X-Men (Arcade) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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Publicado 2019-03-14
Played through the two-player version as Storm. The machine is running on default settings.
Though Konami came to be known as a superstar developer through their work on the NES, they had also gained a great deal of recognition throughout the 1980s for their string of arcade hits, including Frogger, Gyruss, Gradius, Contra and Green Beret... the list goes on and on.
But despite their previous coin-op successes, it was the introduction of powerful 16-bit hardware with advanced A/V capabilities that really propelled the company into the arcade stratosphere. The use of such hardware suddenly allowed for vibrant graphics with huge characters, tons of color, more complex game logic, and of course, it paved the way for that orchestra hit-laden, signature Konami sound.
To take advantage of all of this power, Konami went after some of the biggest "kid-friendly" licenses of the time. The bright, flashy visuals of cartoons of the era were a perfect match for the hardware, and what better way to reach the bottom of kid's pockets than to give them games that looked just like their favorite comics and cartoons?
And the rest, as they say, is history. The Simpsons, Ninja Turtles, GI Joe, Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa, Bucky O'Hare, and even the French Asterix all got treated like royalty in the care Konami lavished upon their game adaptations, and gamers responded by making Konami very rich. These games were incredible showcases of cutting-edge technology wed with simple, great gameplay.
And X-Men is no different. Based on the 1989 pilot of the TV show, the game perfectly captured the essence and look of cartoon, and (entirely unlike LJN's abysmal 1989 NES game) made you feel like you were actually controlling one of your favorite superheroes. Explosions regular flood the screen as robotic body parts clatter along the ground - everything was at the mercy of a skilled-players command of their chosen hero. It was awesome.
The characters are huge, the backdrops are often dramatic, and the soundtrack is very capable of amping you up to face down an endless army as you chase after Magneto, master of magnet and of cringey Engrish. It was even more impressive to behold if you were lucky enough to play on one of the double-wide 6-player cabinets. Co-op play has rarely been as intense, chaotic, or as flat-out fun as it was when you were sandwiched between two complete strangers as you tried to save the world.
The formula still holds up today surprisingly well. It's an extremely simple game, but it flows well, it's just long enough to feel complete without ever becoming a slog, and it's forgiving enough that even a complete newbie can jump in and start cleaning house after just a minute or two. Perfect fare for pick-up-and-play.
After a rough patch in the 80s, the X-Men finally came into their own in video games with a string of hits, and the floodgates were opened by this fantastic title. Though Capcom took up mantle and ran with it (beginning with Children of the Atom in 1994), the X-Men owe quite a debt to Konami. This was the first X-Men game to live up to the potential of its license.
If you love beat 'em ups or arcade games and haven't played this one, do yourself a favor and go play it right now. You'll feel like a kid again for the short but sweet half-hour that it lasts.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Colossus' yell for his super move is one of those sound bites that was so perfect, it lasted all your life after hearing it. it also let EVERYONE in the arcade know that one of these machines was present.
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This arcade game was EVERYTHING to me as a kid!
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Magneto was so friendly in this game, he welcomed the X-Men to die. Not all villains are so courteous.
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If there is a better way to save the city from the master of magnet, I've yet to find it. X-Men is a product of classic Konami, and is itself an emblematic classic of a bygone era. Still well worth playing today!
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This game was famous for having two screens side by side in the arcade cabinet.
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This, Final Fight and TMNT where some of my favorite arcade games. I sure do miss this era of gaming. Thanks for the playthrough.
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This arcade videogame was friggin’ awesome in the early 90ties. It was one of my favorites.
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Storm falls down a hole. "I wonder if Storm remembers she can fly." Screams, then thud. "Nope, guess not."
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"X-men come DEAD" Truly one of the lines of all time
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“The White Queen welcomes you…TO DIIIIIEEE!” *cackles*
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How I wish I could have heard Magneto in one of the movies say "Welcome to die".
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This was the coolest X--,men game
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I used to pump quarters into this machine all night
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One of the best places to play this arcade among several others is while your at a really good pizza place and you dine on pizza, all while playing the X-Men arcade among several others back in the 1990s era.
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I truly can't put into words just how much I love this game. Me and my best friend would spend hours at the Wal-Mart down the street playing this thing (and fighting over who got to be Colossus). Really, REALLY sucks that the only version ever released for the home was for download only, but MAME plays it fantastically.
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"X-Men, welcome to DIE!"
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I remember this game from the arcade in my hometown, and it had that very-wide screen where four could play at one time. I played it a lot and loved it! Mostly played as Wolverine. Thanks for posting this! :)
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MTV, Supersoaker, Marcel comics, Arcades,Good hiphop . The 90,s where great!
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The 6-player cabinet dual-screen version was released in March 1992, and the single-screen 4-player cabinet was released in May 1992, and the 2-player cabinet came months later of that year.
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