pc->console ports

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

looked through the archives and didn't see a thread like this, so i thought i'd ask.

i'm into collecting console games ported from the pc. i have a list started already, but would love some help building it up. i'm mostly missing ports from the post-32-bit era.

genre doesn't matter, but keep in mind i'm talking pc->console ports, not arcade->pc->console or amiga/c64->pc->consoles. i'm also trying not to include cross-platform titles that were simultaneously developed on pc and console; i want pc games that have been shoehorned onto a console, or console adaptations of traditionally pc franchises. (truthfully i'm fearful of how massive the list would become if i included cross-plat titles.)

feel free to correct any mistakes i've made, since most of my info came from wikipedia. i'll be adding a lot more in the coming days.

ps2
alone in the dark: the new nightmare
return to castle wolfenstein
escape from monkey island
age of empires ii: the age of kings
quake iii revolution
half life
delta force: black hawk down
myst iii
rainbow six 3
ghost recon
max payne
soldier of fortune

tg16/cd
loom
might & magic book one
might & magic iii (cd)
populous
simearth
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
wizardry
wizardry ii
wizardry iii
wizardry iv
wizardry v

ps1
alone in the dark: the new nightmare
alone in the dark: one-eye'd jack's revenge
command & conquer: red alert: retaliation
crusader: no remorse
descent
descent ii
diablo
discworld
discworld ii
duke nukem: total meltdown
final doom
grand theft auto
grand theft auto: london 1969
gunship
magic carpet
mdk
myst
nascar racing
need for speed
need for speed ii
panzer general
quake ii
rainbow six
rainbow six: rogue spear
riven
sim city 2000
star wars: dark forces
Star Wars: Rebel Assault ii
syndicate wars
test drive 4
test drive 5
test drive off road
theme hospital
theme park
time commando
transport tycoon
ultima underworld
warcraft ii
wing commander iii
wing commander iv
wizardry vi
wizardry vii
x-com
x-com: terror from the deep
z

dreamcast
alone in the dark: the new nightmare
half-life
unreal tournament
quake iii arena
rainbow six
rainbow six: rogue spear
soldier of fortune

saturn
alone in the dark: one-eye'd jack's revenge
command & conquer
crusader: no remorse
discworld
discworld ii
duke nukem 3d
magic carpet
mechwarrior 2
myst
need for speed
phantasmagoria
quake
rayman
riven
sim city 2000
theme park
time commando
warcraft ii
z

sega cd
adventures of willy beamish
another world
dune
heart of the alien
loadstar: the legend of tully bodine
rise of the dragon
secret of monkey island
star wars: rebel assault
theme park
wing commander

cdi
7th guest
rise of the robots
myst

3do
alone in the dark
another world
alone in the dark 2
battle chess
myst
need for speed
rise of the robots
star wars: rebel assault
super wing commander
theme park
wing commander iii
wolfenstein 3d

cd32
battle chess
frontier: elite ii
pirates! gold
rise of the robots

nes
ad&d: pool of radiance
ad&d: hillsfar
bard's tale ii
battle chess
elite
king's quest v
maniac mansion
might & magic book one
overlord
sid meier's pirates
the bard's tale
times of lore
ultima iii
ultima iv
ultima v
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
wizardry
wizardry ii
wizardry iii

sms
king's quest
populous
rise of the robots
tintin in tibet
ultima iv
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego

snes
another world
civilization
doom
dungeon master
mechwarrior
mechwarrior 3050
might & magic ii
might & magic iii
populous
populous ii
rise of the robots
sim city
sim city 2000
sim earth
test drive ii: the duel
theme park
tintin in tibet
ultima vi
ultima: runes of virtue ii
utopia
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
wing commander
wizardry v
wizardry vi
wolfenstein 3d
worlds of ultima: the savage empire

jaguar/cd
myst
wolfenstein 3d
theme park

genesis
another world
buck rogers: countdown to doomsday
dune ii
might & magic ii
might & magic iii
pirates! gold
populous
populous ii
rise of the robots
risky woods
star control
test drive ii: the duel
theme park
tintin in tibet
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego

fm towns marty
dungeon master
indiana jones: the last crusade: the graphic adventure
king's quest v
legend of kyrandia
monkey island ii
secret of monkey island
ultima
ultima ii
ultima iii
ultima iv
ultima underworld
ultima underworld ii
ultima v
ultima vi
wing commander: armada
zak mckracken and the alien mindbenders

xbox
jedi knight ii: jedi outcast
armed & dangerous
arx fatalis
counterstrike
half life
doom 3
doom 3: resurrection of evil
delta force: black hawk down
half life 2
leisure suit larry: magna cum laude
max payne
max payne 2
myst iii
myst iv
sid meier's pirates
return to castle wolfenstein
rollercoaster tycoon
soldier of fortune 2: double helix
jedi knight: jedi academy
elder scrolls iii: morrowind
unreal ii
rainbow six 3
ghost recon

gamecube
jedi knight ii: jedi outcast
rainbow six 3
ghost recon

n64
command & conquer
doom 64
duke nukem 64
quake
quake ii
rainbow six
sim city 2000
sim city 64
starcraft 64

360
command & conquer 3
supreme commander
universe at war
world in conflict

if someone's already done this, please lock and redirect.

[MeTmKnice]

From what I see, one thing that I have noticed is missing is.. The Lost Vikings (SNES & GEN) also Lost Vikings 2 (SNES). Prince of persia (dont remember which consoles)

[Sudo]

Maniac Mansion, Deja Vu, Shadowgate and Uninvited for the NES?

[diskoboy]

Dreamcast had Half-Life, even though it was never released officially... And I believe Typing of the Dead was released on PC's

[venturousviking]

Thief for the Xbox.

[kedawa]

There were more ports on the Dreamcast, but I can't think of them at the moment.
I think there was a Rainbow Six game, and some kind of space flying game.
I think Armada and Prince of Persia started out as PC games, but I'm not sure if they were ever released for PC.

Saturn also had Magic Carpet.

Quake II on N64 isn't really a port. It's more like an expansion pack.

[Jorpho]

From what I see, one thing that I have noticed is missing is.. The Lost Vikings (SNES & GEN) also Lost Vikings 2 (SNES). Prince of persia (dont remember which consoles)

I was just reading the other day that The Lost Vikings 2 PC definitely came after the SNES original. Not so sure about the first one, but I imagine the PC port also came second there.

Anyway, there were a lot more Wizardry and Ultima ports in Japan, as well as Neverhood on the PSX. Here's all you need to know:
http://www.digitpress.com/archives/didyouknow_pctoconsolerpg.htm

[CelticJobber]

There was a Dreamcast port of Soldier of Fortune.

[James8BitStar]

tg16/cd
might & magic book one
might & magic iii (cd)
populous
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
wizardry

Addition: Wizardry 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all available for TG-CD (or specifically, PCE-CD). I'm not sure if Wizardry 4 is Return of Werdna or an original game (traditionally console ports of the Wizardry series skip W4: Return of Werdna, but this might be an exception).


ps1
command & conquer: red alert: retaliation
descent
descent ii
diablo
discworld
discworld ii
duke nukem: total meltdown
final doom
grand theft auto
grand theft auto: london 1969
gunship
mdk
myst
nascar racing
need for speed
need for speed ii
panzer general
quake ii
rayman
riven
sim city 2000
star wars: dark forces
Star Wars: Rebel Assault ii
syndicate wars
test drive 4
test drive 5
test drive off road
theme hospital
theme park
time commando
transport tycoon
ultima underworld
warcraft ii
wing commander iii
wing commander iv
wizardry vii
x-com
x-com: terror from the deep
z

Correction: Rayman actually started as an Atari Jaguar game and was later ported to a variety of consoles, including the PC and PS1.

Also, Wizardry 6 was also available for the PS1.


nes
battle chess
elite
king's quest v
might & magic book one
might & magic ii
overlord
sid meier's pirates
the bard's tale
times of lore
ultima iii
ultima iv
ultima v
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
wizardry
wizardry ii
wizardry iii

Might and Magic II never appeared on the NES, in any country. Only Book One did (and IMO it was a huge improvement over the PC version).

In Japan, Bard's Tale II was ported to the NES.

There were also NES ports of AD&D: Pool of Radiance (whcih despite what the article I link below states, DID come out in the US) and AD&D: Hillsfar.


sms
king's quest
populous
rise of the robots
tintin in tibet
ultima iv
ultima: the black gate
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego

Rise of the Robots? On the Sega Master System? Outside of a hacked cart, I'm not believing that one.

Also, the only Ultima ever released on a Sega system was Ultima IV.


snes
civilization
doom
dungeon master
mechwarrior
mechwarrior 3050
might & magic book one
might & magic ii
might & magic iii
populous
populous ii
rise of the robots
sim city
sim city 2000
test drive ii: the duel
theme park
tintin in tibet
ultima vi
utopia
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego
wing commander
wizardry v
wizardry vi
wolfenstein 3d
worlds of ultima: the savage empire

Might and Magic Book I never appeared on the SNES, but 2 and 3 did (in fact, M&M2 appeared twice--Japan and Europe had two completely different ports).

You forgot Ultima VII: The Black Gate. Also, since you said you were looking for console spinoffs of PC franchises as well as ports, Ultima: Runes of Virtue II.


genesis
dune ii
heroes of might & magic
might & magic book one
might & magic ii
might & magic iii
pirates! gold
populous
populous ii
rise of the robots
risky woods
star control
test drive ii: the duel
theme park
tintin in tibet
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego

Again, M&M1 never appeared on the Genesis, though 2 and 3 did.

Also Heroes of Might and Magic DEFINITELY didn't. You may be thinking of King's Bounty, which inspired HoM&M and DID appear on the Genesis.

Another game to add to that list: Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday.


if someone's already done this, please lock and redirect.

this article (http://www.digitpress.com/archives/didyouknow_pctoconsolerpg.htm), here at Digitpress, might be interesting, though it deals specifically with RPGs and is by no means complete or comprehensive.

POINTLESS FACT: That article is how I discovered Digitpress.

POINTLESS FACT 2: I still want to know how Zork I works on the Playstation.

[tom]

Alone in the Dark
Star Raiders (A8 was the best PC)

[Nikademus1969]

Baldur's Gate was *almost* a PS1/DC game.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare (PC / DC / PS1)
Prince of Persia 3D (PC / DC)

The Emperor's New Groove (PC / PS1 - I'm not sure which one came out first, though!)

GBA:
Wing Commander Prophecy
Jazz Jackrabbit
Secret Agent Barbie
007 Nightfire (for PS2, GC and XBox, too)
Duke Nukem
Doom
Wolfenstein 3D

XBox 360: Command & Conquer 3

Several consoles:
Lode Runner

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

From what I see, one thing that I have noticed is missing is.. The Lost Vikings (SNES & GEN) also Lost Vikings 2 (SNES). Prince of persia (dont remember which consoles)

both lost vikings games were first released on the snes. pop was first made for the apple ][.


Maniac Mansion, Deja Vu, Shadowgate and Uninvited for the NES?
maniac mansion added. deja vu, uninvited, and shadowgate were originally mac games.


Dreamcast had Half-Life, even though it was never released officially... And I believe Typing of the Dead was released on PC's
i'll add half life since it found its way to the web. typing of the dead was an arcade game first.


Thief for the Xbox.
i'm trying not to include simultaneous releases if possible.


I think there was a Rainbow Six game, and some kind of space flying game.
I think Armada and Prince of Persia started out as PC games, but I'm not sure if they were ever released for PC.

Saturn also had Magic Carpet.
rainbow six added to ps1, dc, and n64.
rainbow six: rogue spear added to ps1, dc.
rainbow six 3 added to xbox, ps2, gamecube.
ghost recon added to xbox, ps2, gamecube.
magic carpet added to ps1 and saturn.


Anyway, there were a lot more Wizardry and Ultima ports in Japan, as well as Neverhood on the PSX. Here's all you need to know: bookmarked! i'll get to those later.


There was a Dreamcast port of Soldier of Fortune.
soldier of fortune added to dc and ps2.

thanks for all the help guys. i'll add the rest when i get a chance.

[klausien]

Cool list, and a PC port discussion would be quite cool. I didn't see SimEarth for the TurboGrafx CD on there.

[Wraith Storm]

Can't forget The Adventures of Wily Beamish, Loadstar: The Legend Of Tully Bodine and Heart of the Alien (Out of this World) all on the Sega CD.

Also there is the Dynamix game Stellar Fire on the Sega CD that is part of the Stellar/Nova 9 series. Although Stellar Fire might be exclusive to the Sega CD and not be a PC port, but i'm not sure.

[Jorpho]

For that matter, we'd need to add TG16 Loom too.

If you're going to count the FM Towns Marty, you'll want to add the Marty ports of Loom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and of course the famous Zak McKraken port. (I didn't know it had one of the Kyrandia games too!)

I'm not sure if SNES Metal Marines counts. I'm told the SNES game is very different from the PC game anyway.

Was Brutal Paws of Fury on a console first? I know the PC version had a sequel.

Crusader: No Remorse was on the PSX and Saturn.

And SNES Spectre was on the Mac.

[DarthKur]

How about Lode Runner? Originally made for the Apple ][, C64, Atari, MSX, etc. Made it, console wise in various forms, to the Sega 1000/3000, NES, Atari XEGS (if you count that as a game console), PS1, Saturn, N64, and TG16. Plus there's various hand held system ports as well.

[nestlekwik]

My mind isn't working too well right now, but having just done an article on this, a couple Indiana Jones console games were originally PC-developed.

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine for N64 was first PC-developed as was Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb for PS2 and Xbox (explaining why the PS2 version is slightly inferior).

The console The Last Crusade games were loosely based off the 1989 PC releases of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game, but I don't think they are similar enough to make your list. Use your judgment or have other users give their opinions on it.

For some odd reason, a Playstation 2 game that comes to mind though is The Operative: No One Lives Forever (the spy FPS), also Tribes was made into the PS2 port Tribes: Aerial Assault.

[blue lander]

If you're being super strict about the games originating on an actual PC, then you can't count the early Wizardry games since they debuted on the Apple ][. Same goes for Elite on the NES, that came out on the BBC Micro first. Didn't Frontier: Elite ii come out on the Amiga before the PC? And wasn't Maniac Mansion originally a C64 game?

[koster]

Mafia (PS2 and Xbox) and Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (PS2) were ports of PC games.

The original Syndicate should probably be on the list - I don't think it was an Amiga port.

[ghostangelofcky]

Loom for the turbo CD

Only one I can think of

[YoshiM]

Let's see...some adds:

3DO

-The Daedalus Encounter (I *think* it came out on PC first then dribbled to the 3DO)


Dreamcast

-Starlancer

PS2

-Star Trek: Elite Force

Xbox

-Crimson Skies
-Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (also on 360)
-Tron 2.0


Corrections:

NES: Sid Meier's Pirates!-It's actually just called "Pirates!". Same game just a change in the name. I honestly didn't know the pedigree until I saw the box screen shots.

[VACRMH]

Hell: A Cyberpunk Adventure for 3DO

[robotriot]

Here's an obscure one: Litil Divil for CD32.

[Greg2600]

The big thing with PC to Console ports was that you lost the ability to mod everything.

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

Addition: Wizardry 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all available for TG-CD (or specifically, PCE-CD). I'm not sure if Wizardry 4 is Return of Werdna or an original game (traditionally console ports of the Wizardry series skip W4: Return of Werdna, but this might be an exception).


wizardy 1-5 added to tgcd.


Correction: Rayman actually started as an Atari Jaguar game and was later ported to a variety of consoles, including the PC and PS1.

Also, Wizardry 6 was also available for the PS1.
rayman removed, wizardy 6 added to ps1.



Might and Magic II never appeared on the NES, in any country. Only Book One did (and IMO it was a huge improvement over the PC version).

In Japan, Bard's Tale II was ported to the NES.

There were also NES ports of AD&D: Pool of Radiance (whcih despite what the article I link below states, DID come out in the US) and AD&D: Hillsfar.

that's what i get for trusting wikipedia. m&m2 removed from nes.
ad&d: pool of radiance, ad&d: hillsfar, and bard's tale ii added to nes.


Rise of the Robots? On the Sega Master System? Outside of a hacked cart, I'm not believing that one.
Also, the only Ultima ever released on a Sega system was Ultima IV.
according to data design interactive (http://www.datadesign.uk.com/history_page.htm), they made it for the sms, gen, snes, and game gear.

ultima: the black gate removed from sms.



Might and Magic Book I never appeared on the SNES, but 2 and 3 did (in fact, M&M2 appeared twice--Japan and Europe had two completely different ports).

You forgot Ultima VII: The Black Gate. Also, since you said you were looking for console spinoffs of PC franchises as well as ports, Ultima: Runes of Virtue II.
m&m:book one removed from snes.
ultima: runes of virtue ii added to snes.


Again, M&M1 never appeared on the Genesis, though 2 and 3 did.

Also Heroes of Might and Magic DEFINITELY didn't. You may be thinking of King's Bounty, which inspired HoM&M and DID appear on the Genesis.

Another game to add to that list: Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday.
m&m1 and hom&m removed from genesis.
buck rogers: countdown to doomsday added to genesis

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

Alone in the Dark
Star Raiders (A8 was the best PC)
alone in the dark added to 3do.
sorry, just looking for ibm-pc software.


Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare (PC / DC / PS1)
Prince of Persia 3D (PC / DC)

The Emperor's New Groove (PC / PS1 - I'm not sure which one came out first, though!)

XBox 360: Command & Conquer 3

Several consoles:
Lode Runner
alone in the dark 2 added to 3do, saturn, ps1.
alone in the dark: the new nightmare added to ps1, dc, ps2.
looks like the two versions of emperor's new groove were released a week apart, so that'd fall into my simultaneous release rule.
c&c3 added to 360.
lode runner was first made for the apple ][, c64 and other classic computers.


Cool list, and a PC port discussion would be quite cool. I didn't see SimEarth for the TurboGrafx CD on there.
simearth added to tg16 and snes.

Can't forget The Adventures of Wily Beamish, Loadstar: The Legend Of Tully Bodine and Heart of the Alien (Out of this World) all on the Sega CD.

Also there is the Dynamix game Stellar Fire on the Sega CD that is part of the Stellar/Nova 9 series. Although Stellar Fire might be exclusive to the Sega CD and not be a PC port, but i'm not sure.
adventures of willy beamish, loadstar, heart of the alien added to sega cd.
another world added to 3do, genesis, sega cd, snes.

[JunkTheMagicDragon]

For that matter, we'd need to add TG16 Loom too.

If you're going to count the FM Towns Marty, you'll want to add the Marty ports of Loom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and of course the famous Zak McKraken port. (I didn't know it had one of the Kyrandia games too!)

I'm not sure if SNES Metal Marines counts. I'm told the SNES game is very different from the PC game anyway.

Was Brutal Paws of Fury on a console first? I know the PC version had a sequel.

Crusader: No Remorse was on the PSX and Saturn.

And SNES Spectre was on the Mac.
loom added to fm towns, tg16.

indy: the last crusade: the graphic adventure, zak mckracken and the alien mindbenders added to fm towns.

the snes version of metal marines was released before the pc version.

brutal paws was also on the genesis before it made its way to pc.
crusader: no remorse added to ps1, saturn.

[rpepper9]

May I ask what lead you to start a collection of this type of game? No offense, but it seems like a really random cross section of games.