Most faithful Xevious port?

[thetallguy24]

What do you think is the closest to the arcade version? NES? 7800? Others?

[VectorGamer]

OP posts in 7800 forum instead of classic gaming general so results will be skewed towards 7800.

 

I like both versions but the 7800 gets the edge for having more skill levels to choose from.

[thetallguy24]

OP posts in 7800 forum instead of classic gaming general so results will be skewed towards 7800.

 

I like both versions but the 7800 gets the edge for having more skill levels to choose from.

 

I wasn't asking what you're favorite version was. That would definitely skew the results. I was asking which was more faithful to the arcade version, such as sound, sprites, gameplay, etc.

[NIKON]

here is a screenshot comparison

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/xevious/xevious.htm

[thetallguy24]

"The Sharp MZ-2500 isn't exactly known as a great system for games, but its rendition of Xevious trumps all the other 8-bit versions."

 

Anybody want to upvote that? lol

[Tempest]

Of the ones I've played I think the MSX2 version is the most faithful.

 

My fav is the Apple II version just because that's the one I grew up with.

[+FujiSkunk]

I haven't had the pleasure of playing any MSX or MSX2 games. Of the versions in my library, I believe the NES release is the most faithful. No surprise, given it was ported (or at least published) by the same company that did the arcade game.

 

I agree, the Apple II version isn't bad at all, considering the hardware it's running on. Surprisingly less good is the C-64 version. Bleh.

 

Oh, and speaking of Xevious... Tempest...

[Tempest]

Oh, and speaking of Xevious... Tempest...

All in good time. Even this more complete version won't win the 2600 'most faithful port', but it will definitely shoot it up the list

[BassGuitari]

The 7800 version might be the most faithful to the arcade, but I like the NES and Apple versions also.

People cite the angular "2D polygon" look of the background as one of the main reasons they hate the NES version, but I don't see how it's a problem, apart from being different than the arcade. I think it's kind of cool, in fact. Plus IIRC the NES version plays a little faster and more smoothly than the 7800 version (IMO).

I like the Apple version a lot too, although it's prone to slowdown and the sound is distinctly "Apple." The Commodore version was a big let-down.

Except the for Commodore version, which I don't like, I like all three of these versions.

[Rhomaios]

MSX2, as Tempest said, or PC Engine seem to be the most faithful. The NES one is definitely not. That version turned me off of Xevious for years (as I never played it in arcades prior to then).

[bikeguychicago]

MAME?

[+save2600]

+ 1 for the PC Engine version. Should have been released here for the TG-16. Oddly aggravating and curious which games they chose to make the U.S. cut.

[Tempest]

+ 1 for the PC Engine version. Should have been released here for the TG-16. Oddly aggravating and curious which games they chose to make the U.S. cut.

None of the early Namco ports really got released here in the US. Probably licensing issues. Atari may have owned the home console rights at the time.

[BrianC]

None of the early Namco ports really got released here in the US. Probably licensing issues. Atari may have owned the home console rights at the time.

 

Famicom/NES version got released here, though a bit later than in Japan. A lot of the other early JP versions were on computers that either had a limited release (MSX) or weren't released at all in the US. Most US games on TG-16 were published by Nec themselves. They published several Namco games, including Galaga 88 (under the name Galaga '90), Splatterhouse, World Court Tennis, Final Lap Twin, and Pac-Land, but I have no idea why Xevious was passed up. I find it especially odd since they even brought over obscure games like Bravoman and Ordyne.

Edited March 14, 2015 by BrianC