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It's on Namco 50, i've not noticed any arranged versions of games on there. Agreed - the addition of the jump button is great in this game:)

is it one of those arcade 1up machines? i like the look of those but they seem too expensive for the amount of games you get. Also i've been told they are not really jail-breakable so you can't add your own roms which is a shame.

haha i have played the Atari 2600 version waaaay back in the day, i imagine it is a lot worse! Pac-mania is pretty cool:) as i have the Namco 50 collection on Gamecube so i get my arcade Pac-mania thrills there - although it looks very blurry on there.

i've not played neo Mr Do but keep meaning to do so!

yeah I think I've only played 2 of these games back in the day:)

@retrospiritsgaiden yeh quite a unique collection. I'm not sure if sooner if these were even on the ps2 taito collections 🤔

@ i have taito 1&2 on ps2 (Pal versions) i think space invaders '95 is on the 2nd one, but thats it!

@@retrospiritsgaiden yeh I thought so. They , not just taito, constantly do the same old releases with as little effort as possible which is a shame.

@ it's a shame, there appears to be loads of quirky /interesting games i've never heard of lurking in companies back catalogues. TBH i do want the arcade version of Chase HQ and SCI on the Egret 2 though!

super agreed!

yeah its pretty cool, not sure i like as much as COI yet, but its nice:)

yeah it's not an exciting name, but it does describe what you do in the game pretty well.

haha - yeah its not super cheap! It is fun though, so maybe steal a copy? ;)

​@@retrospiritsgaiden Yeah 😂 that's clearly the only logical thing to do!

I don't think this is licensed by Nintendo there's no Nintendo branding on the Cart or box as far as I remember. However the Data East logo is in there at the start so it looks as if Retro bit officially licenced the games from Data East. It's not a bootleg. My guess is to class it as an unlicensed cartridge in the same way that EA and Codemasters made unlicensed carts on the Megadrive back in the day. Retro bit have made a lot of publisher licensed re-releases of rare and expensive games on the Snes and MD in last few years and some of them are super high quality but none have the Sega or Nintendo logo. this particular game I'd describe cart and box etc as average to good - I think it is one of Retro bits early efforts. The fighters history games are pretty cool.

Yeah the Egret 2 is great, but it is very expensive. They just released Volume 3 for it which I will do a review of at some point and it won't be glowing. Taito have lost their way a little on these compilations of late.

Rolling Thunder does have a very unique style, shame Digital Eclipse didn't feel the need to keep it looking its best. I don't think the 'Cube version of Namco 50 has TATE mode either, I would need to double check that...but this is old school D.E we are talking about so I'd be incredibly surprised if it has TBH. The fact they licensed songs for the front end is unique, and the 3D cabs are fun, but I'd rather they spent the money on emulating the games nicely.

hi! i used the Nintendo Gamecube RGB scart cable into a Framemeister up-scaler (probably can't get these anymore?) then the Framemeister is outputting to an Elgato hd60 s capture device (theres an updated Elgato i'm not sure you can get the HD60 s anymore) :) all my capture stuff is a little out of date!

yeah i like vipers too, much more than virtua fighter 1 or 2 to be fair. Old school 3d FTW!

yeah you're right, i don't think he was as popular as the mouse:)

yeah the second level starts off with no regard to your safety lol. Thanks for the boss tips!

​​​@@retrospiritsgaiden My old mate from primary school and I used to laugh at the beaver/moles digging, because it looks like he's flopping his willy around 😂 and now I have said this, you will not be able to unsee it.

Interesting. i was only vaguely aware it was comic book before being a game.

oh wow! i Remember the lead up to the Saturn - i was super excited to see what the follow up to the MD was going to be like. the Saturn die an ignominious death but whilst it was a thing...it was a thing! i was also super excited by the N64. seems like i would always pick losers!

haha yeah that voice is a little on the sleazy side. you wouldn't want to hear that late at night in a dark room.

absolute carnage! its pretty similar to DC but has less pop-in in some areas which is nice. love it!

i really like this game, the beast transformation stuff is cool, and the basic fighting mechanics are accessible/ the characters look great, cool sound. theres a couple of weak looking backgrounds but also some great looking ones. i don't think it's to expensive - maybe £20 ish on PAL. so yeah worth a punt i think:)

yep. if it was down hill all the way at least we'd get more speed - shakes fist at labyrinth zone - gives Marble zone the stink eye.

hey thats awesome, thanks for taking the time to give an interesting and detailed response:) To be fair i do like robots / mech stuff, i played Valken until i could 1cc it back in the day, but anything that smells a bit sim like, or has lots of menu interaction leaves me completely cold. I bounced off this one hard, and i don't think it's entirely the games fault (although it does have it's fair share of jank.) as soon as i had to start juggling things around and assigning weapons to buttons, i was done. I'm not saying the game is bad, it's just not for me. I would've loved a straight action packed 32bit bells and whistles Valken 2, shame we didn't get one of those.

this one is weird - i think it's just not for me. i'm sure it must be well thought generally of or they wouldn't have re-released/ported it to modern consoles? I'm just a bit baffled by it and more than likely missing the point!

haha yeah!

interesting - i never played the HD version (didn't have a PS3) if it was download only i wouldn't have seen it was out TBH, coz i have a x360 arcade and didnt take it online.

i might be part of the problem - i keep buying it!

​@@retrospiritsgaiden don't we all 🤦‍♂️. I've never 1cc any of them

yeah it was really shoving the Yetis at me! I don't have the collection on PS2 but i do have the Wii version, which has broken controls so i don't recommend that one!

@@retrospiritsgaiden Ah, hope the PS2 collection plays alright then, as I haven't got round to it yet!

@@rosstee Wii version uses waggle controls! it's awful...I expect the PS2 version uses normal controls so you should be ok

Yeah I expect so, anything is better than waggling 😅

@@rosstee yarp!

yeah the vomit attack taking everything out is awesome - i just don't have the patience for slow ass zombie movement!

I agree, although I chose Saturn anyway because Panzer Dragoon looked immense! Didn't regret it either:)

I like the original Metal Slug the most, it's actually 1CC-able and doesn't overstay it's welcome. 2,X and 3 are pretty damned nice. i've not played 4/5/6 enough to have a strong opinion on them, although i think 5 (pretty sure it was 5...) does have some nice new movement options (slide), and the dual wielding thing like Gunforce 2, so is interesting. I can actually 1CC Gunstar Heroes, because I played it loads back in the day, I was very close to 1CC on Saturn Metal Slug at one point, like fighting the final boss close, but never got over the line. Thats a tough question, MS or GH? GH or MS? It's actually really, really close but I'd probably go for the original MS!

it's very nice:)

Totally agree, for me emulation with all its options has really helped the art shine on PS2 games.

cool:) thanks for the kind words!

thinking about the evolution of games in the 70's and 80's, they started black and white, then we got colour, so i think companies went colour mad and made everything super saturated. by the time the 90's rolled around to make your game stand out you had to do something else, i think that's why we got digitised sprites and grim colour choices - it was different to what came before (but not as nice!) when we got actual textured 3d arcade games it sort of did the same thing - Daytona and Ridge Racer were super saturated, then things got a more muted palette as the decade went on. Sega definitely kept the vibrant look where it could (Dreamcast had some super colourful games) but thats not the direction the mainstream went in. It's nice to see the resurgence of colour in games through indie titles in the last few years.

@retrospiritsgaiden yeh that sounds about right though I suspect a lot of people like grey games rather than the bright blue skies that sega produced. This may have something to do with the fact I can't see wtf is coming in these ' grey" games

@@MrDirkles maybe all the 'cool' 'leet' players back in the day thought colours were for kids? don't know but i do seem to remember some sort of snobbery, possibly to this day from certain demographics, that anything with chromatic range is for people under 5 years old.

haha - that'd be a tough task!

Didn't know you could use 3D glasses with this game - interesting!

Hey thanks, yep this is the Japanese disc - i don't think the PAL version has the higher framerate option?

@@retrospiritsgaiden Yes i confirm😅Jap only

same for me, had to get a MK1 for these games:)

​@@retrospiritsgaiden same here! I had a multi region chipped Saturn originally but that would glitch out on outrun and had serious problems loading some of the capcom generations discs too. so a model 1 had to be got! this is definitely my most played saturn disc. what a blinking great game happy new year you two too! + thanks for another year of great vids Mr RSG! Legend 🫵

@@hotcoffeebreath thank you so much for the kind words:) it is a great game and happy new year!

not in the video!

it is crazy NEC couldn't get this machine on peoples radar back in the day, as the quality of games on it is top notch.

Treasure definitely gave Gradius a needed kick up the rear with an injection of energy, the game still looks great, sounds great, and is smooth as butter to play. I did own Under Defeat on the DC when it first came out (but reasons meant i had to sell it....) it is a very cool game. I do still have the Xbox 360 release that came out a few years later - also cool. Great shout - it's definitely worth picking up if they ported it well.

@retrospiritsgaiden I've been playing it today same though it's not as thorough as an M2 it does have 3 versions of the game and 3 different soundtracks along with artwork to look at.

Nice, sounds like it would be worth picking up :)

@retrospiritsgaiden it's worth it for the alternative hardcore rave soundtrack alone. Not sure if you have it but the recently released viper phase 1 from arcade archives is well worth £6.

@@MrDirkles not heard of that game before, i don't remember seeing it in an arcade back in the day. looks like a very spacey take on Raiden and something i'd be interested in! thanks for the heads up:)

ooo yeah i'd take a super high end remake, or a Psone or Saturn 2D style de-make:)

it is very cool!

Technical guy does have a short fuse with those not on the same technical level as himself. My favourite Genre is the 2d shmup, closely followed by vs fighting and Platform games, then scrolling fighters and racing games (basically any thing you'd find in an arcade through the mid 80's to mid 90's!)

its got that Treasure type of hardness. I find it super tough!