SpringDivorce

Looks neat, be picking this up for sure.

UPL games tend to be interesting, if a little wobbly mechanically (Omega Fighter aside, which is brilliant). I'll probably bite.

Had this on 360, balls hard, probably one of the hardest Cave shooters I've played. I'll end up buying it anyway.

I loved Extreme on the 360. Was the DS version different? I've got the three-game collection, but not fired it up as of yet.

@HollowSpectre

Same, absolute rubbish.

I really, really need to start this. Had it sat on my shelf for 2 years now.

Looks like Kung-Fu Master. I'll give it a whirl.

Honestly, anyone playing these for the first time.... enjoy. I'm jealous.

@Teksetter

Definitely start with the original. It's quite streamlined in its systems, whereas the sequel adds so much stuff it can be a bit bewildering - I still struggle with it after completing the original via the secret world.

If you take to Spelunky 1, you've got the joy of knowing there's an even more wild sequel to try. If you don't, you're down less cash.

Myself, I bought the original on X360 and PS4, and the sequel on PS4, and I'll still be buying these. Two of the greatest games of the last two generations IMO. Utter, utter brilliance.

@samuelvictor

They sorted the memory stick thing - also it's got to be permanently inserted, it functions as normal. Mine has 10,000+.

My tip? Get rid and buy Everybody's Golf on PS4 instead.

Great game. Got the platinum on every world tour event, definitely up for some more.

I sold it and used the money to buy DLC for Everybody's Golf on PS4. Woefully under-baked.

@BionicDodo

I think it's because it looks so HUGE. Although UPL's Atomic Robo-Kid was similar and was actually quite enjoyable, if quirky.

I think I'll try this out on my Wii U first. Seems a bit polarising this one.

Only slight concern here is that it looks like it may have the same floaty handling as the San Fran games. Otherwise I'm pretty excited for this.

@Clyde_Radcliffe
Fools and their money.

@AlienX

We were playing SA on the X1X over the weekend, she wasn't overly impressed with it. Never got on with them myself in all honesty. She's loving Generations at the minute, but the frame-rate on the 2D bits makes my head hurt.

Was the original any good? Never played it myself, but the kids love a bit of Sonic. Be going PSPro or X1X for this though.

@Ambassador_Kong

I've got Vendetta on Switch and PS4. Plays just the same on both.

I keep meaning to pick up the single-player stuff for this, it's a great game.

@rob7979
Forgot about that - that's taken some hammering over the years, it's a beautifully designed course.

Have the Simpsons ever appeared in a game that wasn't resoundingly average? Don't tell the me the arcade game - that was the very definition of.

My 8bitdo pad is great, but having picked up the JPN version of the SNES pad, it becomes clear that the d-pad as massively inferior on the 8bitdo. They're loose, and still register the occasion unwanted diagonal. In comparison, the official controller has a rock-solid d-pad, exactly the same as the SNES original. Absolute quality.

Would probably be OutRun's first stage. I've been playing that game, in some form or other, since it released in '86.

F-Zero Mute City 1 would probably be a close second. I used to time trial it, and was pretty damn good if I do say so myself.

@BloodNinja
Although I was terrible at it, I really enjoyed Muchi Muchi Pork. Unlike some of the more convoluted scoring systems Cave have used, this felt really natural and had a really good flow to it.

Love Mushi Black Label, though I'm not overly sold on the scoring system.

Really looking forward to the Toaplan games, I've not played Kyukyoku Tiger since getting rid of all my PC Engine gear, and I've been waiting for a home version of Flying Shark since I was a kid. I made do with the monochrome Spectrum version back then!

@BloodNinja
That's just the last month......
I've picked up pretty much everything on AA / Ages, I've still got my Cave X360 games (had to sell the imports sadly) and whatever I picked up online there (I know I need to go back and play Strania), a bunch of stuff on PS4.....

What I really need to do is settle on one damn shooter to completion!

@BionicDodo

I've heard that about Minter's game, but never quite experienced it. I made it about a third of the way through Space Giraffe (really couldn't tell what was going on there), I've managed about halfway through Polybius (that clicked a little when I played it in VR), and I'm so embarrassingly useless at Tempest 4k it's not even funny.

Wait, I did 1CC Minotron 2112 on iPhone, and got about three quarters through Gridrunner.

@BionicDodo

To my shame, I've not played a huge amount of it yet. I did get into Polybius though, so I know I'll enjoy it when I have some time to spare.

I never thought I'd say this, but at the moment... I've too many shmups! In the last few months, I've picked up:

Natsuki Chronicles (PS4)
Task Force Harrier
Mushihimesama
Rolling Gunner
Cotton Reboot
Moose Life (PS4)
Devil Engine
R-Type FInal (PS4)
Raiden IV
Raiden

That I can remember. I've got to stop somewhere.

@GrailUK

No other way. I picked up SMB Deluxe on Xbox, and despite being a decent port, it was an utter nightmare on that controller.

@Tandy255

Oh god yes. Monkey Target with my kiddies is going to be immense!

Looks really nice. If it's anything like an updated Loco-Motion (Intellivision) or The Train Game (Spectrum) I'll definitely bite.

Why are people bringing up Sonic Colours? The two games are entirely different. One of them is a Gamecube game with relatively simple geometry and tiny areas, and one isn't.

Personally, I'm glad I've got the 8bitdo adaptor, there's absolutely no way I can play Monkey Ball without the octagonal notches around the GC's analogue stick.

@HamatoYoshi

I checked my other board (shmups.com). First mention was 14/02/2012, and those boards had a massive crash and lots all the old posts somewhere around that time, otherwise I'm sure I'd be going a LOT further back.

@YANDMAN

Alien vs Predator smokes it. Final Fight is very limited in its move-set, and sections that repeat endlessly. It's fun to play with mates, but a slog for a serious 1CC attempt.

@YANDMAN

It's called personal opinion. Final Fight, despite being iconic, is nowhere near Capcom's best IMO - they've release games with more varied movesets, more depth, and more accessibility. Final Fight is definitely the best-known of the bunch, but it's certainly not the most fun to actually play. Vendetta plays just as well, if not better.

@HamatoYoshi

It really isn't made up though. Hence Capcom's 'Belt-Scrolling' Collection. Quite a common term among those who specialise in stuff like this and has been for years and years.

My physical Cotton landed last weekend, great shooter so far, a bit of a breather after the battering Raiden gave me.

Nice to see this week's Arcade Archives title get a mention, and it's a brilliant belt-scroller, if you've any interest in these you really should pick this up.

@mariomaster96

Its selling point is pretty similar. IE, it's mobile.

@mariomaster96

Bit of a generalisation there, if that were the case, the Switch wouldn't be the massive success it has. I'm far more likely to play any longer game (that isn't graphically intensive) on a device I can play short chunks around the house.

@sanderev

What when that Company literally doesn't exist anymore? What if they do exist, but show no interest in making that title available again? Rainbow Islands is one of my favourite games of all time, last time Taito bothered to make that available was on PS2. I'm not going to stop playing it on MAME because of that. I will, however, pick it up should it appear on Arcade Archives.

@XenoShaun

I agree there. I' own for instance a modded Wii U with a pretty sizeable Retroarch build on there. However, Arcade Archives Vendetta releases today/tomorrow and I'll be all-over that like a rash. I'll support official releases where I can, but if a dev/publisher has long since gone bust, I've no qualms emulating.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon wins this conversation I'm afraid:

Virtua Fighter V FInal Showdown
Virtua Fighter 2
Out Run
Super Hang-On
Fantasy Zone
Space Harrier

That's a decent compilation disc by anyone's standards, to have them all present in-game is pretty mind-boggling.

@ChromaticDracula

It is, looks like ass but plays really well.

How did a DK article end up with comments like these.....
Anyway, I'd forgotten about that GB game. It was brilliant, and I'm going to replay it on my Wii U now.

@Aneira

I'm presuming it's the same version as on the Piko Evercade cart. If so, it's absolutely dreadful. The visuals, sound and gameplay are all far, far worse than the original. Even the Spectrum version was a better port than this.

@60frames-please

Parodius breaks my balls. I 1CC'd one of the SNES games, but the arcade versions..... Ouch.

@MajinSoul

They're terrible. My wireless started drifting after a matter of months. My wired has massive dead zones on the sticks and just feels cheap and tacky. Biggest waste of cash ever.