Treasure Likes and their 1 Black Sheep

Knowing how popular Treasure is amongst members here I thought I'd ask everyone what 1 game from another developer they think most resembles a Treasure creation. Use your own judgement. If it's not on the MD specify the system with your game, as some members may not be aware how extensively Treasure published for other systems.

Also, name a Black Sheep from amongst Treasure's oeuvre. The title that least befits their style and standards. Let's try to avoid titles they had little involvement in though, ie Silpheed 2.

Mine = Rocket Knight Adventures. This game feels and looks entirely like Treasure to me, particularly with its abundance of blonde, its cute character, its pretense of a quick pace whilst actually being slow, and its difficulty.

My Black Sheep = Gunstar Heroes. It's really their only sloppy game I know of. The rest are methodical (AS, Bangai-Oh), if not altogether slow (Headdy, Ikaruga). Sure Yuu Yuu Hakusho and Rakugaki Showtime are all wild, but there it comes with the genres. Gunstar Heroes is more of a button masher than Golden Axe, and very easy.

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Gunstar Heroes is a classic, dude! It's a little rough around the edges, but it more than makes up for it, in other areas.

Strangely, I just started a thread on Guardian Heroes, and having problems with it. I wouldn't say that's their black sheep though. They have some weirdo games, that I have seen(not played), that would seem to fit that bill a lot more. I didn't like that fighting game they had on the MD. I can't remember the name of it.

A game by another developer, that plays like a Treasure game? You have a VERY good point with RKA. And of course, there's the independent game "Noitu Love 2", but I think it's kind of a tribute to Konami and Treasure.

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Originally Posted by evil_ash_xero

I didn't like that fighting game they had on the MD. I can't remember the name of it.

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That's the Yuu Yuu Hakusho I mentioned.

Black sheep? Easy, Stretch Panic. I loathe that game.

It's hard to pick a game that resembles Treasure, because Treasure's work is pretty varied. But I think I'll say Muramasa. That's more "the cut of its jib" than any concrete similarities.

Black sheep? Light Crusader. But it's my favorite Treasure game :)

Black Sheep - The macdonalds game, it's still a damn good game but... It's a macdonalds game.

Similar to their work?... Hum... tough one. I guess RKA and Contra:HC are similar but that's to be expected.

Black sheep is easily the Macdonalds(sp) game. While it does have some of the signature Treasure quirkiness, it's simply too much of a "by the book" platformer and you can tell it was just them cashing in.

I liked Stretch Panic, well the idea of it anyway. It's just too bad they didn't put any more work into it, as-is it's more or less just a tech demo. Back in the day that was the only Playstation 2 game I remember that was on sale for $15 new in stores.

Most similar games? Hmmm. There is Panzer Bandit on the PS1, which was very obviously inspired by Guardian Heroes.

Definitely think Contra Hard Corps took a lot of cues from Treasure. It's like Konami felt jealous of Treasure completely upstaging them.

Alien Soldier, the fuckers made such a master piece making such a game. I salute you Treasure developers!

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Definitely think Contra Hard Corps took a lot of cues from Treasure. It's like Konami felt jealous of Treasure completely upstaging them.

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Except that the Contra series existed way before Gunstar Heroes.

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Except that the Contra series existed way before Gunstar Heroes.

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But Contra: Hard Corps isn't much like the other games of the Contra series. It's a more frantic Run N' Gun.

As for the black sheep, I'd go with Guardian Heroes. Can't stand that game.

Treasure’s black sheep is easily Light Crusader.

I agree with the examples of Rocket Knight Adventures, Hard Corps, Panzer Bandit and Naitu Love 2 being Treasure like games. I guess Rapid Reload / Gunner’s Heaven for the PS1, as a Gunstar Heroes clone, belongs among them as well.

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Black Sheep - The macdonalds game, it's still a damn good game but... It's a macdonalds game.

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That is what makes me sick! I think imma puke now.

Let's be honest. In terms of quality with respect to it's own time period, I'd say their black sheep has got to be Sylpheed: The Lost Planet.

As far as games that look like treasure games, it'd be a bit too obvious to pick any Konami venture, since Treasure = The Pissed-Off Child of Konami.

While I fell that GH is very overrated it's not a black sheep now Light Crusader while not a horrible game it's just to mediocre. And I feel that the game was really made for the Western Audience anyways.

I think Panzer Bandit and Rapid Reload were the worst offenders that swagger jacked the hell out of Treasure.