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Title: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: Aceldamor on October 30, 2015, 11:23:09 am

So, there was a thread about what console games would make good cabs, I'm curious to see who thought console ports of games were better than their respective arcade version.

I'll kick it off.

Contra - Nes
Bionic Commando - Nes

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: vwalbridge on October 30, 2015, 12:04:14 pm

Punch Out - NES

...you can close the thread now.

:)

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: harveybirdman on October 30, 2015, 12:13:26 pm

Double Dragon 2 and 3

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: tomstewdevine on October 30, 2015, 12:36:54 pm

Super Mario greater than Vs Super Mario.

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: wp34 on October 30, 2015, 12:39:03 pm

Ladybug  - Colecovision (as I recall anyway)

Soul Calibur II - Game Cube

Street Fighter - SNES

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: pbj on October 30, 2015, 12:46:14 pm

Yeah, I'd say "all of them" once you got a couple of years into the 16 bit era.  The launch NES and Genesis games were about dead even with their respective arcade counterparts.

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 30, 2015, 01:01:30 pm

Well in some ways even the nes versions were better.  For example Nintendo almost exclusively releases the NES versions of Pac-man, Galaxian and Donkey Kong on their virtual console because the sprites are identical except the layouts have been reformatted to take advantage of a landscape oriented monitor. 

I know to purists they don't compare, but the majority of the gaming population doesn't give a crap about authenticity. 

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: voltz on October 30, 2015, 02:27:48 pm

How about that version which allows two players together?

I want to say Golden Axe, but it's a give and take when they added the final level, yet lost all the gore along with the corpses strewn about.

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: leapinlew on October 31, 2015, 12:15:51 am

Much preferred Rampart on NES to the Arcade Rampart.

Title: Re: Games that were better on console than arcade
Post by: opt2not on October 31, 2015, 06:31:16 pm

TMNT: Turtles in Time for the SNES