ADG Episode 6 - Cybersphere

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Pixelmusement

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Published on July 2, 2013 1:09:52 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYzLH5q-IbE

Game:

Cybersphere (1996)

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Duration: 13:15

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Episode Originally Released: June 26th, 2010

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It's hard to make a Breakout clone stand out considering the sheer number of such games out there. Cybersphere stands out on a technical level for using OPL3 synthesized sound and music at a time when everything was going digitized, as well as for being surprisingly difficult by design, as opposed to being difficult because of poor controls, physics, or balls moving at mach 7.

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Additional Information and Corrections:

* When I first made this video it was pretty hard to find full downloads of this game, but it's since gotten much easier. The place I recommend is from the RGB Classic Games website: http://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Cybersphere.html

* You can also download the sequel, Cybersphere Plus, at the same website as above, which is basically just more of the same, though I've noted that powerups drop more frequently in the Plus version than in the original.

* One thing I missed talking about is that there are walls you can hit with the ball or shoot with the Fire powerup that are worth points and can be hit an unlimited number of times. You can really rack up the points if you take advantage of these!

* The "Fatal Ball" warning flashes whenever you lose a ball and only one is left on the screen, giving you a moment to prepare to save it just in case.

* Actually, level 5 LOOKS harder than level 4 in the first sector, but I consider level 4 harder.

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