ChristMaster System Advent Countdown - Day 4
2I hope you are all happy, safe & healthy whatever challenges you are facing right now.
Time Stamps
00:00 Advent Intro
00:33 Game Intro Sequence
01:35 Mission 1 gameplay
05:02 Mission 1 boss encounter
06:21 Mission 2 gameplay
Fans of my channel may remember I did a GameBoy Advent Countdown a couple of years back & a Jagvent Calendar last year - a different mystery game each day of December. I thought I'd do something a similar this year for the Sega Master System - a console I have lots of fond memories of.
I won't reveal the game in the Title but in the Description.......well that's a different matter. Does anyone other than me actually read them?
This is Double Hawk from Sega. It's a shooter in the vein of Cabal or Nam 1975 & wears it's 80's Action Movie inspiration with pride. The cover is a glorious creation with the main characters clearly paying homage to the 2 biggest action stars of the decade - clearly not licenced likenesses but this was what gaming was at this time. Each stage is timed - defeat the waves of enemies & avoid being hit - then after 3 stages take on a boss. Power ups help you take down the enemy forces or team up with a friends for double the firepower.
Its just a solid & fun action title that I rarely see mentioned on the Master System. Like many games of this type it won't win many awards for innovation or originality & it can be a little repetitive but it doesn't try to be anything that it isn't & is a fun mindless blast & a fun way to while away some time, especially with a buddy on the couch next to you. Pretty much like the 80's action classics that inspired it!
This is my original PAL copy from back in the day played through a Powerbase convertor on my CDX/MultiMega through a Retrotink 5X for ease of capture.
Expect a different Master System game every day. Happy Christmas!
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Stay strong, stay safe and stay healthy - Grey Fox