Yeah, I'd much rather pay $50 or even $70 for full-featured ShotTriggers / M2 ports with all the extras than $20 for a competent barebones port. I can run emulators if I just want to know what the games are like. This is a small dev team doing a labor of love for a niche market of folks, making notoriously thorny games as approachable as possible and making sure the ports are nearly perfect. As much as I love some of the games in the Capcom Arcade Stadiums, I probably put more time into Aleste, Darius and Toaplan ports from this team because they really make you want to play the games more.
Worth mentioning that the physical release includes: 2 ports of each game (plus alt MD versions), plus Horror Story (arcade + PC Engine). Total 10 versions of 3 games, plus the standard easy, custom & challenge modes. Overkill for most people but a fair price at $50 if you're interested in the history of Toaplan, adaptations etc.
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Re: Review: Toaplan Arcade Garage: Zero Fire - M2 Tackles Gaming's Greatest Meme In A Fine, If Stingy, Collection
Yeah, I'd much rather pay $50 or even $70 for full-featured ShotTriggers / M2 ports with all the extras than $20 for a competent barebones port. I can run emulators if I just want to know what the games are like. This is a small dev team doing a labor of love for a niche market of folks, making notoriously thorny games as approachable as possible and making sure the ports are nearly perfect. As much as I love some of the games in the Capcom Arcade Stadiums, I probably put more time into Aleste, Darius and Toaplan ports from this team because they really make you want to play the games more.
Re: Review: Toaplan Arcade Garage: Zero Fire - M2 Tackles Gaming's Greatest Meme In A Fine, If Stingy, Collection
Worth mentioning that the physical release includes: 2 ports of each game (plus alt MD versions), plus Horror Story (arcade + PC Engine). Total 10 versions of 3 games, plus the standard easy, custom & challenge modes. Overkill for most people but a fair price at $50 if you're interested in the history of Toaplan, adaptations etc.