So I found this Mega Drive game at the flea market.

Post by **Kevman** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:58 pm

Being my flea market doesn't have a lot of imports, this was really surprising. I went into the video game store in the indoor portion of flea market and saw a bunch of Genesis games behind the counter. As I was browsing through them, I saw one didn't have a normal Genesis logo but instead a "MD" in green and red. I knew imediatly this was an import and asked if I could look at it. The title was "Thunderforce 4" and knew nothing about it so I just bought Donkey Konga and Altered Beast and left. I would like to know if I missed out on getting a good game? Does anybody have it and/or played it and if so how did you like it?

(Actually I probably would have needed a AR right? Maybe it would be too much trouble to buy that + the game to play it)

Post by **Ack** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:02 am

Was it Thunderforce 4 or Thunder Force 4? I can't find anything on a Thunderforce 4, though there's a complete copy of Thunder Force 4 on eBay right now for 30 bucks.

Post by **Elwood** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:08 am

For the record, Thunder Force IV (called Lightening Force in the US) is a pretty awesome 2D space shooter type of game. I don't know if the Mega Drive carts would work on US Genesis however.

Post by **Ack** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:13 am

Did the boxart change a good deal between the two? I saw a Lightning Force but since the covers look nothing alike and I know little about shooters, I didn't realize it was the same game.

Post by **Elwood** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:25 am

Quite a bit. They both have images of space ships and such, but different looking ones.

Lightening Force:

Thunder Force IV:

I like the Thunder Force one better to be honest.

Post by **peace4myheart** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:56 am

Thunderforce IV needs a game genie and code to play on the US Genesis.

Post by **REPO Man** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:19 am

Well, in MY hometown, finding an import game would never happen.

But if I found something, and knew for sure that it was legit, I'd get to know what the seller knows about the game, its console, and video games in general (without them knowing) and ascertain their reason for selling it. And based on that, I'd do one of the following:

A) Haggle even though it's a great deal
B) Buy it if it's really cheap, no questions asked
C) Walk away

Post by **Doctor Fugue** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:23 am

Dude, you passed up on Thunder Force IV?

I guess I can forgive you this time.

But if you are looking for a tough-as-nails shooter that is regarded in some circles as one of the finest shooters ever...TFIV is the game to play.

Post by **nateup2** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:22 am

I was waiting for a comment like that ^^^

That game is nice, though. I bought a complete copy of the US version for 4 bucks about a month ago. The game is rock solid, although a bit difficult for me... being the SHMUP infant that I am!

Post by **ott0bot** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:59 am

I would go back and pick it up, especially if it's under 10 bucks. Great game! it's one the best best shmups ever, period.