Episode Originally Released: October 9th, 2010 ------------------------------------------ ...I'm so very glad I don't use that dilapidated webcam anymore. :P In doing research for the original Thexder, I had no idea they had made a sequel, possibly because the sequel was called "Fire Hawk" first and "Thexder" second. When searching for the game I found a copy that was fully boxed and everything and felt it would make for a good way to introduce the video. Then, when I realized there was a short comic smack-dab in the middle of the manual, that just gave me a million more reasons to put a lot more effort into this episode. "Atop the 4th Wall" was one of my favourite web shows (even though I'm not a huge comics person, I just find Linkara does a fantastic job) and thought it would be fun to review the comic in a similar sort of style. :) ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * ...geeze... ALSO glad I have a proper mic now, unlike when I made this video. :P * Curiously, the lighting made my skin look a lot darker than it actually is in my little slideshow. * In regards to being able to scroll the enemy shots off screen, your own shots can be scrolled off the screen too which makes it extremely difficult to use your special weapons sometimes. * There's a couple things I forgot to mention. Firstly, the game does have copy protection, but it's based on the manual, so as long as you still have the manual, running the game in DOSBox isn't too difficult. Also, there's a practice mode on the title screen which is sort of like a tutorial mode as it lets you run through an arena of sorts, practising all the controls and learning how all the various options work. ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: http://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: http://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html