Space Invaders (Arcade Original) on the Sony PlayStation 2/ PSTwo / PS2

Almost everyone must have a Sony PS2 knocking around somewhere at home; in a cupboard or attic, maybe even a soft or hard modded one?

And almost everyone likes a good blat on an old arcade classic once in a while right?

So why not go grab it and get old skooling!

But first... Lets ask the question:

Question Can I play arcade original Space Invaders on my Sony PS2?

Answer Of course you bloody can! And in so many variants!

Taking into account that you can play Arcade Original Space Invaders on the PS1 (See Post Here), and that the PS2 is almost 100 % compatible with PS1 games, you can already blat away at the invading hoards without checking out what PS2 offerings there are out there.

That would make a bit of a boring post though, so lets take a look at what PS2 Space Invader options there are.

This post will cover: Commercial releases, Commercial Compilation Releases, Unlockables and Homebrew.

Commercial Release - Space Invaders Anniversary

I love Space Invaders so I should be really happy with this release, but I'm not. I will try and explain why in the shortest possible narrative.

The PS1 had three commercial releases of Space Invaders in the NTSC-J regions:

• Space Invaders (Not the same as the PAL and NTSC-U release of the same name. In Japan that was called Space Invaders X)
• Space Invaders 2000
• Simple 1500 Series - The Invaders

Each release contained the same 4 core variants of Space Invaders:

• Monochrome table top
• Colour Cellophane table top
• Colour table top
• Upright (The one with the moon style backdrop)

Each release also added an additional game to the list of playable Space Invaderness:

• Space Invaders had a two player "VS Mode"
• Space Invaders 2000 had VS mode and Timed Attack Mode
• Simple 1500 The Invaders had VS Mode, Timed Attack Mode and 3D Space Invaders

So, what are we given on PS2 Space Invaders Anniversary?

The SAME four variants of the original Space Invaders... and another bloody Space Invaders 3D!

There is also a VS Mode... but at least its a different VS Mode than was included on the PS1 releases, and I guess to be fair the 3D mode has been reskinned to look different but is essentially still the same game.

As for original content, we have Space Invaders Part II (table top and Upright) and Space Invaders Doubles, a variant of Space Invaders colour but as a two player co-op game (May have been titled Space Invaders 2 in the arcades). Its not exactly piles of joy.

I know that I'm being a bit negative about this title, but Taito just could have done so much better with the content. Return Of The Invaders, Super Space Invaders 91 aka The Majestic 12, The parody from Space Invaders DX, Space Invaders 95.. Where are they all?

To make matters worse, most of the list of missing items above then rocked up on Taito Legends / Taito Memories a couple of years later.

As I mentioned earlier, Space Invaders 3D in Simple 1500 Series The Invaders is different graphically to Space Invaders 3D in the PS2 Anniversary collection, but why do I hear Alan Partridge saying "They Rebadged it you fool!".

3D Space Invaders on the PS1

3D Space Invaders on the PS2

Yes, it is arcade original Space Invaders on the PS2, but its also such a missed opportunity.

However, I do love this special edition NTSC-J release of Space Invaders Anniversary, complete with a mini table top arcade machine controller.

Compilation - Taito Legends I and II, Taito Memories Gekan and Jokan, Taito Memories 2 Gekan and Joukan.

Taito Legends I and II (72 games total) released in the PAL and NTSC-U regions, Taito Memories 1 and 2, Jokan and Gekan (100 Games Total) released in NTSC-J regions, and as It's Taito, some Space Invaders variants made their way into these collections.

Taito Legends

Space Invaders
Space Invaders Part II aka Space Invaders Deluxe
Return Of The Invaders

Taito Legends II

Super Space Invaders '91 aka Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV
Space Invaders DX
Space Invaders '95

Taito Memories Jokan

Space Invaders Colour
Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV aka Super Space Invaders '91
Space Invaders DX

Taito Memories Gekan

Space Invaders
Space Invaders Part II
Space Invaders '95

Taito Memories 2 Jokan

Return of the Invaders

Unlockable - Space Invaders Invasion Day (PAL) (NTSC-U) aka Space Raiders (NTSC-J)

An imaginitive Space Invaders remake, although the game itself doesn't quite live up to the overdone graphical introduction and cut scenes, but guess what?! Space Invaders Colour arcade original is unlockable by Holding L1+R1 and pressing X + O on the "Press START Button" screen.

The "Press START Button" will flash faster, then the screen will fade, and then... Arcade original Space Invaders Colour begins!

Homebrew - PS2 MAME

PS2 MAME will allow you to play a whole host of 8-bit Arcade Classics, including all of the 8-bit variants of Space Invaders.

It will however struggle with more advanced variants though e.g. Super Space Invaders '91, Space Invaders '95 etc, and it doesn't support sound samples so on the earlier variants, you will need to make your own sound effects (Puew! Puew!)

For further information on PS2 MAME, have a read of the post HERE!

And so..

That wraps up Space Invaders on the PS2. Plenty of options for the moral, immoral and amoral gamer.

Have I missed one? Probably.. Let me know and I will add it to the post.

My TOP 10 Horizontal SHMUPS on the Sony PlayStation / PSOne / PS1 / PSX

Being an absolute fanboy of all Sony PS1 shmuppiness, and playing more Sony PS1 / PS2 shmups than anything else, I have a full list of absolute favourites, both horizontal and vertical.

This is my absolute favourite Horizontal shmups on the PS1. I guess that they are not everyones favourites, however its a subjective list, and hopefully there's something here that you didn't know existed and will go on to try and enjoy.

I'm not going to bang on about how great each one is, but I will give a small amount of info and provide a link to where you can "Read All About It".

And I'm not a mad fan of 3D shmups / 3D remakes. I like the flat sprite shooters.. But a couple of Polygon style shooters have made the top 10.

and so in no particular order..

1. KYUIN aka Vacuum Kids (NTSC-J)

An absolute cute-em-up with kid riding on a magic flying shooting vacuum that still stuff sucks up pretty well too.

2. Harmful Park (NTSC-J)

Another excellent cute-em-up set in a theme park with tons of varied enemies, power ups, multiple methods of gatting the bad guys and an all round superb presentation.

3. Cotton (Original and 100%)

Cotton Original aka Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams (NTSC-J)

Cotton 100% aka Märchen Adventure Cotton 100% (NTSC-J)

Yet another cute-em-up. Witch on broomstick gatting everything she sees, and a few half dressed hot pixie women. Whats not to like?

4. Parodius (Series)

Parodius (PAL) aka Parodius Deluxe Pack (NTSC-J)

A Compilation pack of Parodius - From Myth to Laughter and Parodius - Fantastic Journey.

Sexy Parodius (NTSC-J)

Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius - Forever With Me (NTSC-J)

And the cute-em-up's keep coming. Parodius - Combination of "Parody" and "Gradius". Better than Gradicup I guess (Gradius and cute-em-up). Plays like Gradius but better/surreal bizarre graphics.

5. Gradius Deluxe Pack (NTSC-J)

Enought Cute-em-ups! Some real gatting of nasty aliens intent on making balloon animals out of your intestines! Tip top shmups all the way through.. except when you die and ALL of your power-ups are wiped out.
Contains Gradius and Gradius II.

6. Salamander Deluxe Pack

Another selection of absolute arcade classic H-Shmups. The Salamander series is a spin-off from Gradius, but has its own style and charm.
Contains Salamander, Salamander 2 and Lifeforce.

7. Scramble (Konami Arcade Classics (NTSC-U) aka Konami 80s Arcade Gallery (NTSC-J)

It's the Granddaddy of horizontal shmups. Loads of aliens, rockets, meteors, falling fuel levels, caves, passages.. What more could you want.. And in a psychodelic colour scheme!

8. In The Hunt (PAL) (NTSC-U)

OK, so space is now safe, lets take it under water. Described as a cross between R-Type and Metal Slug, this graphically pleasing blaster looks amazing and plays so smoothly. Try at your peril (as it will eat up hours of your life!).

9. Thunderforce V - Perfect System (NTSC-U) (NTSC-J)

Well technically it does have some 3D, but also some sprites.. OK its 3D and its pretty good.
For a 3D Shmup, its pretty darn good.

10. G Darius (PAL) (NTSC-U) (NTSC-J)

Another 3Der.. and yup its pretty decent! For some reason I love G Darius, but not so much on Darius Gaiden.. Bizarre. Maybe I should give Gaiden another go.

Some Honourable mentions for those that didn't make the Top Ten:

• R-Types (R-Type I and II)
• R-Type Delta
• Gaia Seed: Project Trap
• Image Fight and X Multiply

Arcade Collections / Compilations on the Sony PlayStation 2 / PS2 / PSTwo

So in my traditional start to these type of blog posts...

"OK, so its not exactly MAME.."

And to be fair it isn't MAME, but it is over 300 arcade classics in compilations commercially released for the PS2, and with that many classics to plough through, who needs MAME! (yer I realise I've just done a post on how good PS2 MAME is... Its the duality of man!)

In this post I will cover the releases, the game list per release and as before and a reference list of all the games available at the end of the post. I will also look at the PS2 Homebrew options.

I will also include the "Oretachi Gesen Zoku" series as after all, the series as a whole is a compilation of old skool arcade games.

I'm not going to cover the Sega Ages 2500 series / Sega Classics collection as its a mish-mash of Ports and remakes from arcade, Mastersystem and Megadrive games and my knowledge just isn't good enough to single out only the arcade ports from the series.

Midway Arcade Treasures

A nice varied selection of classics, but almost all of these games are already playable on the PS2 using the PS1's Arcade Greatest Hits series (Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1, Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2, Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits and Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2) and Midway's Arcade Party Pak.

720°
Blaster
Bubbles
Defender
Gauntlet
Joust
Joust II
Klax
Marble Madness
Paperboy
Rampage
Rampart
Roadblasters
Robotron 2084
Root Beer Tapper
Satan's Hollow
Sinistar
Smash TV
Splat
Spy Hunter
Stargate
Super Sprint
Toobin'
Vindicators

Midway Arcade Treasures 2

Another varied game selection and this time they are playable on the PS2 for the first time. The game list comes from the 16 bit era of arcade gaming rather than classic old Skool 8 bit.

Rampage World Tour
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat III
Gauntlet II
Pit Fighter
Primal Rage
Hard Drivin'
Kozmik Krooz'r
Narc
Championship Sprint
Cyberball 2072
Spy Hunter II
Arch Rivals
Wacko
Total Carnage
A.P.B.
Wizard of Wor
Timber
Xenophobe
Xybots

Midway Arcade Treasures 3

And a very nice carpet..

A selection of later arcade games. A shame to see that some are console versions rather than arcade versions..

Badlands
Offroad Thunder
Race Drivin'
San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition
S.T.U.N. Runner
Super Off Road (including its upgrade/add-on pack, Super Off Road Track Pack)
Hydro Thunder (console version)
San Francisco Rush 2049 (console version)

Taito Legends

Taito Legends are the PAL and NTSC-U versions / releases of Taito Memories (NTSC-J). Taito Legends are two volumes with a total of 72 games. Taito Memories are four volumes with 100 games total. Why we in the west get less.. Who knows?
Just to make it more confusing, there is also an NTSC-J release called Taito Legends which contains 29 classic Taito Games.. The same release as Taito Legends in western regions.

Battle Shark
Bubble Bobble
Colony 7
Continental Circus
Elevator Action
Exzisus
Gladiator
Great Swordsman
Jungle Hunt
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Wolf
Phoenix
Plotting
Plump Pop
Rainbow Islands
Rastan
Return of the Invaders
Space Gun
Space Invaders
Space Invaders Part II
Super Qix
The Electric Yo-Yo
The New Zealand Story
The Ninja Kids
ThunderFox
Tokio
Tube It
Volfied
Zoo Keeper

Taito Legends 2

And I'll say it again.. Taito Legends are the PAL and NTSC-U versions / releases of Taito Memories (NTSC-J). Taito Legends are two volumes with a total of 72 games. Taito Memories are four volumes with 100 games total. Why we in the west get less.. Who knows?
Just to make it more confusing, there is also an NTSC-J release called Taito Legends which contains 29 classic Taito Games.. The same release as Taito Legends in western regions.

Alpine Ski
Arabian Magic
Bonze Adventure
Cameltry
Chack 'n Pop
Cleopatra Fortune
Crazy Balloon
Darius Gaiden
Don Doko Don
Dungeon Magic
Elevator Action Returns
The Fairyland Story
Football Champ
Front Line
Gekirindan
Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer
Growl
Gun Frontier
Insector X
KiKi KaiKai
Kuri Kinton
The Legend of Kage
Liquid Kids
Lunar Rescue
Metal Black
Nastar Warrior
Puchi Carat
Puzzle Bobble 2
Qix
Raimais
Space Invaders '95
Space Invaders DX
Super Space Invaders '91
Violence Fight
Balloon Bomber
G-Darius
RayStorm
Syvalion

Taito Memories Jokan

And now lets do the old switcheroo. Taito Memories are the NTSC-J versions / releases of Pal / NTSC-U Taito Legends. Taito Memories are four volumes with a total of 100 games. Taito Legends are two volumes with 72 games total, so Taito Memories are well worth finding as they will give you an extra 28 games over the four volumes.

Space Invaders Color
Lunar Rescue
Alpine Ski
The Fairyland Story
KiKi KaiKai
Bubble Bobble
Rastan Saga
Kuri Kinton
Syvalion
Bonze Adventure
Cameltry
Don Doko Don
Flipull
Ah Eikou No Koshien
Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV
Runark
Pu-Li-Ru-La
Metal Black
Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer
Dungeon Magic
Space Invaders DX
Darius Gaiden
Elevator Action Returns
Cleopatra Fortune
Puchi Carat

Taito Memories Gekan

And again.. Taito Memories are the NTSC-J versions / releases of Pal / NTSC-U Taito Legends. Taito Memories are four volumes with a total of 100 games. Taito Legends are two volumes with 72 games total, so Taito Memories are well worth finding as they will give you an extra 28 games over the four volumes.

Space Invaders
Space Invaders Part II
Crazy Balloon
Balloon Bomber
Qix
Wild Western
Front Line
Elevator Action
Chack'n Pop Platform
The Legend of Kage
The NewZealand Story
Rastan Saga II
Raimais
Insector X
Cadash
Violence Fight
Gun Frontier
Hat Trick Hero
Liquid Kids
Arabian Magic
Space Invaders '95
Gekirindan
Puzzle Bobble 2
RayStorm
G-Darius

Taito Memories 2 Jokan

And again.. Taito Memories are the NTSC-J versions / releases of Pal / NTSC-U Taito Legends. Taito Memories are four volumes with a total of 100 games. Taito Legends are two volumes with 72 games total, so Taito Memories are well worth finding as they will give you an extra 28 games over the four volumes.

Space Chaser
Grand Champion
Time Tunnel
The Athletic
Ben Bero Beh
Return of the Invaders
Gladiator
Kick and Run
Scramble Formation
Continental Circus
Exzisus
Super Qix
Rainbow Islands
Operation Thunderbolt
Cloud Master
Fighting Hawk
Asuka Asuka
S.C.I.
Darius II
Champion Wrestler
Space Gun
The Ninja Kids
Dino Rex
RayForce
Bubble Memories

Taito Memories 2 Gekan

And for the last time.. Taito Memories are the NTSC-J versions / releases of Pal / NTSC-U Taito Legends. Taito Memories are four volumes with a total of 100 games. Taito Legends are two volumes with 72 games total, so Taito Memories are well worth finding as they will give you an extra 28 games over the four volumes.

Field Goal
Phoenix
Polaris
Great Swordsman
Sea Fighter Poseidon
Gyrodine
Buggy Challenge
Typhoon Gal
Metal Soldier Isaac II
Halley's Comet
Land Sea Air Squad
Operation Wolf
Full Throttle
Plump Pop
Chase H.Q.
Rainbow Islands Extra
Final Blow
Volfied
Night Striker
Battle Shark
Master of Weapon
Megablast
ThunderFox
Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III
Bubble Symphony

Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1

A slightly disappointing collection here as all but six of these games are lifted straight from the PS1 Capcom Generations range, and given that Capcom fans would have already shelled out on those five volumes, its surprising that more titles weren't included.
Note: Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts is a SNES release, not an arcade release.

1942
1943: The Battle of Midway
1943 Kai
Bionic Commando
Commando
Exed Exes
Final Fight
Forgotten Worlds
Ghosts 'n' Goblins
Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
Gun.Smoke
Legendary Wings
Mercs
Pirate Ship Higemaru
Section Z
SonSon
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
Trojan
Vulgus

Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2

A fresher selection of classics with many appearing on a Sony console for the first time. Strider was included on a bonus disc when you purchased the PS1 release Strider 2, and Three Wonders (aka Wonder 3) was released as a stand alone title on the PS1 in the NTSC-J region.

1941: Counter Attack
Avengers
Black Tiger
Block Block
Captain Commando
Eco Fighters
The King of Dragons
Knights of the Round
Last Duel
Magic Sword
Mega Twins
Quiz and Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game
Side Arms Hyper Dyne
Street Fighter
Strider
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
The Speed Rumbler
Three Wonders
Tiger Road
Varth: Operation Thunderstorm

Atari Anthology

Another disappointing collection with four games making their first official appearance on a Sony console, and the rest coming from the three PS1 releases Arcade Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1, Atari Anniversary Edition Redux and Arcade Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2. Again not a great way to treat fans that have stuck with Atari on the PS1.
Also included are 67 Atari 2600 games.. and the less said about that, the better!

Asteroids
Asteroids Deluxe
Battlezone
Black Widow
Centipede
Crystal Castles
Gravitar
Liberator
Lunar Lander
Major Havoc
Millipede
Missile Command
Pong
Red Baron
Space Duel
Super Breakout
Tempest
Warlords

Namco Museum

So another pretty poor selection, released when the original Namco Museum series for the PS1 were readily available in second hand shops containing more games at a fraction of the price. Perhaps guilt ridden about this fact, Namco included Arrangement versions of three of the classics on here, and threw in the SNES / Megadrive release Pac-Attack from PS1's Namco Anthology Volume 1, so some originality to this release.

Dig Dug
Galaga
Galaxian
Ms. Pac-Man
Pac-Attack – hidden game
Pac-Man
Pac-Mania – hidden game
Pole Position
Pole Position II
Pac-Man Arrangement
Galaga Arrangement
Dig Dug Arrangement

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary

Erm.. Lets dust these off and roll them out again.. The only game not to have already appear on the PS1 (and some on the PS2 already), Galaga '88.
Note: Apparently this is the first Namco compilation that uses emulation and the original roms. Still no reason to bend us over and stuff us like a christmas turkey!

Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Galaga
Galaxian
Dig Dug
Pole Position
Pole Position II
Rolling Thunder
Rally-X
Bosconian
Dragon Spirit
Sky Kid
Xevious
Mappy
Pac-Mania
Galaga '88

SNK Arcade Classics

A fresh new selection of arcade magic for the PS2, although Metal Slug (Super Vehicle 001) was a stand alone release for the PS1 in the NTSC-J region.

Art of Fighting
Baseball Stars 2
Burning Fight
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
King of the Monsters
Last Resort
Magician Lord
Metal Slug
Neo Turf Masters
Samurai Shodown
Sengoku
Shock Troopers
Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory
The King of Fighters '94
Top Hunter: Roddy and Cathy
World Heroes

Tecmo Hit Parade

Tecmo get in on the arcade classics compilation releases with this small selection of arcade nostalgia, the highlights for me being Bomb Jack and Star Force.

Mighty Bomb Jack
Pinball Action
Pleiades
Senjyo
Solomon's Key
Star Force
Tecmo World Cup

Oretachi Gēsen Zoku

Oretachi Gēsen Zoku were a series of 19 budget PS2 releases in the NTSC-J region with each release containing an emulated arcade classic. Some of these appeared previously on the PS1 releases; Konami Arcade Classics, Nichibutsu Arcade Classics and Arcade Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2. Others had never been previously released on a home platform before (Thunder Cross and Trio Punch).

Scramble
Crazy Climber
Karate Champ
Time Pilot
Moon Cresta
Sonic Wings
BurgerTime
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Super Volleyball
Terra Cresta
Quarth
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu
Rabio Lepus
Akumajō Dracula
Contra
Pooyan
Thunder Cross
Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...

Gradius 3 and 4

A compilation of Gradius 3 and 4 (What more can be said?). This means that on the PS2 platform, Gradius 1,2 and Gaiden (PS1 releases) and Gradius 3,4,5 were all available to buy and play.

Gradius 3
Gradius 4

Metal Slug Anthology

A great collection of games from the Metal Slug series. Some of these are repeats. Metal Slug Super Vehicle 001 and Metal Slug X were both released as stand along games for the PS1. The rest are on Sony consoles for the first time. Metal Slug 1-5 and X are done via emulation of the Neo Geo AES versions whilst Metal Slug 6 is an arcade port.

Metal Slug (aka Super Vehicle 001)
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 4
Metal Slug 5
Metal Slug 6

Space Invaders Anniversary

A collection of variants of the granddaddy of vertical fixed shooters. Once again, most of these have been seen on PS1 NTSC-J releases, specifically Simple 1500 Series Vol.073 - The Invaders - Space Invaders 1500.
PS1 Simple 1500 Vol 73 - The Invaders contains the first four Space Invaders variants listed below, and also contains a VS mode and a Space Invaders 3D but both the VS mode and the 3D modes are different on the two releases.
A lot of these games are also available on the Taito Legends / Taito Memories series.

Space Invaders Monochrome Tabletop
Space Invaders Cellophane Tabletop
Space Invaders Colour Tabletop
Space Invaders Monochrome Upright with Moon Backdrop
Space Invaders Part II Tabletop
Space Invaders Part II Upright
Space Invaders Doubles
Space Invaders 3D
Space Invaders VS

List Of All Games In This Post (alphabetical):

1942	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
1941 Counter Attack	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
1943 Kai	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
1943 The Battle of Midway	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
720°	Midway Arcade Treasures
A.P.B.	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Ah Eikou No Koshien	Taito Memories Jokan
Akumajō Dracula	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Alpine Ski	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Arabian Magic	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Arch Rivals	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Art of Fighting	SNK Arcade Classics
Asteroids	Atari Anthology
Asteroids Deluxe	Atari Anthology
Asuka Asuka	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Avengers	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Badlands	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Balloon Bomber	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Baseball Stars 2	SNK Arcade Classics
Battle Shark	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Battlezone	Atari Anthology
Ben Bero Beh	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Bionic Commando	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Black Tiger	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Black Widow	Atari Anthology
Blaster	Midway Arcade Treasures
Block Block	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Bonze Adventure	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Bosconian	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Bubble Bobble	Taito Legends / Taito Memories Jokan
Bubble Memories	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Bubble Symphony	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Bubbles	Midway Arcade Treasures
Buggy Challenge	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
BurgerTime	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Burning Fight	SNK Arcade Classics
Cadash	Taito Memories Gekan
Cameltry	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Captain Commando	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Centipede	Atari Anthology
Chack 'n Pop	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Champion Wrestler	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Championship Sprint	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Chase H.Q.	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Cleopatra Fortune	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Cloud Master	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Colony 7	Taito Legends
Commando	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Continental Circus	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Contra	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Crazy Balloon	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Crazy Climber	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Crystal Castles	Atari Anthology
Cyberball 2072	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Darius Gaiden	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Darius II	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Defender	Midway Arcade Treasures
Dig Dug	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Dig Dug Arrangement	Namco Museum
Dino Rex	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Don Doko Don	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Dragon Spirit	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Dungeon Magic	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Eco Fighters	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Elevator Action	Taito Legends / Taito Memories Gekan
Elevator Action Returns	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Exed Exes	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Exzisus	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters	SNK Arcade Classics
Field Goal	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Fighting Hawk	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Final Blow	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Final Fight	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Flipull	Taito Memories Jokan
Football Champ	Taito Legends 2
Forgotten Worlds	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Front Line	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Full Throttle	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Galaga	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Galaga '88	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Galaga Arrangement	Namco Museum
Galaxian	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Gauntlet	Midway Arcade Treasures
Gauntlet II	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
G-Darius	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Gekirindan	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Ghosts 'n' Goblins	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Ghouls 'n' Ghosts	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Gladiator	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Gradius 3	Gradius 3 and 4
Gradius 4	Gradius 3 and 4
Grand Champion	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Gravitar	Atari Anthology
Great Swordsman	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Grid Seeker: Project Storm Hammer	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Growl	Taito Legends 2
Gun Frontier	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Gun.Smoke	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Gyrodine	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Halley's Comet	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Hard Drivin'	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Hat Trick Hero	Taito Memories Gekan
Hydro Thunder (console version)	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Insector X	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Joust	Midway Arcade Treasures
Joust II	Midway Arcade Treasures
Jungle Hunt	Taito Legends
Karate Champ	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Kick and Run	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
KiKi KaiKai	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
King of the Monsters	SNK Arcade Classics
Klax	Midway Arcade Treasures
Knights of the Round	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Kozmik Krooz'r	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Kuri Kinton	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Land Sea Air Squad	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Last Duel	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Last Resort	SNK Arcade Classics
Legendary Wings	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Liberator	Atari Anthology
Liquid Kids	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Lunar Lander	Atari Anthology
Lunar Rescue	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Magic Sword	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Magician Lord	SNK Arcade Classics
Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV	Taito Memories Jokan
Major Havoc	Atari Anthology
Mappy	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Marble Madness	Midway Arcade Treasures
Master of Weapon	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Mega Twins	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Megablast	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Mercs	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Metal Black	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Metal Slug (aka Super Vehicle 001)	Metal Slug Anthology / SNK Arcade Classics
Metal Slug 2	Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Slug 3	Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Slug 4	Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Slug 5	Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Slug 6	Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Slug X	Metal Slug Anthology
Metal Soldier Isaac II	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Mighty Bomb Jack	Tecmo Hit Parade
Millipede	Atari Anthology
Missile Command	Atari Anthology
Moon Cresta	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Mortal Kombat II	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Mortal Kombat III	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Ms. Pac-Man	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Narc	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Nastar Warrior	Taito Legends 2
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Neo Turf Masters	SNK Arcade Classics
Night Striker	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Offroad Thunder	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Operation Thunderbolt	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Operation Wolf	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Pac-Attack	Namco Museum
Pac-Man	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Pac-Man Arrangement	Namco Museum
Pac-Mania	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Paperboy	Midway Arcade Treasures
Phoenix	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Pinball Action	Tecmo Hit Parade
Pirate Ship Higemaru	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Pit Fighter	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Pleiades	Tecmo Hit Parade
Plotting	Taito Legends
Plump Pop	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Polaris	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Pole Position	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Pole Position II	Namco Museum / Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Pong	Atari Anthology
Pooyan	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Primal Rage	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Puchi Carat	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Pu-Li-Ru-La	Taito Memories Jokan
Puzzle Bobble 2	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Qix	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Quarth	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Quiz and Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Rabio Lepus	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Race Drivin'	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Raimais	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Rainbow Islands	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Rainbow Islands Extra	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Rally-X	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Rampage	Midway Arcade Treasures
Rampage World Tour	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Rampart	Midway Arcade Treasures
Rastan aka Rastan Saga	Taito Legends / Taito Memories Jokan
Rastan Saga II	Taito Memories Gekan
RayForce	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
RayStorm	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Red Baron	Atari Anthology
Return of the Invaders	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Roadblasters	Midway Arcade Treasures
Robotron 2084	Midway Arcade Treasures
Rolling Thunder	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Root Beer Tapper	Midway Arcade Treasures
Runark	Taito Memories Jokan
S.C.I.	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
S.T.U.N. Runner	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Samurai Shodown	SNK Arcade Classics
San Francisco Rush 2049 (console version)	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Satan's Hollow	Midway Arcade Treasures
Scramble	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Scramble Formation	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Sea Fighter Poseidon	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Section Z	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Sengoku	SNK Arcade Classics
Senjyo	Tecmo Hit Parade
Shock Troopers	SNK Arcade Classics
Side Arms Hyper Dyne	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Sinistar	Midway Arcade Treasures
Sky Kid	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Smash TV	Midway Arcade Treasures
Solomon's Key	Tecmo Hit Parade
Sonic Wings	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
SonSon	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Space Chaser	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Space Duel	Atari Anthology
Space Gun	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Space Invaders	Taito Legends / Taito Memories Gekan
Space Invaders 3D	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders '95	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Space Invaders Cellophane Tabletop	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders Color	Taito Memories Jokan
Space Invaders Colour Tabletop	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders Doubles	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders DX	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Space Invaders Monochrome Tabletop	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders Monochrome Upright with Moon Backdrop	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders Part II	Taito Legends / Taito Memories Gekan
Space Invaders Part II Tabletop	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders Part II Upright	Space Invaders Anniversary
Space Invaders VS	Space Invaders Anniversary
Splat	Midway Arcade Treasures
Spy Hunter	Midway Arcade Treasures
Spy Hunter II	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Star Force	Tecmo Hit Parade
Stargate	Midway Arcade Treasures
Street Fighter	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Street Fighter II	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Strider	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Super Breakout	Atari Anthology
Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Super Off Road (including its upgrade/add-on pack, Super Off Road Track Pack)	Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Super Qix	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory	SNK Arcade Classics
Super Space Invaders '91	Taito Legends 2
Super Sprint	Midway Arcade Treasures
Super Street Fighter II Turbo	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Super Volleyball	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Syvalion	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
Tecmo World Cup	Tecmo Hit Parade
Tempest	Atari Anthology
Terra Cresta	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
The Athletic	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
The Electric Yo-Yo	Taito Legends
The Fairyland Story	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Jokan
The King of Dragons	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
The King of Fighters '94	SNK Arcade Classics
The Legend of Kage	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
The New Zealand Story	Taito Legends / Taito Memories Gekan
The Ninja Kids	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Jokan
The Speed Rumbler	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Three Wonders	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Thunder Cross	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
ThunderFox	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Tiger Road	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Timber	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Time Pilot	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Time Tunnel	Taito Memories 2 Jokan
Tokio	Taito Legends
Toobin'	Midway Arcade Treasures
Top Hunter: Roddy and Cathy	SNK Arcade Classics
Total Carnage	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me...	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Trojan	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Tube It	Taito Legends
Typhoon Gal	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Varth: Operation Thunderstorm	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2
Vindicators	Midway Arcade Treasures
Violence Fight	Taito Legends 2 / Taito Memories Gekan
Volfied	Taito Legends / Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Vulgus	Capcom Classics Collection Volume 1
Wacko	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Warlords	Atari Anthology
Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III	Taito Memories 2 Gekan
Wild Western	Taito Memories Gekan
Wizard of Wor	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
World Heroes	SNK Arcade Classics
Xenophobe	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Xevious	Namco Museum 50th Anniversary
Xybots	Midway Arcade Treasures 2
Yie Ar Kung-Fu	Oretachi Gēsen Zoku
Zoo Keeper	Taito Legends

Homebrew Options

There is only one homebrew option worth mentioning here; PS2 MAME!

I have done a post on PS2 MAME HERE however I will give a brief summary of what it can and can't do.

1. PS2 MAME will play a lot of the old 8 bit arcade classics at full speed with sound.
2. PS2 MAME doesn't support sound samples, so any 8 bit games that require samples play in silence.
3. Some 8 bit games suffer from a bit of minor sound distortion.
4. Pretty much all 16 bit games suffer from some level of slowdown.
5. Some of the 16 bit and above games won't play at all.
6. Games and PS2 MAME must be on disc or .iso.
7. 30 games per disc / ISO.

I have made up two .iso's of 8-bit absolute arcade classics that don't appear on PS1 or PS2 arcade collections, and almost all of them play perfectly so personally, I think that PS2 MAME is pretty good. I wouldn't bother with anything beyond 8 bit games though.

Have I missed something ?

Probably! So if I have, let me know and I will add.