SlidellMan Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I'm surprised that no one else has started this thread. Taito had a pretty prolific run on the Super NES, spanning 1991 to 1997. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Here's some of their highlights, starting with Bust-A-Move: Arkanoid: Doh it Again! (Which I still own.) Energy Breaker, which takes place in the Lufia universe: I would like to hear what you think of Taito's Super NES run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Honestly I never thought much of Taito during the 16-bit era. I played Arkanoid and Bust-A-Move a decent bit over the years, and I owned Darius Twin and Super Nova back then (to me they were average at best and on the lower end when it comes to the overall Darius series as a whole). I am aware of some of their cult classics and unfortunately haven't toyed with them much, like Lufia II or Ninja Warriors, but a lot of the rest of their lineup doesn't seem terribly interesting. Lots of sports games in the mix, too. With that I'm not sure I'd consider them prolific on the 16-bit consoles of this time period. I didn't really start noticing them as more than "the company that made a few popular '80s arcade games" until the Saturn and PlayStation era where there were a lot more quality conversions to the home. My friends and I growing up certainly weren't talking about them like we did with Nintendo, Konami and Capcom. I'm curious how others perceived them during this time. These are all the Taito published SNES/Super Famicom games I could find. Not sure if there are any others that are missing: Arkanoid: Doh it Again Bust-a-Move Chaos Seed Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou: Dokidoki Seishun Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou: Ooedo Nikki Taito Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou: Zukkoke Salary Man Hen Darius Twin Energy Breaker The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock Hat Trick Hero 2 Hit the Ice Honkakuha Igo: Gosei International Tennis Tour Lady Stalker: Challenge from the Past Lufia & the Fortress of Doom Ninja Warriors On the Ball Operation Thunderbolt Saibara Rieko no Mahjong Hourouki Sonic Blast Man Sonic Blast Man II Super Chase H.Q. Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium Super Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium 2 Super Nova Super Soccer Champ Yuuyu no Quiz de GO! GO! Space Invaders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Operation Thunderbolt was the most compromised of their arcade conversions for the Super NES. They should have outsourced its development to Rainbow Arts. On the other hand, at least it supported the SNES Mouse and Super Scope. In Darius Twin's defense, it was the first home console Darius game that had the two-player mode, and had diagonal scrolling segments that later games in the series adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Honestly, never thought much of them on the whole, but a lot of it I don't think came out of Japan either. I didn't realized Lufia was their brand, been meaning some year to do #2 as the first isn't so hot, it's like a learning how to JRPG right thing for them (like how Breath of Fire 1 sucks compared to #2 for Capcom.) I have Arkanoid and Bust-A-Move for the SNES, and I do have a little time with Sonic Blast Man but don't have it (I'd buy it local if I saw it, sanely priced.) I had Ninja Warriors too for some years, it's a solid flat plane brawler type but it never sucked me in like some other stuff, and given the stupid price on it now, I see no way I'd own it again other than a cheap dusty find. Bust A Move though is remarkable as I have the Neo Geo arcade cartridge of this one and damn it's as close as right as you can really get which says a lot, maybe even a bit more since you can fine tune the shots using L/R to slow the pointer which is a nice touch. Arkanoid is very clean, tight, and a great yay! moment, they thoughtfully added in SNES mouse support which will fine tune that control far better than using a normal gamepad. Interestingly enough unlike other consoles mice of the 1990s the SNES one got quite extensive use. See for yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_NES_Mouse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 Speaking of Lufia II, a ROM hacker managed to fix the bugs and remove the censorship. https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4129/ If you have a Super Everdrive or FX Pak Pro, just download the patch, apply it to the US ROM, and you have the definitive version of Rise of the Sinistrals. Fun fact about Energy Breaker: it happens to be a Lufia spinoff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 Xygor Gaming on Energy Breaker: SNES Drunk's take: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayler Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) I started Lufia II in the summer and enjoyed it quite a bit. The puzzly aspect of the dungeons was refreshing and the option to avoid enemy encounters is a plus. The plotline was so-so however and the town->worldmap->dungeon->new town etc pattern became quite stale quite fast. My plot progress came to a screeching halt when I had the option to go to the Ancient Cave. An ingenious randomizer dungeon with great rewards for the lucky. I must have thrown almost 30 hours on that thing. However, after a while the brilliance faded a bit and I just lost interest to continue the main plot and haven't picked it up since. Other than Lufia II, I only own Arkanoid Doh.. from Taito which is a solid title. Ninja Warriors would be on my buy list, if it wasn't so expensive on both SNES and SFC. Edited September 21, 2022 by Wayler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 Wayler, if you liked Lufia II, may I recommend Chaos Seed and Energy Breaker? Plus, I'll bet that you would love that De-censor and bugfix hack I posted. Doh it Again is a criminally-underrated game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayler Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 They both look interesting but as I learned with Lufia II, I no longer have the patience or time to immerse myself in a deep RPG experience. And I doubt my feelings for the Lufia II plot would change for de-censoring some of the content. It would still be a go-from-A-to-B affair. As for the original question for my thoughts on Taito's Super NES run, I realized I did not play or own a single Taito game on SNES's hayday. So for me, they were completely off the radar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I just had to have Space Invaders when it came out. Just put it in and played a game. Classic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Cameltry/On the Ball: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodreign Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 33 minutes ago, SlidellMan said: Cameltry/On the Ball: Probably their most spot on arcade port on the SNES. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Except Cameltry is even more amazing when played with a paddle controller imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodreign Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 10 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Except Cameltry is even more amazing when played with a paddle controller imho. I think it might be SNES mouse compatible, but not sure. In emulation it plays well with a mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) I hadn't thought of playing On The Ball or Arkanoid with the mouse (Will have to try that)...Guess I was too busy lamenting that there was no paddle for my beloved Arkanoid...Anyway...Owned both BITD and Arkanoid still I assume Space Invaders is Taito too? I have a soft spot for Space Invaders in general, plus I think I bought it on clearance for $5! Edited December 13, 2022 by GoldLeader Oh I DO see Space Invaders on Austin's post. Must have missed it the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodreign Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 9 hours ago, GoldLeader said: I hadn't thought of playing On The Ball or Arkanoid with the mouse (Will have to try that)...Guess I was too busy lamenting that there was no paddle for my beloved Arkanoid...Anyway...Owned both BITD and Arkanoid still I assume Space Invaders is Taito too? I have a soft spot for Space Invaders in general, plus I think I bought it on clearance for $5! Yeah, Space Invaders is an early Taito arcade game, 1978, the SNES version is pretty close to spot on, if not spot on. Used to see boxed and still sealed copies about 10-15 years ago for $9.99. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates Taito's last game based on the '60s Hanna-Barbera show, and was developed by Sting. It was brought over to Japan as Yokai Buster: Ruka's Great Adventure, which improved on what this game did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKoolz Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 On 12/12/2022 at 1:34 AM, SlidellMan said: Cameltry/On the Ball: On 12/12/2022 at 2:05 AM, Bloodreign said: Probably their most spot on arcade port on the SNES. On The Ball is dope and a classic. Very addictive game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk_Johnston Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Some interesting stuff in The Jetsons there, but overall a pretty average looking licensed game for the SNES. On the Ball is a nice example of a creative way to use Mode 7 without giving away the fact you can only show one background layer when doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 SNES Drunk on Syvalion: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) On 12/13/2022 at 7:54 AM, Bloodreign said: I think it might be SNES mouse compatible, but not sure. In emulation it plays well with a mouse. Yep - it plays with the SNES mouse. As does Arkanoid Doh It Again. The Space Invaders port has a nice little 2 player battle mode. Not Earth shattering but a nice distraction. Edited April 5, 2023 by davyK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Super Chase HQ: It wasn't a port of Super Chase: Criminal Termination, but I have to hand it to Zuntata for doing a good job at converting that arcade game's music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Most of their SFC/SNES games aren't for me even though many are well made, but they should did a great job with Ninja Warriors. I played every 16-bit JRPG I could get my hands on but Lufia is one of the only ones I couldn't bring myself to finish. I got Lufia II when it came out and it was mostly what I had want the first game to be like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Black_Tiger said: Most of their SFC/SNES games aren't for me even though many are well made, but they should did a great job with Ninja Warriors. I played every 16-bit JRPG I could get my hands on but Lufia is one of the only ones I couldn't bring myself to finish. I got Lufia II when it came out and it was mostly what I had want the first game to be like. Same here, Lufia II I do own, but the first is just not good, too many gaps in stuff to really be fun and it drags, gets boring, it's stiff, you list a gripe it's likely valid to some bit. I just chock it up to being a learning game for them on what to do and not to do in a sequel. Capcom was the same with the not so great Breath of Fire 1 while 2 is so much better like Lufia II. I wouldn't turn down either original, but they'd need to be super cheap finds out of dumb luck as I wouldn't pay the current rate to put up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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