Thursday, July 11, 2019

Surf into BS うらがめ大作戦 "UNDAKE30 Usameme Strategy" Satellaview game information

Videogame preservation is important and I have contributed both the SNES Burn-In Test Cart and the Gamecube Service Disc a few years ago. Recently a currently undumped BS game called UNDAKE30 うらがめ大作戦 or "UNDAKE30 Usameme Strategy" surfaced in a Satellaview memory pak. The game is currently undumped.

Not much is known about this version except that it was based on the Same Game release. I could find almost no information that this existed aside from the video.





















Noticeably this game looks remarkably familiar? A little too familiar, resembling a more known version featuring Mario theme and characters? That's because this version is an earlier version that was retrofitted to UNDAKE30 鮫亀大作戦 マリオバージョン "Undake 30: Same Game Mario Version", or literally "UNDAKE 30 Shark-Turtle Battle Mario Version" from what I found on this page: https://www.mariowiki.com/Undake30_Same_Game.

Graphically the game is very different from the Mario title. The theme is apparently surfing space while playing slots while eating cherries and speeding past frogs (What was Hudson on when they developed this game?) Ride the waves! The classic Same Game is remixed as usual.

While Undake 30 Mario version was released to stores as part of a contest across Japan, both versions were available for download on the BS-X Satella during certain time schedules. It is unknown if other versions exist and is possible since all that really needs to be changed are the graphics, music, sounds and animations.

Currently it is dumped Undake 30 shares assets with this version such as an unused frog sound effect and game engine code, scenario and gameplay.

Trivia: The unused frog sound effect I found in the Mario version is actually used when acquiring the frog set in this version

I actually own a physical cartridge of the Mario version and that article is coming up next which will mostly focus on the unused game content I found, and a review as well as pictures of the cartridge and other fun stuff!

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Crushandrun a lot of fun!

Hello fellow internet users! Today I am going to introduce you all to a network I have been a part of for around 15 years. The network is a general chat with a few channels for games and various activities. We engage in rap battles, jokes and lots of fun!

The network server Crushandrun.net so grab your spoons and dig away!