British Retro Games Collection Cartridge! Evercade VS Bitmap Brothers Review!
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The Chaos Engine was known as Soldiers Of Fortune here in the US. It was released on SNES and Genesis, and the Amiga originally.
Oh snap, it did seem familiar. I have played Soldier of Fortune but its been sooo long its not fresh in my brain. Interesting
The console versions removed the pipe smoking gentleman as well as censoring a few other bits iirc, which is odd. Great music on all versions though.
The Amiga version is the best by far but the SNES version which is included here is a good alternative. At least the soundtrack is pretty much intact - unlike the Mega Drive version, urgh!
@@meetoo594 Soldiers of Fortune changed the name of the Preacher into "The Scientist." Mainly to prevent religious parents from getting worried.
@@ianwagj not being American I find the fact that they were worried there were enough religious types who would find a character in a game unacceptable and effect sales quite baffling and a bit sad tbh.
Love the Chaos Engine! Miss my Amiga ☹
A Bitmaps collection and not a single Amiga version in sight.
Scandalous.
They don't have rights to the Kickstart roms
Chaos Engine was called Soliders of Fortune on the Sega Genesis. Loved playing that one with friends back in the day.
FYI, the Amiga versions of Speed Ball 2 : Brutal Deluxe, and Chaos Engine, will come pre-installed on the Amiga 500 Mini which is launching in March / April 2022.
I have one pre ordered. I'm a sucker for a mini console. Especially one like the C64 mini and 500 mini that allow you to add your own ROMS. I also assume it'll be compatible with the 8Bitdo controllers.
JUST got my Founders edition last night. Love it, so cool. Didnt realize how small the actual console is until I had it in hand. Does have some weight so it isnt just a cheap plastic shell, feels legit. Can't wait to see where they go next.
When i first got the console I actually thought it was going to be smaller than what it was 😂
Same here. When I unpacked my Founder Edition on Boxing day I was surprised by how small it is. Then again I'm used to the PS5, so anything is small compared to that. The VS looks like a baby in comparison to the PS5!
Speedball 2 is one of the few Amiga games I can still play with the same enthusiasm as back then.
I remember it well. Bitmap brothers was great developers and their Amiga versions was the best. I had the CDTV and Xenon for that was great, with CD quality music. Bomb the Base, Betty Boo, etc.
i played xenon 2 on a pc xt with cga graphics. it was slow and sluggish, but that just made me listen to the excellent music that much more, thru a pc speaker!
the gameplay grows on you. there is a large item shop that happens at certain points, so there are many weapons and addons to try out, and getting point rewards you with buying power.
a unique mechanic in the game is that you can backtrack for a certain distance. just keep going down, and the screen will start scrolling downwards. i havent seen this in any other shooter that keeps scrolling forward otherwise.
Great music and addictive gameplay this game was a part of my childhood.
btw i am surprised to see an SD gundam nu on your desk =)
Loved the fact your playing British games from my youth. The Bitmap Brothers were responsible for some of the best Amiga games in the 90’s imo.
Also it’s funny how you mentioned the Megablast music being good once you turned it on. It was composed by British dance group bomb the bass and the mega drive version is poor. Listen to the Amiga version it’s excellent and was a highlight of the game for me.
Hell yeh, the GODS theme is a banger too. BB is huge nostalgia hit for me- Megablast was a sped up remix of a John Carpenter tune from Assault in Precinct 13 which I loved when I was much too young ha
I'm still waiting on the founder's edition to ship. So can't wait.🕹👾
If we were from England or Europe all those bit map Bros games would all be classics. I wish I knew Amiga existed in the early 90s
I grew up playing Bitmap Brothers games on my cousin's Amiga (I didn't have my own, I had a SNES instead) and all the games carry so much nostalgia for me - Chaos Engine in particular. I still can't get enough of that soundtrack :)
Some of the soundtracks and art style especially hold a special place in our old hearts
I used to love playing these games back in the day on the Amiga
I have that space shmup one on my C64.
There is a book by a company called read only memory books called the bitmap brothers universe. It's an excellent read.
As someone who grew up with these games and have a lot of nostalgia, you hit it right on the head, Speedball 2 is the best of the speedballs by far! Xenon 2's weird music things are a holdover from it coming from the Amiga (Listen to the Amiga soundtrack) and frankly the port to the MegaDrive isn't the best
It’s a shame it doesn’t include the Amiga versions of these titles. You’d have a better opinion of the 1st Speedball if it did. That looks like an 8-bit console version - Master System. Xenon 2 was all about the music really and although I loved the game at the time at the time the gameplay is sluggish, so a poor port to use really as it’s got a crappy Chiptune instead of the samples from the Bomb the Bass version.
I'm looking forward to see what companies that haven't yet been represented get in on the Evercade action. I would love to see all these indi developers (FX-Unit Yuki, Sydney Hunter, Ultracore... exc) get together and put out a card. Great way to get these great games into the hands of more gamers.
you gotta try moonstone for the amiga. its a CLASSIC! please do a feature on this masterpiece!
I think those are Amiga games. That's kinda cool. There's a ton of stuff that was on Amiga that's really cool. I think the most known developer is Team 17 which did Worms and Alien Breed. But yeah there's a ton of stuff out there.
Would love to see an Alien Breed cart!
Yeah Amiga games for the most part, but not the actual Amiga versions unfortunately due to licensing issues I believe. The music on those Amiga versions is so much better. Like you say though still kinda cool
I pretty much got this cartridge for the Chaos Engine, but I also really like Xenon 2, which in fairness, I have both for the Mega Drive already. (But come on, I've gotta get all the Evercade cartridges! They're so affordable!) Anyway, I pretty much felt the same way about the Worms Collection, where I was mostly interested in Worms Armageddon. And in fairness, I have my Evercade carts in alphabetical order, especially with there being twenty plus releases now!
I would love to see an Old School Electronic Arts on the Genesis collections... games like Buck Rogers, Fairy Tale, Power Monger, StarFlight...
Hey MLP! Can you try using the NeoGeo Arcade Stick Pro as a controller? Also maybe you could do a video on the new firmware for the Evercade handheld that just came out. Thanks for reading!
Got those games on my Amiga 500 and Chaos Engine on a A1200, yes Speedball 2 is the best and Chaos Engine is another classic, some are also available on the C64 as well, plus other microcomputers
All these games were released on computer. That's why one had music off by default. Some PCs couldn't handle the music back then if you didn't have the right sound card.
Interesting, but makes sense
@@Madlittlepixel Yeah it pretty much ruins both this and the codemasters collections using the lame console ports instead of the original 8/16bit home computer versions.
That last game shump ive had it way back in the Snes or Sega Genesis i don't in wich one but i remember the game..ive had it n played it a lot..maybe not the best shump back in the day,but it was a good game..i liked it a lot n enjoy it.
Speedball 2100 was a PS1 game. I hope to see more PS1 era games on the system. So jealous of people that have their VS. Amazon still has delivery date pending. Looking forward to getting mine.
Shame they didn't stick to the amiga versions of the games as way better
I think it would be great if they would tell you what version of the games are included(Amiga, PC, etc.)
I just want a retro console system that plays all original games, and new carts, for every cartridge system in one. Then just get necessary carts and put everything on them.
Retron 5 does that, sort of. Itl play megadrive,SNES,NES,Gameboy colour/original/advanced carts and can be modded to run ROMs from an SD card.
I put lots of hours into speedball 2. The game gets faster and more frenzied as you progress and build those player stats up. As with all retro consoles and games nostalgia will play a huge part in your enjoyment of these games. For the cheap £15 asking price I'll be diving in once more.
Chaos Engine was released on the SNES and MegaDrive as Soldiers of Fortune. I agree that the inclusion of it justifies the cart!
Brutal Deluxe is by far the best Speedball. Everyone would agree. Didn’t even know about the 3D one back then. Chaos Engine, Gods, Xenon we’re all dope af back in day
My Founders Edition is at Heathrow according to DHL. Hopefully this isn't a "Roger Moore at Chiswick roundabout" situation. I've been very excited about this cart. Speedball 2, Xenon 2 and Chaos Engine are not cheap to get on the 16-bit consoles now. Speedball 2100 on PS1 however? Very cheap.
Id rate this cart as 3 games. All the speedballs count as 1 game IMO. Speedball 2 was a game I played on genesis. Chaos engine is a game that justifies the cart. The shooter is a real decent bonus game. Its got that Amiga shooter game feel. I think the combo of all three does justify its price of 20 bucks.
Tell my mom to buy one of these for me.
Thanks.
Is this the first UK console 🤔
We need a retro Colecovision + GameCube.
Xenon 2 I remember that for the Amiga has good music ok shooter
That music playing in the shmup sounds like it was stolen right out of John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13
It was. Bomb the Bass sampled Assault on Precinct 13 for their track called Megablast, and Bitmap partnered with Bomb The Bass for Xenon 2, hence its subtitle of Megablast.
Bitmap brothers liked to use licenced music in their games, the also used Betty Boo's "Doin' the Do" for Magic Pockets which, if I remember right, was the first time a licenced song had ever been used in a game.
The problem is they are all console ports and not the amiga/atari st originals. Speedball is the master system version which is abysmal and the other games are playstation/mega drive version which are just worse versions. This is what lets the evercade down as it tends to use inferior ports I can get anywhere where as getting the Amiga/Atari ST version is much rarer as they are much more difficult to emulate I guess. Neat product for collectors but nothing else.
I would've been pissed if bomb the bass wasn't on xenon lol
I have every cartridge so far. Even though overall I wouldn't say the Bitmap collection is my favourite I am spending a crazy amount of time playing Chaos Engine. It is one of my favourite games of all time. I just love the soundtrack, it hasn't aged a day in nearly 30 years! It's a pity that out of the 5 available games on the collection 3 of them are Speedball. Don't get me wrong, I love Speedball 2 but the included Mega Drive version isn't the best. I understand why Blaze chose the console versions over the Amiga ones, but still I would much prefer to have the Amiga versions.
Hopefully there'll be a Bitmap collection 2, which will include Gods and Magic Pockets - if Blaze can find a way to successfully convert Amiga games. If they can manage arcade ports now, they can manage Amiga ports :)
On a side note, the VS Founder Edition is fantastic! For £160 it's amazing value for money, and it sits perfectly will on my TV cabinet below my PS5 :)
Speed Ball reminds me of Dead Ball Zone (DBZ) on PS1.
Never really played much Bitmap bros games - they were very similar styled and Amiga centric .
pity they put speedball 2100 on there and not xenon 1.. (pronounced ZEN as in Ben) .
The home console and handheld isn't bad it's pretty good but they need more likable and lovable retro games that really makes the consumer think twice before buying cheap and horrible built emulation devices that flooded the marketplace.
What machines were these titles taken from. The best version of Xenon 2 was the Amiga version. The music was by UK group Bomb The Bass and the Amiga version actually sampled the Megablast track complete with vocal samples and scratches. This sounds like it's just a replayed version . Speedball 2 was definitely the best one back in the day.
Xenon 2/speedball 2 and chaos engine are all mega drive ports. Speedball is master system and speedball 2100 is playstation. It is such a shame they don't use the original amiga versions but they probably don't have emulators for them.
@@andrewkirkland1452 Correct apart from Chaos Engine - this is the SNES version. The Mega Drive version's soundtrack is nasty, not a patch on the SNES version and nowhere near the Amiga version.
Shame they couldn't get the licence to 'Gods' too. A platform shooter would have added more variety
Chaos engine was on alot of consoles
I wish mortal Kombat 1 an 2 an 3 an ultimate would be very nice .
speedball is fun
Ah dude the cartridges in the wrong order is giving me OCD
Ngl tho I wanna try speedball 2
They are all Amiga ports except Speedball 2100. They run so much better on the Amiga, speedball 2 is notably faster and has the famous cries of "ice cream" when a player is injured. I hope they release a second Bitmap Bros cart and include God's, Cadaver and Magic Pockets with that Betty Boo intro!
They are not amiga ports LOL. Speedball is a awful master system port and speedball 2,xenon 2 and chaos engine are mega drive ports and far inferior to the original Amiga versions. I misread your comment as I think you mean they were originally amiga games LOL. My mistake.
@@andrewkirkland1452 Yes that's what I meant but did not communicate it correctly, they were all originally Amiga games except Speedball 2100 which was a PS1 game. It's a shame the evercade emulates the console versions, although understandable as it is easier to do. Still really happy to see a Bitmap Brothers collection and grateful for MLP for taking the time to put out a review for us.
@@andrewkirkland1452 Chaos Engine is the SNES version, not Mega Drive. Check out the Mega Drive's soundtrack and you'll get the difference right away. It's bad. The SNES version's soundtrack is a far closer approximation of the Amiga. It's not identical by a long shot, but it's much closer than the Mega Drive version.
Xenon 2 is a crime on a cart not having Bomb The Bass music. This thing can easily do Amiga music and not sure why they picked the worst version of it.
Probably couldn't get the license for the music or it was too expensive. Iirc the bomb the base track was also released as a standalone single.
I spent many hours of my youth playing these games. The Amiga versions are where it’s at. As always love your attitude!
You have alot if games for a system that not out yet
Eh? The Evercade handheld came out over a year ago.
Amiga!
Should have been the Amiga versions Ron, not MegaDrive😔
No autofire = carpal tunnel damage = no buy. Nintendo Switch pro controller has turbo.
If I had this console I'd pass on this. The Speedball games were fine back in the day but too slow for modern standards (IMO). Chaos Engine isn't bad (released as Soldiers of Fortune in the country, I think), but I don't think it's worth the price of the cart (maybe the Steam sale price though).
aiya no GODS
Speedball 2 & The Chaos Engine were ported to SEGA Genesis/Mega-Drive & for the most part, I must say, those are the better versions as far as how the games run. There's an argument to be made as to which version sounds better, but the graphics are just as good.
Pity these are the inferior console ports instead of the Amiga originals. Mind you, apart from speedball 2 the games have aged very badly in my opinion (and xenon 2 was already pretty crap back in the day gameplaywise). Wonder how long it will be until some Chinese factory churns out cheap flash carts for this? I would probably get one if I could put my own games on the carts.
Why oh why aren't speedball 2,the chaos engine and xenon 2 the Amiga versions?!!! The graphics, sound and music are easily the best out of all the ports,the rest feel like cheap knock-offs.
Pointless observation, would have been nice if the developers label was face up in the Evercade VS.
Speedball 1 was better on the Amiga, that version looks awfull lol. Bitmap Brothers games didn't play smooth, think they based most of their games on the Atari ST first, and then the other systems.
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Don't put your games in alphabetical order. Organize them how you want. Let the haters hate.
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