The Video Game Critic

Mega Man collection (xbox). It's an incredible deal and the emulation is quite good.

[QUOTE=arcadecompilation]Just curious, but how do these collections handle things like 'beating the game' and high scores? One thing I think compilations should have going for them is they can turn arcade games into more of a 'game' by distributing a certain amount of 'credits' to beat the game. This instead of, say, just only getting one coin - or unlimited coins by mashing on buttons - like MAME or something.

If its just a one coin hit button to get more thing going on, I really don't know what would separate then from MAME in that case.[/QUOTE]

It seems as though most compilations either let you set continues to "zero" or "unlimited", though some, like Metal Slug Anthology on the PS2, will let you set a limited amount.  I do wish more of these collections would let you do that, but then again, is it really that hard to limit yourself to, say, 3 or 5 continues, even if you're given an unlimited amount? 

And, yeah, if you are willing to use MAME, I suppose you wouldn't have to bother with any of these collections, though I guess they do have extras, like interviews and trivia, that you won't find on MAME.  Personally, I'm not real big on playing games on my PC, so I really like having these compilations in my collection.

[QUOTE=Vexer]The Genesis collection on the PSP(forgot its exact name) was pretty good.[/QUOTE]
Oh the Sega Megadrive collection.  Cool.

The Tecmo collection on the great.  It was awesome games like Swimmer that I played in the arcade. Pleides as well.  The sequel to Phoenix.  Cracking game.