Crusader of Centy: SEGA's Zelda Clone

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  • čas přidán 10. 05. 2020
  • In 1994, Sega launched the Mega Role-Playing Project to compete with Nintendo's RPG lineup. The first game from the project was Crusader of Centy, a Zelda clone! The game was called Shin Soseiki: Ragnacenty in Japan and Soleil in Europe. Learn more about its creation and legacy.
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  • @GamingHistorian
    @GamingHistorian  Před 4 lety +1635

    Hello! With COVID-19 delaying some bigger projects, I decided to take a step back and do some smaller episodes. It was a nice change of pace! Hope you enjoy learning about Crusader of Centy. Yeah, it's a Zelda clone. But dang, it is a good one!

    • @MetxsightseerRailfan
      @MetxsightseerRailfan Před 4 lety

      What about TV Gakken boy 1983?

    • @sonny12681
      @sonny12681 Před 4 lety +5

      Have you done any videos about the Neo Geo AES system and its games yet?

    • @audrianaonline
      @audrianaonline Před 4 lety +2

      Thanks for another great video, Norm! Had fun hanging out while you streamed this on Twitch. :)

    • @ToulSrain
      @ToulSrain Před 4 lety +1

      Plzz do long video it for contra

    • @adriankwok1406
      @adriankwok1406 Před 4 lety +2

      good video! i liked how you seamlessly transitioned between topics in the video. zelda like games are uncommon and centy is a bit of an oddity. ill end this off by saying please, please, please cover the swordquest games on atari 2600.

  • @GlobalWarmingSkeptic
    @GlobalWarmingSkeptic Před 4 lety +5043

    "A character named corona"
    *pauses video to eagerly read the comments*

  • @brpadington
    @brpadington Před 4 lety +1774

    I sold my childhood copy at a game store when I cleared out my collection. I went back 9 years later and bought back my same cart. It still had my game saves on it.

    • @4Legacy
      @4Legacy Před 4 lety +115

      @@brpadington It used to be so much fun searching through toy bins at thrift stores for games and accessories before everyone knew what they had. I've been a pack rat for old games my whole life, so it was definitely sad to watch the era of hunting for cheap games die out. At least there's still a bit of hope with rummage sales and people who get burned out on collecting and eventually want it all gone

    • @hartey33
      @hartey33 Před 4 lety +50

      That's incredible!! U musta been psyched

    • @YamiGenesis
      @YamiGenesis Před 4 lety +10

      What did you name your save?

    • @hartey33
      @hartey33 Před 4 lety +12

      @@brpadington what do u mean CZcams killed the hobby?

    • @user-xd7yc9eb8o
      @user-xd7yc9eb8o Před 4 lety +18

      No. You didn't. Stop your bullshit.

  • @ChaoticMeatballTV
    @ChaoticMeatballTV Před 11 měsíci +40

    Expect to see a whole surge of new viewers on this with the NSO re-release. Super happy to see this game become widely accessible.

    • @joesaiditstrue
      @joesaiditstrue Před 10 měsíci +7

      Just started up a game on RetroArch. I'm surprised at how much the game looks like an SNES game with the graphics and animations and music.

  • @AllTimeScary
    @AllTimeScary Před 2 lety +136

    This was a phenomenal episode. I'm sad to say I had never heard of this game before but I can't wait to play it.

    • @skurmishterrahcell7163
      @skurmishterrahcell7163 Před 2 měsíci

      do hope ya got 2 play it. i saw it years ago Grabbed it for a price! :-D
      now i have 3 versions
      PAL , U.S.A. and Japanese Versions complete. mint. all with Save Function & all named different
      with diff box art too
      - fort knox style collectors case :-) in this game Sonic is just chillin' on the beach in a deck-chair. lol

  • @DVZ000
    @DVZ000 Před 4 lety +744

    This looks to be the best sega genesis game that I could have ever played and never heard of till decades later.

    • @matthewwright3930
      @matthewwright3930 Před 4 lety +21

      It pretty much was, it really is nothing like zelda, but whatever

    • @elbitxo5945
      @elbitxo5945 Před 4 lety +20

      I played it back in the 90s, one of the very few games translated to Spanish back then, and tried it again a couple of years ago... it really isn't that good. It's a pretty game, but IMO its gameplay and level design are a bit boring. Beyond Oasis is way more fun.

    • @JKujin
      @JKujin Před 4 lety +18

      You should play Shining Force!

    • @DVZ000
      @DVZ000 Před 4 lety +13

      @@JKujin I have and have beaten all the Shining Force games.

    • @DVZ000
      @DVZ000 Před 4 lety +9

      @@elbitxo5945 I do have Beyond Oasis and have completed it as well.

  • @brpadington
    @brpadington Před 4 lety +214

    This is one of the most underrated games ever. I play through it every year or so. The music is really memorable and the game is loaded with charm. This game is incredibly rare. It was a limited release. Most people have never heard of it.

    • @CNSabata
      @CNSabata Před 4 lety +14

      I'm so glad my brother made me play the game back in the day. The whole thing is a banger to be honest. The church song (Place of Peace) is still one of favourite theme songs and left an impact on me like not many others. People tend to criticise the Genesis for it's poorly sounding sound chip, but honestly this game brings all of it's spectrum, in it's OST.

    • @SegaDream131
      @SegaDream131 Před 4 lety +2

      Had to have it,......
      Played it.....was not happy....
      It's not bad at all.....
      Just meh.....

    • @brpadington
      @brpadington Před 4 lety +11

      @@CNSabata The Genesis sounds killer when the composer knows how to use it. I agree that the place of piece track is killer. That whole sequence blew my mind on my first play through.

    • @pcapcom5283
      @pcapcom5283 Před 4 lety +1

      Rarest game I've seen since PlayStation's Disruptor.

    • @AlexRN
      @AlexRN Před 4 lety +1

      Do we know who has the right for this game? It’s original developer is now defunct but Sega’s still obviously alive! Does Sega have the rights?

  • @aloehart3374
    @aloehart3374 Před 4 lety +287

    "This sounds cool, wonder how much it is"
    *Atlus Software*
    Nevermind...

    • @lucyakaluckstat
      @lucyakaluckstat Před 4 lety +30

      every game that has atlus on the cover before p3 fes is so damn overpriced

    • @assassinzimm
      @assassinzimm Před 4 lety +1

      Just about, my exact thoughts as well.

    • @MegaAnimazing
      @MegaAnimazing Před 4 lety +7

      Well, Atlus Software published the game only in the United States, Sega themselves published it everywhere else.

    • @assassinzimm
      @assassinzimm Před 4 lety +7

      @@MegaAnimazing that my be true but atlus publish such niche games. So old games published by atlus always manage to curve back up in price.

    • @FernandoCasaleiro
      @FernandoCasaleiro Před 4 lety +3

      @@lucyakaluckstat yeah nocturne its totally overprice.

  • @erneststackhouse1133
    @erneststackhouse1133 Před 9 měsíci +10

    My buddy Roger was really into RPGs & usually I just watched him play. However when he started playing Crusader of Centy & you had the power of animals I started to take notice. Soon we started taking turns. A few years ago I bought a Japan SEGA Nomad & it came with a 600 in 1 Cartridge & low in behold it has Ragnacenty on it. The wording is in Japan, so I am slowing working my way through it. Playing it this way makes it feel truer to the animal powers as you do not understand humans at all or anything for that matter. Really enjoying it this way for some reason!

  • @stolasthegreatprince4166
    @stolasthegreatprince4166 Před 4 lety +315

    Kids today won't understand how relentless was the 90s console war. All the dead people, entire cities devastated, and then the famine and the diseases that came after the war. Those were truly dark times.

    • @ricky-sanchez
      @ricky-sanchez Před 4 lety +18

      Same thing happened with PS3 vs Xbox 360. Charging 600 bucks, red rings of death, online subscription fees, multiple rereleasing of the console at different price points, all out nuclear war.

    • @ikagura
      @ikagura Před 4 lety +4

      Glad it is over (even if Sony was one of the many reasons why Sega has lost and that Nintendo was in an hard time)

    • @ricky-sanchez
      @ricky-sanchez Před 4 lety +10

      @@ikagura Sega lost because they took over their American division. And the aftermath was unsustainable.

    • @SonicAlpha
      @SonicAlpha Před 4 lety +23

      I served in the console wars, dark times indeed.

    • @ikagura
      @ikagura Před 4 lety +7

      @@ricky-sanchez It's much more complicated, this is why I said "one of the many reasons". Nintendo is partly responsible as they're the reason why the Playstation wasn't just a SNES add-on and Sega was the reason why Sony's console was 3D-focused as well

  • @doom1067
    @doom1067 Před 4 lety +19

    I played Crusader of Centy when it first game out, and although I had already played and loved Zelda a Link to the Past and a Link's Awakening, I never really thought of it as a Zelda clone. It's a great classic. To me the Sega Genesis holds it's own in the RPG department to the SNES, especially if one takes the Sega CD/Mega CD into the equation. 16 bit was a golden age for RPG's.

    • @iami3rian394
      @iami3rian394 Před 2 lety +2

      There were some good games, no doubt, but they weren't the best games, by far. I mean, Chrono trigger and FF6 are STILL some of the best games ever made. No one is talking about Phantasy star 4. = D

    • @doom1067
      @doom1067 Před 2 lety +4

      @@iami3rian394 Yes the Megadrive/Genesis RPG's don't get talked about as much as the great SNES classics, but that doesn't make them any less significant to connoisseurs of the genre imo.

    • @iami3rian394
      @iami3rian394 Před 2 lety +2

      @@doom1067 I'll agree.
      .you're probably right. The best ones are probably super good.

  • @MichaelChanning
    @MichaelChanning Před 4 lety +239

    "Even if it is just Zelda on the Genesis." I'd play Zelda on a bathroom mirror if I could.

    • @projectmayhem6898
      @projectmayhem6898 Před 3 lety +24

      Would you play it on the CD-i?
      Would you play it in a boat?
      Would you play it with a goat?

    • @MichaelChanning
      @MichaelChanning Před 3 lety +20

      @@projectmayhem6898 I would play it in a box
      I would play it in my socks
      It is my very favorite game
      Do you feel the same?

    • @projectmayhem6898
      @projectmayhem6898 Před 3 lety +24

      @@MichaelChanning Have some fun
      Take a risk
      On a cartridge
      Or a disc
      Stick the game into the tray
      Play the game for one whole day
      Mountain Dew
      and pizza, too
      Find the fuel that gets you through

    • @virtualemon
      @virtualemon Před 3 lety +6

      ...
      I never understood Zelda fans

    • @lukebrust4109
      @lukebrust4109 Před 3 lety +7

      @@virtualemon
      I’m a Zelda fan.
      I don’t understand them either.

  • @MacRoss1792
    @MacRoss1792 Před 4 lety +82

    I knew this game looked familiar. "Soleil" as it was called in Europe was one of my first adventure game on my brother's Megadrive. Later our cousin gave us his SNES when he got the PlayStation. Discovered Nintendo's games at that time. Good times...

    • @eyeball226
      @eyeball226 Před rokem

      Ohhhh, this is Soleil? I was wondering why I'd never heard of "Crusader of Centy". Yeah, I've heard of Soleil for years, always meant to check it out.

  • @BloodRedFox2008
    @BloodRedFox2008 Před 4 lety +256

    While Beyond Oasis is also a good game, it's weird to me Sega never puts Centy on any of their re-release collections alongside it. And the part about Atlus publishing it in the West shouldn't be a problem since Sega owns them now so there's no publishing rights issue.

    • @poudink5791
      @poudink5791 Před 4 lety +23

      do you know how many extremely blatant clones of their games exist and nintendo is allowing to exist even on their own, modern consoles like the nintendo switch?

    • @rex_melynas
      @rex_melynas Před 4 lety +39

      You can't copyright mechanics, and the game really had nothing to do with Zelda, it is an adventure game, but, please check it, it has really awesome things like combining animal powers and time travel

    • @madhatter8508
      @madhatter8508 Před 4 lety +15

      @Michael Persico It has nothing to do with Nintendo. Streets of Rage is a Final Fight clone, and it's on every new Sega compilation.

    • @jonnyeh
      @jonnyeh Před 4 lety +5

      Sega? You reading this?

    • @BastetFurry
      @BastetFurry Před 4 lety +5

      @Michael Persico, nah, Nintendo has an official version of Giana Sisters nowadays. So that is not a problem. I bet it rather is not on the Sega folks radar, they simply forgot it exists.

  • @vanhoest
    @vanhoest Před 4 lety +16

    Bought it when it came out here in Europe, still is one of my all time fav. The soundtrack was outstanding! I still whistle some of the themes from time to time.

  • @unendingquandary
    @unendingquandary Před 4 lety +18

    Worth noting that this game's soundtrack is full of certified bangers. It's also one of my favorite Genesis games. Extremely underrated. Would love to see SEGA rerelease it in a collection now that they have full rights to it since they own Atlus now (who originally co-published it with SEGA).

    • @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243
      @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243 Před 11 měsíci +4

      Not sure if you’ve heard the news, but Crusader of Centy is actually one of the 40 titles included on the Genesis mini 2

    • @blackrook29
      @blackrook29 Před 10 měsíci

      what! its rubbish. the sword swing is horrendous.

  • @acidkyledaLSDj
    @acidkyledaLSDj Před 4 lety +931

    "PLAYERS TOOK CONTROL OF CORONA" well ain't that some shit

    • @Exeivier
      @Exeivier Před 4 lety +29

      inb4 video gets taken down

    • @danielthomas7193
      @danielthomas7193 Před 4 lety +43

      I hear he rides a Murder Hornet.

    • @MellowGaming
      @MellowGaming Před 4 lety +9

      So that's what Boris was on about yesterday when he said we gotta take control of the virus.

    • @Hijynx87
      @Hijynx87 Před 4 lety

      @@danielthomas7193 I wouldn't have it any other way.

    • @lesterforney6200
      @lesterforney6200 Před 4 lety

      That is why so many people caught it

  • @sardonicus76
    @sardonicus76 Před 4 lety +46

    Say no more. You had me at “Chilly the penguin”.

  • @IndustrialMilitia
    @IndustrialMilitia Před 3 lety +52

    16-bit action-RPGs are the best types of games. There's just something so authentic and warm about them.

    • @GiordanDiodato
      @GiordanDiodato Před rokem

      most 16 bit ARPGs have not aged well. at all.

    • @veteran0121
      @veteran0121 Před rokem +10

      @@GiordanDiodato Says the kid who was probably born after the year 2000. I'd say 16-bit games in general have aged far better than the PS1/N64 era of games and even the 8-bit era that preceded it. The amount of legendary titles in this time period (and especially RPGs) cannot be understated.

    • @mingledingle1556
      @mingledingle1556 Před rokem +2

      @@veteran0121 you’re 100% right. SNES/Genesis were the peak of 2D gaming. Most games on these platforms are timeless while their 8-bit predecessors are ass for the most part.

  • @CarbonatedTurtle
    @CarbonatedTurtle Před 3 lety +18

    I played through this game right after watching this video and it's awesome. Not quite A Link to the Past, but almost as fun. The animals really add something unique that you don't see in many other games. Instead of the typical bow, candle, magic whatever item, they give you a bunch of animals that either improve your abilities or let you do things you couldn't do without them. It would've been cool if there were more combinations that did something, but the things you could do by combining some were a really great touch. Every Zelda fan needs to play this game.

  • @OMGpandemic
    @OMGpandemic Před 4 lety +465

    Gaming Historian: *says character's name*
    Me: *"Say what now?"*

  • @JamesMakoni
    @JamesMakoni Před 4 lety +36

    Soliel was my childhood. This game still slaps today and it genuinely feels like an adventure.
    Still listen to the soundtrack to this day.

  • @joystick8384
    @joystick8384 Před rokem +6

    12 year old, megadrive-owning me was beyond pumped for this game to release back in '95. And when it did, it proved to be one of the rare occasions where the hype was justified. I imagine the story would be quite hammy to an adult audience now, but I found it really touching as a kid. Awesome gaming memories with this episode. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Dr4wfox
    @Dr4wfox Před 3 lety +18

    I had the luck of being able to rent this game when I was younger.
    I loved it, and finding animals combinations to the sword was so fun!

  • @kakarroto007
    @kakarroto007 Před 4 lety +114

    Wait, the sequel was something about *LINKLE?* That's a pretty aggressive clone.

    • @Projectwolfie21
      @Projectwolfie21 Před 4 lety +13

      Not just Linkle, Linkle's liver!

    • @shivasthong4924
      @shivasthong4924 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Projectwolfie21 I heard they made a story about Linkle's Liver.

    • @ShinobiWan1
      @ShinobiWan1 Před 4 lety +2

      @@shivasthong4924 Linkle's Liver Gaiden

    • @IanNewYashaTheFinalAct
      @IanNewYashaTheFinalAct Před 4 lety +3

      Ragnacenty 33 1/3: Linkle's Liver and Corona's Kidney Clone for the Cure

  • @arbiter1272
    @arbiter1272 Před 4 lety +65

    This game's an underrated gem. I remember playing this a couple of years ago through RetroArch on my Xbox One.

    • @J0SHize
      @J0SHize Před 4 lety

      Underrated but the price doesn't allow a regular player to buy it... In my case, I don't like playing in emulators... But I think there is no other option

  • @aman1632
    @aman1632 Před 4 lety +6

    Don't abandon these type of episodes Norm. Truly enjoyable..

  • @a.mcintosh
    @a.mcintosh Před 2 lety +39

    I feel like 'Landstalker' was another game in a similar Zelda-clone vein, but was itself quite a good game

    • @EOTA564
      @EOTA564 Před 2 lety +8

      Landstalker was definitely the system’s “answer” to Zelda in 1993 but it is far from a clone. For starters the isomeric perspective was something very different especially given the focus on platforming. Some found that aspect frustrating but the perspective also gave the game world a solidity that comparable games lacked.

    • @bbarrett726
      @bbarrett726 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Kinda funny you mentioned Landstalker. Both Landstalker and Crusader of Centy were added to the June 2023 NSO update

    • @TheyCallMeBizTCMB
      @TheyCallMeBizTCMB Před 10 měsíci

      @@bbarrett726 what is NSO? Edit: google is my friend lol. So glad this is on the switch now!

  • @kaliek5281
    @kaliek5281 Před 4 lety +133

    "It's a rare game period." I mean it says ATLUS on the cover, so that's basically a given.

    • @Marzimus
      @Marzimus Před 4 lety +1

      Kaliek Amen to that. 🙌

    • @fawfulmark2
      @fawfulmark2 Před 4 lety +1

      Well unless you are anything released between P3:FES-P5 anyway since those are all 30 and under.

    • @kaliek5281
      @kaliek5281 Před 4 lety +3

      @@fawfulmark2 Yeah their older games are the expensive ones. Game store near me has a fully in-box Brigadine (with the map, manual, and all that jazz) for PS1. It's almost $200. And thats a *good* price for that game.

    • @fawfulmark2
      @fawfulmark2 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kaliek5281 yeah I learned that the hard way when I tried getting a physical copy of Revelations: Persona once :/
      The fact that I am old enough to remember when you could get used copies of Cubivore for 20 bucks at GameStop irks me every time I think about it.

    • @johnbuscher
      @johnbuscher Před 4 lety +1

      fawfulmark2 Cubivore is expensive? WTF, Just for collectors?

  • @AlexRN
    @AlexRN Před 4 lety +23

    This is one of those games I never ever ever heard about until the CZcams era despite me being a very active gamer in the 90s. No wonder the game is expensive now, few knew about it and even less bought it. It does look awesome, I wonder who has the rights for it? If Sega does there could be hope for a rerelease.

    • @MacacoKuiko
      @MacacoKuiko Před 4 lety +1

      agreed. it'd be cool to play as Corona in hi-def 16:9

  • @GeddyRC
    @GeddyRC Před 3 lety +23

    This game looks fantastic. I've been craving an action RPG in this style for a while now, I may have to load this up on my PSP emulator.

  • @Louis-wp3fq
    @Louis-wp3fq Před 4 lety +5

    I remember finding this game on an out-of-state class trip back in junior high school. I had read about it in Electronic Gaming Monthly but had never seen a copy anywhere else, and I knew I had to have it. I spent all my remaining money on it, bummed meals for the rest of the trip, and played it late into the night when I got back home (already late at night). Totally worth it!
    Later I did the same thing on another school trip, finding a copy of Shining Force CD at a Microplay in a mall. I never saw another copy in the wild... we're totally spoiled today with online commerce!

  • @hicthcock100
    @hicthcock100 Před 4 lety +198

    Corona is the proof that you either die a hero or live enough to become the villain.

  • @JC-xq7or
    @JC-xq7or Před 4 lety +619

    "Players took control of Corona"
    Well that's an unfortunate name

    • @TheAufziehvogel
      @TheAufziehvogel Před 4 lety +80

      It's actually the spanish word for "Crown". Like one of the most well known beers in the world, "Corona". It's more of a shocker to see how people are flipping out about the word since the pandemic. It's cool Norman didn't make a big deal out of it in the video.

    • @RealRomplayer
      @RealRomplayer Před 4 lety +36

      Me one second after this part in the video: "Oh, I know what all comments will be about"

    • @itsalolmor
      @itsalolmor Před 4 lety +17

      Immediately scrolled down to the comments section after hearing that lol

    • @nanoglitch6693
      @nanoglitch6693 Před 4 lety +11

      @@TheAufziehvogel The word is only an issue because youtube decided to demonetize any videos that mention it. The more you know ;)

    • @That_Lady_Charlie
      @That_Lady_Charlie Před 4 lety +23

      "While Corona throws his sword."
      OH GOD Corona has swords now 😷

  • @bbarrett726
    @bbarrett726 Před 11 měsíci +5

    This game was just released for NSO. First time playing and I'm really enjoying it.

  • @Lomner
    @Lomner Před 11 měsíci +5

    The game was just announced for Nintendo Switch Online! I first heard about this game from this video. Thanks Gaming Historian!

  • @DanielAyy
    @DanielAyy Před 4 lety +828

    Me: Huh, this game looks pretty cool, I think i'll check it out!
    Everyone: *CoRoNa*

    • @flash4354
      @flash4354 Před 4 lety +2

      rip

    • @pacandpal3
      @pacandpal3 Před 4 lety +26

      Right? Like stfu already . Like thats all to talk about ? Boring !!!! Anyways .im getting this game .

    • @DanielAyy
      @DanielAyy Před 4 lety +19

      @@pacandpal3 it's really annoying when the game itself is pretty interesting. I'm thinking about getting a repro with a save battery.

    • @pacandpal3
      @pacandpal3 Před 4 lety +7

      @@DanielAyy i got the original sega genesis 16 bit so if you want to save your progress you got the pause the game and leave it on till you play again and pray it doesnt freeze in the meantime lol. I would totally invest in a repro for that sole reason .lol it would be worth it.

    • @chuckmanson6092
      @chuckmanson6092 Před 4 lety +2

      Corona

  • @bradleypearl2986
    @bradleypearl2986 Před 4 lety +164

    I've never played this game, but I'll try it out.

    • @iga_yuki3372
      @iga_yuki3372 Před 4 lety +3

      yo won't regret man it's pretty good

    • @abraxasvoice440
      @abraxasvoice440 Před 4 lety +2

      If zelda is a 10...this is an 8+ so..give it a try!!✌

    • @TheRelen222
      @TheRelen222 Před 4 lety

      The soundtrack is pretty good too, which is something they didn't really touch on in this video.

    • @radcow
      @radcow Před 4 lety

      I've never heard of it as well

    • @correlis
      @correlis Před 4 lety

      It's worth playing for the story alone, and the animation and music are thoroughly charming. It's not terribly difficult, but then I don't think it needs to be. Just playing it is a reward in itself.

  • @cripnite
    @cripnite Před 11 měsíci +5

    Glad to see this coming to Switch!

  • @m.struck6535
    @m.struck6535 Před 2 lety +8

    Thìs game still is one of my favourites, after all these years. The message it conveys is a lot different than zelda and a lot better than in most rpgs at the time.

  • @apexcollecting1188
    @apexcollecting1188 Před 4 lety +24

    “Definitely give Crusader of Centy a try, even if it is only Zelda on the Genesis”
    That’s all I need to convince me

    • @momokochama1844
      @momokochama1844 Před 4 lety +4

      it's worth it. the different animals give you a lot to play with.
      some combinations lead to special effects - for example lion (fire magic) + penguin (ice magic) gives strongest ice magic (don't ask :) )
      only "problem" - it's a bit to easy ^^

  • @shawnwilliams1917
    @shawnwilliams1917 Před 4 lety +191

    Now do one on Sony's Zelda clone, Alundra.

    • @joelmonteiro1419
      @joelmonteiro1419 Před 4 lety +18

      Oh, that game was VERY good.

    • @Sega_Dreams
      @Sega_Dreams Před 4 lety +6

      Better yet, do Brave Fencer Musashi!

    • @SonofSethoitae
      @SonofSethoitae Před 4 lety +8

      @brendan wright Alundra has a great story, what are you talking about?

    • @Krokodilius
      @Krokodilius Před 4 lety +9

      LAY THE SMACKDOWN ON YOUR CANDY ASS FOR THAT UNEDUCATED BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLSHIT. Alundra is the spiritual successor to Landstalker- the best game ever made.

    • @suplextrain
      @suplextrain Před 4 lety +6

      @brendan wright Weird. 30 hour average playtime for an RPG is "too long"? Bad story when it's vastly superior to pretty much all Zelda games? Infuriating dungeons when the increased difficulty was welcomed from how easy the Zelda series is?
      I view Alundra as a Zelda game for older gamers. More mature narrative and increased difficulty, along with platforming.

  • @osonhodeleon
    @osonhodeleon Před 2 lety +1

    This was one of the best videos of the channel so far.

  • @kevinp8758
    @kevinp8758 Před 4 lety

    Your stuff is the highest quality and I really enjoy when a new video gets posted. Keep it up!

  • @shawnheatherly
    @shawnheatherly Před 4 lety +118

    I'm surprised I've never heard of this game, it looks like it's pretty fun.

    • @sdmayday
      @sdmayday Před 4 lety +4

      It is a great arpg. You cannot possibly go wrong with this.

    • @pijusmagnificus82
      @pijusmagnificus82 Před 4 lety +1

      One of the games of my childhood, in Europe was called Soleil. Another great arpg for genesis is Story of Thor, good graphics, hard fighting, a bunch of fight abilities and very nice puzzles.

    • @BrickBreakerXX
      @BrickBreakerXX Před 4 lety +4

      @@pijusmagnificus82 They mentioned both of those in the video, you silly Billy.

    • @pijusmagnificus82
      @pijusmagnificus82 Před 4 lety

      @@BrickBreakerXX what's the problem? I insist

  • @dntm123
    @dntm123 Před 4 lety +220

    Random game to do a video on.
    "The main characters name is Corona"
    Oh, now I get it.

  • @TehJellyLord
    @TehJellyLord Před 2 lety +8

    This game honestly looks phenomenal, I cannot believe this is the first time I’m hearing of this….
    I just went on eBay and bought a reproduction cartridge for my Genesis, but I will probably get the rom and put it in my Genesis Mini to have it in higher quality. This game looks seriously good! I love the 2D Zelda games! I haven’t played a Link to the Past yet (I am planning on it though), but I have played Link Between Worlds and Link’s Awakening and I had a great time with those. This looks right up my alley! I’ll come back here after I play through it and give my thoughts!

  • @PunkRocker290
    @PunkRocker290 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Thankfully this game has been added to the Genesis games available on the NSO Expansion Pak.

  • @CalvinRRC
    @CalvinRRC Před 4 lety +50

    "Come back when you have some hard cash, son."
    AHEAD OF ITS TIME

    • @PurpleColonel
      @PurpleColonel Před 2 lety

      Come back when you're a little, mmmm... RICHERR!

  • @adamellis8829
    @adamellis8829 Před 4 lety +13

    Sega had already done this years earlier on the Master System with the "Golden Axe Warrior" clone of the NES Zelda

  • @BmanHall1
    @BmanHall1 Před 10 měsíci +1

    3:03 - I'm not sure what version of A Link to the Past you played but Link could absolutely movie in eight different directions.

  • @lautterolzz2964
    @lautterolzz2964 Před 3 lety +3

    The OST on this game, man!!
    You should ABSOLUTELY review Monster World 6 (The one with Asha, the green-haired girl as the playable character) another GREAT RPG from the Genesis that is suuuper fun and underrated

  • @yahyaal-shami7796
    @yahyaal-shami7796 Před 4 lety +7

    2:29 Holy sh*t! That's one big twist!

  • @jacklazzaro9820
    @jacklazzaro9820 Před 4 lety +243

    Wait. "Corona"? That's the character's name?

    • @aaronrobinson9386
      @aaronrobinson9386 Před 4 lety +18

      I also remembered a while back that the last area in mario sunshine was Corona Mountains. Coincidence?

    • @Despedite
      @Despedite Před 4 lety +4

      Topical!

    • @TheOofaloofa
      @TheOofaloofa Před 4 lety +9

      Don't even start buddy😂

    • @chrisgoodson9312
      @chrisgoodson9312 Před 4 lety +4

      That rings a bell..

    • @randmiller88
      @randmiller88 Před 4 lety +25

      You know "Corona" translates to "Crown" in Spanish, right? Not really hard to believe a fantasy character would be named that.

  • @portostrengthunion
    @portostrengthunion Před 3 lety

    Your videos are always amazing treasures. Thank you for posting

  • @thermulin
    @thermulin Před 4 lety +381

    "the player controls corona."
    e x u s e m e w h a t ?

  • @GameTacoFTW
    @GameTacoFTW Před 4 lety +12

    The name of the protagonist aside, this game looks amazing. I've never heard of it. Thanks Gaming Historian!

    • @Turnabout
      @Turnabout Před 2 lety

      What's wrong with the name of the protagonist?

  • @retrosoul8770
    @retrosoul8770 Před 4 lety +6

    The Gen/MD deserves more appreciation in this modern era. Great system and great competitor to Snes

  • @notconsenting6633
    @notconsenting6633 Před 3 lety

    i sooo wish you came out with more videos and more frequently. i love this content and learning the history of gaming. freakin awesome bro🤗

  • @kriscarr5839
    @kriscarr5839 Před 4 lety +1

    I love this game, I still play it / speed-run it today. Such great music, well paced and just the right length.

  • @teknomax7883
    @teknomax7883 Před 4 lety +27

    When I discovered emulation, back in mid '00s, I was ready to give a try to this game that I previously saw in an European gaming magazine. I had a blast! It was a real neat game.

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 Před 3 lety

      @Mr Ross Your mom was a real nice and kind person.

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 Před 3 lety

      @Mr Ross ok.

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mr Ross how epic.

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mr Ross this is a truly epic gamer moment.

  • @migueldias8546
    @migueldias8546 Před 4 lety +123

    The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was my favorite Zelda game until Breath of the Wild appeared. I also tend to play more Nintendo games than Sega games but I absolutely loved Crusader of Centy. It's not perfect, it's not as great as A Link to the Past but its indeed a very good and very enjoyable game. If you are a big RPG fan, its a must play! Thanks for one more GREAT video. You rock!

    • @poudink5791
      @poudink5791 Před 4 lety

      50 hz vs. 60 hz. I'm pretty sure the translation is also completely different, and the EU version was released in more languages like french.

    • @kyj1147
      @kyj1147 Před 4 lety +2

      Hahaha Link to the Past was his favourite and after that Breath of the Wild what the heck. Breath of the wild is nothing compared to ANY other Zelda game realesed after a link to the past. Don't you feel dirty saying such things and also dare enough to even mention this botw shit

    • @poudink5791
      @poudink5791 Před 4 lety +12

      hey look, another idiot whose opinion is extremely obviously in the minority yet takes offense at other people having different opinions as if that was a surprising fact

    • @tjlnintendo
      @tjlnintendo Před 4 lety +2

      KyJ
      Its a video game dude. Not worth being this upset about. Humans like different things. This should be a no brainer.

    • @Cosmic-Turtle
      @Cosmic-Turtle Před 4 lety

      @@kyj1147 Are you one of those purist nostalgia fucks? Thinking that just because something is old and you played it as a child, that automatically makes it better than the newer stuff?

  • @NarWallPeople
    @NarWallPeople Před 3 lety +5

    god im so glad this video had a happy ending, and the savior ended up being who it usually is, Atlus

  • @paulsheldon8838
    @paulsheldon8838 Před 4 lety +41

    "Just" Zelda on the Genesis. Like game with quality level of Zelda isn't a big deal.

    • @spazzwazzle
      @spazzwazzle Před 2 lety +5

      This literally looks much better than LTTP

    • @PhantasmPhoton
      @PhantasmPhoton Před 2 lety +2

      @@spazzwazzle It is way better, weirder and more interesting than LTTP

    • @FelOld
      @FelOld Před 2 lety

      @@spazzwazzle I don't think so

    • @spazzwazzle
      @spazzwazzle Před 2 lety

      @@FelOld cry about it

    • @anousenic
      @anousenic Před 2 lety +1

      Yes. Also the whole "Zelda clone" label possibly damaged the game's popularity more than it helped.
      Because calling it just a "clone" makes it sound like something cheap, lazy, unoriginal and inferior.

  • @YETTheShow
    @YETTheShow Před 4 lety +5

    I'm so glad you covered this game. It's been one of my hidden gems since the 90's and recommend it to any retrogamer.

  • @KrimsonKracker
    @KrimsonKracker Před 4 lety +3

    I'd have bought this game in a FRIGGON HEARTBEAT had I ever known about it! Thank you for highlighting PERHAPS the most overlooked and underappreciated game in Sega console history...

  • @AssociationAdmirer
    @AssociationAdmirer Před 4 lety

    Fun and interesting video, not that there's any surprise there coming from Gaming Historian. These shorter ones are good to have on occasion. Just what I was in the mood for.

  • @trevordavidjones
    @trevordavidjones Před rokem

    One of your best videos!! This music is awesome!!! 😆😆😆

  • @DraphEnjoyer
    @DraphEnjoyer Před 4 lety +53

    "Zelda clone" aside, this looks really neat

  • @mamaw00lies
    @mamaw00lies Před 4 lety +6

    Landstalker is another little hidden gem for the genesis

    • @endlesswanderer1753
      @endlesswanderer1753 Před 4 lety +1

      For fans of Landstalker, the same team made a spirtual successor on PS1 called Alundra.

    • @mamaw00lies
      @mamaw00lies Před 4 lety

      @@endlesswanderer1753 I didn't even know that was made by the same team! That's why Alundra felt so much like LTTP and Landstalker had a baby

    • @JessSimpson1313
      @JessSimpson1313 Před 4 lety

      ^^^This I loved LandStalker. When I saw "Genesis Zelda" I'd assumed it was about Landstalker

  • @Willensimperium
    @Willensimperium Před 3 lety +31

    It always confused me how the word "clone" is used in the video game industry. How can this be a Zelda clone with dozends of animal companions giving you unique attacks and a jumping character just to name two very different aspects that are not just "small details", that's like the opposite of what "clone" means per definition, it doesn't even have open world like wtf. There were famous "clones" in the industry with the correct meaning of the word, using a game or even copying the code at several points and just putting other sprites, colours, names, etc. on it but this is to me much more than a clone and I absolutely love what I see, maybe will try to find it for an emulator or something, thanks for showing me a new seemingly great game.

    • @liengandriod55
      @liengandriod55 Před 3 lety +3

      It just how many players felt, it felt similar. Such as Okami, many say it a ' Zelda Clone ' , I think not. It has the Bushes. Well depends on you.

    • @jordicartes2297
      @jordicartes2297 Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you sir. From my point of view its a complete different and original game. with a way deeper plot that somehow explains and exposes racism.

    • @BronzeLincolns81
      @BronzeLincolns81 Před 2 lety

      would "rip off" be a better description? The fact that they took Link to the Past and reverse engineered it doesn't make this a game not worth playing. I'd just look at it as a second quest to Zelda and still enjoy it. much of what they added makes for an interesting playthrough.

    • @lazarushernandez5827
      @lazarushernandez5827 Před 2 lety

      Sega consoles hosted more closer/accurate Zelda clones before. Golden Axe Warrior and Golvellius: Valley of Doom are 2 such games that came out on the Master System.

    • @AnonYmous-pl2id
      @AnonYmous-pl2id Před 2 lety

      @@jordicartes2297 Whoa Whoa Whoa.... What game are we talking about here?

  • @dekade420
    @dekade420 Před rokem

    2:28 that turn-around animation was smoooooooth

  • @RatedMJ
    @RatedMJ Před 4 lety +9

    Yeah! New Gaming Historian videos make my day!

  • @Mazgid
    @Mazgid Před 4 lety +66

    Tgh: in times like this I want to tell a good story about sega, that can cheer everyone up a little
    2:28 oh well

  • @JamanoidusRex
    @JamanoidusRex Před 2 lety +4

    Great game. Played it as "Soleil".
    It was zalda-esque, yes. I remember thinking that at the time.
    Amazing game though, great music too. Highly recommend.

  • @RapideWombaticus
    @RapideWombaticus Před 3 lety

    Been a while... good to see you are still producing content Norman 😀

  • @LazarusRemains
    @LazarusRemains Před 4 lety +39

    Sega should make The Crusader of Centy: Respiration of the Natural World

  • @noooname2568
    @noooname2568 Před 4 lety +148

    And so the prophecy was written, Corona would return to fight the evil of the world 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

    • @TonyMezaXD
      @TonyMezaXD Před 4 lety +17

      No Name Humans are the real monsters it all makes sense now.

    • @Marzimus
      @Marzimus Před 4 lety +2

      😅 Best thread so far... 🤣

    • @ahmedp800
      @ahmedp800 Před 4 lety +2

      He/She/It is doing fine so far.

    • @tap20
      @tap20 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TonyMezaXD Just don't say that. Please lol

    • @TonyMezaXD
      @TonyMezaXD Před 4 lety +2

      theawesomepikachu20 Why? Its not serious.

  • @MyRetroLife
    @MyRetroLife Před 4 lety +2

    Great video Norm! I've never played this one and missed out on it back in the day. I think I was too busy playing Beyond Oasis! I will definitely emulate.

  • @rustyshackleford1941
    @rustyshackleford1941 Před 11 měsíci +1

    For anyone that HASNT played this game yet, the Sega Genesis mini 2 actually has it, the first rerelease it's ever seen.

  • @ars7374
    @ars7374 Před 4 lety +493

    90% of comments here: “The main character is named Corona”

    • @brandbrax5502
      @brandbrax5502 Před 4 lety +9

      And you add one more

    • @EricMewhort
      @EricMewhort Před 3 lety +4

      Which means crown, same as virus type.

    • @marcosescobar5348
      @marcosescobar5348 Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah I feel like one person could have made the joke and the rest talk about the game but everybody wanted to be "the one".

    • @acedianihil8208
      @acedianihil8208 Před 3 lety

      Corona is an awesome fucking beer.

    • @ThatSneakman
      @ThatSneakman Před 2 lety

      @@acedianihil8208 Never had it, how does it taste?

  • @jeterjr28
    @jeterjr28 Před 4 lety +6

    Watched my brother play through this a couple years back. This game is incredible!

  • @elaishh3533
    @elaishh3533 Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve been trying to id this game for like 20 years!!!! Thank you for the video !!

  • @briansalladay8555
    @briansalladay8555 Před 2 lety

    I remember playing this game somewhere when I was a kid, could not remember what it was called and have been searching forever! Thank you for making this video!

  • @numberpi5473
    @numberpi5473 Před 4 lety +78

    Yes yes the protagonist is called Corona. It's intentional on Gaming Historian's part.

    • @PuresG1ft
      @PuresG1ft Před 4 lety +1

      Number Pi no shit, sherlock 🤯

    • @serialvapist5807
      @serialvapist5807 Před 4 lety

      Did you figure that out all by yourself?

    • @QJ89
      @QJ89 Před 4 lety

      You can't stop the irony.

  • @ThomasWoodenRailway
    @ThomasWoodenRailway Před 4 lety +75

    I miss “That’s all for this episode of the Gaming Historian. Thanks for watching.” :(

    • @DerSaa
      @DerSaa Před 3 lety +4

      This game is not AT ALL a Zelda clone... What was he thinking?!

    • @TalbotStreetProds
      @TalbotStreetProds Před 3 lety +2

      Same

    • @rustyshackleford7265
      @rustyshackleford7265 Před 3 lety +8

      @@DerSaa looks like zelda, plays like zelda. Its zelda, nerd

    • @slwoo7432
      @slwoo7432 Před 2 lety +2

      Der Saa you need to get those yummy CZcams clicks

    • @theultimatekfbfan2721
      @theultimatekfbfan2721 Před 2 lety +1

      Thomaswoodenrailway last guy I expected to see here

  • @greenprotag
    @greenprotag Před 2 lety

    I would just like to come back to this video and say thank you. What a fantastic game. When I first watched this video I went back and played the whole thing. I might have to beat it again soon.

  • @EGaming3000
    @EGaming3000 Před 3 lety +1

    I never heard of this game before. I'm glad CZcams recommended your content to me. I will definitely give this game a try, I think I would love it😊

  • @mole28
    @mole28 Před 4 lety +3

    I love Soleil (i'm from europe) it is one of my most favorite Megadrive games ever!
    Very strange this was never rereleased in any kind of Megadrive/Genesis compilation.

  • @Blas4ublasphemy
    @Blas4ublasphemy Před 2 lety +4

    I've never heard of this game! I really loved LTTP, Beyond Oasis, Neutopia, Alundra, Evil Quest and recently Ittle Dew 1 and 2 so I'll have to give this a try!

    • @Cinetiste
      @Cinetiste Před rokem

      You may also like Landstalker...

  • @poyo2375
    @poyo2375 Před 3 lety

    u hav come so far, ur videos get higher quality every year!

  • @MorbidVizions
    @MorbidVizions Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the video! Have this game in my collection and never even tried it out. Got a nice weekend ahead now!

  • @vorklad
    @vorklad Před 4 lety +5

    I had that game, here was called Soleil. I keep fond memories of it :)

  • @FFXI_Addict
    @FFXI_Addict Před 4 lety +18

    "... first game was Ranger-X"
    That was their FIRST GAME? And they did this, too? Sorry, I love your channel but I have to play this for myself before seeing the rest. I'm sold on it now.

    • @findantu
      @findantu Před 4 lety +1

      I've played rangerx you ain't missin nothing.

    • @L33PL4Y
      @L33PL4Y Před 3 lety +3

      @@findantu ...and yet you missed the fact that he's clearly already a big fan of the game

    • @Aspartamebraintumor
      @Aspartamebraintumor Před 2 lety

      @@L33PL4Y HAHAHA

  • @darrylshields6148
    @darrylshields6148 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video. I remember buying it off the shelf on clearance. The experience is so good that I will never part with it.

  • @segagamerguy
    @segagamerguy Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome information and a great review! I love the sega genesis yet I've never heard of this game. Thank you for passing on this Gem!

  • @garethvenables9607
    @garethvenables9607 Před 4 lety +10

    This is one of the best games on the Megadrive, I played it relentlessly when I was a kid. In fact I'd even say it was better than Zelda. The music was great to, you should have given it a mention. It has quite a sad ending as well which when it happens makes you stop and think about what you've been doing the entire game!

    • @rokaine7334
      @rokaine7334 Před rokem

      Wait, the ending was sad? I dont remember

    • @johnjackson8709
      @johnjackson8709 Před 11 měsíci

      Those are bad words! We don't say such vulgar words, somebody might hear you..!!! So don't say those 3 words again please! " better than Zelda"

  • @thomasbryans6547
    @thomasbryans6547 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The idea of a Zelda game that’s linear with levels on a MARIO style over world sounds amazing

  • @skabcat242
    @skabcat242 Před 2 lety

    Somehow I missed this episode. I am glad to watch it now.

  • @tysonsaner2527
    @tysonsaner2527 Před 2 lety

    Excellent content! Subscribed!