OH MY GOD. This soundtrack has to be one of, if not the most underrated OST on the MD/GEN. I grit my teeth at that opening theme every time. The way it starts out sounding like machine gun fire and then into the most incredible and chaotic pop-synths melody is just masterful. AND THAT BASS

@MaidenHell1977

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, it's excellent.

@KnowToChill

6 ай бұрын

My FAVORITE on the SegaMegaDrive!!! I was always more SNES Fan couse i liked the SoundChip a little bit more ..but this Genius !!! 🤘

@trollingisasport

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. I was in a retro game shop and heard it and was like wtf.

I've been mentioning this on this comments page for months, it's outstanding! The soundtrack is one of the very best.

@AdrianoSnake

Жыл бұрын

I'm playing it on my Megadrive now❤️🔥

@BIadesMan

Жыл бұрын

@@AdrianoSnake should be at work,Dosser.

@AdrianoSnake

Жыл бұрын

@@BIadesMan my work is videogames 🔥

I just want to say I really appreciate the extra time you let the music tracks play. Most of the time with other creators its like 3 seconds of play. You leave it on long enough to get a better idea of how the track actually sounds. Thanks and you will catch me next time.

Retrobits releases are really high quality and I wish I could buy all of them

The girl's art looks like Aylis from Phantasy Star 4.

@lazarushernandez5827

Жыл бұрын

That late 80s-early 90s anime style. Makes me wish there was an anime OAV attached to this property. I would have definitely picked this game up if it were released in North America back then.

@JamesChessman

Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace

I recently got it on ps5 and I cant believe this is a genesis game, it looks so out of this world, it was released with Gynoug and I am also surprised how good that game is.

I'm a lucky owner of the japanese copy since the 90's. This game is very special to me and feels good that more people will be able to enjoy it now.

One of the first Shmups to get me hooked on the genre. Such a solid game.

These re-releases look so damn enticing dude what retro gamer can resist

I picked this up on Switch recently and had a blast playing through it. Amazing OST as others have mentioned!

Oh yeah, here we go, a moment I honestly thought we'd never get!! One of the few games I bought on the Wii's Virtual Console. Totally buying this mother.

Gley Lancer has been reissued by Columbus Circle in Japan again in October 2022 - this time as a 30th Anniversary Edition which features a new cover art and includes a soundtrack CD containing 3 arranged tracks.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Still cost around $100 though.

@shinlir

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX the price is 8,800 yen on Japanese Amazon and about 7,600 yen at some other stores. Which is 63 USD and 54 USD respectively - pretty close to Retro-Bit release.

@RamuneRabbit

Жыл бұрын

I was a bit disappointed this Retro-Bit release isn't getting the 3-track arranged OST. Might have to quadruple dip on this one (got the Wii VC release and the last reissued release)!

@zetablade7018

Жыл бұрын

I have both reissues and was going to say, because the original reissue is well over $100. Over $200 if new.

I know it's damn near impossible but I so want a panzer dragoon saga reissue

@fplgregfrost

Жыл бұрын

you know sega saturn mini has panzer dragoon saga. patience!

@Gladson

Жыл бұрын

Unlikely as no one's discovered a way to make non-official CDs to run on unmodded Saturns without modchips or some kind of hack.

A great and timely review. Thanks!

I freaking love Retro-Bit

I just watched Chris from CGQ’s review on this and can’t wait to order a copy!

This is the one I've been waiting for. Ordered it the moment they announced it. Won't be shipping until like August of '23, but it's worth it.

We are getting closer for them to bringing back Snows Bros, Elminate Down, Pulseman and Battleman 1 & 2 Show your support!

@ScoutimusPrime

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@stephenschenider4007

Жыл бұрын

I mean...Who are you really supporting though? Its not supporting the people who originally made it so.

@ScoutimusPrime

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenschenider4007 my name is Daniele Camaligan and I am just doing a observation of sega genesis games news that some of Japanese Sega mega drive games will be happening for retro-bit In the future.

@CanadianPenny

Жыл бұрын

Meh; don't need translations to enjoy those games. Just play the ROMs and save your money.

@ScoutimusPrime

Жыл бұрын

@@CanadianPenny yes I am understand

I did managed to bought Gley Lancer on the Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Switch eShop a while ago.

I pre-ordered this Retrobit edition and can't wait to play it.

Yeah I remember playing this on the Wii back in the day I was very glad to have it shave my no longer have that console but it was a pleasure to play back then

I need to give this one another go. I'm not a big SHMUP guy, but story + great music is a powerful combo.

Awesome review man!

Great video my lord! This is a great 16 bit shmup and I do own it original complete

Love the badass music!

You convinced me, SLX. Purchased.

That game looks awesome for me to play. 😀👍🎮

That game looks pretty cool, if I was a big Genesis collector I'd definitely jump on this

So excited! Preordered a couple days ago. Kinda sad I missed the other shmup runs 😅

Man, I've sure waited the whole year for Gexlancer for the sega genesis from 1989

The 90s like anime cutscenes and the music has already got me hooked on this game 👍

I have been wanting to play this one for quite sometime

I love this game

The first thing to come up in my mind when hearing NCS/Masaya is the game Gynoug

Interesting release. I have the JP re-release from a few years ago, and the digital version on Xbox, so I won't be pursuing this. It's nice that it's getting another release, cool game.

I gotta get my genesis from my old home, but I do have this one digitally on nintendo switch! I remember seeing a preview in EGM years ago, it looked like a fun shmup. I've enjoyed that version so far even if its super tough! but assuming I ever get my old consoles I'd definitely be on the lookout for this and the other retro-bit reissues.

Wish you'd do ( if not done yet ! ) an episode on the sega meganet and it's unique games ! would be really interesting.

Happy Thanksgiving man 😊🦃

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

Same to you!

I pre ordered this version day one. Gleylancer is right up there with Musha and Truxton.

Pre-ordered.

The game actually looks really good

Для 1992 года это очень качественная игра. В меру длинная, сложная. Режим "mania" надолго задержит вас в игре. 10/10

This game has the most hilariously awesome soundtrack.

thankful for SLX!

Played this game earlier this year on ps4. Great game

@avalond1193

Жыл бұрын

Playing a Sega game particularly a Sega Genesis game on a Sony console feels so dirty

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

@@avalond1193 Kinda. Playing any Sega game on a non-sega console feels dirty or at least a little off. But that's the world we live in now so you get used to it.

Happy Thanksgiving

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

Happy holidays!

This game is awesome. I can't believe they didn't lunch it here in the us

Never heard of this one, was always trash at shooters, but that "Purple Sea" track is fire.

I already own the very first japanese reissue (not the one depicted in the video)...but i really appreciate the coverage this gaming pearl is getting in the recent times

I already own it on Nintendo Switch. But I may consider getting this new translated Genesis release of Gleylancer. It's a hard game. But I love it

I already got the game on preorder 😀

There was another 2022 reissue justt a month ago. Managed to snag my version then. Im happy to have it wo all the extra fluff, although a translation would have been nice, but not essential

Pre-ordered mine! Even at $112 CAD all in it's a good deal.

@CanadianPenny

Жыл бұрын

After several years of collecting Genesis games around Ontario, I decided not to spend a dollar more on the hobby. I got more games than I can play long enough to beat. Any others that strike my interest, I can just download the ROM. I certainly don't need another box to sit on a shelf!

@andrewheard3099

Жыл бұрын

@@CanadianPenny I'm getting to that point as well

super

Just got the 2nd Japanese reprint but I do want the English print!

I absolutely adore this game, and would love a physical copy some day. But it's worth noting that Ratalaika released absolutely stellar digital versions of this and Gynoug/Wings of Wor for Switch last fall with an English translation, a mode that lets you control the movers directly with the second stick, multiple save state slots, rewind feature and an option-laden CRT filter mode that's one of the most impressive I've ever seen. So a straightforward physical release is going to have a tough time providing a better overall playing experience for non-purists. Lovely shelf piece either way though.

@danielrecommends

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was going to mention this too. The Switch version is fantastic and was my first intro to the game and I love it.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

It's definitely for purest and people who want physical copies of old games especially hard to find/crazy expensive and or non-released/translated ones.

Still waiting for that Zero review Mel.

I got this on Switch for like 7 bucks. It’s hard as hell but great.

Wish I had thrusting: / have valis 3 and Lancer preordered

One of the coolest fucking games on the md

before i sold my collection i actually owned an original Gley Lancer that i took home from japan , seeing the prices now i should have just kept it , but this game's soundtrack was just freakin amazing , i wasn't that in to shooters but actually bought it more for the soundtrack 🤣 Really wish retro bit would start doing game gear for example

You need 2 do a video/review on shadowrun..SR was a great game on genesis

Do the snes Battletoads mini review!

Retro-bit has been doing a great job reissuing those games that were limited to specific regions back then or that are ridiculously expensive today. Since they've already brought back many Genesis' shooters I really hope Musha is on its way too.

It’s funny that even with a reissue they still titled it as “Gleylancer” when the katakana グレイランサ makes the sound “gu re i ra n sa” which ought to sound like “Greylancer” in English.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

You don't change a name like Gley Lancer.

@SuperflyCLB

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX hard to argue that! Gley Lancer it is.

Treco would have gotten the US rights to this game, had it been released here.

Pretty cool! By the way, I think the "asteroid belt" at 2:54 is actually the rings of Saturn, just close-up! Also, I really think that you should check out and review ANDRO DUNOS 2, which came out just this year! I bought it (on Steam), and it's a lot of fun!

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese instruction manual refers to stage 1 as Jupiter Ring and meteorites.

@Rationalific

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX I see! Thanks for that bit of information. Still, it looks more like Saturn. 😄

Great shooter! Not too hard which is nice. I can't get anywhere when playing the likes of Hellfire and Truxton. This I can actually beat although the 1cc continues to elude me.

Wow... just after they re-released the NES OG, they announced the SNES port of Battletoads 2 (AKA: Battletoads & Double Dragon) I don't really need the cart as I still have the OG one (SNES), Gleylancer if they have it once it's released, maybe I'll get it, I dunno to be honest, since I already have it on all recent platforms (Ps4/5, Xbox One/Series and Switch and the price was a joke... and really worth it, especially after having played the fan translation).

sega lord x

I always remember this game for being reviewed in Mean Machines. They did not rate it very well at all (essentially a 4/10 I think) and yet it goes on to be this HIGHLY sought after title. Funny as well just as you mentioned, I recall for a long time thinking it was a mega cd title due to it's presentation. I also couldn't find the game for years on the net as I searched "gReylancer" lol.

@Marcus_K

Жыл бұрын

1992 was a very competitive year for shooters, with Thunder Force 4, Contra 3, Last Resort, Axelay, Space Megaforce and Cybernator. Gleylancer isn't even close to the quality of those games. 4/10 was too low though, it should've been a 6 or 7.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

4/10 is a joke score. While it doesn't top the likes of Thunder Force IV or Gaiares, Gley Lancer sure as hell isn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination. Mean Machines was notorious for low rating a number of classic shoot'em ups. I still recall their travesty of a score for Whip Rush and Arrow Flash. Neither top tier, but they made them sound like some of the worst games on the Mega Drive.

All European preorders are 70€ shipping plus shipping...

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

Yeah someone else mentioned that too it's terrible to hear that. The economy is definitely not great right now.

hearing gleylancer as the english name sounds weird to me, i call it GREYlancer

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

I have to admit GlayLancer definitely sounds cooler and more Japanese. Gray lancer sounds like a retired jouster.

@Patrick2480

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu Well in the Japanese language, Ls and Rs are mixed up, that why i find it weird its call GLEY instead of grey.

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

@@Patrick2480 In another comment I referred to it as engrish. It give us such classics as all your bases are belong to us and welcome to die.

Back in the day I always wrote off Gley Lancer as yet another hacked out shooter that never made it to the west. Played it for the first time about a year ago and holy balls is that opening level good. Plus the firing customisation?

@lordsosa9383

Жыл бұрын

back in the day blah blah blah who cares man its just a dumb old game get wit it punk

Steel Empire

Love the badass genesis music , sometimes better then the realistic super nintendo music

What's the difference between this and the fan translation?

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

This is officially translated.

@Ace_of_DiscaL

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX Thanks, Chief. I appreciate the useful answer for me & our community.

Companies are figuring out that people will buy legit copies of long out-of-print games, if they're offered for a reasonable fee.

It's too bad that we don't have "Gradius" on SEGA Genesis! I really want "Gradius" on SEGA Genesis or SEGA Master System so badly!!

THESE are the games I miss. Not made up by a committee with woke points. Or some lame narrative. A lot of these classic games were made up of small teams and were based on some Doujin artists idea and they told the music person to go nuts. It was a Wild West era that led to occasionally led to crap but mostly led to young, hungry artists who wanted to share their imagination with you. I’ve played shooters just for the music and artwork a lot of times. I miss those days. Support your local indie guys trying to bring this back

its not astroid belt its saturn ring. of course that time we dont know yet how saturn ring inside is really. game suprisingly reflect this. you basicly in the ring. depth to back suprisingly feel like.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese instruction manual refers to stage 1 as Jupiter Ring and meteorites.

Mostly very good soundtrack. The name of this game always has me on the edge of replacing that first “L” with an “H”, idk

Who is spending this kind of money on this stuff, and where do they get it? That said, I've been playing this for a while on my emulator and it is good, espescially the music.

@dangunheadachron1603

Жыл бұрын

Collectors who don't want to take out a personal loan for a original copy?

Me who play this game in english on an emulator FOR FREE: 😎😎😎😎

@danielkun616

Жыл бұрын

Um.... Why's the FBI at my door's house?

Not one of the A-list Genesis shooters in my view, but it's a solid B-tier shooter. The parallax-scrolling visuals are the best thing about it. The soundtrack is pleasant, but not amazing. Sound effects, weapons and gameplay lack the punch of the best shooters like Thunder Force. Gley Lancer's lack of originality is also a problem.

@gc3k

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Impressive in a lot of places, but it doesn't rise to the level of Genesis/MD all-time greats (I have the same opinion of Vectorman in the last review)

Too bad they didn't use an English translation for the cut scenes. Because of this I'll just stick to playing the English patch version with an everdrive. Fantastic game though either way.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

Retro-bit has fully translated the reissue into English.

@Chris-Courage

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX Oh they did? Everyone keeps showing clips where the subtitles are Japanese .

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

The Retro-bit version doesn't ship until next year. Folks are just showing you the original Japanese edition for now.

@Chris-Courage

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX ah okay, cool to know thanks

I'm down worth everything but the price of these reissues. I bought a reproduction of this game for like $20 years ago.

why? battletoads &DD dime a dozen shit

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have to agree I don't really get why they did that one. Glay Lancer at least make sense what with the translation and whatnot.

Actually I can download the emulated japanese version on my phone for free

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

And.......?! Everyone knows you can get stuff for free it's not that hard the interweb is right there. This is particularly for a physical release.

Think the just remake stuff that is overpriced otherwise...not actually great games worth owning lol

I can't deal with RB since they have such ties with LRG now, and advise anyone who feels the need to, to make sure they order their product from legit sites and not limited run. They boned me on Gaiares reissue. They lost my business getting in bed with LRG. I'll pay the little extra and stick with 8bitdo controllers moving forward, they are better quality anyways. RB can go back into the hole with atgames, it climbed out of .

@vasilas432

Жыл бұрын

What’s the problem with limited run?

@chrisd.9181

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't really make sense to blame Retro-Bit if LRG lost your order. You can always order your games from Castlemania Games then. You might as well cancel your Amazon account since LRG opened a store there.

Looks like a below average shooter compared to the great Turbografx 16 shooters of that era.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine anyone that's played Gley Lancer thinking its below average.

@tom11zz884

Жыл бұрын

@@SegaLordX Compared to games like Soldier Blade, MUSHA, Final Soldier, Lords of Thunder? I'd say it was below average for sure.

@SegaLordX

Жыл бұрын

To each their own, man. This was far from a below average shooter for me.

@Prizrak-hv6qk

Жыл бұрын

This one might not be one of MD's very best, but is way above average. It's a rather fun and well-designed game, with decent graphics and great music. But no, it's not quite Thunder Force IV, Eliminate Down, Gaiares or Gates of Thunder.

@Prizrak-hv6qk

Жыл бұрын

​@@tom11zz884 "Compared to games like Soldier Blade, MUSHA, Final Soldier, Lords of Thunder? I'd say it was below average for sure." You have a very strange definition of "average". Just because it doesn't stack up to the top 5% of 16-bit shooters, doesn't make it "bellow average". It makes it "bellow truly great". Anyway, it's hard to compare horizontal and vertical shmups. IMO, they are different genres. As I said before, this game is not on the level of the 16-bit hori top hitters like Thunder Force 4, Eliminate Down, Gaiares or Gates of Thunder, but it's way above the average throw-away shmup of the era.

Your sound examples go on far too long. Please cut them down a bit. It’s the biggest flaw in your videos.

Let's face it, this is a waste of money. Sure, it's nice. But today there are multiple ways to play the ROM. You know you're not actually going to play this to completion anyway. Your money is better saved or spent on food and shelter.

Amazing shmup, I beat this and it's not as hard as most shmups out there, and the music is just amazing!

nah I'll stick to thunderforce 3.

the prices are just insane, who can spend so much money just on video games especiay these days .

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

If you just want to play the game and not you know physically own it you can just get it digitally for way way cheaper. A physical copy will always cost considerably more especially nowadays.

@Turbo-D

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu i know dude 🤷

@JohnDoe-wq5eu

Жыл бұрын

@@Turbo-D I mean we're living through a time of hyperinflation not a great time to be any kind of a collector really. Also the retro market is ridiculous these days. I'm about ready to give up completely and go full emulation.