Dragon Saber....

[ddd1234]

I once got to STAGE 3 of Space Harrier. Suck on that!

I already beaten space harrier on the PCE. : )

What are you talking about bud? I don't use cheats when attempting to beat a game. It takes away from the satisfaction. If this was the case, I would be pro.

No, you just watch videos on youtube of other people beating games.

I am man enough to admit that I've watched R-type videos, and they gave me shortcuts to beating some bosses. That's about it.

It is, and I wish the developers tested it B4 releasing. Why did they not flip burgers?

Dragon Saber is not some haven of fatal flaws and bad programming, and this attitude you are taking toward it sounds mostly like just bitching and moaning. If you don't like it you don't like it, but blaming the programmers on a game like this is dumb. There are far more deserving titles where blaming the programmers are appropriate.

Really, Dragon Saber is just a development of Dragon Spirit, and Dragon Spirit proved very popular in the arcades, spawning versions on the NES and PCE, which also did well. Dragon Saber is not especially different save looking and sounding a lot better.

There is a reason why this series faded to black. There is a reason why Dragon Saber for PCE is cheap as dirt, considering it's one of the few ports of the game.
I already listed all the flaws. This is a badly designed shooter. I don't know what else to say to get point across.

[spenoza]

I once got to STAGE 3 of Space Harrier. Suck on that!

I already beaten space harrier on the PCE. : )

Yeah, and why don't we all compare penis sizes while we're at it! That's all this posturing is, anyway.

It is, and I wish the developers tested it B4 releasing. Why did they not flip burgers?

Dragon Saber is not some haven of fatal flaws and bad programming, and this attitude you are taking toward it sounds mostly like just bitching and moaning. If you don't like it you don't like it, but blaming the programmers on a game like this is dumb. There are far more deserving titles where blaming the programmers are appropriate.

Really, Dragon Saber is just a development of Dragon Spirit, and Dragon Spirit proved very popular in the arcades, spawning versions on the NES and PCE, which also did well. Dragon Saber is not especially different save looking and sounding a lot better.

There is a reason why this series faded to black. There is a reason why Dragon Saber for PCE is cheap as dirt, considering it's one of the few ports of the game.
I already listed all the flaws. This is a badly designed shooter. I don't know what else to say to get point across.

I disagree. I do not think it is a badly designed shooter. You are not the universal expert on what is and isn't good or bad game design. You don't like the game design. That doesn't make it bad game design. You are not the deciderer. Once you learn the difference between the two you will be a better person. Until then you are an arrogant whiner.

[SignOfZeta]

I'm not going to say this game is super awesome and flawless or anything, but I fail to see how its any worse than 50 other shooters from the same era with the same problems. Shit was hard back then, often totally unfair. For better or worse, thats just the way it was.

[sunteam_paul]

I once got to STAGE 3 of Space Harrier. Suck on that!

I already beaten space harrier on the PCE. : )

Yeah, but I've beaten Niki Niko Pun as well. The HARDEST game on the PCE.

[Vecanti]

Yeah, but I've beaten Niki Niko Pun as well. The HARDEST game on the PCE.

Damn those seagulls!  Oh and the elephants blocking your way with their trunks!  I've played plenty of games (SFII) where the elephant trunks don't stop you at all!  Crap ass programmers!! 

[ceti alpha]

Dragon Spirit series is OK. Nothing spectacular, but the games aren't seriously flawed by any stretch of the imagination.

[Mathius]

...just focus on teh tunes and all will be well.

[Digi.k]

...just focus on teh tunes and all will be well.

teh truth!!

[Senshi]

I'm starting to think this originates from being a dragon and not a spaceship in the game.

[ddd1234]

Ice level=the best tune in Dragon Saber. Rest are pretty meh.

[Bonknuts]

ddd1234: You purposely avoided commenting on my Rain Man comment. Are you not the Rain Man guru of shmups you claim to be or what? Also, have you beaten DS yet? What's taking you so long? Seriously...

[Mathius]

ddd1234: You purposely avoided commenting on my Rain Man comment. Are you not the Rain Man guru of shmups you claim to be or what? Also, have you beaten DS yet? What's taking you so long? Seriously...

He's chanting mantra in front of his Shmup Shrine of Awesome.

[ddd1234]

yes I have beaten Dragon Spirit, but with the continue code (Obviously).

[thesteve]

i didnt know about the continue code

[Necromancer]

yes I have beaten Dragon Spirit, but with the continue code (Obviously).

Ha!  And you call yourself a 'real gamer'. 

What kind of numb shit easily whips through some of the hardest shooters on the PCE and yet can't handle relatively tame stuff like Dragon Spirit, Dragon Saber, and Forgotten Worlds?