Do you still remember that SRPG masterpiece “Light Force III” that you stayed up late at night to play when you were young? Now, this classic Sega Saturn masterpiece is expected to support online battles! This is not only a moment of ecstasy for fans of the series, but it may even make SEGA itself blush. After all, they didn’t even give the entire game to all players around the world back then!
“Light Force III” players take action again!
Knight0fdragon, this boss was the driving force behind the English language project of “Light Force III” back then! Because Sega was too lazy to Englishize the entire trilogy of this game, only the first chapter could be played in Europe and the United States! Thanks to the efforts of this group of hardcore fans, the entire story was later given the opportunity to be experienced by players around the world.
And now, Knight0fdragon is restless again – he is trying to transform a third-party XBAND modem from Sega Saturn back then, so that players can play against each other online! This sounds like an extra-dimensional project, but he has released several demonstration videos to prove that this is not just empty talk, but it is actually possible!
Is this going to become an online battle SRPG?
At present, this project is still in the testing stage, and the second player’s screen may have a slight bug, but Knight0fdragon said that this is due to problems with the emulator Kronos, rather than technical obstacles. As long as the development goes smoothly, we may actually see a strategic duel mode between players in the future – allowing you to challenge other “Light Force III” masters online!
Imagine that you commanded Synbios and Medion to fight side by side, but now you can fight online. Whose strategy is better? If this really comes true, it will be equivalent to directly injecting new life into “Light Force III”, and even make Sega regret not managing this series properly in the first place!
SEGA, are you really not considering a remake?
For veteran players, “Light Force III” is the last true “Light Force”. Later works either changed development teams or took strange routes, and have long since drifted away from the classic war chess style. This cyber warfare hacking plan will undoubtedly bring a bit of excitement to old fans – after all, Sega itself is not willing to resurrect this masterpiece, so it can only be saved by the players themselves!
Now we are waiting to see where the development of this online mode will go. If it succeeds, it will be the craziest hacker plan in the history of Sega Saturn, and it may even force Sega to re-examine the value of this game. Are you ready to return to Barrand?