Exclusive Arcade Showcase
Exclusive Arcade games that unfortunately were never ported to home consoles. Including titles that were released on compilations, not remakes. Please let me know if any game listed below was re-released they will be Noted. Feel free to suggest additional arcade exclusives in the comment box. 🕹️
755 Games
[*] Arcade Archives
[*] Mega Man: The Power Battle is an arcade video game and a spin-off title for the Mega Man series. It was released in Japan in 1995 and was followed by a sequel, Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, the following year. Both games—which were the first and only arcade titles ever to exist within the Mega Man franchise—were ported to home consoles in North America in 2004 as part of the Mega Man Anniversary Collection for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox and in Japan during the same year as part of two game compilation titled Rockman Power Battle Fighters also for the PlayStation 2. An adaptation of both games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, titled Rockman Battle & Fighters was also made. Both games were later re-released as part of the Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium compilation in 2022.
Tetris The Grand Master 2
[*] was also released digitally on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Network for PlayStation 3 in February 2012.
[*] Was released on Capcom Fighting Collection June 24, 2022 on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
HM: Dangun Feveron
[*] Released on Capcom Belt Action Collection (Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle) digitally on September 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows and Xbox One.
Adventure Quiz: Capcom World 2
[*] Mega Man: The Power Battle is an arcade video game and a spin-off title for the Mega Man series. It was released in Japan in 1995 and was followed by a sequel, Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters, the following year. Both games—which were the first and only arcade titles ever to exist within the Mega Man franchise—were ported to home consoles in North America in 2004 as part of the Mega Man Anniversary Collection for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox and in Japan during the same year as part of two game compilation titled Rockman Power Battle Fighters also for the PlayStation 2. An adaptation of both games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, titled Rockman Battle & Fighters was also made. Both games were later re-released as part of the Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium compilation in 2022.
[*] Released on Capcom Fighting Collection on June 24, 2022 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
[*] In 2021, the game was released for the first time outside of Japan for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Another game, subtitled Drop, Connect, Erase!, Arcade Archives.
Global Champion
[*] Released on Taito Memories Jōkan
14 Comments
@ZapRowsdower Roger that
Pirate Pete was released as part of the Arcade Archives series a while back!
@Bottle ah thanks, notes added
Senjin Aleste is arcade exclusive for the foreseeable future.
Crackin' DJ, Ollie King, Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune, Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 2, Quest of D
Crackin' DJ, Ollie King, Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune, Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune 2, Quest of D
@Detchibe added, arigato gozaimasu!
Dark Escape 4D is arcade exclusive. https://backloggd.com/games/dark-escape-4d/
@Snappington1 very interesting game, added!
Cleopatra Fortune Plus hasn't been ported at all, despite it's name it's more of a sequel than an update
@dizzrobo thank you
The Simpsons was re-released on PS3 and X360
@SuperMaster10 noted, thanks
Great list! Found lots of great games here. Avenging Ghost and Sonic Blastman have been ported from arcades though. You could also add Raw Thrill's Batman 2013 arcade to the list
@Illveloid Thanks. good catch, notes added. never seen this Batman game before? it's going on the list.
ZapRowsdower
1 year ago