Update: March 7, 2008 «©NCSX» In our opinion, the inclusion of "Xexex" in Salamander Portable made it an automatic must-have release. We've sold and traded a total of 27 Xexex arcade pcbs over the past 10 years at prices ranging from US$300 to US$800. It's a game that has been much sought after and we still keep 2 Xexex boards in our little shooter shrine for purely sentimental reasons. To see the game in a PSP collection and made available to everyone (legitimately) is a thing of beauty. The other games in Salamander Portable are bonuses but we would have paid the price of admission for Xexex alone. We're crazy like that.The five games collected in Salamander Portable are: 1) Salamander (1986) Coin-op version 2) Gradius 2 (1987) Coin-op version 3) Life Force (1987) Coin-op version 4) Xexex (1991) Coin-op version 5) Salamander 2 (1996) Coin-op version The game versions used in Salamander Portable are the original coin-op releases with the "Deposit Coin" text on the title screens. The default game screen for the shooters is a square viewing area surrounded by borders but the screen ratio may be changed so that the image stretches across the PSP widescreen and fills it up. Jan Code: 4988602140736 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website. NCS Game Notes » Press START to pause any of the games in progress at any time and the ability to toggle and adjust the game options pop up. For example, the game options for Gradius II are as follows: GAME SETTING Game Version: Refine or Original Cartridge: None, Yumetairiku, Galious, or Q.B. SCREEN SETTING Ratio: Original or 4:3 Zoom: Normal, Large, Full (to fill up the screen) KEY CONFIG Assign buttons and set shot speed SAVE / LOAD Save Option Data, Load Option Data, Delete Data, Initialize High Score, and Toggle Auto Save feature » The game options for Xexex are as follows: PLAYER SHIPS 2 ships, 3 ships, 4 ships, or 5 ships DIFFICULTY LEVEL Easiest, Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Medium Hard, Hard, Very Hard, Hardest SOUND IN ATTRACT MODE On, Off FRAME DROP On, Off VSYNC 54Hz, 60Hz » Either the d-pad or analog nub may be used for control. » The SELECT button acts as the quarter inserter. » The Music Gallery features approximately 100 BGM and sound effects from the five games. The Music Gallery features a versatile music player utility that can Repeat, Shuffle, and Skip tracks. If you highlight a track and play it, the player will automatically play the next track after each one ends. This document is ©NCSX 2008. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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