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by Guest Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:03 pm
Was Super Darius 2 actually ever released with a spine card(the one that goes in the back of the case)?
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by zinger Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:04 pm
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by Cthulhu Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:07 am
Super Darius 2 is rare as hell for some reason. I see Super Darius 1 all the time. And yeah, mine is missing the spine card too, as are all copies that I've actually seen for sale. Dunno why...
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by DC906270 Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:32 am
i have Super Darius 2 with a spine card (blue). I have never seen the first Super Darius game with a spine though!!
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by icycalm Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:02 pm
Isn't this game on MAME too?
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by Cthulhu Sun Jun 05, 2005 3:35 pm
icycalm wrote: Isn't this game on MAME too?
This version isn't... at least, I'm pretty sure it's not. The Darius games for the PCE aren't made by Taito - NEC just licenced the name and made two Gradius games on their own, so they weren't released for anything other than the PCE. At least, that's how the explanation I heard went.
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by ST Dragon Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:48 pm
Darius I & II are both perfectly emulated in MAME.
Darius I & II were also released for the Genesis (Darius II was called Sagaia in the US)
JPN version was called Darius II
The PCE DUO & Genesis ports were similar but some of the levels had a different order. Also the PCE version sported more colours & better audio.
Sagaia (Darius II) was also released for the Master System:
Over all the Darius Series have some of the most kick-ass box art around:
http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/darius/darius.htm
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by Cthulhu Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:54 pm
ST Dragon wrote: Darius I & II are both perfectly emulated in MAME.
Yeah, but the PCE games are different from the arcade games I believe. I should try out Darius II in MAME and see how it looks...
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by ST Dragon Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:18 am
At the site I posted there is a comparison of Darius II on the various consoles & MAME. The PCE version isn't that different to arcade. Maybe the level order differs a bit, but it's not an entirely remade game as it was stated above.
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by Nemo Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:26 am
Darius II isn't the same as Super Darius 2 homeboy. Also, Super Darius = Darius Plus = Darius R (GBA, has less levels).
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by Tar-Palantir Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:22 am
Nemo wrote: Super Darius = Darius Plus = Darius R (GBA, has less levels).
Super Darius>Darius Plus>Darius R (in terms of bosses)
Super Darius=Darius Plus>Darius R (level-wise)
