list of arcade ports ?

I mean, the point of a port is to make an accurate conversion and that's something Sega marketed their console as being able to do, so it makes sense that the port would share the same name (with the localized arcade game name), mechanics, graphics and music assets etc.

Mobygames groups ports together in the search list; maybe there are a couple of exceptions where the info isn't updated but I doubt it. Bomberman '94 is the sequel to '93, which is the sequel to Bomberman/Dynablaster (1991) on console. I haven't played Dynablaster/Atomic Punk's arcade ver., but it seems more like its own thing, along with its sequel (1992).

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Originally Posted by chilled

EDIT: on an interesting note some games got ported to the arcade after the MD version (which is usually a port itself): Battletoads, Sailor Moon...

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Battletoads Arcade the Sailor Moon arcade game aren't ports - they are original arcade releases completely different from the console versions and released later.

On that note, though, Battletoads on the Genesis is a port of the NES game, and Sailor Moon on the Genesis is a port of the SNES game.

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Originally Posted by Gryson

Battletoads Arcade the Sailor Moon arcade game aren't ports - they are original arcade releases completely different from the console versions and released later.

On that note, though, Battletoads on the Genesis is a port of the NES game, and Sailor Moon on the Genesis is a port of the SNES game.

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I fired SM veruy quickly on MAME and it looked a lot like the MD/SNES game, but I didn't bother to really check because it won't be on the list. Same for Battletoads.

So Mega Bomberman shouldn't make the list, I guess ? This choice frustrates me.

I'm up to the "L" but won't be able to work on it anymore until next week. More questions: Robocop 3, Rastan saga II

And BTW I'll take any info on ports with significant title departures from the arcade game or the other way around... I'm familiar with some but surely not all of them. Your definition of a port is right but I'll try to keep a little more "loose" approach as to what is a port and what isn't. We'll have time to correct my list when it's finished. I'm in the "M" and having some interesting reads along the way.

There's a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to deciding what a port is. The strict definition probably says it's the conversion of code and artwork from one platform to the other with little-to-nothing new being made. A broader definition might say a completely reworked game can still be a port if its gameplay mechanics match the original. But then you get into vague territory considering what the difference between a port and a sequel might be, particularly in the case of games such as Bomberman.

I'm more inclined to limit the list to games where significant artwork/code/music assets were clearly converted (yeah, not so easy to know for code...). There are a ton of Bomberman games, and in the case of the arcade Bomberman and Mega Bomberman, yes, they do look the same, but then again ALL Bomberman games look the same because they have a very simple style. But those two games were developed by different companies and released years apart and there's no indication that anything was actually ported, so I would consider it more along the lines of a sequel or another entry in a series of similar games.

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Originally Posted by Gryson

There's a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to deciding what a port is. The strict definition probably says it's the conversion of code and artwork from one platform to the other with little-to-nothing new being made. A broader definition might say a completely reworked game can still be a port if its gameplay mechanics match the original. But then you get into vague territory considering what the difference between a port and a sequel might be, particularly in the case of games such as Bomberman.

I'm more inclined to limit the list to games where significant artwork/code/music assets were clearly converted (yeah, not so easy to know for code...). There are a ton of Bomberman games, and in the case of the arcade Bomberman and Mega Bomberman, yes, they do look the same, but then again ALL Bomberman games look the same because they have a very simple style. But those two games were developed by different companies and released years apart and there's no indication that anything was actually ported, so I would consider it more along the lines of a sequel or another entry in a series of similar games.

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Totally agreed. I have issues with Moonwalker, I guess I'm leaving it out. Same thing for the RBI Baseball games. Though I gotta be careful with the sequels, as sometimes there are more differences between straight ports on some games than between one arcade game and its MD 'sequel'.

Pengo is in (FTM, as I'll post the finished list for everyone to review).

Just got to the 100th game !

Marble Madness and Road Blasters are pretty good ports. The same cannot be said for Double Dragon.

ok there's some 150 arcade ports from the stock MD catalogue alone. I'm putting the last touches on the spreadsheet before posting it here for revision.

Another doubt: Tecmo (Super) Bowl. I know it's not a port per se, but there was this Tecmo Bowl arcade game. I'm struggling with 3-4 cases likes this one.