Z by The Bitmap Brothers - Sega Saturn - Intro & Mission 1 & 2 Gameplay, PAL only [UHD 1440p]
37Gameplay from Z a port of the 1996 PC game of the same name that saw console ports on both the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. Developed by the legendary UK developer The Bitmap Brother, this console release was done by Krisalis Software and published by GT Interactive this console version was only released n PAL.
Z also supports the Sega Saturn mouse, despite it not being released in PAL, it uses the left and right buttons on the shuttle mouse. Making for much smoother controls, which greats helps the gameplay, as this is very much a rush tactics real time strategy game.
Unlike most RTS titles there is no resource collecting instead you have to take control of sectors, by capturing the relevant flags. In doing so, you can gain control of the building in that section. Allowing you to produce more units. Taking the enemy headquarters or destroying all their units grants you victory. The way the mechanics in Z works tend to prevent drawn out battles and often early mistakes will cost you the fight. So capturing as many sectors as you can at the start is key to victory, as recovering from a losing position is very trick in Z. Not without it flaws the unit A.I. is rather stupid at times, often standing around as near by units are attacked or sitting back as the area flag is taken. While there are a few cuts from the PC release such as the removal of the different unit avatar pictures and the game is not quite as fast overall it's a very good console port. For this video we are running the game at 60Hz and there are no obvious ill side effects in doing so, that and the mouse support suggest it may have been planned to have been released in the North America or Japan.
PC Z fans will spot the second part of the intro is missing in this video. That because on the Saturn version due to a bug it will only play if you fail the first mission, then select retry from the results screen. Which we didn't do this time around.
An Expansion kit was released for the PC version, but the Saturn and PlayStation versions do not include the Expansion kit levels.
Also known as: Zed or Zee
Z任天堂 ウィー は日本では発売されなかった
Release: 1997
Developer: The Bitmap Brothers / Krisalis Software
Publisher: GT Interactive
Format: Sega Saturn (SS) / セガサターン
Outside of its original releases on PC, Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation. Can now be purchased via a 2014 remake based on the mobile this new release doesn't include the expansion kit missions.
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All footage in this video is captured directly from the Sega Saturn console, via an Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro using a RGB Scart to HDMI upscaler. Upscaled to 2K to improve the video bit rate.