Irem Arcade 1
SCORE: 69
Recently I decided to get serious about my pile of Evercade
cartridges. I am working through more of them with the hope of possibly
getting caught up in early 2024. Irem Arcade 1 is the next in my pile to
be played and reviewed. Then it goes into my video capture pile. I hope
to reverse that in a few months. The six arcade video games on the Irem
Arcade 1 cartridge are R-Type, In The Hunt, Moon Patrol, Lightning
Swords, Battle Chopper, and 10-Yard Fight. Irem Arcade 1 contains four
shooters, one 2D side scroller where we slice and dice our way through
enemies, and one sports game. If you are into retro arcade shooters then
Irem Arcade 1 may be just for you. I feel like there is a bit of an
unbalance in Irem Arcade 1.
The one sports game on the Irem Arcade 1 cartridge can be on the
challenging side. Still it is nice to have an arcade sports video game
to play. The manual that comes with the Irem Arcade 1 packaging is very
informative. I did not know this cartridge is the first home release of
Lightning Swords. I also did not know that Lightning Swords never made
it to the United States in the past. Video game historians will
appreciate the Irem Arcade 1 cartridge.
When I was younger I played a ton of In the Hunt on the original
Playstation. I played some R-Type back in the day as well. I knew about
Moon Patrol but did not mess with it much. The biggest issue families
will have with Irem Arcade 1 is violence. We are blowing up, or hacking
and slashing a lot of different things in the majority of the games on
this cartridge.
I enjoyed all of my time with the Irem Arcade 1 cartridge. The nostalgia
effect from the Evercade system is pretty good. I also like how newer
systems are getting emulated on this device. I wonder what is in store
for this cheap little system in the near future.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 75%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Evercade
Publisher: Blaze Entertainment
Developer: Irem
Rating: ‘NR - Not Rated
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