Rocket Knight Adventures - Sega Genesis Review

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In 1993 Konami released one of its few truly exclusive games for the Sega Genesis. We take a look at Rocket Knight Adventures.
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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.
Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.
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By: Jan Neves
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Episode Notes:
1. Captured via the Mega SG.
2. I'm not familiar with the PAL version of this game. I believe it has the same changes as the US version in regards to the opening cinema and stage introductions. I'm unsure about the difficulty settings.
3. I used a bit of the trailer from the 2010 release.
4. The gameplay of Sparkster on the Genesis is really good. Maybe better than the first here. I just wish it looked better.
5. The last stage irritated me beyond belief while capturing. I got to it 3 times and lost my lives each time. I did beat it finally, but man is that last set of fights frustrating.
6. I always felt this was the result of splicing the DNA of Contra, Castlevania, and Gradius.
7. Konami should do a Rocket Knight Collection for modern machines with all the games in it. The two Genesis releases, the SNES version and the 2010 2.5D edition. I'd buy it day 1.
8. This ranks pretty high among my favorite Konami games. Top 10 even.

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@mascott1157 2 жыл бұрын

This should have been on the Sega Genesis Mini, definitely a classic!

@thebest12700 2 жыл бұрын

yea i loved this series. one of my favorites from this era.

@ph_stuff 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I made sure to fix this error with Project Lunar.

@drunkenbuttons606 2 жыл бұрын

@@ph_stuff that was an immediate add for me. I bought the Sega mini just to add this game and play it.

@JosiahGould 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely added this one to my kids Mini, along with a group of essential games and of course the Sonic 3D Directors Cut.

@drunkenbuttons606 2 жыл бұрын

@retro game fan it's an easy add with a quick little KZfaq search.

@MadsonOnTheWeb 2 жыл бұрын

The boss music in this game is phenomenal. This game is phenomenal as a whole

@eppskevin 2 жыл бұрын

YES

@rubyrogers8879 2 жыл бұрын

It might be my favorite regular boss theme ever, it or Freedom Planet's boss theme

@happyspaceinvader508 Ай бұрын

Konami had absolute mastery of the Genesis sound chips and the music in their games of this ear remains a highlight for me. And, not to take anything away from the composers of that music, but it all had such a similar distinctive sound across games that I’m betting there was an in-house developed tool they were all using with a phenomenal sound library to hand. Particular favourites apart from Rocket Knight Adventures: Tiny Toon Adventures, Zombies Ate My Neighbours and Sunset Riders, Castlevania and Contra Hard Corps (ok, that’s nearly all of them then). And clearly the staff who left to form Treasure took some of that technology/talent with them, for the soundtracks to Alien Soldier, Dynamite Headdy, Gunstar Heroes and more.

@AfroRyan 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best 16 bit games ever made, period.

@leecroft7311 2 жыл бұрын

It really is. Just a great, great game.

@ThatOldSchoolMagic 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised he didn’t do this one sooner. This one is one of the best games on the Gen.

@milk_bath 2 жыл бұрын

Same. One of my personal favs of the 16-bit era.

@1bosstv Жыл бұрын

I wonder why he didn't do Ristar? That's quite an underrated game.

@hippo2020 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best game on the Megadrive. Had countless hours with this game decades ago and it has so much replay value. Good old days

@robzo87 2 жыл бұрын

This and SEGA’s Version of Ghouls 'n Ghosts

@laughingseal2282 2 жыл бұрын

You're on fire, dude. It's always good to chill and watch SLX at late night. Sometimes I get interested in games I skipped because of you and gamesack.

@SteveBrandon 2 жыл бұрын

I hope Sega puts on another Genesis Mini (which I think ought to look like the Model 2, possibly with the CD attachment) with Rocket Knight Adventure on the Genesis since I think the only reason that Konami didn't also license it out to Sega for the first Genesis Mini was that the Rocket Knight Adventures brand didn't have quite the same name recognition as Castlevania or Contra. I'm glad that I managed to get a complete in box (save for the survey card and t-shirt promo slip) copy of Rocket Knight Adventures at a Value Village (a.k.a. Savers) thrift store for $6 Canadian in 2013 or 2014, back before Genesis cartridge prices really started heating up.

@TheBeird 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest platformers ever made. The fact Sparkster never became a big mascot will always puzzle me

@freezxng_moon 2 жыл бұрын

haha sonic go brrrrrr

@fitnessabcvideo 2 жыл бұрын

The irony is that pick it up today and rocket Knight just plays so smoothly, I went back to a sonic game from genesis days and it felt jarring, quick and then painfully slow, it's pacing felt annoying, not so with rocket Knight, truly one of the all greats.

@SuperHns 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, there was a sequel that was not so good, and was also on the SNES

@LeGamerduNordOuest 6 ай бұрын

the SNES version is more a spinoff, the real sequel is the Sega genesis. :)

@duckpwnd 2 жыл бұрын

Please don't be too harsh on possums. They eat lots of ticks which helps reduce the spread of Lyme Disease.

@Gatorade69 2 жыл бұрын

And they eat venomous snakes too. I believe I have Lyme so anything that kills ticks is a friend of mine.

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 2 жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX Yep they do like garbage one of the few things they have in common with raccoons.

@grenadiadrian 2 жыл бұрын

This new intro is FRESH, SLX!

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you like it.

@rpgs6218 2 жыл бұрын

You literally just made my night. Its 1056 PM est. great time to go to sleep and watch Señor Sega X, latest video. =)

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help.

@rpgs6218 2 жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX Yeah sir. Your videos are informative and you have a calm voice. 👍 Its perfect to binge watch.

@VenusHeadTrap2 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best games on the platform

@luciousthomas6141 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Diggin the new intro! I haven’t checked out your channel in a while. Rocket Knight is a masterpiece on the Genesis! I still play it to this day!

@llpBR 2 жыл бұрын

I find opossum to be a very cute animal! I like their eyes and their cute snout :)

@Bloodreign1 2 жыл бұрын

When one hisses at you, they aren't so cute and cuddly.

@llpBR 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bloodreign1 even my beloved dogs are not cute when they are afraid hahaha But ok, they don't smell.

@mattb6522 2 жыл бұрын

Konami was on fire with creating stellar games during the 90's. I think the majority of their games were excellent back then! Rocket Knight Adventures is no exception. I was introduced to this game during childhood and it is probably one of my favorite action games for the Genesis. I always wondered if the series would have been even more popular if the game had also been ported over to the SNES.

@spanishkat4194 2 жыл бұрын

The true and original jewel of the series was sega genesis, great game.

@jtmarlin1739 2 жыл бұрын

I owned this and never knew till like 5 em years ago that there was a Super Nintendo game also …. This is my fav still though .

@SuperHns 2 жыл бұрын

@@jtmarlin1739 on the SNES the game is less, and is a sequel that was also on the SEGA MD

@NotVance 2 жыл бұрын

Love love love this game, the opening level has one of my favorite video game songs ever, love how clever the boosting/rocket mechanic is. A total gem of this era.

@marakarthegreat 2 жыл бұрын

people keep bringing this game up but I keep forgetting to try this one

@trippyskullz6669 2 жыл бұрын

Gunstar Hero's meets Sonic meets what The Rocketeer should have been. ... Oh yeah and melee weapons. It's nice.

@Idelacio 2 жыл бұрын

More awesome than Awesome Possum by far. The music in the pig city level proper though, unf. C'mon remixers, material right there!

@randomcharacter6501 2 жыл бұрын

Sparkster on Genesis was pretty good too. Shame I didn't discover it until I got until emulation years later.

@burner9147 2 жыл бұрын

It's a real solid game it's only flaw is being a follow up to one of the best games on the system.

@thenonexistinghero 2 жыл бұрын

It's a bit weird. The SNES and Genesis Sparkster games are generally considered to still be great, even if not as good as the 1st. But the new XBLA sequel is generally considered bad compared to them. I also played it and thought it was a major disappointment. But SGX implies that the XBLA sequel may actually even be better than them and that its biggest flaw is that it didn't sell very well.

@ReaperCore15 2 жыл бұрын

only had sparkster as a kid and loved it !

@brorianszk 2 жыл бұрын

Sparkster is Rocket knight adventures on Wish :D Terrible game in my opinion. Everything was cheap and nothing's magical in this one.

@randomcharacter6501 2 жыл бұрын

@@brorianszk 😂😂😂

@Soynereh 2 жыл бұрын

On 93 and 94 Genesis releases got really sharp.

@shaggymcdaniel3216 2 жыл бұрын

This game has been on my “to buy list” forever now. It’s decently priced and looks and plays like a dream. Oh, and the graphics. Those are amazing. One day soon hopefully.

@shanekelley3064 2 жыл бұрын

Mega Everdrive. One of my best purchases ever. You should get one! Play all the games! It also saves lifetime of the cartridge slot by not having to switch out my original games over and over. That's a big plus too!

@charliescott859 2 жыл бұрын

This is my all time favorite game

@gamebriz4163 2 жыл бұрын

I picked up Rocket Knight Adventures in 93 at BigW had a look at the box thought to myself nah that looks too "kiddy" didn't buy it. I saw is again at EB Games in a bargain bin for AU $12.00 still sealed in its original packaging in 2001 thought why not. One of the best games I've played on the Megadrive period. Still have it in my collection.

@Elzilcho87 2 жыл бұрын

It's infuriating to think that this absolute gem has never gotten a re-release over the last 30 years. It'd be considered a timeless classic if more people had actually played it.

@Volle-Kanne 10 ай бұрын

Well there was the Remaster at XBOX Live around 2010.

@victorberry9200 9 ай бұрын

It's crazy cause I've never seen nobody play this game besides me. I couldn't really get far as a kid but it was a great game.

@1edixo 2 ай бұрын

Re release just got announced for june

@Elzilcho87 2 ай бұрын

@@1edixo Thanks for the heads up, but I already pre-ordered it. I’m so glad they finally got around to actually letting people play it without resorting to the high seas.

@LowellLucasJr. 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of those great games I wished I had on Snes! It really is a marvelous game with ots own intriguing mechanic with a beautiful art direction!

@PacDork 2 жыл бұрын

SNES got the sequel, Sparkster. Not quite as good, but still really good!

@mattb6522 2 жыл бұрын

@@PacDork Yeah, I totally agree. Sparkster on the SNES was almost as good as Rocket Knight Adventures, but just barely missed the mark. Rocket Knight Adventures just did so many things right, so it set the bar pretty high in terms of quality.

@Inignot12 2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn the best soundtrack on the genesis, I would pay all the money to have an orchestra cover the flying level song. Edit: here's a banging Marimba cover of the flying stage kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZanlrB0v9DVcqc.html

@javaly78 2 жыл бұрын

As an arcade kid I was always looking for those games that were accurate visually to their arcade counterparts. That or I was looking for the games that you could probably prop up in an arcade cabinet and would be none the wiser that it was a home release. I could definitely see this game running from a cabinet.

@mobetterent.gamerzunited2529 2 жыл бұрын

I played this game so much as a kid man everyday before school I was playing this it was the funnest games I ever had classic

@ShinobiWan1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, great game. Thanks for another quality release, Sega Lord X!

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching it.

@burner9147 2 жыл бұрын

Best game on the entire console my favourite game of the entire generation.......heck might be my favourite game of all time.

@stevenbowen9216 2 жыл бұрын

Rocket night adventure is my personal favorite sega genesis/megadriver game of my childhood and i still got my rocket night adventure and i got get sparkster on sega genesis and snes version to have a blast

@stevenbowen9216 2 жыл бұрын

And i agreed with you homie

@blackflame4506 2 жыл бұрын

Another solid review video SLX. Might have to check this out one day.

@thetribalist6923 2 жыл бұрын

Highly recommend it. Not just one of the best games on the Genesis, but one of the best platformers, as well.

@JohnnyThousand605 2 жыл бұрын

@@thetribalist6923 +1 even with the steep difficulty, it really is a fantastic game

@Yuuretsu 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. This game sold me on the Megadrive/Genesis as a platform despite growing up with Nintendo consoles.

@granzert1711 2 жыл бұрын

Do it, you won't regret it.

@billthecat4ever 2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favs. There's a trick on the boss fight on the airship level. When he starts to spazz out and drops debris everywhere, you can spam the attack button and push right into his legs without taking damage. It thoroughly makes that fight easier

@HybridAngelZero 2 жыл бұрын

YES! I'm so happy you covered this one, my absolute favorite Genesis game that doesn't involve hedgehogs, a must-play on Sega's 16-bit machine as far as I'm concerned. I was honestly kinda let down that it didn't show up on the Genesis Mini. The game has still never been rereleased at all, not even when the 2010 game came out :(

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this game is way overdue to get a re-release Hopefully it could be included in a Konami compilation of some kind. The fact it wasn't on the mini was a complete waste. It's one of the definingly great games of the console and it was missing.

@MasterRoshi8974 2 жыл бұрын

This game is one of my favorite finds in the wild. I never knew about it growing up, so I just did a blind buy.. And man I am so glad I did......... Love this channel Mr. Lord X

@jymfiskburk2256 2 жыл бұрын

Was about to take my dinner, what a perfect timming

@dohctorclark 2 жыл бұрын

A new Sega Lord X intro?!? Love it my man.

@6sKi6z6 2 жыл бұрын

I love love loved this game! Definitely one of the best on the system. Challenging enough to be rewarding when beaten, but not "throw your controller against the wall" difficult.

@ridleyrage5283 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Sega Lord X, and thank you for this review! I agree with you on pretty much every point on this game, I owned it back during the day, and I had a hard time putting this one down. I have beaten this one on hard, as well. I've also owned Sparkster on Genesis; which in my eyes is every bit as good as the original; though I do wish it has inbetween-level cutscenes. I've even managed to beat Sparkster on hardest mode. I've played Sparkster on SNES but was underwhelmed by that one and don't remember much of it. I've also owned Rocket Knight on 360 a few years back and though that one was forgettable and mediocre at best, I've beaten that one too. It's the age of classic comeback, we've had some sequels arise almost out of nowhere including the almighty Streets of Rage 4 and a few revamps here and there, and I would love to see an unapologetic Rocket Knight Adventures 3 with upped 2.5d graphics(maybe a-la Rayman), and the direct continuation saga of Sparkster & Axel from the originals. Hopefully it'll come to fruition. Thoughts??

@VirajKathwadia 2 жыл бұрын

I had this game growing up and absolutely loved it, this was a travesty that it was not put on the MD mini.

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 2 жыл бұрын

We all know that was Konami's doing for sure. It's a shame yet another game that's never been given a properly re-release anywhere else I don't even think it was on the Wii VC even. Hopefully that gets rectified eventually.

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

I’d agree. It shoulda been there.

@censored1080 2 жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX Love this game, love your videos, but there are a few things you got wrong or neglected to mention. A. The US Version changed the names of the difficulties: Children=Normal, Easy=Hard, Normal=Very Hard, and Hard=Crazy Hard B. The only difficulty you don't get the full ending is Children in the US Version which cuts out part of the final boss. Otherwise, the only difference between endings is a message telling you to try the next difficulty. C. Normal/Very Hard and Hard/Crazy Hard need be unlocked in the both the Japanese and PAL Versions by beating the game on Easy/Hard. D. Hard/Crazy Hard starting you off with no continues or extra lives is only the half of it, the other half is everything kills you in one hit.

@bf0189 2 жыл бұрын

My most rented game on the Genesis as a kid! Such a masterpiece and amazing.

@LordKhyron 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a console collector. Every console I have in my display has my favorite game for that system in it. My Genesis has Rocket Knight Adventure firmly in place 🤘

@troyhymesjr 2 жыл бұрын

I truly believe if the Sega Genesis was a full cd based console instead of needing an add on. I think Sega would be in a much better position facing Nintendo and Sony. They might have still been in the console market today if they had the patience to release "revisions" of the hardware at least 3-4 years after the launch models then release their new console about a year or two after their slim model of their current console releases while also not having a lot of internal conflicts behind the scenes, Sega would still be a force to be wrecking with especially with their classic library of games. I wish we went back to having at least 4 consoles on the market to even out the competition.

@llpBR 2 жыл бұрын

The had the Sega Pluto project back then! Maybe it would be a nice thing to have both Pluto amd Sega CD on the market because the next generation was knockin on the door

@ravagingwolverine 2 жыл бұрын

I just can't see that. I understand where you're coming from, but the problem with it being CD-based from day one would have been considerable cost. It would have saved them the headache of add-ons later, but they may not have been able to sell the machine in reasonable numbers if it was too much. All CD hardware was expensive in those days. I believe the TurboGrafx CD was $400 for just the add on in 1990. That was on top of needing the base unit. Sega benefited from falling prices for drives by 1992, but it was still expensive. I can't imagine they could have gotten the price down to even $300 in 1989, and even selling at a loss would probably have hurt too much. Being under $200 was where consoles needed to be then to have a chance in the market. Plus there would have been the added hassle of having to market memory upgrades and possibly memory cards. Memory was expensive in those days too, so the base unit could have been very memory limited. TG16 had that problem with the early CD games. Some games had cuts because there wasn't enough memory available to fit everything at once. In that way, cartridges had advantages.

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 2 жыл бұрын

@@ravagingwolverine Yeah, totally agree as far as it not being a CD console from the get-go. I think the biggest problem with the Genesis and the two add-ons was Sega was constantly at odds internally between the US and Japan. Japan was behind the CD whereas the US was all about the 32X. Meanwhile there was other stuff like the little add-on chip that made games like that 3D race game possible. (the name escapes me at the moment there's an enhanced version on the switch right now) Sega had a lot of problems and they were always rushing to new hardware or adding things and that was its biggest downfall. I feel like both the same CD and the 32X should have been skipped entirely and they should have held out for the Saturn and really focused on it. Everything after the original Genesis / mega drive was downhill as far as I'm concerned. First the add-ons then the disaster of the Saturn and sadly the great but sadly too late Dreamcast. The decisions they made during the 16-bit era led to their eventual downfall simple as that.

@maroon9273 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-yf9wk The chip is called the svp. Enhancement chip that was meant to challenge the snes super fx chip. Your right sega made a huge mistake releasing to two add-ons. They should have cancelled them transfer there resource to the Saturn and earlier with pc games.

@warhero82 2 жыл бұрын

Currently setting up a retro emulation pc and the Sega systems were something I didn't get to play a lot of when I was a kid. Your channel has become a wealth of great info and has helped immensely with what Sega titles are worth it. Can't wait to give this game a go!!

@BigSnipp 2 жыл бұрын

SLX coming through again. You are a machine. I think fans wonder if you're overworking yourself, to be honest. We care about you, dude.

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

I’m good, dude. SLX is an outlet for 45 years worth of opinions.

@ElVlogdeBob 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most popular Genesis games that I have yet to try. Excellent video as always!

@jamesmoss3424 2 жыл бұрын

Rocket knight adventures is brilliant and I will play it. 😀👍🎮

@flubberlane8437 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video !

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@mattb6522 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact is that some of development team behind this game later became part of Treasure. I think it definitely shows in a lot of the humor, over-the-top action and multitude of bosses in this game.

@JohnDoe-yf9wk 2 жыл бұрын

It's only fun until you remember that treasure is basically gone these days. It's so sad to realize they haven't put out a game in over a decade that wasn't like a port or a version for iOS or something.

@mattb6522 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-yf9wk I mean, the same goes for Konami. Konami isn't what it used to be either. I mean, yeah, it sucks a lot of older game companies aren't around anymore, but at least you can still enjoy some of their classic games. The good thing is there are a lot of indie developers now that are filling in the gaps that some of these companies left behind. I'm sure some of those former Treasure or Konami developers are either part of new companies now or have passed the torch to a new generation of developers.

@user-zh8kd9vk3m 9 ай бұрын

I remember playing this game as a kid, when it came out. It was one of the best games in Sega.

@RetroBirdGaming 2 жыл бұрын

HELLLLLOO! Thank you for your public service on this one SLX!

@fossil-bit8439 2 жыл бұрын

Of course you would be here… haha just kidding. Love this game! Everyone should be here! Also everyone should subscribe to your channel! Great stuff keep it up!!

@briancoelho613 2 жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite Mega Drive game of all time. And that’s saying something considering 1993-1994 had in my opinion, the greatest MD/Genesis action games from Japan, including: Gunstar Heroes, Ex-Ranza (Ranger-X), Castlevania Bloodlines, Dynamite Headdy, and Contra:The Hard Corps.

@deckofcards87 Жыл бұрын

Rocket Knight deserved a whole series of games. In fact a *Sonic Mania* style sequel / "remix" would be amazing Somebody, somewhere, bring him back!

@narcopsy 2 жыл бұрын

Have always heard great things about this game, I'll give it a shot, thanks slx!

@MrMegaManFan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I freaking ADORE this game.

@Leo-xh8pp 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful game! greetings from brazil sega lord ! I love sega's consoles! stage 3 is awesome! used Raytrace? 😊

@bluedeath882 2 жыл бұрын

Really happy to see you review this one, I had to watch it as soon as I saw it was up. This was my favorite game for a good couple years when I was a kid.

@victoruvege6520 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! What a coincidence, in your last video I was wondering for the ost from Rocket Knight and you are reviewing it now. One of my favourite games of all time!

@SuperSonic-ui7od 2 жыл бұрын

I played this game last year and its sequel and I enjoyed them both. I got a Sonic The Hedgehog ans Megaman feel out of this game.

@ShaunRF 2 жыл бұрын

The person known, at the time, as the Happy Video Game Nerd introduced me to this title years ago, and I only wish I had known about it when I was a kid. Such a great game!

@eppskevin 2 жыл бұрын

That last stage music though... LOVED EVERYTHING about this game when it came out and even still. I gotta play it now haha. Totally agree regarding sparkster as well

@brorianszk 2 жыл бұрын

This game is wonderful!

@duskylumine5617 2 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in an alternate timeline, or dimension, Sparkster, and the Rocket Knight series got the love and attention it deserved, and became just as remembered, and/or popular as the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is in ours. (Or that's what I'd imagined happened in one of those dimensions, or timelines.)

@andrewmaasch1724 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Didn't know the japanese version has alternate cut-scenes 😮 I have the megadrive version which i assume is the same as the Genesis. Great game for sure! 🖒 Love the new intro btw.

@dire51 2 жыл бұрын

RKA has to be my favorite of all of the 16-bit mascot platformers (including the speedy blue rat, who I've never been a fan of anyway). Just goes to show that at one time, Konami could do virtually no wrong. On a side note, how awesome would a Genesis-exclusive original Gradius game have been? Too bad that was never meant to be...

@LorenHelgeson 2 жыл бұрын

I love this game. Played it a lot as a kid, bought it again about 15 years ago, and I still play it quite regularly.

@IgoByaGo 2 жыл бұрын

Currently watching the intro.. effing nice dude. That is the high quality stuff Sega Classics should start with.

@cheater00 2 жыл бұрын

Bro between you and YSN you are the two most chill retro game reviewers, love your vids!

@GroovyFlacko 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Sega games! Up there with sonic to me and I still have my cartridge of this. Great video man

@Cory_ 2 жыл бұрын

I inherited a Sega Genesis around middle school like 15 years ago that used to belong to my mom and dad when they were dating back in the '90s, and this is one of the games that came with it. I've had it for a long time. One of my favorites.

@sonicmario64 2 жыл бұрын

When I got my first Sega Genesis back in 1995, "Rocket Knight Adventures" was one of the games that I got for the console, and it was my first time being introduced to Sparkster as well. :D

@vitormlb 2 жыл бұрын

This game was part of my childhood and even today makes me laugh, animation is really nice and funny. Think it is by far the best representation of Sparkster ever

@GravediggerCaster 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Rocket knight adventures is one of my top favorite Sega Genesis games. Truly a must down for any genesis fan. It’s a real shame it wasn’t included in the Sega Genesis mini.

@ne1for23 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning the 2010 Rocket Knight game. I've always wanted more from the franchise and never new the game existed. Just bought it on my Xbox series X and am looking forward to playing it through backwards compatibility (Xbox 360 title). I don't expect to like it as much as the original Genesis game, but its casting a vote that I don't want Konami to forget the series.

@paulclinton6414 2 жыл бұрын

Great content as always.

@SegaLordX 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Paul.

@jessehayes8052 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this game, it was one of the first I had for my genesis

@michaelhernandez1841 2 ай бұрын

It's 2024 and they finally announced a Rocket Knight collection!

@mercster 2 жыл бұрын

o/~ SEEEEEEEEEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... LORD! Thanks for all the videos bro. :-)

@mercster 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man I'm in East Tennessee, opossums are disgusting nasty creatures. JUST LOOK AT 'EM!

@samghost13 2 жыл бұрын

Dude! Dude Dude Dude!!! That Intro that Intro is soooo AMAZING!!! I am back in the 90's and i love it. So sad that we had to go on. 90's Forever and ever!!!

@realevostevo 2 жыл бұрын

Really is a must own on the Genesis and it looks good enough to pass as an snes game. They did a great job utilizing colors, sound synthesis and visual effects. The snes installment does look great but it's pretty easy and doesn't impress me the way the Genesis version does, partially due to expectations of what the system is capable of. This is one of those games that I can still go back to without feeling like I'm playing a kid's game thanks to the hard difficulty being so demanding.

@calippo80 2 жыл бұрын

It looks better than a Snes games, for me the best looking 16 bit game of all time.

@michaelreed6849 2 жыл бұрын

Far too quick and action packed to be a SNES title.

@Prizrak-hv6qk 2 жыл бұрын

Umm... more like a Neo-Geo game. SNES would choke on running a game like this, which is why they had to dumb down the engine for the sequels.

@alanangerami5879 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites games for the Genesis! And nice intro BTW

@Tolbat 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome man. This game looks awesome. My only complaint is the sound effects just seem off to me.

@Prizrak-hv6qk 2 жыл бұрын

All of Konami's Genesis games had sound effects that sounded "defective" at times. I recall reading that while Konami used a nice custom driver for the music, they used the GEMS driver for the sound effects in all of their Genesis games. That would certainly explain it!

@Gilluria 2 жыл бұрын

This was my introduction to the Mega Drive and still one of my favorite games on the system. Great review!

@Moonwalker86 2 жыл бұрын

That intro makes me shiver, I miss SEGA.

@CardcaptorLiShowron 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait for Rocket Knight re-sparked to come out to play it again. Even if I have to get digital

@danielporchas2703 2 жыл бұрын

In fact, the Rocket Knight adventure game was the first game I added to my Genesis mini console. It is a great retro game from the great Sega Genesis catalog that you cannot miss.

@kirktown2046 2 жыл бұрын

Man, this was a great game. Took me weeks to beat the highest difficulty. This music really brought me back, thank you for making this and other retro genesis videos!

@brorianszk 2 жыл бұрын

You finished the game in crazy hard mode?

@kirktown2046 2 жыл бұрын

@@brorianszk Yes! The way the game is built, it teases you really hard when you beat it to encourage you to try again on a harder difficulty... And it just kept challenging me to see the real ending and I kept going until I did!

@brorianszk 2 жыл бұрын

@@kirktown2046 Nice! I have the same feeling. The game is so well made that I wanted to discover it with other difficulties. It's the first game where I tried something else than easy mode. Tried crazy hard mode and went far but didn't beat it. I didn't know that I could get another ending :|

@juelzsantana211 2 жыл бұрын

Dope ass new intro tho Sega Lord!! Loved the review as well! This game is a must have!

@Adamtendo_player_1 11 ай бұрын

A great game all around and one of the best looking and sounding games on the system of one of the rare occasions that Konami put Sega first with a true exclusive for the platform.

@TheIndoNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reviewing the games that had an impact on us kids back then

@willmistretta 2 жыл бұрын

The best of Konami's 16-bit action-platformers across all platforms. It's that good.

@jonbourgoin182 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever considered doing a series of videos on old copies of Sega magazine? That could be fun with a laid back approach

@SavageMontreal 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, as always. I've always meant to sit down and play this game and I think now is the time. I'm glad you pointed out the differences in difficulty between the Japanese and US releases. I've never been that good at these games, and find myself missing out on vast sections of the game due to their difficulty, especially in the later stages. You've convinced me to load up the Japanese version on an emulator and try to power through it. Thanks for your content. You rule.

@robertgout530 2 жыл бұрын

Remember it like yesterday when I bought this game with my grandfather, sweet memories 🎉 Simply one of the best games on the Mega Drive /genesis

@dangelini1137 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation! Remember this game when i was a kid.

@opts9 2 жыл бұрын

I only just saw your new intro - It's rad!

@ottagol1985 2 жыл бұрын

A very underrated classic. Always a fave of mine to play as a kid. I may have never beaten it, but it was a hell of a lot of fun.

@stepheng8061 2 жыл бұрын

Waited 2 years for this my favorite Genesis game

@richardheckmann1892 2 жыл бұрын

I had this game once. I wish that I still had it. I really like the game. Great video and I really like the new introduction.

@Bloodreign1 2 жыл бұрын

I've gotten the original trilogy years ago while prices were still sane for them. The series is great, but seeing video, and hearing others on the 2010 sequel, and none are positive at all on it. Personally I like both Sparkster games, much like I like RKA, even if the Sparksters aren't everyone's cup of tea.

@NotVance 2 жыл бұрын

Rocket Knight 2010 is okay but missed potential. Wasn't super fond of the graphical style and the game is too short (obvious they wanted it to be an episodic series, kinda like what Sonic 4 aspired to be) but I'd say it's worth a look if it's on sale.

@mattb6522 2 жыл бұрын

I've played the entire series and they are all pretty good except for "Rocket Knight" (the 2010 sequel). Rocket Knight just doesn't feel like part of the series and just is so bland in comparison to the 16-bit games. Not to mention the game is criminally short and the redesign of the characters just looks terrible compared to the original.