thetallguy24 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 What do you think is the closest to the arcade version? NES? 7800? Others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 OP posts in 7800 forum instead of classic gaming general so results will be skewed towards 7800. I like both versions but the 7800 gets the edge for having more skill levels to choose from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetallguy24 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 OP posts in 7800 forum instead of classic gaming general so results will be skewed towards 7800. I like both versions but the 7800 gets the edge for having more skill levels to choose from. I wasn't asking what you're favorite version was. That would definitely skew the results. I was asking which was more faithful to the arcade version, such as sound, sprites, gameplay, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 here is a screenshot comparison http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/xevious/xevious.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetallguy24 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 "The Sharp MZ-2500 isn't exactly known as a great system for games, but its rendition of Xevious trumps all the other 8-bit versions." Anybody want to upvote that? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Of the ones I've played I think the MSX2 version is the most faithful. My fav is the Apple II version just because that's the one I grew up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I haven't had the pleasure of playing any MSX or MSX2 games. Of the versions in my library, I believe the NES release is the most faithful. No surprise, given it was ported (or at least published) by the same company that did the arcade game. I agree, the Apple II version isn't bad at all, considering the hardware it's running on. Surprisingly less good is the C-64 version. Bleh. Oh, and speaking of Xevious... Tempest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Oh, and speaking of Xevious... Tempest... All in good time. Even this more complete version won't win the 2600 'most faithful port', but it will definitely shoot it up the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 The 7800 version might be the most faithful to the arcade, but I like the NES and Apple versions also.People cite the angular "2D polygon" look of the background as one of the main reasons they hate the NES version, but I don't see how it's a problem, apart from being different than the arcade. I think it's kind of cool, in fact. Plus IIRC the NES version plays a little faster and more smoothly than the 7800 version (IMO).I like the Apple version a lot too, although it's prone to slowdown and the sound is distinctly "Apple." The Commodore version was a big let-down.Except the for Commodore version, which I don't like, I like all three of these versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 MSX2, as Tempest said, or PC Engine seem to be the most faithful. The NES one is definitely not. That version turned me off of Xevious for years (as I never played it in arcades prior to then). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 MAME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 + 1 for the PC Engine version. Should have been released here for the TG-16. Oddly aggravating and curious which games they chose to make the U.S. cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 + 1 for the PC Engine version. Should have been released here for the TG-16. Oddly aggravating and curious which games they chose to make the U.S. cut. None of the early Namco ports really got released here in the US. Probably licensing issues. Atari may have owned the home console rights at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) None of the early Namco ports really got released here in the US. Probably licensing issues. Atari may have owned the home console rights at the time. Famicom/NES version got released here, though a bit later than in Japan. A lot of the other early JP versions were on computers that either had a limited release (MSX) or weren't released at all in the US. Most US games on TG-16 were published by Nec themselves. They published several Namco games, including Galaga 88 (under the name Galaga '90), Splatterhouse, World Court Tennis, Final Lap Twin, and Pac-Land, but I have no idea why Xevious was passed up. I find it especially odd since they even brought over obscure games like Bravoman and Ordyne. Edited March 14, 2015 by BrianC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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