Strictly Limited Games just announced that they are localizing the Darius Cozmic Collection. Pre-orders go up November 24th. There are three editions (because of course there are).
Details available here.
Note that the Arcade and Console editions seem to be equivalent to the two digital releases that Japan got, though the console version has a couple additions not found in the Japanese version: Darius Plus, the US version of Darius Force, and the US (Genesis) version of Darius II. The Arcade version has what I'd consider the essential titles, whereas the Console edition has various odds and ends, console ports, and some console exclusive games. The special edition includes both, but I'm unsure whether they're all on one cart as in the original Japanese special edition, or if you are getting two separate carts.
What I'm trying to figure out is if the two CDs that come with the special edition, namely
- Arrange Album Omnibus I – Generation (1997)
- Arrange Album Omnibus II – Union (2019)
Are the same as those included with the Japanese release.
Edit: the Japanese special edition only came with Omnibus II, not I. So that's another addition here. The Amazon exclusive CD seems entirely absent from this SLG release.
I already have the original special edition release so I don't see any reason to double dip, but anyone with a passing interest in Darius who missed out on the Japanese release should check this out. It's one of my favorite shmup collections ever.