Happy 25th birthday, Super Raiden!

[fragmare]

Today is the 25th birthday of Super Raiden on the PC-Engine Super CD-ROM2!

If you don't already know, Bonknuts and I are creating a little ROM hack for Super Raiden that adds to and enhances numerous aspects of the game.   Actually, the bulk of this has been done for, uh, years?  It's just never really seen the light of day.  The project would add the following features:

*Choose Original Arcade Soundtrack, 25th Anniversary Arrangement Project soundtrack (already implemented) or remastered HuCard chiptune soundtrack
*Switch to either checkpoint or respawn death (already implemented, no power up spewing)
*Switch to either original PC-Engine stretched aspect ratio or proper-ish arcade aspect ratio. (already implemented)
*Choice between three difficulty levels - Easy, Normal (original), or Arcade (already implemented)
*Toggle the two Super Raiden exclusive stages on or off (already implemented)
*New title screen
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So, in light of Super Raiden's 25th birthday, and as soon as Bonknuts finds some free time to finish up some coding, I will be polishing this up and releasing it as the...

SUPER RAIDEN 25th ANNIVERSARY PROJECT





P.S., there is a poll going on here to vote for the two tracks that should be covered in chiptune form for the Super Raiden extra stages.  Raiden II music is being used for the extra stages.  Last I looked, it's tied up, so more votes would be appreciated: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=22106.0

[gex]

This is sweet!! Following

[tbone3969]

f*cking A this looks awesome.  Following as well.

[Michirin9801]

Good luck with your project ^^
I'm not a big fan of Raiden, but that's not gonna stop me from trying out your hack when it's completed, so keep it up!

[Punch]

Can't wait to play it!

[roflmao]

Looks nice, but I'll wait for the PCE Works Deluxe box set.

[tbone3969]

Looks nice, but I'll wait for the PCE Works Deluxe box set.

but only if it comes with soda.

[elmer]

So, in light of Super Raiden's 25th birthday, and as soon as Bonknuts finds some free time to finish up some coding, I will be polishing this up and releasing it as the...

Excellent, this looks like a brilliant project! 

Any idea on Bonknuts' timeline?

He's been missing for a while now, which I assume is probably because of a horribly-busy semester at school.

[esteban]

PUBLIC MESSAGE: Vote for the song "Depression" because it really is the one that needs the love.

Thank you.

VOTE HERE NOW:

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=22106.0

[fragmare]

PUBLIC MESSAGE: Vote for the song "Depression" because it really is the one that needs the love.

Thank you.

VOTE HERE NOW:

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=22106.0

He meant to say "Decisive Battle", I'm sure of it! 

[Koa Zo]

The project would add the following features:

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Tate mode?
What kind of programing feat would it take to re-proportion and rotate the display 90 degrees?
Kind of a bummer vertical oriented display didn't catch on in time for some PC-Engine games like Nexzr or Soldier Blade or Truxton etc.

Somewhat related, Raiden Project on PlayStation has been credited as the first home console game to offer vertical monitor orientation. (and a couple months later Super Famicom had Nichibutsu Arcade Classics 2: Heiankyo Alien with the option to turn your TV on it's side for arcade style display)

[Black Tiger]

The project would add the following features:

*

Tate mode?
What kind of programing feat would it take to re-proportion and rotate the display 90 degrees?
Kind of a bummer vertical oriented display didn't catch on in time for some PC-Engine games like Nexzr or Soldier Blade or Truxton etc.

Somewhat related, Raiden Project on PlayStation has been credited as the first home console game to offer vertical monitor orientation. (and a couple months later Super Famicom had Nichibutsu Arcade Classics 2: Heiankyo Alien with the option to turn your TV on it's side for arcade style display)

It's something I'm surprised we never saw in PCE CD games at all. They would have to essentially program a horizontal shooter and rotate all of the assets beforehand, but it shouldn't have been much more work than something like the Before Christ game in Sidearms Special.

[fragmare]

The project would add the following features:

*

Tate mode?
What kind of programing feat would it take to re-proportion and rotate the display 90 degrees?
Kind of a bummer vertical oriented display didn't catch on in time for some PC-Engine games like Nexzr or Soldier Blade or Truxton etc.

Somewhat related, Raiden Project on PlayStation has been credited as the first home console game to offer vertical monitor orientation. (and a couple months later Super Famicom had Nichibutsu Arcade Classics 2: Heiankyo Alien with the option to turn your TV on it's side for arcade style display)

euh, for that, you're looking at basically a total reprogram of the game.  The PCE's middle mode is actually just about perfect for Raiden.  It's 22:15, which is super close to 4:3, so everything is more or less in the correct aspect ratio.  The only difference is, you wouldn't have the vertical scanlines and a few pixels at the top and bottom of the display get clipped >>

[Koa Zo]

Thanks for the reply.
Pretty cool to know and see that Super Raiden display is already really close to the arcade original.

[toaks]

Can't wait for this!!


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