Direct To Console Video Game Sequels

[ColecoFan1981]

Here is a list of video game sequels that were ported direct to consoles/computers. . .

GEN = Sega Genesis
NES = Nintendo Entertainment System
SNES = Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Frogger II: Threeedeep! (1984, various)
Space Harrier 2 (1989, GEN)
Paperboy 2 (1991, GEN, NES, SNES)

Can you think of any others?

As to how good they were, I think the GEN version of Paperboy 2 outshines the two Nintendo ports since it also has voice samples added. All Paperboy 2 games, if you hit the female sunbather, results in a news article with the heading "HOSED BATHER FILES COMPLAINT!"

~Ben

[celerystalker]

There are literally hundreds of franchises that originated in the arcade and sequels/spinoffs exclusively on home consoles. Contras, Space Invaders, Galagas, Xevious, Pac-Man, Genpei Toumaden, Renegade, Double Dragon, Golden Axe... super broad field. Maybe if you narrowed a time frame or something, but you're talking an insane list to catalog with such loose criteria.

[Steven]

Final Fight 2 and 3 immediately comes to mind.

[Gamevet]

The Revenge of Shinobi (Gen)
Shinobi III (Gen)
Zaxxon Motherbase 2000 (32X)
Outrun 2019 (Gen)

[The Adventurer]

Dig Dug II (NES)
Mappyland (NES)

Edit: I think we should keep this to direct sequels to arcade games, not further franchise sequels.

[MidnightRider]

^Dig Dug II was an arcade game.

Columns III(Genesis) [II was an arcade exclusive]
Fire 'n Ice(NES) [sequel of sorts to Solomon's Key]
Golden Axe II/III(Genesis)
Rolling Thunder 3(Genesis)
Shinobi II: The Silent Fury(Game Gear)
Solomon's Club(Game Boy) [much more direct sequel to Solomon's Key]
Splatterhouse 2/3(Genesis)
Strider Returns: Journey from Darkness(Genesis/Game Gear)
Q*Bert 3(SNES)

Technically, the Adventure Island series, as well as the Monster World part of the Wonder Boy series.

Also on a technicality, Lightening Force/Thunder Force IV. III was a Genesis exclusive, but was ported to arcades as it's own game, Thunder Force AC.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist(Genesis) was a mashup of the 2 arcade games.

[Pr3tty F1y]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES) was a direct sequel to the TMNT arcade game (or TMNT2: The Arcade Game on the NES).

[Gamevet]

Dig Dug II (NES)
Mappyland (NES)

Edit: I think we should keep this to direct sequels to arcade games, not further franchise sequels.

There are some odd games that aren't really the latest game chapter. Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle was released on the Amiga, MAC and PC the same year that Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp was release in arcades. The game uses some of the missing levels from the original arcade game.

There was an 8-bit version (C-64, Spectrum, etc...) of the game, and it had the title of Dragon's Lair 2: Escape from Singe's Castle. It was released much earlier, in 1987, but is pretty much like the crappy Dragon's Lair that was released on those old computers.

[BetaWolf]

Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap for SMS is a sequel to Wonder Boy in Monster Land for Arcade.

[parallaxscroll]

R-Type III: The Third Lightning: Super Famicom 1993 in Japan, SNES 1994 in NA and Europe. R-Type III was made directly for home console.

Also, Super R-Type only sort of fits this thread, since it was a mix of some levels from R-Type II and some new levels made for console.


Another one:

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Chōmakaimura) made directly for console. Super Famicom, SNES 1991. EU 1992. This game is the sequel to Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Daimakaimura).

[Black_Tiger]

Golden Axe Warrior, Axe Battler, Golden Axe Beast Rider
Parasol Stars
Strider 2 Genesis, PSX
Donkey Kong Country
Son Son II
Image Fight II
Terra Cresta II
Hammerin' Harry SFC
River City Ransom
Pac-Mania
Double Dragon II NES/PCE, post-DD3 sequels
Street Fighter 2010
Legend of Kage 2 and unofficially Demon Sword
Super, Ultimate GnG, Maximo, etc
Afterburner III
Space Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone II, Galactic Protector, SFZ
Altered Beast PS2
Pocky & Rocky
Gradius V
Monster World games

[Steve W]

One of my favorites, Diner! for the Intellivision is the sequel to Burgertime.