Sequels on PCE "without" Part I

[esteban]

I don't really want to be too specific about this topic... and I may actually kill it with the first post.

Valis II was the earliest Valis entry on PCE for years... until a port of Valis I was released for PCE (years later). Valis I appeared on numerous platforms (Famicom, PC's) but folks outside of Japan only had access to Valis I on Genesis. So, TG-CD owners would have to look to Genesis for  the first installment f the Valis saga.

Rayxanmber II is the earliest PCE entry in the series... the first game was on FM Marty?

Time Cruise II was originally just Time Cruise, but it evolved and changed over the years. I think it was a wise move because a "sequel" implies a successful first entry... and it gives a fresh veneer to a project in development for years (?). 

Strip Fighter II was obviously riding on the success of Street Fighter II.

Final Zone II was a sequel to X68000 and MD/Genesis FZ I.   FZII is unique because PCE/TG-CD was the only platform it appeared on? Correct?


So, not that anyone cares, but I find this stuff interesting. Am I forgetting anything?

Feel free to expand the scope of the original topic in creative ways (like, PCE games that have sequels on other platforms... like Cho Aniki?)

[lukester]

Legend of Valkyrie was a sequel to a famicom game.

Galaga 88 is another one.

1943 Kai was an update to 1943

[bob]

after burner 2
terra cresta 2

[Necromancer]

Double Dragon II

Fatal Fury 2

Dragon Knight II - like with the Valis series, the first game (Dragon Knight and Graffiti) didn't come out until years later.

[Black Tiger]

Exile
Bikkuriman World
Detana Twinbee
World Heroes 2
Shockman
Rainbow Islands
Super Star Soldier
Body Conquest
Son Son II
Dracula X
Neo Generation II
Angels 2
Cal 2
Beyond Shadowgate
Impossamole

[gheebee]

New Adventure Island

[bob]

Exile
Bikkuriman World
Detana Twinbee
World Heroes 2
Shockman
Rainbow Islands
Super Star Soldier
Body Conquest
Son Son II
Dracula X
Neo Generation II
Angels 2
Cal 2
Beyond Shadowgate
Impossamole

i am ashamed i didnt think of shadowgate.
what is exile a sequel of?

[esteban]

First: Yay! I love all the titles you folks posted.



ANSWER:

XZR -> XZR2 (Exile) -> XZR3 (Astyanax) -> XZR (VCR)

Be kind.
Rewind.

[blueraven]

You're forgetting:

Son Son II ... aka revenge of HANUMAN

And as far as US games that never saw the JP predecessors (and were thusly mislabeled for US Audiences)

Shockman
Samurai Ghost
Cosmic Fantasy 2 (.....CF1? or 3&4?)

[Punch]

XZR -> XZR2 (Exile) -> XZR3 (Astyanax) -> XZR (VCR)

For years I wondered wtf XZR stood for until I actually looked at the kana title that comes with it in boxarts.
XZR -> Ex-Zee-Ar ≈> EkuZiAru ≈> エグザイル -> Eguzairu -> Exile



What does this have to do with this thread? Absolutely nothing.
Hey, we only got the third A-Train on the PCE.

[Black Tiger]

A III
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3
Genghis Khan 2
Black Hole Assault
Daimakaimura
1941 CA
Kyukyoko Tiger
Pac Land
Xevious
Final Lap Twin
Hatris
Hyper Nova Blast
John Madden Duo CD Football
Lode Runner LL
Rastan Saga II
Shin Megami Tensei
Xevious FS
Zipang


More where did they cone from Turbo games:

Cosmic Fantasy 2
M&MIII
Parasol Stars
Samurai Ghost

[Bonknuts]

XZR -> XZR2 (Exile) -> XZR3 (Astyanax) -> XZR (VCR)

For years I wondered wtf XZR stood for until I actually looked at the kana title that comes with it in boxarts.
XZR -> Ex-Zee-Ar ≈> EkuZiAru ≈> エグザイル -> Eguzairu -> Exile



What does this have to do with this thread? Absolutely nothing.
Hey, we only got the third A-Train on the PCE.

Thanks for this! I always wondered about that as well.

[esteban]

Hyper Nova Blast!

Good call on that, Tigre_Noir!

(French Canadian)

[spenoza]

Rainbow Islands

Dammit, late on that one.

[Necromancer]

I wouldn't say Hatris or Hypernova Blast are sequels.  The former is just another falling brick game from the same guy and the latter is more of a slightly upgraded port.