He is absolutely right that it's not as good as Tetris. Honestly, it's not even in the same galaxy as Tetris. I've personally never found Dr. Mario to be very good in general. Nintendo didn't make a Tetris quality puzzle game until Panel de Pon (aka Tetris Attack/Puzzle League). Panel de Pon is the only puzzle game ever made that I feel is as good as Tetris. It's an incredible game.
There's something really off about a lot of the pixel art in this game. Like that giant pig monster in the trailer doesn't even look like it's part of the same environment as the rest of the elements on the screen.
Raw Thrills really needs to release more of their stuff on PC and consoles. I think the only one to ever make the jump is Cruis'n Blast? And it was awesome!
Shame that the bit rate is kind of destroying that trailer. Need to wait for a higher quality version to really get a feel for the game. But seems promising at least from what we can see.
I can't even say what I want to about this without likely facing an insta ban. And frankly, it's just not good for my mental health to engage in this stuff these days.
@BulkSlash Just a heads up that the game has issues on Steam Deck. There are times when the game requires you to type using the Deck's virtual keyboard. But the virtual keyboard instantly pops up automatically and covers up the text that is asking you to type something. So you need to hide the keyboard to see what it is the game wants from you, but then bringing up the keyboard again also brings up the game's options menu, so you can no longer type what you need to. Basically leading to a soft lock or unskippable loop.
A shame that they never fixed the first game's translation issue where battle text was reversed. Basically when you attack an enemy, the text says the enemy attacked you, and vice versa. Actually insane that was never patched.
If only someone could crack the protection code/chip or whatever this thing is using so the rest of the world could try it. Seems impossible though at this point.
@Dehnus Oh I'm aware of how difficult it is. That's why nobody has done it after all these years. That's why Sega is ultimately the one who needs to release a true definitive version of the game. There really is no genuine definitive version of Skies of Arcadia, and that is a shame.
Someone seriously needs to hire him a brand manager, because holy moly are the names of his products bad marketing. Which is a crying shame considering how good the products are. This feels like cognitive dissonance when he says that he wants to remove barriers, while also putting up barriers on the marketing side of things.
I did a play through of Final Fight 2 not long ago, and never really got the impression that it needed something like this. Nice for those who want to try it though.
Is it seriously called the SS One? Or am I reading that wrong? Great products, but he desperately needs a brand manager to create names for his products.
A bit of a shame that he didn't use the Japanese version of Ninja Gaiden 3, since the western release was so busted with its limited continues, increased damage, and cruel item placement.
Still, this version of the Trilogy blows away the official one from Tecmo. That version had ear piercing audio, missing effects like parallax scrolling, horrendous button mapping with no option to fix it, etc. etc.
Devil Blade Reboot is my game of the year (tied with Unicorn Overlord). Easily shmup of the year, and I've been singing its praises ever since it released!
Not surprising at all. Sega is usually pretty hands off with stuff like this, but when your project is an obvious scam, even Sega will pounce on you, and rightfully so. You do not want your brand associated with scamming people.
I've noticed the lag myself. Punch-Out is always a good test for it. On MiSTer (and on my NES back in the day), I had no problem beating Mike Tyson. On Switch though? It's waaayy harder. I've done it, but it's insane just how much more difficult it really is, and how much more you need to rely on memorization rather than reaction.
There is no saving this one. It's vaporware, and even if it does actually materialize at some point, the damage is already done. Nobody will trust them enough to actually buy in on it. I sure as heck won't.
This just keeps getting worse and worse. Genuinely stunning how bad the "marketing" has been for this disaster. I can't even tell if it's serious or not.
This game's visual style is incredible. That said, I do think it's less the game running on NES hardware, and more the game running on the modern custom cartridge and just using the NES as a pass through though. Still a really cool trick, but something like this never would have been possible on the NES back in the day with the mapper chips of the time. Which kind of makes me feel that they should have just made it for the SNES or Genesis instead to show what those console's could do. Still looks amazing regardless, and I'll definitely get it when it releases.
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Re: What Happens When An Arms Dealer Publishes Your Video Game?
Already have an Analogue Pocket, so this thing was never for me anyway.
Re: "I Was P****d Off" - The Tetris Company's Henk Rogers On Nintendo's "Blatant Attempt" To Copy A Classic
He is absolutely right that it's not as good as Tetris. Honestly, it's not even in the same galaxy as Tetris. I've personally never found Dr. Mario to be very good in general. Nintendo didn't make a Tetris quality puzzle game until Panel de Pon (aka Tetris Attack/Puzzle League). Panel de Pon is the only puzzle game ever made that I feel is as good as Tetris. It's an incredible game.
Re: Some Fans Have Issues With Gradius Origins, And They Have A Point
Salamander 3 alone makes the collection worth it to me. The rest of the games I can already play on my MiSTer anyway in various forms.
Re: Star Fox Artist Was "Shocked" By Panzer Dragoon And "Surprised" Sega Got Moebius Involved
Legendary game in a legendary series. Really wish Sega would make a new one.
Re: 'Tetris The Grandmaster 4' Lands On Steam This April & Gets New Video Detailing Its Modes
Can't wait for this next week!
Re: Ghost 'N Goblins Homage 'GladMort' Has Landed On Steam, Promising Players "A Merciless Challenge"
There's something really off about a lot of the pixel art in this game. Like that giant pig monster in the trailer doesn't even look like it's part of the same environment as the rest of the elements on the screen.
Re: "A Lot Of People Hated Me For That Job" - Gunstar Super Heroes Director Opens Up About The Challenges Of The GBA Sequel
I'm just going to say it. Gunstar Super Heroes is better than Gunstar Heroes. It plays better. It looks better. It's awesome.
Re: Retro Fighters' PlayStation 'Defender' Controller Is Getting An Impressive Upgrade
Given how good the recent GCN pro controller was from them, I'm definitely getting one of these.
Re: You Can Now Play Namco's Controversial Cancelled PS3 Remake 'Dancing Eyes'
I see the game has both cloth tearing and screen tearing!
Re: Sega's After Burner Gets A Coin-Op Successor In The Form Of Top Gun: Maverick
Raw Thrills really needs to release more of their stuff on PC and consoles. I think the only one to ever make the jump is Cruis'n Blast? And it was awesome!
Re: M2's New 'Night Striker' Game Just Got Its First Trailer
Shame that the bit rate is kind of destroying that trailer. Need to wait for a higher quality version to really get a feel for the game. But seems promising at least from what we can see.
Re: New Xbox 360 Recompilation Tool Will Give Lost Classics Another Chance To Shine
Otomedious Excellent here I come! ....but nobody will bother to convert it. ðŸ˜
Hate that my old copy of the game isn't backwards compatible on newer Xbox consoles.
Re: "Might Be Time To Go Back To A Corporate Job" - Trump's Tariffs Come Into Effect
I can't even say what I want to about this without likely facing an insta ban. And frankly, it's just not good for my mental health to engage in this stuff these days.
Re: Interview: "We’ve Certainly Made Mistakes" - Limited Run's Boss On Winning Back The Trust Of The Community
Calling them "mistakes" implies that they weren't deliberate insidious practices that were intentionally implemented to scam customers.
Re: Forever Entertainment's House Of The Dead 2: Remake Now Has A Steam Demo
I can confirm that it runs like butt on the Steam Deck. The frame rate is all over the place. Assume the Switch version will be even worse.
Re: Bitmap Bureau Offers Update On 'Final Vendetta's Neo Geo Port Explaining Latest Delay
Wow, I forgot this was still coming to Neo Geo. I played the game forever ago on my Switch.
Re: Review: Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (Switch) - A Mech-Based Adventure That Plays As Good As It Looks
@BulkSlash Just a heads up that the game has issues on Steam Deck. There are times when the game requires you to type using the Deck's virtual keyboard. But the virtual keyboard instantly pops up automatically and covers up the text that is asking you to type something. So you need to hide the keyboard to see what it is the game wants from you, but then bringing up the keyboard again also brings up the game's options menu, so you can no longer type what you need to. Basically leading to a soft lock or unskippable loop.
Re: With Little Warning, Edia's 'Cosmic Fantasy Collection 2' Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
A shame that they never fixed the first game's translation issue where battle text was reversed. Basically when you attack an enemy, the text says the enemy attacked you, and vice versa. Actually insane that was never patched.
Re: Lewd N64-Powered 'Super Real Mahjong VS' Gets English-Language Patch
Time to test this baby out!....for research! 👀
Re: New Custom Firmware Update Allows You To Connect Your PSP To WPA2
I just added custom firmware to my PSPs like a month ago and ran into this very issue! I'll have to try this out soon.
Re: Excited About Sega's Mooted Skies Of Arcadia Remaster? Horizons Of Achaea Might Also Be Worth A Look
@Daniel36 Xenoblade isn't floating islands though? I think you have a misconception of what Xenoblade is.
Re: Creator Of New Open-Source Game Boy Disagrees That FPGA Is Superior To Software Emulation
I mean...yes? Of course they're only as good as they're programed to be. That's beyond common sense. What an odd statement to make.
Re: WaterMelon Insists Its Terminally Delayed Brawler Paprium Isn't Dead
If only someone could crack the protection code/chip or whatever this thing is using so the rest of the world could try it. Seems impossible though at this point.
Re: 25 Years On, Skies Of Arcadia's Technical Issues Have Been Fixed
@Dehnus Oh I'm aware of how difficult it is. That's why nobody has done it after all these years. That's why Sega is ultimately the one who needs to release a true definitive version of the game. There really is no genuine definitive version of Skies of Arcadia, and that is a shame.
Re: 25 Years On, Skies Of Arcadia's Technical Issues Have Been Fixed
If someone could fix the GCN version's horrendous audio, then we'd truly have a definitive version of the game.
Re: The Mega Drive / Genesis Shmup 'ZPF' Gets New Lore Trailer & Release Date
@ChromaticDracula Unfortunately, they have no plans on releasing a rom for the game. If you want it in digital format, Steam is the only option.
Re: Your Next Retro Emulation Handheld Could Cost You 35% More Than Usual
That idiot is going to bury us. And every person who voted for him will deserve it.
Re: Fan-Made 3DO Port Of Mortal Kombat II Is Now Available
This turned out so well that it's literally the best home port ever made of Mortal Kombat II.
Re: Dino Crisis Spiritual Successor Code Violet Will Be Console Exclusive To Avoid "Vulgar" PC Modding
They 100% just ensured that someone will do this now by ripping the game to their PC.
Re: Nasir Gebelli, The Elusive Programming Genius Behind Final Fantasy, Thinks Coding The Games Was "Simple"
Simple for him, but the current programmers weren't able to pull off what he did. His version had smooth scrolling. The Pixel Remasters do not.
Re: Interview: Taki Udon Explains How His FPGA PS1 Aims To "Remove Barriers" To FPGA Gaming
Someone seriously needs to hire him a brand manager, because holy moly are the names of his products bad marketing. Which is a crying shame considering how good the products are. This feels like cognitive dissonance when he says that he wants to remove barriers, while also putting up barriers on the marketing side of things.
Re: This New Final Fight 2 Strength Hack Rebalances The SNES Beat 'Em Up
I did a play through of Final Fight 2 not long ago, and never really got the impression that it needed something like this. Nice for those who want to try it though.
Re: Taki Udon's Groundbreaking FPGA PS1 Gets Detailed, Pricing Starts At $149
Is it seriously called the SS One? Or am I reading that wrong? Great products, but he desperately needs a brand manager to create names for his products.
Re: Super Dimension Fortress Macross II Is Coming To Arcade Archives On Switch And PS4
Such a shame that you need a Japanese account for them. Which is something I am not willing to do.
Re: It's A Christmas Miracle, SuperSega Now Claims Sega Is Totally OK With Its FPGA Console
Christmas miracle? More like Christmas MiraLAX, because he's so full of crap.
Re: You Can Now Play SNES Batman Returns On Your Sega Genesis, For Free
So just how much of the game is actually here? Only the first stage? Half the game? Most of it?
Re: The NES Ninja Gaiden Trilogy Gets Natively Ported To SNES
A bit of a shame that he didn't use the Japanese version of Ninja Gaiden 3, since the western release was so busted with its limited continues, increased damage, and cruel item placement.
Still, this version of the Trilogy blows away the official one from Tecmo. That version had ear piercing audio, missing effects like parallax scrolling, horrendous button mapping with no option to fix it, etc. etc.
Re: Game Of The Year: UFO 50 Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Devil Blade Reboot is my game of the year (tied with Unicorn Overlord). Easily shmup of the year, and I've been singing its praises ever since it released!
Re: Review: Retro Fighters BattlerGC Pro - Time To Finally Retire Your GameCube's WaveBird
Yep, I have one of these, and it is fantastic. Easily the best wireless GCN controller I have tried out. Way better than the NYXI Warrior.
Re: Virtua Fighter 2 Is Getting A Physical Release On Xbox
Right after they pulled it from the digital storefront. Pretty scummy.
Re: Raiden Spin-Off 'Viper Phase 1' Is Finally Getting An Official Release On Consoles
When do these usually go up on PSN? It's up on Switch already, but not PSN.
Re: 'Faster' Is A Seriously Smooth New Racing Game For The Atari STE
I was able to get this running on my MiSTer a couple days ago, and it's shockingly good! Very fun little high score racer.
Re: Fan-Made Doom 64 Dreamcast Port Now The "Definitive" Version Of The Game
I'll still play the new remaster over this version any day. If only because you can actually see the game.
Re: Japanese Gamers Just Picked The 30 Best PlayStation Games Of All Time
Nice to see Shadow Hearts on the list! Also a little shocked that the Dragon Quest games aren't higher on the list.
Re: To The Shock Of Absolutely Nobody, Sega Is Trying To Shut Down The SuperSega FPGA Project
Not surprising at all. Sega is usually pretty hands off with stuff like this, but when your project is an obvious scam, even Sega will pounce on you, and rightfully so. You do not want your brand associated with scamming people.
Re: "Absolutely Horrid" - Is Nintendo Switch Online's Emulation Really That Bad?
I've noticed the lag myself. Punch-Out is always a good test for it. On MiSTer (and on my NES back in the day), I had no problem beating Mike Tyson. On Switch though? It's waaayy harder. I've done it, but it's insane just how much more difficult it really is, and how much more you need to rely on memorization rather than reaction.
Re: Yuzo Koshiro's Stunning Genesis Shmup Earthion Delayed Until 2025
It's on track, but it's taking longer than planned. XD
Anyway, the game looks beyond incredible, so no worries on the delay! Can't wait to get my hands on the game.
Re: SuperSega Explains Why It Produces Such "Crappy" Videos, Says It's Afraid Analogue Will Steal Its Ideas
There is no saving this one. It's vaporware, and even if it does actually materialize at some point, the damage is already done. Nobody will trust them enough to actually buy in on it. I sure as heck won't.
Re: SuperSega Boss Rocks Up In His Lamborghini To Beg For Your Pre-Order Cash
This just keeps getting worse and worse. Genuinely stunning how bad the "marketing" has been for this disaster. I can't even tell if it's serious or not.
Re: We Can't Quite Believe That Former Dawn Is Running On Real NES Hardware
This game's visual style is incredible. That said, I do think it's less the game running on NES hardware, and more the game running on the modern custom cartridge and just using the NES as a pass through though. Still a really cool trick, but something like this never would have been possible on the NES back in the day with the mapper chips of the time. Which kind of makes me feel that they should have just made it for the SNES or Genesis instead to show what those console's could do. Still looks amazing regardless, and I'll definitely get it when it releases.