One of the only non-action Treasure games ever made.
Light Crusader is one of the few out-of-place oddballs in Treasure's classic gaming history. It's a game that completely breaks from every convention most normally associated with its developer – known best for frenetic shooter experiences like Gunstar Heroes – and replaces that status quo with more traditional, much slower-paced RPG gameplay. Light Crusader is a dungeon crawler, and a puzzle solver. There's no spreadshot gun in sight.
Join Francis as he waxes nostalgic about one of the former-console giant's most exciting ventures of the 16-bit era, The Sega Channel.
I have great memories of the sega channel, so many great games to play for a cheap price. This was gamepass before gamepass.
That’s definitely a great way to describe it. Got lots of fond memories of staying up until the early hours of the morning to see what new games arrived at the end of the month. Same goes with racing through RPGs like Phantasy Star IV and Shining Force II just to complete them before my save data was wiped before the monthly update.
Sega had great ideas back in the day. I got the weird feeling that other hardware makers were just copying Sega's old ideas as the decades followed.
So recently, there was a downright awesome bundle on Dot Emu. Assuming the deal is still running; you should give it a look – forty of the best games that ever debuted on the Sega Genesis for $10.00. It sounds like the sort of dream deal you’d find on Steam, during the Steam Summer Camp Sale. MMO Attack bought it almost immediately, noticing several games in amongst the library which pretty much shaped their childhood. After downloading and playing for a while, their train of thought went on a nostalgia trip.
Virtual Console releases for 12/31/07
TOP HUNTER (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
BUBBLE BOBBLE (NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Light Crusader (Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
