Monday, 30 April 2012

SHMUP PICKUPS FOR APRIL 2012


GADGET TWINS
Imagitec Design
Sega Genesis
1992





US exclusive for Sega's 16 bit shmup powerhouse. Multi directional scrolling.. Not a fan of this game whatsoever. Money well spent ;)


 SOL FEACE
Wolf Team
Sega Mega Drive
1992




Brand new and still sealed PAL replacement for the collection. i don't own a Mega CD in any region form but one day i will and to find a sealed shmup from 1992 at such a reasonable price i can never turn it down. I will be unsealing this by the way to play it someday.


RAIDEN DENSETSU
Seibu Kaihatsu 
Super Famicom
1992









The game that started off the Raiden series. Not had a chance to play this yet but looking forward to working my way through the entire series having only previously played 2 &3. Beautiful overall package. Also known as Raiden Trad.


DODONPACHI DAI-OU-JOU BLACK LABEL EXTRA
Cave
Xbox 360 (NTSC-J)
2009



What a stunning front cover for this game. Hard as nails gameplay and Cave's high standards as always. Been after this one for awhile



RAIDEN FIGHTERS ACES
Seibu Kaihatsu
Xbox 360 (NTSC-J)
2009




Incredible package all round. 3 complete arcade ports of Raiden Fighters 1, 2 & Jet. Home console exclusive versions. I was holding out for the PAL release of this package but it really does seem like it will never arrive.


CAPCOM DIGITAL COLLECTION (featuring 1942: JOINT STRIKE)
Capcom
Xbox 360 (PAL)
2012


I picked this up for collection purposes only. I already have Joint Strike on XBLA. Not a great game by any means.



6 comments:

  1. woah never played Gadget Twins will have to locate a copy cheers for showing. Glad you've got Raiden fighters there's a lot of game, I've never seen a shooter with a bigger roster of selectable fighters. I'd completely forgotten about Sol grace, reminds me that I need to get robo aleste too

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    1. Gadget Twins isn't that easy to get hold of but there are copies out there. I paid probably more than i'd have liked at £20ish but it was mint and saved me alot of shipping from the States for avergae condition copies. Not very good game though mate.

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  2. Another great batch!
    I'm always envious of how things get to UK faster than they do here. HAHAHAHA
    Japanese SNES Raiden's artwork is stunning, it's a shame the port is the worst of them all....

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  3. some great games right there. RFA is such a nice package with tons of play time. DOJ is well DOJ, one of the best games ever made IMO

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