I’m curious about this as well. I have the US release of The Raiden Project, as well as both the SNES and Genesis versions of Raiden Trad, but not the TurboGrafx port yet. I have a Turbo Everdrive, so I could probably find out, but I’m not good enough at the original Raiden (yet) to be able to give you a very good assessment 
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Been playing the Darius Cozmic Collection pretty much non-stop since I got it yesterday. Since I don’t have a full size Darius cab this will have to do for now.
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Congrats! The Switch arcade controller is awesome, I want one now. What is that cabinet shell you have your Switch in? Custom made?
No, I got it on Amazon last year for 15 bucks.
Myriann, DIY Hardwood Nostalgia Arcade Cabinet Stand For Playing Games - Black - For Nintendo Switch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FVY1JG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SQYSCbTZPS77P
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Raiden V Director’s Cut for Switch has been rated for North America:
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Wow, didn’t expect that!
Looking forward to this! It’s not likely, because of all the information they throw at you, but it would be nice if they’d add a true tate mode to the game, considering the form factor of the Switch.
Here’s my W.I.P. shump list, it’s subject to change but I want to play most of them:
Life Force
Gradius
Sky Shark
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend
1942
1943
Tiger Heli
Fire Shark
Twin Cobra
Phelios
Hellfire
Raiden Triad
Air Buster
Steel Empire
Insector X
R-Type 3 The Third Lightning
Super R-Type
Axelay
Gradius 3
U.N. Squadron
Earth Defense Force
Strike Gunner S.T.G.
BioMetal
BlaZeon
Phalanx
Imperium
Super Nova
Darius Twin
Gradius Galaxies
Gradius The Interstellar Assault
Solar Striker
Gradius 4
Gradius 5
R-Type Final
R-Type
Raiden 3
Raiden 5
1943 Kai
Salamander 2
Metal Black
Raystorm
G-Darius
Gradius 2
Thunder Cross
Ajax
Alpha Mission 2
Aero Fighters 2
Aero Fighters 3
Last Resort
Blazing Star
Zed Blade
Pulstar
Sagaia
Sol-Deace
Task Force Harrier
1941: Counter Attack
Ghost Pilots
Whip Rush
Vapor Trail
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ah man
I decided to pull out Cotton 2 (which has mostly been in storage for years) because I just wanted to listen to the music tracks again something you can unlock in the options screen but gosh I can’t remember all the actual gameplay commands…
Does anyone know the command to drop the bouncing blob thing? I think I got everything else except the bouncing ball and now its just about remembering how to play all the levels again.
Made a quick capture vid of the training mode which is just the 1st stage looping.
EDIT
nvm figured it out 
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That’s quite the list! I’m working on R-Type III myself. It’s a really great game, but tough.
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Raiden V for Switch confirmed for June 2019 release, will include soundtrack CD:
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Ah, I heard it was a tough game, can’t wait to play it.
Nice, glad it’s happening, though I may play the other Raiden games before it.
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If you’re wanting to get into old school Raiden titles definitely try to get a copy of either Raiden Project PS1 or Raiden Fighters Collection on 360 (still no XB1 BC for that one last I checked).
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Thanks for finding this, I’m looking forward to having a physical copy with soundtrack.
Although I wish they would have bundled it with a coffee mug, as much as the captain goes on and on about his coffee…
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LOL yeah, a coffee mug would have been fitting. The PS4 version comes with a soundtrack CD as well, but I’m happy to double up on the Switch version, because I rather like Raiden V, and it’s a chance to support MOSS and show them we want more shmups, more Raiden, and more games on the Switch.
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It never came out in Europe unfortunatly. I can still remember preordering this game, waiting a very long time for it to come out, but it was cancelled because the publisher went out of business.
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Welcome to the site Bastia!
I figured I’d show some love to a more recent title that really blew me away with it’s presentation.
Currently available on Steam / Switch / Xbox One / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation Vita
Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender is a modern take on the Defender style game (hence the ‘Defender’ in the name), and it’s got some of the best music I have ever heard in a game. The polish and presentation here is unbelievable, and it’s really fun to boot!
Highly recommend you guys give it a shot if you like Defender style shoot-em-ups. Check out the trailer:
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Main character looks like Tails with an eye patch. Well, the game looks cool and I don’t mind Defender, so that’s good!