Nebulon Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I'm curious to know which classic arcade games made their way to the NES. In particular, I'm interested in anything that hit the arcades in 1988 or earlier. So far I've come up with this: Bubble BobbleBubble Bobble, Part 2Bump 'n' JumpContraDig DugDig Dug II: Trouble in ParadiseDonkey KongDonkey Kong Jr.Donkey Kong 3Double DragonElevator ActionGalaga: Demons of DeathGalaxianGauntletGauntlet IIGhosts 'N GoblinsGradiusIkari WarriorsJackalJoustMappy-LandMarble MadnessMillipedeMs. Pac-ManPac-ManPaperboyPaperboy 2PopeyePunch-Out!!Section ZSuper CQ*BertQixRampageRod LandRush'n AttackRygarSpy HunterUltimate Frogger ChampionVindicators 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Bad Dudes Burgertime Defender II Gyruss Spelunker Zippy Race Edited May 24, 2014 by retroillucid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Kickle Cubicle / Meikyūjima Ikari 2 / Victory Road Ikari 3 / The Rescue Rainbow Islands Gradius 2 Life Force / Salamander Bubble Bobble 2 was an NES original, unless you mean Rainbow Islands by that. Edited May 24, 2014 by Rex Dart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 P.O.W. Bad Dudes The Legend of Kage Karate Champ Xenophobe Commando Shinobi After Burner Note that some NES arcade "ports" such as Rygar, Strider and Punch-Out are entirely different games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Dig Dug and Galaxian never came out on the American NES, they are famicom only. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Dig Dug and Galaxian never came out on the American NES, they are famicom only. Which makes it all that much more disappointing that we never got Galaxian on 7800. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lentzquest Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Pretty much all of the Tengen titles: RBI Baseball Rolling Thunder Toobin Roadrunner Pac-Mania Tetris Klax Alien Syndrome Fantasy Zone Super Sprint Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Plus those previously mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 We also forgot Arkanoid Karnov Track n Field Trojan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Though past your date threshold, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Tarzilla Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 1942 1943 I played 1942 for uncountable hours when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Star Force Kid Niki Double Dribble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Is Mappy a Famicom exclusive? Bump 'n' Jump isn't really a port but rather is a sequel. And if you're including contemporary arcade ports rather than arcade games from before 1985 or so, don't forget about Roadblasters. Dig Dug and Galaxian never came out on the American NES, they are famicom only. Thanks I assume to Nintendo's strict publishing rules that limited the number of releases you could put each year and I believe also prevented a publisher from releasing content that was available on the competition. Edited May 24, 2014 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Is Mappy a Famicom exclusive? Yes, pretty sure. I have six famicom arcade ports that never made it to the NES - Mappy, Dig Dug, Galaxian, Pooyan, Space Invaders, and Exerion. There's also a famicom only port of Crazy Climber too. IIRC there's no NES port of CC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Circus Charlie was also a Famicom port. Chiller was ported (unauthorized) to the NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) There's also a pirated Famicom port of Make Trax, an arcade game distributed in North America in 1981 by Williams, called Brush Roller. Edited May 24, 2014 by Atariboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) So much stuff, much of it more playable than the VCS ports. Too many to name, actually. Off the top of my head: NES: 1942 1943 The Original Mario Bros Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr DK3 Popeye Galaga Pacman MS Pacman Tengen MS Pacman Namco Joust Qbert TMNT II: The Arcade Game Famicom Exclusives: DigDug Galaxian Space Invaders Pooyan PacLand Parodius... EDIT: Crap, most of my list ws already listed Edited May 25, 2014 by stardust4ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 MS Pacman Tengen MS Pacman Namco Are there gameplay differences in these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Are there gameplay differences in these? Nope, same game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Sky Kid Tiger-Heli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Are there gameplay differences in these? Yes. Nope, same game Wrong. There exists a licensed gray, unlicensed black Tengen version of Pacman, and a gray licensed Namco version of Pacman. Those are identical save for the title screens, so unless you're collection variants, there is no reason to buy all three Pacman versions. Ms Pacman, however, come in two very different flavors. Video reviews of both games: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz8a6q_review-ms-pac-man-nes-tengen_videogames http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11yuci_review-ms-pac-man-nes-namco_videogames Both are good games. Tengen Ms Pacman (black cart, 1989) plays slightly faster and has full scale vertically scrolling mazes. There are more options including alternate mazes, pac boost, and two player simultaneous modes. Namco version (gray cart, 1993) is more sluggish like the original Pacman and is actually a rerelease of the much earlier released Famicom version. There are also two very different Tetrises released by Tengen and Nintendo as well. Tengen Tetris is highly collectable due to it's colorful copyright history and like Ms Pacman, it has many more options as well, including coop mode Tetris... Edited May 25, 2014 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Quickly skimmed the thread, and didn't see it mentioned: Xevious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Don't forget TwinBee (we got one of the games as "Stinger") N.A.R.C., Smash TV, TROG, Blades of Steel, Tiger Heli, Twin Cobra, City Connection, The Legend of Kage, Kid Niki, and a couple of Famicom exclusives like Chack'n Pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Might also be too late but it is an arcade port. POW: Prisoner of War. Technically wouldn't Tengen Tetris count too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Might also be too late but it is an arcade port. POW: Prisoner of War. Technically wouldn't Tengen Tetris count too? Hey, it's never too late. I'd say Tengen's Tetris counts. This is really interesting to me for two reasons: 1) I missed out on the NES phenomenon the first time around since I had shifted to computers from consoles when it was released in North America and 2) I'm obsessed with early 80s arcade games. I'm finding that -- for the most part -- the NES has some really great ports from the arcade machines of the early to mid-80s (and more ports than I thought there were). Of course, there are a few cases where they took a few too many liberties (like Gyruss). But there are other ones that are spot-on (like Donkey Kong Jr, Galaga, Popeye, and Star Force). As a result, this kind of changes my perception of the NES and tells me that there's more variety of game-play on that platform than I previously thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Yes. Wrong. There exists a licensed gray, unlicensed black Tengen version of Pacman, and a gray licensed Namco version of Pacman. Those are identical save for the title screens, so unless you're collection variants, there is no reason to buy all three Pacman versions. Ms Pacman, however, come in two very different flavors. Video reviews of both games: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz8a6q_review-ms-pac-man-nes-tengen_videogames http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11yuci_review-ms-pac-man-nes-namco_videogames Both are good games. Tengen Ms Pacman (black cart, 1989) plays slightly faster and has full scale vertically scrolling mazes. There are more options including alternate mazes, pac boost, and two player simultaneous modes. Namco version (gray cart, 1993) is more sluggish like the original Pacman and is actually a rerelease of the much earlier released Famicom version. There are also two very different Tetrises released by Tengen and Nintendo as well. Tengen Tetris is highly collectable due to it's colorful copyright history and like Ms Pacman, it has many more options as well, including coop mode Tetris... Oh! I was clearly not aware of differences in Ms Pacman i guess I will have to check this out! Thanks for the details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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