Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

A playthrough of Bandai's 1990 game for the NES, Dynowarz: The Destruction of Spondylus. Dynowarz is one of those games that very few people seem to remember, often evoking those "I thought I knew about NES and I've never even heard of this" type responses. Why is that? Well, probably because it was a thoroughly mediocre game that never seemed to strive to be anything more than that. I don't think it's strikingly awful or anything, but it's pretty bland, ugly, and uninspired. The game is alternates between two different styles: in one, you platform as Professor Proteus in his "battle suit" through enemy bases to destroy their cores, while the other gives you control of "Cyborasaurus," a "Robosaur" who has to destroy other Robosaurs to collect power-ups as he transports the Professor to the next base entrance. Do this enough times and you'll see a static picture with a congratulatory message and the game ends. It's pretty simple and straightforward. It's also pretty easy once you figure out which power-ups to grab and which to leave behind, but it's pretty clunky. A "no-hit" run doesn't seem too likely unless you cheat since the hit detection tends to be pretty hit-or-miss, and the jumping controls are often extremely awkward (just try lining up a shot while in midair!). The idea probably would appeal to kids - I doubt the resemblance to Power Rangers (or anything else similar to the Power/Sentai Rangers) was accidental, and who doesn't want to be a giant robot dinosaur? Well, if your child wants to become one when they grow up, this might convince them otherwise! It's entertaining enough to begin with, but it's likely to bore you before you ever get to the end. It did me. _____ No cheats were used during the recording of this video. NintendoComplete (
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