mostly bad. But the game isn't that bad in my opinion. The music is great and the graphics are solid for a shoot 'em up. At that time, the graphical presentation was titled "Out of Date". The level of difficulty is also quite crisp. And the controls take some getting used to. Because you can fire in all directions, but you have to select them beforehand.
DETAILS:
Name: Final Impact
Publisher: BMM GmbH
Developer: BrainBug Productions
Genre: Shoot 'em up
Medium: CD-ROM
Plattform: MS-DOS
Release Year: 1998
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This DOS game from 1997 is a horizontal "Shoot 'em Up" from the german developer named "The Triad". The special thing about it is that it does not contain the typical space scenario but takes place in a fantasy setting. As a result, you don't shoot and fly through the screen with a spaceship but control a dragon called "Dactylus".
The presentation of the box is done quite nicely. One of the last pages in the manual is also devoted to "software-pirates". Unfortunately, it is the only game from the developer.
On the german YouTube channel "Radio DOS 6.22 MHz" there is an extra video about the game with a lot more background information. If you are interested, take a look. You can find the video linked below.
DETAILS:
Name: Dactylus
Publisher: CDM Entertainment
Developer: The Triad
Genre: Shoot 'em up
Medium: CD-ROM
Plattform: MS-DOS
Release Year: 1997
GAMEPLAY + INFOS (GERMAN)
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The developer of this game is the studio "Appeal" which later became known for "Outcast". At that time, the publisher "Infogrames" bought the ailing label "Ocean Software" and so that something was published under this name, the developer studio "Appeal", under the direction of Franck Sauer, was "forced" by Infogrames to bend and break a game to develop for it. It should be produced and published quickly.
"Appeal" was already working on Outcast and actually had no capacity for another title. Therefore, in a few months, they cobbled together the game "No Respect", also based on a voxel engine. The name was an internal working title and an insider gag which should underpin the displeasure of the developers.
The game was developed under such pressure that nobody ended up developing it more changed the title (not even Infogrames) although it has no relation to the gameplay. The marketing department of Infogrames didn't even know what "No Respect" was for a game and took over everything without questioning.
Since the main programmer was a fan of "Quake" and its multiplayer mode, the game then went in that direction as well. Basically, it's a small arena shooter with vehicles. Because it has almost no story and actually had nothing to offer, it went completely under on the market.
As a conclusion one can summarize: The game is an unloved child which is technically not that bad at all. Franck Sauer gave some more information about the project on his website:http://francksauer.com/index.p…ished-games/28-no-respect
DETAILS:
Name: No Respect
Publisher: Ocean Software
Developer: Appeal
Genre: Shooter
Medium: CD-ROM
Plattform: Windows
Release Year: 1997
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