This game was the Ninja Gaiden Black of my generation.

This looks strikingly similar to Flashback for the Genesis. The framed level style and even the aliens look the same. I assume from the same creators? But in Flashback, you trigger some sort of reactor on the alien planet and have a certain amount of time to escape before the planet explodes. I could never find the key to open the last door to escape so I always died.

this is also known as "Another World" - which is how I recognise it
Flashback was by the same developer but unrelated to Another World - it too used rotoscoped animation (similar to technique independantly used by Prince of Persia)

That might explain the Deja Vu

You can actually buy a new version of it released in 2005 that increased the max resolution to 1280x960. It is also a little easier in that there's more checkpoints.

http://www.anotherworld.fr/anotherworld_uk/

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This is in my top 3 games of all time. Absolutely loved it.

Totally agree dag, this was easily one of the cornerstone games of my life.

Though i was very very young when i played it, and it was very old even then. Loved it anyway

Nooo that caveman kidnapped Fry!

Vector graphics - woot!

i dont mean to offend the nostalgia crowd, but 3:27 until about 4:00 was some of the most boring "action" i've ever seen in a video game. maybe i need to play the whole thing.

Awesome game, but the PC version (Amiga and DOS) is better. The SNES version in this video is censored (blood and female alien butt crack were removed) and - even worse - has changed music. This is the first time I hear the music from the SNES version, but I remember the soundtrack during that last scene being much more powerful in the original version.

This was a great game. Cinematic without sacrificing actual gameplay.
Contrary to previous posts, this game was not rotoscoped nor vector graphics, but used polygons for its visuals. (Different technique entirely).

The Amiga 500 version does have some differences. I recommend any big fans of this game tracking down the original and playing through it (runs better, great music).

Flashback WAS rotoscoped, and if I recall was (and maybe still is?) the best selling game ever, in some countries.

Also, Out of this World/Another World had a sequel, not made by the original developer but with his consent if I recall. It was only released on SegaCD and was titled "Heart of the Alien".

I played the SNES version originally too, and it was really nice to watch this again.

This was one of my favorite games too when I was young, thanks for the nostalgia.

If you are looking to replay it, it seems the best version is the Another World 15Th Anniversary Edition CD-ROM. The resolution is greatly improved, but otherwise it's the same. If you miss the blockyness of the original, then play the DOS version. The Amiga version is shorter (by one level) and is missing the soundtrack, so you might not want to go that far back. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_(video_game)#Versions

Also here's a video of the 15th anniversary edition. Seems they really kept the style intact, despite the improved backgrounds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvZYWhiyM8Y

lol for the slap fight at 3:25

>> ^GeertJan:
Awesome game, but the PC version (Amiga and DOS) is better. The SNES version in this video is censored (blood and female alien butt crack were removed) and - even worse -


NO! Stop right there! Nothing could be worse than removing 8 bit female alien butt crack. Nothing... EVER!!!

The ending? There was one? Hell, I could never get through the first 30 seconds of Out of This World.

(Flashback, however, was a different story.)

Do'h, thanks for the correction entropy.

Ahh, yes. Another world was what I played it as... this and flashback were great games of the day!

The iconic graphics in PoP and especially this hold up amazingly well to this day. Unfortunately for me, I only played this a couple of times at my cousins when I was younger. Sorta feel like I'm missing out. I wonder how the gameplay would hold up (if not, could the story carry me through) if I were to give it another whirl.

Maybe someone with ze power could add "Another World" to the tags, since so many of us remember it by that name?

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