''Konami 80's AC Special'' (known in Japan as is a compilation of arcade video games, originally released in arcades in 1998. It was later ported to the
PlayStation
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in 1999, where it was renamed to ''Konami Arcade Classics'' for its North American release. Unlike most of Konami's PlayStation games, the PlayStation version was not released in
PAL
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regions.
While many compilations on home consoles predate ''Konami Arcade Classics'', it is one of the earliest examples of an arcade reissue of classic games, being preceded only by the ''
Namco Classics Collection'' series. It is also, to date, one of only two arcade compilations with both a coin-op and consumer release (the other being
Space Invaders Anniversary, which was only released in Japan and Europe).
Development
The collection was developed for the System 573 arcade system - hardware based on the Sony PlayStation architecture. This made the collection easy to convert to the PlayStation home console. A look into the software's
readme
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files reveals notes that the original ROM data was used to obtain assets for the reprogrammed games.
While the arcade version had an intro movie and also had an attract mode for certain games, the PlayStation version got its own unique intro movie. In addition, the North American PlayStation version got a small history feature, which gave brief blurbs of facts about each of the included games.
Included games
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Pooyan
is a fixed shooter arcade game released by Konami in Japan in 1982. It was manufactured in North America by Stern Electronics. The player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves.
Gameplay
The player contr ...
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Scramble
Scramble, Scrambled, or Scrambling may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Games
* ''Scramble'' (video game), a 1981 arcade game
Music Albums
* ''Scramble'' (album), an album by Atlanta-based band the Coathangers
* ''Scrambles'' (album)
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu
() is an arcade fighting game developed by Konami. It first had a limited Japanese release in October 1984, before having a wide release nationwide in January 1985 and then internationally in March 1985. Along with ''Karate Champ'' (1984), which ...
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Roc'n Rope
(written as ''Roc 'N Rope'' on the American flyer and in ''Konami Arcade Classics'') is a platform game developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1983 by Konami, Kosuka, and Interlogic. It was designed by Tokuro Fujiwara. The player control ...
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Shao-lin's Road'' (originally released in North America as ''Kicker'')
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Circus Charlie''
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Super Cobra''
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Road Fighter
is a racing arcade video game developed by Konami and released in 1984. It was the first racing game from Konami. The goal is to reach the finish line within the stages without running out of time, hitting other cars or running out of fuel ...
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Time Pilot
is a multidirectional shooter arcade game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and released by Konami in 1982. It was distributed in the United States by Centuri, and by Atari Ireland in Europe and the Middle East. While engaging in aerial combat, the ...
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Gyruss
is an arcade shoot 'em up game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and released by Konami in 1983. ''Gyruss'' was initially licensed to Centuri in the United States for dedicated machines, before Konami released their own self-distributed conversion ki ...
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Reception
Chris Charla reviewed the PlayStation version of the game for ''
Next Generation'', rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "They were fun then, they're fun now, and with 10 games included, this package is an excellent deal."
Reviews
*''The Video Game Critic'' (Dec 09, 1999)
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GameSpot
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IGN
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See also
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Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced''
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Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits''
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Konami Antiques MSX Collection
''Konami Antiques MSX Collection'' is a series of compilations of MSX computer games released by Konami in Japan for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn between 1997 and 1998.
Releases
''Konami Antiques MSX Collection Vol. 1'' — 1997 — ...
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Konami Classics
''Konami Classics Vol. 1'' and ''Konami Classics Vol. 2'' are retail packages of three Xbox Live Arcade games developed and published by Konami. The disc works by inserting it into the console just like any other game. However, rather than direct ...
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Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation ...
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List of Konami games
The following is a list of games either developed, published or licensed by Konami.
Arcade 1977–1989
; 1977
:*''Block Yard'' (released by Leijac)
; 1978
:*''Block Invader'' (released by Leijac)
:*''Destroyer'' (released by Leijac)
:*''Super ...
References
External links
Konami 80's Arcade Gallery at Arcade Museum*
{{Konami compilations
1998 video games
Konami video game compilations
Arcade video games
PlayStation (console) games
Video games developed in Japan