Post by Nester the Lark on Apr 22, 2007 11:23:08 GMT -5
3PS #23
Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
Developer: Leviathan Games
Publisher: Konami
System: DS
Back in the 80’s, you were pretty hot stuff. Your name was revered in the hallowed chambers of arcades. Dorks and nerds bowed to your presence. Your initials graced many a high-score screen. But times change. Games moved into the home, and the remains of the last arcade were found in the Badlands next to a tyrannosaurus rex fossil. But all is not lost. With the help of Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits, you can recapture your glory days and once again become a joystick jock (except without the joystick).
Your DS will be bursting at the seams because this mighty compilation is packed with a whopping 15 classics: Basketball, Circus Charlie, Contra, Gradius, Horror Maze, Pooyan, Rainbow Bell, Road Fighter, Roc’n Rope, Rush’n Attack, Scramble, Shao-Lin’s Road, Time Pilot, Track & Field, and Yie Ar Kung-Fu. (Phew!) Within moments, you’ll be immersed in jumping, shooting, racing, flying, fighting, quarter-munching nirvana, because each and every game in this awesome package is as arcade-perfect as they come.
But that’s not all! Not by a long shot. There are enough options and bonus content to keep your fingers twitching. The screen can be displayed horizontally in either a normal aspect ratio or stretched to fill the whole screen. Some of the games originally ran on vertically oriented monitors, and the DS can accommodate for that by either extending the display to the bottom screen, or you can turn the DS sideways. For the geek in all of us, you can also customize the games by manipulating virtual dipswitches. Now you can finally live your life-long dream of being an arcade operator.
But what about all the young whippersnappers who’ve never seen a high-score screen in their short, meager lives? Well, first of all, you can wirelessly send ‘em any single game in the collection, and they can get a taste of true, hardcore gaming until they power down their DS’s. Then you can blow them away with your unbelievable skills via wireless multiplayer. Finally, display your proud achievements by showing them your own saved high scores and recorded replays, and they’ll learn to worship you as a classic gaming guru.
So, what are you waiting for? Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits provides 15 games in one package, which is like having an entire arcade in your pocket. The faithful presentation and extensive customization make these golden oldies feel like new again. The wireless features and being able to save your scores and replays will keep the cold sweat rolling down the foreheads of your competition. Arcades may be gone, but you still have a throne to claim. Show them the skills of a true master.
Release Date: March 2007 (US, JP)
Bonus link: Official trailer
Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
Developer: Leviathan Games
Publisher: Konami
System: DS
Back in the 80’s, you were pretty hot stuff. Your name was revered in the hallowed chambers of arcades. Dorks and nerds bowed to your presence. Your initials graced many a high-score screen. But times change. Games moved into the home, and the remains of the last arcade were found in the Badlands next to a tyrannosaurus rex fossil. But all is not lost. With the help of Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits, you can recapture your glory days and once again become a joystick jock (except without the joystick).
Your DS will be bursting at the seams because this mighty compilation is packed with a whopping 15 classics: Basketball, Circus Charlie, Contra, Gradius, Horror Maze, Pooyan, Rainbow Bell, Road Fighter, Roc’n Rope, Rush’n Attack, Scramble, Shao-Lin’s Road, Time Pilot, Track & Field, and Yie Ar Kung-Fu. (Phew!) Within moments, you’ll be immersed in jumping, shooting, racing, flying, fighting, quarter-munching nirvana, because each and every game in this awesome package is as arcade-perfect as they come.
But that’s not all! Not by a long shot. There are enough options and bonus content to keep your fingers twitching. The screen can be displayed horizontally in either a normal aspect ratio or stretched to fill the whole screen. Some of the games originally ran on vertically oriented monitors, and the DS can accommodate for that by either extending the display to the bottom screen, or you can turn the DS sideways. For the geek in all of us, you can also customize the games by manipulating virtual dipswitches. Now you can finally live your life-long dream of being an arcade operator.
But what about all the young whippersnappers who’ve never seen a high-score screen in their short, meager lives? Well, first of all, you can wirelessly send ‘em any single game in the collection, and they can get a taste of true, hardcore gaming until they power down their DS’s. Then you can blow them away with your unbelievable skills via wireless multiplayer. Finally, display your proud achievements by showing them your own saved high scores and recorded replays, and they’ll learn to worship you as a classic gaming guru.
So, what are you waiting for? Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits provides 15 games in one package, which is like having an entire arcade in your pocket. The faithful presentation and extensive customization make these golden oldies feel like new again. The wireless features and being able to save your scores and replays will keep the cold sweat rolling down the foreheads of your competition. Arcades may be gone, but you still have a throne to claim. Show them the skills of a true master.
Release Date: March 2007 (US, JP)
Bonus link: Official trailer
May have to order it online.