Thanks for reviewing this and saving me $40. Arcade Archives really needs to up their game with their ports. All their titles are so bare bones that even when buying the stand alone titles, I have a hard time justifying the price. I'll pay full price for the M2 treatment any day.

Didn't expect to see you reviewing games from arcade archives. That could make you content for years to come reviewing every arcade game they've released hahaha.

Guess I'll be sticking with my Taito Legends discs for the PS2.

For $20, this is a great collection, but 10 games for $40 with zero charm or extras or anything, especially for games I can just go buy individually on the same platform (many of which go on sale for 50-70% off multiple times a year) makes this feel a little tone def. Picking out a favorite compilation is quite a challenge. The GameCube version of Sonic Mega Collection nails nostalgia with inviting menus, some full, readable issues of the classic comics, and being one of the few collections to feature all the versions of Sonic 3/& Knuckles. But I probably have to give it to the modern Sega Genesis Collection for PS4/Xbox/Switch and PC for the sheer absurd cost-to-value. You basically get an instant, robust Genesis library in a single purchase, and many of the games included are games built to last, like the Shining Force and Phantasy Star tiles, top tier action like Gunstar Heroes, and the charming early-90s bedroom as an interface. The way the shelf fills up as you can buy the games in the collection individually on PC is just wonderful, too, even having little details like the time of day based on your system's clock

I loved The New Zealand Story back in the day, I need to re-visit it to see if it still holds up. Mind you, I remember the C64 version, so seeing how good the original looks took me by surprise. And Dino Rex is the source of some of favourite dank dino memes - the jolly walk cycle of the T-Rex alone makes me want to give it a try. QOTD; Nothing beats the legendary 'id Anthology', aka the holy grail of all id collectors. ICYMI, it was a super-expensive collector box compiling together everything id Software had done up to Quake 1 - and yes, this includes retro stuff like all the Keen titles and Catacomb 3D. However, it became most infamous for being the only way to acquire the one and only DOOM comic book.

Love when a guy in a room becomes 'we' on a channel. Schitzoid terrority ... Remember Psycho? Regards, Norman

@DefunctGames

3 ай бұрын

Lots of people have contributed to Defunct Games over the years, but I understand how you could make that mistake. Love when somebody with no knowledge of a channel makes snap judgments just to insult them for no reason. Psycho territory, no?

And Im here waiting for Arkanoid and Bubble Bobble Compilation

yeah I never got the point of these newer collections when most all the games are already available separately on the Switch shop (except I think darius?) like I already bought new zealand story when it dropped and that was probably the one that would've sold me the most on TM2. QOTD oh that's a tough one! Digital Eclipse has been hitting it out of the park lately with TMNT, ATARI 50 and most recently the Gold Masters Karateka! So they've definitely set the bar for modern compilations. but as far as the classics go I think my all time favorite has to be the original NAMCO Museum series on Playstation. a polygonal 3D museum to navigate with all kinds of things to look at, everything from the arcade instruction cards to all kinds of random merch these games got. Sadly the more recent entries don't seem to be as robust with that stuff as the originals.

@Mintcar923

11 ай бұрын

Capcom Reloaded on PSP comes to mind.. It’s a nice little collection & even has save states

Atari 50 did it for me. Sweet spot of nostalgia, some actually good games, and history bites/mini documentaries that scratched all the itches. I never owned a 7800, Lynx, or Jaguar, and now I feel like I got the taste that I always wanted.

The asking price was too much but I just scored a copy of this for half of that original asking price and it’s worth that and is a better compilation than the first and Rastan is the reason I bought Taito Milestones 2. Eidt: I did a Google search on Taito Milestones 3 and it seems that Rastan Saga is on it, so that’s disappointing but I’m still looking forward to playing Darius 2 and The New Zealand Story.

Thank you for the fantastic review! Defunct Games is one of my favorite gaming channels.

I've had bad luck with this particular developer's ports. Wonder Boy Collection had glitched trophies. I went for the expensive version of their Turrican ports, only to have Super Turrican seize up during a boss fight. Couldn't rewind or do anything but restart the whole game (I was in "Classic" mode to be able to earn any trophies at all). Both of which were just not presented well for the price.

Still don't understand why these compilations aren't coming out on PC also. I mean, seriously ININ?

Yeah, for the most part, it feels MAME is the better place for these games. Shoot, if you're into getting the Extras files, most of the time you end up with pics of the arcade cabinet and screen shots of the game, and advertising. So it's like you get more using MAME than you get buying this. As for the question, think I'll go with the Disney Afternoon Collection they have on Steam. A nice thing I liked about it is the Rewind feature if you botch a jump or whatever.

I got the physical of their first compilation for Switch predominantly for Elevator Action.. This one however seems like a wait for sale.. It’s a shame my ps2 discs have more or less bit the dust.. Bizarre because I was always meticulous in how I treated them

I've always tried to like the Darius series but I always felt they were overrated games. When you have games like Thunderforce, R-Type, or even the Strikers 1943 series it's hard to justify playing the Darius games. Even when they came out I honestly was never impressed. I was more drawn to R-Type at the time. ... Great point about the comparison to other compilations done recently too

@DefunctGames

11 ай бұрын

Counterpoint: R-Type is also great.

@priorwitness

11 ай бұрын

@@DefunctGames lol touche good sir!

dammit. im still waiting for Volfied in portable form. i just want volfied

@DefunctGames

2 ай бұрын

That's a surprisingly rare one. Hopefully it will be included in Milestones 3 later this year. I think the last time it was ported to anything was Taito Legends on the PlayStation 2, and that was almost twenty years ago.

Another random collection of some great games. No focus. NO extra value. Way too expensive.

Taito has made some great games in the past, but they've gotten out of hand with these overpriced collections that have already been outdone by the likes of Atari 50. Also, as mentioned in the video, these games were already released as stand alone titles in the Arcade Archive series. So unless you can get these at a good discount, there isn't enough to offer to recommend this collection at the asking price of 40 US dollars.

Dino Rex is one of the worst games I've ever plunked a quarter into. Just awful. Also what did the artist use for reference in liquid kids, that looks nothing like a hippo. Looks like a platypus. Yeah this collection is pretty bare bones, but I'd consider getting a future release if it has all of the Rastan games on it. QOTD, Probably the castlevania advance collection.

@DefunctGames

11 ай бұрын

It's funny you mention that. When I first went to write about Liquid Kids, I called him a platypus. Then I looked it up and was baffled to see that he's a hippo.

Taito has the worst price policy. Their games are almost never on a discount and they lack any feeling for what their products are actually worth.

@DefunctGames

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. I've run into this in the past when I've reviewed their compilations, especially the two Darius collections from a couple years ago. These barebones collections with 10 games just don't cut it. Atari 50 is the exact same price on Switch, and it comes with hours of interviews, documentary material, box scans, rare extras, history, context, etc. Oh, and also more than 100 games. FOR THE SAME PRICE. It's madness, I tell you. MADNESS!!

@superbros64deluxe

11 ай бұрын

@@DefunctGames fun fact: Taito is owned by Square Enix so you can see why that is.