Many of those boss monsters look heavily inspired by the different creature forms in the movie "The Thing", it was everything else that was inspired by ALIENS..

"Some of the bosses are downright grotesque... I was amazed at how disgusting they were... Years later I was going to marry something similar." Best dig at the missus so far, I guess you slept on the sofa after this one... 🤣🤣🤣

Back in the 80’s and 90’s, after watching all these action/sci-fi movies, I would complete my fix by playing games that reminded me of those movies I finished watching. Never realizing those games were influenced from those very same movies. LoL

Welcome back patman... I died laughing with the grotesque boss - wife comparison 😆.... keep it up 👍

Alien Syndrome was awesome. I always loved the sci fi themed games. I never made it far in the arcade game though; I ran out of my dad’s quarters too quickly. Thanks for another great video, Patman.

Lmao if this guy's wife ever sees his videos she's gonna go upside his head with a frying pan lol

Boops and bleeps farts and quiffs thank you sir for making me spill some beer

I remember playing this on my C64 when I was still a wee lad. And I had this as an original, bought game. Which was rather rare at the time tbh.

You are the best. Going to watch now. Please take good care of yourself and get some more rest

It's great having you back my friend!

Your channel is awesome I would love to see you review Rainbow islands and Bombjack two of my all time favourites

@patman Welcome back !!! you tube hasn't been the same without you . god bless you pat stay safe !!!

Add Auto Closed Captions, please! Edit: Thanks for adding the Closed Captions, Patman QC!

My all time favorite on Sega Master System!

I’m so glad you made this video. Alien Syndrome was one of my favorite games!

Every one of your videos allows me to relive my childhood. Keep up the great work!

This game and Konami's Aliens are two of the best shooters ever made

Not seen it yet as I"m at the office; but liked anyway. Your one of the channels I only watch at home with my really good headphones. SOOOO stoked! I love this game!

I have this for Xbox 360, it was included in "Sonic's Genesis Collection" even though it's the arcade version and has nothing to do with Sonic. Fun stuff!

Welcome back Pat! Thumbs up again for great content!

Welcome back dude. Surprised you didn't mention Zombies Ate My Neighbors since it was clearly inspired by the gameplay of this.

I will always associate the Master System version with my childhood years and therefore is the closest to my heart. Thanks for another great video man. Keep em coming!

My dad and I always used to play the NES version when I was a kid. Game scared the crap out of me but if my dad was there I was good 👍

Glad you're back! Even though your wife is a real battle ax.

Thanks for the video, love all your content! Never had a chance to play this one myself. I played a ton of arcade games back in the 80s and 90s, and I enjoy whenever you show off a title that managed to slip by me. Definitely want to give this one a try now. Something tells me I'll be glad I did!

wow, the best game history channel on the internet is back. time to grab some chips and coke and sit down and relax to another great video.

Great to see you're back! Thanks for all the great content. Hope you're safe and well.

Fantastic work on this Patman you continue to be a top tier KZfaqr. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication.

I gotta tell you PatmanQC, I look forward to your videos every week.

Ah man so many memories this game brings😇 Back in the day at the mall at my local arcade i played this game along the likes of Tiger Road, Black Tiger, Double Dragon & when i got hungry i just chow down some corndogs (inside the local arcade they also sell snaks so you can imagine the sounds of the arcades and while you played well😂 you got HUNGRY of the smells of corndogs, popcorn etc) those of you that lived in the magical 80's and got to be in the arcades of the mall i think that will remember... As always BIG👍👍THANKS for uploading these videos & hope that you are doing ok For me vodeogames are my escape so i hope that for you and everbody else if you need an escape then play videogames instead of drugs or alcohol... Classic videogames for life Thanks again👍👍for uploading brings back classic memories Greetings from Mexico

Pat's back - and better than ever. Thanks again for all the great videos. Love the narration because you can really hear the expertise and love of old school games. Some of those aliens really are gross, never got past the first level on this in arcades. Think I'll have to check this one out again.

Another great choice there. That said, I’ve always struggled with this game and never quite got the hang of it, but still enjoyed playing it. Thanks again for more great content and wishing you a continued and speedy recovery. :)

I absolutely love your videos , Pat . So much detail and research . I am praying for you and I soooo look forward to your uploads . I am in your corner . God bless . Thank you for schooling and entertaining us all .

Great to have you back. Thanks for another great video.

Nice to have you back.

I'm catching up little by little. Thank you very much for all these videos and for your sense of humor 😃

Ooooohhh Patman - you gone and made my day again. Jeebus, I do love these videos!

Good to hear you again. QC is for quality content, correct?

I remember buying Alien Storm thinking I was buying Alien Syndrome for the Genesis (didn’t exist) and being disappointed. Ah, to be young and stupid again.

For giggles I decided to watch your first video. You have improved dramatically in production quality and presentation. Keep up the good work..

My father had the brazilian clone to the ZX Spectrum back in the day. Those bleeps and blops really take me back. Thanks for sharing these classics, man.

Welcome back Pat, I hope you are in good health. : ) Even though I'm not so good, this was one of my favourite games at the Arcade. Thanks very much for illustrating the game's history in such fine detail. I have to say that last port was incredible, it looked exactly like the Coin - op version.

I'll have to look into getting the PSP version because it sounds interesting. (I have the arcade game on my PS3 Sega collection)

doesn't the Wii game you described constitute a sequel if it takes place a period of time AFTER the original?

More importantly than how great your video is, glad to see a new one, that means you are doing better. I'd rather know you're healthy, than see a video of any sort. Stay safe, stay healthy and be blessed my friend. Side note: I always wanted to give this game a go, now I have found a reason to hehe.

4:28 I nearly spit out my drink listening to that! GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK!

I dropped many tokens in this one at Aladdin's Castle back in the day. Great video! Welcome back!

Good to hear your voice again. And keep those wife jokes coming. 😆

Never heard of it but you can bet I’ll get an emulation of it for my C64 tonight. Another great game review.

Would you do a video based off the 3 player 1987 arcade game Xenophobe by Bally Midway? I loved playing this game as a kid.

Pat! Glad to see you covering Alien Syndrome. I wanted a Sega Master System as a kid just to play this game (and Shinobi), but only ever got as far as renting the NES version instead even though I did in fact receive a SMS for Christmas. Go figure. Hope you and your family are well.

Glad to have you back!!!

The Sega Ages PS2 remake was released in the US, on a collection of 9 Sega Ages games for the PS2 called "Sega Classics Collection."

Another excellent vid. Keep them coming.

This was great. I just got an Astro City Mini. Time to tear into Alien Syndrome....I really love this game. I so glad you remembered the excellent Game Gear version by SIMS. That one might be my favorite,

love this game!

Wow! Never knew about this game. Thanks for the great video!

The Master System version was the one I played most, so I have lots of nostalgia for it. When I got the Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis collection that had the unlockable Alien Syndrome arcade on it, I was blown away by the arcade version. I never played the arcade, as it came out when I was in pre-school.

“The time bomb is set!”

My morning is now getting off on the right foot! I love this game!

Good job as always. I remember getting the PSP version way back when I had more time for it. Now I will look for MAME to get the classic arcade version.

Good to have you back

Finally Patman is back. Hope Ur feeling better sir

Welcome back, man.

YES! Good to see another video. I hope you’re doing alright sir.

I wonder if Alien Storm is a sequel to this.

Alien Syndrome and all of its kin, succeeded greatly in getting my quarters... i do miss the old sega.

Solid content as always.

My favorite part of these videos is watching how ports look different on various old computers.

Great job, as always!

This is still one of my favourite games of all time. Never completed it but could get very far into it on the PC. I also playd the 2007 updated game with the same name on the Wii. Once you get used to the motion controlls It turned out to actually be a good gane.

Bloops and bleeps comment made me like. I laughed so hard! Thanks for the great videos!

"Don't know if he dropped about 5 Red Bulls or did a little crack before playing." This as well as the "wife beast" comment are funny as hell!

I think this would make a great action movie if done correctly. The non stop action and bright, colorful, videogame aesthetic would actually contrast that of Ridley Scott's Alien movie which is known for it's very dark and forboding atmosphere

Seeing this makes me want to see Sega bring this back as a rogue-lite.

Another great video, thank you

I loved this game so much that when I got my first house I went and bought the cabinet. It's still sitting in my basement 10 years later.

Wow. Hicks (from Aliens) got one hell of a promotion in this video, going straight from Corporal to Colonel.

I´m happy to see you again! Great channel for oldie´s taste. Do you capture from emulators or real hardware?

Commentary for the zx spectrum has got to be straight up your funniest ever....

Great video as always! But just a correction: the DOS version has no Soundblaster support. The sounds and digitized speech come from the PC speaker.

I recently picked up a Master System and a bunch of games in a lot, about a dozen in all; having only played the Master System maybe twice in my life before, I couldn't wait to check out all of the games. Alien Syndrome was definitely a standout in the lot, I would have played the hell out of that version as a kid if only I or anyone I knew had a Master System. It takes me back to a certain time and place, but doesn't feel dated, if that makes any sense.

This is one of those games I vividly remember the first time I played it. It was Aladdin's Castle in West Town Mall in Knoxville, TN. It was around Christmas 1987. They had just gotten this and Xenophobe in on the exact same day. There was a huge crowd around Xenophobe, so I played Alien Syndrome. Immediately loved it.

So far, no one has done a proper Gradius series retrospective. I wonder why the best vertical shoot-'em-up series of all time doesn't get much love.

Patman, the newest spiritual successor to Alien Syndrome is Helldivers, for PS4 and PC. It's excellent

I've known this game since 1988 on my friend's Atari 520 ST. Looked like a deep game. Never played it since, but i own the original copy on the X68000, might as well try it eh!

Awesome video

6:12 I have the hidden arcade version on a Genesis collection (PS3 version I think) but without a continue mode, it's almost impossible for me at the moment. Great video, thanks!

I played it on the Sega classics collection on the ps2 platform

Never got to play this game, but i played a similar one. S.A.R: Search and Rescue.

enjoyable video and nice to watch

fantastic, it's one i hadn't played before

I've been playing some of this thanks to my new Astro City Mini. Previously I'd only played the Master System game which I really enjoyed way back when.

Welcome back,

Awesome new vid, hey you mentioned Crack Down, now you have to do one on it, I've asked before if you could. I love your vids and thanks for the memories. Crackdown Crackdown Crackdown...please?

I had Alien Syndrome on the Master System with the 3D glasses. It was so dope.

Great video 🙂

I'm new to the channel but if you do history of PC games. I'd love to know the background of "syndicate" and "syndicate wars". 90's PC games. Alien syndrome was easy to play again and again.

Sega collection.. my fist system ps2.. alien syndrome . That nostalgia ❤️ the ending kiss so much history

I still play this on the PS2, I love it!