@Tom-Massey I was looking at reviews for the stand-alone release of Zero Wing on Steam. Its stated release date on the store page is Feb. 14, and there's a review dated Feb. 14 ("Doesn't even have the intro cutscene") and another one dated Feb. 16 ("If you come in expecting the iconic "All your Base" scene, you'll be disappointed for a second") that both mention that this version of the game doesn't have the cutscene. The developer's response in which they said they'd add the cutscene was posted on Feb. 16 as a reply to the aforementioned review from Feb. 14.
(Also, I wasn't even aware that a "compiled collection" exists. I was able to find a reduced-price bundle of the separate games listed for sale on the Steam store, but I still haven't been able to find any listing on there for a single app/"game" that contains all of these arcade games...)
Be aware that, according to its reviews on Steam, this re-release of Zero Wing is based on the arcade version, and therefore DOESN'T have the famous "All your base are belong to us" opening cutscene.
(That cutscene originated in the Sega Mega Drive port of the game from 1991, and the bad English localization of it was exclusive to Europe/UK all the way up until 2020 when Retro-Bit re-published it, as a limited run of physical MD/Genesis cartridges, in North America.)
EDIT: on Feb. 16, the developer posted a reply to one of the Steam reviews, in which they said that they're planning to add the cutscene in a patch. ("It is true that the intro is not in the game right now, but we're preparing to add an updated intro with the classic dialogue that we all love in a patch coming soon. All Your Base Are Belong To Us is too important to us.")
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Nice. I'd also like to see Fury3 and Hellbender get re-released like this, eventually.
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@Tom-Massey I was looking at reviews for the stand-alone release of Zero Wing on Steam. Its stated release date on the store page is Feb. 14, and there's a review dated Feb. 14 ("Doesn't even have the intro cutscene") and another one dated Feb. 16 ("If you come in expecting the iconic "All your Base" scene, you'll be disappointed for a second") that both mention that this version of the game doesn't have the cutscene. The developer's response in which they said they'd add the cutscene was posted on Feb. 16 as a reply to the aforementioned review from Feb. 14.
(Also, I wasn't even aware that a "compiled collection" exists. I was able to find a reduced-price bundle of the separate games listed for sale on the Steam store, but I still haven't been able to find any listing on there for a single app/"game" that contains all of these arcade games...)
Re: Review: Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.1 - Shmup Smarts
Be aware that, according to its reviews on Steam, this re-release of Zero Wing is based on the arcade version, and therefore DOESN'T have the famous "All your base are belong to us" opening cutscene.
(That cutscene originated in the Sega Mega Drive port of the game from 1991, and the bad English localization of it was exclusive to Europe/UK all the way up until 2020 when Retro-Bit re-published it, as a limited run of physical MD/Genesis cartridges, in North America.)
EDIT: on Feb. 16, the developer posted a reply to one of the Steam reviews, in which they said that they're planning to add the cutscene in a patch. ("It is true that the intro is not in the game right now, but we're preparing to add an updated intro with the classic dialogue that we all love in a patch coming soon. All Your Base Are Belong To Us is too important to us.")