- I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT
EVEN IF THERE'S THIS 1989 Championship Bowling / Boogie Woogie Bowling JP 1993/02/14 - In the arcades I believe it was just the MD game in a cabinet?
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SEE GRYSON'S POST 1988 Sukeban Janshi Ryuuko Mahjong Cop Ryuu: Shiro Ookami no Yabou 1989/12/14 - In the arcades I believe it was just the MD game in a cabinet?
- MORE A SEQUEL THAN A PORT YES BUT I'D LIKE TO KEEP THOSE SOMEPLACE, MAYBE NOT ON THE LIST? 1988 Chase H.Q. II 1992/04/30 - Special Criminal Investigation (ARC) has significant differences in graphics, level design and gameplay. The SMS version is more of a port than this one. >>>> THIS WILL HAPPEN WITH SOME OTHER PORTS/SEQUELS
- AGAIN NOT A DIRECT PORT BUT STILL 1985 Doki Doki Penguin Land MD 1991 - More of a remake based on the SMS version, and the arcade game looks the same as the SG-1000 game.
- SAME THING 1987 Airwolf CrossFire / Super Airwolf 1991/03/29 - It's a sequel to Airwolf (ARC)
- SEQUEL OR "
UPDATED" VERSION 1986 Double Dribble / Hyper Dunk JP 1994/03/04 - It's a completely different game from the looks of it
- NOT THAT SIGNIFICANT TO NOT CONSIDER IT SOMEWHAT PORT IMHO BUT BORDERLINE I RECKON 1989 ESWAT: City Under Siege / Cyber Police: ESWAT JP 1990/07/14 - Its own game on MD. Significant level design, mechanics, graphics and audio differences
- JUST AN IMPROVED REMAKE, SO IMHO STILL A PORT 1981 Ms. Pac-Man 1991 - Remake with 2-player simultaneous mode and new mechanics
- SAME THING: UPDATED GAME 1982 Pengo Pepen ga Pengo 1995/12/22 - Remake with new mechanics, new levels, a campaign/co-op mode with bosses, different music and a 4-player battle mode.
- NOT THAT DIFFERENT FOR NOT CONSIDERING IT A PORT, SAME IDEA EVEN IF DIFFERENT GAMEPLAY, LEVELS... 1989 Shadow Dancer 1990 - Its own game on MD.
- YES BUT SAME CASE AS OTHERS, NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCES FROM THE ARCADE "FIRST PART" 1985 Space Harrier Space Harrier II 1988/10/29 - It's a sequel.
- SAME THING, THERE'S NO PART ONE ON THE CONSOLE, GAME LOOKS A LOT ALIKE 1988 Splatterhouse Splatterhouse 2 1992 - It's a sequel.
- IDEM 1985 Fantasy Zone Super Fantasy Zone 1992 - It's a sequel.
- SEQUEL, PORT, IMPROVED VERSION... NOW THAT'S A PORT EVEN IF IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT-FROM-ARCADE-SPRITE-PORT 1978 Space Invaders Space Invaders '91 (‘90 JP) 1991 - More of its own game on MD.
- PLAYED BOTH, NOT THAT DIFFERENT 1989 Toki: Going Ape Spit / JuJu Densetsu JP/KR 1991 - Pretty much its own game on MD, besides the music.
- SAME THING: SURELY ON ALL THOSE CASES IT'S NEVER A TECHNICAL DIRECT PORT OF THE ARCADE RESSOURCES TO THE MD LIMITATIONS, SOME THINGS ARE REDONE, ETC ETC THIS CASE IS BORDERLINE, THOUGH. BUT WE YOU PLAY BOTH, YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THIS GAME IS ADAPTED FROM THE ARCADE (OR AN INTERMEDIATE PORT), BECAUSE IT IS 1991 TMNT: Turtles in Time TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist 1992 - More of its own game on MD, with one level based on the first TMNT arcade game, and one unique level IIRC. The level design is also different to TMNT IV, some levels are missing and some bosses are different. 2-player only.
- THEY JUST ADAPTED THE GAME TO THE CONSOLE LIMITATIONS, FOR ME THE GAME IS A PORT EVEN IF THE GRAPHICS AREN'T 1994 Virtua Fighter 2 1996 - Its own game on MD.
Borderline cases:
1990 Chiki Chiki Boys 1992/10/16 - Differences in mechanics (there's a shop between levels for example), challenge and various stats, no 2-player.
1985 Gauntlet Gauntlet IV 1993/09/17 - A remake with new game modes and soundtrack, though I suppose the default mode is similar enough. Haven't played both.
1989 Insector X 1990/09/07 - At least a visual remake, not sure about the rest.
1992 King of the Monsters 2 1994/04 - No co-op mode or sidescrolling beat 'em up parts, larger character roster from the get go?
1987 Rainbow Islands Extra 1990/10/05 - Two game modes (original and extra), faster spawning rainbows, power ups don't disappear (original mode), lower jumps (original mode), different enemy placement and behaviour (original mode), other minor control differences
1990 Mercs 1991 - Includes a new game mode (original mode) with new levels, character building, multiple playable chars and a new soundtrack. No 2-player
1988 New Zealand Story, The 1990/03/03 - "The MD port was based on a prototype revision of the Japanese arcade board, leading to radically different level designs which lack the on-screen map for navigation. There are also fewer levels; 13 versus the 20 seen in other ports. This version is considered to be harder, as Tiki takes less time to drown underwater while enemies are faster and more aggressive."
1991 Sunset Riders 1992 - 2-player only, different bonus levels, no samples for the music?