Great Arcade Games That Never Got A Home Port

[@PedroFerreira-sx2gd]

Sega racers aged like wine. They have a great art direction with creative scenarios, vibrant colors and catchy cheesy music. I would gladly pay for a compilation of them with updated controls for keyboard/joypad.

[@oldstylegaming]

Me too mate they look and play soooooo good

[@MOXIEchannel]

Totally agree.

[@BigJuffer]

Willow, Batrider and Dolphin Blue are some of my faves mate, nice choices :)

[@mikestunt77]

Great list you really took your time to check, I thought to find golden axe 2 in this list but maybe it has been brought in some collections for the new machines

[@deadchannel7160]

Golden axe return of death adder is a worthy mention.

[@AAAEQUILIBRIUM]

Great list, I remember playing Gang wars a lot in the arcades but never saw any ports that I know of.

[@oldstylegaming]

I've never played gang wars I'll check it out

[@GlenLehane]

I was going to mention this too, had a lot of fun playing it

[@annapocalypsezero4719]

I remember as a child waiting and waiting for that aliens game thinking it is bound to come out on the Megadrive or something. A pity as it was a fun game. All of these look really fun games though was surprised the ridge racer game never made it to the home stuff quite odd as ridge racer was a big seller on the PS1. Cadillacs and dinos would have been a sure hit too so yeah I wonder what went on with that. Also yes the AVP game was one I was expecting when I was a kid too and it never happened. All of these games look great tbh anmd yay two I never heard of to check out. Thank you for the video OSG. As for games I would have liked to have seen ported probably the alien 3 light gun game and I am going to say Golden axe 4 as I think that was an arcade game but I am not sure.

[@tokenblack7983]

AVP is high quality

[@Mitchcraft.]

Aliens was great! I always wondered why I never had memories of playing it anywhere other than in arcades here in the uk and abroad.

[@tokenblack7983]

Willow is awesome! Way ahead of its time! 90s graphics before the 90s

[@davidbanner9001]

Just came across your channel, so looking at your older videos. Scud Race is a game that still needs a port. Sure we can emulate it, but it would be fantastic to have the original and an enhance version in one package.

[@Sinisteve]

Dolphin Blue has just been made compatible with the Dreamcast, apparently the Atomiswave hardware is very similar... Check out Tenkomori Shooting, another decent game that didn’t get ported, it’s point blank meets shmups

[@oldstylegaming]

I will mate

[@stunthumb]

Assault... that was one hell of a game, it had twin stick tank controls, and the playfield rotated around the player. One of the most unique and fun shooters ever made, the tank could launch in the air and fire missiles, could even strafe. It was all about the controls and blasting enemies, loved it. It's a tricky one to even emulate, it's there - but getting the control scheme to match the cabinet isn't really possible. It was way ahead of its time, not really any systems that would cope with the playfield rotation and scaling at the time.

[@blatherskite3009]

Great game. It was on one of the Namco compilations, wasn't it? (checks interwebs) Yep, Namco Museum Vol.4 (1997) for the PS1. The same disc also included "Assault Plus" as a hidden bonus, although iirc it's more of an "arrangement" version than a proper sequel. The Namco Museum versions were compatible with the (then-new) twin-analog-stick controllers for the PS1, so it should play perfectly with modern gamepads and a decent PS1 emulator.

[@stunthumb]

@@blatherskite3009 Nice - I'm actually just resurrecting an old PS1 for my retro shelf, will add that to the list, I have a soft spot for arcade compilations.

[@Larry]

SCUD Race is weird as Sega created a playable tech demo of it for the Dreamcast while it was in development, same with the Harley Davidson game. But Daytona 2 and SCUD Race's tracks are both unlockable in OutRun2006 on the PS2/Xbox, and I think Rave Racer's track appears in Rage Racer on the PS1.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

DAMMIT EDGY ONE....I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THESE THINGS!

[@oldstylegaming]

Lol

[@Larry]

@lass kinn quite possibly, i think a lot of these games were unreleased because g licensing issues. though scud race already had a different name in japan.

[@wrena79]

And...this is why I got into collecting pcb’s lol. All those unconverted classics!

[@charliebigpotato894]

Great video, love and remember some of those amazing classics!

[@djrtg]

Willow arcade is one of my all time favs and, like you mentioned OSG, hard as nails. I remember, at a 4 hour arcade lock-in in my youth, I gave it a solid half hour to try and beat it. Wasn’t even close.

[@oldstylegaming]

The horse and cart level is a killer for me its soooooo hard

[@davidmyablonsky2294]

Thank you for sharing, great list. Cheers, Dave

[@MOXIEchannel]

Cool list! I brought Willow, Cadillacs&Dinosaurs and Aliens on the channel so i know them quite well. I have to say i am surprised there are no porting for those. I will try Dolphin Blue since i didn't know that ;)

[@buckeyechad1]

Star Wars Trilogy Arcade..just fantastic!

[@BonsaiMaster300]

Star Wars still looks great to me. Never played Dolphin Blue, but it looked brilliant too. Great video buddy!

[@oldstylegaming]

Dolphin Blue is brilliant, if you have the ability to run Demul emulator i advise you check it out...its as good as any new run and gun game

[@eskey691]

Class list buddy and i have to say i only ever played one of these games back in the day so it was a joy to see. As always buudy keep up the great work and roll on the next video :-)

[@gumdeo]

Rave Racer, one of my faves. They got drifting around corners absolutely right on that one.

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Yes Rave Racer had good handling.... for the RR Series anyways.

[@Myako]

I also loved and played the heck out of Willow, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs and Aliens v Predator. For what it's worth, some people over at the dreamcast-talk forums are adapting all Atomiswave games to the Dreamcast. Since they share almost the exact same hardware it's not really a port.

[@oldstylegaming]

Yeah I've heard that I'm gonna check that out.

[@skijumpnose]

Cadillacs & Dinosaurs looks excellent! Like Final Fight with dinosaurs!

[@oldstylegaming]

It is mate typical capcom

[@tokenblack7983]

Been meaning to finally play it in my MAME. Okay this weekend it's on!

[@kingsontoast1848]

Some atone cold classics on ere amigo, how the hell did cadillacs n dinos n star wars arcade trilogy not get a port...fuggetaboutit, nice vid dude

[@melvinblackburn195]

Great List. In my opinion, Daytona 2 is the single largest omission in gaming, in terms of lacking a home port. I would buy Dolphin Blue today regardless of price, if it ever hit modern consoles.

[@martinevans1206]

Dolphin Blue on the Atomiswave has just been ported to the Dreamcast by Megavolt85, if you have a GDEMU to replace the disc drive.

[@jimwright2318]

Awesome looking list of games! Need to try some of these!

[@EsmeAmelia]

I love the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game. Never been good at it, but it's super-fun and I'd definitely buy it if it came to Steam or the Switch.

[@oldstylegaming]

cant believe it hasnt been released on steam to be honest

[@raggeragnar]

Oh mate ! Me and my friends used to play Major Havoc so much in the arcade. That and Star wars was our favourites in -83.

[@deathybrs]

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs was actually based on a comic book, and licensing was probably part of the problem with porting it.

[@mikeymike3240]

Throughly enjoyable video man, loved every one of those games. 😎👍👍👍🇬🇧🦖

[@nikkiwileman7033]

Ya can play dolphin blue now though on dc,through the gdemu ,aswel as loads of others made on the atomiswave arcade hardware board,laters

[@ncf1]

Yeah, classic video! This is just the sort I love, absolute class!

[@johnhigginbotham8291]

Brilliantly researched, as always！！！！

[@oldstylegaming]

Thanks mate

[@OperationPhantom]

Yes Willow is a neat platform game! Funny how the hero in the IREM game "Legend of Hero Tonma" looks almost exactly the same! Also a good game and it did get a port to the PC Engine back in the day.

[@doctorx2105]

Nice to see Major Havoc get a shout.

[@oldstylegaming]

its a class game, too vector games to a new level

[@patsfan4life]

Great 1000 miles rally reminds me a little bit of RC pro am, and it looks really fun

[@Lucasrainford]

Yeah pity, some top games here that would've made great ports on the right systems. Love Batrider and SW Trilogy, Daytona 2? yeah I'm one of those what thought it got ported, I'dve bet on it. Great list dude :)

[@oldstylegaming]

Yeah its criminal that Daytona 2 never got ported. Sega were weird with their games back then though

[@GlenLehane]

I'm definitely with you on Willow, Aliens, Alien Vs Predator and Cadillacs And Dinosaurs, and the rest all look great too. Some that I think should have got home ports as well: Psycho-nics Oscar Three Wonders Spider Man Arcade Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Arcade Blood Bros Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Trog 2 Crime Fighters Gang Wars If any of these ended up on any home system, please let me know!

[@mark-andrews]

I suppose Scud Racer & Daytona 2 reflect the short shelf life of the Dreamcast, so no ports. There are some old games like Round Up, The Hand, and a game with more than one title which I think is also called: Blockbuster, all good games. Slightly later there are a several fantastic playing Sega games, before they got into the mechanical pneumatic beast machines with the 'new' sprite scalping tech. Calorie Kun Morgan; Spatter, and another game that I'll have to look up the title for. Willy Tower is a great platformer, another one with an alternate title, I think there is what I would regard as a spiritual sequel to Dig Dug, not Dig Dug 2 but by Namco that I really enjoy playing too.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

this is 10+ examples of why i took an interest in MAME, because there are so many Arcade Games that never got a true port, or they got a port and it was abysmal.

[@oldstylegaming]

Yeah mame is the best thing that ever happened to the emulation scene

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@oldstylegaming it can be, long as you can get it to work. lol

[@tokenblack7983]

Hells yeah. I never knew MAME existed until 6 months ago and I'm an 80s kid so it blew my mind when discovered it and bought it. Now I feel like I'm part of a secret society LOL. I mean it's amazing. Seeing later levels of arcades games that I never saw as a kid. Finishing Srider Robocop etc. Jesus I even get to play Quartet!

[@ravengaming2597]

Mr. Do's Wild Ride & Bagman never officially got a port on the 8 bit micros, but Ocean did make unofficial rip offs in Kong Strikes Back & Gilligan's Gold.

[@Albert8044]

Hippodrome another great arcade classic by Data East to never got any home ports. It's a medieval fantasy 2D fighting game, a 1 player game for the most part where you have to battle various gladiators and make you way to the top. The 2 player vs however doesn't have much to offer as it's a 1 on 1 dual to the death and the player 2 character is just a palette swap of player 1 as there are no other playable characters in the game.

[@oldstylegaming]

I'll check that out thanks

[@kimoak]

I KNEW Scud Race would be here, because its criminal that there was never a port of it. I remember a tech demo for it on the Dreamcast and expecting a conversion at some point. No such luck. :(

[@oldstylegaming]

Maybe one day as people are still making dreamcast games now

[@8589brian]

Vendetta/Crimefighters2 was sadly left in the arcades. It is my absolute favourite beat em up with characters that resembled action movie stars and some very questionable enemies. One of the bosses reminds me of the Driscoll brothers from OFaH

[@oldstylegaming]

Is that the one with the hulk Hogan type character in?

[@8589brian]

@@oldstylegaming yes thats right. One of the playable characters looked like Mr T and I'm sure tge other 2 were based on Jean Claude Van Damme and Mike Tyson.

[@oldstylegaming]

@@8589brian that is a great game

[@Barcrest]

Star Wars Trilogy is superseded by Star Wars Battle Pod. Pretty similar on rails shooter just with better graphics and controls.

[@RepTechEP]

I played a lot and loved the Simpsons 4 player arcade.

[@paulrobinson3902]

That made it to the Commodore 64 (of all machines!)

[@klurman]

Dolphin Blue has just been ported to the Dreamcast, along with a bunch of other Atomiswave games. The hope is to convert ALL of them over.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Strike force is awesomely fun.... It is amazing to think some of these model 3 games are 25 year old nearly ...

[@CasperLD]

Scud Race was a great great game. I'd buy it today if they released it.

[@metalcoola]

Asterix - beat'em up from Konami, Hook - beat'em up from Irem.

[@deathybrs]

DAAAAAAAAAYTOOOOONAAAAA! Let's GO AWAY (Let's GO AWAY!) DAAAAAAAYTOOOOONAAAA! The original's title song was so terrible that it becomes funny.

[@mark-andrews]

I suppose Scud Racer & Daytona 2 reflect the short shelf life of the Dreamcast.

[@johnhearn7329]

What happened to to 4-6 player X-Men arcade game from CapCom? That should've came home too but it didn't.

[@tokenblack7983]

That was my jam for a while too.

[@systemchris]

Alien Vs Predator was planned for the 32x and got killed as the 32x did lol I wish they ported it to the saturn

[@spongeknock7387]

Night slashers is the GOAT

[@johntyrrell1549]

Metal Jesus and radical reggie had a boxed copy of dolphin blue on there channel iirc

[@oldstylegaming]

.... home version?

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Didn't Rave Racer get a PC card demo release in 1998...

[@oldstylegaming]

Yeah a demo was made but game was never released on any home systems

[@Jac2Mac]

You REALLY have to wonder why Batrider never got a Dreamcast port at all.

[@Debbie-qs2xo]

Dolphin blue is good a example of what i consider pinnacle 2D non pixel art graphics. And anything beyond this, going toward more photo realistic grahpics and the charm quickly begins to drop off. So many remakes and remasters lean too heavily into utilizing 100% of the hardware for the art style but thats doesn't necessarily give the most appealing results. Doing so for the amount of content and performance of a game, YES! Art style/visuals, no.

[@beseeingyou9120]

Good list, but to be fair, guardians had about 6 years on final fight, plus I feel the player can relate more to final fights storyline

[@oldstylegaming]

So you can relate to a wrestling mayor who's daughter has been kidnapped by some punks? Lol

[@beseeingyou9120]

@@oldstylegaming an ex bodybuilding champion became mayor of California so yeah 🤣 what I meant was, if you stand the two games together today, yes there is a lot more going on in guardians but I just feel the story and flow is better with final fight, but that could just be my own nostalgia bias

[@thereare4lights137]

I don't think Black Tiger got a home port. Man, I used to feed the quarters to that game!

[@oldstylegaming]

Black tiger was defo on c64 ... think amstrad and spectrum too ..maybe others as well

[@thereare4lights137]

@@oldstylegaming LOL, I stand corrected. I had a C64 as a kid. I wish I had known back then. Would have saved a lot of quarters!!

[@beseeingyou9120]

Crime city was another for me

[@jonlewis43]

I was waiting for X-men to be on this list...what happened?

[@oldstylegaming]

If I get enough suggestions I'll make another video:-)

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Virtua Cop 3

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

Crime Fighters. I've read a comment talking about Vendetta, but that game was garbage compared to CF! Even the emulated versions don't stack up - Crime Fighters is the parent of TMNT and The Simpsons! Shiiiiiiit, CF was og crippin' no doubt!

[@busyjt]

Fantastic content as always. I’d happily pay for the content but I refuse to support Patreon or PayPal. If you ever use an alternate service like SubscribeStar I’ll happily sign up. If you have an Amazon wishlist that might work too :)

[@UltimateGamerCC]

why are you against Patreon?

[@busyjt]

@@UltimateGamerCC The enforcement of their TOS seems politically driven so I stopped using Patreon back in 2014/2015.

[@oldstylegaming]

Dont worry about it mate just watching my stuff is payment enough . I get ad revenue anyway

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@oldstylegaming i still think Patreon is good for youtubers, especially if KZbin wants to be stingy about monetization.

[@oldstylegaming]

@@UltimateGamerCC yeah i have a Patreon but really if people dont want to support or donate im not that fussed, i actually give all my patreon money away to other KZbinrs as i dont offer any perks apart from Patreon request videos