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Cosmic Epsilon (Home Data Corp / Asmik - NES - 1989)

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Cosmic Epsilon

Most 8-bit games use simple color cycling effects to simulate a 3D perspective, such as the roads in something like Rad Racer, or the checkerboard patterns of Space Harrier. In comparison, Cosmic Epsilon, a rail shooter published by Asmik and developed by Home Data, is a technical achievement. The scaling landscapes here are not only more smoothly animated but also more varied, consisting of colored squares and rectangles. In motion, it looks incredibly cool. It’s also stunning in 3D, and a far better use of the accessory than Konami’s FDS shooter Falsion. 

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Cosmic Epsilon (Home Data Corp / Asmik - NES - 1989)

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Space Harrier et ses clones NES / Famicom

Space Harrier et ses clones NES / Famicom

Pour cette nouvelle vidéo, Matsilent vous propose un petit tour non-exhaustif des jeux reprenant le principe du jeu “Space Harrier” sur console NES / Famicom.

Cette vidéo est tournée à la maison avec un invité silencieux mais très spécial !

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Cosmic Epsilon, Famicom 1989

http://www.retrogameage.com/nes/cosmic-epsilon/

“It’s curious to look back on the NES library and see which genres were underrepresented. Despite Nintendo’s absolute dominance of that era not every genre was fully supported in the US with the rail shooter being a prime example. Outside of Tengen’s illegal port of After Burner and 3-D World Runner (if you can even call it a shooter) fans were left wanting. Cosmic Epsilon is clearly patterned after Space Harrier and at least compared to the Famicom port of that game is far better and probably the best rail shooter for the system, not that there was much competition.

Once scheduled for a worldwide release (it was even demoed at CES!) Cosmic Epsilon was cancelled for reasons unknown. This was an interesting title as it was one of the few that supported the Famicom 3d system, a large pair of Virtual Boy style glasses that made you look like a bigger dork than the clowns that bought the power glove. Wisely Nintendo never brought it out over here but the 3d mode is still there in the game much like 3-D World Runner.”

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