Cave shooters

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:09 pm

Does a complete list of Cave shooters ported to home consoles exist?

Cheers,

Michael

Ord · Post by **Ord** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:21 pm

Donpachi (Saturn)
Donpachi (PSX)
Dodonpachi (Saturn)
Dodonpachi (PSX)
Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou (PS2)
Espgaluda (PS2)
Mushihimesama (PS2) ***July***

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:37 pm

Thanks a lot.

Has there been no word of a Ketsui port at any time?

--Michael

Naiera · Post by **Naiera** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:13 pm

Nothing has ever been mentioned. There was some confusion when a super play DVD came out though. I don't expect there will be conversions of older Cave games, although I'd love to see Dangun Feveron and, obviously, Progear.

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:17 am

You and me both;)

Incidentally, how good is the PS2 port of ESPGaluda?

--Michael

Naiera · Post by **Naiera** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:38 am

The only lacking Cave ports are the Saturn ones, and even DDP is good as long as you play it in TATE. All other ports are great.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:42 am

hows donpachi on the saturn? ive just ordered it and will be playing it in TATE.

Naiera · Post by **Naiera** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:29 am

Better on PSX.

TWITCHDOCTOR · Post by **TWITCHDOCTOR** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:42 am

theevilfunkster wrote:hows donpachi on the saturn? ive just ordered it and will be playing it in TATE.

Its not really as bad as some will say. Its just that the load times are kinda long...longer than they should be.
Do what I do...drink a beer in between the loading of the stages! Usually, I just play it on MAME0X on my XBOX though.

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:20 am

Naiera wrote:The only lacking Cave ports are the Saturn ones, and even DDP is good as long as you play it in TATE. All other ports are great.

Are you sure? I know that PSone version of DDP has a strange slowdown button...

I think that for DP and DDP is really better to play with mame!

Naiera · Post by **Naiera** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:28 am

DDP on PSX is the best of the two ports. And it's really good.

uwfan · Post by **uwfan** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:50 pm

Palmer Eldritch wrote:
Incidentally, how good is the PS2 port of ESPGaluda?

--Michael

very good. buy it.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:57 pm

LUNardei wrote: I think that for DP and DDP is really better to play with mame!

Perhaps, but you don't get the Saturn-exclusive stage in MAME.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:20 pm

TWITCHDOCTOR wrote:
theevilfunkster wrote:hows donpachi on the saturn? ive just ordered it and will be playing it in TATE.
Its not really as bad as some will say. Its just that the load times are kinda long...longer than they should be.
Do what I do...drink a beer in between the loading of the stages! Usually, I just play it on MAME0X on my XBOX though.

Actually there's more problems with it than that. I know level 3 has a TON of slowdown in the saturn version and the sounds is really bad. That doesn't mean unplayable, or even 'not fun', and it is the only way to go if your gonna play it in yoko; but for tate, the psx version fixes all those problems.

As far as the slowdown button on DDP for the PSX, that's a 'cheat' button, not a defect in the game.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:31 am

uwfan wrote:
Palmer Eldritch wrote:
Incidentally, how good is the PS2 port of ESPGaluda?

--Michael
very good. buy it.

Glad to hear it-- it's in the mail thanks to Play-Asia.

So is Esprade not by Cave, then? Isn't it related to Espgaluda?

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:54 am

Ganelon wrote:
LUNardei wrote: I think that for DP and DDP is really better to play with mame!
Perhaps, but you don't get the Saturn-exclusive stage in MAME.

I had the saturn version, but not for the extra fake stage...I really don't like it.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:29 am

professor ganson wrote:So is Esprade not by Cave, then? Isn't it related to Espgaluda?

ESP Ra.de is indeed by Cave, it was made a few years earlier...I believe it's supposed to take place in the same "world" as Galuda (although it plays very differently), though many centuries earlier.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:50 am

LUNardei wrote:
Ganelon wrote:
LUNardei wrote: I think that for DP and DDP is really better to play with mame!
Perhaps, but you don't get the Saturn-exclusive stage in MAME.
I had the saturn version, but not for the extra fake stage...I really don't like it.

Really? I thought the extra stage is kinda neat. The apocalyptic and ruined fiery/lava background is nifty.

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:52 am

LUNardei wrote: I think that for DP and DDP is really better to play with mame!

IIRC, mame plays DDP around 80% speed, heard that on this site and also on marp.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:25 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
professor ganson wrote:So is Esprade not by Cave, then? Isn't it related to Espgaluda?
ESP Ra.de is indeed by Cave, it was made a few years earlier...I believe it's supposed to take place in the same "world" as Galuda (although it plays very differently), though many centuries earlier.

OK, so it just never received a port. Somehow I had it in mind that ESP Ra.de was available for some console or other, and that I was just having bad luck finding it on EBay.

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:32 am

- 80%? Absolutely not!
It's an old discussion, i think. But the latest versions of MAME plays the Cave games correctly. Better than a SAT/PSX port, imho.

- For the extra level...i think i hate it only because... it's not original

- Galuda is the prequel of Ra.De., in the timeline of the "Esp world"

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Sat May 07, 2005 8:31 pm

Incidentally, what does the RA.DE. mean?

Waddle Dee · Post by **Waddle Dee** » Sat May 07, 2005 8:57 pm

Palmer Eldritch wrote:Incidentally, what does the RA.DE. mean?

Raging Decide.

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Sat May 07, 2005 8:58 pm

RAging DEcide

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:24 pm

- Galuda is the prequel of Ra.De., in the timeline of the "Esp world"

So which part of Japan does Galuda take place in?

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Sun May 08, 2005 12:42 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
- Galuda is the prequel of Ra.De., in the timeline of the "Esp world"
So which part of Japan does Galuda take place in?

Mmm...Mmm...Ok, I'm confused

Palmer Eldritch · Post by **Palmer Eldritch** » Sun May 08, 2005 5:23 pm

Waddle Dee wrote:
Palmer Eldritch wrote:Incidentally, what does the RA.DE. mean?
Raging Decide.

Is this confirmed? Any links?
I´ve had people telling me it was something like RAdical DEstruction....

Naiera · Post by **Naiera** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:01 pm

It's definitely not radical destruction.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:18 pm

Mmm...Mmm...Ok, I'm confused

ESPRade takes place in Tokyo. I don't think Galuda does. I don't deny the connection, I just don't think it's in locale.

LUNardei · Post by **LUNardei** » Sun May 08, 2005 8:25 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
Mmm...Mmm...Ok, I'm confused
ESPRade takes place in Tokyo. I don't think Galuda does. I don't deny the connection, I just don't think it's in locale.

You're right. Maybe Galuda takes place in an ancient age. But I don't really know at the moment...