So, I'm mainly here on these forums because I'm a preservationist of Japanese computer games, like a lot of you. The difference comes in what exactly I work to preserve. The most popular games that I see on these forums are rare games truly unique to these platforms, and while these interest me, I focus on certain things I rarely see mentioned on here: arcade ports.
Well, not entirely. I'm also working to preserve Hudson's Nintendo games (you might've seen my thread on the completely undumped Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu), as well as most undumped versions of Door Door/mkII. But did you know that there are:
- Three undumped versions of Mappy (MZ-1500, PC-8001, PC-6001mkII/6601) (possibly four - is MZ-700 PCG version dumped? I thought I saw it somewhere)
- Three undumped versions of Galaga (MZ-1500, MZ-2500, S1)
- Two undumped versions of Rally-X (well, technically Rally-X for PC-8001 and New Rally-X for MZ-1500)
- One undumped version of Dig Dug (MZ-1500, possibly two - is the PC-8001 version dumped?) and
- Five undumped versions of Pac-Man (MZ-1500, MZ-2200, MZ-2500, MZ-700, MZ-700 PCG)
As I said, though, it's not just those. Undumped versions of Door Door/mkII and Hudson's Nintendo games are:
- Four of Mario Bros. Special (MZ-1500, MZ-2200, S1, PC-6001mkII/6601, and there might actually be a separate 6001mkII version from the 6001mkII/6601 version, not to mention the possibly-existing SMC-777 version)
- Two of Punch Ball Mario Bros. (MZ-1500 and S1)
- One of Balloon Fight (MZ-1500)
- Five of Door Door/mkII (PC-6001, PC-6001mkII/6601, MZ-1500, MZ-2000, Pasopia 7) and once again,
- All three versions of Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu (X1, PC-8801/mkII, PC-6001mkII/6601, FM-7 version was planned but cancelled)
Now, I know that with the exception of Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushuu, these games are all playable, just not these specific versions. But, and I'm quite possibly alone in this, at least on here, but I like playing all the versions of arcade games I like that I can. I enjoy comparing them back to back, seeing interesting quirks or gameplay features on some versions, and just playing them all in the first place. So, is anyone else on here like me and interested in helping to dump these ports? Because, as a warning, the 6001mkII/6601 version of Mappy went at one point in Beep for around 600 USD. I need some help in this.
If any games I've listed as undumped have their roms available, please upload them, or point me to where they are. If I missed any undumped ports, also let me know, and I'll add them to my list of ports to look for.
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. i think each month about one from Sega i knew when child. 
