Nostalgic Gamer Show - Episode 15 - - Penguin adventure مغامرات البطريق

hi everyone as you can see, we will review a memorable game on a memorable console, which is.. MSX computer this computer have a long history so we will review it in future episodes so let's talk about Penguin Adventure this game was released in 1986 exclusively on MSX in Japan and in Europe in 1987 it was released too on Wii Virtual Console in 2009 but only in Japan and finally on Wii U in 2014 there is no US version of this game which is weird anyway before we review the game, let's talk about this penguin the penguin's name is Penta and he took a role in many games there is a rumor about making Penta an iconic character for Konami like Sega did with Sonic the hedgehog and Nintendo with Mario the best game based on Penta is Penguin Adventure by the way, there is a prequel for it which is.. Antarctic Adventure it was released on MSX and Famicom let's take a quick look on it as you can see it's on rail platform game you have to keep going and try to avoid obstacles your goal is reaching the end of the stage before the time runs out or the game will be over you can't die in this game and there is even no lives you can collect flags, the colored flag gives you a mini helicopter that makes you fly for a little while when you finish a stage, a flag will be raised anyway, this game is all about getting a high score, nothing more there is no ending for it and the stages will keep repeating them selves the annoying thing about this game is hitting an obstacle and hearing to this annoying sound this sound I have to get it out of my mind this sound! my head.. anyway, that's all about this game let's talk about the squeal that owns this game Penguin Adventure is the most known game on MSX maybe some of you have played Antarctic Adventure but not Penguin Adventure or the opposite anyway, here is an interesting info Hideo Kojima who worked on Metal Gear series, is one of the designers who worked on this game too not to mention this is the first game he worked on as a game designer, which means it's a good start for him Kenichi Matsubara composed for this game too and he worked on Castlevania 2 Simon's quest by the way MSX has the controller ports you can plug Sega Genesis controller and Atari 2600 controller too but in this game you can use only one button for controllers unlike some other games unfortunately Penguin Adventure is one of games that uses more than one button so it's better to play this game on keyboard instead of controllers and you won't stick with one button anyway, let's turn the game on as you can see you will understand from this dramatic opening that Penta must save Princess Penko from a dangerous disease his mission is bringing the golden apple for her and she will be recovered not to mention, this game have become a real on rail platform game there are limited stages with different environments and there is an ending this time also you will face enemies, monsters and deadly obstacles you will have lives too in this game which means you can die the game has become what it should be in the first place and it's like some other on rail platform games such as PEPSI Man , Sonic and the secret rings , Sonic and the black knight about the controls Right and Left for moving the penguin Up and Down for controlling the speed Space for Jump the M button is for firing by using a gun that you must buy from the shop F1 is for pausing the game do you understand now why you should play the game on keyboard instead of controllers? let's talk about the features in this game your goal is reaching the end of the stage and there is a distance meter which is telling you how much left you can collect fish from these tiny holes and you have to keep collecting them because the are a currency for this game so keep collecting as much as you can there are also power ups which are helpfull for finishing the stages more easily this heart that appears in certain places it's color will be changed once you jump and touch the ground pink and green are just for increasing the score the blue one gives you a cloud so you can fly and collect fish more easily and it protects you from enemies and obstacles on the ground but it's almost useless against enemies in the air the last color is yellow and it's the best among them it gives you an invisibility for a short time and there is nothing can stand on your way you can even smash into the rocks , they won't stop you about the fish that you must collect how do you use it? see these small cracks or holes? they are not regular holes these are actually shops in the underground for selling tools for you or you can bet with your fish by using a betting machine on the left a shop in underground... it's a weird idea... how does it work in real life? where am I?? where did I fall??? welcome to the underground shop underground shop?! who opens a shop in undergrounds??!! who knows you ignorant! maybe someone will fall and I will sell these items to him alright, let's see what do you got this ring, for what? yeah! it's for summoning a genie in Aladdin *sarcasm laugh* silly guy! funny huh? wait! what is that? a feather?! what for? this feather keeps your balance while jumping oh really! who is the silly guy now and tries to be funny?? just buy and try it, then we will see who is the silly guy! really? alright, I'll try it I'll buy tell me, how much? 20 fish 20 huh? let's see are you deaf?! I said "20 fish" 20 fish?!! do you share this currency with cats and dolphins?!! haven't you played Penguin Adventure you stupid?? Penguin Adventure?!! you want fish? go to the sea! you think I am a seal?! just get lost!! you don't deserve to buy anything from me!! seriously !!!! you are a deceitful person he said fish!... ok, I want to get out but there is no exit except up here?! sorry you can't get out wait! how about cutting you in pieces and selling your body parts! anyway, never mind that! about the tools each tool gives you a special ability there are 4 main tools you must get first first of them is a gun, it shoots fire on the enemies secondly is the helicopter cap that makes you jump even higher thirdly, the green shoes that makes you run faster finally, the feather, it helps you to turn left and right in the air and keeps your balance that does not mean the other items are useless, on the contrary the armor for example protects you from the shots that come from monsters and kills sea hedgehogs there are 3 types of shops the one who sells with a big price, I don't recommend it unless it's for absolutely necessary the second one is selling with a cheap price and finally santa claus who gives you one item for free that's all about the shops there are bonus stages too you fly into the space and you have to collect these fish try not to slam into the rocks, if you did the bonus stage will be over there are 2 types of bonus stages the one for collecting normal red fish and the other for collecting golden fish the golden fish is for extra life about the stages there are 24 stages and 8 environments in this game and 3 ways of playing in them there are normal running stages , swimming stages and diving stages never heard of a penguin can go to many different environments deserts, forests, everything!! yeah! yeah! yeah! you're right! your're right! after all these are video games, I won't be a negative guy again anyway, the diving stages are the easiest ones because you can collect fish more easily and you can get the yellow heart even faster because the color will be changed even faster by pressing the jump button the blue heart won't appear in these stages which means you can't use clouds there are bosses too in this game, actually it's only one repeating boss that appears almost after 3 stages with 2 different colors all you have to do is shooting him with your gun or jumping on these stakes in order to make him fall into the hole be careful of these fire balls there are not too many bosses but we can forgive them for that because this game is from 80's after all about the gameplay it's so awesome without doubt, and it's really challenging you have to be focused for example be careful of these flames which are coming from the sky or from holes this game is not easy and at the same time not hard keep training and you will beat it eventually here is some rules to beat the game first rule is trying to buy every single tool from the shop in order to become completely equipped the second role is getting golden fish as much as you can and collecting lives and finally don't forget to get this item that you will never find in the shops which is blue shoes it makes your movement much faster so you can avoid more easily follow these roles and you will beat it let me warn you about the maze stages sometimes while you are progressing the distance meter will be increased at the very end and it will keep increasing unless if you go to the shop and buy the map after that the meter will come back to normal and you will finish the stage this is one of the dirtiest trick, you should be careful of it the funny thing is... when you finish the stage Penta tries to catch his breath and thinks of something he loves after finishing the half of the game you will find the golden apple that can cure Princess Penko keep in mind there are two endings the sad ending is when the Princess dies and Penta cries the good ending is when he managed to give her the golden apple in time and she will be cured so how to get the good ending? you have to beat the game quickly and don't die much, right? Nooooo! that's not the right way it's very simple all you have to do is pausing the game once by pressing F1 and that way, I guarantee you will get a good ending so play peacefully without worrying about the endings when I was a kid I didn't managed to get a good ending, only once with luck I didn't discovered the right way until the internet has spread out to be honest it's a weird way if the F1 button makes you save the princess then what's the point of getting a golden apple hmmmm they should put an F1 button instead of golden apple! and when penta reaches to the princess he should give it to her and that's it! anyway about the flaws, there are strange look enemies such as these flying faces and these creatures from the sky, they make a weird sound the second flaw is this sound when you hit the edge of the holes! but anyway Penguin Adventure is an awesome game, and it's the best game on MSX anyone who owns MSX must buy this game without hesitation in conclusion this is Penguin Adventure for you as you can see it's so awesome and the best game on the console you will ask, what happened to the series after that? probability it died but here is good news there is a remake for this game which is called : Penguin Adventure Online that's right! this is a remake of the original game that was made by fans the name of the team behind it is Kotai as you can see the graphics and frame rate are way better not to mention the 8 players online mode which is a racing against each other to reach the goal personally I didn't play it online but I played it alone and enjoyed it the game is worth playing I will put the download link for it in the description box so you can try it and fortunately, it works on Windows 7 this is all about it, thanks for watching and see you again in the next episode this sound! again! this sound! this sound! this sound! this sound! this sound!