live arcade - Kotaku

posts about #livearcade more →
TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
South Park Tower Defense's Working Titles Sucked
Microsoft Wants Radiant Silvergun For XBLA
First Arkanoid Live! Screens Deserve Compulsory Exclamation Point
Castle Crashers And Braid Pricey For XBLA Titles
XBLA This Week: Commando 3, Frogger 2 - Commando Wins!
So What Is Aces Of The Galaxy Anyway?
Reiteration - Assault Heroes 2 This Wednesday
Penny Arcade Game Gone Gold
XBLA This Week: Bullwinkle and Battlezone

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

Fordio
08/01/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
lol whats a foot ninja?
Reply

Fordio was starred Fordio was unstarred

NeöStarr
08/01/09

@Fordio: You. Out. --->
Reply

Altima NEO promoted this comment NeöStarr was starred NeöStarr was unstarred

Altima NEO
08/01/09

@NeoStarr HD: Kids these days =/
Reply

Altima NEO was starred Altima NEO was unstarred

Ruarx
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
That was scary, for some reason the word "Price" didn't register in my brain.
Reply

Showmeyomoves! approved this comment Ruarx was starred Ruarx was unstarred

Nevest356
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
If it was the SNES version, I'd have gladly paid 1200 for it, and been even happier when it dropped to 800.

sadly, it's the far inferior arcade version.

No thanks, I'll just stick with my 1989 arcade game instead.
Reply

thespyderboy promoted this comment Nevest356 was starred Nevest356 was unstarred

MtlAngelus
07/31/09

@Nevest356: Is there really a big difference? I loved the SNES version so what would I be missing out on the arcade version?
Reply

MtlAngelus was starred MtlAngelus was unstarred

Nevest356
07/31/09

@MtlAngelus:

No bebop and rocksteady.
No super shredder.
If I'm not mistaken, and I may be, you also don't get to fight shredder by throwing foot at the screen.

There's also a couple levels that were added to the snes version that aren't in the arcade version, technodrome and a couple others.
Reply

thespyderboy promoted this comment Nevest356 was starred Nevest356 was unstarred

Ur-Lord-Crypy
07/31/09

@Nevest356: Ummm. What???? Umm.. Im guessing your not in my age bracket. When ninja turtles arcade came out, my friends and I spent so many quarters..
Then Turtles in time came out.. and more quarters..

Having it made in HD makes me and ALOT of other people happy.
Whats funnier is the fact that you paid for turtles 1989 on arcade, when you could as much just got a good emulator and copy of the game.
Reply

thespyderboy promoted this comment Ur-Lord-Crypy was starred Ur-Lord-Crypy was unstarred

Nevest356
07/31/09

@Ur-Lord-Crypy:

I'd rather play with my friends on Live, especially considering it was 5 bucks and legal.

Not everyone automatically downloads roms of everything they want to play.

I played the hell out of 1989 in arcades, and the SNES version of TiT trumps the arcade version 10x over. The only thing the arcade version had over the SNES version was 4 players.

If they made a straight port and included 4 players on the SNES version, I'd gladly pay for that again even though I have the actual cart sitting in front of me.
Reply

thespyderboy promoted this comment Nevest356 was starred Nevest356 was unstarred

BtownDesignGuy
07/31/09

@Nevest356: Turtles in Time? Check. Console that's still plugged into my TV screen? (That is, when the PS3 port comes out) Check! Most importantly! Can I play it, after my wife passes out late at night, without waking her up from the sound of me plugging the cartridge into my SNES? Hell yes!

Okay, I'm really joking around, I just want to play a childhood favorite in HD with 3D graphics. I've played the SNES version enough times that I'll be happy to play the arcade version in the comfort of my own home, on a TV screen, and not on MAME.
Reply

BtownDesignGuy was starred BtownDesignGuy was unstarred

jgibson75
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
I plan to get it. Can't wait. I used to love that game... As for the MvCapcom, I am afraid to buy it after buying Street Fighter 2 on XBLA a while back only to have them release the HD Remix later... I've got a gut feeling that if I buy MvC2, an HD Remix of it will hit later on. lol. That is my luck anyway...
Reply

jgibson75 was starred jgibson75 was unstarred

ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Hell yes. TiT is a great game, but I can't justify it being 15 bucks worth of greatness. I don't make much money at all, so that 5 dollar difference is pretty big for me.
Reply

Treebs
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Soldier. Foot. Soldier.
Reply

Showmeyomoves! promoted this comment Treebs was starred Treebs was unstarred

Showmeyomoves!
08/01/09

@Treebs: That's the cartoon. They're ninja's in the comics (See "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" > "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles").
Reply

Showmeyomoves! was starred Showmeyomoves! was unstarred

Salen
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
10 bucks for a great game on my fav console? Oh yeah, now that's some of the best news I've heard all day.
Reply

Salen was starred Salen was unstarred

Flyhawk
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Perhaps Marvel Vs Capcom hasn't sold out as quickly as thought?
Reply

Flyhawk was starred Flyhawk was unstarred

NaruThai
07/31/09

@Flyhawk:

more to do with the backlash from the press, blogs and message boards about charging 1200 points for a game that can be beat in 30 mins when 2 weeks later Shadow Complex hits for the same price, but with 10+ hours of gameplay.
Reply

Kobun promoted this comment NaruThai was starred NaruThai was unstarred

jcb231
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Okay, I'm now sold on the buy 'em all deal.

That's 15 each for Trials, Marvel, and Shadow Complex, plus 10 each for Splosion and Turtles. $65 bucks total and then they give you $10 more in MS points. Works for me. As I said in an earlier thread, that five dollar difference is all it would take for me to be convinced, and true to my word I am so convinced.
Reply

daytown promoted this comment jcb231 was starred jcb231 was unstarred

daytown
07/31/09

@jcb231: You are the first man on the internet to be "true to his word." Usually it's just baseless smack-talk ;)
Reply

daytown was starred daytown was unstarred

SuperSonik
07/31/09

@jcb231: There are some pretty slick games in those 5. About the only one I wouldn't be immediately interested in would be MvC2 because I'm playing SF4 too much for my own good as it is. Stay true and you will rejoice!
Reply

SuperSonik was starred SuperSonik was unstarred

Sodders
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
They better not have dropped MvC2's price after I bought it on launch day!
Reply

Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com promoted this comment Sodders was starred Sodders was unstarred

Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com
07/31/09

@Sodders: Yes, they had better not lower the price and get more people to buy the game so that you have more people to play with because otherwise that would mean that you paid an extra $5 for NOTHING!

Look, I bought an iPhone on launch day for $600. Later when the price was dropped by $200 dollars, I decided not to feel the same way, I decided to understand that being cool by being the first to get something does have a price.

That $5 is your "I bought it first" tax.
Reply

zgreenwell
07/31/09

@Sodders: They wont if they're smart. People seem happy to pay $15 for that title.
Reply

spiderweb1986 promoted this comment zgreenwell was starred zgreenwell was unstarred

Sodders
07/31/09

@Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com:

;_; Arrrghhh
Reply

Sodders was starred Sodders was unstarred

uglyteradon
07/31/09

@zgreenwell: Seeing that I sold my PS2 copy months ago for 75... I would say that we are getting one hell of a deal on MvC2!
Reply

Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com promoted this comment uglyteradon was starred uglyteradon was unstarred

Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com
07/31/09

@theuglyteradon: I have a copy for Xbox, but it doesn't run at all well on the 360 because of BC issues and I'm desperate to rid myself of the old thing. I paid $80 for this game, but all the competition is on the Live version!
Reply

ArmyofJuan
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Hopefully next summer we'll get the xmen arcade game. That one i smy all time favorite. 1 because it has dazzler which makes me laugh all the time and 2 because your character is as tall as the sentinals and 3 is just plain awsome.

But i was going to buy turtles in time regardless, im just glad i got to save 5 dollars in the process. Now i can buy splosion man AND turtles in time with 1 point card!
Reply

spiderweb1986 promoted this comment ArmyofJuan was starred ArmyofJuan was unstarred

spiderweb1986
07/31/09

@ArmyofJuan: If we're wishing for Konami arcade games, why not The Simpsons?
Reply

spiderweb1986 was starred spiderweb1986 was unstarred

ArmyofJuan
07/31/09

@spiderweb1986: that would have been my second choice. X-Men is fresh on the mind because i found one of my local theaters has it and only for a quarter a play too!
Reply

ArmyofJuan was starred ArmyofJuan was unstarred

svenhoek
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Im gonna miss the shredder fight, where you threw the foot soldiers at him, but other then that this will be pretty awesome. Im a proud owner of the original arcade one on my 360 too (Live play was too great to pass up) so this is a must buy for me.
Reply

Edited by svenhoek at 07/31/09 1:40 PM svenhoek was starred svenhoek was unstarred

(Zombie) Strom Thurmond
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Summer of Arcade = the best thing Microsoft has ever done
Reply

Paradox me promoted this comment

Guitarzan2k5
07/31/09

@Strom Thurmond: You saw it here folks. Summer of Arcade is Strom Thurmond approved!
Reply

spiderweb1986 promoted this comment Guitarzan2k5 was starred Guitarzan2k5 was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

In reply to TMNT: Turtles In Time Price Dropped Like A Foot Ninja
Nice. Wonder if the PSN one is gonna get price dropped too? Turtles in Time is fantastic, one of the best beat-em-ups ever to hit the arcades. Can't wait for the PSN release.

It's a damn dirty shame, though, that this remake is based on the arcade version and not the vastly expanded SNES port with the extra levels and new bosses...
Reply

Edited by Archaotic at 07/31/09 1:33 PM Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

Whizkid103
07/31/09

@Archaotic:
Is this definitely coming on for the PSN? If so, I have to get it.
Reply

Archaotic promoted this comment Whizkid103 was starred Whizkid103 was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

@Whizkid103: Yeah, it's coming. It's probably gonna be out in September, since Microsoft confirmed the exclusivity window is just a month long.
Reply

Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

hot_heart
07/31/09

@Archaotic: It is a damn dirty shame. And they did it with the other XBLA port too. Damn dirty shame!
Reply

Archaotic promoted this comment Edited by hot_heart at 07/31/09 1:45 PM hot_heart was starred hot_heart was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

@hot_heart: Timed exclusivity is just stupid, especially when it's done not for technical reasons, but just to force sales onto one platform and fuck over the other one.
Reply

Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

BryanGuitarDude
07/31/09

@Archaotic: Microsoft is banking on this exclusive hoping to nab all the gamers who have both systems and just can't wait for it. Good Thing I can wait... Between Magic on xbox and fat princess on psn I can wait for the version with free online play.
Reply

Archaotic promoted this comment BryanGuitarDude was starred BryanGuitarDude was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

@BryanGuitarDude: Pretty much.
Reply

Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

Kyolux (Corsair)
07/31/09

@Archaotic: One of my first SNES games... I was so glad when I first beated it with my cousin back then. It was so weird that the harder modes gave you more life, making it so much easier to get through.

Anyway, September sounds best to me, between all the games I have keeping me busy now and October's Demon's Souls and what else. So.. why am I writing in italic now? Fahey forgot to close a tag?
Reply

Archaotic promoted this comment Kyolux (Corsair) was starred Kyolux (Corsair) was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

@Kyolux mains Rachel, how about you?: I've got nothing to play right now, myself...but i also have one much larger problem; MONEY. New computers are expensive, yo.
Reply

Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

Kyolux (Corsair)
07/31/09

@Archaotic: I'm never able to keep up with my backlog. Good thing I've put aside FFXI again. Just wish I could resist buying stuff as soon as they come out.

I buy and *sic* dl a lot of anime too. Even that I got a big backlog of what I bought that I have yet to watch. I'm rarely bored for the little time I have to spend at home on a weekly basis..

But yeah, still hard to get jobs around where you live? In Canada they said last week the recession was over for us. It's kinda hard to believe, even if it's the main bank of Canada saying so. >.>
Reply

Kyolux (Corsair) was starred Kyolux (Corsair) was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

@Kyolux mains Rachel, how about you?: With my degree (creative writing), it's next to impossible to find a job in anything remotely meaningful or interesting.
Reply

Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

Strider_Kaijin
07/31/09

@Archaotic: That's disconcerting. You'd think any degree in a creative art would have meaningful and interesting built in.
Reply

Strider_Kaijin was starred Strider_Kaijin was unstarred

Archaotic
07/31/09

@Strider_Kaijin: In this economy, if you're not a corporate slave, you're not working.
Reply

Archaotic was starred Archaotic was unstarred

excel_excel
07/26/09

In reply to South Park Tower Defense's Working Titles Sucked
South Park Snowballing? *shudder* Hey at least this will be better than Crystal Defenders. Its pretty poor.
Reply

excel_excel was starred excel_excel was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

SUBSCRIBE TO Kotaku

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment