Konami Shmup Thunder Cross Joins The Arcade Archives This Week

Hoping for Thunder Cross 2...they've almost released all the games in the konami anniversary collection

This isn't the shoot-em-up I was looking for.

Games I want from Konami which don’t have licenses. Run and gun. Run and gun 2.

@JayJ same. And I thought I might get raiden 2 by December. Guess that’s not happening.

I think M2 did the collection version

Come on! Arkanoid!

@NinChocolate I think it was actually Hamster who done the ports for the collection.

looks ok but im more r-type or gradius myself

@OorWullie oh hamster, okay. Same software , two UI

@sixrings Raiden II would be an excellent addition to the library. Whenever they port Raiden games they always seem to neglect it, for some reason.

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@sixrings I'm hoping for The Main Event

Still waiting on Konami’s Jail Break to see a console’s light of day 😕

We need Violent Storm on ACA

Obligatory "Where's Gradius IV"! Where's Gradius IV?!

UN Squadron and I'm a happy bunny.

@JaxxDuffer I wouldn't say no to that game. I'd love to see Parodius too, unless I've missed it.

Another Konami release. Does that mean we can take one step closer to Gradius IV, Super Contra and Jackal????

Mystic warriors. Mystic warriors.

@BloodNinja I hope with the schedule of a game a week nothing gets left behind.

@JaxxDuffer carrier air wing featured on cap on stadium! Un squadron is a licenced game so might be a while

OorWullie is correct. Hamster did the Arcade Classics Anniversary compilation. M2 handled the Contra and Castlevania collections (Including arcade Contra and Super Contra).

Why do you guys almost never show video footage for stuff like this and reviews and so on? Do you have some limit on storage capacity for the site or something, maybe a policy to use as little storage space as possible? If so, I can understand, but as a user, it would be nice to see actual gameplay footage when you do reviews or articles like this.

@sixrings Yes, there are still many more that should be ported!

I’m hoping for Cybattler, that’s one of my favorites.

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Came out on the collection years ago.

Oops, nearly didn't realize this is part of the anniversary collection I've got already. I'll keep my money, then.

I bought Gradius 3 recently as it wasn’t on the Anniversary Collection. Which... is tougher than I imagined. Tried some other games and I found myself not playing as well as I used to. Turns out I have so many Hamster games on my Switch that it was time to give my 35 year old thumbs a rest and order a HORI fight stick. Maybe I can revisit all my fighting games and shmups in style next week. I’ll give this game a shot too.

Was going to get it but then realised was on the Konami Arcade Collection. Unless this game offers more variants?

@VR32X I got the hori fight stick and change the stick to a Seimitsu LS-56 and was able to beat Gradius III. Highly recommended to use a Seimitsu LS-56!!!!

@Fraba Thanks for the reply! So you swapped out the stick inside the HORI? How much better is it?

@VR32X it’s night and day much better. That game has bullets flying all over the screen for Gradius III you tend to prefer a smaller deadzone for quicker movements and are not sensitive to split-second wrong movements. The tension on a Seimitsu LS-56 is perfect!!! If your stick is too loose you move the joystick hard to avoid a bullet then you end up going into another bullet. With this Seimitsu you can do those quick movements. That game especially the lava level when those rocks explode into multiple bullets you need quick little movements.