What was SEGA waiting for? :daze:
Altered Beast, Golden Axe and numerous other arcade games received ports to the Mega Drive but not a single release of Shinobi...
Can anyone think of a reason as to why?
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What was SEGA waiting for? :daze:
Altered Beast, Golden Axe and numerous other arcade games received ports to the Mega Drive but not a single release of Shinobi...
Can anyone think of a reason as to why?
They made version for Master System and decided that it's enough... which is total bullshit, Genesis needs original Shinobi.
Super Shinobi aka Revenge of Shinobi from 1989 is better than any other Shinobi game, and they ported Shadow Dancer: Secret of Shinobi the following year. And then there's Shinobi III from 1993. - I doubt any console got as many Shinobi games as Genesis.
There are 3 Shinobi games on the Genesis aren't there?
Arcade Shinobi is very different from Revenge and an excellent game, though. I wouldn't call Shadow Dancer a port since it's a completely unique game. Shadow Dancer is probably the closest thing to the original arcade Shinobi on the Genesis, since it plays like a mix of both arcade games (Shinobi and Shadow Dancer). Anyway, even with those three other games, since Shinobi is a great game in its own right, it still would have been nice for it to have its own Genesis port.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
I think they initially planned a port but instead decided to create a brandnew Shinobi tailor made for the Mega Drive hardware. A wise decision as Super Shinobi is the best game on the platform.
There were still some fans of the original game... That's about like saying that Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) is better than Super Mario Bros.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
hey, you take that back =P
And some would agree with the latter... in fact I think quite a few did postulate that in a recent thread. (definitely better than SMB2J -as was Doki Doki Panic, but iirc several comments about preferring it to SMB1)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lan-Di
http://sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14492
I think his point is that SMB2 and SMB1 are different games, not who would agree with it. Just because the Genesis has three great shinobi games doesn't mean that a more accurate port of the original wouldn't be welcomed along with them. While the Genesis made out extremely well, it was disappointing that an official version that is more accurate to the arcade hasn't come out until recently (I know of the PCE port, but that is missing the knife move and a whole stage).Quote:
Originally Posted by kool kitty89
The SMS has three Shinobis (4 if you count Alex Kidd in Shinobi world), as well. It got a port of the first Shinobi, a port of the arcade shadow dancer, and Cyber Shinobi. The less said about the latter two, the better, though.
Also, aside from the Genesis, the Game Gear also made out well with two original Shinobis. One of the few instances where the GG made out better than SMS. I only have the second one, but it's not only a great Shinobi game, but also one of the better games on the system.
I'm one of those heathens that likes SMB2 far more than the original SMB :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lan-Di
The Super Shinobi II (aka Shinobi 3) is a masterpiece. Period ;)
I like the original Shinobi, but not as much as the Genesis Shinobi games. I also like Super Mario Bros. 2 better than *any* other Mario game.
Well, at least all of you Mario 2 lovers out there got to have Mario 2 and Mario 1 on the same console... ;)
I bought Shinobi first on the SMS, then on the PC-Engine, and finally on the NES. Then I bought an Arcade cabinet with a bad monitor that I have never replaced. ;)
Seriously though, Shinobi is a very unique game compared to the Genesis series, and was quite old by the time the Genesis came into play. To my knowledge even Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi III were only moderately popular among consumers. Forget about Shadow Dancer ever being heard of by the mass market.