I am one of 2 big fans in the world of Last Battle for Genesis (Hokuto no Ken for MD in Japan, of course).
When it came out, I thought it was the most awesome thing. Ever. I know a lot of people can't stand the game, especially with it's convoluted, incomprehensible Engrish, but the music and the whole post-apocolyptic look of the game blew my mind. When the Genesis came out, Last Battle and Altered Beast were my first ever 16-Bit home experiences, so it really knocked me out of my seat. The music is still awesome, imo. The dungeon music owns.
The game is HARD. I mean really HARD. Most people can't even make it to level 3 out of 4, let alone pass three or four. You get one life in the game, though there is a secret continue.
I didn't know anything about Hokuto no Ken, but I did think at the time that Last Battle had some semi-similarities to the shitty Fist of the North Star NES game. I knew nothing about the anime, so I wasn't able to say, "Awww, it sucks in comparison!" I know now that they butchered the series when they made Last Battle, but I had no such reference, so it ruled to me.
I've only legitimately beaten the game once (no Game Genie, no stage select). The continue, yeah, I used that, but whatever. If anyone wants a REAL old school challenge, none of this namby pampy crap they've got nowadays, the try to beat Last Battle. Only real gamers will like it, the rest, ummm, aren't real, or something.
I am one of 2 big fans in the world of Last Battle for Genesis
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though there is a secret continue.
...How do you exactly enter the code, by the way? I've been trying pressing A+B+C+START at every intro scene to no avail.
Well, you have to pass a level first! Otherwise, you just start at the beginning of stage 1, as you normally would.
BTW, I have the Sega Ages PS2 release of Hokuto no Ken. Which version is it a remake of? Also, when I got to play the original SMS version tha's on there, the whole PS2 freezes and I have to restart it. I think it is an effect of the mod chip I have in there to play imports, but I dunno. Anyone else have this problem? The main game also randomly freezes at certain point sometimes. Actually, it's always the same spots in the game, only sometimes it doens't do it. I dunno.
Thing is, I made it work just once, and could only select the first level because of that. But I can't make it work anymore no matter how many levels I clear.
Do you need to press A+B+C+START at the SEGA logo, intro text and the "legend of somethingorother"? Or wait a little, or press them in some specific order?
Sorry for the kinda off-topic, by the way, but I'm a bit desperate. =(
Hmmm, I never had a problem with getting it to work at all. I just hold down ABC, and hit start at the title screen. Even if you hold down all three from the Sega logo on and keep hitting start until the continue/stage select screen comes on, I remember it working.
Another way to trigger it, though risky, and only tested ona model 1 Genesis, is to remove the cart with the power on and reinsert it. It may take 30 tries, but the level select will appear. BTW, similar tricks work for other games. In Thunder Force II, it causes unlimited lives sometimes. I Space Harrier (1? 2? I forget) it does the same, iirc. Thunder Force 3 had some weird stuff happen to the lives count, but the game died on me from doing it. Well, it was a rental, so I didn't care. Anyway, the trick works for a lot of games.
Another way to trigger it, though risky, and only tested ona model 1 Genesis, is to remove the cart with the power on and reinsert it. It may take 30 tries, but the level select will appear.
Funny you mention that, since that's what I did the only time it appeared (also in a model 1, by the way). Stopped working after my first Game Over, though.
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