{"id":916,"date":"2023-05-20T18:59:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T09:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=916"},"modified":"2024-06-19T21:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:50:16","slug":"assault-suit-valken-a-remake-of-the-classic-megadrive-game-called-target-earth-on-the-genesis-on-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/assault-suit-valken-a-remake-of-the-classic-megadrive-game-called-target-earth-on-the-genesis-on-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"Assault Suit Leynos, a remake of the classic Megadrive game (called Target Earth on the Genesis) on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a218fdf7bc0a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a218fdf7bc0a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230520161330_1-1-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230520161330_1-1-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230520161330_1-1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230520161330_1-1-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230520161330_1-1.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Masaya&#8217;s &#8220;Assault Suit&#8221; series of side-scrolling mecha combat action games is fantastic. My first exposure to the series was Assault Suit Valken, aka &#8220;Cybernator&#8221; for North America, on the Super Nintendo. I played the crap out of that game, and then I later got Target: Earth for my Genesis. But Valken\/Cybernator&#8217;s control was fantastic due to the extra buttons of the Super Famicom\/Super Nintendo. Playing Target: Earth\/Leynos with only 3 buttons, plus the inferior graphics, did not help me to enjoy the game much. I&#8217;ve played it again more recently on my Megadrive Mini, and it still just doesn&#8217;t play as well as it could, if only there were more buttons.  I did, however, play Assault Suits Leynos 2 on the Saturn quite a lot and completed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a218fdf7c158&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a218fdf7c158\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221008193706_1-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221008193706_1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221008193706_1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221008193706_1-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221008193706_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So this is a remake of Leynos on Steam, and it is fantastic. It features Japanese voice acting for when the anime-style characters speak. For some dumb reason, the anime characters were removed for the North American Cybernator port, and <a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/superfamicom\/valken\/valken.htm\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/superfamicom\/valken\/valken.htm\">I did a review of that game on my old Super Famicom page here<\/a>. With extra shoulder buttons, this game plays very well. Of course it retains the 2D gameplay, but with updated graphics and beautiful lighting effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a218fdf7c588&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a218fdf7c588\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221012223755_1-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20221012223755_1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, 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I rather enjoyed it, and I waited for it to go on sale before nabbing it. Definitely give it a try if you are a fan of the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masaya&#8217;s &#8220;Assault Suit&#8221; series of side-scrolling mecha combat action games is fantastic. My first exposure to the series was Assault Suit Valken, aka &#8220;Cybernator&#8221; for North America, on the Super Nintendo. I played the crap out of that game, and then I later got Target: Earth for my Genesis. But Valken\/Cybernator&#8217;s control was fantastic due &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/assault-suit-valken-a-remake-of-the-classic-megadrive-game-called-target-earth-on-the-genesis-on-steam\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Assault Suit Leynos, a remake of the classic Megadrive game (called Target Earth on the Genesis) on Steam&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-games","tag-gaming","tag-steam"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1569,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions\/1569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}