Vasara Collection (NSW, PS4, XB1, PSV, PC)
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Magma Dragoon
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Vasara Collection (NSW, PS4, XB1, PSV, PC)
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/ ... _on_switch
This will include the two Vasara games, obviously.
This will include the two Vasara games, obviously.
Re: Vasara Collection coming to Switch!
fan bloody tastic
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I still want to see that "HD" they are talking about.
Fanart cover
Fanart cover
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Also for Vita, Xbox One, Mac, Windows, and PS4 if you don't mind adding that to the thread title. AFAIK (could def be wrong) this is the first time they explicitly announced the platforms rather than just saying "consoles and PC".
https://gematsu.com/2019/01/vasara-coll ... -announced
https://gematsu.com/2019/01/vasara-coll ... -announced
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Re: Vasara Collection coming to Switch!
Wowsers, a physical release, albeit a limited one...if you'd told me a few years ago that this would be happening I'd probably have checked with the local asylum to see if anyone had escaped.
That being said, was there ever a non-Japanese language edition of the arcade games? If not, would this be the first translation either game has received, assuming they're not just leaving everything as-is and slapping it onto a disc?
That being said, was there ever a non-Japanese language edition of the arcade games? If not, would this be the first translation either game has received, assuming they're not just leaving everything as-is and slapping it onto a disc?
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Re: Vasara Collection coming to Switch!
I immediately thought of BulletMagnet, who has always spoke highly of Vasara. Fantastic news!
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BulletMagnet wrote:That being said, was there ever a non-Japanese language edition of the arcade games? If not, would this be the first translation either game has received, assuming they're not just leaving everything as-is and slapping it onto a disc?
I don't think there is any other versions of these bar the JPN, not to my knowledge anyway.
I would be happy with both games being "slapped" on a disc as is. Fingers crossed they don't make an arse of it.
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http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressrele ... cement.php
this brings tears to my eyes somehow.Playstation TV/ Vita TV support (includes 2-Player Co-Op);
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The PCB has a dip switch setting to add English subtitles.BulletMagnet wrote:was there ever a non-Japanese language edition of the arcade games?
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Re: Vasara Collection coming to Switch!
Really unexpected.
I'll wait to see the quality of the ports, before I let any enthusiasm show through.
I'll wait to see the quality of the ports, before I let any enthusiasm show through.
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Yeah, I know the feeling. Though, those emulation packs are so much better now than they were a decade ago. I've been pleasantly surprised- out of all the stuff I have on Switch, the Atari Flashback and Capcom Beat 'em Up collection probably have the poorest emulation (compared to, say, M2's efforts), and they're still so much better than the better emulation packs I had for the PS2 (like the Taito Collections). I'm still scarred by that SNK pack where all I wanted to do was play Shock Troopers, and it was filled with herky jerky loading pauses every 15 secondsevil_ash_xero wrote:Really unexpected.
I'll wait to see the quality of the ports, before I let any enthusiasm show through.
Though, yeah, I do know with something like a shmup or fighting game that even slight input lag or an incorrect refresh rate can ruin your run if you get serious about it, so I can understand why people'd be cautious.
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Looking forward to this one!
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It's more the lack of screen options on the CBEU collection that annoys me, and the ones it does have are pretty poor.louisg wrote:Yeah, I know the feeling. Though, those emulation packs are so much better now than they were a decade ago. I've been pleasantly surprised- out of all the stuff I have on Switch, the Atari Flashback and Capcom Beat 'em Up collection probably have the poorest emulation (compared to, say, M2's efforts), and they're still so much better than the better emulation packs I had for the PS2 (like the Taito Collections). I'm still scarred by that SNK pack where all I wanted to do was play Shock Troopers, and it was filled with herky jerky loading pauses every 15 secondsevil_ash_xero wrote:Really unexpected.
I'll wait to see the quality of the ports, before I let any enthusiasm show through.
Though, yeah, I do know with something like a shmup or fighting game that even slight input lag or an incorrect refresh rate can ruin your run if you get serious about it, so I can understand why people'd be cautious.
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So let me understand... Is a gaijin devteam handling the ports without any input whatsoever from the original staff?
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I didn't catch it the first time but yeah, looks like a Brazilian company is the publisher and has the development rights. The question is whether they're developing the port themselves or if they're outsourcing.Turrican wrote:So let me understand... Is a gaijin devteam handling the ports without any input whatsoever from the original staff?
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Did you play it after the update that added more screen options and fake scanlines?Marc wrote: It's more the lack of screen options on the CBEU collection that annoys me, and the ones it does have are pretty poor.
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That Brazilian company Qubyte had published at least one game on Switch on their name, beat em up called 99 Vidas and it was quite solid game IMO. I guess they have also been doing ports for others as well, but no idea what.
Really hoping the ports will be good, but unless it's M2 doing the port, it's always uncertain what will be the outcome.
Really hoping the ports will be good, but unless it's M2 doing the port, it's always uncertain what will be the outcome.
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Not only for Switch, but also for PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, PC and Mac:
http://www.qubyteinteractive.com/games/ ... 92019.html
http://www.qubyteinteractive.com/games/ ... 92019.html
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Kobayashi wrote:Not only for Switch, mas also for PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, PC and Mac:
http://www.qubyteinteractive.com/games/ ... 92019.html
This gift just keeps on giving, great stuff
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So this compilation includes a 3D remake, both games enhanced, and the original unaltered games?StrictlyLimitedGames wrote:Some small details will make it look even better! However, this 3D mode will not be avaliable for the vita. The vita version includes an enhanced original arcade experience of the two Vasara games...
The vita version is a bit different due to the hardware. The vita port has been made by reverse-engineering the code from the arcade, and then rebuilt to be optimized for the platform. However, both Vasara 1 + 2 will be avaliable for all platforms.
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To my knowledge, this collection includes ports (not emulations) of the original games, plus a new 16:9 "mode" with new 3D assets and local support for 4 players.
The developers did receive the source code for Vasara 2 (all ASM, iirc) but I think they're mostly recreating them by eye.
The developers did receive the source code for Vasara 2 (all ASM, iirc) but I think they're mostly recreating them by eye.
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I did, and astonishingly, there still isn't a single option that doesn't look like crap when docked.BrianC wrote:Did you play it after the update that added more screen options and fake scanlines?Marc wrote: It's more the lack of screen options on the CBEU collection that annoys me, and the ones it does have are pretty poor.
M2 (as usual) have nailed it for me. The scanlines & smoothing option on the Ages titles looks about as close as you're ever going to get on and HDTV, to my eyes anyway.
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If that is true, then it would be a major step-up and be a 4 player score-fest since Giga Wing 2 for Dreamcast.GSK wrote:To my knowledge, this collection includes ports (not emulations) of the original games, plus a new 16:9 "mode" with new 3D assets and local support for 4 players.
The developers did receive the source code for Vasara 2 (all ASM, iirc) but I think they're mostly recreating them by eye.
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Re: Vasara Collection coming to Switch!
Seems the new mode is not only widescreen but procedurally-generated.
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That sounds strange. However, I guess it's this dev team's license to make their own endless shmup, using art motifs/ships from the Vasara games. As long as the emulation is good the extra modes can justify themselves (like Psyvariar Delta, which the Delta mode more than justifies the package).
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I'd be happy with an arrange that eliminates the endless boss milking in Vasara 1. From my personal play I don't think they ever time out.
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Pushed back to summer this year before release it seems. The publisher didn't share any reasons why.