Xevious at home... on consoles

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:09 pm

are there any good ports of Xevious (with tate please)? Super?

any way to find the Arrange mode found here short of buying the cab, which i will do, should that be my only option. must have it to myself.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:16 pm

Xevious 3D+G (Playstation) has Super Xevious as I recall, and also a Xevious Arrangement which I think might have been that Namco arcade version you linked to.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:17 pm

if anyone can confirm this, that is so mine.

any word on tate inclusion?

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:17 pm

It has regular Xevious as well, the same Arrangement mode, and plenty of tate to go around.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:19 pm

oh hell yes. its mine.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:21 pm

captain ahar wrote:oh hell yes. its mine.

Yeah, you can pick this up super cheap on EBay. I think I got it for about $5 a couple months ago. It's hard to find just at your local EB Games or whatever.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:27 pm

Go for the japanese release unless you want limited continues.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:45 am

Turrican wrote:Go for the japanese release unless you want limited continues.

The US release has multiple tate modes and the gameplay intact, so it's far from butchered, though.

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:37 am

BrianC wrote:
Turrican wrote:Go for the japanese release unless you want limited continues.
The US release has multiple tate modes and the gameplay intact, so it's far from butchered, though.

And also the Japanese version is more expensive and harder to find (I paid $66 for the Japanese release

, sealed and new though

).

Cthulhu · Post by **Cthulhu** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:18 am

Yeah, the JP release is quite valuable. If they're totally the same games (not sure, I don't have it - and I'm not sure how much the afforementioned lack of unlimited continues in one version might bother you), I'd go with the US one so long as you can find a copy in good shape.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:38 pm

Well, just out of curiosity

Xevious has a port for the Atari 2600, which obviously is eons away from the arcade one.

And there's a port for the MSX, which was developed by Compile (Or I have been told, I am not sure about this), and it is excellent. They've the original arcade game and a new mode where you can have bigger weapons...

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:56 pm

Well, if you don't look for straight arcade ports, there's a NES Xevious that is an excellent version, and sold like a million. It was an instant hit and no wonder it was selected to be part of the GBA famicom mini / nes classic series.
Famicom import only is also Super Xevious - Gamp no Nazo, that is a quite interesting game and entirely different from Super Xevious arcade.

Xevious is also on PC Engine. The MSX/PC Engine sequels are indeed by compile. And they rock.

In other words, it's plenty of xeviouses to play out there.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:26 pm

that MSX xevious looks great.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:44 pm

I believe there's a freeplay code for the NA 3D/G; not sure about the other games on the disc. I only ever play one credit anyway.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:49 am

one credit is the only way to go. i enjoy earning my progress. plus the tension is way more fulfilling.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:57 am

There's a very good port of Xevious on the 7800. It's not as good as the NES version or many of the more recent ones, but it's still a darn good port. Xevious is also in that Ms. Pac-Man Joystick.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:34 am

"Xevious" is freatured in PSOne "Namco Museum Vol. 2". As far as I can remember, it can be played in Tate mode.

http://www.playstation.jp/products/alls ... 00210b.jpg

The only problem is you have to flip your TV clockwise (not anti-clockwise as usual) when playing in Tate mode.

Changing the oratation of a CRT TV/Monitor may result in it magnetized in the wrong direction as you might already know... (I have one CRT moniter under repair due to this reason.)

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:46 am

Zach Keene wrote:I believe there's a freeplay code for the NA 3D/G; not sure about the other games on the disc. I only ever play one credit anyway.

Is it me or recently gamefaqs is crowded with fake cheat codes? I tried those xevious codes with no result... Maybe they were removed from the pal version, or I just don't understand where exactly input them. Too bad, I wanted to see Heihachi, Paul and the black ship.

About credits, yeah, I guess it sounds irrelevant to 1ccs followers, but It really annoys me when they alter the original setups. Stupid way to artificially increase challenge.

SAM wrote:"Xevious" is freatured in PSOne "Namco Museum Vol. 2". As far as I can remember, it can be played in Tate mode.

And it comes with Gaplus, one of the few games Namco didn't release again and again in their museums, and definitely worth checking.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:16 pm

Turrican wrote:Is it me or recently gamefaqs is crowded with fake cheat codes? I tried those xevious codes with no result... Maybe they were removed from the pal version, or I just don't understand where exactly input them. Too bad, I wanted to see Heihachi, Paul and the black ship.

They work on the NA version. The catch with Heihachi code is that you have to keep holding the buttons for a bit after the game actually starts.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:22 pm

You can unlock Xevious in Starfox Assault.. :/

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:11 pm

Zach Keene wrote:
Turrican wrote:Is it me or recently gamefaqs is crowded with fake cheat codes? I tried those xevious codes with no result... Maybe they were removed from the pal version, or I just don't understand where exactly input them. Too bad, I wanted to see Heihachi, Paul and the black ship.
They work on the NA version. The catch with Heihachi code is that you have to keep holding the buttons for a bit after the game actually starts.

Help guys, someone with the PAL version of Xevious 3D/G+ managed to input these codes correctly? Be nice, take it out from the shelf and try. ^_^

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:25 pm

SFKhoa wrote:You can unlock Xevious in Starfox Assault.. :/

True. I doubt it would have TATE mode though, and you have to get silver medals on all ten levels to unlock it.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 11:25 pm

Turrican wrote:Well, if you don't look for straight arcade ports, there's a NES Xevious that is an excellent version, and sold like a million. It was an instant hit and no wonder it was selected to be part of the GBA famicom mini / nes classic series.
Famicom import only is also Super Xevious - Gamp no Nazo, that is a quite interesting game and entirely different from Super Xevious arcade.

Xevious is also on PC Engine. The MSX/PC Engine sequels are indeed by compile. And they rock.

In other words, it's plenty of xeviouses to play out there.

Yeah, Famicom Super Xevious is graphically amazing, considering the hardware, and TONS of fun. And Xevious on the PCE should be a no-brainer purchase for ANY PCE owner-you can really see the Compile elements in the gameplay, and it does indeed rock!