M2 Shot Triggers - Aleste Collection

[fuse]

Think we had a thread for ESP.Ra.De, but next up under the Shot Triggers label is Aleste Collection, coming to PS4, Switch, and... GG Micro (?) on the 24th of December.

This collection pack of the classic shoot ’em up series includes the nostalgic Sega Mark III version of Aleste from 1988, the Sega Master System version of PowerStrike II from 1993, which was previously unreleased in Japan, and the Game Gear games GG Aleste and GG Aleste II, which previously released in 1991 and 1993 respectively.

https://www.gematsu.com/2020/09/aleste-collection-announced-for-ps4-switch

https://japanesenintendo.com/2020/09/16/aleste-collection-coming-to-switch/

[fuse]

Click through to the Twitter thread for more English-language excerpts from the rest of the show

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Including...

• North American release coming of Ketsui - Deathtiny Ed.
• 5 DECO games coming to ShotTriggers (Zaviga, B-Wings, Metal Clash, Last Mission & Psycho-Nics Oscar)
• RC Berg doing a resin kit of Iori from ESP.Ra.De
• Aleste Branch (new one!) still on its way

[phillv85]

YESS!!!

Edit: I went too early, it's just the 8 bit versions

[CMcK]

All of a sudden I really want a GG Micro. That’s four of the very best 8 bit shmups. Especially PowerStrike 2 and GG Aleste 2. I know it’s unlikely but it would be great to use the FM soundtrack from MkIII Aleste with PowerStrike 2.

I wonder if M2 will add 120Hz support in Aleste Branch? Surely if any genre needs the high frame rate that’s the one.

[fuse]

The first play's already steered into talk about Aleste Branch, but thought I'd bring this thread back up to talk about this...

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Unlike Branch though, disappointingly there's no talk yet for a home version of this though.

[Battousai]

This looks brilliant, any more talk of a western ketsui release?

[fuse]

This looks brilliant, any more talk of a western ketsui release?

It's available on the US PSN here but isn't available for EU/UK. I think I've seen it confirmed that the Japanese physical release did not get an update with English language, if that might've swung your purchasing decision!

Re: Senxin Aleste, more details came out of an M2 livestream earlier this week.

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Pixels!

[CMcK]

Surely they won’t keep Senjin Aleste as an arcade only title for long? This needs to get ported to every possible system. Looks absolutely tremendous.