BloodNinja

I’ll just be in my corner, enjoying Snake’s Revenge, by myself...

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I love alternate reality comics, they tend to be so much more free than the original source material!

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Solid list! Hype for Ikaruga, VIRTUAL ON, and 3rd Strike!

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I would also love to see reviews of classic games. It would be wonderful to see them through a new lens.

The site layout is super-sexy, by the way! Very comfy on the eyes, very appealing. Has a cozy feel to it. Nintendo Life needs a dark theme for us photo-sensitive folks!

I wish you luck on your continued success, and congratulations on the new site launch!

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New website AND an article on one of the most LEGENDARY songs in gaming history? Off to a strong start, I say! The article was a fun read for someone like me that grew up with this game. So many fond memories, playing against friends. Hwang was my main, theirs were Taki and Cervantes (also known in our circle as Chees-antes)

Anyway, great article, great site layout!

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@PcTV Uh huh (◔_◔)

@PcTV I'm sorry you're so vindictive and going out of your way to slander people. Who's forcing you to read this site if you don't like it?

@SpringDivorce Indeed! I’m sure there were numerous factors to the company being unable to get the project off the ground.

@PcTV What’s with the strange vendetta? Give it a bloody rest!

@Fizza No harm done

@Fizza Certainly not malicious, but rather tone deaf. Yes, a company failed, and at the cost of a lot of people’s hard work. Probably not an excellent time for puns or witticisms

@Fizza What does that have to do with a bunch of people losing their jobs??

@Freek Thanks! I'll definitely look into this EXP version, since it has a dedicated TATE mode for shmups.

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I love them for putting Cybattler in the screen shots! So...how’s the emulation on these things?!

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Ah, I thought it had Dreamcast support either already implemented, or at least in the works. That's a big one, they should jump on it!

My PC with emulators will be the only HDMI cable I ever need

@Damo This looks awesome! How do more difficult MAME games run, like Mushihimesama Futari, and how is the Saturn emulation? Has 351 Elec been ported to this version, or is it too soon?

Thanks for the review!

@dimi It should be 4:3 aspect ratio.

@tseliot It’s expensive, but not for me! XD

@NinChocolate That’s a fantastic idea, but I seem to remember retroarch not being owned by a single person, since it’s open source if I remember right.

@sanderev You’re a broken record, at this point.

I love these things. Still rocking the RG351V, but the RG522 that released last month can play certain GC games so....I’ve got my ninja eyeball on it

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The Castlevania II GB OST is to this day one of the best musical compositions in gaming. Modern games can barely touch this stuff. Is this the same guy that did Final Fantasy Adventure, or would that be a different composer? If so, a feature on him would be cool, too!

It's a novel idea, certainly. A pocket FPGA sounds cool, if you are into physical collections.

@Zuljaras Indeed. I had my eye on it when it was first announced, but I’m not willing to plunk down the cash.

@Damo Definitely. I do hope that other companies catch on.

@Damo Not to mention, the digital games we get on Switch will one day be unavailable to us, unless Nintendo goes crazy with backwards compatibility!

@Zequio What do you think will happen in the next console generation if Nintendo no longer supports Switch games on whatever their next box will be? Ever tried to download any Wii games, lately?

@Damo I don't see why everyone's feathers are getting ruffled. I read the article and thought, "wow, that sounds pretty darned convenient." I'm not into the console, but it sure looks and sounds like something interesting for the end-user. It would be nice if Nintendo had something like this, honestly. It would be really interesting to see if this practice impacts the industry in any way. It would also be nice if people read the article before commenting

@Fugazi8 Look, I'll be the first to call out hypocrisy when I see it, but there wasn't anything wrong with the posts I saw from Damo. I highly doubt this site is shilling for this extremely niche console, which has a very low number of production units to begin with.

@rottame I don't understand? Unless I misread something in the article, this actually sounds really convenient for the end-user. You get to retain ownership of the digital good, due to having the cartridge. With old carts, the ROM is flashed to the cart itself, so why is it bad that you can now freely move the game files wherever you like, as long as you have the cart?

Between this and the Bloodborne PS1 demake, I have a lot of hype in me, right now!

And remember guys, Chun Li says:

NEVER SKIP LEG DAY

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@Tedikuma Been loving mine, too. It's great being able to load up almost anything in the palm of your hand. Well worth the price.

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@mattmanvsuperman I'm playing up to PS1 on mine, and with most of my MAME library working well, too. It starts to falter with N64 and Saturn, but for the price and what it does, I would hardly call it crap.

@Damo Sounds awesome, I’m on the edge of my seat!

@sword_9mm Definitely worth the time to put a custom firmware, it’s totally worth it!

@Magician Took the words right out of my mouth! Love the 351V!

@Damo Thank you

@Gus_Campos Depends on the product! Some things are over priced for what they are, other things are priced right. I take it on an individual basis. As an example, there’s an arcade stick called a Mix Box I wanted to try, but after shipping it was close to $400 so I didn’t buy. Then I got an 8-Bit Do arcade stick for $80, and bought a $25 mod that adds the same WASD controller as the Mix Box. It then gave me room to pay another $20 for some Sanwa buttons, so I essentially “built” a Mix Box for less than half the price. I found that value much better. My gaming laptop was $900, and for what I got and how much I use it, the price was more than justified. So, depends on the product, individual basis.

@Azuris Sounds neat! I’ll look into it.

@Azuris Completely agreed, 100%! Though, I've not heard of a MISTer, can you explain?

@carlos82 Some of those prices are eye watering. Hyper Duel on the Saturn goes for close to $1000! Why?! Lol

@WhiteUmbrella Gotta agree with you, there. PC emulation is literal decades ahead of this thing, and is super easy to set up. I have my emulation set up alongside my physical collection to minimize wear on the older systems. The only thing that could have set this thing apart would have been if it were FPGA, but alas, it’s no different than a PC with a ROM ripper plugged into the USB port.

[laughs in PC emulation]

@Muddy_4_Ever In case anyone is wondering, this is verifiable:

https://gamesk.pro/games/d/the-magical-realms-of-t-r-na-n-g-escape-from-necron-7-revenge-of-cuchulainn-the-official-game-of-the-movie-chapter-2-of-the-hoopz-barkley-saga-151720

Arcus Odyssey has a haunting soundtrack. I listen to it rather frequently!

https://youtu.be/32UnAlprATM

@Tandy255 Haha, I remember that game, whacky times!

I’ve never heard of this guy in my life. And I’ve been gaming for 30+ years. The more you know!

Very surprising about the Ars Technica hit-piece. I’ll be avoiding that site in the future.

@RudyC3 The stick present in the RG351V feels a LOT tighter than my Switch Joycons. That being said, the device is extremely easy to take apart and tear down compared to a Switch Joycon, so if a stick messes up you could buy replacements and fix it.

@RupeeClock Yeah, as much of a hassle as it might be for them it’s better than having their products taken down.

@davidmt Where is the option located for achievements? I’ve never tried that, sounds fun!

@RupeeClock Interesting! Must be region specific.