KitsuneNight

At this rate Nemmie will come collecting in October.
His calendarnating skills aint too best though.

Of the three classic ps1 Resi Evils I always liked 2 the best, bigger world.
More secrets, more types of zuvembies* to blow up.
More gross monsters to tackle.
More to unlock.
And the N64 versions is one of those amazing impossible ports.
A great version of a great game.

@Gs69
( even though you already did it and already got an awnser i find
it rude not to awnser your question you asked me after all)

Those are indeed the bartops.
They have 8 inch screens.
And are compatible with almost all the games ( the 2 Namco Collections are hand held only)
And can use the usb controllers.

@Gs69
That one is 80
I believe the games are build in, that was a stipulation of Capcom.
They are now also split over those two Arcade units come November.

@mrjelly
What do you mean ?
The Twitters post is from 3 days ago.
The first Youtube vid is a month old.
And the second is 3 days old.

The game is conspicuous in its absence on gog and Steam though.

Hooray another one of these for the pile to ignore.

@Axelay71
I dont see any Steamdeck compatibility on its steam page but you might as well grab it.
The system requirements are not massive, and I don't think a console version wil be forth coming any time soon.

The controls are very twitchy though, and the game does feel like a work in progress , some really barebones menu and options screens.
But it looks like it has promise.

@Gs69
Why not pick up one of the previous Evercade handhelds ?
They are fairly cheap at CEX.
( The original Evercade wil run you 42 quid )
That way you can cancel the Argos order and get a feel for the system, and see if its something you want or not.

And pick the EXP-R up when it finally releases in November.
2026.

@Gs69
Better they work out all the kinks though instead of shipping a faulty product.

Personally i think the VS is the better product.

Its been out since 13 jan ?!
Bloody hell !
I have dealt with this oversight by immediately buying the game.

DDI Rally that is.

This new version looks even better now.
Instead of an unhappy PII its now a cranky PIII with an underpowered video card.

I can't say i like GTA all that much, but i'd play this for the sheer novelty of it.

@HeyItsLollie
Drives me round the bend as well.
These are just demo's at best, not full fledged games and i wish he would just settle down and finish a full game, instead of flit from project to project.

GTA 3 on the DC is a full fledged port.
These are proof of concepts.

@Scollurio
That sounds an awfull lot like the Evercade.
Which right now is making all the right moves.

I would also trust Blaze more to do the right thing then having Sega fartarse around as usual.
Blaze got Capcom and Crystal dynamics on board for one,along with big IP's

And who knows they might be courting Sega and convincing them to move beyond the umpteenth sonic and Megadrive collection to be shat out sooner rather than later.

Instabuy for me.
Hopefully more high profile games are in the future of the Evercade.
Like a Tekken Trilogy or the Ridge Racer quartet, now those would be something.

Take my money damn it !

@Bonggon5
As the saying goes: just because you don't see the appeal, doesn't mean there is no market for it.

The Evercade is all about physically owning games, in an age where games are becoming more and more ethereal and can be taken away from you on a whim.
You own nothing and will be happy.

With the Evercade you at least have a physical cartridge that's not beholden to internet servers or subscriptions.
No predatory DLC.
No micro transaction garbage.
No day one patch cause the game is so broken.
No bolted on multiplayer.
Just you and the game.

it also has collections of games, which separately on their original platform, like the Toaplan collection. Would set you back a shocking amount of money instead of 20 bux.

The Evercade serves a niche and it serves it well.

I don't like Tomb Raider personally
I never did.
I always felt the series was running on fumes with an increasingly ancient engine, pushed to its limits by the third game.
With horrible jagged graphics and busted shopping trolly controls.
And I still feel that way to this day.
The series is not for me
It is however a high profile and popular series, which will raise the profile of the Evercade, and put more eyes on it.
And hopefully more 32 bit games.

And that can only be a good thing.

@RejectedAng3L
Nope
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588282-donkey-kong-country/boxes/47078
The super FX chip is mentioned nowhere on the box
unlike Doom https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588285-doom/boxes/47080
or StarFox https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/588690-star-fox/boxes/40403

Argonaut is also responsible for Croc Croc 2 (obviously ) Buck Bumble, Malice among others.
It ceased to be in 2004.

Here is hoping it will come to the platform it belongs on, The Saturn.

@Lanmanna
It's a very easy mod to do.
But too permanent for me, I switched it out for the GD-rom again.
I like being able to use the discs i paid ( way too much ) for.

Translucent consoles are cool.
Wether official or via an aftermarket shell like here.

I happen to have a Skeleton Saturn, with a pico psu.
Coupled with a Saroo it lights up like a christmas tree.

Kinda tempted to reshell my DC, it needs a few mods anyway.
A pic PSU a RTC mod and a Noctua fan.

@Gs69 Best you can do is post links to a file host.

@RetroGames
It would probably look and work something like this portable n64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ3mw0MbIdI

...Just wider cause this looks very cramped.

I'll have to dig out my ps1 classic then.

So, now they are cloning the Hyperkin Supaboy ?

@RetroGames
Maybe.
But these machines are limited by the size of the cartridge and the Snes carts are bloody huge
The Supaboy, as chunky as it is, is about the same height as a Snes cart.

I'd rather its all flush and internal like a Gameboy.
Either way any machine like that would have to to be at least 2 to 3 cm taller. ( 2 inches)
And these things are chunky as is.
The Supaboy is portable but not exactly pocketable, it makes the Game Gear and Nomad look svelte.

@-wc-
This thing is a solution looking for a problem.

@Poodlestargenerica
Even worse, it doesn't appear to be compatible with machines that actually need more storage like the NXswitch.

I always struggle with storage on that thing.

His nes in a nes cartridge video is even more unhinged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-vArvervA
Hilariously so.

Oddly enough as one magazine falls another one, wises fwom its gwave.
NAG a gaming magazine from South Africa of all places has risen from its ashes.
https://www.reddit.com/r/southafrica/comments/1e3sduc/nag_magazine_yes_that_one_is_back/

https://www.nag.co.za/
And they have an archive
https://www.nag.co.za/nag-magazine-archives/

And in my opinion its always cool to see gaming from a perspective that's not the UK or the USA.

@upsilandre
Are you sure ?
I did check it on Youtube to see if it was the game I know.
But I don't suppose it matters very much

@Bonggon5
Uh yeah so ?
Guys aren't allowed to show emotions then ?
They are supposed to be robots and keep everything bottled up ?

The stress was getting to him and he was venting.
Hardly a "weakness" .

@NotTheZeebo
The ps 1 had pack in bundles but they came pretty late
There is this
https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-special-pack-bundle
With a second controller a memory card and Crash 3

and this
https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-tomb-raider-iv-bundle

With Tombraider 4
No memory card.

as well as
https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-atlantis-bundle
https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-disney-bundle
https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-spyro-coolboarder-3-bundle

But all these are very late in the lifespan of the machine most of them are the psONE redesign.
And appear to be EU only
But the ps1 did have pack in titles
Just not in the USA it seems

https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/sony-playstation-target-need-for-speed-bundle
Australia
It seems to be mostly a Europe thing.

@Sketcz
On to retromags !
Ahem.

As for the feature it has been ages since i last saw it it was an EGM EGM2 or a Gamepro from 1994, because they talked about Mortal Kombat II a lot.

It was partially a showcase, part walkthrough.
I remember them talking about how expressive the sprites were while showcasing Edgar.
And rafting section while getting confronted by Ultros.

Spike from Cdromance posted a reaction on his site.
https://cdromance.org/news/romhacking-net-to-stop-hosting-romhacks-rhdn-drama/

Seems they were involved in the behind the scenes drama.

@Sketcz
That explains why I never saw it.
I don't really read EGM or Gfan

However maybe you can help me out.
Ages ago I read a massive article about FF6/FF3
in A EGM, EGM 2 or Gamepro from 1994
Any idea which issue that was ?
Or what i'm even talking about ?

Wise fwom youw gwave.

I actually have one of these things, it's fine....
Lot bigger then you'd expect, even after seeing it can fit a Game Gear.

I mostly use it as decoration.

Can't that happen to the 32X and the Sega CDX ( Multimega) ?
New old stock just showing up
I can dream cant i ?

@Damo

THAT is a shame yes.
I looked in to Sega Forever when it was new , saw it was the usual suspects again, and ignored it ever since.
I thought they killed the entire thing years ago, but apparently not.

That tweet and other things seem to suggest there is something rotten in the kingdom of Sega Europe

@Sketcz Some google fu later and i didnt find anything about the controller.
But i did find a cool interview with Kenji Tosaki about the Saturn and DC controller design
https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2022/06/03/interview-kenji-tosaki-talks-saturn-dreamcast-peripheral-design/

Which explains why the 3D pad has a break away cable

An article about prototype DC controllers
https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/10/18/retro-bit-unveils-early-dreamcast-pad-prototypes/

But nothing about a mirrored Saturn controller.
Console Variations doesnt have it listed
https://consolevariations.com/database/sega-saturn?filters[type][0]=3&activeSortLabel=rarity_score&order=asc

It possible it was just a botched marketing mock up
Marketing firms aren't exactly on the ball especially not with consoles in the early days.
The infamous back cover of the NES box comes to mind.

Well it looks sharper at least.
It could have great potential IF Nintendo doesn't murderize it.

Which knowing them .....

Gee, who didn't see this coming ?
Sega Forever was always a low ball, low rent, low effort affair.
Dragging out most of the usual corpses around but this time on mobile.

It always reeked of bandwagon jumping and desperation.
If Sega cant be bothered to make an effort for it, why should we the consumers ?
Because it was free ?

@PKDuckman
Kinda glad I managed to grab the original Xbox version then.
Even if the game is piffle to begin with.

@LadyCharlie
I didn't write that mini essay just for the hell of it.
I am on @Sketcz 's side here, its the censorship I oppose too, because personally I don't give a toss about how much you can see of Mai's cleavage.

If this slides, what else will slide ?
What else is going to be censored ?
Where wil the line be drawn ?

They gonna tinker with the graphics and gameplay next ?

Or are they gonna get really dystopian and release a "sanitized"version and charge extra for the "adult" version ?

....god i hope i didn't just give them an idea.

@GravyThief
I have occasionally toyed with the idea of speedrunning.
But I couldnt do the grinding.
I don't have the patience for it.

@Tasuki @Sketcz

Social media was a mistake.

@LadyCharlie
That is not the point.
The point is that its nonsensical censorship
Ina game where two characters beat the hell out of each other which is un touched and the main Mai sprite is untouched as well.

The censorship is so small it makes you wonder what the point is, it nearly falls under the radar.

But, and this wil sound paranoid, if they are willing to censor this, what else wil they snip and nip and tuck ?
What other compromises will there be ?

That is the point, where will the line be drawn ?

( Cause personally I don't care about how much of Mai's cleavage we get to see but i do care about censorship and being silenced )

And a new Summoning Salt vid in 3 2 1.....

@GravyThief
Speedrunning is part luck, part RNG, part breaking the game , part extreme skills.
And a whole lot of grinding.

@Poodlestargenerica
Dude, rad !

@KingMike
The Amiga was massive in the UK and Germany.
Personally ive never so much as seen one, let alone used one.
They were a bit before my time.
My first console was the Megadrive II.

@Scollurio
More or less agree there.
I dont really like handheld gaming either the controls are cramped, or the screen is too small.
Or impossible to see in the case of the original GBA.

And I just prefer the console experience with screen and controller in hand.

So if they do make a GBA console I'd be interested

( that hyperkin monster doesnt count that thing is just fugly)

Honestly, I never noticed the game had frame rate issues.
But I was playing the french PAL version back in the day.

It's an uh quirky beat em up with an unusual button lay out ( up is not jump its mapped to a button)

Dunno how its reputation is but I always liked it.

As cool as they are , I am pretty sick of seeing these things.
There are so many it's hard to know what to go for.

I plan to play the fan translation on my Saturn Saroo ,err sometime this year.
Yes.

Clearly they are trying to fleece out of touch non techie boomer dads, who want some easy nostalgia and have more money then sense.