Rastan (Commodore 64)
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Rastan started life as an arcade game by Taito in 1987. It is a fantasy based side-scrolling fighting game. You fight you way through each level, facing various enemies and a boss at the end of each level. Various weapons and special items are available throughout the game.
The initial home ports of Rastan were done for various 8-bit home computers and first released in Europe. The Commodore 64 version, along with new ports for the PC (DOS) and Apple IIgs were released in North America in 1990. There was also a version released for the Sega Master System.
The 8-bit ports received pretty mixed reviews in general and the Commodore 64 version is probably one of the better ones though that is no great praise. It isn't a terrible game but it isn't one of the better ones in its genre either. There aren't a huge number of fantasy based games in this genre so it is somewhat unique in that regard.
Of the home ports, I would probably pick the Commodore 64 version though the best to play overall is probably the arcade emulated version found on Taito Legends Vol. 1 released in 2006 for the Xbox, PS2 and Windows.
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Cool stuff! Would you say this game was original? We're currently doing some videos on Darius Twin (Taito), and it seems like everything was just rehashed from Super R type.
I would say it's reasonably original. I mean the genre was pretty well established at this point but I don't think the levels or graphics were rehashed from elsewhere.
At least, not rehashed from other games. ;)
So, you are saying this is a pretty mediocre title that just seems kinda odd? Because on the title screen a man seems to be fighting a lizard, which I will admit is a little freakish
What do you think are the redeeming qualities of this game?
What separates this game from other side-scrolling fantasy platform action games?
and probably the most relevant question of them all, do you fight a lizard?!
Well, it's no odder than most :). It is a pretty mediocre with not much to distinguish it from other fantasy side-scrolling action games except that a relative minority are fantasy based to begin with.
But to answer the most important question, yes, you do fight lizards (or lizard men). They are among the first enemies you encounter and there are plenty of them.