As a gamer who enjoys most things retro I just wanted to mention how well the Nintendo Switch is catering for us retro gamers. Unfortunately, these games all got a little lost during the E3 coverage, although GC has mentioned them briefly.
The Konami Contra Anniversary Collection is very good. A great selection of games offering arcade conversions, NES, SNES, and Mega Drive entries and one of my favourite Game Boy games in Operation C. Some might feel its a little padded out with both the SNES and Mega Drive PAL and NTSC versions of the same game included, albeit with slightly amended lead character graphics.
Konami have also just added the Japanese versions on this collection, as well as the Castlevania collection, via a free update. You could argue they could have included a couple of the PlayStation games but to be honest this is a strong selection of games as it stands and well worth the price. Another excellent set of conversions from M2. With this, as well as the Castlevania collection, it really does show how weak the first Arcade Classics Collection was, which I believe wasnt handled by M2.
Virtua Racing arrived at the end of last month and this is a fantastic conversion. I never played the original arcade version but walked past an arcade most days on my lunch when I used to work in Leicester. I would find myself just standing and watching the amazing graphics. This is a bare bones arcade conversion, none of the extras found in any of the subsequent home conversions are here and I quite like that.
It kind of reminds me of when I first played Ridge Racer on the PS1, where it was all about learning the tracks and trying to beat your best time. A mirror mode would have been a nice extra, if anything, just to extend the playability a little more. There is also an option for up to eight players to play local multiplayer on one TV screen. I havent had chance to try this but sounds like fun in theory. Another great conversion and more than worth the £5.99 asking price.
Finally, a brief mention for Wonder Boy: MonsteRead More – Source
