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Segaiden 83: Time Soldiers & Ys (Patreon)

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2025-05-14 11:23:18

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2026-06

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I've been holding on to the Master System version of Ys as a treat for a rainy day. By which I mean as a sort of palette-cleanser after surviving a succession of extremely unpleasant games. Though, as it happens, today is pretty rainy here.

So, apologies for all the duff games that we've had to sit through (including this episode's lead feature, Time Soldiers). Ys is good and worthwhile.

Next week: a fun surprise!

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Much Adol about nothing: Time Soldiers & Ys | Segaiden 084

Again, the chronology of this series has gotten a little scrambled here in early 1989, with March 1989's Ys (not Y's) coming in after May releases like ALF and Time Soldiers. But the explanation is right there in this episode's first feature item: Time Soldiers turned out so poorly on Master System—much like ALF and Lord of the Sword—that we needed to jump backward in time to redeem the console. Because Ys (not Y's) for Master System really stands out as a huge highlight of the system. Yeah, it's grindy and repetitive. But it moves at a brisk pace, streamlines its action so that you barely even need to press any buttons, has a great soundtrack, and even doth featureth a Shakespearean English localization ere Dragon Warrior arrived. Forsooth and verily. Anyway, it's real, real good... and it even beats the NES library to the punch in a few interesting ways. Please support this channel by buying books—by me! Based on these videos! https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books Production notes: Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! Master System footage captured from MiSTer (thanks to MiSTerAddOns) with a SNAC adapter for Paddle Controller material. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4K. RGB cables courtesy of StoneAgeGamer.com and Allie Bellrose. Thanks to Josh Fairhurst for hooking me up with this terrible game!