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@wiiware Lots of fun gun games on the Wii! I can recommend The House Of The Dead: Overkill, HOTD 2 & 3 Returns, Dead Space, RE. There’s some arcade ports too, I believe that were fun. I was just thinking about replaying some of these earlier today 👍 I bought some plastic Wiimote gun molds and they made the experience way better.

@Poodlestargenerica Thanks for the reply! Yes, I’m aware that there are an endless amount of screenless mini PC’s and other devices, but I don’t recall seeing them on this site surrounded by conversation. We tend to see FPGA boxes like MiSTer and Pocket (has a screen and dock) that have come to fruition or others like MARS that have not, and some dedicated boxes like the Super Nt and Mega Sg, but no article describing something in between (unless I missed it somehow!). These handhelds are announced and reviewed here often 👍

Any of these devices come without a screen? I’m not interested in handhelds, but I’d be intrigued if there was something more like a console I could plug into my TV.

Thinking out loud here:

This is not for everyone, but how (ROMs aside) is this much worse than all the handheld emulation, arcade1up etc. devices out right now and being announced ad infinitum?

Looks like a raspberry pi build / retroarch to me and a common pre-fab cabinet. The cost is high but if you bought your own pre-fab kit, assembled controller, monitor, speakers, pi (preconfigured) etc. it would probably cost the same or more.

Out of curiosity, I checked their site and looks like they’ll deliver it assembled. Did everyone here forget how expensive stuff can be? 🤔✌️ Hobbies can be as cheap or expensive as you’d like, and they’re definitely trying to cash in on the Coleco name too.

Years ago I shopped around and found even 4:3 wooden DIY kits that very closely resembled the classic cabinet dimensions and look for almost the same cost. After that, you’d have to find all the pieces that go inside, build your own custom controller board, solder it together, etc, mount it, etc. This requires the skill set and the tools to do the build. Most would throw a PC in there running retroarch, batocera, etc. I think the allure of this particular cabinet is that you’re paying for someone with the know-how to do all that for you.

That said, the legality of the included games is certainly questionable and seems like a business risk. But does this company own the ROMs? Lol Certainly there’s licensed, known, classic arcade ports on here.

I’m not arguing for one perspective or another, but I’m curious what others may think, or if I’m far off on something, I’d like to know more 👍 cabinets are BIG furniture and the bigger an item for sale when it comes to hardware, the more you’ll pay. Plus it’s a niche within a niche within a niche item. Can’t be a lot of people going for these. I would not buy one, but I do think it’s kind of cool it exists, just like the arcade 1up stuff.

@BillyTime Thank you for all your talent and hard work!

@Daniel36 I also don’t know anything about these companies, but I’m certainly interested and will circle back the the related articles. I hope it can all get worked out quickly in a civil manner, but I’m equally thrilled that my money is not tied up in all this. I backed Paprium — one and done!! Lol

That is an awesome addition to the stock game. Kid Chameleon is added to the revisit list!

There has been a lot of work in the Genesis community these last few years. Thank you to all who are contributing and keeping this alive, for game improvements, hacks, and for brand new titles! I never would have dreamed there’d be this much life in the Genesis / Mega Drive.

@NicolausCamp Good to hear. I ordered a copy that I’ve not yet received. Looking forward to replaying these!

With that tiny screen this is more like SliderTime than BurgerTime 😊

@KitsuneNight That’s about what happened with me too back on the DC lol

I’m interested, but I’m more interested in a physical of Prison City, also by Retroware. Does anyone know if it’s coming? I really don’t want to double dip if it’s confirmed but I can’t find any details.

Sooo…is this like a Mega Sg with 32X support AND an online store with exclusives? I didn’t need another FPGA that plays Sega games. Just kidding 😄 waiting on how the SuperSega turns out too.

Interesting, as I’m a big fan of Fatal Fury 2 on Genesis. Had a lot of fun with it in the ‘90s.

Didn’t discover Jewel Master until I was an adult, but I rushed out to find my copy right away. Will check this patch out. And yes (no pun intended), music is top notch in this arcade platformer!

@Azuris That’s a very good point. It’s also all the more difficult to (re)capture the magic when there is no longer any momentum from game to game in a series. It’s been about 23 years since DC2…maybe it’s just best to play our copies and hope for a spiritual successor of sorts from someone that enjoys the game as much as we do as opposed to a follow up created by the original dev / publisher because the original team has likely moved on anyways.

@Ristar24 That makes sense as to why it was included in the article; I’m in a different region. For some reason I never thought of that haha.

@Steel76 Luuucky!! 👍😎

@Azuris LOVE Dino Crisis 2! Also have the original game but I think I’d prefer a new game, perhaps a true follow up, Dino Crisis 3? I just couldn’t play much of 3.

Looking forward to trying this game. I could swear that I read on here or NL that there were Steam and Switch demos available, but when I checked the eshop, nothing. Has anyone been able to try this on Switch?

@Andee yes, the FM synthesis sound palette options between the Genesis YM2612 chip and the CPS FM boards are similar, and why the newer sample-based SNES music has its own character. Love it all! 💯 I should fire up both versions tonight.

I grew up with SFII: Special Champion Edition, and it’s my favorite console version right in front of SNES SFII Turbo. Such a magical and revolutionary game at the time. I prefer the Genesis drawbacks because the FM sound is closer to the arcade and it has a grit that I like even though the SNES port is stellar.

Many years later I bought Super SFII for Genesis and it was very drab in comparison and the SFX and music are terrible. The SNES port is awesome! So I like Genesis for Hyper Fighting and SNES for new characters in Super.

I’m very much a casual fighting game player / fan but those are my favorite ports. Then I got a Saturn… 😜

I spent countless hours on this Dreamcast game, its sequel, and the port to PS2. If I’m remembering, TER2 on Dreamcast had some bug or glitch and I could no longer make progress in the game. That first one…some of my favorite racing game memories ever! Very cool atmosphere, music, gameplay, upgrades 😍

I like what I’m seeing! I’ll have to try the Switch demo soon. I hope it runs well. If so, I’ll probably buy it.

I wonder who this game is for. Can’t imagine any fan of the originals playing this.

Let’s kill some CA-RAAAZY zombies!!!

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!

Looking forward to this game! Cheers to the developer.

@RootsGenoa yeah, I’ll watch it on YouTube instead. X is meh.

@bkd777 I might have to pick up a mini. This looks awesome!

I think I got it off VGP., shipped from Canada 👍

@nocdaes I have Alien 3 on Genesis, have been enjoying since I borrowed from my friend in 1995! I’ll have to try out the GG version some time.

@Spider-Kev yes, including all the expansion DLC. There was no download prompt when I popped it into the Switch. Very refreshing!!

Very cool idea! I actually just picked up a copy of Alien Isolation on Switch.

@TransmitHim I do understand where you’re coming from, and my intent was not to patronize any one person, but I didn’t do a good job of focusing on my dislike of how most use social media. That’s on me so I am certainly not blaming anybody because they had a bad experience with this company. I will put forth effort in being more mindful of the room in the future ✌️

I made the decision to share my experience not as a way to further upset anyone, but more in hopes to start a dialogue about something positive, but I failed and I didn’t ask for any details from other posters. Maybe something to the effect of “I’m surprised that this company has fallen since I’ve been lucky enough to avoid issues, anyone else?” or “why would LRG go this route for the price at the cost of preservation?” Etc.

In the comments section of an article such as this, I do think it can be tricky to say ANYTHING else besides what is prompted from the headline without there being some friction. I poorly shot out a comment that was not thoughtful or well baked. Sorry, my friend.

What has been your experience with this company? Did they mess up your game? Not issue a refund? Never return a correspondence? ✌️

@DestructoDisk Ah, I think I may have missed that detail earlier. Either way, accidental diagonals sound very frustrating. Hopefully they don’t affect all versions of the controller.

@DestructoDisk Absolutely. I do like the older pads that are a bit mushy. I must be able to play games like Contra or Tetris!

@Peteykins Wii U is my favorite modern controller. I also really like Switch Pro a lot, but the d-pad needs to be the old one, but I get by with it.

My favorite third party controller would probably be the Retro-Bit Big 6, which is the Genesis 6-button layout and d-pad in the 3-button controller’s shell. Feels chunky in your hands but also smoother in use than the original. Love it!

@PKDuckman I agree with you! What I meant by invest was more regarding ownership of a copy of a game. If I spend my hard-earned money on a game, I want something for it, like the ability to sell it after playing, etc.or a copy to cherish. You can’t do that with digital game purchases, at least not on consoles. I play and enjoy and keep my games.

@Poodlestargenerica is the d-pad mushy? My favorite d-pads are NES and Genesis 6-button. Wii U Pro also is way up there, as is TG-16.

@Poodlestargenerica Very handy, thanks for your input! 😎

If this was a standalone console I might have one by now. I don’t feel like buying one and a dock. I don’t enjoy playing handheld, but as is it sounds like a pretty slick piece of hardware.

@-wc- “one could almost see the NES as a pack in success for being bundled with SMB rather than the other way around”

^^^The correct version of what I said lol 😂 you said it better 💯

@Azuris thanks for the response. I may look into these. I have a wireless pad, I think M30 that works well with Genesis and MegaSG.

@PXAbstracftion just curious, was there anything else in the order? That can complicate stuff and they wait until every piece is there prior to shipping, similar to Play-Asia.

Also, just as curious, what year did you order? The pandemic messed up and slowed a lot of production and manufacturing globally.

I’ve noticed more recent orders getting to me a bit sooner.

@MARl0 totally agree with you there—communicate anything. It’s better than nothing.

As mentioned to another poster, I’m guessing they’re embarrassed and trying to figure out a way to redo it correctly and maybe that’s where the wait in response is coming from. Maybe it’s my positive attitude, but I’d like to think they’re not PAPRIUM—yes, I pre-ordered and DID eventually receive my copy, but it was years of waiting with zero communication, and dates and years that were communicated were met with several more years of delays and non-excuses. I can suppose it’s my experience weighing in that 2 months is nothing with these small companies. But yes, they should communicate to their customers 👍

@PXAbstracftion thank you, maybe I’ve been lucky? I’m aware of the hate of the company. Unfortunately, for those who want to have something to show for the money they spend (ownership) or to have the option of gifting, sharing, or reselling games and return on investment, or just would like a collection, we need these types of companies, and they are small.

It’s a messy time in the industry for sure. I think another UK company like this one closed up shop recently. Hopefully LRG will respond and try to fix the issue. Maybe (my guess) is that right now LRG is scrambling. I just think in this instant-driven world of tech and communication, a little bit of grace would be a positive. It’s very easy to get sucked into a cynical viewpoint when doing anything online. Then again, my products have all turned out okay lol.

@LowDefAl I loved Days Gone! Bubsy, not so much but we had it in the house lol.

Any experience with these controllers on Switch? I hear pairing is an issue so I’m steering clear. I’d consider a wired one though.

@Spider-Kev sounds like a staffing issue if they are in stock, no? Not a good thing for business, though 👍

@PXAbstracftion for several years, I’ve bought many games from LRG on Switch carts that are not available as retail releases. I’ve never had a single problem ordering or receiving my orders. Sounds like there is a problem with this game on disc but people just whine on Twitter. Ask for your money back and move on.

@-wc- yes, SMB is like The Beatles of video games and you really can’t compare against how the game was bought and sold, hard copies mostly for one piece of hardware. I realize it was pack-in success too, like Wii Sports, but that’s even more impressive as this game alone sold millions of consoles. Very impressive numbers for Terraria though; congrats on your continued success, developers.