Alien Soldier and Daze Before Christmas

**Zebbe** · 03-23-2007, 07:11 PM

Yeah, it is PAL-optimised. And that actually sucks, because it abuses the Blast Processing when switching over to 60 Hz. The difference between 50 and 60 Hz is 16.7%, not 20%.

**David J.** · 03-24-2007, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by Elusive

It's a popular game, is all. ToeJam & Earl is going for about £10 on eBay right now, and that's not too hard to find either. The 4-in-1 Classics Collection (Flicky, Altered Beast, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle and Gunstar Heroes) is also far more easy to get a hold of than Gunstar Heroes alone.

Alien Soldier slow? I could have sworn it was PAL-optimised.

TJ&E is cheaper over in your neck of the woods? Either way, I got Gunstar Heroes loose at a Salvation Army for $2.99 in mint condition.

Alien Solider is OK, but shit the whole obession with Treasure pisses me off. Some of the games are good, and some are OK, but nothing was amazing. I never played Strech Panic, which everyone says sucks. It pisses me off, because I can't get a rather common game for a decent price.

**108 Stars** · 03-24-2007, 05:32 AM

I think Alien Soldier really is rare. I guess it was pretty much of a flop back in the days, nobody bought it. I have a review of it on half a page only rating it D in school grades. No wonder nobody bought it.

**Knuckles-chaotix** · 03-24-2007, 07:46 AM

Try and get Eliminate down, that took me ages!
OH also Vampire killer!

**Zebbe** · 03-24-2007, 07:51 AM

D??? What a terrolist! I'd give at least a B.

**108 Stars** · 03-24-2007, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Zebbe

D??? What a terrolist! I'd give at least a B.

Maybe B- for me...

Before half a year ago, when I joined Sega-16, I never even thought of trying such a crappy game. Then I learned about the hype around it, tried it and must say it´s descent, but not a must-have.

**Elusive** · 03-24-2007, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Zebbe

Yeah, it is PAL-optimised. And that actually sucks, because it abuses the Blast Processing when switching over to 60 Hz. The difference between 50 and 60 Hz is 16.7%, not 20%.

...you can tell the 3.3% speed difference? I don't follow you.

**GeckoYamori** · 03-24-2007, 03:44 PM

PAL Alien Soldier had an additional option feature which allowed you to change the speed of the game while pausing. It might be set to be a bit slower by default.

**Zebbe** · 03-24-2007, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Elusive

...you can tell the 3.3% speed difference? I don't follow you.

No, I just know that 50 divided with 60 is about 0.83. 1 minus that is about 0.167. Which means PAL games commonly are 16.7% slower, not 20%. I just wanted to correct.

**Knuckles-chaotix** · 03-24-2007, 10:05 PM

Boy you can notice is it with the Sonic titles!

**Zebbe** · 03-25-2007, 07:17 AM

Only Sonic 1, IIRC. The others were PAL-optimised. But PAL-optimised games aren't perfect either - you still have those terrolist bars up and down on the screen. 60 Hz FTW!

**ary incorparated** · 03-25-2007, 12:05 PM

i hate the contorverse behind the whole alien soldier thing.i actually played the game like 3 or 4 times to try and like it but the only thing i likle about it is the music a bit and the graphics overall i find the entire game a irritating drag trought.

**David J.** · 03-25-2007, 12:38 PM

Zebbe, why do you call it terrorlist, and not terrorist?!

**Zebbe** · 03-25-2007, 01:40 PM

David J.: Not terrorlist, it's terrolist!

**Mr Smith** · 03-25-2007, 02:23 PM

I always imagined the word "terrolist" was Engrish. What game is it from?

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