$20 is so cheap I can't afford not to buy it! Plus, that's worth it for Magical Drop alone and Burger time is a huge added bonus. also, this disc has more beat em ups that I can shake a stick at!
It's available on the Wii? Sweetness!! I love Burger Time for the NES and Game Boy, and Bump 'n Jump (who doesn't love it), and Karate Champ (for the NES). Good classics. I can't wait to purchase this compilation.
@JamieO: You sure are full of information Thanks for the linkage. That game looks real fun That mag looks like it was a good one.
Cheers for that mate, what a sound thing to say. I guess that we all have our heads full of information when it comes to our favourite games and when our fave gaming genres are concerned, especially when our memories overflow with nostalgia, like I said the late '80s and early '90s console and arcade games were my most nostalgic period of gaming. My general knowledge is pitiful though, pretty much anyone would kick my ass in a game of Trivial Pursuit! lol Mean Machines was a completely classic gaming mag in the UK. It was like one of those bands that only have a short lifespan and a few songs, like Operation Ivy, but were so brilliant that they are reminisced about today. Mean Machines only had 24 issues, spanning from 1990 to 1992. I read it most for the SNES and Mega Drive coverage of that era and Mean Machines Archive has done a class job of scanning all of the reviews from every issue, so if you want to read up on Mega Drive Gynoug, or SNES Parodius then head over there. The mag had its origins in another great multi-format publication called Computer and Video Games (C&VG) and just as members of Operation Ivy joined Rancid, writers from Mean Machines went on to write for Nintendo Magazine System(NMS), Mean Machines Sega(MMS) and the superb Official Sega Saturn Magazine (OSSM). Anyhow, enough rambling and back to the topic. I always thought that Karate Champ was a Technōs game, I have only just learnt from this topic board that whilst Technōs developed it, it was Data East who published it. You learn something new every day.
I am passionate about retro gaming, from antiquated consoles to the continuation of classics. Obviously I love PSone, and PS2 retro games. I blast my ears to breakneck melodic punk, gruff vocals and nimble alternative guitar hooks.
@StarBoy91 I second that, even though I have the Mega Drive cartridge version, it would be great for more people to get to enjoy Gynoug/ Wings of Wor's shooting action via a Virtual Console release. I don't know much about the licensing issues regarding Masaya or NCS corp, though.
I am passionate about retro gaming, from antiquated consoles to the continuation of classics. Obviously I love PSone, and PS2 retro games. I blast my ears to breakneck melodic punk, gruff vocals and nimble alternative guitar hooks.
Masaya and NCS Corp. also did Cybernator for the SNES (which I've played, but could only get to the second stage admittedly). Hmmm, were Masaya's games localized by Konami (I wonder)?
@Starboy91 Good point there, off the top of my head I do not remember any other Masaya game being converted to SNES, I have SNES Cybernator as you said it was published by Konami, with NCS Corporation credited for its development on the title screen. I also have a copy of pal PS2 Assault Suits Valken which was released by 505 GameStreet and credits PSiKYO. There is also Masiya's PC Engine game Cho Aniki to consider, which was published by Hudson. I am sure that there will be someone at Nintendo Life who can shed more light on the likelihood of more Masaya/ NCS games hitting Virtual Console. I think that I remember Sean talking about their games once, though I might be mistaken.
I am passionate about retro gaming, from antiquated consoles to the continuation of classics. Obviously I love PSone, and PS2 retro games. I blast my ears to breakneck melodic punk, gruff vocals and nimble alternative guitar hooks.
@ryanknight717 Ha, ha great work at getting this forum back on topic, poor President Ronnie, eh!
I am passionate about retro gaming, from antiquated consoles to the continuation of classics. Obviously I love PSone, and PS2 retro games. I blast my ears to breakneck melodic punk, gruff vocals and nimble alternative guitar hooks.
@SeanAaron You have gone and done it now Sean, I don’t need any encouragement regarding posting music. Here you go then, the "what happened next…" of Operation Ivy, it is well known that Tim Armstrong (vocals/guitar) and Matt Freeman (bass) played punk/ ska tunes in Rancid. I play the bass guitar and I buzz off the bass intro to 'Dope Sick Girl' below: [youtube:7qXZtkWOodc] As for vocalist Jesse Michaels, his best work post-Op Ivy has been with the band Common Rider, their 'True Rulers' is below: [youtube:CJMmxlSlWM4] Apologies that I have often strayed so far from the main subject @y2josh, everything I post on here from now on will be relevant to Data East Arcade Classics. You just say the word and I will delete this post too, mate.
I am passionate about retro gaming, from antiquated consoles to the continuation of classics. Obviously I love PSone, and PS2 retro games. I blast my ears to breakneck melodic punk, gruff vocals and nimble alternative guitar hooks.
Just a bump to say that www.videogamesplus.ca have this up for pre-order. They take PayPal so no CC required and they post world-wide. Including P+P it came to £22.82 -- not too shabby!
Release date is indicated at 09 February. I'll be reviewing it for the site as well.
Like most people will agree with, Burger Time alone is worth the $20. The other 14 games are just bonuses.
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