Hamster taking suggestions for more PS2 aracde ports!

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:40 pm

My votes:

A-JAX
Dark Seal 2
Time Pilot '84
Joe & Mac Returns
Hyper Sports Special
Road Fighter
Edward Randy
Dadandarn
Circus Charlie
Thundercross II
Super Cobra
Xexex <- vote for this!!! Very Happy
Darwin 4068
Dark Seal
Joe & Mac
Bloody Wolf
Midnight Resistance

Write-ins:
Armed Police Batrider, The Great Ragtime Show, Tatsujin-oh

Other comment:
Please include a non-filtered, non-interlaced graphic mode. Include TATE on games that support it in the game center. Fully customizable key layout, please.

2DGaming · Post by **2DGaming** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:57 pm

Thank you translating the page. Submitted my feedback already. Would really like to play Fighter's History and Fighter's History Dynamite. And of course B Wing and Thundersross. Good times ahead if they do choose to release the stuff.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:18 am

Err, Fighters History was already on the SNES and FHD on the NGCD and SS (great ports). Seems like a waste to vote for them IMO. But hey, it's your vote.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:25 am

Yeah, I was thinking that too. If you love these games, you should be owning them already. The Saturn version will be a better port anyway, not to mention the Neo Geo originals.

drohne · Post by **drohne** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:45 am

they have to do xexex: they got my hopes up the last time. thundercross II as well. and the akumajou dracula arcade game, just cos i'm a castlevania fanboy.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:41 am

I guess nobody is 100% certain what deals Hamster has access to, so potentially anything that's obscure and unported could be fair game. Maybe they can look into getting it in the future.

So I just submitted individual write-in votes for a hitlist of shmup ports that need to happen:

Dangun Feveron
Armed Police Batrider
Battle Bakraid
Raiden Fighters
Raiden Fighters 2
Raiden Fighters Jet
Viper Phase One
19XX War Against Destiny
Tatsujin 2 (Tatsujin Oh)
G-Stream

Then I voted for Xexex from the checkboxes.

I also threw in a few more likely, old coin-op titles that would be cool and might be cheap for them to aquire rights to:

Xain'd Sleena
Robocop
Heavy Barrel
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Dragon Breed

If you want these too, vote for them.

(solicited online feedback like this does produce results sometimes, as those of us who voted on Sega's site for them to make a Shadow The Hedgehog spin-off game a few years ago can attest.)

2DGaming · Post by **2DGaming** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:16 am

Ganelon wrote:Err, Fighters History was already on the SNES and FHD on the NGCD and SS (great ports). Seems like a waste to vote for them IMO. But hey, it's your vote.

I know its available for other consoles but I don't really want to make an effort at all in hunting it down or going to ebay and so forth. If I am able to get it for the PS2 I will be happy if not... oh well.

Seven Force wrote:Yeah, I was thinking that too. If you love these games, you should be owning them already. The Saturn version will be a better port anyway, not to mention the Neo Geo originals.

Its easy to say I should be owning them on such and such platforms. When the games first came out, I had no means nor the cash to import them but now that I do it isn't really worth the effort. I wouldn't really call myself a true fan as I won't go out of my way to get it. If I can I will, if not then I am not going to lose sleep over it.

At the end of the day I rather have all my games on one platform and right now that would be the JPS2 since I pretty much only purchase 2d fighters, classic compilations and shmups for it.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:31 am

Come on. You're a shooter fan and you don't have an SS? FHD is only like $10 anyway for either system and quite common.

drohne · Post by **drohne** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:36 am

man, i'd love to see some of that seibu stuff ported. i've never played viper phase one, and the only raiden fighters i've spent serious time with is jet.

JAPJAC · Post by **JAPJAC** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:05 pm

Not greedy so only voted for Joe & Mac Returns as it`s one of the best SSP ever made. Never seen it in Japan, only London! Great game.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:27 pm

Not greedy

This is hilarious, especially considering your prices

I recommend everyone greedy like me write in Boogie Wings. It's a Data East game so they presumably have the rights. Also one of the best non-ported shmups out there. Recently added to MAME but still.

Varuga · Post by **Varuga** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:04 pm

My vote is in for Trio the Punch! Awesome game made of win and gold!

2DGaming · Post by **2DGaming** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:14 pm

Ganelon wrote:Come on. You're a shooter fan and you don't have an SS? FHD is only like $10 anyway for either system and quite common.

I had a PAL SS. Its broken now. Never had a JP SS though. LIke I said on my previous post I didn't have the means nor the money to import at that time.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:09 am

The Akumajo Dracula (Castlevania) arcade game ?!!
How the heck did they get the rights for this (and Contra)?

PS. As much as I love shooters, I really want this. Everyone, please do me (and yourself) a favor and vote for Castlevania, too.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:30 am

Thunder Force, maybe you already know it, but..

Xain'd Sleena was ported to several home computer systems, under the name of "Soldier of Light". (I know versions for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Spectrum, MSX and Amiga)

Of course, most ports probably are eons away from the arcade game anyway

. I've only played the MSX version and it truly sucks.

Thought I think the Arcade version is rather crap too..

Well, here are screenshots and info of the Amiga version, if you're interested

http://hol.abime.net/2005

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:27 pm

Shatterhand wrote:Thunder Force, maybe you already know it, but..

Xain'd Sleena was ported to several home computer systems, under the name of "Soldier of Light". (I know versions for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Spectrum, MSX and Amiga)

Of course, most ports probably are eons away from the arcade game anyway . I've only played the MSX version and it truly sucks.

Thought I think the Arcade version is rather crap too..

Well, here are screenshots and info of the Amiga version, if you're interested

http://hol.abime.net/2005

That port looks pretty bad... The arcade version is a sweet game though, it did almost everything Turrican 2 did, 5 years earlier. The planets are well designed (for an oldschool game), and the hori shmup stages while travelling between planets are a blast...

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:03 am

It's interesting that Turrican is mentioned, as I usually hear that Psycho-Niks Oscar was a source of inspiration. Regardless, Xain'd was way ahead of its time (it had a spaceship shooter mode too, just like a number of Rainbow Arts games) with the double jump, crouched, and prone positions, and options like the concurrent grenade firing attachment. Plus, it was at least a year earlier than Psycho-Niks, fun.

CecilMcW00t · Post by **CecilMcW00t** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:40 am

Hamster is so freakin cool man. I just totally binged on like 5 games from them at play-asia. XFD

roker · Post by **roker** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:28 am

midnight resistance would be nice

they could use the dual analogs to swing the gun (similar to forgotten worlds)

also, Contra

wow wow
wow
wow

I can only dream (super Contra would be nice too)

roker · Post by **roker** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:29 am

Thunder Force wrote:Xain'd Sleena

one of personal favs

I just wish it weren't so buggy

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:42 am

I can tollerate no TATE since these are budget releases, but come on Hamster, please print them on DVD's. CD's often stop reading on PS2's when constantly used. How much more would it cost to print them on DVD's anyway?

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:00 am

I don't have any of the Oretachi releases, but my understanding from other threads was that they did include tate (where it made sense: Time Pilot, Scramble, Sonic Wings, etc.)

Post by **Ghegs** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:40 am

Zach Keene wrote:I don't have any of the Oretachi releases, but my understanding from other threads was that they did include tate (where it made sense: Time Pilot, Scramble, Sonic Wings, etc.)

Indeed, Sonic Wings has tate and high-score saving as well. Only thing missing was an autofire button (not much of a problem in that particular title) and the ability to remap the buttons.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:24 am

These are apparently the next two to be released. They aren't yet linked to from the official lineup page, but you can get to them by fiddling with the URL:

Super Dodgeball
Rabio Lepus

Edit: Typo pointed out by Ceph.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 2:30 pm

Zach Keene wrote:These are apparently the next two to be released. They aren't yet linked to from the official lineup page, but you can get to them by fiddling with the URL:

Super Dodgeball
Rabio Lupus

The second one is called "Rabio Lepus". Got it for PC Engine. Very difficult shmup featuring a robot rabbit. Anyone know if the PCE port is arcade perfect?

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:50 pm

It's not arcade perfect, but pretty close. Really hard as well.

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:14 am

Ghegs wrote:Indeed, Sonic Wings has tate and high-score saving as well. Only thing missing was an autofire button (not much of a problem in that particular title) and the ability to remap the buttons.

I got interlance grahpic...

And the game play a bit different than the MAME.

Zach Keene wrote:Rabio Lepus

Another new title to pick up.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:52 am

Thunder Force wrote:The arcade version is a sweet game though, it did almost everything Turrican 2 did, 5 years earlier.

Not really, unless your idea of Turrican is a hori-scrolling shooter from left to right - in which case, Contra does it better.

But I like Sleena, sort of, don't get me wrong.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:29 pm

Turrican wrote:
Thunder Force wrote:The arcade version is a sweet game though, it did almost everything Turrican 2 did, 5 years earlier.
Not really, unless your idea of Turrican is a hori-scrolling shooter from left to right - in which case, Contra does it better.

Xain'd Sleena is a multi-way scroller as is Turrican. Of course Turrican had huger maps...

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:20 pm

Wait, Sonic Wings has tate and high-score saving? Anyone else have this game and figured out how to access these options? Whenever I play, it goes straight to the game and I haven't found a button combo for accessing any options.