Dolphin Blue from Sammy

Revived from the new, eh old dead Gaming Discussion board. I am officially excited. MagicBox reported that Sammy will out a new game with gameplay similar to that of our favorite Metal Slug series from SNK called Dolphin Blue. This is the second game to follow in MS' footsteps in arcade. First one is Demon Front from IGS. This game looks pretty good but somehow I think it will lack the hilarious comedy present in Metal Slug. It looks similar to their last action game called Dyna Gears. The screen shots just look too serious.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Oct/dolphinblue1.jpg

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Oct/dolphinblue2.jpg

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Oct/dolphinblue3.jpg

http://www.the-magicbox.com/Oct/dolphinblue4.jpg

Best thing of all is it is on the new Atomiswave hardware, which is based on our favorite immortal beast, the DC. Here's the link for the system information on Atomiswave hardware:http://www.system16.com/sega/hrdw_atomiswave.html. If there's enough feedback from people maybe they'll port this one to the DC. That Konami producer said that there's still a market for these type of action arcade games since he's making Contra: SS with 2D play mechanics. Anyway, cool game, hope it makes it to America.

BTW: If anyone is interested in reviving any threads which you posted on the short lived new board, all you have to do is search for your text in the content of all files in C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files. It's all there, even text.


seen

Deja vu!


Can't wait for more info. and clearer screens...

Nice. Is someone riding a dolphin in that first pic?

Weird.

Weird indeed. Its nice to see something fresh in a very small genre of games. Trying to picture a man holding a Machine gun while riding on a Dolphin in real life is pretty funny.

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Originally posted by Clash_Master
Weird indeed. Its nice to see something fresh in a very small genre of games. Trying to picture a man holding a Machine gun while riding on a Dolphin in real life is pretty funny.

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Not even Stallone could pull that off:lol:

Heh, now I am picturing Stallone trying to riding a dolphin and just falling off into the water, hee hee.

Kurt Russel could do it.

Give Ahnuld an Orca maybe...

This game looks awesome. More 2D damnit!

Can't wait for it. I hope we get a home version on the PSX/PS2/GC/GBA/Xbox.

This game looks killer. Gotta have it on Dreamcast! :D

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Originally posted by 88mph
Kurt Russel could do it.

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Well thats pretty obvious. I am pretty sure we have all seen Kurts wonderful Movie "Captain Ron". Kurt plays a one eyed Sail boat captain by the name of Ron Rico. "Captain Ron" just shows how well Kurt can deal with water, and boats. I am sure the skills he learned during the filming of "Captain Ron" (and I am sure "The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes", and "Overboard" helped as well) would make him more then effective at riding a Dolphin and shooting a Machine Gun! And "Captain Ron" also showed us how well Kurt is at running from Cubans, and playing Strip Monopoly. And "Breakdown" also showed us how well Kurt Russel can kill someone with a Semi Truck.

Kurt Russel: A God Among Men

Hmmm...I must be reading that website wrong, can Sammy's new arcade boards actually be linked to a DC? Also beside Dolphin Blue there's three other titles in developement. *-neo

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Originally posted by 88mph
Kurt Russel could do it.

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Kurt Russel could do it as Captain Ron. WoOt!111!

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Originally posted by neoalphazero
Hmmm...I must be reading that website wrong, can Sammy's new arcade boards actually be linked to a DC? Also beside Dolphin Blue there's three other titles in developement. *-neo

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No, Sammy's arcade boards are DC based. Check this page for the hardware specs and other games which will be released on it. I'd rather have the game on the DC, screw the other systems.


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Originally posted by seen
I'd rather have the game on the DC, screw the other systems.


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If they don't see fit to bestow GGXX upon us, I have my doubts with this game, too....


Shucks. It would be nice, of course...

From what I can make out of the shots it looks really cool. Although I wish they used the GGX engine to make it high res with super animation. So far out of all these 2D games, non of them seem to be trying to get to that graphical benchmark.

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Originally posted by seen
No, Sammy's arcade boards are DC based. Check this page for the hardware specs and other games which will be released on it. I'd rather have the game on the DC, screw the other systems.


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Ah, I looked again and noticed the linking is between two arcade cabs and not board/DC linking.

And this thread has inspired me :) *-neo

Man, I just don't want to get my hopes up. GGXX isn't coming to the DC, this isn't coming to the DC. But it does look great, and I'm hoping it'll be a domestic release...

Any kind of release would be nice.

But first, let's hope the game is actually pretty decent.

Wait, so this isn't a Captain Ron game?

No this is a Snake Bliskin game. Escape from LA. By the way, I have this old tape by the name of Oddyssey in to the Mind's Eye, it's basically CG shorts from the early to mid 90's to the music of Kansas, yuk. There's a great scene with a dolphin exploring a sunken battle/cargo? ship, then, all of a sudden out comes this monster and starts chasing the dolphin. The dolphin barely gets away and traps the monster in the ship (I think). That scene is actually better than most CG scenes created nowadays. I think it was created for a ride in the Universal theme park. The detail of marine life and the ruins of the ship are unbelievable. Easily the best scene on the tape.

As for the game: You can sure as hell anticipate more games like this if Contra SS turnes out to be even a moderate hit. And some may come home. Konami will lead the way again, this time in the revival of the genre.


seen

Kurt Russel: A God Among Men

and dolphins!

http://www.ampress.co.jp/photos/2002.11.25.jpg

It's out? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^

I'm guessing that's from a trade show. And do my eyes decieve me, is that Guilty Gear XX on a Atomiswave machine? *-neo

Not sure.. It kinda looks like the GGX logo to me...

http://www.system16.com/sega/hrdw_atomiswave.html

Not exactly new, but I've never seen these screens.

Bitching title screen.

Mmmm.. this game is looking fantastic. I hope it plays as good as it looks. I think it will. :)

Who wants to start taking bets on our respective liklihood of playing this game anytime soon? Slim? Nil?

I hope it doesn't get left on the japanese PS2 or in the arcade. Here's hoping for a US release or a release on an import freindly platform (read: DC or Cube)

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Originally posted by Click_Stick
http://www.system16.com/sega/hrdw_atomiswave.html

Not exactly new, but I've never seen these screens.

Bitching title screen.

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It looks like a mix of 2D and 3D there, like Marvel vs Capcom 2.

Well, if Sammy didn't even attempt a GGXX DC port, I think their days releasing DC games (OK, that plural was uncalled for) has already come to a close. Even though the Atomiswave is basically Dreamcast hardware, a Dolphin Blue port would be a no-brainer. Which is a shame, because as Frog said, importing on the DC is hardly an issue. I'd rather see it get a J-PS2 release than no console release at all, even though I still lack a solution for playing JP PS2 games.

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Originally posted by Spanky McGee
Kurt Russel could do it as Captain Ron. WoOt!111!

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Kurt Russle could do it as his "Escape from New York" character. :p

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Originally posted by Wilykat
Well, if Sammy didn't even attempt a GGXX DC port, I think their days releasing DC games (OK, that plural was uncalled for) has already come to a close. Even though the Atomiswave is basically Dreamcast hardware, a Dolphin Blue port would be a no-brainer. Which is a shame, because as Frog said, importing on the DC is hardly an issue. I'd rather see it get a J-PS2 release than no console release at all--

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My thoughts.

But damn, I just want some new information about the actual game... Or, I should say: information, period. I think the cure for AIDS will be discovered before we learn anything new about this freaking game.

IGN played it. They did not seem to like it.

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/386/386882p1.html

And this guy gave Pen Pen Tricelion a good review, so...

Would you like to copy the article here? I would just love to read what that incredibly esteemed and all-knowing establishment thinks about the game.

Give me an "A!"
Give me a "T!"
Give me an "O!"
Give me an "M!"<
Give me an "I" to the "S" to the "W-A-V-E."
What does that spell?
"Atomiswave!"
"Catch the wave of the future! Damage! Violence! Release!"
"Atomiswave!"
I can't hear you!
"ATOMISWAVE!"
One more time for the disappointed stock holders:
"ATOMISWAVE!!!"

This oh-so entertaining bit didn't do much to answer many questions, unfortunately.

Appears to be insider only. I read another gent's opinions of it too and he wasn't pleased either, then again he disliked Gunstar Heroes.

Between Naomi and Atomiswave, DC hardware has become a mainstay of Japanese arcades, shame it hasn't transferred over to the home front. *-neo

Don't think copying the entire article here is kosher, but an excerpt's ok, right?

"While playing another Atomiswave game, we looked over to this title and decided that it looked pretty neat... Nope, we were wrong. This is not Metal Slug in any way. Boring gameplay, choppy PSX level graphics and the sheer absurdity of using a pink-colored dolphin to ram into enemy armaments and set them ablaze made us want to hunt down the creator of this game and demand our ten minutes back."

I'm sure people have done it before...

Succumb to the pressure...

That IGN snippet sounds like it comes from a Polygon Bias tainted review. At system16.com, the ATEI Show version there looks better than Metal Slug and does not reek of PSX level graphics.

The dolphin ramming sounds pretty cool if you ask me... some of the stuff in the Metal Slug series outside of part 1 gets pretty absurd, and I like it like that. :lol: I don't think the IGNorant Insider crew would be happy unless it was "Saving Private Ryan: The Arcade Game".

Pay for reviews like that? Pah.

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Originally posted by gameoverDude
The dolphin ramming sounds pretty cool if you ask me...

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What you do behind closed doors is your business, man... :confused:

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Originally posted by Yoshi
What you do behind closed doors is your business, man... :confused:

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:rolleyes: Ahem...

What I am referring to is the dolphin kamikaze move. The dolphin smashes into enemy installations to destroy them.

Looks like I'm late to the party again.

This Dolphin Blue game looks nice, I just wish, like all of you, there was more info.

It would definately be nice to play something new on the Dreamcast... and if this plays nything like MS it will be a welomed addition to my meager library of DC games...

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Originally posted by gameoverDude
I don't think the IGNorant Insider crew would be happy unless it was "Saving Private Ryan: The Arcade Game".

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Well, no.
http://us.infogrames.com/games/penpen_dc/box.jpg
HE LIKED PEN PEN TRICELON. He does not fear the fruityness.

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Well, no.
http://us.infogrames.com/games/penpen_dc/box.jpg
HE LIKED PEN PEN TRICELON. He does not fear the fruityness.

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I don't recall that game getting a good review at all from IGN. I think they called it a glorified demo, which is pretty spot on, if you ask me. It just didn't feel like a complete game. If it had some kind of coherent mode connecting the races and a bunch more tracks, it would have been a very good kids game. Remember, it's really a game targeted and 5-10 year olds. As such I think the 6 or whatever IGN gave it is pretty fair. My little brother loves the shit out of the game (he's 5). Next to shenmue and sonic, it's like his favorite game.

Maybe after the Sega merger Ecco wil become a hidden character, but with the effect Ecco had on the Dreamcast already, that probably wouldn't be a good thing.

"I adore the characters of Pen Pen Triicelon, and I think the game itself is fresh, original, and fun, in both single and multi-player mode."

"It turns out that Pen Pen Triicelon is, at its heart, a good game."

He liked it. He does not fear the fruity.

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Originally posted by rummy
"I adore the characters of Pen Pen Triicelon, and I think the game itself is fresh, original, and fun, in both single and multi-player mode."

"It turns out that Pen Pen Triicelon is, at its heart, a good game."

He liked it. He does not fear the fruity.

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It's not fruity, it's made for small children. As such it would be a good game if there were more of it, and more of a 1 player mode. If you hated it, it's probably because you aren't 6 years old.

seen. don't you mean

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Originally posted by bahn
seen. don't you mean

C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

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Oh well, it works for me on a single user 98 machine. The above probably works for multi-user 98 configurations. I meant to say Win 98 but ideally IE should cache content in some folder accessible to the user.

MS changed the profile location with Win2000/ME. On 98, everything is still in the Windows folder.

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Originally posted by Frogacuda
It's not fruity, it's made for small children. As such it would be a good game if there were more of it, and more of a 1 player mode. If you hated it, it's probably because you aren't 6 years old.

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Fruity...for small kids...there's a difference?

I'm not bashing the game or its style, y'know. Anoop likes silly, colorful games (as do I - I even bought Pen Pen. AT FULL PRICE. Oy!), and back in the IGN DC days he seemed to be pretty lenient when it came to reviewing/commenting on such games. Yet he didn't seem to enjoy anything about Dolphin Blue, which I found surprising and kinda alarming. Cuz maybe the game really does suck so bad that all the kawaii stuff can't mask its badness. Or maybe the guy's just caving into peer pressure, acting all tough and macho so he can hang with the IGNPS2 posse.

I hope it's the latter, since I wanted this game to be good. :(

I'm not writing off this game based on that IGN thing.... I still think it looks and sounds cool. If more reports flood in saying the same things I'll be disappointd.. but for now it's just one report and I'll take it with a boulder of salt.

Did you guys hear about the licensing agreements MS is pushing. It allows them to spy on your system and check all your applications and modify data as it sees fit. By agreeing to this you may be violating the privacy of your customers if you happen to run a business. It's already deemed illegal by some banks an institutions. Unfuckingbelievable.

I am a programmer and this is move boggles my mind. As of today I am now writing portable code for my paint application so it can run on Linux and Macs.

Note: although the above statement about MS is mostly impacting servers, if you obtained your W1ndows illegaly or have installed the same copy on two of your computers, by MS's rules, you're breaking the law, and it will come after you. This only affects Windows XP and Win2000 Service Pack 3 upgrades. Go here to see what I mean.

Seen: I don't like that.

Those License 6 and UCITA things stink. It's time to go Linux or get a good firewall. Microsoft will be feeling a backlash in the long run, probably.

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Eventually Palladium is to take over license enforcement. Palladium supports firm cut-off dates, so if you don't pay your subscription fees, you will not get a new Palladium key and will not be able to use Microsoft programs, or the data you created with those programs. In other words, you pay, or you are out of business.

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Hopefully the .NET and Palladium will fail. Subscriptionware, anyone?

How would you like to have your business' data offsite where someone could theoretically hack into it and gain access to confidential consumer info? Furthermore, if your broadband connection is hosed, you're shitouttaluck. .NET means your business must be jacked in permanently.

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A real concern for users is just exactly what information is being sent to microsoft during a Windows Update session. A German organization has recently examined the data stream and found a lot of information going to Redmond, including a list of software on your computer, which includes programs published by other software companies (X60). The DMCA makes it illegal to obtain this kind of information in the United States.

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:eek: Looks like XP stands for X-Out Privacy.

I'm glad to see someone is prepared. Seeing as how most Windows productivity apps run on Linux without any modification and OpenGL was on Unix waaay before it was on Windows and is constantly being improved by the Architecture Review Board to include many 3D extensions found on newer video cards. I don't see why some people don't at least try to install a Linux version like Lindows which is very fast to install and learn to operate with it. I'm not saying go to Linux and only Linux but most people don't have enough money for a Mac and know there's little software for it. However, now that OSX is out porting from Unix (Linux) to Mac is relatively simple and some do it over a weekend.

It looks like the hand that feeds us just shoved a 357 magnum in our faces. I've yet to get an opinion on this from my friends at Viewpoint, it's their job to look ahead and consider every platform for portability of their 3D plu-in. They're pro-Microsoft, and used to be pro-Mac too.

Just some decent character art and screens if you have microscope-like vision:

I watched this while waiting for my Sammy appt. at E3. It looks like high-res Metal Slug, complete with slowdown when you fire your spread of homing missles. Didn't look too inspired, but I did appreciate that it was (or seemed to be) high-res 2D.

Keep in mind I'm not a Metal Slug fan.

It's fun, but the 3D backdrops leave a bit to be desired, considering the yummy 2D characters. And it is fun...I only played the first stage so I can't say if it's Metal Slug-level brillance or whatever, but I would definately play it if it makes it over in the US.

I wouldn't see why Sammy would bother showing it at e3 if it didn't have some interest of bringing it. There was also a puzzle game (Sushi Bar), a 2D-rendered (or was it 3D?) fighter, a beat em up of some sort...the only reason I noticed Dolphin Blue was a) you guuys had mentioned it here and b) it was the coolest looking game out of all those cabinets Sammy had.

I have a video.

Contact me if you want to get it.

@Click: That's GGX 1.5.

Hero: You must mean Demolish Fist.

I played Dolphin Blue at E3. It's Metal Slug...with dolphins. Graphics look and animate well. Lots of action going on the screen, and surprise surprise, characters even have a knife melee attack when they are close to enemies. I wouldn't mind playing a home port.

Sushi Bar was actually pretty cool, as far as puzzlers go. It had a lot going on at once.

The Box:

Sammy announced they will begin a location test of their Atomiswave arcade action shooter Dolphin Blue in Japan on June 25.

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The Box:

Sammy announced they will begin a location test of their Atomiswave arcade action shooter Dolphin Blue in Japan on June 25.

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They actually jumped the gun and put it in a few places already.

I think they tweaked it a little more since the last location test about two months ago.