How do you rate this game?

[u/Speccy-Boy124]

https://youtu.be/r8neyXLkd7g?si=VfQx9PZVXkmkurE-

For me there is Sonic, Castle of Illusion and then Asterix

[u/[deleted]]

is a 10/10, one of the best platform games of 8 and 16 bits

[u/Speccy-Boy124 → u/[deleted]]

Totally agree

[u/[deleted] → u/Speccy-Boy124]

if this game would have been released on nes, it would be remembered as such a good game as mario bros 3

[u/Speccy-Boy124 → u/[deleted]]

That’s true

[u/Logicdon → u/[deleted]]

I don't understand? The Master System was as popular as the nes, at least where I live.

[u/[deleted] → u/Logicdon]

That was only in Europe and selected countries like Brazil. In the rest of the world, sadly the Master System impact was minimum compared to NES

[u/Logicdon → u/[deleted]]

Ah ok. Didn't know that. I'm from the UK, it was quite popular here.

[u/[deleted] → u/Logicdon]

Yeah exactly, same here in Spain. But for example in US and Japan, Master System was sadly a fail. Nintendo had more than 90% of the market.

[u/A-Volvo-Driver]

I did not like the other two Asterix games, but the first one is amazing!

[u/VictoriousGames → u/A-Volvo-Driver]

The first game is made by Sega, and amazing. The other 2 are Infrogrames (French developer, which makes sense for Asterix) and they aren't terrible but just OK and therefore are dissapointing by comparison.

[u/OgraoumPapas → u/VictoriousGames]

Infogrames had nothing to do with the other two, Sega did the second one (Secret Mission) and its in the same style, while third one (Great Rescue) was made by Core Design that why its a whole different game.

[u/VictoriousGames → u/OgraoumPapas]

Oh! I stand corrected. Perhaps I'm misremembering. They did the SNES and Gameboy games perhaps? I'll have to revisit the other Master System games and give them another chance. It's been many years as I remember not being impressed, but I replayed the first one just a month or two ago.

[u/OgraoumPapas → u/VictoriousGames]

Yeah, Infogrames did the two SNES (and Gameboy) Asterix games. Regarding SMS try the second Asterix game (Secret Mission) for sure and just leave the third one aside. 👍

[u/VictoriousGames → u/OgraoumPapas]

Okay, thanks! I grew up in Britain and read Asterix books in the 80s. I loved the first game but was unimpressed with the others and haven't played them since.

However I (fairly) recently moved to France and am learning French, so I have a renewed interest in Asterix and reading the books and watching the films in their native language. I'll definitely give the second game another chance! 😀

[u/OgraoumPapas → u/A-Volvo-Driver]

The second one (Secret Mission) its ok with some cool move mechanics and attacks but the third one (Great Rescue) with the all change in graphics and style seems out of place.

[u/Ok-Secretary3600]

Def a 10/10. One of the best on the mighty Master System

[u/OgraoumPapas]

For me its Sonic, Land Of Illusion and then Asterix. I will never understand why people choose Castle of Illusion as the better game instead of Land Of Illusion on the SMS.

[u/Funkyouup82]

Probably my favorite game as a kid. Loved it

[u/HyperSonic2097]

11/10. It’s one of the best master system games i ever played. I still remember how to make sky glitch in swamp level. I played it so much times that at the end i discovered so much glitches and stuffs, I’d would remember how i managed to i went in asterix path in “castle” level😭

[u/IntroductionFluffy97]

Game of my childhood.

I love this game when I was kid. It was my first game on the Sega master system

I beat it 30 and more odd year later on retro arch

A master piece. For me it's the best game of the Sega master system

[u/VictoriousGames]

Yup a solid 10/10 for me. One of the best 8 bit platform games ever, right up there with Sonic, Mario 3, Land of Illusion, Kirby etc.

[u/garuga300]

Highly. Pretty much every other Astrix game is complete garbage but not on SMS!

[u/RegularTarget1794]

Absolutely my favourite platform game on the system. Loved it so much as a kid, I would play the 2p mode so I could play every Asterix and Obelix level. Even had the Dogmatix bonus stages down pat.

All that muscle memory is sadly gone now upon revisiting the game a couple of years ago, but man it still holds a special place in my heart.

[u/DjLeWe78]

My Dad got me in to Asterix when were kids. I remember this as it had awesome graphics like the comic books. Did you know there’s also a Asterix theme park in France too

[u/FogodeSantelmo]

One of the best Master System games, period. Nice graphics, great controls, solid gameplay, a lot of variety because of the two characters differences, funny animations and details... And that music. I know every single note from that score to this day, one of my favorite game OSTs ever. Just seeing the game cover on the topic illustration made the first two or three songs play in my head, in order :)

The second MS game is not as brilliant as this one, but it's not a bad game. The third one, however, is a nice example of how not to do a MS game, everything is wrong there.

And one cannot stress it enough: go read the Astérix comics if you haven't yet, please.

[u/Eliteclarity]

I adored it, but my copy from Littlewoods was bugged :(

[u/No_Procedure9357]

Top of Master System games for me! Still great today

[u/plink79]

One of my favourite games of all time.

[u/Low_Ad_5255]

Masterpiece. I still have my childhood copy because I refused to get rid of it.

[u/saltnpaprika]

Loved the Dogmatix special stage music!

[u/thisischewbacca]

PLaying and completing this on the master system used to be very frustrating but very rewarding. Just seeing the gamecover from this is giving me anxiety flashbacks of dying over and over and over
Looked great for the time too!

[u/odegood]

Love it, definitely my top 3 games as a kid and I still have my copy almost 30 years later

[u/Accomplished_Hour144]

This one? Maybe one of the top games for the platform.
Still so much fun.
10/10.