BionicDodo

I have really enjoyed the Gaelco collections on Evercade.

From bedroom coding to still in bed asleep coding.

I would have thought that someone (smarter than me) will make a mod for this that adds the SNES fan translation text in. Or, if this is simply a wrapper that contains the original rom, you may be able to swap the rom out for a hacked one, like you can with the Castlevania collections.

Hah, I saw Star Trek 25th received an update, didn't realise it was to add a box!

I love Big Box Collection. The only issue for me - as an English speaker - is that a lot of his big box scans are of German releases. Still a truly wonderful site though, and there is something very calming about rotating and zooming those 3D boxes!

I bought an imported copy of Rockman: Battle and Fighters for NEOGEO Pocket Color from CEX Rathbone Place back when it came out. Picked up loads of Dreamcast imports there too, like all the SNK and Capcom fighting games.

I never played Quake 4 at the time, but I bought it for PC a few years ago and just couldn't get into it.

Original Quake on the other hand is one of my all-time favourites. Just started the new episode and absolutely loving it so far.

I've been to Sherwood Forest, but couldn't find anywhere in the trees that you could plug a hairdryer in, so not sure how Kev managed that stunning freshly blow dried look every time he popped up. Must have had his own generator in a hollowed out trunk or something.

Ooh, I might have to give this one a go. There's something about playing a game that has been hidden away for so long that really appeals to me.

There are probably more games with weird and colourful ideas being made now than ever before, they're just all indie games. The major players in gaming development are all interested in spending big to win big and no one wants to spend big on original ideas that might flop. Creativity is definitely a distant second to making money.

I own this one on OG Xbox and was playing it a week or two back. Great game. Between this, Wakeboarding Unleashed, Splashdown and Blood Wake, the Xbox has most of my aquatic gaming needs covered!

"You don't need all the latest features and comforts of a flashy £80,000 SUV. Buy this simple moped for just £60,000 and get your life back."

This game looks surprisingly decent! Reminds me of World Heroes.

I'm no fan of GenAI, but you can't call it 'polarising' and then just fill your articles with cherry picked social media posts by people from the side of the argument that you personally agree with. That's not journalism. The internet has created enough echo chambers already, please don't turn the Hookshot sites into more of them.

@h3s Wasn't the point that it was being created at M2 by Hiroshi Iuchi, the long time Treasure developer, who directed Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga, Gradius V and others?

Ooh, I'd love to see a modern port of Necronomicon. I have that one for my Saturn.

@X68000 Have you ever tried the original Sega Rally on the PS2? Not Sega Rally 2006, the 60FPS version of Sega Rally Championship that came as a bonus with that game in Japan.

Haha, this guy loves a bit of scope creep! All very interesting though. Good luck to them.

Cool little place. I recently picked up a copy of Legendary Axe for the PC Engine there. My favourite part of the shop though was that it was the first time I'd ever seen classic Japanese computers in person. They had a whole range in stock, including X68000, PC-88 and PC-98.

These look quite dinky and all, but is a near 16:9 screen aspect ratio not an odd choice?

Weren't all of these games already on GOG? And therefore not actually dead.

Any profit driven business that refers to its customers as a 'community' and constantly talks about its 'mission' and other terms that make it sound like some kind of charity/public service, sets all my alarm bells off.

Hey, Double Dragon is great fun cheesy trash! Alone in the Dark on the other hand...

I is got a mate called Dangerous Dave. I ain't gonna say his family name, obviously.

Pretty sure no wells were literally poisoned by the team.

I bought the first remake at a big sale discount after they'd released various updates and... something still just didn't feel right. I couldn't quite out my finger on it but it just didn't feel nice to play. Don't think I've been back to it since that first play session. Not surprised to hear this one isn't going down too well.

@Guru_Larry I had the exact same thought the second the game footage started!

A man who had a huge impact on my life, as the Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast are all favourites of mine that I play to this day. Thank you and R.I.P.

Great news. I own Martian Memorandum but have never played it; this feels like it might be the time to change that.

The title of this article is a perfect example of why capitalising every word in an article title is a terrible idea. I still rue the day Hookshot decided to make this change to all their sites. My brain can't read this without thinking it is referring to a game from a collection called Taito Arcade Legends.

Shinobi on SMS was one of the big games of my childhood, so as an EverDrive owner I will definitely be trying this.

I started this one on the Switch but didn't get more than half an hour or something in before life got in the way and I never went back to it. Have been considering playing a romhack on my Everdrive that cuts down the grind.

Ah man, I love the weird and wonderful world of gaming devices and have always been highly intrigued by the Playdate, but sadly I just can't bring myself to take a £265 punt on one (that appears to be how much a Playdate and cover would cost once VAT and shipping are added). Maybe one day if I see an offer. This does look like fun, even if it's somewhat for the novelty value.

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Great article, thanks. Really enjoyed reading this one.

@Wezlypipz Yeah, I found it quite dull. It's not a long game though, so I rattled through it pretty quickly. Rumours of a remake have been going on since back in the PS Vita days.

@gb_nes_gamer Yeah, that game is pretty evil. Given the dip-switch update the other Super Pockets already received and this new NEOGEO dip-switch update for the Evercade line, I'm sure there will be one for the NEO Pocket soon.

Great news, updating my EXP now. Sadly, it doesn't look like there's a firmware update for the NEOGEO Super Pocket yet to allow dip switches in the built-in games. Some NEOGEO games are seriously tough on the default level 4!

YouTube videos all seem to have to take the tabloid newspaper approach to titles and thumbnails. The Internet is exhausting.

I grew up on Mean Machines and wish I still owned my stack of magazines from back then (I do have pdf copies, but it's obviously not the same), but I'm a Retro Gamer subscriber and honestly that's probably enough for me now. Good luck with it though.

Great news! I will definitely be picking up the set. I remember staring at a magazine advert for F1GP2 in disbelief at how good it looked. The gameplay didn't disappoint either!

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@PopetheRev28 I had a Quickshot Python for the Master System. I only really remember using it for two things:

1. It was the only way I could perform skateboard tricks on the half-pipe in California Games.

2. By plugging it in as controller two, turning on auto-fire and placing a rubber band over the trigger button, it would cause Wonder Boy in Monster Land to rapidly pause and unpause. Doing this for a while, I believe 45 times, would cause you gold to go up by 45. Leave it for an hour or so and you could buy everything in the game. It did cause the game to get glitchy though - enemies would walk off ledges and just keep walking through the air!

Fun times!

This is absolutely heartbreaking news. I'm a Retro Gamer subscriber and love Nick's work. It's also the second tragic loss from their staff in the last few years.

I received Dream Disc 24 in the post a few days ago, but haven't had a chance to boot it up yet. Looking forward to giving the games on it a go and to seeing what people devlop this year too.

Wouldn't that be another 10,000 units to pass the DS, rather than 1,000?

@MARl0 You can take a 'virtual holiday' and change your account location to Japan, buy the game and then return your location to wherever you actually are. The only issue with it is that you can't keep any account credit in the other currency when switching your location/switching back.

On the price tag, it will quite likely drop 20% next month in the Black Friday sale.

One of my favourite games on one of my favourite consoles. What a combination! Will definitely give this one a go.

I hate to be that guy, but... The Saroo isn't really an ODE as it doesn't emulate the optical drive. In fact, I believe the reason it is able to speed up loading times is because it isn't held back by the bottleneck of the optical drive interface.

Excellent news! I'm a big fan of both the Master System and his work, so will definitely be grabbing this.

@ahchay Thanks for the info. I took a look and they are indeed expensive for unbranded clone devices!

Good luck with your game. I love my NGPC and may just give this one a go.