[.ca] Collectors Series: Arcade Adventures

Going Retro is great but why can't they be perfect?:
I always welcome the idea of going retro, remaking old arcade games into current console system. And this one was no exception especially when it has not just one or two, but six. And not to mention my favorite of all time, Yie Ar KUNG~FU and Rush'n Attack. Seriously, I still remember vividly going to local arcade, spending countless coins on these two classic of classics... ahhh.. just nostalgic factor itself is the worth the price. However, I was disappointed with both games. For instance with Yie Ar KUNG~FU, the level of difficulty increases dramatically after you finish the first round. I mean, it's nice that they didn't transfer over the same easy difficulty from arcade, but I hope that they would increase the difficulty gradually and no option to choose your difficulty. For Rush'n Attack, they changed things ALOT, with special weapons and difficulty has been somehow altered to easier side,and the length has been changed as well. There was glitch in Yie Ar KUNG-FU with one move, where the main character suppose to stretch his punch while advancing in original arcade(and playstation version too), however, they somehow missed putting that, creating wrong move. And I found a bug in Gyruss, i got somehow stuck on a screen, not advancing to next level regardless of no enemy present. Time Pilot's difficulty has been set way too high to begin with in my opinion. You know, it's really nice to have them in your palm, the idea itself is just too cool, too awesome- where I had to go to local arcade to play these classics, now I can play in my bed... wow.. however, I wish that they would've put more attention in transferring them over to GameBoyAdvance version because they are not arcade perfect somehow, they are not. It's good thing that they altered the difficulty to give more challenge, however, when they change gameplay itself in games like Rush'n Attack, I have no choice but to have this bit of bitter taste in my mouth. However, its fault is outweighted by its strength such as adding more levels in Rush'n Attack, or most of all, PLAYING THIS TOTALLY NEW GAMES WITH INFAMOUS KONAMI CODE. I just found out that if you put that up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,B,A, on each game screen, you get totally new games, more lives, and, .... you just see what happens. Overall, you are getting more than you are paying for, so it's all good in the end. I hope that they would bring out games like this more in future. Enjoy.

Time Pilot at last!:
I love this. As a kid, I was a Time Pilot junkie. You know the classic tale of the kid slamming quarter after quarter into the machine? That was me. I guess everyone had their favorite game as a kid, for me it was Time Pilot. I could never get my hands on a version of Time Pilot, not anywhere. So I was thrilled to finally have it here. All the other games provided are faithfully reproduced here, I remember playing all of these in the arcade, and they're exactly as I remember them. If you're an 80's arcade fanatic, you might want to consider this. A great package!

Recommended:
In general the games are well done and I recommend the package. However I've found these games especially hard to see, so make sure you have a good light - I just bought a Flood Light and it works a lot better than my old Trap Light. This pack also doesn't save high scores when you turn the machine off. Frogger This is much better done than the regular Game Boy version and seems to be fairly accurate graphically. The graphics scroll up when you cross the highway, however this doesn't really affect game play like it does in Pac-Mac. The music is still light and bouncy like I remember from the original, however the tunes are not the same. This is especially noticeable in the tune that plays when you start a new game. (Maybe this is a licensing issue or something?) Scramble This is just like I remember it. I have spent more time playing this than any of the other games. Time Pilot seems to be a little harder on the this pack than on MAME. I don't know if this is because the ships are relatively a little bigger or if it is the controls? The bullets are hard to see maybe? Also this version gives you 5 ships to start so obviously the developers thought it was a little hard also. Gyruss Seems well done including the memorable music. I am not a fanatic about this game however. The things that keep this game from 5 stars are: No high score saving Screen is dark Time Pilot is harder than the arcade version Frogger music is off

Good, but not great:
What you get: Frogger Yie Ar Kung Fu Gyruss Time Pilot Rush'N Attack Scrammble These titles are faithfully reproduced, and controls are solid and easy to use. With six high quality titles included, this is a great value for classic gamers. Unfortunately, a few small blemishes keep this from being really great. Frogger has a scrolling screen to fit it's vertical level design, with no option to play fullscreen (like Namco's Ms. Pacman) Gyruss seems scaled down, leaving it's smooth rotating graphics a little hard to see. Time Pilot's controls feel a little sluggish, and I say this only because it seems harder than the arcade version.

GREAT COMPLIMATION:
This is the great complimation of classic arcade games. Now that the Gameboy Advance SP is out, you can totally see everything that you couln't see on the original gameboy advance. The games are true to the originals. Brings back the old days of my childhood, and the games I used to play on my ColecoVision. Buy It!