In February, Majesco will be released Data East Arcade Classics, a collection of 15 Data East games for the Wii set to retail at $19.99.
What's in:
BurgerTime
Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Burnin' Rubber
Heavy Barrel
Caveman Ninja (aka Joe & Mac)
Magical Drop III
Side Pocket
Too Crude
Secret Agent
Express Raider
Lock 'n' Chase
Street Hoop
Wizard Fire
Super Real Darwin
Unfortunately, since Data East no longer exists, it's licenses are held by multiple companies. This collection is under license exclusively from G-Mode. So certain games are not included. A list of notable games not on the collection can be found below. The current license holder on most of these games in unknown:
Super Break (Data East's first game, a Breakout variation)
Karnov (license owned by Paon)
Captain America & The Avengers (licensing issues in addition to unknown ownership)
RoboCop & RoboCop2 (licensing issues in addition to unknown ownership)
Chelnov: Atomic Runner (license owned by Paon)
Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon
Night Slashers
Karnov's Revenge (license owned by Paon)
Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty
Burning Rush
The following are games which G-Mode does own, but are not included:
Desert Assault
Joe & Mac Returns
Super Burger Time
And most importantly: Tattoo Assassins
Yes, the massively expensive unreleased Mortal Kombat clone that stalled in production and then was abandoned is owned by G-Mode. They should have included it as a gag.
Overall, the collection is solid, but I'm hestitant to buy it for one reason. Karnov is the first boss in Bad Dudes, and his name appears on a sign in the background of that level. If the game is edited to change him, or remove the sign, then fuck it. I passed on King of Fighters Collection and SNK Arcade Classic, not mention several VC games for similar reasons.
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