Retro video games from Korea?
Yes, there really is! In this hobby blog under the category
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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I dedicate the first article in the category "GAMES FROM THE OTHER EAST" to the Korean PlayStation 2 exclusive title "Mystic Nights" or also "미스틱 나이츠".
The game was developed by the studio "N-Log Soft" and distributed directly by Sony. It's a typical action horror survival game and was also the first game by a Korean developer for this platform. The development time was 3 years. It was also the first game to support PS2 online functionality. This allowed 4 players to play together in the so-called "X-Man mode" at the same time. In the mode, a "traitor" has to prevail against three other players. In the single player mode the game has 3 different endings. The title was unfortunately never published outside of Korea.
STORY:
The plot of "Mystic Nights" takes place in a secret laboratory in a research facility where various experiments were carried out. After an explosion, the laboratory is overrun by monsters and creatures. The main character and other survivors of the explosion are now trying to escape from the facility. In the course of the story it turns out that the explosion was not a coincidence and that there is a murderer among the survivors.
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DETAILS:
Name: Mystic Nights
Original Name: 미스틱 나이츠
Publisher: Sony
Developer: N-Log Soft
Genre: Action Survival Horror
Medium: DVD/CD
Plattform: PlayStation 2
Release Year: 2005
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TRANSLATION / DOWNLOAD:
There is now even an English fan translation of the game. Jeremy Decola, the translator has made this available on his GitHub page.
An already patched ISO is available for download here:
IN MY COLLECTION:
"FX Fighter" is a DOS 3D fighting game in the style of "Virtua Fighter" which was sold in a bundle with 3D cards like the "Diamond Monster". Originally a port for Nintendo's "SNES" was also supposed to appear and be equipped with the Super FX chip, but was then dropped in favor of "Killer Instinct".
The game uses the "BRender" engine. Rumor has it that "FX Fighter" started out as a tech demo for the engine and then gradually expanded into a full-fledged game.
A small comic for the prehistory is included with the limited edition and was published by Wildstorm Productions at the time. The comic could also be viewed / downloaded from the publisher's website.
A year later it was published again as "FX Fighter Turbo" for Windows. This version should contain two more characters and also "Fatality" moves.
DETAILS:
Name: FX Fighter
Publisher: GTE Entertainment, Philips Interactive Media, Inc.
Developer: Argonaut Software Ltd.
Genre: 3D Fighting Game
Medium: CD-ROM
Plattform: MS-DOS
Release Year: 1995
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That StarCraft is very popular in Korea is no secret. When the game was released in 1998, there was a real BOOM. Many local developers jumped on the wagon and developed their own real-time strategy titles on it, which were visually and content-wise fairly close to Blizzard's milestone.
Unfortunately, hardly any or only a few of these "clones" have been published in the western world. Nevertheless, I would like to briefly introduce a few of them in this little SPECIAL.
Name: Atrox
Original Name: 아트록스
Release Year: 2001
Developer: Joymax Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Shoebox
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GAMEPLAY:
Name: Final Odyssey
Original Name: 파이널오딧세이
Release Year: 1999
Developer: Joymax Co., Ltd.
Publisher: Shoebox
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GAMEPLAY:
Name: Replica: Atomic Punk
Original Name: 레플리카: 아토믹펑크
Release Year: 1999
Developer: Samson Core
Publisher: Animedia
SCREENSHOTS:
Name: Armageddon：For The Crimson Glory
Original Name: 아마게돈：포더크림슨글로리
Release Year: 2001
Developer: Mips Soft
Publisher: Mips Soft
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GAMEPLAY:
Name: Under Attack Plus: Planet Of Chaos
Original Name: 언더 어택 플러스：혼돈의 행성
Release Year: 1998
Developer: Artec
Publisher: KS Entertainment
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GAMEPLAY:
Name: Vital Device - Entrapped By The Queen
Original Name: 바이탈 디바이스
Release Year: 2000
Developer: Cenozoic
Publisher: Aozora Entertainment
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GAMEPLAY:
Name: Impact Of Power - Destroyers
Original Name: 임팩트오브파워
Release Year: 2001
Developer: Big Brain
Publisher: Intersoft
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GAMEPLAY:
