Thank God for emulation that's all I can say. Especially Mame, imagine the arcsde games that would of been lost forever without if. Arcades threw these amazing games in the rubbish tip, when they weren't making money anymore. Unbelievable when you think about it now. That's the trouble with the games industry in general, to throw away. I love retro gaming so I'm biased, I think Nintendo and Sony do respect there heritage to some degree. Look at the Mario movie plenty Easter eggs in there. And a Sony example is Astro bots play room, with retro hardware:)
Good news, funny thing is there are so many retro games that would be amazing in VR. Imagine a new Starblade, Galaxy force, Silpheed, Starfox, rail shooters especially !! The sense of scale, combined with stereoscopic 3D incredible stuff could be made. Unfortunately the industry is obsessed with open world bore fests.
Downloaded over the weekend, it's brilliant. The parallax scrolling is superb, along with the gameplay. Amazing programming skills from Sarah as usual. Soulforce is another gem !!
Well im 52 and feel old I can tell you. Love Rtype the pixel art is amazing. Remember playing this beauty in the arcades when released. Looking forward to Rtype final 3 on PS5 in a few weeks.
Brilliant article, being a diehard retro gamer myself. And yes Sega really need to bring the model series of arcade games out to consoles. Love the Outrun poster as well 👌
Now this is incredible stuff, imagine Sega reworking this tech for PSVR 2. Amazing rail shooters in stereoscopic 3D. This is what I want the resurgence of the rail shooter in VR. Not just endless fps crap.
For me personally the best games came from Japan in the 80s and 90s. Who can deny the awesome arcades from those eras. To the amazing consoles from Nes, Snes, Megadrive, Neo, PC Engine, PS1, Saturn. Plain and simply the golden ages of gaming. Personally the Japanese lost there way. Its annoying when you consider the rich back catalogue of games that could and should be brought back to life. From the likes of Sega, Namco, Konami, Capcom. Another Thunderforce would be a start lol 😆
@RetroGames it's funny how other retro systems get the homebrew indie scene but not the Snes. Personally the Snes is my favourite console ever. Would love to see new shmups exploiting the hardware.
Again Amazing times, for me one of the best because the arcade scene and console conversions were still king, from Ridge to Starblade. Namco should bring Starblade to PSVR 2 !!
In my collection I own a lot of legacy hardware and software. But mostly now i play emulation for convenience. I use a Retron 5, Retro trio, raspberry pi builds. CoinopsX on my cab. A mini pc loaded with awesome stuff. So this polymega idea seems worthless to me, the original polymega sounds brilliant if you can get or afford one. But this new take on it, no.
System was canned to early in my opinion. Sega should of stuck with it. Such a shame its still a brilliant console. Which is still in my collection luckily.
Absolutely ridiculous, these books are beautiful quality. Celebrating these amazing systems. Cant believe Sega would be so stupid to be silly about this. They should welcome a tribute to one of there best consoles ever.
Without a doubt sounds exciting, hopefully they can learn from Sarah Jane Avory. The level designs are spot on in Zeta wing and Soul force easily the best shmups on the C64.
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Re: Rare Co-Founder Celebrates TOTK Release By Posting Photo Of Rare Zelda 64 Prototype
One of the biggest mistakes Nintendo made letting Rare go, especially to Microsoft
Re: Review: Abxylute Cloud Gaming Console - A Taste Of The Future With A Dash Of The Past
Not interested, I come to this site for retro not the future.
Re: Want Child Of Eden To Get The 'Rez Infinite' Treatment? Ask Ubisoft, Says Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Child of eden on psvr2 would be amazing
Re: Forest Of Illusion's Closure Shows How Precarious Video Game Preservation Is
Thank God for emulation that's all I can say. Especially Mame, imagine the arcsde games that would of been lost forever without if. Arcades threw these amazing games in the rubbish tip, when they weren't making money anymore. Unbelievable when you think about it now. That's the trouble with the games industry in general, to throw away. I love retro gaming so I'm biased, I think Nintendo and Sony do respect there heritage to some degree. Look at the Mario movie plenty Easter eggs in there. And a Sony example is Astro bots play room, with retro hardware:)
Re: Operation Wolf Returns Will Hit VR Systems First, Consoles And PC Second
Good news, funny thing is there are so many retro games that would be amazing in VR. Imagine a new Starblade, Galaxy force, Silpheed, Starfox, rail shooters especially !! The sense of scale, combined with stereoscopic 3D incredible stuff could be made. Unfortunately the industry is obsessed with open world bore fests.
Re: New C64 Parallax Shooter Zeta Wing II Is Out Now
Downloaded over the weekend, it's brilliant. The parallax scrolling is superb, along with the gameplay. Amazing programming skills from Sarah as usual. Soulforce is another gem !!
Re: The Making Of: Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken - A Legendary SNES Mecha Epic
Amazing game, Amazing system, and yes what a time to be alive. Said it many times before the 16bit era was the golden age of gaming.
Re: New Space Harrier-Esque Shooter 'Asura The Striker' Looks Absolutely Incredible
Looks amazing, hopefully console release as well.
Re: The "King Of City Pop" Releases OutRun-Inspired Teaser Video
Love the Outrun vibe 😀
Re: The Artist Behind R-Type And Metal Slug Might Be Working With Pixels Again At The Age Of 60
Well im 52 and feel old I can tell you. Love Rtype the pixel art is amazing. Remember playing this beauty in the arcades when released. Looking forward to Rtype final 3 on PS5 in a few weeks.
Re: 32 Years Later, Blatant R-Type Clone Rezon Finally Comes To Home Consoles
Have this on my arcade cab, had it for years. Personally it looks great but its so bloody hard its even more frustrating than Rtype.
Re: 'Steel Empire Chronicles' Unveiled For PS4 & Switch
Worth it for Over horizon, an absolute NES gem
Re: Celebrate The ZX Spectrum With This Deluxe Collectors Box
Looks amazing, but the price
Re: Legendary Musician & Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto Has Passed Away
Another legend lost R.I.P
Re: M2 Explains Why Switch Is The "Perfect" Console For Retro Games
Long may it continue, love the Switch for this reason alone.
Re: Interview: Outside Xbox's Mike Channell On His Love Of Retro Gaming
Brilliant article, being a diehard retro gamer myself. And yes Sega really need to bring the model series of arcade games out to consoles. Love the Outrun poster as well 👌
Re: Atari Acquires The Rights To Arcade Classics 'Berzerk' And 'Frenzy'
Reboots incoming then.
Re: Ex-Konami Artist Says Developer Wanted To Make A Batman Game For Arcades
Yes its hard to hear what could of been. Batman returns on the Snes is brilliant though:)
Re: "Our Target Is Disney" - How Michael Jackson And The AS-1 Took Sega's Arcades Into The Future
Now this is incredible stuff, imagine Sega reworking this tech for PSVR 2. Amazing rail shooters in stereoscopic 3D. This is what I want the resurgence of the rail shooter in VR. Not just endless fps crap.
Re: Interview: Konami Legends Reveal The Secrets Of The Arcade Hit Factory
Great article, love the old Konami!!
Re: Final Fantasy Creator Explains What He Thinks Went Wrong With Japanese Games In The 2000s
For me personally the best games came from Japan in the 80s and 90s. Who can deny the awesome arcades from those eras. To the amazing consoles from Nes, Snes, Megadrive, Neo, PC Engine, PS1, Saturn. Plain and simply the golden ages of gaming. Personally the Japanese lost there way. Its annoying when you consider the rich back catalogue of games that could and should be brought back to life. From the likes of Sega, Namco, Konami, Capcom. Another Thunderforce would be a start lol 😆
Re: Poll: What's The Best Sega System Of All Time?
Tough call, personally i love the Saturn and Dreamcast. But I'm going on success and the sheer amount of awesome games, the Megadrive has to be king.
Re: Sega Fans, Check Out This Official Mega Drive Light
Definitely want to get one of these, please do a super Nintendo one. Preferably with the iconic coloured logo.
Re: Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits
It's just criminal especially how successful the Snes was. That no dev tools are available to take advantage of the hardware.
Re: Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits
@RetroGames I'm with you 100%
Re: Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits
@RetroGames it's funny how other retro systems get the homebrew indie scene but not the Snes. Personally the Snes is my favourite console ever. Would love to see new shmups exploiting the hardware.
Re: Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits
Looks fantastic, really wish devs would start showing love for the Super Nintendo. And start pushing the boundaries.
Re: How Namco Helped PlayStation Win Its First Console War
Again Amazing times, for me one of the best because the arcade scene and console conversions were still king, from Ridge to Starblade. Namco should bring Starblade to PSVR 2 !!
Re: New Tech Demo Shows Magician Lord Running On The SNES
It's about time the Snes had some serious homebrew/indie developed games. Still lots of untapped power in the beast.
Re: Polymega's Next Trick? Ditching Dedicated Hardware
In my collection I own a lot of legacy hardware and software. But mostly now i play emulation for convenience. I use a Retron 5, Retro trio, raspberry pi builds. CoinopsX on my cab. A mini pc loaded with awesome stuff. So this polymega idea seems worthless to me, the original polymega sounds brilliant if you can get or afford one. But this new take on it, no.
Re: SNES Classic Cybernator Is Coming To Switch Next Month, Thanks To M2
@KingMike definitely will be keeping an eye on this one
Re: SNES Classic Cybernator Is Coming To Switch Next Month, Thanks To M2
Brilliant game, still have original cart
Re: Beep's Escape Is A Lovely Throwback To The Days Of The Spectrum
Looks amazing please bring to Switch:)
Re: The Intellivision Amico Saga Is So Crazy I Made A Four-Hour Documentary About It
Thank God I never invested in this system, looked really promising. But now I believe this thing won't ever see the light of day, or D.O.A.
Re: Round Up: "A Masterpiece Made Even Better" - Metroid Prime Remastered Reviews Are In
If it wasn't coming out on physical, I would of bought it by now. But will wait a few weeks for the hard copy. To good a game to download!!
Re: I Didn't Kill Dreamcast, Says Former Sega Of America Boss
System was canned to early in my opinion. Sega should of stuck with it. Such a shame its still a brilliant console. Which is still in my collection luckily.
Re: "I'm All Tempested Out", Says Legendary Llamasoft Developer Jeff Minter
Polybius on PSVR is amazing, would love to see this come to PSVR 2. The extra resolution would look even more incredible:)
Re: New Mario 64 Project Pushes N64 Hardware With Stunning Results
Looks stunning will this get a physical release though. Very doubtful Nintendo will have the lawyers out lol 😆 😜
Re: Granzella Games Releases R-Type Final 3 Evolved Debut Trailer
Have Rtype final 2 on Switch, I'm a sucker for the franchise so will no doubt buy this new version.
Re: Polymega's "Massive" Announcement Delayed Until Next Month
Releasing the console in the UK at an affordable price would be great news, and being able to get hold of one.
Re: "They Just Didn't Offer Us The Project" - Why Streets Of Rage 3 Is The Black Sheep Of The Family
Personally I love em all, SOR3 is a damn good game in my opinion. Yes 2 is the best, but 3 still holds up.
Re: CIBSunday: Wip3out / Wipeout 3 (PlayStation)
Amazing games, Amazing Box art.
Re: Arcade Classic Raiden III Coming To Modern Consoles (And Steam) This Summer
Great news love Raiden 3, would be great to see the Raiden fighters jet series as well. Only had a 360 release if I remember correctly.
Re: Random: Hyperkin Wants To Make The Sega Dreamcast 2
Would be great, but very unlikely.
Re: Best PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 Games
Luckily I own a PC Engine Duo R, incredible system. So many amazing shoot em ups
Re: Irem's Ninja Baseball Bat Man Makes Surprising Return In Stylish New Comic
Great side scrolling beat em up, a hidden gem really.
Re: You're Not Seeing Things, This Is Star Fox On The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
@RetroGames totally agree 👍
Re: Intellivision CEO "Working On" Announcement For Terminally Delayed Amico Console
It was DOA anyway.
Re: Bitmap Books Pulls Mega Drive / Genesis 'Visual Compendium' After Legal Threat From Sega
Absolutely ridiculous, these books are beautiful quality. Celebrating these amazing systems. Cant believe Sega would be so stupid to be silly about this. They should welcome a tribute to one of there best consoles ever.
Re: Thalamus Teases New 'Armalyte' Entry For This Year
Without a doubt sounds exciting, hopefully they can learn from Sarah Jane Avory. The level designs are spot on in Zeta wing and Soul force easily the best shmups on the C64.