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@Tasuki Fixed!

@BulkSlash Yep, it has gyro

@BJQ1972 Apologies, this wasn't really clear enough. The Liquid Storm power bank I used supplies 5V, but it made no noticeable difference to the lag, at least as far as I could see. Other people have reported the same online.

Yes please! I've never been brave enough to own one of these, so a Mini version would be most welcome.

@Axelay71 It certainly was an amazing time to be a gamer! Both Sega and Nintendo offered unique experiences which made both machines essential; we'll never see a period in gaming like it again.

@GravyThief Thanks!

@mandlecreed @Guitar_bard @BloodNinja Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

@BloodNinja Thanks, it did take a while... and picking the ranking was hard!

@Jackpaza0508 You're most welcome

@ChauceyWillard I hate to use Wikipedia as a source, but here's how it sums up Portable Ops' place in the official timeline:

"This would change when Kojima started the development of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (or MGSPW), a later action-based entry also released on the PSP. Unlike MPO, MGSPW was directed and written by Kojima, much like the numbered console entries of the series. Set four years after the events of MPO, MGSPW would be written as a direct sequel to MGS3 and the events of MPO are only given one brief direct mention by one character. Kojima describes MGSPW as a true mainline installment in the series, contrasting it with MPO and the Acid series (which he regards as spinoffs). The official timelines and retrospectives published by Kojima Productions since then tend to omit MPO as a canonical entry, with the 25th Anniversary page going as far as to describe MGSPW as the "first game in the canonical Metal Gear Saga released for the PlayStation Portable platform", while the summary of MGSPW on the main page describing Metal Gear ZEKE as the "world's first Metal Gear." Kojima would later clarify his stance on MPO, saying that he views the series' canon from an authoritative status, setting apart the Metal Gear games that he personally worked on (which carry the "A Hideo Kojima Game" byline) from the games that he only worked on as a producer or didn't have a direct involvement in its development."

@djsev2000 Polymega units are shipping, though?

@PcTV "Fluff piece"? The title of the interview in question literally casts doubt on the idea of the machine ever being released, and, as I said, we've ran other Amico stories which have been very skeptical (the second ever Amico story, for example).

Giving Tommy the chance to answer questions is not positive PR. We didn't say those words, he did.

@SwitchForce Literally the second piece the site ran on the Amico said the games looked bad.

@Solomon_Rambling I just realised I didn't need to reply because you took the words right out of my mouth.

@PcTV Lots of news stories about things we haven't actually played yet (games, hardware) will be based on PR material, because that's all we'll have been given at that point. We report in the same way on many other things (Nintendo games included) based on PR, so why not say the same thing about that, too?

@PcTV That's just one story we ran, here are some others:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/intellivisions_wii-like_amico_console_gets_delayed_for_a_third_time
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/tommy-tallarico-has-stepped-down-as-ceo-of-intellivision
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/intellivision-admits-its-wii-like-amico-console-may-never-see-release

@PcTV Reporting on something isn't "supporting" it. That's like claiming that news outlets support murder because they report on it.

@syrupdash Because you'd be able to digitise your collection. You'd only need to hook the DC up once to download all of your games to the Polymega.

@NotSoCryptic It's funny you should say that because the recessed screen on this thing reminds me 100% of the Game.com

@NotSoCryptic Most of these emulation devices don't have retro-themed case designs. This looks like something Tiger would have put out in the late '90s; cheap, colourful and aimed at kids.

@KoopaTheGamer Thanks for pointing out the obvious, you shouldn't have to do that - but we appreciate it all the same

@abdias We happen to give Polymega a lot of coverage because it's an amazing product which currently does something that no other device on the market can do - play original media. We love covering these kind of systems (check out our coverage of the Evercade, Anbernic handhelds, Retroid 2, etc) but the Polymega really is unique in that it can play original games, has its own internal database of game info AND is expandable.

We've covered plenty of other emulation devices in the past, not just Polymega. We cover all of the Analogue devices, for example. We cover Nintendo systems an awful lot, too, so does that not set your alarm bells ringing as well?

@Specter_of-the_OLED FPGA support would mean an even more expensive machine and no PSX and Saturn support at launch - and no N64 support, either. FPGA isn't the magic bullet you think it is.

@Mattock1987 It can, but they don't run that well.

@Malanta7 I imagine that's the cost of components going up?

@farrgazer Fixed!

@InkIdols I think keeping silent and allowing people to make out we were 100% in on this all along is much worse, if I'm honest.

@doctorhino "I never said it had to be money"

What you said was:

"I also don't trust anything this site does anymore as they hide advertising as articles. Damien did the same thing with the polymega but at least that is real."

"Advertising" means money.

I honestly can't believe we have to keep saying this as journalists, but we don't get paid off to write articles. We cover things we think are interesting. The Polymega certainly falls into that category - it's my dream machine and the positive feedback from other customers since it launched backs up what I said about the beta unit a few years back.

In the case of the Amico, I also found it an interesting system as I A) have young kids and B) love retro, so it was reasonable to assume our readers would want to hear about it, too. It's a shame that it may never see release because new hardware is almost always a positive thing for the industry; it gives developers and the general public more options.

The irony of being called 'shills' in this case is that we didn't actually give any positive coverage for the machine while its original funding drive was active - the only news article we did during that period was this one:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch

@doctorhino See my comment above. We cover all kinds of games and hardware on this site; to assume money has changed hands when we write about something more than once is rather naïve.

@nessisonett With all due respect, how do you figure that one? Our initial news coverage was "these games look pretty bad" and even the interview with Tommy had the headline "Will Intellivision get its chance?" Hardly what you'd call positive promotion.

This is hardly glowing coverage:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/new_game_footage_suggests_the_intellivision_amico_will_struggle_to_pull_families_away_from_switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/feature_intellivisions_tommy_tallarico_wants_to_follow_in_nintendos_footsteps_but_will_he_get_his_chance

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/tommy-tallarico-has-stepped-down-as-ceo-of-intellivision

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/intellivision-admits-its-wii-like-amico-console-may-never-see-release

If negative articles like these now constitute "shilling" then I think we may need to reassess the meaning of the term 😂

@Darthroseman Thanks for the kind words!

@RR529 Yup.

@EmmatheBest This isn't playing GB games. It's a filter that makes other games look like Game Boy games.

@HamatoYoshi It's spot-on - you can see Saturn emulation in action in our video.

@Not_Soos You need the original media.

@Snatcher I said I can verify that element of the story - which means it rings true with stuff I've been told by people in the industry who have interviewed him.

@themightyant I can independently verify at least one element of this story - Naka does like talking trash in Japanese in front of people who he thinks don't understand Japanese. :I

@KingMike OMG can you imagine lol

@chinhead Let's give it until tomorrow. If you still feel the same way, drop me a line here and I'll do it.

@chinhead Is that an honest request?

@impurekind I quote:

"The show clearly has a bit of an agenda as is, literally making the very first contestant non-binary and very visibly so, with everyone using they/them perfectly throughout, plus having a gay couple too, and specifically making a point of mentioning they are gay and asking them about the relationship"

You utterly exposed yourself with that comment and the many, many others you have posted on this topic. I raised the point in the original piece that people would attack the show for being too inclusive, and you confirmed my thoughts within minutes (and penned several essay-length replies outlining your position quite clearly) so please don't try and make out this is 'on me'.

Given that you've had a warning and have ignored it entirely, then I've got no option but to issue a ban.

@impurekind "You don't have to push it any harder, Damien."

See, the thing is, I didn't push anything - I correctly predicted that there would be narrow-minded people who would take issue with the episode, and you quickly 100% confirmed my suspicions.

If you're likely to go off on one of these rambles every time we even as much as mention inclusivity (which, like it or not, is part of modern life in 2021) then I'm afraid I'll have no option but to issue a ban. The site isn't going to change, so you're the one who is going to have to change.

I'd hate to lose such a long-standing member of the community, but I may have no choice. The ball is in your court.

@OldPierre77 "As someone who ACTIVELY supports and supported LGBTQ+ their entire life, who has friends and family STRUGGLING in a grim world with their everyday life by actually being a normal human being and open about their homosexuality — I don’t see the point in making political statements in a show 100% about losing our free time"

Firstly, there was no 'political statement' made during the show. The contestants in question are all gamers - and they're "actually being normal human beings" (your words) by appearing on a TV show about video games and playing video games. You shouldn't have any issue with this, going by your own words?

@Clyde_Radcliffe By all accounts, he isn't. But then Patrick Moore wasn't, either. He's just playing the character of the GamesMaster.

@Varathius Wow! I'd love to see your collection!

@Ooyah I'm not totally sure but I think it might be to do with the fact that the console versions have more buttons to use, and I'm not sure Blaze has an Amiga emulator at present?

@Gwynbleidd The title is fine; we're talking about third-party games which were previously available on Nintendo systems. They're still "Nintendo" in nature because you need a Nintendo console to play them. 😃

@madmaxjp The MiSTer also costs about 3 times as much.

@BloodNinja Well, the same thing will happen when the Amico servers are shut down I guess, but I still think this is a step forward for digital purchases.

@InkIdols Re-read what @Meteoroid has posted in these comments so far, as the use of NFT here shouldn't have any impact on the environment. The use here is to simply identify a digital copy of the game and match it with the physical game card.