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I didn't mind the cover art (not saying it was amazing or anything, but certainly not insulting.) I wouldn't have known it was A.I. Can someone more intelligent than me explain how you can tell, please.

@Damo Yeah...why not indeed

@Damo Then by that token,. maybe I should be allowed to borrow 40K minatures next time I want to play a game of 40K? I dunno, reading has an educational / academia element. I'm not too sure about video games. Buuut, some libraries do have films. I would have at the very least thought some games have crossed into public domain by now and fair (pardon the pun) game?

Video gaming = reading?

Oh dear...

One man's trash is another man's treasure. I dunno, I'm sure there are loads of people happy about Jedi Power Battles. And who am (or indeed anyone) to dictate what gets 'preserved' or not. Surely all games need preserving. So don't bemoan the ones one person might not like along that journey.
I too didn't really like the prequels as films (but loved the lore!) but by God does Disney Star Wars make them look like masterworks! Nostalgia is nostalgia. You either have it or you don't. I'm not convinced there is good or bad.

@-wc- oh lol. Huh.

I don't think video game history has a Nintendo problem. Granted in the UK, it might be percieved that way what with SEGA and Sony usually being the preferred console, but when I was growing up, reading about all the cool stuff in Japan, the US adverts for NES games in Marvel comics, I was left infuraited that PAL gamers didn't get it lol. They even didn't mind games running so slow! If Nintendo didn't invent something, they certainly popularised it. For me their games have always been superior to their peers. And that creativity even today continues to inspire the industry. So no, history doesn't have a problem...maybe folk just bought the wrong console back in the day lol. Seriously though, all games consoles were worth owning up to XBox 360. Nowadays not so much. But I'll always have a Nintendo console. I'm not saying Nintendo are good because I'm a fan, I'm a fan because Nintendo are so good. To the point of me just letting them create what they want.

Bravo Hamster. Amazing! I am hoping Knuckle Joe, Ring King, Pheonix and Main Event arrive at some point.

Yes. Yes it is. It's genius programming your own battle moves and should have been expanded upon years ago.

I have still retained my childhood opinion for laserdisc games. Since the moment I saw Dragon's Lair, thought whoooa, the graphics are amazing, popped a quid in aand...couldn't control it, I still think they aren't proper video games. They cheat so as to look as good s a cartoon! (Honestly, younger me felt ripped off and it hustled my pocket money from me! Hahaha. )

Oh, and QTEs needn't think they get away too!

Dammit, I'm getting teary eyed. I truly miss this era of gaming.

2023 and you can buy physical copies of these games! Incredible. The wait to hear what's on the other 4 volumes will be torture.

Do we know who is handling the emulation here? Hamster?

I liked the way level 2's backdrop had the ship crashing in the background if you destroyed it in the previous level (or not if you didn't.) Wish more games did stuff like that.

@zgillet I didn't get on wityh GTA3 when it released. If I wanted to play a driving game, there were better ones out there. Same with third person games. To say it created modern gaming is a tad auspicious I fear.

@Jeremazing You make a compelling arguement to be fair

I'm still going to have to give it to Mario 64. The game was peerless when it released.

Edit: It in no way, shape or form undermines how perfect a job Retro did embodying the 2D gameplay of Super Metroid into 3D.

When you ask someone what the best 8-bit games machine was, if it's not PC-Engine* then it's probably because they never played one.

*C64 of course is also acceptable (hee hee)

M2 are doing the lord's work again!

I would love some 8-bit Activision games (preferably the C64 versions.) And a Lucasfilm collection with Ballblazer, Koronis Rift, Labrynth etc. Basically, more C64 stuff

Something is retro when it stops being the low end of a country's standard of living and folk buy it because they either remember it or it's fashionable. That usually takes about 12 years (the same time it takes someone to play something as a child then think they want to buy it again when they start earning their own money.)
*This post isn't really that serious.

Great list, though I preferred Madden 92 lol.

@RetroGames There was always going to be sprite flicker. They are showing us what a Megdarive would be like with sprite scaling. It's ace. (Not meant to be some Digital Foundry level remake!)

A Megadrive with sprite scaling is exactly how I imagined it. Thank you M2

Don't get me wrong, I loved my Megadrive, but it was always disappointing it couldn't handle sprite scaling: the thing that SEGA were wowing crowds with in the arcades at the time. Gotta love those Gods in M2. Will check out Space Harrier 2 for sure, sprite flicker and all. Such an ace curio! Warsong is my fave game on the system (sorry Fire Emblem, Warsong found me first) and I played Atomic Runner to death.

Tempest 2000! Be still my heart

I was rooting for this. It was different. And my TV unit always has a place for something new. Such a shame.

Erm, both those collections are amazing! Now, where did my wallet go...

You had to be rather well off to own an Amiga. I'll admit I was envious of anyone that owned one...until the Megadrive released that is.

I was rooting for both the Atari and the Intellivision. I really was. (I backed neither because I don't have faith in stuff like this.) Anyone know if the Spectrum Next is legit or not?

@Would_you_kindly Yeah, that one really hurts it's missing

I've preordered and waiting patiently. Man, that NEO GEO one looks like a plastic toy next to the other cabinets. (Yes...I know they are ALL plastic toys. Shhh.)

This modern digital age is shameless.

@Kayvoo Lol! No, he still gts banished...we just keep his games hehe.

@Kayvoo That man was a God in the arcades

No new ideas but a cool narrative. Ahead of it's time. How awfully depressing. I personally thought Mr Huge Knac- er I mean Mr Yuji Naka was over rated. You could tell he borrowed heavily in his work. Still, SEGA fans desperately wanted a Miyamoto.

So are all those people Youtubers? Yep, looks as godawful as the original show.

I pre-ordered the black flavour. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

Man, the original show was so crass. I think SEGA fans loved it the most.

Ok, ok. I'LL be Gamesmaster then. If I get to condescend young gamers, it sounds like a dream job.

Stop giving Souljabloke ideas!

Is there a franchise that mobile phones had taken as their own yet? By that I mean how Final Fantasy became a Playstation name (despite 6 being awesome!) kind of thing/

Hate to be pedantic but...we aren't getting a new shining force game then. (Nintendo site remember!)

I want one. But I don't have 100% faith in it. Once I'm sure it's legit, I'll snap one up for sure. This embraces my philosophy of gaming and I'll be disappointed if it doesn't materialise. Will it take over the world? Of course not. But can it be a success? Sure. Some folk really are just about being number one, aren't they.

LOL! They used the same face for both the title screens and selcet screen. Hahaha. That's hilarious!

I wish him all the success. I reckon it will find a niche and I'll gladly buy one.
(It's got hella retro appeal in like 12 years time!)

I watched the presentation and thought it was ace. It's just so no nonsense fun. I reckon it's going to be successful (I just hope folk are down to Earth enough to realise that doesn't mean challenging the big three lol.)

@CairiB Yeah, that's a good point.

@HamatoYoshi I was a teenager lol. It was crap.

I thought GM was crass and quite frankly awful. I watched it but I would by lying if I said I didn’t wish a programme could do video games properly.

I don't desire this at all. Can't stand the Game Gear. (Master System is my least favourite console ever)

However, if I did love the Game Gear, like I loved Gameboy or something, then I would no doubt be wanting all the Game Gear Micros haha.

@ToneDeath I don't think it does. But I haven't tried it yet (my mini hasn't arrived yet )