Devil's Crush vs. Dragon's Fury

[alec]

I was just wondering what are the main differences between these games. I've never had a Turbo Grafx or a Pc Engine, but I have always heard alot about Devil's Crush being one of the best video Pinball games ever, I have never played it.

I first played Dragon's Fury on a Genesis emulator for DC. The rom said DRAGONFU and I thought it was going to be a Kung Fu game so I loaded it up. I only had to play it once to get hooked. I found myself playing it more than any of my real Dreamcast games. Many moons later I was searching through the Genesis games for sale at Video Wine Party, a liquor store/video rental store and found a complete copy of this game for $2 complete with a sticker on the cart that says Liquor Video (No copy of Dragon's Fury is really complete without this sticker). I bought it and have been playing the shit out of it for years now.

Then one day about a year ago or so, I was looking at screen shots of Devil's Crush and I realized that it was pretty much the same game as Dragon's Fury. Does anyone know what the differences are between these two titles. Which came first, and why was it renamed. If I should ever have a tg16 or pce, would it be worth picking up this title for it hefty price tag if I already have Dragon's Fury?

What do you guys feel about these two titles. Also, in your own opinion, do Alien's Crush for TG and Dragon's Revenge for GEN compare to this game/s?

[Arcade Antics]

If I should ever have a tg16 or pce, would it be worth picking up this title for it hefty price tag if I already have Dragon's Fury?

Dragon's Fury is just the Genesis port of Devil's Crush. It's the same game. If you find Devil's Crush for the TG16, it shouldn't be expensive, so the question of whether or not to buy it is up to you. I have both.

What do you guys feel about these two titles. Also, in your own opinion, do Alien's Crush for TG and Dragon's Revenge for GEN compare to this game/s?

IMO, Best to worst ranking is as follows:

BEST
Dragon's Revenge
Dragon's Fury / Devil's Crush
Alien Crush
WORST

Some folks will tell you that Dragon's Revenge isn't as good as Fury; I'm not one of them. I think Revenge is better all the way around. It has lots more cool stuff to do, lots more hidden/bonus stuff to find, and it has that awesome floating girl/dragon head in it. And it kicks a ton of ass.

On the other hand, I've probably played both games equally (and a lot) over the years, so if that counts toward anything, maybe it means I like them both about the same.

Alien Crush is a little blah, sort of a trial run. By the time they put together Devil's Crush, they had figured everything out, DC is vastly superior to AC. Still worth picking up, especially if you like the others in the series, if only for the curiosity factor.

[ShinobiMan]

Alien Crush is one of my favorite games of all time. With great music and a lot of addicting elements such as the game within a game, there is a lot to be had with this title.



I had always played Devil's Crush (which is basically Dragon's Fury) on the TG16 (my friend's uncle owned it and when he'd visit, it was the highlight) and it was the first of the two I played. I discovered Alien Crush years later when I started collecting TG16 games. Alien Crush was always my favorite of the two. They are very similar in design and gameplay, only with a different theme.

There was a direct sequel to Dragon's Fury on the Genesis called Dragon's Revenge. I always thought the digitized woman in this game looked like my aunt.

Dragon's Revenge -

ANYWAY... here is a nice page I found for you that will answer a lot of questions. I learned a lot I didn't know. Thanks for prompting me to dig that up.

http://www.sega-16.com/Side%20By%20S...ls%20Crush.htm

[Melf]

We aim to please!

[MegaManFan]

I believe I have an extra Alien Crush (not in the cardboard, just gem and card) for TG if anyone wants to buy or trade. Not trying to derail the thread, just thought of it while reading this. Devil's Crush is an awesome game - I don't know how the Genesis port compares but I can honestly say that this game is (1.) The reason I got a TurboExpress and (2.) The reason I learned how to run emulation on my 1.5 PSP.

[alec]

Cool, thanks for your oppinions. I will probably end up with Dragon's Revenge before Alien's Crush because I have a genesis and no tg16. But I think my cousin may still have his and never play it. I'm going to call him up and see if he can send it to me.

Are there any other games in this series that I don't know of?

[le geek]

not much to add other than

Devil's Crush has better graphics
Dragon's Fury has better music

Cheers,
Ben

[alec]

Dragons revenge has great music

[ghostangelofcky]

What? No love?

[Arcade Antics]

What? No love?

I'm guessing that jpeg that doesn't show up is supposed to be Crue Ball.

And no, no love for Crue Ball. The gameplay is awful with table physics not of this earth.

[j_factor]

Are there any other games in this series that I don't know of?

There's another one called Jaki Crush but I'm not sure if it's actually part of the series.

[Push Upstairs]

I love the music in "Dragon's Fury".

As for "Dragon's Revenge"...all i can think about is the comment on Genesis Collective.

"This is the game i play with my pants off!!" - talking about the "moaning" the floating female head when you hit it.

[NeoZeedeater]

Are there any other games in this series that I don't know of?

There's another one called Jaki Crush but I'm not sure if it's actually part of the series.

Yeah it's part of the series. It was a Naxat release like Alien and Devil's so it's counts as part of the series more than Revenge does. I don't like Jaki as much as the other though.

As for the initial question, I prefer the look and sound of the TG16 version over the Genesis one.

[NE146]

I think the PCE/TG version of Devils Crush beats the Genny version.. but definitely not as much as PCE/TG Aeroblasters beats Genny Airbusters

[idrougge]

Of interest for Compile fanboys is that said company did the programming on both Devil and Alien on the PC Engine. They don't seem to have had anything to do with Jaki Crush, though, not that I've ever heard of that game.

[CRV]

Of interest for Compile fanboys is that said company did the programming on both Devil and Alien on the PC Engine. They don't seem to have had anything to do with Jaki Crush, though, not that I've ever heard of that game.

I'm pretty sure Jaki Crush was mentioned on Compile's old site (look in the Internet Archive).

[alec]

What system is Jaki Crush for. Is Jaki Crush a PCE game? I can't find it in the PCengine Bible.

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

No, Jaki Crush was for the Super Famicom. I remember reading about it EGM long ago, but I didn't know it actually came out. I just downloaded...er, well, you know what comes next.

My preferences (minus Jaki Crush, which I haven't tried...yet) in order:

Devil's Crush (the best video pinball game ever)
Dragon's Fury (not much separating it from Devil's Crush, but I give the latter a slight edge for sharper graphics and seemingly slightly crisper controls)
Dragon's Revenge (certainly not as good as Devil's Crush/Dragon's Revenge, in my opinion; I just don't be able to drop into the zone so easily with it)
Alien Crush (amazingly, this game is almost bad; it just feels clunky and uninspired compared to its sequel)

How will Jaki Crush compare?


...word is bondage...

[NeoZeedeater]

I'm pretty sure Jaki Crush was mentioned on Compile's old site (look in the Internet Archive).

Yeah, it was. I remember putting it in that Compile history thread I did a while back and that was all stuff listed on their site.

[CRV]

Yeah, it was. I remember putting it in that Compile history thread I did a while back and that was all stuff listed on their site.

And if we want to get nitpicky, it should be "Jaki Hakai," not "Jaki Crush"

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