entremet
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As a huge fan of the arcade era, I spent and enjoyed tons of arcade games.
Most of my favorite arcade games were ported thankfully--Ghouls and Ghost, Outrun, Shinobi, Turtles in Time, Final Fight, SF2 incarnations.
Not all were perfect, but very much serviceable, especially when the 16bit consoles came on the scene. Later we got better ports as home hardware got better.
However, not all games got ported.
Golden Axe: The Return of Death Adder
I loved this game. The prequel was one of my favorites in the arcades--dat ending doe.
But this was the true sequel for me. The Genesis sequels were very low rent. This one had brand new assets and mechanics, fun new characters, and beautiful sprite based graphics, which were a huge upgrade from the prequel.
Sadly, this game never got ported anywhere. I was hoping M2 would do this for Sega's 3D classic line, but it seems Sega has forgotten this game existed.
It was never ported anywhere, while Golden 1 and the console sequels saw tons of rereleases.
Honorable mentions:
Alien Versus Predator--licensing seems to be a big issue with this one
Rave Racer--never ported as well. It's the third arcade Ridge Racer game
Most of my favorite arcade games were ported thankfully--Ghouls and Ghost, Outrun, Shinobi, Turtles in Time, Final Fight, SF2 incarnations.
Not all were perfect, but very much serviceable, especially when the 16bit consoles came on the scene. Later we got better ports as home hardware got better.
However, not all games got ported.
Golden Axe: The Return of Death Adder
I loved this game. The prequel was one of my favorites in the arcades--dat ending doe.
But this was the true sequel for me. The Genesis sequels were very low rent. This one had brand new assets and mechanics, fun new characters, and beautiful sprite based graphics, which were a huge upgrade from the prequel.
Sadly, this game never got ported anywhere. I was hoping M2 would do this for Sega's 3D classic line, but it seems Sega has forgotten this game existed.
It was never ported anywhere, while Golden 1 and the console sequels saw tons of rereleases.
Honorable mentions:
Alien Versus Predator--licensing seems to be a big issue with this one
Rave Racer--never ported as well. It's the third arcade Ridge Racer game