Man I really love svc mom on the ngpc (I have two copies not including rereleases) but I didn't know this existed. Sucks that Unity had to ruin so many devs' work
@Zeebor15 A really good example I saw somewhere was that Infinite isn't 4 because SF Alpha isn't 3, and the Tekken Tags aren't numbered within the main series.
I'm personally looking forward to Yars' Rising but on every social media post or trailer about it there are people clamoring for a "true" sequel, so they surely know the demand.
17 stores across 3 cities, and ya ended up with a dozen or so Goemon games lol, the ideal haul.
Any neat Neogeo Pocket Color stuff? I have about a dozen games, not going for a complete collection (especially not with Japan having a game list more than twice as long as US/EU) but the system has really captured my fancy recently and I'm curious if they're more common over there.
Uggggghhh I'm very conflicted on this. On one hand, I've always wanted Arcade1Up to make a Mega Man Power Battle Cab (to the point where I've almost bought the crappy myarcade nes arcade), and this is a really sick design.
But on the other hand, what's probably going to be $300-$350 for the deluxe edition (might as well for Sanwa) is the price of a full sized (well, 3/4 scale) Arcade1Up and that doesn't get you much more than what Arcade1Up's Countercades offer. 8 inch screen, only 1 set of arcade controls vs 1Ups' 2, yes it's compatible with Evercade carts (and I have none) but the 1Ups are easily softmoddable.
Idk if I'm preordering or not but dang that's expensive.
Rollback would be cool but the only ACA SNK games I've bought have been on Switch, I don't have much of a reason to buy on PS/Xbox since at that point I can just emulate on pc or play them off my NeoGeo Mini.
While I appreciate ACA and them keeping arcade titles on console, what I really want is for SNK to get Digital Eclipse back to do an "SNK 50" or at the very least a NeoGeo collection like their 40th. There's no reason why I should be able to pay $50 for 40 NeoGeo games in the form of the Mini but then have to pay $8 per game on console.
One of their recent releases, Overlord: Escape From Nazarick, was a game that I was really hoping would get a Western release but I was really let down to see that it was LRG handling the release.
On the topic of overpriced fodder, OEFN released in Japan with a regular physical edition and a "limited" edition. The limited edition included the game in the original Switch case, an acrylic display piece, an art "book" (no more than just a stapled brochure) and the soundtrack of the game (nothing exceptional but it's decent) all in a nice, compact box.
LRG also had a limited edition of said game for preorder recently, except they replaced the acrylic display, arguably the item of most value in the original, with a simple keychain. The rest was the same except for the box, and the art book wasn't even translated.
They wanted $75 for this in February, or $40 for the $30 (oftentimes $12) game on its own. Not only that, but shipping charges weren't included, and the release date was this OCTOBER. Mind you, this game released nearly TWO YEARS ago in all territories digitally and they were completely silent on if there would be a Western physical release.
Even though I'm a pretty big Overlord fan myself, I never picked up the game digitally or physically due to my backlog, but once I saw the LRG preorder go up, I checked ebay and got the Japanese limited edition; brand new, in the US, with better contents, for $60, free shipping.
Tldr, while I appreciate the original goal and sentiment of LRG, it's sad that they have devolved into selling overpriced FOMO fodder when most people just want physical copies of their games, and that was my personal experience of it.
Was pretty excited but dang no hdmi/built in games on the handheld is a killer. Might just pick up a Super Pocket or whatever those $60 ones are called
I'm in an odd position when it comes to this. Some games I don't have fond memories of, just because of where I was at the time, and others I have such fond memories of that I still choose to let go in order to not taint the good memories.
I think I play 'retro' games really just because I prefer them, even ones I didn't grow up with.
@belmont For me personally, my modded Wii is a complete mess: the shell is destroyed, the software installed is all over the place, and it's just gotten kinda tiring to set up and use. The GameCube is super easy for me and this mod would make it even better since I wouldn't have to pay $80 for any game I want to play.
I've got a decent second TV with composite input that my GameCube looks great on, but really it just comes down to me trying to justify my GameCube purchase lol. Granted I got it for dirt cheap, but I still want to use it.
I just picked up a GameCube with a couple games for very cheap at a garage sale, I've got a modded Wii but I was looking at options for the GameCube just because it's a GameCube.
The moment I read that Analogue was making an announcement I knew it will probably be SNK related. Those really good cd pads out of nowhere made me suspicious
I love this controller and I've been using it for everything on my switch. Metal Slug, Garou, Psycho Soldier, Smash, Mario Kart, Darkstalkers, Mario Galaxy, it's a great controller.
I didn't see this coming, but I'm glad it did. That price point is honestly not too bad, though I will probably end up grabbing the VCS instead once it drops down to that level.
Honestly, three 194X games on the Capcom and only one Street Fighter/Mega Man (and it's not even Mega 2) is kinda ehhh but it's hard to argue at 60 bucks. Never had an Evercade product but I've seen the carts go for pretty cheap sometimes, might give it a try.
The video game graphics overlay stuff pleases me. The only concern I had would be if there was too much of it, so it's nice to hear that it was toned down.
I wouldn't be surprised if the CGI in the car chase looks better than Marvel's when it releases lol.
Gameboy/Neogeo pocket color fighting games are always so fun. Love 2 buttons with tap/held weak/strong variations, feels so satisfying to string even basic combos.
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Re: Interview: "A Relic From A Past That Never Was" - How Stories From Sol - The Gun-Dog Emulates The Golden Days Of The PC-98
This looks like a cool little game I'd grab on Steam for $10 or so
Re: Promising Fan Project 'Pocket Fighter EX' Was Cancelled "Because Unity Betrayed Its Devs"
Man I really love svc mom on the ngpc (I have two copies not including rereleases) but I didn't know this existed. Sucks that Unity had to ruin so many devs' work
Re: Fans Get Excited As 'Marvel vs. Capcom 4' Gets Name-Checked In Deadpool Comic
@Zeebor15 A really good example I saw somewhere was that Infinite isn't 4 because SF Alpha isn't 3, and the Tekken Tags aren't numbered within the main series.
Re: Evercade Maker Blaze Is Releasing Two New Super Pocket Consoles This Year
Putting a bunch of Lynx games on a handheld might make me buy it... and Yars too
Re: "I Am In Talks With Atari" - Howard Scott Warshaw Gives Update On His Yars' Revenge Sequel
I'm personally looking forward to Yars' Rising but on every social media post or trailer about it there are people clamoring for a "true" sequel, so they surely know the demand.
Re: 3 Cities, 17 Stores - Our Epic Retro Gaming Hunt Across Japan
17 stores across 3 cities, and ya ended up with a dozen or so Goemon games lol, the ideal haul.
Any neat Neogeo Pocket Color stuff? I have about a dozen games, not going for a complete collection (especially not with Japan having a game list more than twice as long as US/EU) but the system has really captured my fancy recently and I'm curious if they're more common over there.
Re: Review: Epilogue GB Operator - A Handy Tool For Game Boy Collectors
I've got a $20 gameboy multicart with a bunch of Pokémons and the cart is starting to struggle, I wonder if I could copy my saves over to pc
Re: Chromatic Is A FPGA-Based Game Boy From Palmer Luckey
I like it and I like that price but I'm going to wait for some reviews first
Re: Evercade Alpha Is A Bartop Arcade System Packed With Capcom Games
Uggggghhh I'm very conflicted on this. On one hand, I've always wanted Arcade1Up to make a Mega Man Power Battle Cab (to the point where I've almost bought the crappy myarcade nes arcade), and this is a really sick design.
But on the other hand, what's probably going to be $300-$350 for the deluxe edition (might as well for Sanwa) is the price of a full sized (well, 3/4 scale) Arcade1Up and that doesn't get you much more than what Arcade1Up's Countercades offer. 8 inch screen, only 1 set of arcade controls vs 1Ups' 2, yes it's compatible with Evercade carts (and I have none) but the 1Ups are easily softmoddable.
Idk if I'm preordering or not but dang that's expensive.
Re: "Arcade Archives 2 Neo Geo" Will Bring SNK's Classics To PS5 And Xbox Series S/X
Rollback would be cool but the only ACA SNK games I've bought have been on Switch, I don't have much of a reason to buy on PS/Xbox since at that point I can just emulate on pc or play them off my NeoGeo Mini.
While I appreciate ACA and them keeping arcade titles on console, what I really want is for SNK to get Digital Eclipse back to do an "SNK 50" or at the very least a NeoGeo collection like their 40th. There's no reason why I should be able to pay $50 for 40 NeoGeo games in the form of the Mini but then have to pay $8 per game on console.
Re: Soapbox: The Trouble With Limited Run Games, And How To Fix It
One of their recent releases, Overlord: Escape From Nazarick, was a game that I was really hoping would get a Western release but I was really let down to see that it was LRG handling the release.
On the topic of overpriced fodder, OEFN released in Japan with a regular physical edition and a "limited" edition. The limited edition included the game in the original Switch case, an acrylic display piece, an art "book" (no more than just a stapled brochure) and the soundtrack of the game (nothing exceptional but it's decent) all in a nice, compact box.
LRG also had a limited edition of said game for preorder recently, except they replaced the acrylic display, arguably the item of most value in the original, with a simple keychain. The rest was the same except for the box, and the art book wasn't even translated.
They wanted $75 for this in February, or $40 for the $30 (oftentimes $12) game on its own. Not only that, but shipping charges weren't included, and the release date was this OCTOBER. Mind you, this game released nearly TWO YEARS ago in all territories digitally and they were completely silent on if there would be a Western physical release.
Even though I'm a pretty big Overlord fan myself, I never picked up the game digitally or physically due to my backlog, but once I saw the LRG preorder go up, I checked ebay and got the Japanese limited edition; brand new, in the US, with better contents, for $60, free shipping.
Tldr, while I appreciate the original goal and sentiment of LRG, it's sad that they have devolved into selling overpriced FOMO fodder when most people just want physical copies of their games, and that was my personal experience of it.
Re: 'The Epyx Collection: Handheld' Brings 6 Atari Lynx Games To Switch
6 games for 12 bucks isn't the worst deal I've seen. Granted, they're Lynx titles, but they'll also go on sale at some point as well.
Re: Evercade EXP-R And Evercade VS-R Consoles Launch This July
Was pretty excited but dang no hdmi/built in games on the handheld is a killer. Might just pick up a Super Pocket or whatever those $60 ones are called
Re: Going Back In Time - Do You Play Retro Games To Reconnect With Your Past?
I'm in an odd position when it comes to this. Some games I don't have fond memories of, just because of where I was at the time, and others I have such fond memories of that I still choose to let go in order to not taint the good memories.
I think I play 'retro' games really just because I prefer them, even ones I didn't grow up with.
Re: $38 'FlippyDrive' ODE Lets You Keep Your GameCube's Optical Drive
@belmont For me personally, my modded Wii is a complete mess: the shell is destroyed, the software installed is all over the place, and it's just gotten kinda tiring to set up and use. The GameCube is super easy for me and this mod would make it even better since I wouldn't have to pay $80 for any game I want to play.
I've got a decent second TV with composite input that my GameCube looks great on, but really it just comes down to me trying to justify my GameCube purchase lol. Granted I got it for dirt cheap, but I still want to use it.
Re: $38 'FlippyDrive' ODE Lets You Keep Your GameCube's Optical Drive
@croz Exactly, the Wii "works" for gc but doing it on the Cube itself feels much more natural
Re: $38 'FlippyDrive' ODE Lets You Keep Your GameCube's Optical Drive
I just picked up a GameCube with a couple games for very cheap at a garage sale, I've got a modded Wii but I was looking at options for the GameCube just because it's a GameCube.
This looks perfect and that's pretty cheap too.
Re: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Adds 12 New Games With Free Update
Sweet! Warbirds is back on there! Was expecting Berzerk but maybe that's coming later.
Re: Super Mario Bros. (1993) Is Getting A New Worldwide Release In 4K
Man as cool as that is I can't justify $100 plus shipping. Would take a 4K Blu-Ray release on its own though.
Re: Analogue Is Teasing Something For Next Week
The moment I read that Analogue was making an announcement I knew it will probably be SNK related. Those really good cd pads out of nowhere made me suspicious
Re: The 'Frog Boy Color' Is An Absolutely Adorable Game Boy Clone
@JayJ skill issue
Re: Review: 8BitDo Neo Geo Wireless Controller - It Just 'Clicks'
I love this controller and I've been using it for everything on my switch. Metal Slug, Garou, Psycho Soldier, Smash, Mario Kart, Darkstalkers, Mario Galaxy, it's a great controller.
Re: The Atari 2600+ Is A New Way To Play Your 2600 & 7800 Games
I didn't see this coming, but I'm glad it did. That price point is honestly not too bad, though I will probably end up grabbing the VCS instead once it drops down to that level.
Re: Atari Launches New Limited-Edition Clothing Collection Celebrating Tempest
I already grabbed the basic Tempest hat. Love the logo in blue, even if it did end up being 40 bucks.
Re: HyperMega Tech's 'Super Pocket' Is A Game Boy-Style Handheld Which Plays Evercade Carts
Honestly, three 194X games on the Capcom and only one Street Fighter/Mega Man (and it's not even Mega 2) is kinda ehhh but it's hard to argue at 60 bucks. Never had an Evercade product but I've seen the carts go for pretty cheap sometimes, might give it a try.
Re: Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Had An Impact On Apple's Tetris Movie
The video game graphics overlay stuff pleases me. The only concern I had would be if there was too much of it, so it's nice to hear that it was toned down.
I wouldn't be surprised if the CGI in the car chase looks better than Marvel's when it releases lol.
Re: Best Neo Geo Pocket Color Games
Gameboy/Neogeo pocket color fighting games are always so fun. Love 2 buttons with tap/held weak/strong variations, feels so satisfying to string even basic combos.