Counting down from a zillion to three: Cyborg Hunter | Segaiden 078

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Jeremy Parish | Video Works

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Published on April 9, 2025 1:03:14 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5hVBB1VvQ4

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Cyborg Hunter (1988)

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I originally set out to make this a multi-game episode, but no. Cyborg Hunter turned out to have far more to see and say than I could have imagined. And so, here we have a fairly in-depth look at a largely forgotten game (certainly one I never hear people discuss) that Sega created, Activision published, and Zillion inspired in some pretty significant and undeniable ways. Yeah, that's right: this is Zillion III, and it plays a whole lot more like the first game in the series than Zillion II did.

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Master System footage captured from MiSTer (thanks to MiSTerAddOns) with a SNAC adapter for Paddle Controller material. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4K. RGB cables courtesy of StoneAgeGamer.com and Allie Bellrose.