![]() ![]() Except it's not much of a choice, as you'll be flipping the stage very frequently to bypass obstacles that are only surmountable in one orientation or the other. Machines on the course allow you to flip the whole thing upside-down, giving you the choice between a red, invincible, quickly-advancing boss, and a green, slower, vulnerable boss who constantly shoots erratically-moving enemies out of its ear. ![]() Twin Freaks is an Advancing Boss of Doom through a course filled with spikes and walls that Headdy can be crushed against for a One-Hit KO.This boss fight is also a Difficulty Spike and is especially difficult to improvise against for new players. Then, the Nasty Gatekeeper comes in and captures Heather, and goes right on to attacking Headdy while heavy metal plays. The Nasty Gatekeeper is introduced by having the level's friendly background fall piece by piece and shatter like panes of glass.Baby Face, the boss of the Unexpected Shmup Level who in one phase puts you through laser hell while repeatedly reaching up to grab you with a hideous hand.Suspiciously Similar Song: "Schumacher Fly" is a soundalike of the opening theme of Gunbuster.Both games feature platform-grabbing mechanics, and some elements of the graphics and music are similar. Spiritual Successor: To another Treasure game, McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure.The Widgetiness is especially high in the Japanese version, which contains robot kabuki performers, a gigantic doll firing Eye Beams, a bright purple bear with a fixed grin (referred to as Maruyama in Japanese, he's called Trouble Bruin in English), and bizarre dialogue. Quirky Work: It's a game set in a puppet show, starring a puppet with a detachable head.This is most noticeable with Spinderella and Dark Demon: for the former, it's almost impossible to expose her weakpoint without taking damage in return (not to mention the game gives no indication of how to expose it), while for the latter, in a complete inversion of the Genesis/Mega Drive version, you are given your choice of powerup, and only after they're gone are you shown which attack you will need it for, rather than being given the chance to plan ahead (and worse, the way Pig Head works in this version means if you pick it you're stuck until it runs out, since it automatically destroys other powerups before you can grab them and can't be cancelled out manually). Cutting levels to fit the smaller cartridge space is understandable - reworking the bosses that made the cut in ways that completely forgot to account for the fact that the player is actually supposed to be able to defeat them, less so. Porting Disaster: The Game Gear version, and by extension the Brazil-only Sega Master System backport based on it.Two voice bits: one telling you, "You got a secret bonus point!" and "You got another try!" upon getting another continue.Dark Demon's "I CANNOT BELIEVE IT" upon beating a boss. ![]() The protagonist’s name is the second word in the title, Headdy. I Am Not Shazam: Some people, like this reviewer, assume that the Dynamite in the title is the protagonist’s name and not a descriptor.They also feature some similar mechanics, namely Headdy's headbutt functioning in a similar way to Ristar's stretchy arms in how they are both utilised in platforming as well as combat. ![]() Friendly Fandoms: It's very common for Dynamite Headdy fans to also enjoy Ristar as they're both two of the first games to come up when discussing Cult Classic Mega Drive platformers.Faux Symbolism: The four pink puppets that appear in the intro are named after the Four Evangelists, according to the Japanese ending credits (seen at about 2:11).Followed up by Act 7, which brings gameplay back to normal, but features a difficult boss which represents the start of an overall challenging endgame. Difficulty Spike: Act 6 is an Unexpected Shmup Level that doesn't hold back on those unaccustomed to the genre.The Mad Dog boss features a stunning 16-bit rendition of the "March" from The Nutcracker. The tribute album Secret Bonus Point only makes it better. Nasty Gatekeeper's theme makes for a brilliant Oh, Crap! too. Awesome Music: Tons, but especially the epic final boss theme, and the cast theme. ![]()
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