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@Martin_H 100%. I've worked with several people like that over the years. No matter the industry, there is always at least one insufferable jackass to deal with in the work place.

@Damo You're definitely not wrong. Your article is absolutely correct that the reason for this is due to AI. Anyone trying to spin it to the contrary is arguing in bad faith and they know it. Even if someone likes generative AI, they can't deny it's the reason for all the recent price increases.

I don't think they remember how many units the Wii sold...

This was a very fun read. Would love more articles like this.

OMG he's here in the comments? Oh boy. 😬

I love how the usual suspects always show up in these articles to defend generative AI by writing a novel's worth of old debunked talking points over and over. Keep on digging that hole deeper and deeper bros!

Honestly, outside of the Genesis/Mega Drive and their older 2D arcade titles, I'd argue that Sega is one of the worst in the entire industry at preserving their classic games. They never do Saturn, Dreamcast, or 3D arcade titles outside of Yakuza games, which is a piss poor way to play them. Even Namco has finally started to allow Arcade Archives to release some of their classic 3D arcade titles. The only one in recent memory was Virtua Racing on Switch, and even that was released years ago. Where is Daytona? Scud Race? Burning Rangers? Instead they they'll give another dozen ways to play the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Thank goodness for PC emulation.

Glad to see articles like this discuss these types of issues that actually do relate to video games. For the people complaining about it, just...don't read said articles? It's not complicated.

I fully expect that they will roll this update out without VRR support, so it'll be a stuttering mess at 54fps. I just know they're going to mess it up.

So is the track record of this company good? I'd love to own one of these, but I was burned by the Neo Geo X back in the day, and don't want to fall into that rabbit hole again...

@Kev711 Then you're going to be awfully disappointed with FPGA, because almost no examples of 100% accuracy exist in FPGA. The Mega Drive core and the NES core are perhaps the only examples that have come close. The point of MiSTer and FPGA in general is to achieve a high rate of accuracy that's as close to the original experience as possible, not 100%. You're living in a fantasy world if you believe otherwise. And if you do, I have a bridge to sell you.

Someday my beloved Wave Race 64 will get a PC port!

@Synthatron_Prime Same. Best gaming investment I've made in ages. And yeah, 100% accuracy was never that important with MiSTer. The Saturn core isn't 100% accurate, and yet it's still the most accurate way to play Saturn games today outside of real hardware. I've had a ton of fun with it!

I love how Bald Bull just uppercuts in this. No punches. No hooks. Just uppercuts.

I still prefer the CD version simply because you can create a profile in that version that saves all your stats as you play through the game. And on MiSTer, the x4 CD speed option makes the loading times pretty negligible. But this is still very cool to see!

Zero interest in this one. For reasons that shall remain obvious.

Haha, talk about a lack of self awareness. If he really believes that, he is shockingly delusional.

I would just like to thank eadmaster once again for finishing this project up for everyone. Without you, this project would have never been completed. There is less than zero chance that SamIAm and CyberWarriorX would have finished it themselves, and their behavior throughout this has been pretty appalling.

Scummy as heck honestly. I have zero interest in the Yakuza franchise, but I would easily pay for home ports of stuff like Scud Race or Daytona USA 2. When Konami is doing a better job preserving their classic games than Sega, you know you screwed up.

Can confirm that this collection is dog crap. Wish I could get a refund on PS5 for it.

@Thad Could even be someone who has an unhealthy hatred for the game and wanted to erase its existence.

Absolutely insane uses of DMCA. Copyright trolls are scum.

"In the most egregious example, we received a takedown from Graceware pointing to a webpage describing that we own a copy of Cookie’s Bustle."

Automated DMCA takedown services seriously need to be more closely regulated.

@WileyDragonfly More shmups! I love 'em!

The pixel art looks great, but the screenshots are so blurry! Hopefully the game itself doesn't look like that.

Gotta be real, I've never been a fan of WipEout. I've tried several entries in the series over the years, but the super floaty handling just never feels good to actually play. I vastly prefer F-Zero's tight, super responsive handling in comparison.

@Gs69 Just checked, and for some reason I'm ranked number 98 now? Maybe somebody had their score removed? Either way, my time is 3:36.059.

The number one rank time is 11 seconds faster than that, and I have no clue how that's possible!

I only have the arcade version via Arcade Archives. On that version on PS5, I'm number 99 in the global rankings for TT. The vast majority of the top 100 are japanese players! They really know their Ridge Racer.

@N00BiSH I take it this is your first time posting at Time Extension? 😅

Always funny to see the same people show up in these articles to try and defend the billion dollar corporations and AI. You'd think they were bots or something.

I see that SNK's overlords are still doing their absolute best to ensure that nobody wants to play their game.

Time for more cosmic horror!?

Those character designs are definitely a choice. Looks very out of place in a Castlevania style game.

I'll never understand how companies just let major classic franchises like this die. Ridge Racer is such an incredible series.

Started it last night, and it's very fun so far! The battle system is really unique.

@Gamecuber Even outside the US, it still defined the industry as we know it. Because the industry today, around the world was defined by it. Its influence was big enough that it affected regions around the world over time.

I hate this AI timeline so much.

@AngelFox They never said the games would render internally at 4K. It's outputting a 4K video signal, which to be clear, is a very very good thing for retro games on a modern display. It provides a much cleaner video output and provides better pixel scaling without the need for interpolation. I'm a MiSTer person through and through and have zero interest in the Analogue 3D, but it's one thing that I wish the MiSTer could do and they were right to advertise that feature considering how important it is..

Sadly, I haven't been interested in his last couple ports now. With how many amazing NES games are out there, his last two choices have been...interesting, to say the least.

Not surprising honestly. It was never a particularly great business model. The cabinets weren't the proper size, so nostalgia seekers were never going to be happy with it, and they're the primary target market for something like this.

Haha, I used to love this show back in the day. Still have the original DVD releases. Didn't know there was a Dreamcast game.

Absolutely legendary game. Still have my old SNES cart and did a new play through as recent as last year.

@breach187 I would see it leaning in YS Net's favor. The use of their logo being the killing blow. It's one thing to create fake footage of a possible game for a laugh, but it's another thing entirely to intentionally involve a company with their logo/brand tied to it, as that can have direct consequences for said company.

Rest in peace legend.

It's happening! I'm gaga for Segagaga!

Sadly, I'm far less interested in Death by Scrolling than an old-school Zelda style game. This is what happens when you tailor your game based on what you think might sell rather than what you want to make as a creator.

This is a shockingly great, and accurate, analogy.

That's amazing. I love how Acclaim of all companies was responsible for it. Man they put out some garbage back in the day. Almost as bad as THQ was back then.

Not surprising at all unfortunately. I love this game, and when I saw the footage, I knew it looked off. As I said, I'll stick with the PS1 version. Just did a full play through of the game recently on my MiSTer even.

Insert Futurama "I'm shocked! Shocked!" gif.

Very cool development. I love curiosities like this!