The other disappointing thing about it being
a direct arcade port is that it only has three stages.
Not exact matches
Although Spinies don't appear in the original Mario Bros.
arcade game, they replace the Shellcreepers in all of the remakes, starting with Super Mario Bros. 3's Battle Mode, and excluding
direct ports.
Don't expect it to be all shiny HD as this is a
direct port of the
arcade game that was released several years ago.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat for the Nintendo DS is basically a
direct port of the
arcade version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
About half a month ago, you may recall we did a Retro Review on Bad Dudes; this was thanks to FTG Games providing an eShop key for the Switch
port (which is a
direct emulation of the
arcade game).
However, Virtua Racing is one of * those * checkpoint racer that are a
direct port of the coin eating monsters in the
arcade.
I have to say the game looks great and as far as I can tell this looks to be a
direct port from the
arcade hardware.
Whether it's based upon the PSP Darius Burst or Another Chronicle is unknown, although even if it was a
direct AC
port there is really no way to compare the
arcade cabinet experience to a hand - held device, especially on this game.
The ColecoVision touted
arcade quality games in a home system, and although these were not
direct ports of the coin - op
arcade titles, they were remade to match the ColecoVision's capability which was still more advanced than anyone had previously seen in a home system.
It loses these points right out of the gate for the lackluster virtual stick controls for the «classic» mode - a
direct port of the
arcade release - however the addition of an AI control...