Arcade Compilations and Console Ports

[ExedExes]

Pac-Man - Pac Man Collection (GBA) plays in scrolled or fullscreen. Plus, PacMania, PacAttack, and Pac Man Arrangement from Namco Classics Vol 1 (Arcade), all arcade perfect!

Frogger - On Konami Arcade Advanced (GBA), also has a graphically enhanced version by using Konami Code on Frogger title screen. Arcade perfect.

Street Fighter II (and the rest) Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1 - PS2/Xbox

Mortal Kombat/II/III MAT 2 has MK2 and MK3 on PC/Xbox/GameCube/PS2. The original MK is only on the PC port. Arcade perfect, but some might have issues with controls.

Marble Madness
Paperboy
Robotron: 2084
Smash TV - these 4 titles are on MAT 1 for PC/Xbox/Gamecube/PS2. Super Smash TV on the SNES is a great port and it's very close to perfect.

The Tower of Druaga - Namco Museum on PS1 has this, right?

Dig Dug
Pole Position
Pole Position II
Mappy - These are on various Namco Museum collections, but you get them all arcade perfect on Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (PS2/Gamecube/PC/Xbox)

Centipede - any Atari Anniversary or Anthology should have these. The 2600 port was good, but as far as being arcade perfect goes, anything goes.

Section Z - NES port takes it in a different direction, far less straightforward. Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1 (PS2/Xbox) should be arcade perfect.

[o.pwuaioc]

I know those were all included on compilations, that's not my concern. If I wanted to just play the arcade version of the game, I could easily and right now. However, my question rather concerns whether the console ports - not the emulated versions - are worth getting. Why would I want to play Pac-Man on the 2600, 7800, NES, etc. over the one from any Namco Museum? Why would I want to play the Robotron 2084 for the 7800 over the one from MAT1?

I pulled those selections out precisely because they are found - arcade perfect (i.e. often just emulated) - on a compilation disc/cart and are remade for a console.

That's why I use Galaga as an example. The arcade version can be found on tons of compilations, Namco 1, Namco 6th gen, Namco 50th, the one on the 360, but only the NES version is found on the NES (and, I think, the Virtual Console). Because the NES version is different and still really good, it makes sense for collectors to have both. 1942, however, while differing from the arcade version found on CCC1, is not that great of a game, so, at least to me, it's not "worth it" to have both, when I'll only be playing the arcade version and never the NES one.

Does that make sense?

[samsonlonghair]

Alright, I think I see what you're getting at here.

Instead of posting a quality arcade-perfect port of fighting games, let me tell you about a game that's very different from the arcade version.


Frogger for the PS1 takes a lot of inspiration form the arcade original, but this is a whole different game with new graphics, music, and gameplay. The first world brings the game back to its arcade roots

From there, frogger can explore new worlds which introduce new play mechanics and 3D platforming that are impossible in the arcade original.


Is this what you're asking?

[o.pwuaioc]

Yes! There we go! heheheh. It doesn't always have to be so striking a difference as the PS1 version of Frogger, but that is what I'm looking for.

Only question is, is this a game worth getting?

[samsonlonghair]

In case I did not make myself clear, YES.

I wasted many hours of my teenage years playing frogger on PS1. I had no idea how to talk to girls, but I darn sure learned how to beat machinery zone on frogger.

[o.pwuaioc]

Then on the list it goes!

I actually spent a bit of time on Frogger too as a teen. That and Centipede. Unfortunately, the only thing I remember about Centipede for the PS1 now is that it doubled as a music CD in CD players, and the music wasn't half bad.

[samsonlonghair]

Allow me to append my previous mention of Fatal Fury so it fits the format of this thread.

Fatal Fury and its sequel, Fatal Fury 2, were both released for Super Nintendo (among other consoles). The Super Nintendo versions of these games are lots of fun, but they are technically inferior to the original arcade versions. Since you can legally purchase arcade-accurate emulated versions of these games on PS2 via Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1, I must conclude that the SNES versions of Fatal Fury and Fatal Fury 2 are not worth it (for the purposes of this thread).

That said, Fatal Fury is still a great game regardless of platform. A fan of fighting games should play Fatal Fury on any platform available to him/her. This is another game where you just can't go wrong.

[o.pwuaioc]

Added! Do you know how Fatal Fury Battle Archive's Fatal Fury compares to SNK Arcade Classics'? Are they the exact same game?

[samsonlonghair]

Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 includes four (admittedly similar) games -- Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, Fatal Fury 2, Fatal Fury Special, and Fatal Fury 3.

Of these four, only the first is available on SNK Arcade classics Vol 1. Fatal Fury: King of Fighters looks exactly the same on either disc, but I have encountered slowdown on the PS2 version of SNK Arcade Classics (albeit not while playing this specific game). I have never had this slowdown problem on Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 or the Wii version of SNK Arcade Classics. Your mileage may vary.

I recommend Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 without hesitation. If you want SNK arcade classics, get the wii version along with a classic controller. I hope this answers your question.

[foxhound1022]

IMO, the SSF llX: FMS on DC, and the SSF2 Turbo HD Remix, are both awesome versions of this game worth having.