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What arcade titles do you think are actually better in their console ports? (lemmy.world)
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I've been playing a lot of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy lately and it seems like it has a number of improvements over the arcade release. I'm curious what other ports people find particularly good.

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[–] bluesquid0741b@aussie.zone 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

There's a lot. Consoles didn't have the power to deliver what arcade machines could.

Altered Beast, Double Dragon, Primal Rage, Hang On, Space Harrier, Rampage, ghosts n goblins, Bad Dudes, Smash TV, Final Fight

The ones that did better on consoles were either made into different games or had some other gameplay improvement to make it more appealing.

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 4 points 57 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago) (1 children)

I read the title wrong at first, too. And when I realized the question would be stupid, rather than answer it, I read it again.

[–] bluesquid0741b@aussie.zone 3 points 52 minutes ago

I feel like an idiot, bit also I was trying to get kids to sleep for 4 hours in the middle of the night. So can't be too hard on myself.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The ones that did better on consoles

This is what OP was asking about

[–] bluesquid0741b@aussie.zone 3 points 51 minutes ago

I'll just smack myself in the head here