Cadash ports

[EmperorIng]

I don't know if Taito Legends 2 was released in North America. I know that I had to import it at the time, but maybe it got a release later on?

According to hardcore gaming, it was only Europe.

Well HG101 and "accuracy" don't normally go hand in hand. Taito Legends 2 for the PS2 was released in the US, but doesn't have Cadash. The Xbox version does, as part of Taito's stupid "make sure no one has all of our games" plan. Though the PS2 version lucks out with arcade-perfect ports of RayStorm and G-Darius, something that the PS1 couldn't handle.

I think this still doesn't compare to the four Taito Memories compilations released in Japan, which still have more games on them. Why PuLiRuLa was not released in the US on either compilation is baffling, considering its inclusion in the Taito Memories releases.

[Necromancer]

Turbo version because Ninja and Priest.  Why on earth was the Meager Drive not able to fit in these characters?

They ran out of browns to draw the sprites.

[gex]

Turbo version because Ninja and Priest.  Why on earth was the Meager Drive not able to fit in these characters?

They ran out of browns to draw the sprites.

lool

Arcade isn't a port.  It's the original, no?

There was no excuse for them not to include extra classes into the Genesis port.

And yes the arcade was the original from my memory, bad terminology on my end

[Black Tiger]

I don't want to defend a major source of misinformation and console war propaganda, but that hg101 article might have been slapped together before TL2 was finally released in North America.

[Dicer]

Turbo>Arcade>>>Genesis

It's a game that plays better as a home port than an arcade one IMHO.

Turbo is bright and colorful, the sound is a bit low end for the console but it's o.k.
Arcade is arcade but it's def a quarter eater
Genesis is muddy and missing the two better classes so yeah.

[Gentlegamer]

I've always wondered: what does 'cadash' mean?

[EmperorIng]

Cadash is apparently the name of the castle/kingdom of Baarogue.

THAT'S RIGHT! I AM
THE KING OF DEVIL,
BAAROGUE!

As for "quarter eater," it only is if you rush into an area without treating it methodically, or are unprepared. While there is plenty to "surprise" you, if you know how to manage enemies before they become threats, you can punch your way through. I'm not an expert (nor have I 1CC'd the game!) but I typically get to the plant world or graveyard on one credit.

[gex]

Cadash is apparently the name of the castle/kingdom of Baarogue.

Yes.. I've always wondered that too

[BigusSchmuck]

I recall playing Cadash in the arcades (Wunderland in Portland Oregon) back in the early 90s. I enjoyed it, but I ended up finishing it only cause it was free play. The Turbo version is closer to the arcade than the genny version, but damn good luck trying to get someone to play 2 players in that game. Got to have a lot of patience.

[TheClash603]

Was Cadash a popular arcade game?  I was in arcades all the time around the time it came out and none of the ones around me had the game.

I played on MAME in college and the arcade game was fun, but being on free play I was hardly playing the game as it was intended.

TG16 > Genesis to me, because the missing characters are too glaring of an omission.

[BigusSchmuck]

Was Cadash a popular arcade game?  I was in arcades all the time around the time it came out and none of the ones around me had the game.

I played on MAME in college and the arcade game was fun, but being on free play I was hardly playing the game as it was intended.

TG16 > Genesis to me, because the missing characters are too glaring of an omission.

In short, no one really played it. At least over at Wunderland. Everyone seemed to be infatuated with the latest Street Fighter (Championship Edition I believe) and Mortal Kombat to even blink an eye at it.

[EmperorIng]

Well, Cadash would have been 3 or 4 years old by that time if people were waiting for MK and SF updates. I'm sure it was no Bubble Bobble, but I imagine in the late 80s its 4-player possibilities made it fairly popular - enough for two separate ports in any event.

[DragonmasterDan]

Was Cadash a popular arcade game?  I was in arcades all the time around the time it came out and none of the ones around me had the game.

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I saw it at a few arcades growing up. It wasn't uncommon but it wasn't super popular either.

[gex]

Got to have a lot of patience.

Yeaah especially at the beginning when it's pretty much mandatory to grind, i can see it definitely being discouraging just starting out

[esteban]

Was Cadash a popular arcade game?  I was in arcades all the time around the time it came out and none of the ones around me had the game.

I played on MAME in college and the arcade game was fun, but being on free play I was hardly playing the game as it was intended.

TG16 > Genesis to me, because the missing characters are too glaring of an omission.

I never even heard (from a friend) about Cadash. Ha!

I never saw it at local arcades... however, even though I was lucky enough to have a bunch of places with arcade games (beyond the arcades), there were, sadly, SOOOO MANY games that I never had access to.

Cadash
Splatterhouse
Tower of Druaga (ok, just kidding about this)
Karnov
Jackal
Gradius
Etc.
Etc.

At the time, I didn't realize how many arcade games I was missing out on.