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Post by BorneAgain on Mar 19, 2019 21:52:01 GMT -5
www.konami.com/games/50th/ac/us/en/Arcade releases next month with the other two in early summer. ArcadeHaunted Castle A-Jax Gradius Gradius II Salamander Scramble Twin Bee CastlevaniaCastlevania I Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge [Gameboy] Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Super Castlevania IV Plus 4 others ContraContra 1 Super Contra Super C Contra III: The Alien Wars Plus 4 others Fingers crossed we get Bloodlines, Rondo of Blood, & Adventure ReBirth too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 21:54:42 GMT -5
Shame they basically completely deny the existence of the N64 Castlevania games because I'd like to see Legacy of Darkness on there.
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Post by Cyno on Mar 19, 2019 22:00:14 GMT -5
Belmont's Revenge and not Simon's Quest is a damn weird decision. Also gotta figure that Contra: Hard Corps is on that Contra collection.
Kinda doubt that we get Rondo of Blood for the CV collection considering they put it and SotN on a collection already called Castlevania Requiem. Though Bloodlines or especially Legacy of Darkness would be a nice surprise.
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Post by BorneAgain on Mar 19, 2019 22:05:36 GMT -5
Belmont's Revenge and not Simon's Quest is a damn weird decision. Also gotta figure that Contra: Hard Corps is on that Contra collection. Kinda doubt that we get Rondo of Blood for the CV collection considering they put it and SotN on a collection already called Castlevania Requiem. Though Bloodlines or especially Legacy of Darkness would be a nice surprise. I'd make a joke about Dracula X being included, but given this is Konami its not out of the question. Honestly, I think they'll probably do Classicvania focus for the first collection and Metroidvania for the next compilation. Symphony of the Night, the GBA titles and the DS games are an easy sell for Castlevania Collection II. |
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Post by agent817 on Mar 19, 2019 22:17:02 GMT -5
For Contra, I wonder if Shattered Soldier and Neo Contra will make the cut. Those games were actually fun. I still have them for the PS2. Also, I don't see how it would make sense for Super Contra and Super C to be in there, but not the NES version of Contra, unless that will only be released for the Switch. But why have both versions of Super Contra on there anyway?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 23:00:43 GMT -5
I used to love playing Contra 3 back in the day. I'll have to pick up the Contra Collection when I see it for a decent price.
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Post by Muskrat on Mar 19, 2019 23:03:57 GMT -5
I used to love playing Contra 3 back in the day. I'll have to pick up the Contra Collection when I see it for a decent price. It was a long 45 minute drive home many years ago, returning from Microplay with Contra 3 and a SNES Game Genie. Still have both |
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Mar 19, 2019 23:35:38 GMT -5
Those aren't the Konami arcade games I want. Damn licensing.
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Post by James Fabiano on Mar 20, 2019 3:01:50 GMT -5
Having not played both together in awhile, ARE Super C and Super Contra different enough from one another? I could see how they'd think NES vs. Arcade Contra are too similar, but who doesn't want to rock the Konami Code again for 30 lives? Now, it's curious that they passed up on NES Contra here AND on the NES Classic lineup. What's up with that? Oh well, always liked the arcade version more, mainly for the improved soundtrack. Salamander had better have a toggle so you can change it to Life Force if you want. Come to it, Gradius was worthy of getting its own entry here. (Gradius, Salamander/Life Force, the SNES only Gradius III, PARODIUS...) I know just where Hit-Monkey is coming from (certain 4-6 player beat 'em ups with famous characters) I'd even take the Crime Fighters games. This game pretty much was just button mashing all day, with none of the technique other wrestling games had, but for nostalgia, how about The Main Event (WWE might come after them concerning TME's knockoff characters...) Not only that, but maybe a sports themed chapter with Double Dribble, Blades of Steel, Bottom of the 9th, wasn't Run 'n' Gun Konami too? Think they had a racing game as well. And TRACK & FIELD ANYBODY?  ?? As for other arcade games...Time Pilot, Gyruss, Devastators, Lethal Enforcers, Rush 'n' Attack/Green Beret, and isn't Frogger technically Konami as well? So many memories! I can go on all day dreaming, can't I? |
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Mar 20, 2019 6:32:01 GMT -5
What is up with the Famicom (or even NES) Contra? To my knowledge, it has never been released in any format after the fact. It's always Super C or the Contra arcade game. I mean, the arcade one is fun and all, but the home version is superior in every way except graphics.
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Post by agent817 on Mar 20, 2019 9:09:02 GMT -5
Those aren't the Konami arcade games I want. Damn licensing. As a major beat-em-up mark, I was hoping for Crime Fighters, Vendetta, and Violent Storm to make the cut. I guess that they weren't popular enough. Bummer. |
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Post by Muskrat on Mar 20, 2019 10:18:23 GMT -5
What is up with the Famicom (or even NES) Contra? To my knowledge, it has never been released in any format after the fact. It's always Super C or the Contra arcade game. I mean, the arcade one is fun and all, but the home version is superior in every way except graphics. It’s gotten a few random ports in the early-mid 2000’s but that’s about it. I think it was on Konami compilation for PS2 or something, and was definitely an unlockable on Contra 4 |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Mar 20, 2019 11:05:28 GMT -5
What is up with the Famicom (or even NES) Contra? To my knowledge, it has never been released in any format after the fact. It's always Super C or the Contra arcade game. I mean, the arcade one is fun and all, but the home version is superior in every way except graphics. Pretty sure the NES contra was unlockable on the DS Contra game. |
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Post by wildojinx on Mar 20, 2019 11:08:22 GMT -5
No Contra Force? Cmon, who wouldnt want to play as a guy named "Beans"?
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Mar 20, 2019 11:34:26 GMT -5
Those aren't the Konami arcade games I want. Damn licensing. As a major beat-em-up mark, I was hoping for Crime Fighters, Vendetta, and Violent Storm to make the cut. I guess that they weren't popular enough. Bummer. I know, this world is very difficult. We shoulda challenged the beginning of the end. |
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Post by MrElijah on Mar 20, 2019 11:37:22 GMT -5
Those aren't the Konami arcade games I want. Damn licensing. Even then where's Metamorphic Force, Violent Storm, Mystic Warriors & Sunset Riders? And Gradius III? |
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Post by MrElijah on Mar 20, 2019 11:39:34 GMT -5
As a major beat-em-up mark, I was hoping for Crime Fighters, Vendetta, and Violent Storm to make the cut. I guess that they weren't popular enough. Bummer. I know, this world is very difficult. We shoulda challenged the beginning of the end. We're gonna get it eventually. Everybody's gonna want to knock Geldo down. |
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Mar 20, 2019 13:06:36 GMT -5
Those aren't the Konami arcade games I want. Damn licensing. Even then where's Metamorphic Force, Violent Storm, Mystic Warriors & Sunset Riders? And Gradius III? Sunset Riders alone would get my money. |
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Post by Cyno on Mar 20, 2019 13:45:20 GMT -5
If I had to guess, the other four games on that Contra collection would be Operation C, Hard Corps, Contra ReBirth, and either Shattered Soldier or Contra 4.
My guesses for the 4 remaining CV games would be Bloodlines, Simon's Quest, and two from The Adventure ReBirth, Rondo of Blood (original or PSP remake), Legacy of Darkness, SotN, or Castlevania Chronicles.
If they wanted to troll us, as Konami is wont to do, we'd see Contra Force and Dracula XX on both collections.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 20, 2019 13:59:46 GMT -5
Rondo and SotN probably aren't happening, due to the Sony Exclusivity they paid for when they published Requiem.
Unless that was just time-limited.
I'd like to see Castlevania X68K in there, and think it's got enough differences from the NES game to warrant an inclusion.
Also, if Hard Corps ends up in the Contra Collection, restore the ability to take 3 hits per life that the Japanese version had.
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