Konami Classics?

[+johnnywc]

Hello all,

 

I've recently bought a few compilation disks for the Xbox: Midway Arcade Treasures 1, Atari 80-in-1, Namco 50th Anniversary and Taito Legends. All are fantastic and it got me thinking about what other companies should do this and Konami seems like a no brainer:

 

Amidar

Blades of Steel

Bottom of the Ninth

Castlevania

Circus Charlie

Contra

Double Dribble

Gradius

Green Beret

Gyruss

Hyper Sports

Jungler

Juno First

Roc'n Rope

Rush'n Attack

Scramble

Super Cobra

Time Pilot '84

Track & Field

Yie Ar Kung-Fu

 

A pretty good compilation if it ever happened...

 

I also noticed that Frogger and the original Time Pilot are included on the Konami TV Arcade stick - does Konami have the rights to these games now (from Sega and Centuri, respectivelly)?

 

Has anyone heard anything about something like this coming out for the XBOX (or any other compilations, for that matter)?

 

Thanks!

[Classic Pac]

They did do one for the PS1

 

Konami Arcade Classics

 

Pooyan

Circus Charlie

Shao-Lin's Road

Roc 'N Rope

Yie Air Kung-Fu

Scramble

Road Fighter

Super Cobra

Gryuss

Time Pilot

[+johnnywc]

They did do one for the PS1

 

Konami Arcade Classics

 

Pooyan

Circus Charlie

Shao-Lin's Road

Roc 'N Rope

Yie Air Kung-Fu

Scramble

Road Fighter

Super Cobra

Gryuss

Time Pilot

Thanks! Unfortunately - I sold my PS1 years ago (to get the XBOX! ). Plus, I think a collection with more games could be done with the number of games included on the current compilations. I see Pooyan in there - that was a Stern game - and Time Pilot was from Centuri. Does Konami own the rights to the Stern/Centuri catalog or were these licensed exclusively for this collection? Also - KLOV lists Tutankham as a Stern/Konami release - I wouldn't mind having that on a collection!

 

Thanks again for the info.

Edited March 17, 2006 by johnnywc

[figgler]

There's a really great Konami compilation for GBA if you have one it includes original and remixed versions of

 

Yie Air Kung-Fu

Scramble

Gryuss

Time Pilot

Rush n Attack

Frogger

 

It's solid and cheap too

[Atariboy]

I believe Pooyan is all Konami, Stern just had the US rights to produce and distribute the arcade version.

 

"I also noticed that Frogger and the original Time Pilot are included on the Konami TV Arcade stick - does Konami have the rights to these games now (from Sega and Centuri, respectivelly)?"

 

KLOV entry for Time Pilot says "LICENSOR: Konami". So looks like they always owned Time Pilot and Centuri just licensed it for the US? And Konami created Frogger.

Edited March 17, 2006 by Atariboy

[+DamonicFury]

Konami would be my first choice for a new arcade compliation as well (make mine a PC version, please.)

 

After them, how about Sega? (Zaxxon, Carnival, Congo Bongo, Subroc, Pengo, etc?)

[NE146]

After them, how about Sega? (Zaxxon, Carnival, Congo Bongo, Subroc, Pengo, etc?)

I know Congo Bongo (and Head-On for that matter) are in the Sega Ages 2500 compilation

 

'Course in the Sega Ages tradition it has a 'remixed' version of them too:

 

 

 

 

 

There are larger pics on that site...

[+johnnywc]

I believe Pooyan is all Konami, Stern just had the US rights to produce and distribute the arcade version.

 

"I also noticed that Frogger and the original Time Pilot are included on the Konami TV Arcade stick - does Konami have the rights to these games now (from Sega and Centuri, respectivelly)?"

 

KLOV entry for Time Pilot says "LICENSOR: Konami". So looks like they always owned Time Pilot and Centuri just licensed it for the US? And Konami created Frogger.

 

Thanks for the info Atariboy - it looks like I have to do a little better research! Anyway - it looks like a Konami collection would be fantastic. Adding in Frogger, Time Pilot and Pooyan would be a boost. Heck - just Frogger alone would make the thing sell like hotcakes!

[NovaXpress]

Konami didn't produce machines until around the crash, until then Konami games were licensed to other manufacturers:

 

Amidar by Stern

Blades of Steel

Bottom of the Ninth

Circus Charlie by centuri

Gyruss by Mylstar

Hyper Sports by centuri

Jungler by Stern

Juno First by Gottlieb

Scramble by Stern

Super Cobra by Stern

Track & Field by Centuri

[Classic Pac]

Remember PS1 games will work on a PS2

[Student Driver]

Konami's MSX titles are also well-worth playing; there's a Japanese Saturn compilation of 30 MSX releases. Also allows the novelty of playing the MSX conversions of a few of their arcade titles...