Barbarian on PCE

[ParanoiaDragon]

... and Contra, but the MSX Contra wouldn't be that fantastic on PCE.

Just imagine NES Contra on PCE, but with better graphics and music...

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I've always imagined the Famicom version(for the extra animation), but with the arcade Contra's graphics on the Turbob.  IIRC, either Black Tiger or Keranu did some sprite ripping & color adjusting as a test.

[Digi.k]

would it be possible to port some MSX II games onto the pce ? especially the konami ones!

Which?  A lot of Konami games are actually MSX1 games.   

We already got Snatcher on PCE. and Twinbee, Gradius 1 and 2, and Salamander.

Metal Gear 1 and 2 could be done on PCE.  and Contra, but the MSX Contra wouldn't be that fantastic on PCE.

hmmm apart from the ones you mentioned maybe these although they are msx1 mostly


space mambow
treasure of usas
maze of galious
knightmare
king kong 2


also would anyone love to port the arcade mr do! to pc engine ? 

[spenoza]

Pining for Contra on PCE is a habit for far too many of us. But since this is about Barbarian on PCE, maybe this thread isn't the best place for that.

These fantastic Barbarian ports are a joy to watch.

[Arkhan]

... and Contra, but the MSX Contra wouldn't be that fantastic on PCE.

Just imagine NES Contra on PCE, but with better graphics and music...

You mean imagine Contra 3 ?  lol.

The MSX Contra is a completely different game.   It doesn't even scroll, has a life bar, and is kind of easy because the lack of scrolling makes the action way too easy to manage.

It's fun still, but the NES one was better.

The other MSX Konami games are barely worth bothering.  We've already got Salamander.   So, doing Manbow or anything like it is whatever.

Maze of Galious and Knightmare would be cool to see though.   But really, Knightmare is just another vertical shooter.  We don't need another.

Treasure of Usas or King Kong?  Good ideas.

Or the Goonies game.   

[spenoza]

Contra in general is a gaping hole in the PCE's library. PCE needs run n' guns.

[Arkhan]

What's interesting to me is that there's only really two run and guns that anyone talks about.

Gunstar Heroes, and Contra.    So, it is kind of comical that it's such a hot, desired genre.   

What other badass run n guns are there?   I can't really think of one but there has to be.

[Necromancer]

What other badass run n guns are there?   I can't really think of one but there has to be.

Earthworm Jim and the Metal Slug series.

[Arkhan]

What other badass run n guns are there?   I can't really think of one but there has to be.

Earthworm Jim and the Metal Slug series.

I never really considered EWJ to be a run and gun I guess, since the pacing is strange at times and there's alot of goobery platforming and the whippy thing.   That game is odd as f*ck. 

I excluded Metal Slug in my thought process since I was thinking in terms of 8/16 bit console stuff.   

I would honestly rather see EWJ on PCE than Contra, though.   Even though it's probably a more difficult feat and would definitely suffer visually.

I guess Mega Man counts as a run and gun too, but I always just kind of put MM in it's own entire genre.

[Gredler]

Sunset Riders is so similar to those games, I loved it, it does not count?

[Punch]

I liked Gunforce on the SNES, don't judge me.

[Dicer]

NVM I am old an losing my mind...

[spenoza]

Seriously, original, new run n gun or GTFO. Contra on NES already exists and plays just fine.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Jackyl.  Bonknuts brought that to the Turbob(along with Contra IIRC).  I thought about making a cd soundtrack for it, hopefully someday.  Was also hoping me doing that would inspire someone to work with putting the arcade gfx into it.

[TheClash603]

What other badass run n guns are there?   I can't really think of one but there has to be.

Earthworm Jim and the Metal Slug series.

Rolling Thunder

[Arkhan]

What other badass run n guns are there?   I can't really think of one but there has to be.

Earthworm Jim and the Metal Slug series.

Rolling Thunder

That's not a run and gun.  It's like a walk and hop and gun sometimes.   It's a fantastic game, but not what I think of for Run n Gun

Neither is Jackal.

I guess my definition of run n gun may be way too literal. 


Narc is a good run 'n gun.   If there was that but scrolled a little faster, that would rule.

Or Alien Soldier, maybe.   

Some of those games have too much variety/depth to the way they play for me to think they're a run n' gun.