Wow! I want these!

[yuppicide]

Bandai started preorders late last week for four self-contained TV game boxes which plug directly into a television by way of composite A/V. In addition to the original coin-op versions of each game, a new and updated version is included for a fresh rehash. Pricing is set at Y3500 or US$39

 

1) Namco Nostalgia #1 - Xevious and Mappy

2) Namco Nostalgia #2 - Dragon Buster and Gaplus

3) Taito Nostalgia #1 - Legend of Dark and The Gold Castle

4) Taito Nostalgia #2 - Slap Fight and?Monsters

 

New Mappy! Awesome!

 

Here's some info, most of the text is in Japanese. Some pictures too:

 

http://www.tamashii.jp/lyvp/top.html

http://www.tamashii.jp/lyvp/lineup.html

http://kotaku.com/gaming/peripherals/plug-...lers-164853.php

 

http://www.dinos.co.jp/defaultMall/sitemap...p;ORD_HTML_CL=7

http://mgrsti3030s.seamlesstech.biz/Templa...mp;t=10&p=7

Edited August 26, 2006 by yuppicide

[keilbaca]

I LOVE Mappy!

 

Looks like I'll have to be getting this, probably through lik-sang.com

[Dusk2600]

these wont hit us stores i bet

[LeafsFan47]

One of the games on the Taito Nostalgia #1 unit looks like Gladiator, one of my all time favorite arcade games.

[elviticus]

Those DO look pretty cool..... Will Lik-Sang have them for sure?

[sega saturn x]

Wasn't xevious and mappy alread on the Ms pacman plug and play?

[JB]

I wonder if Qix will make the lineup in the future... and if it'll be worth buying this time.

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Ooooh, digital thumbsticks. While I'd prefer actual joysticks, it's still a nice compromise between the right way and the modern way.

[BrianC]

One of the games on the Taito Nostalgia #1 unit looks like Gladiator, one of my all time favorite arcade games.

 

It IS Gladiator. Gold Castle is the translation of the Japanese title for the game. Oddly enough, the Japanese one actually has nudity in it. The nudity was censored in the US version. I'm not completely sure, but I think "Legend of Dark" is Legend of Kage.

 

Taito Nostalgia #2 sounds awesome. It has Kiki Kaikai and Alcon in it.

 

3) Taito Nostalgia #1 - Legend of Dark and The Gold Castle-Legend of Kage? and Gladiator (US title)

4) Taito Nostalgia #2 - Slap Fight and?Monsters-Alcon (US name) and Kiki Kaikai (untranslated Japanese title in romanji)

Edited August 27, 2006 by BrianC

[yuppicide]

If they weren't so expensive over here they'd be much more better. Only two different games isn't that appetizing and the joysticks do like kind of crap quality, but never the less they look cool and I want them.

[BrianC]

Only two different games

 

Technically, there are four different games in these, the originals, and new games based on the classics. Also, the video footage on the site is quite promising and the games seem to run well in it. Slap Fight/Alcon hasn't been ported for awhile. It's nice to see it being brought back, though I'm wondering why it isn't in the Taito Legends collections since they apparantly still have the rights to it.

 

One thing that's interesting is that, aside from the new stuff, the games in both Namco Nostalgia collections are in Namco Musuem v. 2 for PSX.

 

The main controller I'm interested in is the Slap Fight and Kiki Kai Kai one. The others, not so much, though being able to play as the Amazon in Gladiator sounds cool. I'm not a huge fan of Legend of Kage (though the new version with the female ninja and the wolf does sound cool) and I have the Namco games in Namco Museum 2 and various other versions. I also have Gladiator in Taito Legends PS2. The uncensored nudity in the Japanese version is not a selling point for me.

Edited August 28, 2006 by BrianC