**Note you will need more than just a Wii **
(as most are on PS2 id say thats your best bet)
**No emulators**
(legal stuff)
This is a tread that might save you some money (most packs are only £15)
Its about those retro game packs that theres quite a few of
Due to Nintendos "the correct order" realese policy and high priceis for even the rubbish VC games here are some retro game packs that will save you a bit of cash
I am avoiding the Japan only collections as there are loads of them and they have no/little chance of comin out in the US.UK
Barein in mind im in the UK so most will be out or comin out in the UK
If theres any not listed post them and I will add them to this post
Also I need average US prices
Here we go -
Sega Megadrive/Genisis collection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Megadrive_Collection
For - PS2/PSP
Average price £15 (worth it)
What you get -
28 games (most are out on VC)
Extras - This collection also features more than 35 minutes of unlockable interviews from SEGA of Japan, a "museum" with facts about the games, strategy tips for each game and a set of unlockable
arcade games. The PS2's unlockable arcade titles are:
Altered Beast (arcade version),
Future Spy,
Tac/Scan,
Zaxxon, and
Zektor. The PSP's unlockables are:
Astro Blaster,
Congo Bongo,
Eliminator,
Space Fury, and
Super Zaxxon.
Capcom classics collection 1 and 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_Classics_Collection
For - PSP/PS2/Xbox/Psone (hard to get hold of)/Saturn (even harder to get hold of Japan only)
Average price - £15 (Seen in some placies as both for £20)
What you get -
Number one -
Volume 2 -
Taito Legends
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito_Legends
For - Xbox/PS2/PSP
Price - about £15
What you get -
Note: The seven games listed above have also appeared on the Japanese
Taito Memories collections. The games listed below were previously exclusive to this collection, but with the exception of
Jungle Hunt,
Colony 7,
Electric YoYo,
Zoo Keeper,
Tube It, and
Tokio, are now featured in the Japanese
Taito Memories 2 collections.)
Taito legends 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito_Legends_2
For - PSP/Xbox/PS2 -Note PS2 and Xbox versions contain slight verations
Price - About £15
Taito Legends 2 consists of the following 43 arcade games, split across Xbox/PC and PS2 (the Xbox/PC and PS2 versions each have four exclusive games, for a total of 39 games on each):
What you get -
PS2 exclusivesXbox/PC exclusivesNamco Museum
(Warning theres a pack that contains remakes that is best avoided)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_Museum
For PSP/PS2/xbox/DS/Gamecube/Psone/GBA/N64 lets just say a lot
Price - About £20
Since there is a few diffrent versions of this I will list the games from the most recent version
Note - These are arcade versions not the home versions
Midway Arcade Treasures
(note there are three of them)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Arcade_Treasures
For -PS2/PSP/360/Gamecube/Dreamcast
Price - About £10
What you get -
Vol 1
Vol 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Arcade_Treasures_2Vol three
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Arcade_Treasures_3PSP version
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_..._Extended_PlayMegaMan Anniversary Collection
US only you lucky buggers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Ma...ary_Collection
Formats - PS2/xbox/Gamecube
Price - $20
What you get -
There is also somethin called a "Navi mode"
This is a new mode that was added to the six NES Mega Man games in the Rockman Complete Works set for the original PlayStation. The mode does the following:
- Adds helpers (different character for each game, except Mega Man 1 and Mega Man 6 which have the same helper), who provide Game Hints if the player is in need of help, they are:
Dr. Light in
Mega Man 1 and
Mega Man 6.
Roll in
Mega Man 2.
Proto Man in
Mega Man 3.
Kalinka in
Mega Man 4.
Dr. Cossack in
Mega Man 5.
- Updates Energy meters
- Updates Weapon sub-screens (Mega Man 1-3 only)
- Includes the appearance of Beat or Eddie (depending on the game), who show up in certain areas to show the player the best routes to take. Beat in Mega Man 1-4, Eddie in Mega Man 5 and Mega Man 6.
- Remixes soundtracks (PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions only)
Sonic Mega collection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Mega_Collection_Plus
For - Game cube (see next one for other versions)
Price - About £20
What you get -
Unlockable Games:
Unlockable Games only in Japanese version:
Theres also a load of nerdy extras
Sonic Mega collection PLUS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Mega_Collection_Plus#Sonic_Mega_Collection_P lus
For - PS2/Xbox
Price - About £10
What you get -
See above for list but with a few additions of a few Game Gear games
Sonic gems collection
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Gems_Collection
For - Gamecube/PS2
Price - About £15
What you get -
The collection also includes the six
Game Gear games that were absent in
Sonic Mega Collection Plus:
The two unlockable games in all 3 regions are
The other four unlockable games are only in the Japanese version are
Zelda collecters edition
Super Mario all stars
(you didnt think id leave this out)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_All_Stars
Format - SNES
Price - Lets just say cheap
What you get -
Metal Slug Anthology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_Anthology
For - PS2/PSP/Wii
Price -About £30
Games
- Metal Slug
- Metal Slug 2
- Metal Slug X
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug 4
- Metal Slug 5
- Metal Slug 6
Art of Fighting anthology
For -PS2/Wii
Price -About £20
Games
- Art of fighting
- Art of Fighting 2
- Art of fighting 3 : The Path of the Warrior
Fatal Fury :Battle Archives
- Fatal Fury
- Fatal fury 2
- Fatal Fury Special
- fatal Fury 3 - road to the final victory
Fatal Fury : Battle Archives 2
For PS2 (Not out in the UK yet)
Price - About $20
Games
- Real Bout Fatal Fury
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
- Real Bout Fatal fury 2
SNK Arcade classics vol 1
For - PS2/PSP/Wii
Price - About $40 (a bargin)
Whats confermed -
Possably one the best value retro packs out there
----Coming soon----
A little bird told me she saw them on a SNK realese list
King of the fighters collection
For -PS2/PSP/Wii
Price -Unknown
Games
- King of the fighters 94
- King of the fighters 95
- King of the fighters 96
- King of the fighters 97 (yay)
- King of the fighters 98 (Epic yay)
The Samurai showdown collection
For- PS2/PSP/Wii
Price - Unknown
Games
- Samurai showdown
- Samurai showdown 2
- Samurai showdown 3
- Samurai showdown 4
- Samurai showdown 5
- Samurai showdown tenka
Neo-Geo Sunsoft Collection
For PS2
Price - Unknown
Games -
Nice to see SNK doin what they should
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The last option is to look round ebay, Junk shops, flea markets (not markets for fleas) car boots for the ordinal consoles as they call be found dirt cheap (but not the NeoGeo).
Please keep coments constructive
If anybody knowns of any collections not listed post them and ill add them
...unfortunately that would never happen...
