View Full Version : XBLA - Gunstar Heroes - 400pts
Matt Young
05-09-2009, 07:06 AM
I was surprised this hadn't been posted. I know it's been out for the Wii for a while, but achievements and the possibility of online co-op make me want this version of the best Genesis game ever.
http://xbox.joystiq.com/2009/04/28/gunstar-heroes-achievements-hint-at-xbla-release/
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/gunstar-heroes/achievements/
Bavgate
05-09-2009, 07:26 AM
Please let this be true! :pray:
SAB-CA
05-09-2009, 08:53 AM
True?
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/gunstarheroesxboxlivearcade/
Oh yeah, it's pretty true! XD
Lost_In_Shadows
05-09-2009, 03:08 PM
Kind of ironic to me. I thought about playing this yesterday on my genesis until I saw how it looked hooked up to my hdtv. I'll end up buying it when its released.
I still regret not buying this after we rented it from Blockbuster.
GuilewasNK
05-09-2009, 03:48 PM
Holy shit!
AlohaMars2
05-09-2009, 04:04 PM
Hmm... I hope its 400 points.... The way we've been getting ripped off lately....
GuilewasNK
05-09-2009, 04:14 PM
Hmm... I hope its 400 points.... The way we've been getting ripped off lately....
No way it waill be 400 points. I'd wager dollars to doughnuts it will be 800 points.
What do you mean ripped off?
Strell
05-09-2009, 09:50 PM
Will be bought, most likely regardless of online multiplayer (but that would be sweet).
It's difficult for me to feel too ripped off after the twenty cent day of infamy a few weeks ago. Man that was sweet.
Hydro2Oxide
05-09-2009, 10:04 PM
No way it waill be 400 points. I'd wager dollars to doughnuts it will be 800 points.
What do you mean ripped off?
If it's 800 points I want a graphics tune up, online co-op and new content. Or at least 2 of those three.
Other than the idea of price, I'm stoked. I love this game!
ZForce915
05-09-2009, 10:32 PM
Will be bought, most likely regardless of online multiplayer (but that would be sweet).
It's difficult for me to feel too ripped off after the twenty cent day of infamy a few weeks ago. Man that was sweet.
Because I'm the jealous type, I hate you. Why couldn't I have gotten in on that deal? I'd have a half a million points...
JokerCard
05-10-2009, 12:44 AM
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
I have it on genesis and played it for forever as a kid. Will buy this on day one.
chubbyninja1319
05-10-2009, 10:56 PM
I'm glad so many people like it, but I really don't like this game. I tried to like it back in the Genesis days and again on the Wii virtual console....but....I just don't have fun playing it. To each his own. Enjoy gang.
Matt Young
05-10-2009, 11:36 PM
If it's 800 points I want a graphics tune up, online co-op and new content. Or at least 2 of those three.
Other than the idea of price, I'm stoked. I love this game!
The Xbox.com game info page seems to confirm online co-op. That's more than worth the $10 to me.
Hydro2Oxide
05-10-2009, 11:42 PM
Call me shallow but I was at least hoping for some crisp graphics, those screenshots on xbox.com look blotchy.
KingBroly
05-10-2009, 11:43 PM
Call me shallow but I was at least hoping for some crisp graphics, those screenshots on xbox.com look blotchy.
Backbone Entertainment laughs at your hopes and dreams.
SAB-CA
05-11-2009, 04:08 AM
Call me shallow but I was at least hoping for some crisp graphics, those screenshots on xbox.com look blotchy.
It's a shame Treasure hasn't started to update their old 2D games (They're a small company, so it's understandable...)
I'd LOVE to see 2DHD remakes of this, Silhouette Mirage, and Guardian Heroes (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?), but they haven't even done a single one yet...
But at least this should be cheap! I can't really see any of the Genesis collection costing more than 400 points; especially since lots of them are available on the Sonic's Genesis collection. But I guess we'll see...
SEVEN FORCE! DICE PALACE! WE SHALL MEET AGAIN SOON! -cackle- "Care to bet on BLACK?!?"
naiku
05-11-2009, 04:11 AM
by far the best Treasure game and one of my alltime favorite games. I remember spending hours playing mutiplayer w/ my friend and we were throwing eachother in the air in the elevator and laughing at the top of our lungs because how fast u can eliminate bosses. 0 damage on the partner too. definitely going to purchase this game. not in any rush to do so though.
RonnieWrecked
05-11-2009, 05:08 AM
probably my fav game on the genesis. probably have beaten it over 40 times
I picked this up on Wii VC already, but online with Live makes this very tempting indeed.
Lokki
05-11-2009, 09:42 PM
I remember renting this when it first came out thinking it would just be a cheap Contra clone. I couldn't put the controller down for days. It was so much fun. I'll be picking this up for sure.
Now we need some Landstalker.
seanr1221
05-11-2009, 09:58 PM
Most likely day 1.
danked
05-13-2009, 03:20 AM
If it's 800 points I want a graphics tune up, online co-op and new content. Or at least 2 of those three.
Other than the idea of price, I'm stoked. I love this game!
I can confirm it is 800 points and has offline and online co-op....... graphics still suck.
ohboy10451
05-13-2009, 03:27 AM
nice but the d-pad sucks major ass!
Matt Young
05-13-2009, 11:00 AM
Eh... I play all 2Dgames with the control stick anyway.
eastx
05-13-2009, 12:23 PM
nice but the d-pad sucks major ass!
The Madcatz FightPad would like a word with you.
LinkinPrime
05-29-2009, 05:53 PM
Coming June 10th...no price announced yet, but if I had to guess, I'd go with 800pts
Sega is set to begin the second round of downloadable "vintage" games, starting with XBLA's Gunstar Heroes (http://joystiq.com/tag/gunstar-heroes) on June 10
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/29/gunstar-heroes-kicks-off-sega-vintage-collection-2-on-june-10/
Darkchaos91
05-30-2009, 12:43 AM
800 points would be pretty lame... but I'm buying first day regardless.
Favorite game. Can't Wait. :D
Matt Young
05-30-2009, 03:21 AM
800 points is definitely not too much. I wish people would stop saying that. This is a high quality game with online co-op added in. Look at the few titles we've gotten that were 400 points. Now name one that wasn't absolute shit. They were 400 for a reason.
Bavgate
05-30-2009, 03:56 AM
Day one!
Skambu
05-30-2009, 05:20 AM
I really hope this is 800 points at most. Then I'll probably buy it.
FurryCurry
05-30-2009, 05:48 PM
800 is still expensive but I have to get this. Maybe Sega will port some Saturn titles next? Love to see Astal, Guardian Heroes, and the Clockwork Knight series, (besides obvious games like VF and Panzer Dragoon series).
eastx
05-31-2009, 12:44 AM
Well Matt, the other Genesis games that've been ported to XBLA were 400 points, so it'd definitely be nice if Gunstar was too. But yes, it is worth 800.
Rooster752
06-01-2009, 05:17 PM
yeah but every single other genesis game released has been 400 points. I think its a hard sell to release these new vintage games for $10 when the genesis collection is only $30 and has like 40 games. GH is the only game not already in that collection, which means you could pick up the handful of other new vintage games and spend more than the full-price collection.
GuilewasNK
06-01-2009, 06:09 PM
800 points is definitely not too much. I wish people would stop saying that. This is a high quality game with online co-op added in. Look at the few titles we've gotten that were 400 points. Now name one that wasn't absolute shit. They were 400 for a reason.
I agree with you 100%. Ten dollars for a quality gaming product is never too much.
George McBain
06-02-2009, 01:44 PM
First day purchase for me! Haven't played it since the Genesis days, but will be fun.
fart_bubble
06-08-2009, 07:39 PM
Like I expected, the game has a 400 point price tag
LinkinPrime
06-08-2009, 07:41 PM
400pts :shock:
danked
06-08-2009, 07:42 PM
Like I expected, the game has a 400 point price tag
really I thought it was 800 when I bought it.. were did you see 400 ?
fart_bubble
06-08-2009, 07:44 PM
really I thought it was 800 when I bought it.. were did you see 400 ?
its on it's splash page on the Xbox site.
edit: of course, it wouldn't be the first time that they screwed up but its part of Sega's Vintage Collection and the others are 400 point across the board
LinkinPrime
06-08-2009, 07:45 PM
really I thought it was 800 when I bought it.. were did you see 400 ?
It's up?
danked
06-08-2009, 07:46 PM
No I have Partner Net, I been on there for some time.
LinkinPrime
06-08-2009, 07:49 PM
Oh...I see.
ninja dog
06-08-2009, 07:54 PM
'kay Sega, I will buy this game for the 5th time.
ninjalunchbox79
06-08-2009, 08:00 PM
Well looks like my unused points will see a new transaction . . . . :drool:
jonathanp
06-08-2009, 08:04 PM
Like I expected, the game has a 400 point price tag
Looks like I might be picking this up then. I love this game, but there was no way I was picking this up if it was at 800 points.
AlohaMars2
06-08-2009, 08:21 PM
400 points.... holy shaq fu! I'm totally going to get this tomorrow!
RudyPants
06-08-2009, 08:52 PM
Sounds like this will be worth picking up. I never played it on the original Genesis, but online co-op would make this worth checking out on day one.
LinkinPrime
06-08-2009, 08:52 PM
I'm actually wondering if the 400pts mark is a mistake on the website :-k
Matt Young
06-08-2009, 08:56 PM
I really hope not. I need this game, and a 400 point price would allow me to pick up something else with extra points.
Hydro2Oxide
06-08-2009, 09:12 PM
As little as 400 points is and as much as I like this game I was really hoping on some graphical improvements, I mean just some higher res sprites. This is going to look really bad on moderate size TV's.
eastx
06-08-2009, 09:29 PM
It'll have the same optional blurring filter that the other Genny games on XBLA use.
Matt Young
06-08-2009, 10:01 PM
How does that work? I've never bought a Genesis game from XBLA, but I do own Sonic's UGC.
Lost_In_Shadows
06-10-2009, 02:17 AM
I own this on Sega Genesis. Even have it on the virtual console on Wii. Am I going to buy the game for a third time? Yes I am. :D
seanr1221
06-10-2009, 08:27 AM
The smoothing looks pretty good :]
LinkinPrime
06-10-2009, 11:46 AM
Damn, not only did we get Gunstar Heroes at 400, but they released: Altered Beast, Sonic 3, Shinobi (i forget which one), Fantasy Star I & II, & Comix Zone all today for 400pts each.
fart_bubble
06-10-2009, 11:53 AM
Damn, not only did we get Gunstar Heroes at 400, but they released: Altered Beast, Sonic 3, Shinobi (i forget which one), Fantasy Star I & II, & Comix Zone all today for 400pts each.
its the arcade version of Shinobi which still makes me scratch my head
KaneRobot
06-10-2009, 11:53 AM
Nice. I kind of thought the days of 400 point games were over.
benjamouth
06-10-2009, 12:02 PM
Isn't that the Arcade version of Altered Beast ?
nnthomas
06-10-2009, 01:53 PM
Damn, not only did we get Gunstar Heroes at 400, but they released: Altered Beast, Sonic 3, Shinobi (i forget which one), Fantasy Star I & II, & Comix Zone all today for 400pts each.
Are you surprised by this? This was announced around E3 last week
LinkinPrime
06-10-2009, 02:05 PM
I knew that they were announced but last I heard, only Gunstar Heroes was supposed to be released today...I figured that they scatter their release. Now I'm just waiting for Sonic & Knuckles.
Lost_In_Shadows
06-10-2009, 03:09 PM
I knew that they were announced but last I heard, only Gunstar Heroes was supposed to be released today...I figured that they scatter their release. Now I'm just waiting for Sonic & Knuckles.
Same. I have all of these on genesis or virtual console on wii. Only one I might get other than Gunstar Heroes is Altered Beast.
eastx
06-10-2009, 03:14 PM
Comix Zone and Phantasy Star are really good too, you guys. Sweet.
mtxbass1
06-10-2009, 03:19 PM
Aren't all of these on that Sega bundle disc they put out a few months back?
seanr1221
06-10-2009, 03:23 PM
Gunstar isn't.
The game definitely isn't as much fun as I remember it being. I really don't remember being able to throw your partner, and that made my brother ragequit and declare hatred on the game. I will definitely finish it up on my own though, just not quite as good as I remember it being.
fart_bubble
06-10-2009, 04:01 PM
Aren't all of these on that Sega bundle disc they put out a few months back?
yeah, Gunstar Heroes is new and through these releases, you can do the link between Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles
Matt Young
06-10-2009, 07:42 PM
I'm not excited for anything besides Gunstar. Why pay $5 each for those other games when they're all on Sonic's UGC?
evyrew
06-10-2009, 07:45 PM
Do the new Sega Vintage games allow you to save anywhere? I've got my points ready to pick up Gunstar Heroes, but i'm curious...
jonathanp
06-10-2009, 08:49 PM
I'm not excited for anything besides Gunstar. Why pay $5 each for those other games when they're all on Sonic's UGC?
There are many reasons why people would pay separately for each game. I'm not since I already bought the collection. Some people aren't in the know about the UGC. I mean, I found out about it through CAG, lol...
Then there's wanting only to own the games you want. I know people that will buy a Namco Collection game and only play Pac-Man.
Trakan
06-10-2009, 08:49 PM
You can save anywhere.
ryosnk
06-11-2009, 12:59 AM
I picked it up and I think its worth the 400 points no more than that though.
I might get it if it shows up on amazon, and I can apply my $5 XBLA promo on it.
KingBroly
06-11-2009, 01:42 AM
I don't understand why they added ALL SIX SVC2 titles on the same day.
Darkchaos91
06-11-2009, 03:05 AM
Love the game every time I play it! I wish Sega could have come up with better achievements. I would have liked a little bit of challenge...
Bavgate
06-11-2009, 03:10 AM
No one to play co-op with online. :cry:
KingBroly
06-11-2009, 03:12 AM
If I had 400 points, I would. I might (MIGHT) be getting some points tomorrow.
Megaten
06-11-2009, 03:52 AM
This game has some of the easiest achievements I've seen in a while...I guess all of the Sega Vintage Collection games do. Already have 200/200 on it - only one even worth mentioning is the Crab Attack one, but only because you have to play through the Underground Mine stage on Hard.
Anyhoo...picked this up along with Phantasy Star II. Might bite on Sonic 3. Along with Wolfenstein last week for 400 points, we've been getting some pretty solid, cheap games lately.
And to anyone asking why someone would buy these at 5 a pop instead of getting the genesis collection disc...well, I can at least give my point of view. I have that disc as well, but I enjoy achievement collecting, so getting another 200 for playing through Phantasy Star II seems worth it. Not to mention, the collection disc doesn't add online play to the games, unless I'm mistaken. Even if it's kinda boring, it's still nice to know you could play competitive Sonic 2 over Xbox Live, or any of the other co-op like games. And yes, when Sonic and Knuckles comes out, it's gonna be fun to play through Sonic 2 and 3 with Knuckles again. I also like to support a game if it's fairly decent and only 400 points, because god knows they've been boning us on a lot of really crappy 800 point games lately.
Also, the Genesis Collection has Mean Bean Machine on it, which basically knocks the value of that disc down by quite a large magnitude...
nnthomas
06-11-2009, 03:59 AM
Already have 200/200 on it - only one even worth mentioning is the Crab Attack one, but only because you have to play through the Underground Mine stage on Hard.
Nope, got it on Normal
Matt Young
06-11-2009, 04:49 AM
Mean Bean Machine is awesome.
Megaten
06-11-2009, 05:53 AM
Nope, got it on Normal
Really, is it random to fight him then? My first playthrough was on Easy, and he didn't show up. My second time on Normal, he also didn't appear. He didn't appear for me during the boss sequence until I put it on Hard. Oh well.
Trakan
06-11-2009, 06:11 AM
You can get it on normal if you're lucky. Took a couple of reloads to get him to show up on normal.
KingBroly
06-15-2009, 11:14 AM
I bought it this morning, and after about...100 minutes or so I had all 200g. I tried the Underground Mine on Normal first and got the Crab Battle on my first try, so that was nice.
Still a fun game, although I doubt I'll be able to find a whole lot of people playing it online.
ZForce915
06-27-2009, 02:23 PM
Ok, is this demo broken or am I dumb? Whenever a powerup or a heart would drop I can't pick it up. There are only 3 buttons to use and I tried hitting them all, and checked to see that "Y" was the right one...
What the hell?
Draekon
06-27-2009, 02:44 PM
Don't you have to push down to pick stuff up? I haven't played this in a year or two since I got it on the PS2, but my logic says that if the buttons don't work then it is more than likely a directional button. Sometimes a button accompanying a directional button.
Also is there nothing in the games menu that tells you controls for such things? Usually there are, but I wouldn't know about this game since I haven't played the demo of it.
FurryCurry
06-27-2009, 03:49 PM
PRO-TIPS
Down+Attack to pick up items.
Half-circle forward then Attack for a sliding charge.
Hold Jump+Attack to block.
Just finished the game yesterday. Last level was a bit tough. Really had to have the right tools but Lightining+Flame eats Gold Silvers health like termites at home depot.
Matt Young
06-28-2009, 06:24 PM
I'm finally going to be able to get some points and download this game. Yes, I know it's only $5, but I've had a lot of expenses lately.
ZForce915
06-28-2009, 07:10 PM
Wow, I must be losing my old school gaming skills. It was just down+attack to pick up an item.
Pretty awesome game. Defiantly worth the $5.
Rodimus
09-08-2009, 05:53 PM
I have a question about the Rankings score. I beat Gunstar Heroes this morning (on Easy) with a score of something like 100,000, but my ranking didn't reflect that. Instead it was something like 9,000 which I'm guessing was from a previous game. Was it because I was playing on Easy?
BTW awesome game. I've always wanted to beat this. My big problem is with Co-Op. I was playing with a buddy and we kept accedently throwing each other around. SO I decided to try it on solo and found it much easier.