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[Brandon F]

http://www.ncsx.com/2004/ncs101104/ncs1011u.htm

Sounds very neat, I love the comparisons made to Souky, but already doomed to obscurity much like Border Down. sigh...

Edit: GC port early 2k5.

 

[Scoobert]

Yeah, it was announced at TGS.

 

[clipunderground]

My GC will play this game.

 

[jarrod]

G.rev should port Border Down to GC.

 

[Tsubaki]

I like the idea of playing NAOMI games on Naomi/DC hardware myself. Here's hoping G.Rev's upcoming NAOMI shooter is DC-bound too.

 

[dog$]

So this means I've heard conflicting reports -
I thought I read somewhere that this game has no stages/levels and has nothing but boss battles, but the NCS blurb made it sound more like a traditional shooter. What's the deal?

 

[aku:jiki]

I thought I read somewhere that this game has no stages/levels and has nothing but boss battles, but the NCS blurb made it sound more like a traditional shooter. What's the deal?

Interesting thought. As I've only looked at screens and haven't really read any info, I haven't managed to figure out why enemies and bullets are sorely lacking in most screens, and was kinda thinking it might be something like Change Air Blade.

Then again, the shots on NCS are new to me and look normal. I don't get it.

Here's hoping G.Rev's upcoming NAOMI shooter is DC-bound too.

I either hope you're using the term "shooter" very loosely or that I misinterpreted the first screens of it. Looks like Simple 2000: Omega Boost to me.

 

[jarrod]

I like the idea of playing NAOMI games on Naomi/DC hardware myself. Here's hoping G.Rev's upcoming NAOMI shooter is DC-bound too.

Sure, but why not squeeze out a GC port too? Thanks to similar architectures and toolsets, it's suppossed to be astoundingly simple and there's always the chance your game might get picked up for western release (like Ikaruga).

 

[aku:jiki]

Sure, but why not squeeze out a GC port too? Thanks to similar architectures and toolsets, it's suppossed to be astoundingly simple and there's always the chance your game might get picked up for western release (like Ikaruga).

Despite the easy porting, I don't really see the point. If you're going to port a shooter to another format, I'd assume that PS2 is the smart choice. I mean... a shooter fan is guaranteed to have a PS2 -- modded and ready to go if he isn't already in Japan -- due to the overwhelming majority of shooters it has compared to the other two formats.

Ikaruga got lucky because it was the sequel to RSG, by Treasure and it struck pure hype gold. Chaos Field will not reach this status in a million years, and as such will probably have a much harder time selling on GC than it would on PS2. All guesswork, though.

Not that I care much, personally, I'm somewhat with Tsubaki on this one.

 

[swoon]

G.rev should port Border Down to GC.

that would the best thing ever

 

[jarrod]

Despite the easy porting, I don't really see the point. If you're going to port a shooter to another format, I'd assume that PS2 is the smart choice. I mean... a shooter fan is guaranteed to have a PS2 -- modded and ready to go if he isn't already in Japan -- due to the overwhelming majority of shooters it has compared to the other two formats.

Ikaruga got lucky because it was the sequel to RSG, by Treasure and it struck pure hype gold. Chaos Field will not reach this status in a million years, and as such will probably have a much harder time selling on GC than it would on PS2. All guesswork, though.

Not that I care much, personally, I'm somewhat with Tsubaki on this one.

Sure, but any PS2 porting would require significant resources in comparison. GC porting from Naomi is on par with DC porting pretty much from what I understand... seems like such a simple move I'm surprised more companies haven't done it (so far only Treasure, Alfa System and Triangle Service).

 

[aku:jiki]

Sure, but any PS2 porting would require significant resources in comparison. GC porting from Naomi is on par with DC porting pretty much from what I understand... seems like such a simple move I'm surprised more companies haven't done it (so far only Treasure, Alfa System and Triangle Service).

Yes. I do see your point -- it's not that, it's just... Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, you know?

And by the way, what did Triangle Service do on NAOMI/GC? I'm only aware of XII Stag by them, and with that in mind I can't believe I'm actually interested in hearing what else they've done.

 

[jarrod]

And by the way, what did Triangle Service do on NAOMI/GC? I'm only aware of XII Stag by them, and with that in mind I can't believe I'm actually interested in hearing what else they've done.

Sorry, I meant Able Corperation... dunno why I said TS.

 

[Tsubaki]

Sure, but why not squeeze out a GC port too? Thanks to similar architectures and toolsets, it's suppossed to be astoundingly simple and there's always the chance your game might get picked up for western release (like Ikaruga).

Last I heard, Ikaruga wasn't a perfect port. But... I wish that the Dreamcast version had the chain counter on-screen like the GC version rather than the VMU.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Having never heard of the game before, this thread prompted me to take a stoll over to system16.com

I never knew there were so many never-released-outside-Japan Naomi games out there, including a upgrade for HotD2 and some other sh!t.

 

[Shouta]

I played this in Japan. Was kind of interesting but I wasn't sure about the full mechanics of it (only played it like once or twice).

 

[dog$]

So uh were there nothing but boss battles? Or were there actual stages prefacing the encounters?

If subscription to Arcadia wasn't $90 annually in the US (through a bookstore) I'd probably at least have some other screen shots to go on. I'm not up-to-date. The single movie I found from some random site didn't help either; it shown only what seemed to be boss fights.

 

[jarrod]

Having never heard of the game before, this thread prompted me to take a stoll over to system16.com

I never knew there were so many never-released-outside-Japan Naomi games out there, including a upgrade for HotD2 and some other sh!t.

I did...

NAOMI (Sega)
-18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Airline Pilots: Virtual Flight Simulator (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Alienfront Online (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (Taito/Moss)
-Bingo Party (Sega)
-Bingo Party Splash SP (Sega)
-Boat Race: Ocean Hearts (Sega)
-Border Down (G.rev)
-Canon Spike (Capcom/Psikyo)
-Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 (Capcom)
-Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Fight 2000 Pro (Capcom)
-Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Milennium 2001 (Capcom)
-Charge N' Blast (Sims)
-Chaos Field (Able)
-Confidential Mission (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Cosmic Smash (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-Crackin' DJ (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Crackin' DJ 2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Crazy Taxi (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Crazy Taxi 2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Dead or Alive 2 (Tecmo)
-Dead or Alive 2 Millennium (Tecmo)
-Death Crimson OX (Ecole)
-Derby Owners Club (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Derby Owners Club 2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Derby Owners Club 2 Ver.2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Derby Owners Club 2 Ver.2.1 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Derby Owners Club 2000 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Derby Owners Club World Edition (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Dog Walking (Sega/Wow Entertianment)
-Dragon Treasure (Sega/Sega Wow)
-Dragon Treasure II (Sega/Sega Wow)
-Dynamite Baseball '98: Sega Professional Baseball (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Dynamite Baseball '99: Sega Professional Baseball (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-F1 World Grand Prix (Video System/Visco)
-F335 Challenge (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-F355 Challenge Twin (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition Twin (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Fish Live (Sega)
-Formation Battle In May (Seta)
-Giant Gram 2: All Japan Pro Wrestling In Nippon Budokan (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3: Brave Men Of Glory (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Gigawing 2 (Capcom/Takumi) DC
-Guilty Gear X (Sammy/Arc System Works)
-Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival (Sammy/Arc System Works)
-Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival #reload (Sammy/Arc System Works)
-Heavy Metal: Geomatrix (Capcom)
-Idol Janshi Suchipai 3 (Jaleco)
-Ikaruga (ESP/Treasure)
-Jambo! Safari (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-La Keyboard (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-Lupin III the Shooting (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Lupin III the Typing (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Marvel Vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Capcom)
-Mazan: Flash of the Blade (Namco)
-Melty Blood: ACT Candenza (Ecole/Watanabe)
-Mushihimesama (Cave)
-Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation Vs Zion (Banpresto/Capcom)
-Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation Vs Zion DX (Banpresto/Capcom)
-Monkey Ball (Sega/Amusement Vision)
-Musapey's Choco Marker (Ecole/Compile)
-New Japan Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden IV (Namco/Yukes)
-Ninja Assault (Namco)
-Out Triggers: International Counter Terrorist Special Forces (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Pochinya (Taito/Aiky)
-PowerStone (Capcom)
-PowerStone 2 (Capcom)
-Prayer Great: Gracious God (Sega/Wakae)
-Prayer Great: Gracious God Festival (Sega/Wakae)
-Project Justice: Rival Schools 2 (Capcom)
-Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate (Success/Skonoc)
-Puyo Puyo Da! (Sega/Compile)
-Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Puzzle Kurutto Stone (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Quiz Ah My Goddess (Sega/Overworks)
-Rabbit 2 (Taito)
-Resident Evil Survivor 2: Code Veronica (Namco/Capcom/Nextech)
-Ring Out 4x4 (Sims)
-Samba de Amigo (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Sambo de Amigo ver.2000 (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Senkou no Ronde (G.rev)
-Sega Bass Fishing 2 (Sega/Wow Entertianmnet)
-Sega Marine Fishing (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Sega Network Taisen MJ (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Sega Sports Jam (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Sega Strike Fighter (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Sega Taisen MJ (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Sega Tetris (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Shakka to Tambourine (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Shakka to Tambourine 2001 (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Shakka to Tambourine 2001: Power Up! (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Shikigami No Shiro II (Taito/Alfa System)
-ShootOut Pool (Sega)
-ShootOut Pool Prize (Sega)
-Slash Out (Sega/Amusement Vision)
-Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (Capcom)
-Spiker's Battle (Sega/Amusment Vision)
-Star Horse (Sega)
-Star Horse 2001 (Sega)
-Star Horse 2002 (Sega)
-Star Horse Progress: Glory at the Track (Sega)
-Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper (Capcom)
-Su-Chi-Pai 3 (Jaleco)
-The House of the Dead II (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-The Maze Of the Kings (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-The Quiz Show (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-The Typing of the Dead (Sega/Smilebit)
-Tokyo Bus Tour (Sega/FortyFive)
-Touch De Uno (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Touch De Uno 2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Toy Fighter (Sega/Genki)
-TriZeal (Taito/Triangle Service)
-Uopoko (Cave)
-Usagi: The Arcade (Taito/Warashi)
-Virtua Athlete (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Virtua Golf: Sega Professional Golf (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Virtua NBA (Sega/Amusement Vision)
-Virtua Striker 2 ver.2000 (Sega/Amusement Vision/Genki)
-Virtua Tennis: Sega Professional Tennis (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Virtua Tennis 2: Sega Professional Tennis (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Virtual On: Oratortio Tangram MSBS Ver 5.4 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Wave Runner GP (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-World Kicks (Namco)
-World Series '99: Go to the Dream Ballpark (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-World Series Baseball 2001 (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-WWF Royal Rumble (Sega/Yukes)
-Zero Gunner 2 (Psikyo)
-Zombie Revenge (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Zooo (Taito/Success)

HIKARU (Sega)
-Air Trix (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Brave Fire Fighters (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-Cyber Troopers: Virtual On Force (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-NASCAR Arcade (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-Star Wars Racer Arcade (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-Planet Harriers (Sega/Amusement Vision)

NAOMI 2 (Sega)
-Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Beetle MushiKing (Sega)
-Club Kart: European Session (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Club Kart Prize (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Cycraft Initial D (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Initial D : Arcade Stage (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-Initial D : Arcade Stage Ver 2 (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-Initial D : Arcade Stage Ver 3 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-Sega Driving Simulator (Sega)
-Soul Surfer (Sega/Sega Rosso)
-The King Of Route 66 (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Virtua Fighter 4 (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Ver.B (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned (Sega/Sega-AM2)
-Virtua Striker III (Sega/Amusment Vision)
-Wild Riders (Sega/Wow Entertainment)
-World Club Champion Football Series A 2001-2002 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-World Club Champion Football Series A 2001-2002 Ver.2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-World Club Champion Football Series A 2002-2003 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-World Club Champion Football Series A 2002-2003 Ver.2 (Sega/Hitmaker!)
-World Club Champion Football Series A 2002-2003 Ver.3 (Sega/Hitmaker!)

 

[Saint Cornelius]

damn Jarrod, that's quite a list you have there!

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Yeah, it's pretty big.

 

[jarrod]

So big it hurts.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

:lol

 

[drohne]

mushihime-sama is naomi? really? i assumed it'd be on the same hardware as daioujou and espgaluda. i wonder if we'll see a dreamcast port.

edit: wait, if it's on naomi, does that mean it'll use the dreamcast's HIDEOS scaled low res display? :X doesn't sound right.