Ju O Ki (Altered Beast) Sucks

[futureman2000]

In a high school class ~1995, we were given the assignment to talk about anything we cared to for 5 minutes or so. It was just a sort of "first public speaking" type of activity. One girl in my class chose to talk about how she was sick of being picked on by certain classmates. She was getting really animated and loud, and at one point said "my name is not Altered Beast!".  I had never heard anyone call her that, but it was really funny because it did sound a lot like her first name.
I was thinking about this recently- it's funny that so many people were familiar with Altered Beast just because it was the original pack-in with the genesis.

[Arkhan]

Should have called her Altered Breast and copped a feel.

What the hell was her name.

Beatrice or something?

We had a girl named Beatrice in my school.   Everyone called her Beat Rice.   She'd get pissed off when everyone did it, except for me.

Looking back, I could have probably copped one of those elusive feels, but I was too busy playing games and being a retard.

[Nando]

I was too busy playing games and being a retard.

There more things change

At least now you can cop a feel and play games, ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

[MotherGunner]

Altered Beast on Genesis sucked ass.  I am still buying the PCE CD version just for conversation starter purposes.

[wildfruit]

Up to jump is not acceptable

[TheClash603]

Arcade or bust for this game, home conversions were all pretty weak.

SMS frame rate makes me laugh every time.

[Tatsujin]

true story

[jeffhlewis]

All due respect, I'm taking the MD/Gen version over the PCE version. The PCE did a lot of things right - better color depth, zooming "gibs" or whatever you want to call it, CD soundtrack. But the dropped animation and lack of parallax...

It was a shit conversion. The PCE was capable of so much more and well all know it.

[Edit - fail on me; forgot this has a chiptune soundtrack. even worse! but hey the voices are sweet]

[awack]

Animation is the best thing about the pce port, the first boss alone has more than double the frames when compared to the genesis port.

[Tatsujin]

All due respect, I'm taking the MD/Gen version over the PCE version. The PCE did a lot of things right - better color depth, zooming "gibs" or whatever you want to call it, CD soundtrack. But the dropped animation and lack of parallax...

It was a shit conversion. The PCE was capable of so much more and well all know it.

Well at least the arcade one didn't had parallax as well. makes the MD version superior in this department.

the best out of pce and md together would have given the ultimate altered beast game.

[Joe Redifer]

Altered Beast CD on the impressive System 1.0 card is a much MUCH easier game than the HuCard. Don't get me wrong it still sucks, it just sucks a bit less. The HuCard is just ridiculous. The CD still has PCE music. At least that's what I remember. I have the CD but haven't played it in a couple months. A shame, I know. Altered Beast CD on PCE should be played at least once every week. You need to believe in the power of System 1.0.

[Tatsujin]

now I must watch altered state!

[Arkhan]

Altered Beast CD on the impressive System 1.0 card is a much MUCH easier game than the HuCard. Don't get me wrong it still sucks, it just sucks a bit less. The HuCard is just ridiculous. The CD still has PCE music. At least that's what I remember. I have the CD but haven't played it in a couple months. A shame, I know. Altered Beast CD on PCE should be played at least once every week. You need to believe in the power of System 1.0.

It's easier, but it still sucks, yes.   The problem with the HuCard one is if you get touched once, you end up bouncing into everything and repeatedly get hit and just die.   The game might as well just have one hit deaths.  The health bar is practically useless.
 
Also, I like the chiptune soundtrack in the game.  It's done quite nicely.

I don't like that you can't throttle the punch button when you're in wolf form.   You could just duck down and wail on it and fire the flaming poop across the screen super fast against the boss and kill him before he moved almost.


The PCE one just seems like it's delayed and sticky.   

[esteban]

now I must watch altered state!

Altered States is a fun film. 

[futureman2000]

What the hell was her name.

It was pronounced all-tuh-veez.