minux Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Considering that the Lynx version came out three years after Top Gun, I'm very much doubting anyone made that joke, ever. What are you talking about? Have you seen how bad Blue Lightning is as a simulator? Have you ever played the Jaguar with someone other than yourself? Are you a fan of Top Gun or no anyone that is? No one is questioning what came out when. Talk about a straw man in the conversation... Edited November 5, 2014 by minux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Played blue lightning for an hour or so last night. I was pleasantly surprised. The cut scenes are nice and the in game play isn't that bad either (graphically). It looks a lot less cheesy in motion than the screenshots make it out to be. All and all pretty happy with the game thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JagCD Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Blue Lighting is actually one of my favorite Jag games...... Of course, Blue Lightning was my all time favorite game on the Lynx. I guess people just like to talk crap about the Jaguar.... I think if the game came out for the 3D0 or N64, it would have earned rave reviews.... Most of the press was anti-Atari for the most part. I realize the graphics are a little too pixelated for some, but I always found the controls pretty tight and the arcade gameplay addicting. The 32x version of Afterburner probably is cleaner looking when it comes to scaling, but didn't have the depth of missions like Blue Lightning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Blue Lighting is actually one of my favorite Jag games...... Of course, Blue Lightning was my all time favorite game on the Lynx. I guess people just like to talk crap about the Jaguar.... I think if the game came out for the 3D0 or N64, it would have earned rave reviews.... Most of the press was anti-Atari for the most part. I realize the graphics are a little too pixelated for some, but I always found the controls pretty tight and the arcade gameplay addicting. The 32x version of Afterburner probably is cleaner looking when it comes to scaling, but didn't have the depth of missions like Blue Lightning. Yeah I think the main reason it got so much criticism at the time is because people were really expecting something "Next Gen" (IE 3D) rather than a scaling sprites game. Appreciated on it's own merits I don't think Blue Lightning is a bad game and even hold up pretty well against Afterburner 32x which I find to be a real gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 All this talk about BL makes me want to give it another try. Probably have more of an appreciation for it today than when it was first released. Always thought of it as something of an After Burner/Space Harrier clone, two games from the 80's, so yeah - for something like that to pop up by the mid 90's and on CD no less, wasn't exactly impressive at the time. /understatement Had to re-read the thread heading... thought it said "Blue Lightning, anyone actually play it"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) My buddy and I had a blast playing this game... and beat it without the use of a Memory Track. Took us an entire day, but we managed! All glorious 27 seconds of FMV at the end was totally worth it. It's funny though... he still holds that game in such high regard when we talk about flight sims around other people. Edited November 15, 2014 by Clint Thompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagCD Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 It really does makes sense.... I think people who grew up playing the scaling Sega games like OutRun, Space Harrier and Afterburner understand what Blue Lightning was all about. Those that didn't, completely miss the point. The other criteria is that if you liked Blue Lightning on the Lynx, then you'll probably at least like/love it on the Jaguar. I know the Starfox fans talk crap about Cybermorph / Blue Lightning all the time -- but give me a break..... You've got a bunch of stupid looking furry animals having conversations in your "groundbreaking" space shooter. I'll take Blue Lightning over all those goofy cut scenes of talking farm animals any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 One thing I always wondered about Blue Lightning was if there was more than one ending. After completing a mission you get a star ranking, I think 1 to 5 stars. I always wondered if getting 5 stars on all missions made anything special happen in the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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