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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite being one of the most iconic arcade shmups, ''Raiden II'' has not had a rerelease since 1997 with its Windows PC version, which is long out of print and became an {{Abandonware}}. However, in 2014, after well over a decade of dealing with encryption issues, the game was finally brought to a working state in the MAME arcade emulator. Similarly, the aforementioned Windows version can be found elsewhere in the internet.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite being one of the most iconic arcade shmups, ''Raiden II'' has not had a rerelease since 1997 with its Windows PC version, which is long out of print and became an {{Abandonware}}. However, in 2014, after well over a decade of dealing with encryption issues, the game was finally brought to a working state in the MAME arcade emulator. Similarly, as with other {{Abandonware}}, the aforementioned Windows version can be found elsewhere in the internet.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite being one of the most iconic arcade shmups, ''Raiden II'' has not had a rerelease since 1997 with its Windows PC version, which is long out of print. However, in 2014, after well over a decade of dealing with encryption issues, the game was finally brought to a working state in the MAME arcade emulator. Similarly, the aforementioned Windows versions can be found elsewhere in the internet.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite being one of the most iconic arcade shmups, ''Raiden II'' has not had a rerelease since 1997 with its Windows PC version, which is long out of print.print and became an {{Abandonware}}. However, in 2014, after well over a decade of dealing with encryption issues, the game was finally brought to a working state in the MAME arcade emulator. Similarly, the aforementioned Windows versions version can be found elsewhere in the internet.
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* ChannelHop: On July 2022, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] got the publishing rights of ''Raiden IV'' from H2 Interactive, resulting in ''Raiden IV: Overkill'' being delisted from digital platforms after the announcement of ''Raiden IV x MIKADO remix'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS and PC. NIS America also acquired the publishing rights of ''III'' after announcing a western release of ''Raiden III x MIKADO remix'', resulting in the Windows port being delisted.
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* ChannelHop: On July 2022, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] got the publishing rights of ''Raiden IV'' from H2 Interactive, resulting in ''Raiden IV: Overkill'' being delisted from digital platforms after the announcement of ''Raiden IV x MIKADO remix'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation5, Platform/XboxOne, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS and PC. NIS America also acquired the publishing rights of ''III'' after announcing a western release of ''Raiden III x MIKADO remix'', resulting in the Windows port being delisted.
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** The Windows version of ''III'' was also this when it was released exclusively in Japan during 2006. However, with its original publisher [=CyberFront=] disbanded in December 2013 and later H2 Interactive salvaging it, the port got [[LateExportForYou rereleased internationally]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} service in 2014, '''EIGHT YEARS''' after its original release.
* SleeperHit: As revealed in [[http://shmuplations.com/seibukaihatsu2/ this]] interview, the original game was a low-expectation project only made because the developer's [[VideoGame/DynamiteDuke previous game]] flopped and a vertical {{shmup}} was all they could do with the alloted budget. The game initially sold poorly, but eventually ended up being very successful thanks to positive word-of-mouth.
* SleeperHit: As revealed in [[http://shmuplations.com/seibukaihatsu2/ this]] interview, the original game was a low-expectation project only made because the developer's [[VideoGame/DynamiteDuke previous game]] flopped and a vertical {{shmup}} was all they could do with the alloted budget. The game initially sold poorly, but eventually ended up being very successful thanks to positive word-of-mouth.
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** The Windows version of ''III'' was also this when it was released exclusively in Japan during 2006. However, with its original publisher [=CyberFront=] disbanded in December 2013 and later H2 Interactive salvaging it, the port got [[LateExportForYou rereleased internationally]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Platform/{{Steam}} service in 2014, '''EIGHT YEARS''' after its original release.
* SleeperHit: As revealed in [[http://shmuplations.com/seibukaihatsu2/ this]] interview, the original game was a low-expectation project only made because the developer's [[VideoGame/DynamiteDuke previous game]] flopped and a vertical {{shmup}} was all they could do with the alloted budget. The game initially sold poorly, but eventually ended up being very successful thanks to positiveword-of-mouth.word-of-mouth.
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** The Windows version of ''III'' was also this when it was released exclusively in Japan during 2006. However, with its original publisher [=CyberFront=] disbanded in December 2013 and later H2 Interactive salvaging it, the port got [[LateExportForYou rereleased internationally]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} service in 2014, '''EIGHT YEARS''' after its original release.
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* ChannelHop: On July 2022, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] got the publishing rights of ''Raiden IV'' from H2 Interactive, resulting in ''Raiden IV: Overkill'' being delisted from digital platforms after the announcement of ''Raiden IV x MIKADO remix'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS and PC.
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* ChannelHop: On July 2022, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] got the publishing rights of ''Raiden IV'' from H2 Interactive, resulting in ''Raiden IV: Overkill'' being delisted from digital platforms after the announcement of ''Raiden IV x MIKADO remix'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS and PC. NIS America also acquired the publishing rights of ''III'' after announcing a western release of ''Raiden III x MIKADO remix'', resulting in the Windows port being delisted.
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* NamesTheSame: ''Raiden'' is also a [[Franchise/MetalGear sword-wielding cyborg]], an [[Franchise/MortalKombat Elder God who commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd Valkyria who also commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/VirtualOn Virtuaroid]] and [[VideoGame/FatalFury a masked wrestler]].
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* SleeperHit: As revealed in [[http://shmuplations.com/seibukaihatsu2/ this]] interview, the original game was a low-expectation project only made because the developer's previous game flopped and a vertical {{shmup}} was all they could do with the alloted budget. The game initially sold poorly, but eventually ended up being very successful thanks to positive word-of-mouth.
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* SleeperHit: As revealed in [[http://shmuplations.com/seibukaihatsu2/ this]] interview, the original game was a low-expectation project only made because the developer's [[VideoGame/DynamiteDuke previous game game]] flopped and a vertical {{shmup}} was all they could do with the alloted budget. The game initially sold poorly, but eventually ended up being very successful thanks to positive word-of-mouth.
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* ChannelHop: On July 2022, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] got the publishing rights of ''Raiden IV'' from H2 Interactive, resulting in ''Raiden IV: Overkill'' being delisted from digital platforms after the announcement of ''Raiden IV x MIKADO remix'' for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS and PC.
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* FanNickname: The most enduring is "The Cranassians" for the Crystals (as given in ''VideoGame/RaidenV''). The name "Cranassians" is a misspelling of the name [[https://archive.org/details/raiden-trad-usa/page/n1/mode/2up "Carnassials"]], given by the Super NES ''Raiden Trad'' US-localized manual. This is the only Western localization of the ''Raiden'' game to name the antagonists. The much-cited North American manual of ''The Raiden Project'' for the "Cranassians" name [[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sony_Playstation/Manual/formated/The_Raiden_Project_-_1995_-_Sony_Computer_Entertainment.pdf calls them "technologically advanced, alien 'exological' beings]].
** "Toothpaste Laser" for the Bend Plasma laser.
** Ion Laser for the straight blue laser.
** "Toothpaste Laser" for the Bend Plasma laser.
** Ion Laser for the straight blue laser.
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* FanNickname: The most enduring is "The Cranassians" for the Crystals (as given in ''VideoGame/RaidenV''). The name "Cranassians" is a misspelling of the name [[https://archive.org/details/raiden-trad-usa/page/n1/mode/2up "Carnassials"]], given by the Super NES ''Raiden Trad'' manual. This is the only Western localization of the ''Raiden'' game to name the antagonists. The much-cited North American manual of ''The Raiden Project'' for the "Cranassians" name [[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sony_Playstation/Manual/formated/The_Raiden_Project_-_1995_-_Sony_Computer_Entertainment.pdf calls them "technologically advanced, alien 'exological' beings]].
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* FanNickname: The most enduring is "The Cranassians" for the Crystals (as given in ''VideoGame/RaidenV''). The name "Cranassians" is a misspelling of the name [[https://archive.org/details/raiden-trad-usa/page/n1/mode/2up "Carnassials"]], given by the Super NES ''Raiden Trad'' US-localized manual. This is the only Western localization of the ''Raiden'' game to name the antagonists. The much-cited North American manual of ''The Raiden Project'' for the "Cranassians" name [[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sony_Playstation/Manual/formated/The_Raiden_Project_-_1995_-_Sony_Computer_Entertainment.pdf calls them "technologically advanced, alien 'exological' beings]].
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* FanNickname: The most enduring is "The Cranassians" for the Crystals (as given in ''Raiden V''). The name "Cranassians" is a misspelling of the name [[https://archive.org/details/raiden-trad-usa/page/n1/mode/2up "Carnassials"]], given by the Super NES ''Raiden Trad'' manual. This is the only Western localization of the ''Raiden'' game to name the antagonists. The much-cited North American manual of ''The Raiden Project'' for the "Cranassians" name [[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sony_Playstation/Manual/formated/The_Raiden_Project_-_1995_-_Sony_Computer_Entertainment.pdf calls them "technologically advanced, alien 'exological' beings]].
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* FanNickname: The most enduring is "The Cranassians" for the Crystals (as given in ''Raiden V'').''VideoGame/RaidenV''). The name "Cranassians" is a misspelling of the name [[https://archive.org/details/raiden-trad-usa/page/n1/mode/2up "Carnassials"]], given by the Super NES ''Raiden Trad'' manual. This is the only Western localization of the ''Raiden'' game to name the antagonists. The much-cited North American manual of ''The Raiden Project'' for the "Cranassians" name [[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sony_Playstation/Manual/formated/The_Raiden_Project_-_1995_-_Sony_Computer_Entertainment.pdf calls them "technologically advanced, alien 'exological' beings]].
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* FanNickname: The most enduring is "The Cranassians" for the Crystals (as given in ''Raiden V''). The name "Cranassians" is a misspelling of the name [[https://archive.org/details/raiden-trad-usa/page/n1/mode/2up "Carnassials"]], given by the Super NES ''Raiden Trad'' manual. This is the only Western localization of the ''Raiden'' game to name the antagonists. The much-cited North American manual of ''The Raiden Project'' for the "Cranassians" name [[https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sony_Playstation/Manual/formated/The_Raiden_Project_-_1995_-_Sony_Computer_Entertainment.pdf calls them "technologically advanced, alien 'exological' beings]].
** "Toothpaste Laser" for the Bend Plasma laser.
** Ion Laser for the straight blue laser.
** "Toothpaste Laser" for the Bend Plasma laser.
** Ion Laser for the straight blue laser.
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* NamesTheSame: ''Raiden'' is also a [[Franchise/MetalGear sword-wielding cyborg]], an [[Franchise/MortalKombat Elder God who commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd Valkyria who also commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/VirtualOne Virtuaroid]] and [[VideoGame/FatalFury a masked wrestler]].
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* NamesTheSame: ''Raiden'' is also a [[Franchise/MetalGear sword-wielding cyborg]], an [[Franchise/MortalKombat Elder God who commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd Valkyria who also commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/VirtualOne [[VideoGame/VirtualOn Virtuaroid]] and [[VideoGame/FatalFury a masked wrestler]].
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* NamesTheSame: ''Raiden'' is also a [[Franchise/MetalGear sword-wielding cyborg]], an [[Franchise/MortalKombat Elder God who commands lightning]], a [[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd Valkyria who also commands lightning]] lightning]], a [[VideoGame/VirtualOne Virtuaroid]] and [[VideoGame/FatalFury a masked wrestler]].
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** Similarly, ''Viper Phase 1'' has [[NoPortForYou never seen any home ports]] nor are in any CompilationRerelease.
