As you know, my record chasing game is currently Rompers. (I..
Added 2022-03-03 11:50:41 +0000 UTCAs you know, my record chasing game is currently Rompers. (It was Dig Dug before, and before that Galaga!) I wondered why many people didn't hear about that game (myself included) before a few years ago. I couldn't remember having seen it in arcades. So I did a quick online search and realized this game was released in 1989 in Japan but NEVER released in arcades in North America! Want to guess why? At some point, the enemies, in the more advanced levels, are blue ghosts smoking, chasing you to give you cancer with secondhand smoke LOL I'm not even kidding!!!! It's likely the reason it wasn't released in North America back then. It's kind of hilarious hahahaha The first official home conversion for the game was in Namco Museum Encore, the series' only Japanese-exclusive installment (which also featured Wonder Momo and was released on the PlayStation) - and in 2009, Rompers went on to appear on the Nintendo Wii's Japanese Virtual Console market. The original arcade version finally got its first official North American release in June of 2018, as one of the titles included in Pac-Man's Pixel Bash. Its second North American appearance came in March of 2021, as one of the 12 titles included on the Namco Legacy Edition arcade cabinet from Arcade1Up. Anyhow, that's why you heard of Rompers in the most recent years, but back when we were kids unless you were chilling in Japan, you probably never played it! I'm in the top-40 on Arcade1Up rank boards (2-3 thousand people have recorded a high score). I'm still not satisfied with mine, and I believe I can do better. I'll keep working on it - record chasing is fun!!! Have a great day!
