Welcome to Scrolling Down the Belt, a series that delves into beat ’em ups, brawlers, and belt-scrolling action games, in mostly chronological order!
Even though Trojan features a main character that wields a sword and shield, this is STILL a beat ’em up! The next game from genre originator Takashi Nishiyama, the brains behind Irem’s Kung-Fu Master, this represents an evolution of the genre both in terms of story and complexity. It’s also the first title from Capcom in this series, and there will be MANY more to come from them as we scroll…
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I played this alot in arcade back when I was a kid
Really nice to see all the footage for the arcade version. Never got to see it but gives me warm fuzzies of those few old memories I have of the Ninja Gaiden arcade game. I grew up playing the NES game. I beat it, but that game gave me nightmares as a kid. The Sword King, Achilles, scared me as a kid. The area you fight him was really atmospheric for a game, at least for little ole me way back in the day. Neat about Nishiyama. Definitely didn't know about him nor his work before any of your videos. Also, this game's OST is really enjoyable to me. It does feel like a game that sort of got left behind as time marched forward.
"Trojan is a fun game." It most certainly is😎
Ok but Battle Requiem would have been a way better name. Jeez Capcom get it together.