Taito Memories Vol. 1: Confirmed game list.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:29 pm

Nei First wrote: Sengoku Blade turned out alright on te PS2,

Not really.

Dartagnan1083 · Post by **Dartagnan1083** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:34 pm

Sega uses a version of Dgen for their emulation.
Apparently they bought the rights to it a few years back to save the $$ it would have cost them to develop their own.

Don't ask me where I got this, I don't remember

But it would explain the B- quality of their Emulated stuff.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Mon May 02, 2005 5:42 pm

Dartagnan1083 wrote:Sega uses a version of Dgen for their emulation.
Apparently they bought the rights to it a few years back to save the $$ it would have cost them to develop their own.

Don't ask me where I got this, I don't remember
But it would explain the B- quality of their Emulated stuff.

If I recall, they're using that emulator for the PC Sega Game Hompo, not their Sonic Collection whatever.

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Thu May 05, 2005 6:28 pm

Where the hell is RayForce?

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:23 pm

Hmm there is one bad thing about this compilation though, I wonder why Taito did not just release a pack with all the Darius games separately. Even if they include the other darius games later in other compilations, I still would have preferred them all on the same disc.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:48 pm

Well then you wouldn't buy the other ones would you? Makes good business sense to me.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:50 pm

Can we say that, at least in matter of game selection, that's the best 'retro' compilation so far?

I don't have a PS2, but that would be a great disc to get if I ever buy a PS2

Taito could easily just put less games on those compilations , and release dozens of those compilations, and make some cash easily.

If the emulation is done nicely, then I can say it's very kind of them.

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:53 pm

Ganelon wrote:Well then you wouldn't buy the other ones would you? Makes good business sense to me.

Umm I pre-order all shmups that are released on PS2..

But yea I guess they want to spread out the games, to have some bait for the more picky people

gameoverDude · Post by **gameoverDude** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:53 am

yojo! wrote:
BrianC wrote:Pretty good list, but no Arkanoid, Qix, or Volfied? Hopefully, those will be in the second collection.
volfied was released on PS1 a few years ago already. As well as Arkanoid 2000 for that matter.

Volfied on PS1 lacks Tate, but it is still a good port. It looks like the arcade game but just in a 4:3 aspect rather than 3:4.

Gekirindan would be nice for Vol. 2 so we can see a perfect port of it. Cadash could use link cable support ala Time Crisis 2/3. Super Chase is another title worthy of inclusion in TMv2, and I'd also like to see Galactic Storm.

As far as I remember, Darius Gaiden is nearly perfect in MAME except for the transition effect on the space warp in Zones G-J. Lights don't blackout in Elevator Action II at the moment- the game is still playable, but the blackout does affect your bonus points (2x for killing enemies in blacked-out areas). Here's wishing the best for Mish's going back to work on the F3 driver- it's good so far, and it'll be awesome to see the remaining glitches get nailed. Seeing the missing sound channel in KT2 (i.e. the lead guitar in Stage 1's BGM) fixed was a great thing.

Shatterhand wrote: If the emulation is done nicely, then I can say it's very kind of them.

Agreed all the way.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Fri May 06, 2005 3:14 am

gameoverDude wrote:
yojo! wrote:
BrianC wrote:Pretty good list, but no Arkanoid, Qix, or Volfied? Hopefully, those will be in the second collection.
volfied was released on PS1 a few years ago already. As well as Arkanoid 2000 for that matter.
Volfied on PS1 lacks Tate, but it is still a good port. It looks like the arcade game but just in a 4:3 aspect rather than 3:4.

The PS1 Volfied was released in the US under the name Qix Neo. I own and love it, but I still would love to see Volfied in a collection. Why did you specifically mention Araknoid 2000? The original name of the game was Arkanoid R. Araknoid R 2000 (the correct title) is just a re-release of that game with analog. Yes, Arkanoid has tons of ports, a few sequels, many clones, and a couple remakes, but it's such a great game and deserves to be in a collection. Qix has ports on that Space Invaders Joystick, Gameboy b/w, Atari 800, Atari Lynx, NES, older PC, and a few others.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:45 pm

gameoverDude wrote: As far as I remember, Darius Gaiden is nearly perfect in MAME except for the transition effect on the space warp in Zones G-J. Lights don't blackout in Elevator Action II at the moment- the game is still playable, but the blackout does affect your bonus points (2x for killing enemies in blacked-out areas). Here's wishing the best for Mish's going back to work on the F3 driver- it's good so far, and it'll be awesome to see the remaining glitches get nailed. Seeing the missing sound channel in KT2 (i.e. the lead guitar in Stage 1's BGM) fixed was a great thing.

Mish supposedly got every F3-related glitches fixed recently, but he broke G. Fight in the process, so he hasn't submitted the update yet. Don't know if the bugs you mention were all known; were they in MAME Testers' list?

arromdee · Post by **arromdee** » Mon May 09, 2005 5:29 am

BrianC wrote:Do the home versions of Puzznic have that risque picture in it? I'm interested in the GB version and I want to make sure it has no hentai.

A bit of a late reply, but the PSX version of Puzznic not only doesn't have the pictures, it has the most bizarre bug I've seen--the music only works on an emulator, not if you play the game in a real PSX.

takohiko · Post by **takohiko** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:45 am

arromdee wrote:A bit of a late reply, but the PSX version of Puzznic not only doesn't have the pictures, it has the most bizarre bug I've seen--the music only works on an emulator, not if you play the game in a real PSX.

The PAL version of Puzznic doesn't have that problem, but the PAL version of Cleopatra Fortune does, and the US Cleopatra Fortune doesn't. Quite odd.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:57 am

takohiko wrote: The PAL version of Puzznic doesn't have that problem, but the PAL version of Cleopatra Fortune does, and the US Cleopatra Fortune doesn't. Quite odd.

Is there a Western version of PS Cleopatra Fortune and another one of Puzznic? Incredible!

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:50 am

Recap wrote:
takohiko wrote: The PAL version of Puzznic doesn't have that problem, but the PAL version of Cleopatra Fortune does, and the US Cleopatra Fortune doesn't. Quite odd.
Is there a Western version of PS Cleopatra Fortune and another one of Puzznic? Incredible!

Yes. Those games and Qix Neo (aka The Volfied) were all released in the US by Mud Duck.

CecilMcW00t · Post by **CecilMcW00t** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:06 pm

I was about to pick up Qix Neo but then I remembered how Puzznic got butchered. Does it have any odd problems?

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:11 am

For amusement expert.

The snapshots reveal fake low res presentation, as expected. Let's hope they implement a true low res option at the end, even if we all know that won't happen.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:28 am

Hmm, no signs of tate yet...

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:11 am

Whee, all the game titles are in japanese. Good thing there's that preview-image, might be a bit annoying trying to find the one game you want to play otherwise...

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:11 am

Ghegs wrote:Whee, all the game titles are in japanese. Good thing there's that preview-image, might be a bit annoying trying to find the one game you want to play otherwise...

Indeed.

And bummer there may be no TATE.

But look at all those games..so many...

...can't wait.

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:51 am

Dylan1CC wrote:And bummer there may be no TATE.

I wouldn't count TATE out just yet, there seem to be many an option for games. Just the controls for the original Space Invaders (What does it say on the right? Some background info?) but for Grid Seeker and whatnot there may well be an option for TATE...hopefully Taito pulls through this time.

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Fri May 13, 2005 8:06 am

Ghegs wrote: I wouldn't count TATE out just yet, there seem to be many an option for games. Just the controls for the original Space Invaders (What does it say on the right? Some background info?).

They're the "game rules". Above them, you have an option to modify the screen position, but not to change to tate/yoko. It may be in the main options screen, thoe.

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:40 am

i would get it for dondokodon and fairyland story alone, but still no tate would be just out of laziness. (no technical problems excuse this time unlike gwg)

Post by **Shatterhand** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:56 pm

YA know, even without tate, this seems to be the best thing released for the PS2 ever.

I don't have a PS2, and no plans to buy one soon... (When I bought my PS1, the PS2 was out for near 2 years, so I could buy it cheap... I'll do the same with the PS2), but when I get one, this is something I will surely hunt.

And we are even going to get a Vol.2?

It's really amazing how Taito has put such a big ammount of games. I can live without Tate, I just hope the gameplay remains intact...

chtimi-CLA · Post by **chtimi-CLA** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:07 pm

well you're right, as i said i would even buy a full-price port of dondokodon, the rest is bonus.

jiji · Post by **jiji** » Fri May 13, 2005 5:59 pm

Not only is the resolution scaled-up, the blur is really pronounced and makes the games look really bad. I hope there are no emulation problems, because it wouldn't surprise me with the way they seem to be treating the games. I want to support the variety and diversity of games here, but I don't like supporting hack-job console collections (Midway packs, Megaman Anniversary Collection).

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:27 pm

jiji wrote:Not only is the resolution scaled-up, the blur is really pronounced and makes the games look really bad. I hope there are no emulation problems, because it wouldn't surprise me with the way they seem to be treating the games. I want to support the variety and diversity of games here, but I don't like supporting hack-job console collections (Midway packs, Megaman Anniversary Collection).

Indeed. I really want to buy this game. I really know I won't be happy with it.

Post by **Ghegs** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:53 am

Play.com, a UK-based webstore has this list for Taito Legends, could be the US list as well.

Aqua Jack
Battle Shark
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Symphony
Colony 7
Continental Circus
Darius Gaiden
Double Axle
Dungeon Magic
Electric YoYo
Elevator Action
Exzisus
Gladiator
Great Swordsman
Jungle Hunt
New Zealand Story
Ninja Kids
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Wolf
Phoenix
Plotting (AKA Flipull)
Plump Pop
Pop N Pop
Rainbow Islands
Rastan
Rayforce
Scramble Formation
Sea Fighter Poseidon
Space Gun
Space Invaders
Space Invaders Part II
Super Qix
ThunderFox
Tube It
Volfied
Zoo Keeper

36 games as opposed to Memories' 25, but it's lacking quite a few of the more interesting titles. And those games in Legends but not in Vol.1 might be found on Vol. 2 (already up for pre-order at Play-Asia).

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:56 pm

Ghegs wrote: Scramble Formation

Sweet duuuddddeeee !

Recap · Post by **Recap** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:41 pm