M2 is porting Toaplan games to console in 2020

[ZenithianHero]

During the M2 Shmups Thanksgiving Festival today, M2 president Naoki Horii announced that M2 has acquired the licensing to release (nearly) all Toaplan games onto modern platforms.

While he was unsure how long this plan would take, Horii said that M2 will work towards releasing all of them, barring the risque game like Mahjong Sisters, and Enma Daio. Aside from Toaplan’s shoot ’em up games, other genre titles like Wardner and Guardian are also planned to be part of this lineup. The Toaplan games are set to be brought to modern platforms beginning in 2020.

www.siliconera.com/m2-to-bring-nearly-all-toaplan-games-to-modern-home-consoles/


What a nice surprise. Toaplan games never show up on modern platforms often. Toaplan is best known for games such as Snow Bros, Zero Wing, Batsugun and Truxton. They developed a bunch of shmups in general which is one of M2's specialties for porting.

[KGRAMR]

I screamed "FUCK YES!!!" to the top of my throat when i saw that news! More people deserve to play some of Toaplan's lesser known titles such as the amazing Out Zone. IMO one of Toaplan's very best games...Also, we need to get a SNK 40th anniversary-style collection as well!

[shelverton]

I’d like to play Knuckle Bash! It looks ridiculous.

[psygnosis8]

Incredible! M2 is doing God’s work. I’m excited to sink some time into Vimana and Fixeight.