Anyway, graphics are obviously a downgrade, due to the hardware limitations of the Famicom, and compared to the Namco Galaga arcade system the original ran on. This may seem like a nobrainer to many, because it is, but there's still people online that share their disappointment that it isn't the arcade version. Of course, this is a port of the NES/Famicom version, not the arcade version.
#XEVIOUS NES SECRETS SERIES#
Even with that, however, the Classic NES Series port of the game actually didn't do that bad over here. Xevious did infact get a release on the NES by Bandai, but it wasn't that big of a hit - most wouldn't really call it a "classic" for the system. For Japan, Xevious was a no-brainer - everywhere else, people were left scratching their heads. The original was constantly seeing releases on Japanese home computers and game consoles, including Nintendo's highly-successful Family Computer, where it became one of the most popular third-party titles in its eaerly years. Xevious is a criminally underrated arcade game from Namco, and despite being a flop internationally, was a smash hit in Japan - rumor has that it sold more units than Space Invaders for a short while. One of the first titles announced for the series was a rather odd choice - this, of course, being Xevious.
The Classic NES Series, known as the Famicom Mini line in Japan, officailly launched in 2004, a whole year before the anniversary of everyone's favorite toaster box. With the 25th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System inching closer, Nintendo had a genius idea - re-release these classic games for the hottest handheld on the market, the Game Boy Advance. Of course, you could resort to stuff like plug'n play controllers or the (at the time, at least) shady underworld of emulation, but even then these were limited. The early 2000's were pretty meager in terms of being able to play classic video games - unless you had the original consoles and game cartridges after all these years, finding ways to play them was not too easy. Developer: Namco Publisher: Nintendo Released: 2004.2.14
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