Konami PSP Shooter Collections

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papersquadcontrol said:

bloodreign said:

I'd personally like all 3, hell if Rondo can finally make it's way here, what's stopping Konami from doing the same for these 3 collections.

It's definitely a pleasant surprise to see Rondo finally get an official American release, but when you think about it, it makes perfect sense considering the popularity of the series here. The Salamander, Parodius, and TwinBee games, though, are neither as well-known nor as marketable as Castlevania is to see an American release happening any time soon (though Salamander Portable has a better chance than the other two, especially Parodius Portable, what with its combination of a cutesily oddball exterior and slightly perverted content). Not that it matters to me; the PSP is region-free and these games are all very import friendly.

As for what I'd pick, all three eventually, but if I could only get them one by one, then Parodius first, followed by Salamander, and TwinBee for last.

The US version of the Konami Arcade Collection for DS will have the first arcade Twinbee in it, but it has been renamed to RainbowBell. Tutankham and Super Basketball also got renamed, despite being released in the US (Tutankham to "Horror House" and Super Basketball to "Basketball"). I don't understand why Konami is changing names in ARCADE collections, but at least the games seem to be unaltered otherwise. Also, unlike the PSP collections, the DS Konami Arcade Collection will have wireless multiplayer for all the games with co-op. No online, though.