Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono
| オレたちゲーセン族 Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono (My Game Center Family)[1] | |
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Front cover of Sonic Wings (Oretachi Geesen Zoku series) | |
| Developers | Konami, Nihon Bussan, Video System, Technos, Nichibutsu, Bally Midway, G-Mode |
| Publishers | Hamster |
| Platforms | PS2 |
| Platform of origin | Arcade |
| Year of inception | 2005 |
| First release | July 21, 2005 |
| Latest release | February 8, 2007 |
| Official website |
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Oretachi Geesen Zoku (オレたちゲーセン族) is a series of 19 emulated Arcade machine game titles from the 80s and 90s for PlayStation 2 published by Hamster and only available in Japan.[2]
Each game costs 2,000¥ and includes seven items:[3][4]
- PS2 game on CD-ROM with the emulated arcade game
- Image DVD on miniDVD with promotional trailers of other Oretachi titles and a "Masterplay" video (a playthrough played by an expert)
- Game music on Mini CD with the original soundtrack and arranged versions (remixes by group Super Sweep)
- Instructions booklet with information about the original Arcade PCB
- Official mini strategy guide book (with game information, tactics and advice)
- Replica display card
- Collection card (reproducing the original arcade flyer)
Released titles
| English title | Publisher | Original release | Volume | Japanese title | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scramble | Konami | 1981 | 1 | スクランブル | July 21, 2005 |
| Crazy Climber | Nihon Bussan | 1980 | 2 | クレイジー・クライマー | July 21, 2005 |
| Karate Champ | G-mode | 1984 | 3 | 空手道 | July 21, 2005 |
| Time Pilot | Konami | 1982 | 4 | タイムパイロット | July 21, 2005 |
| Moon Cresta | Nichibutsu | 1980 | 5 | ムーンクレスタ | July 21, 2005 |
| Sonic Wings | Video System | 1992 | 6 | ソニックウィングス | July 21, 2005 |
| BurgerTime | Bally Midway | 1982 | 7 | バーガータイム | October 27, 2005 |
| Yie Ar Kung-Fu | Konami | 1985 | 8 | イー・アル・カンフー | October 27, 2005 |
| Super Volleyball | Video System | 1989 | 9 | スーパーバレーボール | October 27, 2005 |
| Terra Cresta | Nihon Bussan | 1985 | 10 | テラクレスタ | October 27, 2005 |
| Quarth | Konami | 1989 | 11 | クォース | January 26, 2006 |
| Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun | Technos | 1986 | 12 | 熱血硬派くにおくん | January 26, 2006 |
| Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu | Technos | 1987 | 13 | 熱血高校ドッジボール部 | March 23, 2006 |
| Rabio Lepus | Video System | 1987 | 14 | ラビオレプス | March 23, 2006 |
| Castlevania | Konami | 1988 | 15 | 悪魔城ドラキュラ | May 25, 2006 |
| Contra | Konami | 1987 | 16 | 魂斗羅 | May 25, 2006 |
| Pooyan | Konami | 1982 | 17 | プーヤン | May 25, 2006 |
| Thunder Cross | Konami | 1988 | 18 | サンダークロス | February 8, 2007 |
| Trio the Punch | G-Mode | 1989 | 19 | トリオ･ザ･パンチ | February 8, 2007 |
Spiritual Successor Series on PlayStation 4
See List of downloadable PlayStation 4 network games
Starting in 2014, Hamster released a series of emulated arcade games for the Japanese PlayStation Store on PlayStation 4 called Arcade Archives. The version of Rygar in this series was also released on the North American PlayStation Store in August 2014.
References
- ↑ arcade-gear.com – Oretachi Geesen Zoku series – translated as 'My Game Center Family' ('Geesen' being a shortened expression for 'Game Center')
- ↑ Hamster Brings Classics to PS2
- ↑ Oretachi Geesen Zoku – About
- ↑ arcade-gear.com – Oretachi Geesen Zoku series – 7 separate items)
- ↑ Oretachi Geesen Zoku official website
- ↑ MAN!AC magazine Ausgabe 162 4/2007 pp. 92–93