[MSX] Guardic - Longplay

Guardic / ガーディック (MSX) (C) 1986 Compile -----------------------------­­--------­--­­-----------------­-­----------------­-----­-­----­--­ Notes: ====== The NES game, The Guardian Legend ("Guardic Gaiden" in Japan), is often called the true sequel/spin-off to this game. However, according to the developers, the name was established before the game even began production, and the actual design, and even the finished story, has nothing to do with Guardic. The only connection is the use of Guardic’s theme music as the password tune. (source: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers, Volume 3 --
So, it's more of a spiritual/pseudo sequel than anything else. Most of the "connections" between two games are just shared things that other Compile games have. Think it like this: Guardic Gaiden/The Guardian Legend is a sequel the same way as 'Snake's Revenge' and 'Heart of the Alien' are to the original 'Metal Gear' and 'Another World' respectively, which were made without the original creators' approval. This is episode II of the Budruga saga. Final Justice (1985), Blaster Burn (1990), and Gulkave (1986) are episodes I, III and IV respectively. All these games were released for the MSX. The MSX game, Jagur-5: Golden Triangle, has a playable character named Guadic, which is a reference to this game. If you press LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT in the title screen, you will access the Practice Mode, where you can practice any of the areas in the game (excluding the bosses). For some odd reason, you can't use any Options in this mode. If you press LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT in the score table, you will access the Sound Test. Blaster Burn #6 has a stage that is based on Guardic, including the theme song.