This topic is dedicated to the Alien 3 games that came out in the 90s: Sega Genesis (which was carted to NES, Game Gear, and C64), SNES, and Game Boy. The Sega Genesis version was one of my favorite games as a kid (though it's repetitive bosses left something to be desired). The SNES version perfectly captured the environment of the movie but required alot of patience. Game Gear's version was clever but just about impossible to beat.
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I had it for the Game Gear, Was actually the last game I ever bought for system.
Had it on the Megadrive (Genesis), the music was bodacious. Tough game though.
When I was a lad I had it on SNES. I now own the Genesis version.
I like both versions. They both have flaws, but they are both fun games.
It just makes me wish there had been a SNES version of ALIENS, though. That's really what Alien 3 clearly wanted to be anyway.
I brought this for the Mega Drive about 8 years ago when I saw in one of those bargain bins. I finally brought a Mega Drive last year.
I love it - I think it's really fun. The lack of saves or passwords infuriates me though. I don't know how you oldies played like this.
Why did you buy a Mega Drive? You can just as easy play on emulators. I hear you about the save issues though. I've just finished paying all the Sonic games on my Genesis emulator. Fortunately you have save states on the emulators.
I like the authentic feeling. I can't stand playing emulators. It's the same reason I still have a GB to play Thanatos Encounter from time to time.
I have them all except GG and Mastersystem. imo, Gameboy wins. That game was terrifying lol.
Nearly picked up a Game Gear cartridge at the weekend. Don't have a Game Gear or anything. :P
A friend of mine has a Megadrive, so i'm gonna see if he has Alien 3 lol. I do remember playing this years ago and thought it was interesting when you had the dead prisoners glued to the walls and you had an army of aliens to fight against
Alien 3 for SNES was actually the first Alien game I ever played. The best platform Alien game (IMO). Captured the atmosphere of the movie perfectly and had some really decent graphics for the time.
Quote from: Darkness on Mar 09, 2015, 10:08:43 AM
Why did you buy a Mega Drive? You can just as easy play on emulators. I hear you about the save issues though. I've just finished paying all the Sonic games on my Genesis emulator. Fortunately you have save states on the emulators.
http://www.compmike19.com/id571.htm
Thread Bump-Put up coverage of Amiga, C64 versions etc..so only fair MD version get featured here as well.
Hard to believe Nick Bruty and Nick Jones had never worked on the SNES hardware prior to doing Alien III.
Nick Jones had wanted to include the Power Loader from Aliens in Alien III, as well as the weapons.
Few more scans.
Lol love the artwork for the article lol
Classic Oli Frey i believe :)
Few more scans...
I grew up playing the SNES version. The gameplay is repetitive and it gets pretty difficult (not in a good way). Probe Entertainment created very Aliens/Alien 3 atmosphere and the game had a fantastic soundtrack.
There is a rom hack, which you apply as a patch for nes alien 3. It improves the graphics. I highly recommend it. :)
Here is a link for the patch, not the rom.
https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2669/ (https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2669/)
1 more scan.
I completely forgot they did a Game Gear version of Alien 3. Sounds like Sega Force really liked all incarnations of this. I just can't imagine paying £40 for this game lol Thanks for sharing, dragon.
I sat through a stack of Alien3 walkthroughs not long ago and it was surprising how different they all ended. SNES, Sega and Game Boy all had different endings.
Of all the versions of Alien 3, I think the Genesis one is the best to play. The SNES version was one of the first games I ever owned for that console. (After Killer Instinct, Mario, Super Metroid, and I think Super Star Wars.) I loved it as a kid. A few years ago I picked up a Genesis Model 3 and a few games. One of my first grabs was Alien 3. I gotta say it's challenging, and though I abhor time limits in games, it kinda works for Alien 3. The game has a pretty good flow.
Oh yeah, one sorta silly bit of trivia, but I think the sound of the aliens exploding in Alien 3 on Genesis is actually a distorted sample of the scene in Aliens where Hicks shoves the shotgun in the aliens mouth.
Thanks for the comments everyone.
Much appreciated.
This could be the classic UK Press speculation..cough utter B.S..but..there was a claim doing the rounds Flying Edge were considering bringing Alien III to the Sega Mega CD..but were looking to see how it sold 1st.
No word of any planned enhancements mind..
I played the NES version in about 1996 and remember completing it after a lot of tries (and memorizing a lot of the levels).
I think the NES version is actually different from all the others.
I had this on the MegaDrive around 93/94 and this game coupled with an edited for TV version of Alien 3 that I'd taped is what got me into the Alien franchise.
This game was solid , never finished it. don't think I got passed the second level to be honest. The time limits were brutal.
Brilliant soundtrack though.
I used to have it on the Mega Drive when I was a little kid. The music used to creep me the hell out.
The game is weird in a sense that you don't care about your health or ammo (there's plenty of both), only about the time limit.
I remember letting myself attacked in the vent so I fall down faster.
I remember using a bunch of cheats and completing the game without worry.... But yeah, great soundtrack. Not really quite like anything else in the Alien series, but it weirdly fit the game pretty well. Thought this track in particular was good for action in an alien hive:
(Edit) found gameplay video:
Was the music done by the same guy who did the MegaDrive port of Predator 2?
Quote from: Apollo on Jan 31, 2018, 11:05:22 AM
Was the music done by the same guy who did the MegaDrive port of Predator 2?
It is! Good catch.
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/nz5jez/remembering-the-identity-crisis-of-licensed-video-games-through-the-lens-of-alien-3
Remembering the Identity Crisis of Licensed Video Games, Through the Lens of 'Alien 3'
Via r/LV426
Quote from: Vertigo on Jan 31, 2018, 11:30:37 AM
Quote from: Apollo on Jan 31, 2018, 11:05:22 AM
Was the music done by the same guy who did the MegaDrive port of Predator 2?
It is! Good catch.
Yeah, it was Matt Furniss. Who also did the music for Mortal Kombat on the Genesis/Mega Drive.
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2230/ (http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2230/)
Quote from: JungleHunter87 on Feb 01, 2018, 09:53:44 AM
Quote from: Vertigo on Jan 31, 2018, 11:30:37 AM
Quote from: Apollo on Jan 31, 2018, 11:05:22 AM
Was the music done by the same guy who did the MegaDrive port of Predator 2?
It is! Good catch.
Yeah, it was Matt Furniss. Who also did the music for Mortal Kombat on the Genesis/Mega Drive.
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2230/ (http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,2230/)
Really? I wouldn't have got that. But now I know its actually pretty obvious. All great soundtracks.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 01, 2018, 09:38:00 AM
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/nz5jez/remembering-the-identity-crisis-of-licensed-video-games-through-the-lens-of-alien-3
Remembering the Identity Crisis of Licensed Video Games, Through the Lens of 'Alien 3'
Via r/LV426
This was a great read. Nice one.
Found a rather nice interview with Nick Jones in an old issue of Diehard GameFan Magazine, but cannot put scans up here as the site/magazine owner doesn't want anything from the magazine shared online,so i have to respect that.
Just thought i would mention it,as it was a nice thing to find a UK coder being interviewed in a US magazine.
Showed how highly game was regarded i guess.
Absolutely loved Alien 3 on SNES. I played it before really knowing what the alien universe was. I had been introduced to Aliens beforehand but didnt tie the two together.
The Game Gear version comes in a black box and a grid box. I watched for months to get the grid box. I'm sure it had a smaller print run.
Sending all the English Speaking Press I have for the games onto the site, to update the archives