"Gobs Raid in Chinatown"-Uncle Carpenter teaches you to be an ACT

Vicenta 2022-02-10 08:01:04



The first thing I heard of Uncle Carpenter was not actually this work, but the "Weird Shape" (82 edition), which was almost as famous as the alien but sighed for its inability to succeed. Although the plot is a little slow (in fact, the films of that era are relatively rhythmic), but its vigorous prop design and CULT's bursting heterogeneous combination will bring a lot of influence to later generations. If I remember correctly, "Dead Space" should be one of the works that is more obviously affected by it. In this way, the name John Carpenter has been silently recorded in my list of must-see film directors.
Because it was not very convenient to find films in the past, and for various reasons such as time, it was only recently that I had the opportunity to watch some representative works of Uncle Carpenter in one go. "Terror of the Black Hole", "The Cursed Village", "Body Bag" and this "Monster Raid in Chinatown" are all recently completed works. In addition to "Strange Form", the original "Operation Stiff enough", "The Ghost of Mars", and "The Great Escape from New York" (snake is based on this film) were also made by Uncle Carpenter that had been horrible before. However, personally, I think highly of this "Monsters in Chinatown". But it can't change my view of these bad films. However, due to subtitles and sound reasons, Uncle Carpenter’s masterpiece "Halloween" and the early tribute to "2001 A Space Odyssey" "Black Planet" have never been seen.
Although I am very fond of the movie "Monsters in Chinatown", it still can’t change. In the end, I think Carpenter is a director who is only suitable for making CULT films, and his proficiency in setting props and music is much higher than that of his director. . Uncle Carpenter, as long as it is a feature-length film, without the props and setting support, it will control the rhythm very poorly and make it drowsy. On the contrary, the music is often remembered: For example, the heavy metal BGM in the opening book of "The Terror of the Black Hole" makes people have an impulse to cut into the aunt's square dance video. "Body Bag" and the film are full of background music with the flavor of video games in the 80s. Not to mention that "Halloween" gave birth to a peerless classic melody that is widely used in the countdown to variety games. In fact, "The Cursed Village" reminds people of all kinds of LED cat cosmetic contact lenses. (This trick also appeared in "Demons in Chinatown", it seems that the director likes laser eyes to emit lasers), and the fusion anti-skeleton human form of "Strange Type" has influenced later game developers to give birth to the "Dead Space" monster. Having said so much, I actually want to write and write together the feelings of Carpenter who have recently developed the film. (The rest of the films really don't have much to chew) Now, let's talk about the topic.
This film is a classic CULT film, I don't think I need to say more. As far as the plot is concerned, it is very CULT style, simple and straightforward. The plot is set up to bring out fighting and props. In the 1980s, a very traditional hero saves the United States, with a dual male protagonist vs. a big devil configuration. To a certain extent, it can be said that it was the second creation of Chinese culture by Americans and the culture of martial arts films in Hong Kong that prevailed at that time. But as mentioned above, Uncle Carpenter is a director who likes to design all kinds of funny props. It is this kind of step-by-step script that complements each other's strengths, leaving enough plot space for him to design props and characters, while at the same time concealing his shortcomings in grasping the rhythm of the feature film. This gave birth to a generation of CULT film classics.
However, from the overall point of view of the whole film, for me, an arcade boy who was in the arcade hall in the 90s, the biggest move is to see the charm of this film being adapted into an ACT doubles game! Let’s review some of the interesting aspects of this film from the perspective of an ACT game.

Title: Parallel to the movie Monsters in Chinatown

Characters: 1P Male Number One Jack Burton 2P Male Number Two Wang
Character operation: same as "Double Dragon 2" no rubbing system. Individual levels have light gun aiming operations and wall-climbing adhesion settings.


Press SART to start the story
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the storytelling method with a pure black background. The effect is similar to the effect of "Double Dragon" and "Red Shadow Warrior" on the black background with white characters only.
Figure 1 describes the time, place, and background. The male protagonist is a truck driver.
Figure 2 The male number one and the male number two bet money.
Figure 3 There must be male number one catching the beer bottle of male number two and bring it out: the hand is
not as fast as the eye, and the eye is not as fast as the heart! Classic lines.

The first level: basic operation guide level
layout: left to right horizontal board characters can move up and down
Scene: airport
soldiers: death gang black sunglasses
BOSS: death gang white horizontal mirror
game content:
from the airport pick-up hall entrance to the parking lot At the entrance, after killing the boss, the boss hijacked the female one and escaped into the car. The first level is over.

Level 2: Car chase Level
layout: left to right Parkour type level
scene: Highway
soldiers leading to Chinatown : All kinds of American pickup trucks, large-displacement car
BOSS: Death Gang hijacked the car that escaped from Female No.1
Game content:
After quickly passing the first level of the horizontal board, immediately transfer to the parkour-type car chase level. Our character becomes the key prop truck of the male number one. The mode is similar to the car level of "Dinosaurs and Cadillac", which is similar to seeing the BOSS at the beginning. 1P is responsible for operating the car, 2P is responsible for controlling the light intensity signs on the screen to attack the vehicles and BOSS on the road. When the BOSS blood tank is emptied, the scene shifts to the entrance of Chinatown. After the protagonist's car and the boss car enter the entrance of Chinatown, the screen will stop for a while, and Uncle Chen Dan's coach will follow into the entrance of Chinatown. The second level is over.

The third level: the classic horizontal board pass
Layout: From left to right, the characters can move up and down.
Scene: Inside Chinatown
: The funeral procession of Changsheng Hall, the Avengers of Yonghang.
BOSS: The zombies resurrected by the BOSS in the Middle BOSS Prosperity Hall, the big BOSS:/Thunder/Rain/Electricity of the Death Gang.
Game content: After
entering the level, you will meet the miscellaneous soldiers of Changshengtang and Yonghang at the same time. After going to the middle section, fight the BOSS of the Prosperity Hall to resurrect the zombies. Finally, after fighting for a while, the number of miscellaneous pawns will increase sharply. At this time, the three /thunder/rain/electricity will come out. Kill all the miscellaneous pawns and enter the BOSS battle mode. Here you only need to kill one of the three BOSS to pass the level. The remaining two who have not been knocked down will transform into middle bosses in the following levels. After knocking down the BOSS, it appears that the male number one driving vehicle crashes into the final BOSS: LoPan ends. After passing the level, the screen will show LoPan shooting the male number one with a laser eye. The third level is over.

The fourth level: left to right with the upgrade horizontal board to pass the level, there is no picture depth, can not move up and down.
Layout: From bottom to top.
Scene: Reaper Gang’s entertainment city
Zabing: Because beating girls is politically incorrect, Zabing continues to be the Black-Clothed
Boss of the Reaper Gang : Thunder/Rain/Dianshang one level is not KO's two. One
game content:
The same level as "Jackie Chan's Challenge" adopts a "z"-shaped map design. At the beginning, play from left to right, and after about three layouts, there will be a ladder to the upper level. After reaching the top, I saw the female number one tied to the bed. At this time, the two of thunder/rain/electricity will break the roof and enter the BOSS battle. After passing the customs, there is a picture of everyone returning to the Blackpool Demon Dragon Hotel in the second man's home. The fourth level is over.

Fifth level: Change horizontal to right to left horizontal board, there is no picture depth. After the middle part, it becomes an underwater level character similar to horse urine and can swim.
Layout: Go right to left and then dive to the bottom of the water. Use the jump button to control the position of the characters like horse urine.
Scene: Yonghang Exchange
Miscellaneous Soldiers: Grim Reaper on the ground and underwater skeleton soldiers.
BOSS: Thunder/
Game content: The
initial stage of the level is right to left without a deep horizontal board. After about ten screens, it enters the underwater level, and the underwater level is five screens long. After the underwater level is completed, enter the roof torture room and enter the BOSS battle. After passing the level, there is a picture of two protagonists being tied to wheelchairs. The fifth level is over.

The sixth level: left to right wheelchair parkour level
layout: left to right there is a depth
scene: the scene of 18 bronze men in the Yonghang Trade and the tunnel
soldiers: mainly obstacles
BOSS: the huge LoPan
game content of the elderly state :
This level is a dodge parkour level, similar to the one-level speedboat level of "Battle Frog". The huge elderly wheelchair LoPan appeared on the board from the beginning. The protagonist of the game must avoid obstacles while avoiding LoPan attacks and reach the well head as fast as possible. The scene length is about fifteen layouts.

Seventh level: left to right horizontal board and fixed scene BOSS battle
layout: left to right
scene: rescued the kidnapped girl from inside Yonghang Trade, the front desk
soldier of
Yonghang Trade : Reaper Gang in black BOSS: LoPan raises similar predators The
content of the monster game: The
first half of the game uses a horizontal board from left to right to pass through the border, and hits the pool in the Yonghang Trading House. After reaching the pool, there were a few clearing screens of jumping into the waterway, and then came to the front desk of Yonghang Trading Company to enter the BOSS battle. After defeating the monster, a car with a sinking egg appears to take everyone away.

The eighth level: left to right no depth horizontal board + fixed scene BOSS battle
layout: horizontal board has no depth, the BOSS battle scene becomes a deep
scene: the horizontal scene is the San Francisco underground waterway, the BOSS battle is LoPan sacrifice to the Qing Emperor Altar
Miscellaneous: The sewer level is LoPan’s eye monster, the altar tube is the man in black and the armored
BOSS: thunder\rain\electricity\ and the remaining two and the laser warrior summoned beast summoned by Lopan
Game content: The
horizontal board level is similar to the scene after "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1" enters the sewers, and goes to the initial stage with depth after the BOSS battle. Thunder\Rain\Electricity\One of the remaining two dies and the other disappears and stays in the back level. After this level is cleared, the screen is for the laser warrior summoned by Uncle
Shendan to kill LoPan's warrior.

Ninth level: Big BOSS QTE battle
layout: confrontation between left and right fixed scenes
Scene: LoPan eighteen bronze men's hall miscellaneous
soldiers: no
BOSS: huge flesh LoPan occupies half the screen of the big courageous screen
Game content:
highly restored plot rebound flying Knife's boss finishing skills. It adopts a setting similar to the final level of "Super Guardian Heroes" on GBA. After the opening, the 1P first flying knife hits the gongs and drums and the BOSS will bounce back. At this time, there will be a countdown. The player must press the attack button to reflect the flying knife before close to 0 seconds. But when the reflection time is more than 0.03 seconds, the big boss will continue to bounce the throwing knife to the player. If it is in 2P mode at this time, the bounce operation will take turns between 1P and 2P. The player can only use the rebounding knife to kill the final BOSS after the judgment is less than 0.03 seconds. At this time, there will be a clearing screen of the bronze figure collapsing.

The tenth level: Escape from the top level
layout: advance the parkour level from bottom to top, similar to the final level of "Red Shadow Warrior" and the level of escape from the bottom of "Metal Slug"
scene: vertical secret roads of Yonghang Trading
Company Bing: No
BOSS: Thunder\Rain\Electricity\The last
game content that did not die :
After the clearance screen appears, the scene should collapse at a speed that the player could not perceive when playing at least the first time. At this time, it enters the parkour chase mode of escaping upwards, and the player's weapon becomes a pistol, which can be attacked by the lower BOSS. The thunder\rain\electricity\ that did not die at the end will become a balloon in the movie and attack the player at the bottom of the screen, and the player will die immediately after falling off the screen. In addition, the edge of this scene can be glued to the wall. Until the balloon boss is knocked down, there will be a clearing screen where Uncle Chen Dan uses a crossbow gun to come up. The actor drove his truck and left the Yonghang Trading Company.

Clearance screen:
Explaining the plot of the protagonist and the heroine, the classic dialogue of Uncle Chen Dan: "China is in my heart, no matter where I go. China is always in my heart." Must appear. Finally, the truck of the male number one drove away from the "Black Tan Monster Dragon" restaurant at night and ended with the head of the "Predator" monster left in the parking space.

If someone really made this game. Whether someone else buys it or not, I will definitely buy it for fun anyway.

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Extended Reading
  • Kiley 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    A lively hodgepodge of B-level films, hehe, Qin Shihuang has become the spokesperson for B-level films

  • Dominique 2022-04-20 09:01:35

    All kinds of jokes, satisfy the curiosity

Big Trouble in Little China quotes

  • [Jack points to the wall]

    Jack Burton: Hollow?

    Wang Chi: Hollow.

    Jack Burton: Fuck it.

    [Jack wacks open the hollow wall with his knife]

  • Jack Burton: This is Jack Burton in the Pork Chop Express, and I'm talkin' to whoever's listenin' out there.