Parallax Effect

What games make the best use of Parallax Effect on the older consoles (8 and 16 bits)?

From the top of my mind I remember these:

Batman: Return of the Joker (nes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_vIbUvDlE4

Sonic 1 - Starlight Zone (those stars always amaze me!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tid1bp6s0TA

Sonic 3 - Hydrocity Zone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgOjrO4-B88&t=2m8s

 

Thunder Force 4 on the Mega Drive has something crazy like 12 layers from what I remember on stage 1.

 

I always loved Rastan in the arcade. Nothing over the top. Just good shit.

 

Yeah, Rastan did look good. Jim Power on the SFC/SNES/MD has some nice parallax too.

Yakumo

 

Lords of Thunder on PC-Engine looks pretty nice, particularly when you realize the system only has 1 background layer and often mixes giant sprites with it to provide the illusion of another layer and parallax scrolling.

 

Rastan... Argh... I never liked it

Never heard of Jim Power for snes.
Why the strange parallax?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tN_TPTIrYs

 

I was going to say Thunder Force 4, but I see Yakumo beat me to it.


And Jim Power... man, my grandparents randomly got me that game for Christmas. Easily the most sadistically difficult game I have ever played.

 

Nobody ever remembers to mention the originator of the name:

 

Is it me or is the background moving in the wrong direction? Other than that, it is some nice parallax there!

 

Oh man i remember Jim Power it was one of the very first games that made me physically sick after playing it for more then an hour. I always wondered why they didn't use that effect in more games.

 

JimPower is meant to be in 3D. It came with 3D glasses and the effect sort of worked.

 

Streets of Rage 2 had that weird parallax effect on the carnival level (STAGE 3)...that one always impressed me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ9JPziz7RM

 

Wily Stage 4 in Mega Man 3 used it.

I think

 

Altered Beast is a early MD game with multiple paralax "levels":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG3pMeaqnqw

 

I heard that there is a rumor that Phantasy Star 3 and 4 have parallax effect during the battle sequences that were removed for NTSC-u and PAL versions. Is that true?

 

Do you mean this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZQ9JPziz7RM#t=254s

 

I've always loved the effect in this part:


A simple effect that still looks really cool.

 

NOt that part necessarily...the opening part of the stage with the carnival sidewalk.

 

Shadow of the Beast was sold almost entirely on the back of the effect. It is basically Parallax: The Game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiAUZe_kL_Y

Honestly not a good game, but the effect was mind blowing upon release.

 

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