How many Classic Game "Compilations" are there?

[Jasoco]

I'm talking about all the numerous "Museums" and "Treasures" and "Classics" etc...

There are tons of these things for every system since the SNES and Genesis days.

How many different groups are there?

And how many of each are there?

And if one were to want the best mix for play on a single system, which would they get? (Say the Game Boy)

[hydr0x]

out of my head

Dreamcast:

Namco Museum Vol. 1
Midway Arcade Greatest Hits 1
Midway Arcade Greatest Hits 2
Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1

SNES:

Midway Arcade Hits (or something like that)

then you of course have Atari Anniversary thingy and Intellivision Lives

then all those GB compilations

all Sega Ages/Classics

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

I'm not going to call it definitive, as it leaves out a few volumes of Capcom Generations, but I think I've got a pretty good list of retro-compilations for the PS1 here (http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/edit/), most with screen shots and cover art.

Enjoy! ;)

[Sotenga]

The entire Namco Museum series and Konami Arcade Classics for the PS1. Oh, and the Arcade Party Pack, also for the PS1. Those are the greatest ones I can think of off the top of my head.

[Dangerboy]

Strictly 'Compilations' and not "Included as a bonus with a newer game'
(All US only)

What comes to mind...

Nintendo
- Donkey kong Classics Collection

Genesis:
- Williams Arcade Classics (Silver)
- Arcade Classics (Pong, SPace Invaders?, ???)

Super NES
- Williams Arcade Classics (Silver)

Saturn
- Williams Arcade Classics (Silver)

PlayStaion
- Williams Arcade Classics: (Silver)
- Williams Arcade Classics Midway (Blue)
- Williams Arcade Classics Atari (Light Blue)
--Williams Arcade Classics Atari (Gold)
- Namco Museum Volume 1 N
- Namco Museum Volume 2 A
- Namco Museum Volume 3 M
- Namco Museum Volume 4 C
- Namco Museum Volume 5 O
- Activision Presents 30 Atari Games
- Activision Presents Intellivision
- Midway Arcade Party Pack
- Konami Arcade Classics
- R-Types (Sorta...)
- Atari Anniversary

Dreamcast
- Namco Museum
- Williams Arcade 1
- Williams Arcade 2
- Atari Anniversary
- Sega Smash Pack (VC2 on there, have to count it. :) )

Nintendo 64
- Namco Museum
- Williams Arcade Collection

Game Boy
- Atari Anniversary GBA
- Activision Anthology GBA (with my artwork in it, yay! :D )
- Konami Collection GBA
- Namco Museum GBA
- Pac Man Collection GBA
- Asteroids / MIssile Command GB
- Williams Collection
- ???? ????? (there was a second one that went with the above....)
- Game and Watch 1 - 5 (if you count LCD compilations)

PlayStation 2
- Namco Museum
- Activision Collection
- Midway Arcade Collection
- Intellivision Lives

Xbox
- Namco Museum
- Midway Arcade Collection
- Intellivision Lives

Game Cube
- Namco Museum
- Midway Arcade Collection

Jason

[petewhitley]

I'm not going to call it definitive, as it leaves out a few volumes of Capcom Generations, but I think I've got a pretty good list of retro-compilations for the PS1 here (http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/edit/), most with screen shots and cover art.

Thanks P.D.F. That's a nice set of reviews and info! Been looking for something like that for awhile (didn't know it was just a couple degrees of seperation away...).

[Schenley]

Thanks P.D.F. That's a nice set of reviews and info! Been looking for something like that for awhile (didn't know it was just a couple degrees of seperation away...).Yes, I agree! Awesome job! I want to start collecting the titles that are based on classic arcade games as opposed to the ones that recreate them. (That's what MAME is for! :P ) I love Frogger2 and Pacman's World.

Anyway, add this to the GB list. (I just bought it)

Joust/Defender (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3571&item=3078681383&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWN:IT). I gotta think that Defender is going to be tough on the GB...

Another collection I just started is Joust on all platforms. So far, I have Joust for 2600, NES, MAME (of course), and for my Palm Tungsten T.

[Kroogah]

Strider 2 and Zanac X Zanac for PSX.
Street Fighter Collection for PSX
Capcom Generations 1 thru 5 for import PSX or Saturn
Dungeons & Dragons Collection for import Saturn
Zelda Gamecube Bonus Discs
Samurai Fencing Pack for import PSX.
Yu Suzuki Gameworks for import Dreamcast

In case you didn't know, Japan had Namco Museum Encore. And Vol. 2 doesn't have Super Pac-Man in Japan, it has something else.

SEGA AGES for Saturn:
Volume 1 (only US/UK release; Space Harrier, OutRun, Afterburner II)
Space Harrier
OutRun
Afterburner II
Phantasy Star Collection
Columns Arcade Collection
I Love Mickey Mouse (Castle of Illusion + Quackshot)
Power Drift
Galaxy Force 2
Memorial Selection 1
Memorial Selection 2

EDIT:
Sunsoft Memorial Series 1-6 for import PSX
Namco Anthology 1 & 2 for import PSX

[Kroogah]

Augh, and then I forget these:

Namco Anthology 1 & 2 (import PSX)
Sunsoft Memorial 1 thru 6 (import PSX)
Konami Antiques MSX Collection (import PSX and Saturn)

Sorry if I've mentioned stuff in PDF's guide...I can't look at thelogbook cuz of this school's stupid filtering system.

[NE146]

Somewhat related... check out Jeff Vavasour's page here.. He sure did work on a lot of Digital Eclipses compilations :eek 2:

http://www.vavasour.ca/jeff/games.html#aahdc

[Raccoon Lad]

Don't forget Arcade Smash Hits for the Sega Master System (centipede, breakout, missile command)

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Sorry if I've mentioned stuff in PDF's guide...I can't look at thelogbook cuz of this school's stupid filtering system.
You're kidding! I've made it into somebody's filtering system? YES!!!

LOL

I love it. I'm finally officially validated as a site where one can waste a lot of time. :P

Anyway, we now return to your topic, already in progress.

[Cantaloup]

There's also the Sonic Mega Collection for the GameCube.

[anagrama]

There's a couple of PAL Megadrive ones:

Midway's Arcades Greatest Hits [same as the Williams Genesis comp]
Arcade Classics [Centipede, Missile Command, Pong]

[Neo-Jorge]

Heres another thats always over looked and kinda a rare to come by now a days it's the irem classic collection for ps1 import which features ten yard fight,zippy race and spartan X or Kung Fu,



http://www.boomspeed.com/neojorge/iremcol2.jpg


http://www.boomspeed.com/neojorge/iremcol1.jpg



Thanks

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

So how much did you wind up paying for that PS1 Irem Classics?

I got a copy a couple of years ago and I still like it (http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/edit/irem/). I was prepared to wage an epic battle to win it on eBay, and wound up getting it for $20 shipped! LOL

[Neo-Jorge]

So how much did you wind up paying for that PS1 Irem Classics?

I got a copy a couple of years ago and I still like it (http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/edit/irem/). I was prepared to wage an epic battle to win it on eBay, and wound up getting it for $20 shipped! LOL


I actually ended up getting it on a trade deal for like some saturn games I had doubles of I also got some old genesis game out of that deal as I recall but It's a great compilation I love it.


Thanks

[Dire 51]

What, no one's mentioned Konami's various deluxe packs? For the most part these are all import only in the U.S., with one exception:

Gradius Deluxe Pack (Gradius/Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou) - PSX/Saturn
Gradius III and IV (Gradius III/Gradius IV) - PS2 (the lone exception)
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (Salamander/Life Force/Salamander 2) - PSX/Saturn
Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack (Parodius Da!/Gokujou Parodius) - PSX/Saturn
Detana Twinbee Yahho-! Deluxe Pack (Detana!! TwinBee/TwinBee Yahho-!) - PSX/Saturn

For that matter, what about The Raiden Project (Raiden/Raiden II) - PSX and Bubble Bobble Also Featuring Rainbow Islands (Bubble Bobble/Rainbow islands/Rainbow Islands Enhanced) - PSX/Saturn?

[Neo-Jorge]

What, no one's mentioned Konami's various deluxe packs? For the most part these are all import only in the U.S., with one exception:

Gradius Deluxe Pack (Gradius/Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou) - PSX/Saturn
Gradius III and IV (Gradius III/Gradius IV) - PS2 (the lone exception)
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus (Salamander/Life Force/Salamander 2) - PSX/Saturn
Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack (Parodius Da!/Gokujou Parodius) - PSX/Saturn
Detana Twinbee Yahho-! Deluxe Pack (Detana!! TwinBee/TwinBee Yahho-!) - PSX/Saturn

For that matter, what about The Raiden Project (Raiden/Raiden II) - PSX and Bubble Bobble Also Featuring Rainbow Islands (Bubble Bobble/Rainbow islands/Rainbow Islands Enhanced) - PSX/Saturn?



Now that your on deluxe packs dont Forget to add the Thunderforce Gold packs 1&2



Thanks

[kainemaxwell]

Taito should come out with one with all the Bubble Bobble titles, Zoo Keeper and Flippul...

[Jasoco]

Taito should come out with one with all the Bubble Bobble titles, Zoo Keeper and Flippul...Yeah. At least the BB's. I have never played some of them. And some nice Updated graphics and sound "In the style of the "Arrangement" arcade remakes would be killer. I can get by with my PSX version as it's the arcade version, but I want more.

They should make one with muiltiple level layouts. One for each console port that was released. i.e. the NES, Genesis and SMS had different layouts. Some had more levels, some less, etc. And maybe a master version with one of each level ever made for the game including any exclusives.

As long as there are cheat codes to at least add lives and continues and level skipping. (My favorite feature of the PSX version. The only way I'll ever beat the game.)

[Dire 51]

Now that your on deluxe packs dont Forget to add the Thunderforce Gold packs 1&2



Thanks

Heh, sorry. I was just listing the ones I own... forgot all about the Gold Packs there. Definitely add those, though.