I owned an ex-Blockbuster video rental copy of this game as a kid.
It was odd that it wasn't anything to do with the movie for me back then, but it's clearly one, if not the best GITS game ever made. (then again, I loved Jumping Flash too)
@Bod2019 They said "Domestic release" the Astro City Mini was a Japanese exclusive, though technically Limited Run released the system in an English language box a while later. So, maybe?
Sega really dropped the ball with their Mega Drive Golden Axe sequels. The second was "alright", just a rehash of the first game, probably using the same engine.
And Golden Axe III was cheaply made trash. No wonder why they never released it on cart in the West.
Baffled me why they never used the Streets of Rage 2 engine for any of the sequels. (Possibly as Aspect owned it, but I'm sure they'd have been well up to create one)
But, it's funny Jeff Jarrett is involved with Acclaim, he's not only never been in any Acclaim WWF titles, he was actually REMOVED from "WWF In Your House" on the PS1/Saturn and replaced with The Ultimate Warrior at the last moment!
I'd also say as much as I'd like to see a lot of these games get a port, half the fun of them was via the unique controllers they used. It might just be missing if they finally get a home release.
I'd honestly like to see a port of "Victory Run", considering how much Virtua Racing was inspired by it, VR took all the credit as the first modern polygonal racing game, when it should be given to Victory Run.
Sega were even petty enough to ignore it and say Hard Drivin' was it's main influence.
There hasn't been a new Pond game since 2011, and aside from re-releasing Robocod a few more times, the character is barely on the radar.
People move on extremely quickly in this day and age, and assuming there's a market for James Pond, even more so when you're turning away the remaining people who do remember him with AI slop, is just the nail in the coffin.
Just sell the rights to someone like Piko Interactive, that's the only way you'll make any money from it now. The franchise is dead, and you've put the nail it.
Always remember going to a boot sale in Hayes in the late '90s, and a seller there literally had a box full of Kieo Flying Squadron 2's for a tenner each.
I bought two, as I knew even then they'd be worth more than that.
Also don't forget the DEMO of the first game is valuable as it accidentally still contains the level select code unlocking the entire game!
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Re: "They Didn't Even Bother To Look At My Skills" - One Of Japan's RPG Pioneers Struggled To Find Work In His 50s Due To Ageism
So much for the legend that Japan respects their elders.
Re: It Looks Like That Bizarre Scarface PC Reissue Was Too Good To Be True, After All
That is a shame, I was kinda hoping it was a port of the long-lost Xbox 360 version finally being released.
Re: Review: Taito Arcade 1 (Evercade) - A Welcome Refresher On One Of Coin-Op Gaming's Greatest
When are Taito going to include Chase HQ to one of these collections?!?!?!
No show on everything for the past 20 years, even the Egret Mini.
Re: Ghost In The Shell On PS1 Happened Because Masamune Shirow Loved Jumping Flash
I owned an ex-Blockbuster video rental copy of this game as a kid.
It was odd that it wasn't anything to do with the movie for me back then, but it's clearly one, if not the best GITS game ever made. (then again, I loved Jumping Flash too)
Re: "My Goal Is To Finish All Outstanding Orders And Hopefully Hang Around For A Little Longer" Modder Voultar Opens Up On Health Issues
Aww, I really like Voultar, super lovely guy!
I hope things work out for him!
Re: Italian Museum Uncovers Blueprints To Historic Lost Sega Game From The 1970s
@HammerGalladeBro They're never going to live that down!
Re: Italian Museum Uncovers Blueprints To Historic Lost Sega Game From The 1970s
Italian Museum Uncovers Blueprints To Historic Lost Sega Game From The 1970s
Sega immediately calls police and demands it back.
Re: Dimitris 'Modern Vintage Gamer' Giannakis Leaves Limited Run Games To Join Digital Eclipse
Isn't that the same company?
Re: How Super Mario 64 Fixed Princess Peach's Ad-Agency Induced Naming Mishap
@JumpingJackson Don't forget Power Stone...
Focker > Falcon
Re: Ultra Pro Wrestling Studio Claims To Have Bought The Trademarks For No Mercy Dev AKI, And Some People Are Confused
Good luck to them though, I say, anything has to be better than the utter dumpster fire that was the AEW Wrestling game.
Re: Death Stranding 2's Cover Is Yet Another Callback To Metal Gear Solid
Well, Kojima spends half of Death Stranding 2's narrative being salty about Metal Gear Solid, so that doesn't surprise me.
Re: Homebrew Coder Breaks Nintendo's Rules To Create The First Super Game Boy "Exclusive"
@Fallingshadow Really? I never knew that.
Re: New Footage From Human Head Studio's Cancelled Prey 2 Briefly Surfaces Before Being Removed
@NylonFemboy Definitely the beginning of cracks appearing. More so now we have broken sh1te like RedFall.
Re: Homebrew Coder Breaks Nintendo's Rules To Create The First Super Game Boy "Exclusive"
Does the SNES port of Space Invaders hidden inside the Gameboy cart not count as exclusive?
Re: The Making Of: The Operative - No One Lives Forever, Monolith's Classic Spy-Themed FPS Trapped In Licensing Hell
Considering no one has ever shown definitive proof that they own the rights to NOLF, I'd just publish it anyway.
I'd claim the game is now Abandonware, and I have done enough due diligence to re-release it in the public domain to do so.
Re: New Footage From Human Head Studio's Cancelled Prey (2006) Sequel Has Appeared Online
Arkane's "Prey", was never intended to be called Prey, Bethesda only added the title later on in development as they believed it would boost sales.
Hence, why it has absolutely nothing to do with the original 2005 game.
Re: "The Reasons For The Delay Are Complex" - ININ Cancels Parasol Superstars' Planned September Launch Date
I just want them to FINALLY release the arcade code for Parasol Stars.
Re: "Definitely Possible" - Could A Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Mega Drive Port Be On The Way?
@h3s Yeah, I got mine from Amazon Japan.
Re: "Definitely Possible" - Could A Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Mega Drive Port Be On The Way?
@h3s Ah wow, I have mine still, too much of a hoarder to let them go
Did you have the stick too? that's REALLY nice.
Re: This Japan-Exclusive Resident Evil Game Has Been Partially Resurrected, Thanks To A Recent "Labour Of Love"
That is amazing! I'd imagine that what an N-Gage port would have looked like if one ever existed.
Re: "Definitely Possible" - Could A Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Mega Drive Port Be On The Way?
@slider1983 I don't like the graphics to be honest, a lot of the stages they just feel half-finished.
Re: "Definitely Possible" - Could A Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Mega Drive Port Be On The Way?
@h3s Most of the games are the Japanese language ROMS though, aren't they?
Re: Feature: "Like A Completely New Game" - The Untold Story Behind Prince Of Persia's Impressive SNES Port
I remember buying the Japanese version from CEX's stall at Wembley Market, long before they became a store.
But I do remember being annoyed they censored the blood in it. But loved the anime overhaul.
The SNES port of the sequel was such a comedown from playing this, I didn't even bother buying it, it felt so half-assed in comparison.
Re: "Definitely Possible" - Could A Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Mega Drive Port Be On The Way?
@Bod2019 They said "Domestic release" the Astro City Mini was a Japanese exclusive, though technically Limited Run released the system in an English language box a while later. So, maybe?
Re: "Definitely Possible" - Could A Golden Axe: Revenge Of Death Adder Mega Drive Port Be On The Way?
Sega really dropped the ball with their Mega Drive Golden Axe sequels. The second was "alright", just a rehash of the first game, probably using the same engine.
And Golden Axe III was cheaply made trash. No wonder why they never released it on cart in the West.
Baffled me why they never used the Streets of Rage 2 engine for any of the sequels. (Possibly as Aspect owned it, but I'm sure they'd have been well up to create one)
Re: "We Should Do Something Like That" - Sega Seems Keen On A Virtua Fighter Collection
Limited one released a physical copy of Virtua Fighter 2 recently, but it literally was a twelve-year-old copy of the Xbox 360 game.
Re: PS2 Japanese Exclusive 'Cowboy Bebop: Serenade Of Reminiscence' Now Playable In English
@zidane4028 Aah, interesting. Thanks!
I wonder if that original ROM is out there?
Re: Commodore's Ill-Fated Amiga CD32 Is Getting Another Chance To Shine Via This "Plug And Play" Mini Console
Is this anything to do with the team that made the ARMiga about a decade ago? Looks quite similar.
Re: Fanmade SNES Port Of 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!' Just Got An Exciting New Upgrade
That's quite impressive, feels like a game made for the SNES CD
Re: PS2 Japanese Exclusive 'Cowboy Bebop: Serenade Of Reminiscence' Now Playable In English
I thought this game was released in the US?
Re: "Not Cool. Not Classy" - Tomb Raider Co-Creator Responds To Remaster AI Accusations
TBH the only truly decent retro remake companies are Nightdive and M2.
Digital Eclipse are finally starting to get better, but still not in the others league just yet.
Re: Revived Game Publisher Acclaim Is Teasing A "Big" Announcement For Next Week
Legends of Wrestling 4?
But, it's funny Jeff Jarrett is involved with Acclaim, he's not only never been in any Acclaim WWF titles, he was actually REMOVED from "WWF In Your House" on the PS1/Saturn and replaced with The Ultimate Warrior at the last moment!
Re: "It's The Game We Wish Had Existed 40 Years Ago" - Ulysses 31 Is Finally Getting A Video Game
@Sketcz there was a cities of gold game for the DS i believe.
Re: Poll: Which Namco System 22 Game Do You Want To Come To Arcade Archives Next?
I'd also say as much as I'd like to see a lot of these games get a port, half the fun of them was via the unique controllers they used. It might just be missing if they finally get a home release.
Re: Poll: Which Namco System 22 Game Do You Want To Come To Arcade Archives Next?
I'd honestly like to see a port of "Victory Run", considering how much Virtua Racing was inspired by it, VR took all the credit as the first modern polygonal racing game, when it should be given to Victory Run.
Sega were even petty enough to ignore it and say Hard Drivin' was it's main influence.
Re: "The Higher-Ups Did Their Pitch & It All Just Stopped" - Banjo Kazooie Almost Got A TV Show, Here's Why It Didn't
That is a shame, I wonder if Rare would have hired Grotbags to voice Gruntilda, considering the character is based on her?
Re: "It Should Be The Creators On The Packaging, Not The Publishing Label"
I spent most of my childhood assuming Kevin Toms was a football player!
Re: "He Seems To Have Turned Blue" - Gameware Can't Even Get James Pond's Colour Right
There hasn't been a new Pond game since 2011, and aside from re-releasing Robocod a few more times, the character is barely on the radar.
People move on extremely quickly in this day and age, and assuming there's a market for James Pond, even more so when you're turning away the remaining people who do remember him with AI slop, is just the nail in the coffin.
Just sell the rights to someone like Piko Interactive, that's the only way you'll make any money from it now. The franchise is dead, and you've put the nail it.
Re: Hands On: G'AIM'E Light Gun - This AI-Powered Blaster Hits The Target
@sbeng135 That's a shame, but if it does contain any USB ports, it might be hackable.
Re: This Keio Flying Squadron 2 Patch Fixes A Decades-Old Crime Against American Saturn Fans
@PKDuckman Lol, it's a small world, hey?
Re: This Keio Flying Squadron 2 Patch Fixes A Decades-Old Crime Against American Saturn Fans
@GravyThief Indeed. We've lost a lot.
Re: "I Hate Almost Everything They Do With A Passion" - James Pond's Creator Isn't A Fan Of Gameware's AI-Focused Sequel
@PKDuckman Yeah, Sony bought Millennium so they could develop Medieval.
Re: This Keio Flying Squadron 2 Patch Fixes A Decades-Old Crime Against American Saturn Fans
Always remember going to a boot sale in Hayes in the late '90s, and a seller there literally had a box full of Kieo Flying Squadron 2's for a tenner each.
I bought two, as I knew even then they'd be worth more than that.
Also don't forget the DEMO of the first game is valuable as it accidentally still contains the level select code unlocking the entire game!
Re: "I Hate Almost Everything They Do With A Passion" - James Pond's Creator Isn't A Fan Of Gameware's AI-Focused Sequel
I had a nice chat with Chris Sorrell around the time Deathly Shallows was about to be released. Lovely guy!
Really fascinating to hear about James Pond's history from him that I had absolutely no idea about!
Re: Hands On: G'AIM'E Light Gun - This AI-Powered Blaster Hits The Target
How does it compare to Arcade1Up's iteration of the same set up?
Also, will it be possible to add more games to it in the future?
Re: Upcoming SNES Platformer 'Till & Hat' Gets New Look Following Demo Feedback
Very Natsume like! Feels and sounds very similar to their titles, like Power Rangers, and Ninja Warriors Again.
Re: "This Was A Somewhat Expected Event" - Paramount Shuts Down Promising Twin Peaks Fangame
Sorry kids, if you want a Twin Peaks game, you're just going to have to play Alan Wake instead.
Re: Duke Nukem Co-Creator Responds To Adi Shankar's Claim That His "Dirty" Duke Is "Now Canon"
Adi Shankar, the moron who made every voice actor typecasted for future roles in Hollywood due to his own ignorance.
Re: Anniversary: Duke Nukem Forever Is Now One Duke Nukem Forever Dev Cycle Old
I'm here to chew ass and kick gum, and I'm all out of ass.
Re: A Ridiculously Rare Konami Lightgun Game Has Just Been Saved From "The Brink of Extinction"
Gamewax also made Chase HQ 2, Best part is they stuck a load of Dixons and Currys stores in the middle of the US i that game