(8/22/2015 - 8/28/2015) Game of the Week: Override

[SamIAm]

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August 22 - August 28: Override
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(chosen by lukester)

Gunhed, Salamander, Gate of Thunder, R-Type, and many more classics. What do these have in common?

Are all household names on the PC Engine. But when someone says "Override", the other person goes "Huh? Never heard of it."

It's time for that to change. A true classic shooter is waiting for you to try it. Sting and Data East have crafted a wonderful vertical shooter. Too bad most people ignored it.

6 killer levels with a rocking soundtrack, unlimited screen clearing charge attacks, 5 power-ups, and tons of points and extra lives to rack up. Override's fans can attest to the fact that the amount of action on the screen is incredible.

It's not a hard game though, you will probably 1CC it on your first try. But a great game is a great game, and it's better than Final Soldier. Even Runinruder, a man who likes his shooters HARD, respects the game.

http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/2009/07/override.html

P.S. it loops endlessly and as far as I know the difficulty doesn't change much. Override all-nighter marathon anyone?

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GOTW Schedule:
1. 8/22/2015 - 8/28/2015: Override (lukester)
2. 8/29/2015 - 9/4/2015: Rondo of Blood (o.pwuaioc)
3. 9/5/2015 - 9/11/2015: Street Fighter 2 (Nec.Game.head)
4. 9/12/2015 - 9/18/2015: Bloody Wolf (Gentlegamer)
5. 9/19/2015 - 9/25/2015: Kabuki Itoryodan (Sadler)
6. 8/22/2015 - 8/28/2015: R-Type (crazydean)
7. 9/26/2015 - 10/2/2015: Fray CD: Xak Gaiden (nullity)
8. 10/3/2015 - 10/9/2015: Wizardry 3&4 (BigusSchmuck)
9. 10/10/2015 - 10/16/2015: Lords of Thunder (SamIAm)
10. 10/17/2015 - 10/23/2015: TV Sports Hockey (gredler)
11. 10/24/2015 - 10/30/2015: Blazing Lazers (escarioth)
12. 10/31/2015 - 11/6/2015: Genpei Toumaden (VenomMacbeth)
13. 11/7/2015 - 11/13/2015: Hyper Wars (_joshuaTurbo)
14. 11/14/2015 - 11/20/2015: Drop Off (turboswimbz)
15. 11/21/2015 - 11/27/2015: World Court Tennis (grolt)
16. 11/28/2015 - 12/4/2015: Atlantean (jtucci331)

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-Each game may only be submitted once.
-If you wish to retract your submission, please do so at least two weeks before your game is due. Your next submission will go to the back of the cue.
-Please don't submit games that have a high language barrier or will take too long to complete (particularly RPGs).

[VenomMacbeth]

I beat this after a few tries.  A fun game with awesome music, and pretty respectable grafx.

[geise]

Lets not forget that this awesome game is also only on a 2 meg hucard.  I do like that this game has gotten noticed over the past couple years.  Not many used to really mention it, but it has always been a great game to me even if it is on the easy side. 

[galam]

I just discovered it about 6 months ago when it came in a bigger lot i bought on ebay.
Was pleasantly surprised when i popped it in for a go. Obviously, first thing that came to mind was blazing lazers, and thats just fine with me. Im glad this thread will motivate me to dust it off.

[esteban]

This was one of the first PCE games I bought because it was a cheap shootemup. It will be fun to play it again.

Is it actually better than Final Soldier?

THOSE ARE FIGHTING WORDS.

[lukester]

This was one of the first PCE games I bought because it was a cheap shootemup. It will be fun to play it again.

Is it actually better than Final Soldier?

THOSE ARE FIGHTING WORDS.

Hehe, they are about equal. I have more fun with Override though. Override also has better graphics.

[geise]

I like Final Soldier a little more, but it's close.

[esteban]

This was one of the first PCE games I bought because it was a cheap shootemup. It will be fun to play it again.

Is it actually better than Final Soldier?

THOSE ARE FIGHTING WORDS.

Hehe, they are about equal. I have more fun with Override though. Override also has better graphics.

I will have to play both, back-to-back

I am actually glad you mentioned Final Soldier, since it has been on my "to play" list for a long, long time now...I probably haven't played Final Soldier in a few years.

[jtucci31]

Fired this up today on my everdrive. My second run through I made it to the final boss but died a little ways into the battle. Most of the end stage bosses are pretty easy after waiting just a few seconds and thinking about them while simultaneously building up your charge shot (which is really cool too).

I'll hopefully beat this one within the next few days. Glad GoTW is back, got me to try another game

[dangdang]

Great game. Intense action and tons of power ups like Blazing Lazers / Gunhead.

[grolt]

Don't have this game, but thanks for bringing it to my attention.  I'll definitely try to buy a copy next time I see one at a reasonable price.  I've always sort of been a tertiary fan of [strike]shmups[/strike] shooter games, playing the odd one here or there but never really retaining enough interest to see a game through, but now with the TG-16, I am really getting hooked.  So many great, original shooters, and the pad is perfect for them.  A match made in heaven.

[SamIAm]

First time player here. "1CC it on your first try" was a little too optimistic, for me anyway. Without using any continues, I made it to the stage with the green floor and enemies coming out of large storage containers.

Do you guys have a sub-weapon of choice? I think the yellow one is the most versatile, but there are times when it seems wise not to use it. If I had to stick with one through the whole game, it would probably be blue. Are there any spots where you REALLY ought to use one particular sub-weapon?

Definitely a good game. Great pacing, nice graphics and music, good variety, and lots of action.

Thanks for writing this week's blurb, lukester!

[SamIAm]

Holy crap. NOW I really want to play this again!

[jtucci31]

Red at full power becomes a homing ring blaster.  Nothing else comes close imo.

That's what I used. Great weapon for exactly this purpose.

However, lukester and I were curious what the P's did. At first I though they upgraded your regular pea-shooter, but now I'm not so sure. They don't add any points or anything

[Gredler]

I gave Overdrive a shot today on my everdrive, and it instantly made me thankful for joining the GoTW for recommendations like this.

First,  thanks for starting this off with a DataEast game! The style of this game is so representative of them too, from the fonts to the animations and colors used on the various UI

The pace of the game and the manic onslaught of action was thrilling, but the clean spritework made it fairly easy to track what was going on.

I generally love the unique ship designs. I really like the paralax scrolling on level 2, and the transition from the forest to the sandy area in the first level - great stuff. The feeling of diving deeper into the world each time you finish a level, after defeating a boss that comes up from the lower level, is just so awesome. The scaling animation as the boss comes up out of the ground is rad.

I realized how terrible I am as I used my last credit on level 3, but the game does not seem impossible and I am hopeful that I can conquer it with some practice and with more focus when playing.

I had a blast with my first attempt, and cant wait to try again. I feel like a kid that ran out of quarters at the arcade, cant wait to go back and try again.