Top 5 '90s Arcade Ports to Home Consoles - Retro Bird

[@reelyoungoutdoors]

I literally bought TMNT Turtles in Time about a year before I was able to find a SNES Console to play it on. Best game from my childhood. Really mad I got rid of my SNES Junior as a kid…. Good thing I grew up and had the means to relive it all again.

[@joshmiller887]

I only have experience with TMNT and Sunset Riders myself, though never played SR in the arcade. I love the home console ports! Two really great games. I really do miss arcades though. Thanks for taking the time!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

I would love it if Arcade1UP made a cabinet that had Sunset Riders on it. Even despite the funky sliding controls!

[@RetroReminiscence]

Great video man! I love your content. Keep it up bro

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Thank you. I appreciate it!

[@blackwalls]

I spent hours playing friends on NBA Jam and Street Fighter 2. Those two games were unbelievable to play at home. I also enjoyed Outrun and The Avengers on the Genesis. Playing great ports with no need for quarters was so much fun back in the day.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Ahhh Outrun. So much fun. Such a classic.

[@paulw.9015]

I didn’t really feel the true arcade experience at home until I got the Dreamcast

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

I would definitely include the SNES version of Street Fighter II in the list. It wasn't a perfect port but at the time it was pretty dang close.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

At the time, it was a huge win for Nintendo in the console wars getting it before it came out on Genesis.

[@thepolacek]

Yeah, it blew my mind playing that game at my house.

[@marccaselle8108]

Ah! The SNES version of street fighter II. I bought it with my own money when it came out. I purchased it from a store called kiddie city in upstate NY. I paid 60 dollars for it and it was worth every penny. All my friends and cousins came over and played it with me because SF 2 was cool at the time.

[@jessehilton1337]

Great list sir!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Glad you think so!

[@Uliseh]

The Lost World Jurassic Park 1997 Lightgun was so freaking good, it would be lovely to see that re released in some way.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

That was one of my favorites!

[@MrTrap78]

I like Super Monaco GP for the Sega Master System. It is a totally different game, without being worse in my opinion. They removed the boring qualification and added two player support. One of the absolute best games on the SMS.

[@moandaindesigns]

The Saturn stunner is nice but Please take a look at the Logic 3 Predator 2 Light Gun it works with Guncon game, PS1, Ps2, and Sega Saturn.

[@dariusq8894]

Not sure if this qualifies, but I loved King of the Monsters 2 for SNES. Obviously the Neo Geo version would be better if you could afford it, but the SNES version was still pretty good and even changed the charge mechanic so you could buffer it.

[@megadan2988]

good picks, sunset riders is dope

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Yeah, it's definitely a favorite of mine!

[@firekungfuhero1150]

The 3d fighting games, self explanatory

[@Owazrim]

Soul Calibur 2 on Dreamcast. Such a solid game looks and plays great still.

[@FeralInferno]

I would say my three favorite arcade to console ports would be... 1. TMNT 2 on the NES. The extra two levels were great, as well as the addition of the mutant fly version of Baxter Stockman. 2. Gradius III on the SNES. While it does suffer from a bit of slowdown, I find it amazing that Gradius III was able run on any of the 16 bit consoles. Especially for it being a launch window game. That bubble level still is visually impressive today. 3. Street Fighter Alpha 3... go for broke on the PS1. I played the PS1 version before the arcade version. I was so surprised to see how many game modes and fighters were cut in the arcade version. The PS1 version is, in terms of content, far superior to its arcade counterpart.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

The PS1 port of Alpha 3 was converted much better than a lot of the other Capcom 2D fighter ports on the console as well.

[@thepolacek]

I loved the TMNT game as a kid, but it has aged horribly for me. It is soooo repetitive.

[@Ganon136]

How do you feel about arcades and barcades returning after the pandemic? My local town has a free play time limit arcade and it’s an awesome experience to be able to itch that nostalgia from going to arcades as a kid or playing at the laundromat. It’s been a welcome return for me personally. Being able to play HD modern games at home on my console or jump over to the arcade to play some classic racers or a good beatemup makes me excited for the future. It’s also going to be a fun way to bring your kids into the world of retro in the 2020s. Will it be short lived or last quite a while?

[@NESADDICT]

I just wish the simpsons game had a chance to be on this list. 😭

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Right? Most of the best games from back in the day had home console ports but a bunch of beat 'em ups didn't. Probably because so many of them were based on popular properties and there were licensing issues bringing them home. The Saturn could've done them all justice, I tell ya! Man, I love that machine haha. The one that just bums me out to this day is actually Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Still to this day that game has no sort of official release of any kind. The license can't be that hard to get. My dream Arcade1UP would be a 3-player Alien vs Predator Cabinet that also has Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and anything else thrown on there would just be a bonus. I think it's only a matter of time before Arcade1UP does a Simpsons cab and 6-player X-Men Cab.

[@Uliseh]

@@RetroBirdGaming , Cadillacs and Dinosaurs was so damn good and loved here in my country on Chile ! I really hope that someday could come out of licensing hell.

[@slamshift6927]

2:43 Both hands on the gun in a proper pistol shooter's grip! Not that hokey stuff! A proper grip has the added benefit of actually making you better at the game!

[@RetroBirdGaming]

You're right!

[@8BitGlitch79]

Awesome picks. I would say pretty much and release of Metal Slug on various systems are very good for the most part. I thought dreamcast Hydro Thunder was great. I have to agree the Saturn controller is one of the best controllers.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Yeah, Metal Slug is just an amazing game no matter how you play it.

[@jakek5417]

I was sure that Strider on Genesis would appear on your list. I would suggest Street Fighter II on SNES; its accuracy blew me away back in the day.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

The genesis port came out in 1990 (both US and Japan) but the arcade game of Strider actually came out in 1989 so it's technically a 80s arcade game. Close but not quite!

[@jakek5417]

@@RetroBirdGaming ah.. that explains it.

[@dishonoredknight3568]

your next discussion should be is how much is too much to pay for a game

[@RetroBirdGaming]

I'll put that on my running list of ideas. Thanks!

[@Bloody-Butterfly]

1. Marvel VS. Capcom 2. TMNT 4: Turtles in Time 3. King of Dragons 4. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 5. Final Fight 6. Golden Axe 7. Knights of the Round 8. King of Fighters 98 9. Darkstalkers 3 10. Alien Storm

[@RetroBirdGaming]

All great ports!

[@Bloody-Butterfly]

@@RetroBirdGaming I love arcade ports!

[@wulver810]

Wow, no Revolution X... pfft. THAT is the 90s.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Haha yes definitely a game of the '90s!

[@smedley4206]

I mean clearly pac man and donkey Kong on the Atari 2600 are the best arcade ports.

[@RetroBirdGaming]

Hahah 1:1

[@brisingr14]

RIP arcade days. Now-a-days "arcade" games are pretty lame.

[@miltonbuu]

Everything that is new is just one giant screen running android stock.