Ristifer
Member
Doesn't say that at all. Give it a rest.
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TheWanderingOgre
Member
Best OT in AGES (read backwards).
Cherry Hunter is wordplay on the japanese 'cherry boy (aka virgin boy) hunter' isnt it?
GO STRAIGHT!
Cherry Hunter is wordplay on the japanese 'cherry boy (aka virgin boy) hunter' isnt it?
GO STRAIGHT!
Kazza
Member
As we wait for the game to drop, perhaps this would be a good time to share our first experiences with the Streets of Rage series. Here are a couple of videos to get everyone going:
I got it pretty much at release. I was a big fan of Final Fight and Double Dragon, but side-scrolling beat'em were a little scarce in the early years of the Megadrive. Apart from Golden Axe (which I only partly considered part of the genre due to its swords and magic setting), the only beat'em up I remember playing and enjoying was an imported copy of DJ Boy:
Streets of Rage was on another level altogether from DJ Boy. Beat'em ups are a pretty straightforward and repetitive genre, so the presentation, mood and setting make a huge difference. SoR got it right from the very opening, with the moody music and scrolling cityscape:
Everything from the music to the character design was on point. The gameplay was great too, adding a few nice extra touches o the usual gameplay of the genre. It may seem like a small thing, but being able to vault over a grabbed character really added a new dimension and was impressive at the time. Even friends not usually that into non-sport video games loved it.
The music was amazing of course, and I have listened to the soundtrack countless times over the years. I'm a bit of a walker, and one of my favourite things to do when travelling to a new place is to simply aimlessly walk around the local neighbourhood, taking in the sights and sounds. If I'm in the mood, then I sometimes put on the SoR soundtrack while walking particularly urban environments. Another favourite place to listen to the music is while walking along the beach, especially the stage 3 music, Moon Beach:
Listening to that track now brings back memories of beaches in Thailand and Bali, as much as the game itself.
Watching the Sega Lord X video just now, I'm still really impressed by the sheer amount happening on screen. There are so many sprites and enemy characters moving around at the same time, all without the slightest bit of flicker or slowdown. This was pretty early on in the console's lifetime, and that would have been very impressive to anyone who had just upgraded from an 8-bit system.
Finally, who could forget that twist at the end? I wonder if we will be offered a similar choice in SoR4?
Anyone else got any Streets of Rage memories?
I got it pretty much at release. I was a big fan of Final Fight and Double Dragon, but side-scrolling beat'em were a little scarce in the early years of the Megadrive. Apart from Golden Axe (which I only partly considered part of the genre due to its swords and magic setting), the only beat'em up I remember playing and enjoying was an imported copy of DJ Boy:
Streets of Rage was on another level altogether from DJ Boy. Beat'em ups are a pretty straightforward and repetitive genre, so the presentation, mood and setting make a huge difference. SoR got it right from the very opening, with the moody music and scrolling cityscape:
Everything from the music to the character design was on point. The gameplay was great too, adding a few nice extra touches o the usual gameplay of the genre. It may seem like a small thing, but being able to vault over a grabbed character really added a new dimension and was impressive at the time. Even friends not usually that into non-sport video games loved it.
The music was amazing of course, and I have listened to the soundtrack countless times over the years. I'm a bit of a walker, and one of my favourite things to do when travelling to a new place is to simply aimlessly walk around the local neighbourhood, taking in the sights and sounds. If I'm in the mood, then I sometimes put on the SoR soundtrack while walking particularly urban environments. Another favourite place to listen to the music is while walking along the beach, especially the stage 3 music, Moon Beach:
Listening to that track now brings back memories of beaches in Thailand and Bali, as much as the game itself.
Watching the Sega Lord X video just now, I'm still really impressed by the sheer amount happening on screen. There are so many sprites and enemy characters moving around at the same time, all without the slightest bit of flicker or slowdown. This was pretty early on in the console's lifetime, and that would have been very impressive to anyone who had just upgraded from an 8-bit system.
Finally, who could forget that twist at the end? I wonder if we will be offered a similar choice in SoR4?
Anyone else got any Streets of Rage memories?
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Saber
Gold Member
Almost 28 here <.>
Hope it delivers. Can't wait to play with Adam...after all these years.
The only thing I remember is me playing with my brother at x-mas. Our Mega-drive came with like 6 games, it was a blast.
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Kazza
Member
Did you fight over stolen trash-can chicken and "accidental" hits with iron bars?
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
This is coming for pc game pass right?
Saber
Gold Member
Me and my brother are pretty much not the type to do this kind of things when we were cubs. We used mostly to take our games seriously , so even friendly fire was very rare.
That until we grown up and start making fun/shit anytime we play(like trying to throw a character in the pits on purpose).
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I hope so. Anyone know?
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
I've read somewhere but it should be up for preload right?
Mista
Banned
Its coming to game pass for sure. But no confirmation if console only or both
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
O looked up online and only found Xbox game pass. Not sure about pc though.
Caffeine
Gold Member
Me and my friend David would always play through them many times. I remember this one time we did a mania run on all 3 of them one night. 3 is insane on mania with 2 players.
years later i brought over streets of rage remake to his cabin and he was floored by the quality of a fan game.
due to corona stopping visiting him its not gonna stop us from playing online co op of 4
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years later i brought over streets of rage remake to his cabin and he was floored by the quality of a fan game.
due to corona stopping visiting him its not gonna stop us from playing online co op of 4
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Space Runaway
Member
I almost forgot, the elevator stage was really cool too. It was so satisfying trying to throw people over the edge.
Was it the first for a beat'em up?
Nah Final Fight had one (Though that stage was cut from the snes port), although it didn't feature the ledge aspect.
Krappadizzle
Member
For $25 I think I'm in. May pick it up so that my buddies and I can play together after UFC 249. Looks fantastic, and that music.....
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Ultrawide support on pc?
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
This is a multiplatform game but the OP is all about the likely least popular version...
iconmaster
Banned
POSSIBLY IN
waltyftmus Prime
Member
I spent more time with Blaze as a Teen than real girls.
MacReady13
Member
Sad to say that, as I was a Nintendo kid growing up (i'm now 39) and exclusively playing NES and then SNES, I didn't really get into Sega until I purchased a Dreamcast on launch. Ironically the 1st time I played SoR was on the Nintendo Wii virtual console, from the moment I started part 2, I knew it was something special. Not only the look but the feel and that fucking soundtrack! How in the hell did I spend my youth without this game in my life?!? I grew up playing games like TMNT Turtles In Time on SNES and that was an awesome fighting game- probably the best ever side scroller on console for mine. SoR 2 is right up there with it.
Bullet Club
Banned
Monkeygourmet
Banned
The art direction on this is god awful.
Scotty W
Banned
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Ever REALLY look at the Streets of Rage cover art?
It's like one of the craziest videogame covers ever: First of all, there's a lady being choked out of a window...as the building burns: Then you got this dude firing an automatic weapon at whatever: In the midst of all this mayhem, this shadowy mob encroaches with weapons...
cireza
Member
This is exactly the kind of shit I did not want in the game. Everything has to be about stupid juggles and never-ending combos nowadays. This is the worst.
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SALMORE
Member
the biggest problem with these types of games is the repetitivenes , so having combos add a lot of variety & replay value with each run
cireza
Member
I disagree. It makes longer and more tedious what should be quick and fun. And makes enemy AI useless.
If some players like this, that's great, but it actually turns me off quite a bit.
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FranXico
Member
I don't recall being able to juggle in the old games.
cireza
Member
Because you can't juggle in the old games. Some rom hacks actually added juggle, but these are hacks.
HotPocket69
Banned
I almost forgot, the elevator stage was really cool too. It was so satisfying trying to throw people over the edge.
Was it the first for a beat'em up?
No. Stuff like Ninja Turtles did elevators before SOR.
Nice OT Tess. Will cop on the Quad Pro for the weekend. Hopefully there’s a decent non half assed trophy list.
ThatStupidLion
Member
does this have the same SFX from the earlier versions?
I need the laugh sfx when fighting the bongos!
I need the laugh sfx when fighting the bongos!
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
New Yorks Finest
Banned
no Pre-Load for the X 
SirTerry-T
Member
It is? It certainly wants to make me do filthy things with my little fireman.
The art direction is great, acknowledging the past while being aware that a modern take has to look updated.
Unless you're one of those pixel purists who is blissfully unaware just how expensive creating pixel art in modern resolutions would be both in economic and time costs?