Taito Milestones
February 24, 2022
Taito’s arcade legacy began in the early 1970s, but it came into its own in the 80s. You now have the chance to play these milestone classics that paved the way for the decades of Taito’s arcade dominance which followed. Ten games, each representing a specific breakthrough in development and …
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"Taito Milestones may simply contain 10 classic arcade titles and nothing else but some of these games offer timeless enjoyable challenges that you can spend hours trying to master. I just wish there was some kind of bonus content to …"
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"Some of these are known classics, others are less resounding works. While the emulation is good enough to present a good, flawless experience comparable to the originals, there are several elements here that deserved better, namely the interface and additional …"
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"ININ has done a fine job bringing these classics together. Even if the complete package offers nothing new outside of a game selection screen, these are all still pretty fun games."
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"Considering that even Konami’s collection had an exclusive interview section in it, Taito Milestones feels incredibly barren as can be: hopefully future volumes add some more bonuses such as key art and the such."
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"Taito Milestones is a collection of arcade games selected from Arcade Archives, which includes some classics from the 1980’s Taito developed games. All games were ported perfectly and the best part is that the package is way more affordable than …"
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"TAITO Milestones presents us with 10 classic Taito titles released for Arcade in the 80s. The selection is debatable but not bad for that, and the compilation&s;s extras are conspicuous by their absence -beyond the configuration options of each game, …"
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"Taito Milestones for me is an awesome collection of Taito arcade titles that showcase more of the company’s early work rather than their best. It’s a collection that will certainly turn the heads of the retro gamers that are looking …"
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"There&s;s no doubting that Taito&s;s back catalogue of 1980s arcade titles still mostly hold up in Milestones. And if you haven&s;t yet delved into the company&s;s varied, genre-hopping history, than there&s;s an argument for Taito Milestones being a sufficient if …"
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"Even in the six years between the earliest release and the latest of these 10 games, you can see a massive difference in quality and performance. While the lack of extra features and presentation is a tough pill to swallow, …"
Read original review"Talk about a collection of classic arcade titles that go from excellent to "What game is that?"..."
Read original review"TAITO Milestones is a nice collection of arcade games from the 1980s but one that most likely won’t be to everyone’s tastes. Many of these games can be quite ugly and may not hold your attention for long. It is …"
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"At least what is here is solid. These games feature the standard options and the emulation is genuinely solid in most cases. I had fun diving into each game, but again only a couple warranted a repeat viewing. This feels …"
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"There may not be many games in here, but they do cover a broad range of genres and most of them are still great fun to play today. It&s;s just a shame Switch owners have already had access to the …"
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"TAITO Milestones is a no-frills package of ten &s;80s-era arcade games, most of which are available separately in the Nintendo eShop. If you don&s;t already own the ones you want, it&s;s a decent collection with some obscure gems that may …"
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"Taito Milestones is a reminder that Taito has released more than just Space Invaders and Breakout clones. Sadly, it is also a reminder as to why none of the games included in this collection are fondly remembered."
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"Taito Milestones is a very simple emulator that, for the general public, may be of little interest due to the simplicity of the works available here and the lack of extra features. I consider the selection of ten games too …"
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"Taito Milestones takes us back to the past, but that&s;s not enough to qualify as a successful release."
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"Overall, this is still a solid collection and there are some genuine gems tucked away here. I just feel that this collection could have been so much more and picked a better array of games to show off what used …"
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