What games did you wish had been ported to the PCE/TG-16?

[TR0N]

Ninja Baseball Batman !! Ahhhhhh good pick

I remember watching the AVGN review back in 2011 late at night . I came home from a party or something and was really high, needless to say I had to play it. Tried to buy it on Xbox live/download one of those Xbox 360 arcade classics compilation, but had no luck.

Just reading the wiki on it now, it looks like irem was the pub/dev too.  So this would have been completely feasible. Honestly I would have preferred this over something like Hero Tonma, I hate to use Tonma as an example but I can't think of anything lesser that irem brought to the PCE (that I've heard of). Even though I like Tonma.

I do remember recently though being surprised of a bad title irem published, I can't think of it for the life of me now. Don't think it was on the PCE, can't find it on any lists either. So maybe i'm mistaken.

Before avgn did a look at it i discover the game through mame.Such a quirky beat'em up by irem then again,ninja baseball batman should have a had a port to consoles to begin with.Like i said you can play it in mame via pc or on a modded xbox.

[Digi.k]

[Gredler]

Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden

[EmperorIng]

I am thinking that, given its release, a port of Rastan would have been feasible. However, Taito could in no way half-ass it like they did with New Zealand Story, or make it cartoony like Cadash. It would need to be meaty and manly, like the game itself. Preferably with big booming bass tones to capture Rastan's epic soundtrack.

I think the PCE could have done it.

It will be an eternal mystery to me why it is the awful, terrible, total-garbage Rastan II that ended up being ported multiple times, with the superior first game left to languish on the Master System alone.

[esteban]

I am thinking that, given its release, a port of Rastan would have been feasible. However, Taito could in no way half-ass it like they did with New Zealand Story, or make it cartoony like Cadash. It would need to be meaty and manly, like the game itself. Preferably with big booming bass tones to capture Rastan's epic soundtrack.

I think the PCE could have done it.

It will be an eternal mystery to me why it is the awful, terrible, total-garbage Rastan II that ended up being ported multiple times, with the superior first game left to languish on the Master System alone.

The Lynx had a decent (hey, it was fun!) port of Rastan. Obviously not the same as getting a home port.

Perhaps Rastan might have been seen as too monotonous/samey for a home console (it does get repetitive)?

The second game certainly followed a formula (stage structure) that echoed the games folks were buying at the time.

I know a lot of games/genres could be thrown into this category (repetitive)...so why was Rastan given so little attention?

We've come full circle: it makes no sense.

Nonsense.

[ccovell]

The Lynx had a decent (hey, it was fun!) port of Rastan. Obviously not the same as getting a home port.

I think you may be confusing Rastan with Rygar.  The SMS & Game Gear got a port of the first Rastan game, but the Lynx certainly didn't

[esteban]

The Lynx had a decent (hey, it was fun!) port of Rastan. Obviously not the same as getting a home port.

I think you may be confusing Rastan with Rygar.  The SMS & Game Gear got a port of the first Rastan game, but the Lynx certainly didn't

Rygar!

Whoops.

I shouldn't post before coffee.

[NightWolve]

The Lynx had a decent (hey, it was fun!) port of Rastan. Obviously not the same as getting a home port.

I think you may be confusing Rastan with Rygar.  The SMS & Game Gear got a port of the first Rastan game, but the Lynx certainly didn't

Rygar!

Yeah, excellent choice, I loved that NES game as a kid. I wasted many quarters on the arcade too, then when I tried the arcade emulator I saw a big difference in default difficulty, I realized the bastards who had the arcade had maxed out the difficulty to the hard-as-f#ck-take-10-quarters-to-beat-level-one setting...

Anyway, the action RPG hybrid port for home consoles was a pleasant surprise. At first I was disappointed it departed from the arcade design I knew already, but then I grew to like it much more. Last boss and level is eerie and music was fitting all around. A high color version upgrade on TG-16 of the NES version would've been sweet!

[esteban]

The Lynx had a decent (hey, it was fun!) port of Rastan. Obviously not the same as getting a home port.

I think you may be confusing Rastan with Rygar.  The SMS & Game Gear got a port of the first Rastan game, but the Lynx certainly didn't

Rygar!

Yeah, excellent choice, I loved that NES game as a kid. I wasted many quarters on the arcade too, then when I tried the arcade emulator I saw a big difference in default difficulty, I realized the bastards who had the arcade had maxed out the difficulty to the hard-as-f#ck-take-10-quarters-to-beat-level-one setting...

Anyway, the action RPG hybrid port for home consoles was a pleasant surprise. At first I was disappointed it departed from the arcade design I knew already, but then I grew to like it much more. Last boss and level is eerie and music was fitting all around. A high color version upgrade on TG-16 of the NES version would've been sweet!

Yeah, I prefer the NES version, but I played the hell out of the Lynx version because my friend didn't have many games. Ha!

[nectarsis]

the already mentioned :

Area-88  (a fave in my younger years)
Ninja Baseball Bat Man (LOVE LOVE LOVE this game)
Rastan  (EPIC music)
Contra/Contra arcade
TMNT arcade


My additions:

R-Type Leo (a home exclusive that would still stand til this day)

They could have started the compilation trend (arcade/Atari/publisher series)

the games that were being toyed with years ago (IIRC Keranu) Final Fantasy/Dragon Warior (upgraded graphics/colors/music)

Blaster Master
Space Battleship Yamato  (either rpg/srpg)
Super Robot Wars
Mega Man series
CPS2 goodness
No Geo shooties/baseball games
Crystalis
The Guardian Legend

[Gredler]

Have I said NHL 9x series? Hit the ice and TV sports hockey are cool and all, but variety is the spice of life. Mario Lemieux Turbo Hockey?

[Winniez]

Have I said NHL 9x series? Hit the ice and TV sports hockey are cool and all, but variety is the spice of life. Mario Lemieux Turbo Hockey?

I know I'm stretching the timeline a little but 2 on 2 Open Ice would have made a great arcade card cd game Quite a fun game btw, think NBA Jam but on the ice.

[TR0N]

Arkanoid given how taito gave the pce plenty of support.
Still my favorite breakout clone to date.

[esteban]

Arkanoid given how taito gave the pce plenty of support.

Still my favorite breakout clone to date.

I played this at the ice rink all the time. It was great fun. DOH!

[TR0N]

Arkanoid given how taito gave the pce plenty of support.

Still my favorite breakout clone to date.

I played this at the ice rink all the time. It was great fun. DOH!

Now say it like homer simpsons,doh !? Funny how it's sequel has it in the title to arkanoid II revenge of doh as well.