The Console and Arcade Ports on the C64

[SKTTR]

Capcom

1942
1943 - The Battle of Midway
Bionic Commando
Commando
Forgotten Worlds
Ghosts'n Goblins
Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
LED Storm
Mercs
Street Fighter (US version)
Street Fighter (UK version)
Street Fighter II
Strider

Data East

Dragon Ninja
Kung-Fu Master

Irem

Mr. Heli
Ninja Spirit
R-Type

Jaleco

Rodland

Konami

Castlevania
Combat School
Comic Bakery
Green Beret
Gryzor
Nemesis
Salamander
Track & Field
Yie Ar KUNG-FU
Yie Ar KUNG-FU 2

Namco

Dig Dug
Galaxian
Gaplus
Pac-Land
Rolling Thunder
Super Pac-Man

Nintendo

Donkey Kong (1st version)
Donkey Kong (2nd version)
Mario Bros. (1st version)
Mario Bros. (2nd version)

Sega

After Burner
After Burner II
Alien Syndrome
Altered Beast
Congo Bongo (1st version)
Congo Bongo (2nd version)
Enduro Racer
G-Loc 360
Golden Axe
Out Run
Out Run 93
Shadow Dancer
Shinobi
Space Harrier (1st version)
Space Harrier (2nd version)
Super Hang On
Super Zaxxon
Thunder Blade
Turbo Out Run
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Zaxxon

SNK

Ikari Warriors

Taito

Arkanoid
Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh
Bubble Bobble
Buggy Boy
Chase H.Q.
Chase H.Q. 2 - Special Criminal Investigation
Elevator Action
Jungle Hunt
Operation Wolf
Rainbow Islands
Rastan
Renegade
Renegade III - The Final Chapter
Target Renegade
The Legend of Kage
The Newzealand Story

Technos

Double Dragon
Double Dragon 2
Double Dragon 3

Tecmo

Bomb Jack
Bomb Jack II
Rygar
Silkworm
Solomon's Key

Cabal

[Betagam7]

Nice list but you're missing this months gaming club pick Ninja Spirit by IREM.

Speaking of Irem, the C64 port of Mr Heli looks nice and reminds me of Blood Money.
I've always wanted a Mr Heli game after playing as him in R-Type Final for PS2. I hope Irem can release the TG version or C64 version soon.

I also remember having some fun with Kung Fu Master and punching that guy's head off repeadedly, years before Mortal Kombat 2 would let me do such a thing

[SKTTR]

There's heaps of stuff missing on the list.

I just haven't found a good video of C64's Ninja Spirit.

I will update the list with some more C64 gameplay videos today.

[Betagam7]

Woah, Castlevania made it to the C64? I never knew that.

Slamander also looks great. Way better than the C64 port of Gradius (Nemesis)

Donkey Kong also looks a lot better than the NES version the VC has been lumbered with.

Enjoyed seeing Mario Bros again, even though I used to play it desperately hoping the nesxt level would be like the one I played in Boots (SMB on NES).

[Joxe]

Might be a bit off-topic but the Comic Bakery loader tune is too awesome to not be listen at, do that now.

[SKTTR]

Yo, added some more games.

If you find more game videos post them here.

[Sharecrow]

the Castlevania game looks pretty good. I didn't realize it made it to the C64 either. I like how you can duck and use an item at the same time....something which is, of course, impossble on the NES version...

[SKTTR]

Added 1942, 1943, Cabal, Chase HQ, Chase HQ 2, Rastan, Rodland, Shadow Dancer and Silkworm.

[Betagam7]

I've discovered that there were two conversions of the original Street Fighter on C64. The clip you link too shows a "USA" version.

However there is also this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JPP...eature=related

The USA version has much cleaner graphics but this one arguably has better music. This is the UK version apparently, ironically by US gold (which if I recall was really just an offshoot of Gremlin).

[SKTTR]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

I've discovered that there were two conversions of the original Street Fighter on C64. The clip you link too shows a "USA" version.

However there is also this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9JPP...eature=related

The USA version has much cleaner graphics but this one arguably has better music. This is the UK version apparently, ironically by US gold (which if I recall was really just an offshoot of Gremlin).

Man, that UK version looks horrible. I owned the US version which was much better. And the music of the US version was good enough.
The worst music was in Street Fighter II. This was really bad.
Anyway, added this one to the games up there, thanks.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by SKTTR

Man, that UK version looks horrible. I owned the US version which was much better. And the music of the US version was good enough.
The worst music was in Street Fighter II. This was really bad.
Anyway, added this one to the games up there, thanks.

US GOLD were famous for their horrible ports. They did the Amiga port where, legend has it, the developers were told to go play the game in the arcade and try to copy it with no help or source code from Capcom.

Also they used to play the US National anthem on the loading screen

[SuperSmashBrosFan]

You forgot the USA version of Street Fighter II for the Commondore 64.

[SKTTR]

Originally Posted by SuperSmashBrosFan

You forgot the USA version of Street Fighter II for the Commondore 64.

another street fighter II?
video link?

[Mayhem]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

US GOLD were famous for their horrible ports. They did the Amiga port where, legend has it, the developers were told to go play the game in the arcade and try to copy it with no help or source code from Capcom.

Most arcade conversions back then worked like that, with usually little source material supplied by the arcade company. So sometimes it was hit or miss whether the programming team captured the essence of the game or not in the translation.