Difference between revisions of "Arcade Ports"
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*[[Hard Drivin']] ([[Domark]] - 1989) | *[[Hard Drivin']] ([[Domark]] - 1989) | ||
*[[Hydra]] ([[Domark]] - 1991) | *[[Hydra]] ([[Domark]] - 1991) | ||
| − | *[[Klax]] ([[Domark]] - 1990) | + | *[[Klax]]/[[Klax ( Cartridge )]] ([[Domark]] - 1990) |
*[[Pit-Fighter]] ([[Domark]] - 1991) | *[[Pit-Fighter]] ([[Domark]] - 1991) | ||
*[[Return of the Jedi]] ([[Domark]] - 1989) | *[[Return of the Jedi]] ([[Domark]] - 1989) | ||
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*[[Hunchback]] ([[Ocean]]/[[Amsoft]] - 1984) | *[[Hunchback]] ([[Ocean]]/[[Amsoft]] - 1984) | ||
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| + | == Data East == | ||
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| + | *[[Dragon Ninja]] ([[Ocean|Imagine]] - 1988) | ||
| + | *[[Karnov]] ([[Activision]] -1988) | ||
== IREM == | == IREM == | ||
| + | *[[Dragon Breed]] ([[Activision]] - 1989) | ||
*[[R-Type]] ([[Electric Dreams]] - 1987) | *[[R-Type]] ([[Electric Dreams]] - 1987) | ||
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| + | == Jaleco == | ||
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| + | *[[Saint Dragon]] ([[Storm Software]] - 1990) | ||
== Konami == | == Konami == | ||
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*[[STUN Runner]] ([[Domark]] - 1990) | *[[STUN Runner]] ([[Domark]] - 1990) | ||
*[[Super Space Invaders]] ([[Domark]] - 1991) | *[[Super Space Invaders]] ([[Domark]] - 1991) | ||
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| + | == Namco == | ||
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| + | *[[Dragon Spirit]] ([[Consult software]] =[[Domark]] - 1989) | ||
| + | *[[Pac-Land]] ([[QuickSilva]] = [[Grandslam]] - 1989) | ||
| + | *[[Pac-Mania]] ([[Grandslam]] / [[Zafiro Software]] (spain)- 1988) | ||
== Nintendo == | == Nintendo == | ||
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*Bank Panic --> [[West Bank]] ([[Dinamic]] - 1985) | *Bank Panic --> [[West Bank]] ([[Dinamic]] - 1985) | ||
*[[Golden Axe]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1988) | *[[Golden Axe]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1988) | ||
| + | *[[Scramble Spirits]] ([[Grandslam]] - 1990) | ||
*[[Shinobi]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1989) | *[[Shinobi]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1989) | ||
| + | *[[Space Harrier]] ([[Elite Systems|Elite]] - 1986) | ||
| + | *[[Space Harrier II]] ([[Grandslam]] - 1990) | ||
== Taito == | == Taito == | ||
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*[[Gemini Wing]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1989) | *[[Gemini Wing]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1989) | ||
| + | *[[Rygar]] ([[US Gold]] -1987) | ||
*[[Silkworm]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1989) | *[[Silkworm]] ([[Virgin Games]] - 1989) | ||
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| + | == Tehkan == | ||
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| + | *[[Bomb Jack]] ([[Elite Systems|Elite]] - 1986) | ||
| + | *[[Bomb Jack II]] ([[Elite Systems|Elite]] - 1987) | ||
== Universal Co.<br> == | == Universal Co.<br> == | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 19 April 2011
As is fitting for the golden age of arcade games, a large portion of the CPC range was made up of conversions of one classic coin-op or another. The major British based software houses of the time would bid for some of the biggest arcade games of the time and a number of key relationships between arcade game manufacturers and companies were established.
The theory, of course, was that kids would develop a taste for these high spec games at their local arcade and consequently go home and pester mum and dad for either more money to play the game that little bit longer or demand a version that they could play at home - although a more expensive short term investment, buying the right arcade conversion could prove to be a better long term prospect for the prudent household!
The following games were ported onto the CPC and have been split into groupings based on their original arcade developer:
Contents
Atari
- 720º (US Gold - 1988)
- APB (Domark - 1989)
- The Empire Strikes Back (Domark - 1988)
- Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (Domark - 1990)
- Hard Drivin' (Domark - 1989)
- Hydra (Domark - 1991)
- Klax/Klax ( Cartridge ) (Domark - 1990)
- Pit-Fighter (Domark - 1991)
- Return of the Jedi (Domark - 1989)
- Skull & Crossbones (Domark - 1989)
- Star Wars (Domark - 1987)
- Tempest (Electric Dreams - 1987)
- Thunder Jaws (Domark - 1991)
- Toobin' (Domark - 1989)
- Vindicators (Domark - 1989)
- Xybots (Domark - 1989)
Capcom
- 1942 (Elite - 1986)
- 1943 (Probe/Go!=US Gold) - 1988)
- Black Tiger (Tiertex = US Gold - 1990)
- Commando (Elite - 1986)
- Ghosts 'n' Goblins (Elite - 1986)
- Ghouls 'n' Ghosts (US Gold - 1989)
- Strider (US Gold - 1989)
Century Communications
Data East
- Dragon Ninja (Imagine - 1988)
- Karnov (Activision -1988)
IREM
- Dragon Breed (Activision - 1989)
- R-Type (Electric Dreams - 1987)
Jaleco
- Saint Dragon (Storm Software - 1990)
Konami
- Green Beret (Imagine - 1986)
- Hyper Sports (Imagine - 1985)
- Jackal (Konami - 1987)
- Jail Break (Konami - 1986)
- Mikie (Imagine - 1986)
- Nemesis (Konami - 1987)
- Nemesis 2 = Salamander (Imagine - 1988)
- Ping-Pong (Imagine - 1986)
- Shao Lin's Road (The Edge - 1986)
- Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (2) - The Coin Op (Probe/ImageWorks-Mirrorsoft - 1991)
- Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Imagine - 1985)
Leland
- Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road (Virgin Games - 1990)
- John Elway's Quarterback (Virgin Games - 1990)
Midway
- Badlands (Domark - 1989)
- STUN Runner (Domark - 1990)
- Super Space Invaders (Domark - 1991)
Namco
- Dragon Spirit (Consult software =Domark - 1989)
- Pac-Land (QuickSilva = Grandslam - 1989)
- Pac-Mania (Grandslam / Zafiro Software (spain)- 1988)
Nintendo
- Donkey Kong (Ocean - 1987)
- Punch-Out!! --> Frank Bruno's Boxing (Elite - 1985)
- The Addams Family (Ocean - 1992) *first at Computer, licensed later to Nintendo.
Sega
- Action Fighter (Firebird - 1989)
- Bank Panic --> West Bank (Dinamic - 1985)
- Golden Axe (Virgin Games - 1988)
- Scramble Spirits (Grandslam - 1990)
- Shinobi (Virgin Games - 1989)
- Space Harrier (Elite - 1986)
- Space Harrier II (Grandslam - 1990)
Taito
- Arkanoid (Ocean - 1987)
- Bubble Bobble (Firebird - 1987)
- Continental Circus (Virgin Games - 1989)
- Ninja Warriors (Virgin Games - 1989)
Technos
- Double Dragon (Virgin Games - 1988)
- Double Dragon II (Virgin Games - 1989)
Tecmo
- Gemini Wing (Virgin Games - 1989)
- Rygar (US Gold -1987)
- Silkworm (Virgin Games - 1989)
Tehkan
- Bomb Jack (Elite - 1986)
- Bomb Jack II (Elite - 1987)
Universal Co.
- Space Panic --> Roland goes Digging (Gem/Amsoft - 1984)
Williams Electronics
- Defender --> Defend or die (Alligata/Amsoft -1985)
