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So, my most wanted Konami collection (Ganbare Goemon) just released and I've been playing it a lot. Next month, we'll get a second Metal Gear Solid Master Collection. But what will we get after that?

I really enjoy those collections. I love old Konami games, but I mainly play on Switch nowadays, it's way more convenient for my working dad life style :P

Let's theorize...

Castlevania

- A lot of people are expecting a 3D collection, with the N64 and PS2 games. I think it's likely, for the sake of releasing most of series on modern consoles, but at the same time those games are less popular and are harder to port (M2 has less experience with 3D games, but the collection could be made by another dev).

- We still don't have SOTN and Rondo on non-PS consoles. Maybe Konami will figure out a way to release Requiem or a new collection with those games on other consoles. (i know Requiem was funded by Sony, so I'm not expecting it)

- Maybe that's it for Castlevania, since the most popular games are already released.

Contra

The most popular Contra games are the ones that are already in the Contra Anniversary Collection. The later games are not as popular (except maybe Contra 4), and would be harder to port... So I feel like we won't get a second Contra collection. But maybe I'm wrong

Gradius

Gradius Origins is missing the 3D games, and console releases. Not sure if they plan to release them.

TMNT

The Cowabunga Collection already has most of the Konami TMNT games. We're only missing the later games based on the 2003 cartoon. I don't think they'll bring back those games

Metal Gear

I'm not an expert on MG, but I feel like the two Master Collections contain most of the games. It's missing Rising and MGS5 (and some spinoffs), but those might be too modern to be in a collection?

Silent Hill

I know nothing about SH, but it seems they chose to do remakes instead?

Suikoden

They released remasters of the first two games. Not sure if the later games are popular enough to be ported?

Tokimeki Memorial

We got a remake of the first game. I feel like we won't get the other games, but I'm not an expert on this series so I could be wrong.

Rocket Knight

They are done with Rocket Knight. The only missing game is the Steam game from 2010, and I don't think they'll port it

Yu-Gi-Oh

Again, I'm not a Yu-Gi-Oh expert. I feel like the Early Days Collection was a pretty big collection and I'm not sure if later games are worth porting?

Bomberman

There are still a lot of Bomberman games to port. The first collection focused on the Super Bomberman games, but they could make other collections with other games. But maybe not that soon since we just got Super Bomberman Collection

Ganbare Goemon

Daishuugou is a huge collection, with most of the important games. But it's missing the two N64 games, which are arguably the most popular games in the series. Since Daishuugou sold well, I think it's possible that we get a second collection with the N64 games, but not that soon.

It's also possible that the N64 games will get a NSO release instead. In that case, I would not be expecting a second Goemon collection.

TwinBee

We still didn't get a TwinBee collection, but several TwinBee games are available on NSO and as Arcade Archives releases, and TwinBee 1 is in Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection. But we could say the same for Gradius and we still got Gradius Origins last year. I think a TwinBee collection is possible. It would be cool if M2 creates a new TwinBee game, like Salamander 3 in Origins.

Wai Wai

Would be cool to have a collection of Wai Wai games (World 1 & 2 and Racing), but that's not a lot of games.

Rebirth

It would be great to get a collection of the 3 Rebirth games (Gradius, Contra, Castlevania). But like Wai Wai, that's not a lot of games.

General Collection?

We could get a collection that is not focused on a specific series, like the Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection. It would be a good way to port games like Sunset Riders.

Zone of the Enders, Boktai, Adventure Island, Bloody Roar, Bonk, Star Soldier, etc

Maybe?

In the end, my feeling is that the next collection is either Castlevania 3D Collection or a TwinBee collection, what do you think?

Hi!

We now know that Daishuugou has a hidden bonus game, Crisis Force, a non-Goemon classic shmup by Konami. It might seem like an odd addition to the collection, but it's actually a very Goemon thing to add.

For those who are unaware, the Goemon series often included classic Konami shmups:

- The Legend of the Mystical Ninja included the first stage of Gradius as a minigame

- Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu included the second stage of Xexex as a minigame

- Kirakira Douchuu included a hidden Time Pilot remake (named Time Pilot '95), unlocked when 100% the game

- Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu didn't include an actual classic Konami shmup, but there's a shmup segment in the game that is a parody of Gradius

- Toukai Douchuu included a Goemon Impact version of Quarth. And if you have Kessakusen Ganbare Goemon 1+2 in the GBA slot of the DS, you unlock one stage of Space Manbow

- Maybe I'm forgetting other Konami shmup references?

And now Daishuugou includes Crisis Force. I think it's a great way to bring back this classic game (that I didn't even know existed personally :P), and it respects an old Goemon tradition.