Remember when I was pessimistic earlier this year? You said maybe the few carts remaining this year will end up being really good? You were right, it’s happening 😄 2 arcade carts may not be much but man, they make up for it by being ASTONISHING. I’m overjoyed by the choices made for Data East2, I mean, Trio the Punch! It’s a game I hoped for, but certainly didn’t expect. It’s a super odd game, someone at Blaze has got excellent taste! The Cliffhanger Edward Randy & Joe and Mac Returns should both be superb. I have a soft spot for B-Wings too from playing the Famicom version. Toaplan 3 looks great as well, Batsugun is excellent. I have it on Saturn. I was disappointed Out Zone wasn’t on Toaplan 2, pleased to see a run and gun to mix up the spaceship shooters. Two top notch collections me thinks!

Glad to hear you got something sorted. Toaplan 3 looks great, but I'm a little more interested in Data east 2. The horny Edward game is an absolute blast. Trio the punch is so bad it's good. Very glad these both look like good arcade collections.

Happy for more arcade collections. Would liked to have had Boogie Wings on the Data East.

Both carts look great and already looking forward to playing them

We could also use the NES / Famicom versions of the Toaplan games. I don't know why Evercade isn't bundling those up, too. The still living creators at Toaplan are aware that often the home versions were better than the arcade (but I suppose they mostly think of the Sega and PC Engine ports, not the NES).

You're back! Guess you resolved your tech issues? Glad to see you, bud. Love these 2 new arcade carts and will be getting both.

Good to see you got things sorted 👍

See Steve, miracles do happen! ;-) Really happy you managed to get something sorted out :-) I think these are two strong Arcade Cart releases and a no-brainer for Blaze from a licencing point of view. Let's hope there are some surprises with new licencing deals next year *cough* Taito ... Konami ... SNK ... Sega *cough* Keep up the awesome work, especially with your shiny new capture kit!

Is Toaplan 3 going to unlock a hidden game when combined with 1 + 2? That's what we need to know. Worms + Team 17...

I play Edward randy in1990 on holiday with my mom and dad at a club house in Deven was trying to find the name of the game for years

Great video. Both look good but I'm definitely more looking forward to Toaplan 3, especially for Batsugun Special

I am really glad you're back!

Happy and pleasant surprise seeing a video from you. Data East gets a “meh” from me. The Toaplan cart has some awesome games (Batsugun!) but all are TATE mode, so not great for some of the handhelds.

The Famicom (NES) version of B-Wings is worth knowing about; the arcade version _is not._

The cover art on Data East is an abomination. Take a glance at the real Japanese cover art for the original Mega Drive game. SMH.