Raiden IV port could hit the Dreamcast

by John Bardinelli { Jun 12th 2007 at 3:28PM }

The developer of the Raiden series of arcade shooters, Moss, recently posted a poll that suggests the console that's died a dozen deaths may not be out of life just yet. The "Which system should Raiden IV be ported to?" section features the usual suspects -- PS2, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, etc. -- but curiously the Dreamcast is also an option. Sega officially killed the console a few months ago, but it seems the Dreamcast just won't go away. The system has been a sanctuary for Japanese shmups even after production halted, so perhaps our grandchildren will enjoy Raiden IX on an antique jury rigged Dreamcast someday.

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Tags: dreamcast, moss, raiden, sega, shmup, shooter

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Kenny Chesney @ Jun 12th 2007 3:48PM

So the Dreamcast will be recieving more support from developers than the PS3?

megaStryke @ Jun 12th 2007 3:53PM

A shmup? Possible heading to the Dreamcast? No shit?

DarthDavid @ Jun 12th 2007 3:58PM

I still play my Dreamcast....still love it, one of the last TURE HARDCORE consoles around....=(

Almack64 @ Jun 12th 2007 3:59PM

Man everytime I think of Dreamcast I think of Shenmue and remember that I'm still angry and that I want my sequel.

StrangeBum @ Jun 12th 2007 4:07PM

@Almack64

I'm pretty sure that there was a sequel on the Xbox. Not as great as the first game, but still. If you you really want that sequel..eBay my friend..eBay.

Jonathan Tran @ Jun 12th 2007 4:16PM

ummm Raiden IV? count my vote in.

I played this so much back in the day my friend and i considered buying the arcade cabinet.

this would save me like $400

Jonathan Tran @ Jun 12th 2007 4:25PM

could someone post a translation and let me know how to vote for dreamcast?

Nesagwa @ Jun 12th 2007 4:32PM

Um, Jury Rigged?

Thats about as bad as saying intensive purposes.

Darkfox76 @ Jun 12th 2007 4:35PM

For those who don't know, you can get Raiden III for the PS2 now! For about $20, that is. I got it at Wal-Mart and it a blast to re-play that game.

I'm hopping they will release it for the PS2.

Jonathan Tran @ Jun 12th 2007 4:40PM

If they want to make any money they shoudl release it for PS2 or Wii, though DS would be nice for the vertical screen setup

Kunikos @ Jun 12th 2007 4:45PM

@Nesagwa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_rig

No, it's proper use. Before you nit-pick, be prepared to be nit-picked back.

ShortFuse @ Jun 12th 2007 5:38PM

the dreamcast is more popular than the xbox in japan

Dr. Able @ Jun 12th 2007 5:41PM

It seems that the Dreamcast has more lives than a virtual cat. I'll take a close look at the above title. I'm glad the system is still getting supported by some game programmers. Long live the Dreamcast, the only system that I EVAR camped out for (for about an hour though) to obtain one of those next gen systems and a copy of Soul Calibur II, when it dropped that midnight on 9.9.1999.

Vexorg @ Jun 12th 2007 7:43PM

I'd settle for getting the Raiden Fighters games on XBLA. I actually own arcade boards for Raiden DX, and Raiden Fighters 1 and 2.

icepick @ Jun 12th 2007 8:57PM

Translations of the survey page, for use as a reference:

Part 1: http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=raiden4questionnaireyy1.png
Part 2: http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=raiden4questionnaire2lc2.png
Part 3: http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=raiden4questionnaire3ff6.png

Kindly provided by "incognoscente" at the shmups.system11.org forums. :)

SSSSeeeeeggggggaaaaa!!! @ Jun 12th 2007 9:07PM

To Almack64

Shenmue 2, there's something called ISO files.
Emulator - Its runs great on my PC.

If you want the game i can sent it to you, but the files are mad large.

Dami?L? Moreno @ Jun 12th 2007 11:36PM

=( I would seriously vote for the dreamcast if I could read japanese

and I would buy the game even thought I don't have my dreamcast anymore =(

well, it wasn't precisely mine, it was a freinds', but it was more than a year in my house and i miss him so much =(

anybody sells a dreamcast in mexicow de las tunas???

Almack64 @ Jun 13th 2007 1:04PM

@ Strrangebum and Sega

I'm speaking of the completion of the Shenmue Saga (ie, Shenmue 3 and maybe 4) At the end of Shenmue 2 you just finally figure out why the series is called Shenmue. They never finished telling the story. The sadest is part is the whole story line is supposedly already written. I would even be happy if they released the completed story as a graphical novel ore something. It was just too good of a story line to leave as a cliffhanger.