mmertes Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Any fans of Target: Earth among the forums here? I actually fired it up for the first time yesterday after playing the PS4 remake that just came out. I found it to be pretty enjoyable, though it can get difficult in some places. I was familiar with its sequel, Assault Suit Leynos 2 and its spin off; Cybernator and it was pretty neat seeing the series origin point being on the Genesis. Did anyone pick this up when it first came out? I was nose deep into the NES during its original 1990 release, so I never had any exposure to its before just recently. The remake is pretty fun as well though they've borrowed many elements from Cybernator to mix things up a little. I did a quick video play of it as well, feel free to check it out to jog your memory on the game or experience it for the first time. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Yea I used to play it all the time, though it can be tough Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3596974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 Yea I used to play it all the time, though it can be tough Agreed! They definitely tweaked the recovery time for your suit in the remake. In only takes a couple of seconds to get full health in the remake as opposed to almost 30 seconds in the original. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3596985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hecmeister Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 The game looks cool, I never heard of it as a kid growing I might try to find this now! Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3598826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Gull Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Target Earth made by Dreamworks was an excellent title for the Genesis. Its tough as nails though but there are 2 really good cheats to use. Plug in controller 2 and press start and you will be invincible. In the first battle only kill the main ship getting I think 2600 points and all weapons will be unlocked for you to use on all the levels. On level 3 there is a spot you can stand (if you don't feel like cheating) to aim diagonal and fire to get points becasue weapon bonuses are on points. more points means more weapons. So set it up put your controller on autofire with the Gat gun and come back in a few hours. Enjoy it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3598880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakumo1975 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Target Earth made by Dreamworks was an excellent title for the Genesis. Enjoy it. Target Earth or to give it its real name, Assault Suit Leynos was developed by NCS Misaya. Dreamworks are just the American distributors. This is a great game though and a tough one at that if you just try to bomb right through it. You should also try out the flow ups Assault suit Valken on the Super Famicom or Cybernator as it was called and censored in the West. And also Assault Suit Leynos II on the Saturn. All games were developed by NCS Misaya although Cybernator was published by Konami in the West. Edited October 1, 2016 by Yakumo1975 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3604594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TemplarXB Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Any fans of Target: Earth among the forums here? I actually fired it up for the first time yesterday after playing the PS4 remake that just came out. I found it to be pretty enjoyable, though it can get difficult in some places. I was familiar with its sequel, Assault Suit Leynos 2 and its spin off; Cybernator and it was pretty neat seeing the series origin point being on the Genesis. Did anyone pick this up when it first came out? I was nose deep into the NES during its original 1990 release, so I never had any exposure to its before just recently. The remake is pretty fun as well though they've borrowed many elements from Cybernator to mix things up a little. I did a quick video play of it as well, feel free to check it out to jog your memory on the game or experience it for the first time. Target Earth was one of my first games for the Genesis because it was only $20 back in '91. I chose it back then based on the cheap price but I ended up really liking it and really enjoyed the variety of stages and music. I just got the remake on the PS4 a few weeks ago and had fun, but then powered up the original on the Genesis and went back to that. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3610807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Target Earth was one of my first games for the Genesis because it was only $20 back in '91. I chose it back then based on the cheap price but I ended up really liking it and really enjoyed the variety of stages and music. I just got the remake on the PS4 a few weeks ago and had fun, but then powered up the original on the Genesis and went back to that. Now that's awesome! 20 bucks is a great price for this game. I need to go play it again, but I'm in the middle of finishing Policenauts on the Saturn. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3612141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Now that's awesome! 20 bucks is a great price for this game That's why I got it, I dont remember the price but it was signifigantly cheaper than most titles my dad liked to pick on it calling it "an 8 bit game" but not with the music and the cinematic's and content flying all over the place Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3612220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Any fans of Target: Earth among the forums here? I actually fired it up for the first time yesterday after playing the PS4 remake that just came out. I found it to be pretty enjoyable, though it can get difficult in some places. I was familiar with its sequel, Assault Suit Leynos 2 and its spin off; Cybernator and it was pretty neat seeing the series origin point being on the Genesis. Did anyone pick this up when it first came out? I was nose deep into the NES during its original 1990 release, so I never had any exposure to its before just recently. The remake is pretty fun as well though they've borrowed many elements from Cybernator to mix things up a little. I did a quick video play of it as well, feel free to check it out to jog your memory on the game or experience it for the first time. WOW!!! I haven't played Target: Earth in years Mike. I completely forgot about this title. I know I have it somewhere in my closet that I haven't touch in a while that has this in a basket where I keep my old video game cords. After seeing this video of yours, I got to dig it out and give it a good cleaning in order to play this game again! Thank you for sharing this Mark. Thank you for bringing back fond memories of it! Anthony... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3616312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Oh yeah. One of my favorite Genesis games ever. Bought it with xmas money back in the early 90s and absolutely loved it. Had a great story, tough as nails, varied levels, and configurable loadouts. Not to mention one of the best soundtracks on the genesis. The sequels kicked ass too, particularly the import Japan only Saturn sequel. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-3621502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 @mmertes Target Earth is one of the most underrated games on the Sega Genesis. I think the reason the game is not very well know if because it was released in March 1990 and that was only 7 months after the Genesis had launched in the US so there wasn't a large user base at that point. Would this game have been released a year later once the Sega Genesis had caught on it probably would have sold more copies and be better known. I bought my Sega Genesis early on when the original launch model included Altered Beast and Target Earth was the second game I purchased (it hadn't been released at this point or it would have been my first game I would have bought for so Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle was first game I purchased). I am curious if there are any sales figures for Target Earth (would interesting to see how well it sold vs later hit titles that were released on the Sega Genesis). Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5434849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 On 9/18/2016 at 3:52 PM, mmertes said: Did anyone pick this up when it first came out? I did and not to be a hater but I pretty much instantly regretted it haha This game was pretty early in the life of the Genesis and at this time Funcoland (also kinda new) didn't have a ton of used sega games yet. I went there like once a week so if something new came in I usually bought it or traded something to get it. I can't remember what I traded for Target Earth but I do remember having buyers remorse. It was too hard and the graphics were kinda lame (I know now thats not so important but as a teenager in the 16 bit era it was very important haha) I tried this game again recently and pretty much instantly died...I think I still hate it. I don't know, maybe if I spent some time with it but much like sitcoms, I want to be entertained immediately or I move on to something else lol Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Hey this is the poor US name for Assault Suit Leynos right? I recently got this one locally at a store for a really solidly lower than ebay price. It's damn hard, maybe a lack of manual so I don't quite get it, but that first stage is just murder. I like it, the whole concept how that assault works on your location in the first stage is pretty nice too. I just odn't see how you can survive and take down the flying ships overhead as you just get peppered with hits. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 1 minute ago, Tanooki said: Hey this is the poor US name for Assault Suit Leynos right? I recently got this one locally at a store for a really solidly lower than ebay price. It's damn hard, maybe a lack of manual so I don't quite get it, but that first stage is just murder. I like it, the whole concept how that assault works on your location in the first stage is pretty nice too. I just odn't see how you can survive and take down the flying ships overhead as you just get peppered with hits. Correct, Assault Suit Leynos was first released in the US on the Sega Genesis as Target Earth. This is one first Sega Genesis games that I bought and still once of my favorites in the Genesis library even to this day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_Suit_Leynos Later games in the Assault Suit series were released on the SNES, Sega Saturn and PS1 and PS2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_Suit There have been updated versions of Assault Suit Leynos on the PS4 and Windows and and updated Assault Suit Valken on the Nintendo Switch. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Ahh ok good, I wish I still had it but years ago I did have Cybernator. If I ever see it locally I'd grab it, but ebay....nope. I do recall it finally got that return to name on that global release fairly recently so I should look into that on Steam. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Just now, Tanooki said: Ahh ok good, I wish I still had it but years ago I did have Cybernator. If I ever see it locally I'd grab it, but ebay....nope. I do recall it finally got that return to name on that global release fairly recently so I should look into that on Steam. You can use an emulator and play it. I highly recommend the game. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 I could, and I have a sdsnes as well, but when I find something I'd rather commit to than dabble in I'll ignore it until I get a real copy so I'll actually make a real attempt to commit. I did this with Breath of Fire over a short period of just a few years, and now I'm working on it. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 10 hours ago, Crazy Climber said: I did and not to be a hater but I pretty much instantly regretted it haha This game was pretty early in the life of the Genesis and at this time Funcoland (also kinda new) didn't have a ton of used sega games yet. I went there like once a week so if something new came in I usually bought it or traded something to get it. I can't remember what I traded for Target Earth but I do remember having buyers remorse. It was too hard and the graphics were kinda lame (I know now thats not so important but as a teenager in the 16 bit era it was very important haha) I tried this game again recently and pretty much instantly died...I think I still hate it. I don't know, maybe if I spent some time with it but much like sitcoms, I want to be entertained immediately or I move on to something else lol It kicked my butt so hard until game gene codes came out for it, then I used that to "train on it" until I finally nailed it. Decades later I can still get pretty far into it without dying without cheats but im not going to tell you its easy and when I say it kicked my butt so hard, at that time I was able to get though Ghouls n Ghosts without using a continue ... but not every time lol Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidus79001 Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 9 minutes ago, Osgeld said: It kicked my butt so hard until game gene codes came out for it, then I used that to "train on it" until I finally nailed it. Decades later I can still get pretty far into it without dying without cheats but im not going to tell you its easy and when I say it kicked my butt so hard, at that time I was able to get though Ghouls n Ghosts without using a continue ... but not every time lol The difficulty can be brutal - use these code to get all weapons, armor and shield after level 1. I recommend slotting all the armor and shield - Also, you can get unlimited continues https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/genesis/586520-target-earth/cheats Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/257224-target-earth/#findComment-5558952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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