Jim Power -The Lost Dimension

These have been fixed up and improved over the original games. You get 4 with each being pretty different. PC version looks the best and I don't think it was changed but its good to see what it was like. Sega version started as an unfinished prototype that they finished. Snes version they made the backgrounds scroll normally as it was supposed to have a 3d effect with darkened glasses but the effect could be annoying originally. NES version is a new game that plays better than the old ones with graphics you would see from a late NES game. Very good effort for the work they did to improve those games. You can run then on a flash cart, just go into the game folder and you will see the roms.

on all systems great fun to play! but CHALLENGING!!

good game extremely unforgiving and brutal at times also kinda ruin the experience with keys for doors and a timer but it offer great variety betwin levels overall a good experience

Still having problems using an Xbox controller with the DOS version BUT the inclusion of the SNES, Genesis and NES versions all playable on the Xbox game pad all made up for it! Thank you. After all this time I can now play this game with my game pad and I have 3 versions to play. Well done and thank you.

I was always interested in both console and computer versions of games, even back in the NES & DOS era. This is a classic action game from the 16-bit era. I've wanted to play this when I had my x386 computer, now I have the chance. The enhanced SNES addition is great (good soundtrack too). I highly recommend this for nostalgia and for people to see and compare console and PC games.

Having played the original countless times on the Nintendo SNES since the 9yrs old, I was extremely delighted to find the port to Steam. Game-play & music is just as good as it was during the 90's. Also, this one brings a fantastic feeling of nostalgia and the extreme challenge that only the old-school players could face back then. Replaying this title brought back many memories as I relived my childhood on the Jim Power. My God!... Yes, this is worth it!

First things first, the game itself is great! The problem comes with this release of the game. It includes the DOS and two variations of the SNES version (original and enhanced). As you'd expect the DOS versio uses DOSbox and controller support is fine, but whatever emulator they're using for the SNES version runs the game fine but doesn't have native controller support... really, Piko? On top of that the keyboard mapping is plain horrendous: ignoring which key is which respective SNES button, you jump with CTRL and fire with C...... WHO SERIOUSLY HTOUGH THIS WAS A PLAYABLE CONTROL SCHEME??? The game is a huge challenge, which is part of it's appeal, so confusing and cumbersome controls make it almost unplayable.

Decided to try this release out since it included the DOS version, and apparently a planned update for the Genesis/Megadrive one. Piko's other releases are literally just them selling you a ROM, but here at least you get a package of the different versions to enjoy. Again, the game is great but this release is absolutely horrendous. Find another way to play it, unless you're OK exclusively playing the DOS version. Makes me wonder how bad the other SNES games from Piko control assuming they use the same emulator.

powerful jim

Bad framerate on DOS version with a controller support, bad resolution on enchanted SNES edition and don't have a controller support, good game, bad port with screen tearing and everything on it is shit. No Sega Genesis version BTW, after half a decade

Works well plays well.

If you want an unreasonably difficult game this is the one for you.
Even though it's one of the harder titles out there for its generation it's still one of my favorites, with excellent music and challenging levels it keeps you busy for hours while you learn to navigate each level.

Unfortunately however the person in charge of developing and updating this title hasn't done so. The "Future DLC" he promises hasn't been delivered in years and is likely never coming.

First off, ONLY consider buying this if you have some nostalgia for the game, because it is not a good game. It is the most unfair stupid hard junky platformer ever to grace your screen.

What it DOES have is the best video game soundtrack of all time. This is not up for debate, everyone who disagrees is in deep denial.

This package itself however does not have enough features to justify even the sale price, such as:

The Dos version is slow with inferior sound and music
The Enhanced SNES only contains some very minor tweaks
Genesis version has yet to be released
NES version has yet to be released
Does not have the original Jim Power game for Amiga/Turbografix
No high quality soundtrack

Just get your own emulator and ROMs for free.

Vaprak threatens to defeat our world which is the last planet that stands between him and a dimensional vortex. This vortex leads to a fifth and, up until now, lost dimension. If he succeeds in defeating us, he will destroy our world, opening a gateway for his kind as well as the strange mutating effect that this dimension has on all organic life forms. His forces are far too strong for us to defeat in a frontal attack which is why I was sent to slip past his Omni-eye scanners and make an assassination attempt on the greatest evil that man has ever known. It will take absolutely all of my wits and skill but it is imperative that I reach his fortress and send him back to the sulfurous plane from whence he came.

I still have the physical copy for the snes and it's still just as fucking awesome!

Jim Power is not a very good game, yet it is still worth playing for it's quirky charms (and yes, excellent soundtrack.)

I definitely admire Piko's effort to make the stupendously awful SNES version *somewhat* playable, and I think they've actually succeeded. That said, the game is still more suited for a long, exacting and gruesome game design autopsy rather than any actual jump-and-shoot 16-bit fun; but that's at least a possibility now. Don't even bother with the SNES original unless you have a nearby toilet or sink to vomit into.

Once you've had your fill of laughing at all the hilariously emasculating ways ol' Jim bites it on just the first stage (death by water droplet, death by moist dog nose, etc.) in that, you can safely move on to the DOS version, which is not only graphically superior, it's infinitely closer to a polished and playable game. It's still quirky, odd and a bit off-kilter; but there's less annoying obstacles in the way of your potential platforming fun.

I also really have to commend Piko just for offering multiple ports of JP - it shouldn't be lost on younger generations that the same game was often wildly different on varying home computers and consoles. Thanks for giving customers some bang for their buck in a retro re-release! :)

I also covered this game on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL-keuI9nso

This is an old-school platformer mash-up title that many probably haven't heard of. It was more popular in Europe but not so much in North America. It blends together side-scrolling action, top-down action and shoot em' up levels into the same game, something very different and ambitious for the time. None of these are shining examples of their respective genres but they're all competently done. There's a lot of content here compared to many 90s era platformers, especially PC platformers. This game is rock hard though and only suited for those who enjoy a significant challenge and/or want to practice a lot to iterate their progress.

Unfortunately, this collection is a technical mess and isn't even worth $5 in the state Piko Interactive shipped it in, especially since as of this writing, they seemed to have stopped supporting or talking about it. It includes the MS-DOS and SNES versions of this game, as well as an "enhanced" SNES version, which is essentially a ROM hack that adds more life points and removes the double parallax scrolling which is hard on the eyes. Unreleased Genesis and NES versions were promised to be added as free DLC but these are nowhere to be seen and status is unknown.

The MS-DOS version uses the DOSBox emulator and is improperly configured when first installed from Steam. In order to get the digitised sound effects, you have to manually edit the DOSBox configuration file (instructions are in the Steam forums.) It also runs at a very inconsistent frame rate with awful screen tearing, even on my overclocked Core i7 machine. Other DOSBox games which are properly configured run like butter on this machine. This has never been fixed. You're charging money to provide the optimal way to play this game. If your users have to fix it for you, you shouldn't be charging for it.

The SNES versions use a re-badged implementation of what looks like the Snes9x emulator and while it runs at a much better frame rate and with better sound, it doesn't have proper XInput support. Trying to use an Xbox One controller results in the game thinking that B is being constantly pressed and even after rebinding the controls manually, I couldn't fix it. Playing with an old Xbox 360 controller worked fine and the DOS version of the game works fine with an Xbox One controller. Unacceptable in a 2015 release.

I would have refunded this game if I hadn't had it in my collection for months before I finally got around to playing it. Jim Power is an interesting historical series that platformer fans will like but in this state, with the lacking promised content and near silence from Piko Interactive for the last several months, you should not buy this package. If they ever get around to fixing it, optimising it and adding in the promised missing content, maybe then but not before. This is the last thing I'll be buying from this company.

It has the SNES version

+1

Nothing more than a handful of emulated versions of the game.

For the price, and for what it is, I'd expect EVERY version of the game, including the original "Jim Power in Mutant Planet" releases, which this was essentially a remix of. I mean, not even the original Amstrad CPC version, or the popular Amiga version was included.

As for the game itself, it's a fairly enjoyable, if frustratingly hardcore platformer, which is saved from the pit of mediocrity by the fantastic soundtrack by the legendary Chris Hulsbeck.

I can't really recommend it for £4 as it stands, but if it ever drops into a sale, or if the "developers" release other versions as free DLC at some point down the road, then sure, pick it up.

This game rocked the gaming industry near 1992 for the Amiga as it was a great and challenging hardcore game. The other ports added some additional features and Health Points, which wasn't featured on the Original Amiga version. You should also check Chris Huelsbeck's soundtracks as he is one of Amiga's legendary composer.

I can't believe GOTY 2015 came out over 20 years ago!