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[doncale]

give those to us on PSP or current consoles. I just bought Gradius V so come on, you owe it to me Konami


who wouldn't kill for Xexex and Axeley II?

I'm tired of playing SNES Axeley and SNES mini-Xexex in Ganbare Goemon 2!

 

[Lord Error]

Here's a thought - play them in MAME! (Not sure about Axelay 2, but Xexex is near-perfectly emulated)

 

[Mr_Furious]

there's an Axelay II?

 

[doncale]

nope theres no Axeley II ...I just long for it

I will give Xexex in MAME a try!!!! i didn't know it was emulated in playable form thx man

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

I played Xexex in Mame some time ago. It looked different, but all I could say is "meh."
It's like a shooter crossed with tentacle hentai.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Axelay isn't even all that.

 

[Mr_Furious]

Axelay isn't even all that.

I'm not hearing you....(plugs ears, "lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala")

Anyways, I played the hell out of that game back in the SNES days and upon finishing the game on hard (or was it normal?), you received a nice screen after the credits scroll with an "Axelay II coming soon" message (or something like that). I've been waiting ever since

It was one of my favorite shooters on the SNES!

BTW, wasn't this one of the last games made by the ex-Konami team that formed Treasure?

 

[Drinky Crow]

Mr_Furious: Buy Gradius V. There's a few references to Axelay in it, and the music is quite similar. It's even made by Treasure, who worked on Axelay. You're also getting a vastly better game than Axelay, which was a pretty game but so very, very braindead.

 

[drohne]

people who don't like rap love a tribe called quest. people who don't like action games love viewtiful joe. people who don't like shooters love axelay. or einhander.

and although it'll never stick: there is no individual konami game that had more than one or two future treasure members on staff. in axelay's case, i think it's exactly one: programmer "könig" ishida.

 

[radios shipping overview]

IBTW, wasn't this one of the last games made by the ex-Konami team that formed Treasure?

One guy who later went to Treasure worked as a support programmer on Axelay. That's the only connection. But I second the Gradius V recommendation anyway.

 

[Mr_Furious]

Mr_Furious: Buy Gradius V. There's a few references to Axelay in it, and the music is quite similar. It's even made by Treasure, who worked on Axelay. You're also getting a vastly better game than Axelay, which was a pretty game but so very, very braindead.

Already did

people who don't like shooters love axelay. or einhander.

I love shooters and still love Axelay (and Einhander as well). Go figure :-\

 

[drohne]

yeah, i like einhander and axelay too. and joe and tribe for that matter. it's just a phenomenon i've observed.