Favourite Taito releases?

[Llyw]

By far my favourite arcade game company, they’re a comfort developer for me (bonus points if you can mention the game my avatar is from).

They’re responsible for the obvious classics (Space Invaders, Bubble + Puzzle Bobble. Then there are the cult classics (New Zealand Story, Ninja Kids). Who could forget the Darius series, with a soundtrack that’s so ahead of its time it’s hugely slept on.

I’ll share some of my personal favourites, Bonze Adventure, Space Invaders 95, Cameltry, Runark, I could go on for way too long.

Let’s hear yours!

 

[Guel Jeturk]

The Ninja Warriors 1994

 

[Llyw]

The Ninja Warriors 1994

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Great shout, they did a lot of great side scrolling beat-em-ups like this. Thunder Fox is another underrated one

 

[Stingy Perry]

Puzzle Bobble

 

[DunkeyKong]

Puzzle Bobble definitely, one of the only games that are still enjoyable on multiple platforms (amazing amount of good ports)

Power Blazer is pretty fun too

 

[Llyw]

Puzzle Bobble

For my money, the king of the genre

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Puzzle Bobble definitely, one of the only games that are still enjoyable on multiple platforms (amazing amount of good ports)

Power Blazer is pretty fun too
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Right you are. I’ve got it on everything from DOS to Steam, Sega Saturn to PS2. It’s available virtually everywhere these days

Big shout to Power Blazer. I consider myself a human Taito trivia machine & I have only heard of it recently!

 

[Eclipse14]

I've got some fond memories of Bust-A-Move 4 on the PlayStation.
Little Samson on the NES, as well. Although I never did own a copy of that game, I have played it on hardware.
And of course, the Lufia duo on the Super Nintendo.

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The avatar comes from Liquid Kids. I knew pretty much because I recently watched a video that mentioned the game. Not sure which one it was exactly, though...

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Kiki Kaikai

Years ago I went to an arcade while I was having a bad day and tucked away in a corner was the most peculiar game I had ever seen. I was quite intrigued by the attract screen so I popped in a coin and tried playing. I didn't get very far, but I had a blast playing the game and at the time I had never seen anything like it. I took a photo of the title screen and when I got home that night I searched obsessively about the game. I found out that the series continued with a couple of games on the SNES and one on the GBA. I quickly fell in love with the series, and to this day it holds a very special place in my heart.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

For some reason, I REALLY like The Legend Of Kage, as well as Pocky & Rocky.

 

[fake-kun]

Darius Gaiden.

 

[OmegaKatanaXIII]

I have to say these two here are classics that every shoot em up fan must play before they can be called a shoot em up fan period. Thats how good these games are and they freaking aged well on top of that.

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Darius Gaiden.

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Perfection right there!

 

[Llyw]

I've got some fond memories of Bust-A-Move 4 on the PlayStation.
Little Samson on the NES, as well. Although I never did own a copy of that game, I have played it on hardware.
And of course, the Lufia duo on the Super Nintendo.

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The avatar comes from Liquid Kids. I knew pretty much because I recently watched a video that mentioned the game. Not sure which one it was exactly, though...[/SPOILER

I LOVE this one, my favourite Puzzle Bobble is 2, but I’ve been emulating 4 on my Steamdeck via Emudeck. Excellent game with a fresh chain feature. Also yup, you’re spot on with the character guess. I love that game

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Kiki Kaikai

Years ago I went to an arcade while I was having a bad day and tucked away in a corner was the most peculiar game I had ever seen. I was quite intrigued by the attract screen so I popped in a coin and tried playing. I didn't get very far, but I had a blast playing the game and at the time I had never seen anything like it. I took a photo of the title screen and when I got home that night I searched obsessively about the game. I found out that the series continued with a couple of games on the SNES and one on the GBA. I quickly fell in love with the series, and to this day it holds a very special place in my heart.

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Excellent choice. Loved hearing your story. I’m unfortunate enough (and possibly young enough) to never have seen a Taito cabinet in the wild despite my obsession. I love the game though, quite difficult

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For some reason, I REALLY like The Legend Of Kage, as well as Pocky & Rocky.

I remember seeing LOK for the first time and remembering how epic and cinematic the movements and visuals were. I think P&R has a new-ish game out on Steam under the subtitle of ‘Reshrined’

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Darius Gaiden.

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Truly timeless & a revolutionary take on the genre. An epic series. G Darius was to me what the epic scale of Shadow of Colossus was to most players. Greatest arcade soundtrack ever

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I have to say these two here are classics that every shoot em up fan must play before they can be called a shoot em up fan period. Thats how good these games are and they freaking aged well on top of that.

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Perfection right there!

They have aged like wine. If a shoot-em-up lover has not played this, my heart aches for them. If I ever get a tattoo, it’ll be of the Silver Hawk ?

 

[What's His Face]

 

[Llyw]

A childhood favourite. I love this game so much. Sadly, the only friend who will play this with me doesn’t have a good enough attention span to help me reach the ending

 

[TropicalFreeze3499]

Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom for the PS2 are unique oddities that let you draw your own creature and battle them like Pokemon (Magic Pengel) or act as a 3D platforming hero (Graffiti Kingdom)

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom for the PS2 are unique oddities that let you draw your own creature and battle them like Pokemon (Magic Pengel) or act as a 3D platforming hero (Graffiti Kingdom)
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Graffiti Kingdom also has Reimu Hakurei.

 

[Nidoking's iconNidoking]