With TGS 2019 just days away, expect a lot more Japanese games news for iOS and Android with many publishers set to showcase multiple mobile games at the event later this week. Today, CAVE has announced 64-bit updates for four classic iOS shoot ’em ups. DEATHSMILES ($5.99), DODONPACHI MAXIMUM ($3.99), DoDonPachi Resurrection HD ($5.99), and DoDonPachi Blissful Death ($2.99) will be updated for iOS 11 compatibility soon. These will be free updates to those who already own the four titles on iOS. Check out the trailer for DEATHSMILES below:
It is worth noting that if you don’t own any of the games being updated, CAVE plans on having a commemorative sale for the games in the future. This will be a good time to pickup the classics once they are updated for modern iOS devices. As of now, there has been no mention of how iPhone X and iPad Pro screen sizes will be taken into account and there has also been no mention of controller support. I’m glad I can stop worrying about potential Xbox One Backward Compatibility releases from CAVE with them beginning to update the iOS games. Hopefully these do well in the sale so they consider updating more and bringing more releases to iOS. If you haven’t played any of these yet, check out our reviews of all the games. I’m glad to see CAVE come back to resurrect these classics because they are very hard to play outside PC if at all. What is your favourite CAVE shoot ’em up?
Only one I already have is Bug Princess 2 which I bought on my sister's account when she got an iPhone Touch. I can see me grabbing DDP Maximum since it's exclusive to mobile but outside of that I would rather have them focus on their PC ports again.
Well, if the posted image (for 'DODONPACHI MAXIMUM’) is anything to go by, it shows the game displayed around the iPhone's notch.
Here's hoping that they will update the rest of their games too! Including the wonderful and much overlooked Bug Panic.
Yes, Bug Panic was quite fun.
Finally!
I have been keeping an old iPod Touch with iOS 9 around just for Deathsmiles. I’m so glad they’re resurrecting these!
I honestly think that playing Deathsmiles on a touchscreen is more fun than with a joystick—the direct response of finger motion just feels right when threading the needle through a hail of bullets, and it removes all sense of detachment from the gameplay.
Now if only they’d update Mushihimesama Bug Panic. That unholy mix of classic Zelda and a bullet hell shooter is what introduced me to Cave.
Ditto for Bug Panic, it's one of my favorites.
CAVE -- please update ALL of your games. I bought a bunch of your games years ago, and you have let them die without updates, and I haven't been able to play them for years even though I paid a good price for them
I bought and loved Bug Princess 1 and 2 for example, but neither game can be played anymore. Same for DoDonPachi Resurrection (the original non HD). I would like to buy the HD version which is $14, but after having been badly burned by this developer letting expensive (for iOS) games just die without updates for many years, I'm afraid to buy anything from them again.