Official Xbox Live Arcade Thread

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Originally Posted by SamuraiMoogle

Well the 360 version of Contra is the arcade game and you can play it with new updated graphics in HD. The Wii version is the NES game thats probably not even 480p. Which do you think is the better value?

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Have they said anything about VC games being playable online? I don't recall anything to that effect. The 360 one will also have achievements and leaderboards so it wins by FATALITY, imo.

The 360 version is the arcade game, so they're not directly comparable.

Hmm..I wonder if this is some weird Contra. It says it has 8 levels, but the original arcade version had 5. The NES version had 8.

Holy cow, Tempest! It's not Tempest 2000 but it'll do.

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Originally Posted by I LOVE PLAYSTATION THREE

Hmm..I wonder if this is some weird Contra. It says it has 8 levels, but the original arcade version had 5. The NES version had 8.

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Good catch. That is odd.

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Originally Posted by I LOVE PLAYSTATION THREE

Hmm..I wonder if this is some weird Contra. It says it has 8 levels, but the original arcade version had 5. The NES version had 8.

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Maybe they decided to split that long-ass last level into three levels (possibly for Achievement purposes).

They'd have to split it into 4 then :P It'd be cool if they integrated the assets fro those NES levels into it...who knows? Maybe it's a mistake and there really is 5

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Originally Posted by I LOVE PLAYSTATION THREE

They'd have to split it into 4 then :P

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Sorry, being in law school really fucks with your math skills. :red:

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=20376&

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Originally Posted by EvilAvatar

In Major Nelson's 200th podcast Greg Canessa listed 6 games due out by Christmas. Four of the six are brand new indie titles. The following titles are due out by the end of the year:

* Small Arms
* Novadrome
* Assault Heroes
* Heavy Weapon
* Defender
* Contra (this Wednesday 8AM GMT)


Canessa also stated that in 2007 the emphasis will shift from retro titles to indie and original titles. According to Canessa there are over 80 titles in development for Live Arcade, and the rate at which titles are released should accelerate in the future.

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We are going to be in a world very soon where we're shipping two titles a week.

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The indie titles on Live Arcade have always been the most interesting to me. I'm really psyched to see Small Arms come out as it's drawn favorable comparisons to Smash Brothers. Canessa also praises Assault Heroes, which I'm going to have to read up on.

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:O

So it seems to be true then, no Mutant Storm :(

That list is white hot though. Even the retro games are great.