History YMMV / IkariWarriors

* PolishedPort: The UsefulNotes/{{NES}} version of ''Ikari III: The Rescue'', due to not even bothering to simulate the rotary contols, which in its arcade release, made things harder due to {{Creator/SNK}} [[GenreShift essentially making the game from the run-and-gun of the first two to a beat-em-up]]. As a result, it actually turned out to be better than the {{Porting Disaster}}s of the first two games on the same console, and a decent game in its own right.

** The UsefulNotes/{{NES}} versions of the first two. It didn't help that all data of the original game [[http://shmuplations.com/snkgoldenage/ was lost soon after release]], requiring the port's developers to just wing it by playing it manually while taking notes.
** The first one on the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}}.

* HilariousInHindsight: During the events of ''Victory Road'', Ralf and Clark were sent to the distant future dealing with the alien problems. Cue ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''.

** The UsefulNotes/{{NES}} versions of the first two.

* PolishedPort: The UsefulNotes/{{NES}} version of ''Ikari III: The Rescue'', due to not even bothering to simulate the rotary contols, which in its arcade release, made things harder due to {{SNK}} [[GenreShift essentially making the game from the run-and-gun of the first two to a beat-em-up]]. As a result, it actually turned out to be better than the {{Porting Disaster}}s of the first two games on the same console, and a decent game in its own right.

* PolishedPort: The {{NES}} version of ''Ikari III: The Rescue'', due to not even bothering to simulate the rotary contols, which in its arcade release, made things harder due to {{SNK}} [[GenreShift essentially making the game from the run-and-gun of the first two to a beat-em-up]]. As a result, it actually turned out to be better than the {{Porting Disaster}}s of the first two games on the same console, and a decent game in its own right.

** The {{NES}} versions of the first two.

* AnticlimaxBoss: The first game's final boss, which only requires you to hit any of the turrets surrounding it ''once'' to kill it. It's not at all uncommon for a gamer to arrive at the boss, only to discover that they accidentally managed to destroy it with a stray shot or grenade before it even appeared on-screen, leaving them wondering what exactly the pile of decaying flesh and broken machinery was doing there.

* AnticlimaxBoss: The first game's final boss, which only requires you to hit any of the turrets surrounding it ''once'' to kill it. It's not at all uncommon for a gamer to arrive at the boss, only to discover that they've accidentally managed to destroy it with a stray shot or grenade, leaving them wondering what exactly the pile of decaying flesh and broken machinery was doing there.

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} versions of the first two.
** The first one on the [[AtariTwentySixHundred Atari 2600]].

** The first one on the Atari2600.

* PortingDisaster: The {{NES}} versions of the first two.

* PolishedPort: The {{NES}} version of ''Ikari III: The Rescue'', due to not even bothering to simulate the rotary contols, which in its arcade release, made things harder due to {{SNK}}[[GenreShift essentially making the game from the run-and-gun of the first two to a beat-em-up]].

* PolishedPort: The {{NES}} version of ''Ikari III''

** "Come on, let's fight!"

** "Warriors, show some guts!! You can't defeat me! Come get me if you can! [[EvilLaugh AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!]]"