“Yet another Irem shmup for you (what can we say - we love 'em), Konami's Life Force”
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Might be a typo or error in editing but this is wrong and confusing:
Irem and Konami were two separate and competing arcade and video game companies.
Konami’s landmark horizontal STG Gradius 1985 / Nemesis 1986 came before Irem’s great horizontal STG R-Type 1987; Konami’s Salamander / Lifeforce 1986 also came out before Irem’s R-Type.
I am a huge fan of both Irem and Konami; sadly Irem as an arcade giant ceased to exist in 1994 while Konami continues to develop video games to this day.
Great horizontal STGs of the mid 80’s
1985 Gradius Konami
1986 Salamander / Lifeforce Konami
(as indicated above includes both horizontal and vertical stages)
1986 Darius Taito
(Arcade Archives PS4 JP)
1987 R-Type Irem
Growing up a huge Atari arcade shooting games fan in the 70’s and 80’s (with a little Pac-Man, Ms. Pac Man & Dig Dug to relax), Seibu Kaihatsu’s Raiden/Raiden II/Raiden DX are the STGs that I played the most in the 1990s. Tight controls and great but relatively simple play mechanics and scoring (vs Eighting/Raizing and CAVE STGs), original arcade Raiden is still a favorite for it’s graphic style and overall consistent gameplay/challenge. High quality arcade STG music/sfx brings so much atmosphere to games from Toaplan and Seibu Kaihatsu: the in stage, end stage and game over music from Seibu K’s Raiden are all little gems of melodies. I eagerly await Raiden from ACA Arcade Archives! Hopefully Raiden II or DX or both will follow!
Switch has significant input lag issues but is still an amazing little retro arcade powerhouse! Thank you Nintendo and Aca Arcade Archives for bringing so many classic arcade games into the 21st Century! HAI! Domo Arigato!!
Arcade Archives purchased so far
Switch North American Alpha Mission Argus Atomic Robo-Kid Bells & Whistles/Detana!! TwinBee Bomb Jack City Connection Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong 3 Image Fight In The Hunt Omega Fighter Ninja Spirit Plus Alpha Pooyan Radical Radial Saint Dragon Star Force Terra Cresta Time Pilot Water Ski X Multiply XX Mission — anyone else notice that theme song for XX Mission closely resembles Guns N Roses Sweet Child O Mine?
North American PS4 A-Jax Armed F Bells & Whistles/Detana!! TwinBee Contra Gradius Gradius II Haunted Castle Heroic Episode Image Fight In The Hunt Life Force MagMax Moon Cresta Nova 2001 Scramble Soldier Girl Amazon Terra Cresta TwinBee X Multiply
Japanese PS4 Darius Terra Force Thunder Cross
ACA NeoGeo Switch Aero Fighters 2 Aero Fighters 3 Alpha Mission II Blazing Star Cyber Lip Garou Mark of the Wolves Ghost Pilots Last Resort Metal Slug Metal Slug X Metal Slug 2 Metal Slug 3 Metal Slug 4 Metal Slug 5 Ninja Commando Prehistoric Isle 2 Pulstar Real Bout Fatal Fury Special Samurai Showdown Samurai Showdown II Samurai Showdown IV Shock Troopers Shock Troppers 2nd Squad Strikers 1945 Plus The King of Fighters ‘98 The Last Blade The Last Blade II Top Hunter Roddy & Cathy Zed Blade
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Re: Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks
“Yet another Irem shmup for you (what can we say - we love 'em), Konami's Life Force”
???
Might be a typo or error in editing but this is wrong and confusing:
Irem and Konami were two separate and competing arcade and video game companies.
Konami’s landmark horizontal STG Gradius 1985 / Nemesis 1986 came before Irem’s great horizontal STG R-Type 1987; Konami’s Salamander / Lifeforce 1986 also came out before Irem’s R-Type.
I am a huge fan of both Irem and Konami; sadly Irem as an arcade giant ceased to exist in 1994 while Konami continues to develop video games to this day.
Great horizontal STGs of the mid 80’s
1985 Gradius Konami
1986 Salamander / Lifeforce Konami
(as indicated above includes both horizontal and vertical stages)
1986 Darius Taito
(Arcade Archives PS4 JP)
1987 R-Type Irem
Re: Seibu Kaihatsu's Raiden Is Joining The Arcade Archives Series
Growing up a huge Atari arcade shooting games fan in the 70’s and 80’s (with a little Pac-Man, Ms. Pac Man & Dig Dug to relax), Seibu Kaihatsu’s Raiden/Raiden II/Raiden DX are the STGs that I played the most in the 1990s. Tight controls and great but relatively simple play mechanics and scoring (vs Eighting/Raizing and CAVE STGs), original arcade Raiden is still a favorite for it’s graphic style and overall consistent gameplay/challenge. High quality arcade STG music/sfx brings so much atmosphere to games from Toaplan and Seibu Kaihatsu: the in stage, end stage and game over music from Seibu K’s Raiden are all little gems of melodies. I eagerly await Raiden from ACA Arcade Archives! Hopefully Raiden II or DX or both will follow!
Re: Hamster Corporation Celebrates 100 Arcade Archives Titles On Nintendo Switch
Switch has significant input lag issues but is still an amazing little retro arcade powerhouse! Thank you Nintendo and Aca Arcade Archives for bringing so many classic arcade games into the 21st Century!
HAI! Domo Arigato!!
Arcade Archives purchased so far
Switch North American
Alpha Mission
Argus
Atomic Robo-Kid
Bells & Whistles/Detana!! TwinBee
Bomb Jack
City Connection
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong 3
Image Fight
In The Hunt
Omega Fighter
Ninja Spirit
Plus Alpha
Pooyan
Radical Radial
Saint Dragon
Star Force
Terra Cresta
Time Pilot
Water Ski
X Multiply
XX Mission — anyone else notice that theme song for XX Mission closely resembles Guns N Roses Sweet Child O Mine?
North American PS4
A-Jax
Armed F
Bells & Whistles/Detana!! TwinBee
Contra
Gradius
Gradius II
Haunted Castle
Heroic Episode
Image Fight
In The Hunt
Life Force
MagMax
Moon Cresta
Nova 2001
Scramble
Soldier Girl Amazon
Terra Cresta
TwinBee
X Multiply
Japanese PS4
Darius
Terra Force
Thunder Cross
ACA NeoGeo Switch
Aero Fighters 2
Aero Fighters 3
Alpha Mission II
Blazing Star
Cyber Lip
Garou Mark of the Wolves
Ghost Pilots
Last Resort
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 4
Metal Slug 5
Ninja Commando
Prehistoric Isle 2
Pulstar
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown II
Samurai Showdown IV
Shock Troopers
Shock Troppers 2nd Squad
Strikers 1945 Plus
The King of Fighters ‘98
The Last Blade
The Last Blade II
Top Hunter Roddy & Cathy
Zed Blade