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I wish they attempted to clean up the film footage when they moved it to DVD. You really see how outdated the original print is.
Over at Funspot recently, I finally got a chance to play both Space Ace and Dragon's Lair on DAPHNE. The original equipment can be a pain in the ass. It was cool how they wired the score boards to the parallel port.Thankfully the guys who put together the DAPHNE laserdisc arcade emulator nailed it. Anybody looking for the most authentic looking, feeling and playing version of Dragon's Lair, look no further. So, technically there IS a "great" home version, but it's totally homebrewed.
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Strider is not better on the Nes. Sorry NO.
I've always liked the Nes Bionic Commando. I like it some much I checked out the Mame arcade version, eeeewwww!
In yo face!
Okay, the graphics didn't come close, I missed the voices, and not supporting 4-player due to system limitations is kinda sad (I had a 4-score), but the NES version actually has two or three extra levels, and for the time it was a very playable game, so I wouldn't say it's by any means 'terrible'
TMNT II for the NES was pretty impressive for it's day. I remember when I got it new as a child being thrilled that it played so close to the arcade. The extra levels were definitely a bonus.
Of course, looking back on it, we can do a MAME side-by-side comparison and nit pick the NES version's faults, but for the era, it was probably the best example of a modern arcade game ported to a console.
Now, Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom..... THAT was a terrible Arcade-to-NES conversion!
I'll add another one.
I fondly remember playing Captain America and the Avengers as a kid. The speed and graphics of the console ports (SNES/Genesis) weren't that great. Closer than the TMNTII NES/Arcade versions, but still not great.
Maybe not terrible, but certainly lackluster.
Last edited by TheDomesticInstitution; 06-24-2009 at 08:37 AM.
xmen and teenage mutant ninja turtles. turtle power
but horrible porting over
Newest addition as of today Mark of the Wolves. 360 version is horrible.
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Also, Klax. The official Atari ports only got 1 port, and that was on the 2600 in Europe, and the 7800 port got cancelled. Then, Tengen made a couple of bad ports for Game Boy, NES, Game Gear, etc. If you want the only good one, find the 2600 one. It's simple but fun. And I've played the GG one, and it's horrible. Because it's not the ninties, and it's never time for Klax anymore. Only from Tengen, man. Only from Tengen.
Last edited by Enigmus; 06-25-2009 at 02:09 PM.
Yeah, that's a fairly recent addition. I bought my machine before it was playable.