M2 Is Bringing Toaplan's Back Catalogue To Modern Consoles

cant say im familar with any of those games

Well, I'd like them to release Snow Bros. and I'd call it a day.

I'm afraid they will be standalone digital-only releases, though.

This is fantastic news, but i hope the list above is just a proposed one and not any kind of actual release detail as several of these are very average wherby TOAPLAN have far more impressive games not mentioned. Great news allround though.

What a lovely bit of news!

Great news for 2D Shooter fans, Toaplan has some lovely classics. Again have all these games on my arcade pi. But still great for taking on the go on switch, so no doubt will purchase again:)

Totally up for more of these!

Batsugun is one of my all time favourite shooters. The Saturn version is superb.

Also, this may mean that Tatsujin 2 may finally see a wider home release. (to this day it's only available outside of arcades on the FM Towns)

@Moroboshi876 ; Snow Bros was/is an awesome game. I was thinking of picking up a Mega Drive mini just for this game only to find the UK version doesn't include the game

good news! lovely shmups.. especially with the flipgrip

Toaplan shmup is one of the best classic from yesteryear. Zero wing, Fire Shark, Truxton/Tatsujin 1&2 and a lot more are my favorite.

Dogyuun!! is the Toaplan magnificent octopus here. One of the greatest STG games of all-time. I regret parting with my PCB of it a couple of years back. Tremendous game.

Please make it a pack of games and not one at a time.

Snow Bros and Wardner would be instant buys from me. Two of my favourite arcade games and I always preferred Snow Bros to Bubble Bobble....

@Welshland It certainly was a kick in the nuts when they said this particular game wasn't included in the European version. A sad day.

Yes to every Toplan STG M2 puts out, except maybe Zero Wing, because it's probably going to be the arcade version and not the seminal meme-generating MegaDrive version. But let me also get Snow Bros., OutZone, FixEight, and Knuckle Bash.

Zero Wing, Truxton, and Hellfire are all games that defined the Mega Drive for me, and are some of the games I'm proudest to have beaten. Love every one, this is fantastic news!

I did not actually know they were all made by Toaplan!

@Keroro1979 I prefer Snow Bros. to Bubble Bobble too.

Just to mess with everyone, they should put out Teki-Paki first.

Zero wings engrish better stay in place, otherwise there wil be rioting

truxton on switch? CGR's gonna flip his lid

Cool to hear, I've heard of a good chunk of these games before (on the Genesis/Mega Drive, at least).

@KitsuneNight Agreed. I better see "All your base are belong to us" when I start up Zero Wing!!!

I'm not so sure the Switch can contain TRUXTON! but we'll see.

we need a 3 hour review of TRUXTON

Where's og Raiden at

MAKE YOUR TIME!!!

Don’t understand : is m2 porting these games? Are they remade? Are they emulated?

Toaplan shmup is one of the best classic from yesteryear. Zero wing, Fire Shark, Truxton/Tatsujin 1&2 and lot more, they are my all time favorite.

Wow! Never thought I could be playing Tiger Heli on the Switch! Man, isn't Slap Fight Taito though? (I got really excited for a moment )

Just a few days ago, I was wondering what the licensing situation was for Toaplan games and if it was possible we might see those games made available again, or for the first time. Toaplan's vertical shooters are among the best I've played. Truxton, Truxton 2, Fire Shark, Dogyuun, and V-V/Grind Stormer are some of my favorites. Dogyuun and Grind Stormer aren't ridiculously hard either and I can get through those. Truxton 2 and Dogyuun have particularly good music too.

Wow now I'm really showing my age. They are all classics but I have a soft spot for Truxton.

Really glad people are pleased and more games will be available but personally not really too familiar with these titles. Looking forward to learning more about them though.

@KitsuneNight The Engrish intro was only in the EU Mega Drive version, not the AC version.

@brianvgplayer

And yet its the thing that Zero Wing is best known for.
And actually sets it apart from everything else, cause otherwise its a pretty middle of the road shmup.

please let them release Outzone and Truxton 2! Cracking games!

@MarioLover92 It's likely all of these games are going to be based on their arcade versions so the opening which had that infamous line won't probably going to be there.

Got the original arcade boards for Sky Shark, Wardner and Twin Cobra. Always thought that the original sound chips were encrypted and the code had been lost for most Toaplan games. If they get it right on the switch, I’ll probably buy the full catalogue. Excellent games and hard as nails

@chiptoon Hellfire is one of my all time favourites. I absolutely love that game but I haven't played it in years. The thought of it getting the M2 treatment and coming to Switch is very exciting.

@retro_player_22 Yeah you're probably right. Sega wasn't mentioned anywhere here so it could very well be the arcade versions.

The expression is "could NOT care less." But I'm excited about the Toaplan rereleases!

This is great retro news!!! Another reason to not
miss the lack of a VIrtual Console on Switch as much! 👍👍
Slightly off topic, I wonder why Sega Ages is only on Switch?? Sega, i feel, is missing out on big revenue opportunities there, especially on PS4! 🤔

Uhhh I don’t think i will miss Mahjong Sisters Lol 😂

I own most of those games in their original JAMMA board form. To all the guys half my age here ..Toaplan might be the best games developer you’ve never heard of.

This makes me happy. I love Toaplan shooters. I’ve been wanting them on the Switch for a while to add to my little collection.

@somebread I do get the impression he likes Truxton. Just a little bit.

Bring those Cave shooters over, too, while you're at it...