Viewpoint

[ZuPoint]

Any love for this game?
I got to level 3 today before my 6 slot died.

Got 170870

I was made up for about 10 mins before it died

CarlMuerto2014-03-03 16:30:24

 

[Fuzzy]

I'm pretty sure I never got past the first level. Beautiful game, though.

 

[ZuPoint]

I can't wait to get past level 3 just to find out what type of level it will be.
I've found its a slow paced shooter, you can't rush the bosses.
Takes me nearly 3 minutes just to kill the crab boss on level 2.
Some of the enemies are very well designed and drawn.
Carl

 

[shrunkenmaster]

Discovered this in MAME, had never heard of it before. Really enjoyable though, what with the great graphics and music. Don't think I ever got past the second level though! Was there a dedicated cab/marquee ever?

 

[Fuzzy]

Discovered this in MAME, had never heard of it before. Really enjoyable though, what with the great graphics and music. Don't think I ever got past the second level though! Was there a dedicated cab/marquee ever?

I doubt there was a dedicated cab with it being an MVS game.

 

[shrunkenmaster]

I doubt there was a dedicated cab with it being an MVS game.

Well that goes to show how much I know about this game then!

Although I bet I could tell you the origins of all the (probably unlicensed) audio samples in the music

 

[rcantor77]

Viewpoint is an awesome isometric shooter... definitely one of my favourites on the system.

As already said, there was no dedicated cab, the only MVS game that saw a dedicated release was Samurai Shodown II.

And there was no official header marquee but there were flyers and mini with the MVS kit.

rcantor772014-02-19 22:00:54

 

[ZuPoint]

I remember it coming out on the AES but could never afford it, it was £200 at the time. (1992 ish )
I ended up with an AES copy 4 years ago and got the Arcade bug again.
Now I've sold all my AES collection and started my MVS collection.
Carl

 

[rcantor77]

I stll have my AES cart that I had bitd... would never part with it even though I have the MVS cart also.

Glad to hear it gave you the arcade bug again... and especially by starting you on the MVS road.

 

[neo-geo-mvs]

one of my favourite games but still haven't managed to complete it. More practice

 

[ZuPoint]

New top score:-

Level 3 - 200450

I can now get to level 3 with one life.

 

[onfre]

I have finished the game in 1996 on my neo geo aes with 1 life, score was around 800.000 points. I made a video of this, it couldn't believed it was real !onfre2017-09-17 21:34:25

 

[ZuPoint]

I have finished the game in 1996 on my neo geo aes with 1 life, score was around 800.000 points. I made a video of this, it couldn't believed it was real !

Looks like i'll have to boot it back up.
All my lost hours from now on are on you

Carl

 

[Flinnster]

Same here, i think my scores are in the mid 200,000 ish at best, getting to level 3.
Got some way to go to beat 800K methinks

 

[onfre]

I will post you the video on tomorrow.

 

[onfre]

Here is the 1996 video:
Video here

onfre2017-10-03 19:56:22

 

[Mark H]

This is one nasty but great shooter with an unbelievable sounnd track ! I have just got it on MVS now so I will start to practice as I know you have to memorise some of the enemies movements to progress later on past level 2.

Released in 1992 it retailed at £225 due to SNK's own restricted supply...

Great game...