Upcoming Taito Collection - your wish list?

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:17 pm

Empire wins publishing rights to Taito’s Arcade Classics

Empire, the leading AIM listed computer game developer and publisher, today announced that it has signed the US and European rights to publish Taito Arcade Classics, a compilation of Taito’s 30 greatest titles from the past 25 years.

Included in the massive retro gaming collection are such classic games as Space Invaders, Operation Wolf, Rainbow Islands and Bubble Bobble. The game will be published on PS2, Xbox and PC and is scheduled for launch in 2005.

Space Invaders
Operation Wolf
Bubble Bobble
Rainbow Islands

that leaves around 26 titles to discover! What would you like to see inside this one? I personally would love to have Rastan, and New Zealand Story.

Anyway, this one already looks a very promising collection.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:52 pm

I have been dying for an arcade perfect port of Gladiator for years. That would be sweet. Wasn't Mat Mania also a Taito game? That would be awesome, too.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:10 pm

If they don't release Don Doko Don they are idiots and whats the betting they don't.

Fairyland Story, Chack 'n' Pop, New Zealand Story and Liquid Kids would be nice.

I think NZS is the only one with a chance.

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:14 pm

Yay for Bubble Bobble! I have fond memories of playing that as a kid.

I'd really like to see the entire RayForce/Storm/Crisis -trilogy in there. At least the first game, since it never got a PSX release. Some Darius games would be cool, too.

steveovig · Post by **steveovig** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:15 am

I hope they release other versions of Space Invaders. Heck, gimme all of them done by Taito. I remember playing one of them at a drive-in years ago and wanna experience that badboy again.

BTW, I'm extatic that the US is actually getting this. They could put anything on this and I'd buy it.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:18 am

Bubble Bobble
Rainbow Islands
Parasol Stars
The New Zealand Story
Space Invaders
Operation Wolf
Gladiator
Don Doko Don
The Fairyland Story
Liquid Kids
Chack 'n' Pop
Elevator Action
Kiki Kaikai
Slap Fight
Arkanoid 2
Rayforce
Elevator Action Returns
Puzznic
Darius Gaiden
Rastan Saga

Hmm... can't think of anymore ...

Reiki · Post by **Reiki** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:54 am

As long as Rastan is in I'll be happy.

UnscathedFlyingObject · Sat Feb 05, 2005 4:53 pm

Space Invaders
Elevator Action
Arkanoid 2
Rayforce
Raystorm (perfect port)
RayCrisis (perfect port)
Elevator Action Returns
Darius Gaiden
Puzzle Bobble 2

That's about it for recognizable Taito names for me. I don't want any more than this either. I doubt they'll all make it, but dang, I need Elevator Action Returns, Puzzle Bobble 2, and Arkanoid 2 at least.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:12 pm

Heh, well I'll be! With all the mention of New Zealand Story, I checked it out at KLOV...turns out it's Kiwi Kraze, the game I own on NES! Really odd platformer, but it rocks..that first boss, the whale, had some great music.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:16 pm

I bet the res will be wrong too.

Anyways I'm looking forward to see what it'll be like.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:54 pm

I'd personally like to see an Arkanoid collection, especially considering that next year will be the 20th anniversary of the first game in the series.

Beyond that, I'd really like to see Rastan.

Of course, Tatio have made so many classic games over the years that they could probably release a volume for every letter in the alphabet!

Super Mega C · Post by **Super Mega C** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:41 am

Rastan and Renegade

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:06 am

Super Mega C wrote: Renegade

I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Technos, since Renegade is part of the Nekketsu series.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:23 am

Definitely Rastan (maybe I'll figure out how to get past the swinging rope/lava pit part finally) and Slap Fight (although this one would be questionable since I seem to recall this was originally a Toaplan game?) plus Zoo Keeper, Qix/Super Qix, Top Speed and one or more Arkanoid games.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:34 am

Gunlock and its sequels, definitely. (too tired right now to try to figure out the plethora of different names to the same game/series)

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:15 am

i'm hoping for bubble memories, dondokodon, chack'n'pop, etc.. but i bet we will get N versions of puzzle bubble and others that were already ported 745646 times (like sega with fantasy zone and space harrier)

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:03 pm

Recalhorn.

Never heard of it?It's an F3 prototype game recently emulated, by the Pulirula/The New Zealand story designers.super-cute and funny, i'd add.For the rest, a few F3 games that didn't it to PSX or Saturn (Bubble Memories, Akkanvader, something else i'm forgetting).

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:42 pm

Perfect ports of Arkanoid and its sequel would be no brainers for this comp. I personally wouldn't mind seeing an arcade perfect rendition of the Legend of Kage either. I actually managed to beat my NES rev a little while back! Man I loved that game as a kid...

Super Mega C · Post by **Super Mega C** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:31 am

LoneSage wrote:
Super Mega C wrote: Renegade
I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Technos, since Renegade is part of the Nekketsu series.

Oops, taito published it for the NES

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 3:01 am

Now wasn't Target: Renegade developed by Taito? It was like a pseudo-sequel to Renegade, it didn't have anything to do with Kunio and the gang.

Skyknight · Post by **Skyknight** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:51 pm

Let me have a go at projection...

1. Space Invaders (who's surprised? This one STARTED the arcade craze)
2. Operation: Wolf (this is where the modern marksman games REALLY started)
3. Bubble Bobble
4. Rainbow Islands
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5. Arkanoid
6. Darius
7. Chase H.Q.
8. Cadash
9. Rastan
10. Crime City
11. Night Striker
12. New Zealand Story
13. Darius Gaiden
14. RayForce
15. Elevator Action
16. Gekirin Dan
17. Gladiator
18. Jungle Hunt
19. Zookeeper
20. Insector X
21. The Legend of Kage
22. The Ninja Warriors (come to think of it...if this, Darius, and/or Darius II come up, how are Taito and Empire going to handle screen size?)
23. Qix
24. Thunder Fox
25. Thundercade
26. Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh
27. Top Speed
28. Darius II
29. Silent Dragon
30. Psychic Force

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:07 am

I'm hoping they support the Namco GunCon for Operation Wolf and any other Gun games that make it into this.

Recalhorn (What Randorama said.)
Space Gun
Operation Wolf/Thunderbolt/Tiger
RayForce/RayStorm/RayCrisis
Darius 1/2/Gaiden & G.Darius
Arkanoid 1/2/Returns
Majestic Twelve: Space Invaders Part IV
Metal Black
Ryu Jin
Bubble Memories
Akkanvader
Pop'n Pop
Rastan
Elevator Action & EA 2
Super Chase: Criminal Termination
Super Puzzle Bobble (The G-Net version, which the existing PS2 game is NOT a port of)
Chaos Heat
Fighters' Impact Ace
Psychic Force 2012

Super Mega C · Post by **Super Mega C** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:02 am

LoneSage wrote:Now wasn't Target: Renegade developed by Taito? It was like a pseudo-sequel to Renegade, it didn't have anything to do with Kunio and the gang.

It was also the worst side scrolling beet'em up I've ever played. This coming from a person who loved the original Renegade (which most people hate).

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Upcoming Taito Collection - your wish list?

Upcoming Taito Collection - your wish list?

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