MiSTer FPGA - Lords of Thunder (ウィンズ オブ サンダー) [No Miss] / Turbografx CD (PC Engine CD)
17*NOTE* - Slight stutter at start of stage 1 because of OBS/capture card issues- not game issue!
This one has been suggested/requested multiple times over the years, and I'm finally getting around to playing it my first time this past couple days. Made it to the boss my first day of attempts but was not able to beat him. I reviewed the video of my last run from yesterday and came back with a no miss on my first try today! The key I found is saving up money and not burning it on extra continues at the item shop. I came into the boss fight with defensive items and elixir this time, and made short work of him.
This game is pretty damn fun. Rockin' soundtrack really gets you pumped for the stages, and it felt perfect to play through with a nice octo-gate arcade stick. I found some pretty good use for three of the armor types, but the Wind armor seemed a bit lackluster to me. I always seemed to die more often when choosing it, so I stuck to the other three for the various stages during my run.
For SHMUP veterans this is a rather easy playthrough, only requiring a bit of trial and error with the bosses your first encounter with them mainly. After you get a feel for the bosses and the timing for bomb/elemental usage, its kind of a walk in the park. Adept players should definitely start with the harder difficulty option if they are looking for a challenge here.
Not sure how this one stacks up to Gate of Thunder as I haven't played it yet, but I had a lot of fun with this playthrough! Excellent use of the system's palette with tons of sprites on screen at the same time. Often times there is so much stuff floating around on the screen that it can be distracting. It took a while for me to get used to this. I don't really like it when SHMUP games litter the playfield constantly with money/point items like this. It really comes across as an unnecessary distraction at times, both visually and audibly, since you hear a little chime noise constantly throughout the game whenever picking them up also.
I used the "extra sprites" feature of the core to reduce flicker. There isn't a lot of flicker in the game, but it helps clean it up a bit all the same. 5x scaling works well in this game also, but I decided to record without it since it does cut off a few rows.
MiSTer's PC Engine core was transformed into the most accurate way to play this console besides original hardware, largely in part thanks to efforts by srg320. He also created our SNES and Sega CD cores, and is now currently working on a Sega Saturn core for MiSTer.
You can support these efforts at his patreon: https://www.patreon.com/srg320
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TGFX core 9-10-21 - Lords of Thunder
A.K.A: ウィンズ オブ サンダー , Winds of Thunder
Filter: Scanlines(Bright)/110_85_soft \\ Gamma: 2.4
Palette: Original \\ Extra Sprites: On
Played using a Hori Real Arcade Pro VX-SA arcade stick w/ Seimitsu LS-62 lever & 1000hz USB polling.
Video: Integer Scaled to 1080p \\ HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card
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00:00:00 - Settings
00:00:31 - Intro / Title / Select
00:05:03 - Full Game (No Miss)
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Live gameplay streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/WalrusFPGA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalrusFPGA
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None of this would be possible without the constant hard work of Sorgelig. It cannot be overstated how much he has done and continues to do for this project, since its beginning. You can support him either at his Patreon in the link below, or on Paypal, depending on your preference. MiSTer is a paradigm shift in how we can experience these classic games. This is a long-term preservation project that will continue to grow so that gamers today and in the future can experience these excellent systems as accurately and lag-free as possible. Donating what you can will help keep the updates coming. Thank you.
Patreon: https://patreon.com/FPGAMiSTer
PayPal: https://paypal.me/FPGAMiSTer
NOTE: I am not affiliated with Sorgelig and am only sharing these links as a fan of the project who wishes to see it continue to grow rapidly.
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SmokeMonster's overview video of this core: https://youtu.be/Zhw-ESx-j7U
Github link for this core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/TurboGrafx16_MiSTer
MiSTer Forum/Wiki/Github (source, guides and info): http://MiSTerFPGA.org
Official MiSTer Discord for live chat/help: https://discord.gg/4xKVg4XVYn
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Worldwide list of sellers for MiSTer expansion boards: https://misterfpga.org/viewforum.php?f=34&sid=74e1c5e7dae1b99284789d93194cfa0b
I have personally ordered all my parts from https://www.MiSTerAddons.com and have been 100% satisfied with the quality and service there. (North American seller. If in a different region, check list linked above for best local shipping rates.)