Truxton 2, home console ever???

Sega_Fanboy · Post by **Sega_Fanboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:00 am

So I remember this game at the arcade I think back in the day but I was wondering if it ever came to a home console version as I don't have any way of playing PCB's.

I need to look into a supergun as they are new to me

rolins · Post by **rolins** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:18 am

Yeah, you'll find it on the FM-Towns computer, even works on the Marty console.

Sega_Fanboy · Post by **Sega_Fanboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:31 am

Works for me as I am getting a Marty as we speak!!!!

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:16 am

Sega_Fanboy wrote:Works for me as I am getting a Marty as we speak!!!!

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Is that what kids are calling an erection these days?

Sega_Fanboy · Post by **Sega_Fanboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:31 am

The Coop wrote:
Sega_Fanboy wrote:Works for me as I am getting a Marty as we speak!!!!
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Is that what kids are calling an erection these days?

LMAO^^^^^

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:31 am

just fyi it probably has terrible screen options, like all the other toaplan ports :(

i.e. no tate, just fake-tate (if you're lucky) or a scrolling screen, or even weird and nonsensical screen options (as in Flying Shark)

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:40 am

I once saw the Marty cart of this in a shop. Big price tag attached.

Sega_Fanboy · Post by **Sega_Fanboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:07 am

Well I have a way of playing for free till I can afford them and yep they are rather pricey. Not many sell for under $100

Now I just hope I can find a new Marty as I would kill to have a working one again

I wish I lived in Japan

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:42 pm

Sega_Fanboy wrote:Well I have a way of playing for free till I can afford them and yep they are rather pricey. Not many sell for under $100 Now I just hope I can find a new Marty as I would kill to have a working one again I wish I lived in Japan

It truly is a gamer's paradise to stroll in Japan checking out the various Japanese game shops. Just be sure to bring lots of money...as you're gonna need it to buy some of those cool and rare and not to mention expensive games. Arcade PCB shops are cool too. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:07 pm

MAME handles it fine if you're willing to go that route.

On a side note, there's an ultracade machine on campus here that has Truxton 2 as one of the few shmups. I can't say I'm a huge fan but it's not a bad game I guess.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:07 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:just fyi it probably has terrible screen options, like all the other toaplan ports

i.e. no tate, just fake-tate (if you're lucky) or a scrolling screen, or even weird and nonsensical screen options (as in Flying Shark)

I thought Daisenpu turned out great on the on the Megadrive. The screen options weren't perfect, but I've never had any cheap deaths as a result.

It's quite a shame that Truxton 2 and Flying Shark never got more home ports; as good as Fire Shark turned out on the Genesis, I think Flying Shark would've turned great out well.

And then there's Slap Fight-I never did get one of those controllers that NSCX had where the game was built-in.

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:59 am

DEL wrote:I once saw the Marty cart of this in a shop. Big price tag attached.

No surprise there. I had paid $170 for it once, but wouldn't do it now.

Some of the enemies in Marty T2 will fire on you before you can see them, since not all 320 rows of the play area are onscreen (it's cut off a bit at the top).

There's a bit of slowdown, and it lacks parallax or Tate.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:51 am

dave4shmups wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote:just fyi it probably has terrible screen options, like all the other toaplan ports :(

i.e. no tate, just fake-tate (if you're lucky) or a scrolling screen, or even weird and nonsensical screen options (as in Flying Shark)

We're talking about the FM Towns, here.

And yeah there are some decent Toaplan ports on the Genny, although I think the TG-16 / PC-Engine usually does better (Truxton, Twin Cobra both do much better there) than most all the Genny ports (Slap Fight and Daisenpu I grant are good to great ports).

DEL wrote:I once saw the Marty cart of this in a shop.

Marty game cases are kinda big, but they don't come with their own wheels - the game is just a CD-ROM. Just throwing that out there before somebody gets confused.

Dremark · Post by **Dremark** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:33 am

kengou wrote:MAME handles it fine if you're willing to go that route.

On a side note, there's an ultracade machine on campus here that has Truxton 2 as one of the few shmups. I can't say I'm a huge fan but it's not a bad game I guess.

Which campus would this be?