Whoever hasn't played this gem yet needs to undust their Genesis and buy this off of Ebay, download it for the Virtual Console, or grab the ROM for it. I haven't tried any other of Treasure's games, but I've heard from many sources that this game's the best of their works. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised. A polished catchy soundtrack, state of the art cartoon visuals, smooth controls, and unique gimmicks in every level make it enough for me to consider this a 16-bit masterpiece.
For those who have never heard of Dynamite Headdy, the game's entire setting is one gigantic play starring a cast of puppets, with Headdy being the main protagonist. The basic gameplay is that you shoot Dynamite Headdy's detachable head in eight directions so as to cling onto platforms, attack enemies, and move obstacles in a pretty wide variety of levels. There's more to it at times than just that, but I'm not giving spoilers. Grab the game and see for yourself.
If you want a higher difficulty, grab the US/European version.
If you want an easier difficulty, or just want the whole plot that's been eliminated from the localized English translations, grab the Japanese ROM somewhere, then run it through this translation patch.
Personally, I'd go with the US/EU version, because enemies like Teddy Bruin (or Haruyami, as he's well known from the Japan version) actually look menacing, rather than ready to hug you to death. But because Sega of America and Europe were assholes and decided to cut almost all of the dialogue that was originally in the game, it's worth having the Japanese version as well.
I've beaten the Japan version via emulation, but I have yet to best the US version in Virtual Console. X3
For those who have never heard of Dynamite Headdy, the game's entire setting is one gigantic play starring a cast of puppets, with Headdy being the main protagonist. The basic gameplay is that you shoot Dynamite Headdy's detachable head in eight directions so as to cling onto platforms, attack enemies, and move obstacles in a pretty wide variety of levels. There's more to it at times than just that, but I'm not giving spoilers. Grab the game and see for yourself.
If you want a higher difficulty, grab the US/European version.
If you want an easier difficulty, or just want the whole plot that's been eliminated from the localized English translations, grab the Japanese ROM somewhere, then run it through this translation patch.
Personally, I'd go with the US/EU version, because enemies like Teddy Bruin (or Haruyami, as he's well known from the Japan version) actually look menacing, rather than ready to hug you to death. But because Sega of America and Europe were assholes and decided to cut almost all of the dialogue that was originally in the game, it's worth having the Japanese version as well.
I've beaten the Japan version via emulation, but I have yet to best the US version in Virtual Console. X3
