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Mazinger Z (Banpresto) is a licensed game and is apparently coming to the Arcade Archives May 11th. I don't think this really "paves the way" for future licensed games or anything, but I do find it interesting. Maybe it's different with anime/manga vs. Western stuff, generally speaking?

Speaking of licenses, the Arcade Archives version of Marvel Land never made its way outside of Japan. Some sources report this was because of the word "Marvel" in the title. Seems like they could get around this by just releasing the Euro version, which was called Talmit's Adventure.

Oh and the Arcade Archives variant of Jungle Hunt is the Pirate Pete version (so no potential Tarzan references, maybe?).

And even if you can't get Kung Fu Master you can at least get Vigilante. 8)
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I wish Sega was still doing their Ages line, since we never did get Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder. Of course, I'd rather see a Golden Axe compilation.
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Yeah I was all hyped about Sega Ages and then it stopped hard in 2020 after Herzog Zwei.
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I’d really love to see the Macross arcade games. Macross Ii and Plus had some attractive vertical shooters.
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:And even if you can't get Kung Fu Master you can at least get Vigilante. 8)
It is a very, very poor substitute…

I imported Irem Arcade Classics for the PSX last year so that I’d have an arcade perfect version of the game in my collection. (It comes with two other “classics” by Irem, 10 Yard Fight and Zippy Race…) I enjoy it, but it’s pretty much impossible to beat it. The NES version is, IMO, the best version of the game.

Also, I spent a little time with the arcade version of Ninja Spirit. It’s fine, but the TG16 version is better I think. (Just like the home port of Kung Fu!) I’ll try to beat it later this week and compare the two versions in my review.
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I think I had the opposite experience with Zippy Race. Finished the arcade version (Arcade Archives) but got murdered in the Famicom port. Can't remember all the details: it was probably just a case of infinite continues vs. limited.
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May is starting out strong! My copy of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Volume 2 arrives in the mail today!

I also added a counter at the bottom. Enjoy!

January
Vampire Survivors (iOS)
ACA Neo Geo - Burning Fight (Switch; eShop)
ACA Neo Geo - Metal Slug 4 (Switch; eShop)
ACA Neo Geo - Magician Lord (Switch; eShop)
ACA Neo Geo - Super Sidekicks (Switch; eShop)
Impossible Mission (Switch; eShop)
James Pond: Codename Robocod (Switch; eShop)
Radiant Silvergun (Switch; eShop)
River City Girls Zero (Switch; eShop)
Shantae (Switch; eShop)
Super Putty Squad (Switch; eShop)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors & Ghoul Patrol (Switch; eShop)

San Francisco Rush 2049 (DC; CIB)
Gear Works (GB; Cart)
Planet Monsters (GBA; Cart)
Mallet Legend’s Whac-A-Critter (Genesis; CIB)
Gravity (NDS; CIB)
Jagged Alliance (NDS; CIB)
Reversal Challenge (NDS; CIB)
Turn It Around (NDS; CIB)
Unsolved Crimes (NDS; CIB)
Ys Strategy (NDS; CIB)
Impossible Mission II (NES; Cart; HES Variant)
Impossible Mission II (NES; Cart; SEI Color Label Variant)
Mega Man Soccer (SNES; Cart)
Double Dragon and Kunio-Kun Retro Brawlers Bundle (Switch; CIB)
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Switch; CIB)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch; CIB)
Pac Man World Re Pac (Switch; CIB)
River City Girls 1 - 2 (Switch; CIB; JPN)
Snow Bros. Special (Switch; CIB)
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2 (Switch; CIB)
Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Switch; CIB)
Deliver Us the Moon (XBX; CIB)
Severed Steel (XBX; CIB)
February
Big Buck Hunter Arcade (Switch; eShop)
The Flea Evolution (Switch; eShop)
Please, Touch the Artwork (Switch; eShop)
Spy Bros. (Switch; eShop)
Shadow Archer Special (WiiU; eShop)
Silver Falls: White Inside Its Umbra (WiiU; eShop)
Metal Wolf Chaos XD (Xbox)

Adventures of Lolo (FC; Cart)
Just Breed (FC; Cart)
Chalvo 55 (GB; Cart)
Fastest Lap (GB; Cart)
Gargoyle’s Quest II: Demon Darkness (GB; Cart)
The Grinch (GB; Cart)
Ishido: Way of the Stones (GB; Cart)
Paperboy 2 (GB; Cart)
Pocket Soccer (GB; Cart)
Snoopy’s Magic Show (GB; Cart)
Wordtris (GB; Cart)
Yakuman (GB; Cart)
Manic Miner (GBA; Cart)
Pac-Man World (GBA; Cart)
Pinobee & Phoebe (GBA; Cart)
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (GBA; Cart)
Super Bubble Pop (GBA; Cart)
WTA Tour Tennis (GBA; Cart)
Puyo Puyo: Arle’s Roux (GG; Cart)
Phantasy Star Gaiden (GG; Cart)
Sylvan Tale (GG; Cart)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis; CIB)
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem (NDS; CIB)
Pang Magical Michael (NDS; CIB)
Safecracker (NDS; CIB)
Space Invaders Evolution (PSP; CIB)
Jaki Crush (SFC; Cart)
Pipe Dream (SFC; Cart)
Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis (SFC; Cart)
Super Ninja-Kun (SFC; Cart)
Treasure of the Rudras (SFC; Cart)
Wizap! (SFC; Cart)
The Peacekeepers (SNES; Cart)
Arkanoid: Eternal Battle (Switch; CIB)
March
Bomb Monkey (3DS; eShop)
Otosan (3DS; eShop)
Parascientific Escape: CATFH (3DS; eShop)
Parascientific Escape: Gear Detective (3DS; eShop)
Pokémon Picross (3DS; eShop)
Silver Falls Gaiden: DDD (3DS; eShop)
Aspire: Ina’s Tale (Switch; eShop)
Badland: GOTY Edition (Switch; eShop)
Dex (Switch; eShop)
Golf Club Wasteland (Switch; eShop)
Ink & Paper: Doodle Cut (Switch; eShop)
Neodori Forever (Switch; eShop)
Post Void (Switch; eShop)
What Lies in the Multiverse (Switch; eShop)

Earthworm Jim (GB; Cart)
Ninja Boy (GB; Cart)
688 Attack Sub (Genesis; CIB)
Thunder Force III (Genesis; CIB)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (SMS; CIB)
JaJaMaru: Legendary Ninja Collection (Switch; CIB)
Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch; CIB)
Goat Simulator 3 (XBX; CIB)
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (XBX; CIB)
April
Breaker Collection (Switch; eShop)
In The Hunt (Switch; eShop)
Moon Patrol (Switch; eShop)
Ninja Spirit (Switch; eShop)
Rare Replay (Xbox)

Humans; Meet the Ancestors! (NDS; CIB)
Matchstick (NDS; CIB)
Mister Slime (NDS; CIB)
Princess Isabella: A Witch’s Curse (NDS; CIB)
Secret Files: Tunguska (NDS; CIB)
Sherlock Holmes and The Mystery of the Osborne House (NDS; CIB)
Ultimate Card Games (NDS; CIB)
Worms: Open Warfare (NDS; CIB)
Mickey’s Ultimate Challenge (GB; Cart)
Super Chinese Fighter GB (GB; Cart)
Super Chinese Fighter EX (GB; Cart)
Bomberman Jetters Collection (GBA; Cart)
Blaster Master 2 (Genesis; CIB)
Lunar: Walking School (GG; Cart)
Moldorian (GG; Cart)
Puyo Puyo (GG; Cart)
Puyo Puyo Tsuu (GG; Cart)
Super Chines World 2 (SFC; Cart)
Zen Nippon GT (SFC; Cart)
Disco Elysium (Switch; CIB)
Valis Collection II (Switch; CIB)
May
ACA Neo Geo - Metal Slug 3 (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - Dragon Buster (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - Dragon Spirit (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - Gaplus (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - The Genji and Heike Clans (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - The Legend of Valkyrie (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - Mappy (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - Xevious (Switch; eShop)
Arcade Archives - Youkai Douchuki (Switch; eShop)
Assault Suits Valken: Declassified (Switch; eShop)
Cyber Citizen Shockman (Switch; eShop)
Dadish (Switch; eShop)
Minit Fun Racer (Switch; eShop)
UnderDungeon (Switch; eShop)
Xiaomei & The Flame Dragon’s Fist (Switch; eShop)
Bright Memory infinite: Platinum Edition (XBX)

Space Chase (2600; Cart)
Star Ship (2600; Cart)
DragonHeart (GB; Cart)
Hatris (GB; Cart)
Frogger: Toy Trials (NDS; CIB)
Worms: Open Warfare 2 (NDS; CIB)
Battletoads & Double Dragon (NES; Cart)
Balan Wonderworld (Switch; CIB)
Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Volume 2 (Switch; CIB)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition (SNES; Cart)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch; CIB)
A Way Out (XBX; CIB)

2023 Totals: 54 Digital; 98 Physical
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Labyrinth of Zangetsu…<swoon>

Nice pick up. That one’s on my list.

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I added two more games to my last post: Hatris for the GB, and Frogger: Toy Trials for the NDS. That’s 90 physical games for the year! At this pace I’ll have almost 360 more physical games before the year’s out! :lol:
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prfsnl_gmr wrote:Frogger: Toy Trials
It's funny how many of the second gen / Golden Age classics ended up with sequels that no one talks about. Granted, a lot of them look pretty cheap and bad but I bet there are some buried gems somewhere.
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