... WHY WE DIDN'T GET A CONSOLE/PC PORT? :/
We all know the Arcades are almost (if not completly) dead (at least in NA).
There were a few bunch of arcade centers where I live. But they were replaced by Starbucks (literaly), and some of them only left there a very few classics, like Daytona USA (1), DDR and some KOF/Metal Slug games.
The point is, those have a console counterpart, but now I'm talking about the ones didn't get a port, and probably will take a long time to get dumped/emulated in MAME, and probably everyone will forget about those soon. Now, most Arcade games get a port, so now we don't have to worry
Here are some examples:
-[Relatively] Recent games:
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The House of the Dead 4
Board: Sega Lindbergh
Year: 2005-2006
The second one is the HotD4 Special Cabinet. I'm surprised this didn't get a port. OK, we will get Overkill for Wii, but this definitely looked sooo great in a 52" screen. Oh man, I hope we get at least a PC port some day.
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Sega Rally 3
Board: Sega Europa-R
Year: 2008
This is NOT the same as Sega Rally Revo, all courses are new, looks better and runs at 60 FPS. I think only the music is the same. Again, hope we see at least a PC port if current consoles can't handle it. More screenes & video here:
http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/07/07/sega-rally-3-screens-video/
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Mario Kart Arcade GP 1 & 2
Board: Triforce
Year: 2005 (1), 2007 (2)
We all know those, but you know, I'm surprised Nintendo/Namco leave them as AC exclusives. Yeah, MK-Wii is superior, but those games are great too. A Wii port with both of them someday? Probably not
-Older games:
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Daytona USA 2
Board: Model 3 Step 2.1
Year: 1998
We got 1 Revamped, but this was forgotten. Anyway, even if this won't get ported, I will still dream with Daytona USA 3 for consoles
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Mambo A GoGo
Board: Bemani System 573 Digital
Year: 2001
This was great, I think Donkey Konga got the concept from this. According to Wiki
Shame
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The Ocean Hunter
Board: Model 3 Step 2.1
Year: 1998
This game was great. I almost finished with my brother. The Bosses were great and also graphics. Apparently this game is very rare now
I forgot some. But hope some of you can post em too.
We all know the Arcades are almost (if not completly) dead (at least in NA).
There were a few bunch of arcade centers where I live. But they were replaced by Starbucks (literaly), and some of them only left there a very few classics, like Daytona USA (1), DDR and some KOF/Metal Slug games.
The point is, those have a console counterpart, but now I'm talking about the ones didn't get a port, and probably will take a long time to get dumped/emulated in MAME, and probably everyone will forget about those soon. Now, most Arcade games get a port, so now we don't have to worry
Here are some examples:
-[Relatively] Recent games:
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
The House of the Dead 4
Board: Sega Lindbergh
Year: 2005-2006
The second one is the HotD4 Special Cabinet. I'm surprised this didn't get a port. OK, we will get Overkill for Wii, but this definitely looked sooo great in a 52" screen. Oh man, I hope we get at least a PC port some day.
----------------------
----------------------
Sega Rally 3
Board: Sega Europa-R
Year: 2008
This is NOT the same as Sega Rally Revo, all courses are new, looks better and runs at 60 FPS. I think only the music is the same. Again, hope we see at least a PC port if current consoles can't handle it. More screenes & video here:
http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/07/07/sega-rally-3-screens-video/
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---------------------------------------
Mario Kart Arcade GP 1 & 2
Board: Triforce
Year: 2005 (1), 2007 (2)
We all know those, but you know, I'm surprised Nintendo/Namco leave them as AC exclusives. Yeah, MK-Wii is superior, but those games are great too. A Wii port with both of them someday? Probably not
-Older games:
------------------------
------------------------
Daytona USA 2
Board: Model 3 Step 2.1
Year: 1998
We got 1 Revamped, but this was forgotten. Anyway, even if this won't get ported, I will still dream with Daytona USA 3 for consoles
-------------------------
-------------------------
Mambo A GoGo
Board: Bemani System 573 Digital
Year: 2001
This was great, I think Donkey Konga got the concept from this. According to Wiki
Mambo a Go Go is probably the most obscure music video game by Konami, as it was overshadowed by another music game produced by Sega; Samba de Amigo.
Shame
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The Ocean Hunter
Board: Model 3 Step 2.1
Year: 1998
This game was great. I almost finished with my brother. The Bosses were great and also graphics. Apparently this game is very rare now
I forgot some. But hope some of you can post em too.