Well I thought it was great, played on my Steam deck last night. Nice visuals, tight controls & gameplay. Look forward to playing the finished product.
@Krambo42 I love shmups, the trouble with playing the likes of Last resort or Alpha mission on this device is seeing the bullets. I may get one just for the collection, I'm a sucker for anything Neo Geo.
@Ekkobelli I just preordered the Switch version with the 8bitdo controller couldn't resist. But hopefully the Megadrive version will come soon enough. And I'll have that one as well.
I'm not surprised, one it's brilliant, and it's probably the last innovative console we will see from Nintendo. Quirky tech is obviously to risky in this ***** show industry now.
Now if this is legit, this is the sort of game I want in the home. Doubtful in this age of gaming. Years ago this would of been available with a lightgun. From the footage it looks like it's using the Galuga engine.
Looks amazing, absolutely love all this sprite scaling tech from the 80s & 90s. This tech had so much more to give. Unfortunately polygon tech came along to soon.
About time, can't believe how these companies could neglect there amazing heritage. Maybe at last they are realising how special all this stuff is. From the artwork, cabs, roms, etc...
I'm all for Namco arcade releases, but it's always the same stuff. Let's have higher end stuff like Starblade, Ridge, Galaxian 3, Solvalou which has only been released on the Wii in Japan.
What a time to be alive, the golden age of videogaming. I remember buying an import Megadrive months before it came to the UK. It was such a great feeling. Then I bought a Super Famicom when launched. Having these systems with the Japanese boxes was something special. Nothing today compares. Also I got into the PC Engine stuff as well:)
Would love to see Nintendo go back to Virtual boy. Obviously a new system, unfortunately Nintendo are playing it safe now, into days generic ways. Innovation is practically dead.
The only saving grace is Salamander 3, alot of wasted opportunities. Fortunately I still have a PS2 to play IV & V on. Gradius rebirth should definitely be here. I will still buy for Salamander 3 though.
Thunderforce 6 certainly isn't in the same league as Thunderforce 3, 4 & 5. But it's still enjoyable. But Sega really need to get on with Thunderforce 7
Purchased last week. Hopefully be with me this week. Still great to have in my Megadrive collection. Earthion will be the one to get when it eventually gets a release date.
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Re: Streets Of Rage-Like Beat 'Em Up 'Fallen City Brawl' Fights Its Way Onto PC Next Month
Well I thought it was great, played on my Steam deck last night. Nice visuals, tight controls & gameplay. Look forward to playing the finished product.
Re: Hands On: 30 Years On, DOOM's "Super FX 3" Upgrade Gives SNES Players A More Polished Way To Rip And Tear
Love the Snes, but have zero interest in Doom, one of the most overrated games ever.
Re: Review: Super Pocket Neo Geo Edition - Unlike SNK's Original, This Handheld Won't Break The Bank
@Krambo42 I love shmups, the trouble with playing the likes of Last resort or Alpha mission on this device is seeing the bullets. I may get one just for the collection, I'm a sucker for anything Neo Geo.
Re: Review: Super Pocket Neo Geo Edition - Unlike SNK's Original, This Handheld Won't Break The Bank
@Krambo42 yes i had the Capcom pocket, Dpad not great. Personally I like these units but the screens are to small for my aging eyes lol.
Re: Before It Hit Saturn And PS1, Thunder Force V Was Almost A Mega Drive Marvel
Shame, would of loved another Thunderforce on Megadrive. To be honest its about time Sega gave us Thunderforce 7.
Re: Here's Your First Look At Earthion's Gruesome Fourth Stage
Looks amazing, preordered Switch physical copy & the 8bitdo controller. But will definitely buy Megadrive version next year.
Re: More Amico Games Release On Switch & Steam, As The Company Still Insists Hardware Is The Goal
Its dead that's obvious, what happened to Moon patrol though. That looked pretty damn good, maybe that will get a Switch or PS5 release.
Re: Demons of Asteborg Devs Are About To Unveil A New Shoot 'Em Up For SNES, Neo Geo, And Mega Drive / Genesis
Demons of asteborg is amazing, so looking forward to this, especially on Snes.
Re: An Enhanced Port Of The Neo Geo Homebrew 'Fast Striker' Hits Nintendo Switch This Month
Sure I have the Dreamcast version in my collection.
Re: Bounty Sisters Is A Promising New Shoot 'Em Up From Ex-TwinBee & Gradius Devs
Glad I have a Switch & Steam deck 😎 👌
Re: Digital Eclipse's Next Collection Focuses On The "Iconic" Golden Tee Arcade Series
Can't beat a trackball, its like playing Super Sprint without the wheels.
Re: Devil Blade And Aleste Devs Share Fan Art Of Each Other's Games
Devil blade is amazing, have it on my Steam deck.
Re: Earthion Launches Next Month, Mega Drive Version Pushed Into 2026
@Ekkobelli I just preordered the Switch version with the 8bitdo controller couldn't resist. But hopefully the Megadrive version will come soon enough. And I'll have that one as well.
Re: Earthion Launches Next Month, Mega Drive Version Pushed Into 2026
Obviously they can't patch the Megadrive version. So they are going to play it to death to iron out any bugs. I will get both versions anyway.
Re: Arguably The Best R-Type Is Returning This Year In HD Form
Still have an original copy of Delta, look forward to getting this as well. Hopefully a physical copy incoming.
Re: Random: This Decade-Old Nintendo Handheld Is Now Worth Almost As Much As A Switch 2
I'm not surprised, one it's brilliant, and it's probably the last innovative console we will see from Nintendo. Quirky tech is obviously to risky in this ***** show industry now.
Re: A New 'OutRun' Pop-Up Shop Has Opened In Japan
Looks amazing, I would be all over this 😍
Re: Konami Is Stealthily Rolling Out A New Contra Lightgun Game In US Arcades
Now if this is legit, this is the sort of game I want in the home. Doubtful in this age of gaming. Years ago this would of been available with a lightgun. From the footage it looks like it's using the Galuga engine.
Re: Atari, Which Just Had Its Best Year In Over A Decade, Says New Consoles Are On The Way
Good news for Atari, more great products incoming hopefully 👍
Re: A Brand New Game Jam Starts Later This Month With Hopes To "Advance SNES Homebrew"
Hopefully this will encourage more Snes development. The potential is huge surely.
Re: Nintendo Switch & PC Vertical Shmup 'Blaze Of Storm' Has Just Got Its First Demo On Steam
Great dev team, Terra flame was great, would like them to do something more like Thunderforce. That could be something special.
Re: Earthion Sounds Pretty Amazing, Even Through A $10 Set Of Speakers
I have some little speakers hooked up to my tv. So all my games sound great. Can't wait to get this one.
Re: 8BitMods' Dreamcast 'VMU Pro' Will Cost You £74.99 / $81.23 / €74.99
Great idea, but playing games on this I would need a magnifying glass lol. My eyes are bad enough as it is.
Re: Yuzo Koshiro's Earthion Confirmed For Switch, PS4, PS5 And Xbox Series X/S
How amazing does this game look, will be getting the physical Megadrive cart & Steam deck versions
Re: Yuzo Koshiro's Earthion Confirmed For Switch, PS4, PS5 And Xbox Series X/S
@Serpenterror I hope that's the case, haven't heard that.
Re: Footage Of Taito's Cancelled F-Zero-Style Racer 'Vertexer' Appears Online
Looks amazing, absolutely love all this sprite scaling tech from the 80s & 90s. This tech had so much more to give. Unfortunately polygon tech came along to soon.
Re: Alan Wake And Max Payne Dev Mikko Huovinen Is Creating A Space Harrier-Style Shooter For Vectrex
Yes, been keeping an eye on this on Facebook. Looks amazing, my vectrex awaits 😀
Re: Square, Capcom, Taito, & Sega Are All Making Promising Steps To Preserve Their Past
About time, can't believe how these companies could neglect there amazing heritage. Maybe at last they are realising how special all this stuff is. From the artwork, cabs, roms, etc...
Re: Random: This New "3D" Demo For The Neo Geo Is Seriously Blowing Our Minds
Impressive, proves the Neo is a powerful beast.
Re: Hamster Announces The Return Of "Namco Month", Teases New Releases For Switch & PS4
I'm all for Namco arcade releases, but it's always the same stuff. Let's have higher end stuff like Starblade, Ridge, Galaxian 3, Solvalou which has only been released on the Wii in Japan.
Re: 34 Years Ago, Nintendo Begged Fans Not To "Risk" Importing SNES Consoles From Japan
What a time to be alive, the golden age of videogaming. I remember buying an import Megadrive months before it came to the UK. It was such a great feeling. Then I bought a Super Famicom when launched. Having these systems with the Japanese boxes was something special. Nothing today compares. Also I got into the PC Engine stuff as well:)
Re: Online Sleuths Discover Amazing Screenshots Of Lost Mario Land Virtual Boy Game
Would love to see Nintendo go back to Virtual boy. Obviously a new system, unfortunately Nintendo are playing it safe now, into days generic ways. Innovation is practically dead.
Re: Cult Shmup Air Gallet's Remake Hits Arcades This Month
Can't believe, this isn't coming to console or steam.
Re: This Impressive MSX2+ Demo Is The Sonic Wings Tribute We Never Knew We Needed
Very impressive, just proves what can be done with MSX2.
Re: A New Recompilation Tool Is Being Developed To Enable Native PC Ports Of PS2 Games
Would be great to see a dev kit for new PS2 games to made. That would be brilliant, new amazing shmups on PS2, yes please.
Re: Toaplan's Tiger-Heli Is Getting A New Port For The Atari 2600+ & Atari 7800+
This is amazing to see, if Atari had great arcade conversions like this back when 7800 was first released, things could of been different.
Re: Soon, Dead SNES Consoles Will Be Resurrected By FPGA Technology
Great news, keep this awesome system alive.
Re: Evercade's First Neo Geo Products Are A Handheld And Game Collection Cartridge
Unfortunately I find the screens to small on these units. I had the Capcom one, trying to play shmups isn't great.
Re: Some Fans Have Issues With Gradius Origins, And They Have A Point
The only saving grace is Salamander 3, alot of wasted opportunities. Fortunately I still have a PS2 to play IV & V on. Gradius rebirth should definitely be here. I will still buy for Salamander 3 though.
Re: Konami Announces A New Gradius Collection Featuring An All-New Sequel To Salamander
@Blast16 check out the SA-1 version on Snes, you'll be begging for the slow down lol 😆
Re: Do You Like Sin & Punishment, Alien Soldier And Radiant Silvergun? Then You Might Also Like Eternal Guardian Rubine
@Razieluigi Star Successor what a game, personally this Eternal Guardian doesn't do much for me.
Re: "I'm Content To Take Any Complaints" - Thunder Force VI Designer Reflects On Why It Didn't Live Up To Expectations
@slider1983 if you live shmups, play the Thunderforce series:)
Re: "I'm Content To Take Any Complaints" - Thunder Force VI Designer Reflects On Why It Didn't Live Up To Expectations
@slider1983 honestly never liked 2, hated the over head levels.
Re: "I'm Content To Take Any Complaints" - Thunder Force VI Designer Reflects On Why It Didn't Live Up To Expectations
Thunderforce 6 certainly isn't in the same league as Thunderforce 3, 4 & 5. But it's still enjoyable. But Sega really need to get on with Thunderforce 7
Re: "A Lot Of People Hated Me For That Job" - Gunstar Super Heroes Director Opens Up About The Challenges Of The GBA Sequel
Both amazing games, both titles play to the strengths of there host hardware.
Re: Turns Out Ken Kutaragi Has A Nintendo PlayStation Kicking Around In A Cupboard
If only, still wish this would of happened, would of made the Snes even more iconic than it is now. Imagine some of the games we would of had.
Re: Review: P-47 II MD (Mega Drive) - 35 Years Later, Jaleco's Shmup Finally Takes To The Skies
Purchased last week. Hopefully be with me this week. Still great to have in my Megadrive collection. Earthion will be the one to get when it eventually gets a release date.
Re: We Now Have The Pre-Order Date & Pricing For The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 & Pocket Classic
Better off just getting a Steam deck, emulation is fantastic on this system.
Re: Sega's After Burner Gets A Coin-Op Successor In The Form Of Top Gun: Maverick
Unfortunately this won't get a home release.
Re: "Nothing Has Ever Surpassed The Street Fighter II Boom" Says Japanese Legend Daigo Umehara
Said it before, will say it again, the Golden age of gaming. The arcade/16 bit era will never be repeated, what a time to be alive.