Shmups Pt 2 (Arcade and Home System Games in MAME Multisystem May Stream, 26 May 2021)
45Back in May of 2015 the, at the time, arcade-only emulator “MAME” and the spin-off emulator that covered other systems “MESS” were folded down into their more natural form; a single, easier to maintain and easier to develop entity that would move forward with the established “MAME” name.
May of 2021 therefore represents the 6th anniversary of this decision, one which has allowed MAME to bloom as a project, and helped to drive forward a large amount of arcade, and non-arcade progress that would otherwise have not been possible.
As a result, MAME today supports a wide variety of arcade games, but is also capable of running games from a large number of other systems, including many popular (and plenty more less popular) home systems.
For these May streams I want to alternate between playing an arcade game, then playing a game for one of the home platforms. Some of these will be connected in some way, for example, ports, spin-offs or console exclusive sequels, while others will simply be games in a similar genre that I’ll be deciding if are worth checking out or not.
MAME’s emulation of some home systems is second to none, providing the best experience out there, while for other systems it’s still in a preliminary state. This is something I’ll keep in mind when choosing games to play.
Timestamps from The Ogre
00:00:00 - Prestream Intro
00:05:43 - Salamander 2 (ver AAB, 1996 Konami)
00:22:42 - Galseed II (Idb_x68k conversion, X68000, Sharp, 1993 Login)
00:37:16 - Gradius IV: Fukkatsu (ver JAC, 1998 Konami)
00:49:48 - Phalanx (X68000, Sharp, 1991 Zoom)
01:02:28 - Solar Assault (ver JAA, 1997 Konami)
01:10:50 - Solar Assault Revised (ver JAA, 1997 Konami)
01:24:50 - Zero Rei (X68000, Sharp, 1994 doujin)
01:32:55 - Halley's Comet '87 (1986, Taito Corporation)
01:39:39 - Halley's Comet (US, 1986 Taito America Corporation (Coin-It license))
01:40:49 - Halley's Comet (Japan, rev 1, 1986 Taito Corporation)
01:41:17 - Halley Wars (Famicom, w. Disk System add-on, Nintendo, 1989 Taito)
01:51:25 - Robotron: 2084 (Unidesa license, 1982 Williams / Vid Kidz (Unidesa license))
01:57:48 - Wild West Hero (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd, 1983 Timescape Software)
02:03:56 - Dustman (ZX Spectrum, Sinclair Research Ltd, 1984 Timescape Software)
02:08:57 - Robotron: 2084 (TI-99/4A Home Computer, NTSC, Texas Instruments, 1983 Atarisoft)
02:14:02 - Section Z (set 1, 1985 Capcom)
02:23:24 - S.C.A.T. - Special Cybernetic Attack Team (USA, Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom, 1991 Natsume)
02:30:33 - Cosmo Gang the Video (Japan, 1991 Namco)
02:38:18 - X-Men - Mutant Reign (JAKKS Pacific TV Game, 2005 JAKKS Pacific Inc / Amaze Entertainment)
02:44:33 - Silver Surfer (USA, Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom, 1990 Arcadia)
02:50:48 - Cosmo Gang (1990 Namco (Data East license))
02:58:12 - Harmful Park (Jpn, Sony Playstation, Sony, 1997 Sky Think Systems)
03:14:03 - Twin Eagle - Revenge Joe's Brother (1988 Seta (Taito license))
03:20:37 - Twin Eagle - Revenge Joe's Brother (USA, Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom, 1989 Romstar)