Magrane

Doesn’t look like there’s an ESRB release of the title. But I may still wind up getting it…!

@gojiguy wondered the same thing. I hope it gets clearer later.

@Serpenterror it is difficult, lol. It’s just a turn off for me that I can’t understand game options if it’s in another language.

Please keep up this good work. It’s important that’s it’s documented somewhere and your page is it.

The guy is really full of himself. Enough to where he claims “it’s an honor” to have a localization community call out his translation mistakes. I wonder how he will wrangle his words around this felony.

@-wc- Hahaha yes I remember that guy and his wishful thinking of 3DO dominance. It was just a bunch of…..words. Although, everyone did think his “exclusive “ version of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo at launch did give him some promise.

No English localization = no sale. Hard pass.

@ArcadianLegend99 Well, he’s not saying he won’t do it IF he does collect enough subscribers. I think it’s completely fair asking for something so menial in return, as opposed to actual currency. Which any relic finder is allowed to do unless a heritage law exists.

He has no obligation whatsoever to release it to any one. One gesture of goodwill (pun intended) deserves another.

@Serpenterror I disagree regarding Panel de Pon not needing a translation…….

That being said, I’m pretty upset there is a batch of retro games for the NSO that I consider Nintendo very lazy for not offering a localized version.

I'm gonna check Amazon for it too. This looks like very good Friday night pizza reading.

I definitely have not heard of these and now thanks to this website......I must wish list them! Thank you!

Looks like standard beat em ups but anything that was Final Fight related to me in the 90s was just.......snozzberry.

@YANDMAN I’m optimistic to a fault!

I can’t wait for this! I think every Double Dragon IP fan should own this gem.

@no_donatello I guess in the end, art is art. But it can be taken to offense to those that (a) expect this to be drawn by an artist to showcase his/her/their actual talent versus five-minute AI generated visuals….with no sense of QC by the way, and (b) believe AI is taking the jobs of harder working individuals who probably deserve a high-profile opportunity!

I sincerely commend those who complained and recognized it as a cash grab for non-artistic AI visionaries.

I’m excited that they’ve invested to this remake. Looks fun and like a thrill for the original game’s fans!

I can see them delisting these games once the Amiico does release. This game looks interesting to me from an arcade or casual gamer perspective, which is what this is supposed to be.

I fear for the commissioned future of artists and administrative employees.

Boy I wish Capcom would take notice and actually support this endeavor! I loved the NES and always appreciate updates like these! Case in point, River City Ransom Underground.

Great story! Now…..all you need to do is localize the language….!

One can only hope this shows up in the Arcade Archives as a licensed game. Or Konami can re release it in some other form.

This article explains why the game showed up on the mini PS”s line up of games, but still I think that deserved the earlier version of the game.

@Krambo42 you can make the same argument that they’re losing out on money because…….they simply closed the shop? I wanted to buy these games legitimately that last week until I misplaced my 3DS! Now I have no choice but to pirate the digital only exclusive titles.

It’s either that or never ethically play them simply because I never not only paid for them, but never will have the chance to.

Mind you, for the anti pirate stalwart that I am, I’m in good conscience okay with this decision.

@Poodlestargenerica Given the guy was hit multiple times on the head in his storied career, sure.

I dont know if I missed it in this article but wasnt this game inducted into the video game hall of fame recently?

Ahhhh Lord British at his finest. Whatever happened to the Ultima series?

@Serpenterror I do understand your viewpoint however for me because it’s an official licensed release versus someone just putting it together with no prior permission, that it qualifies as non-repro. Sega doesn’t own the IP or we would see their name on it. Also I don’t think they can add the Sega approved seal anymore OFFICIALLY as they don’t give it out anymore.

I wish this guy a lot of luck. First of all, I hope he finds a museum or collector that pays for this. He is right in marketing the package as a piece of development history. Second, I wish Sony would do the right thing and grant this man those royalties in a book publishing deal. I understand the corporate thinking of setting precedent but why not do so in kindness and generosity as the motive to a man who needs the money.

@Serpenterror is it fair to call the Gley Lancer cart a repro, since this the first official NA release of the game……?

Gley Lancer (it annoys me it’s clearly NOT “Grey”) is also available I believe on the current Virtual Console, for the Wii U. Or it was…..

Glad to see Bandai-Namco fix this oversight. Hopefully Scott Rogers thanked them for fixing this mistake……..👀

Is it still backlogged? I’d like to order one if it’s getting that much attention!

Although I’m a huge fan of the original, I never got to play the sequel. I own the digital first one on the Switch so it saddens me it’s part of the bundle! Ah nuts……still getting it.

I still have the catchy chip tune from the NES version stuck in my head. Bugs never jumped but he did have just a swag to his walk…..

@MadmanMike That was the unlicensed Famicom port mentioned in this article. That also caused quite the stir in the magazine days of EGM.

@Zebetite never heard of it as a thing or even a negative. But hey, thank you any way for the attempt to enlighten me (without any guidance) about the fact I responded instead of addressing what I originally said!

@UglyCasanova Game Shark!

@Zebetite Nah. I don’t think there’s ever a timeline for not being able to reply to older comments. That sounds silly to me.

@Would_you_kindly so true. The industry wised up and decided to sell them. With a Game Genie nowadays, companies would sue successfully that their profits are being taken away.

@Torn completely agree. You will be taken advantage of if you don’t advocate yourself sooner than later. This comes from naïvete so I get it, but it’s awful how greedy people can be to those who CLEARLY made a huge contribution. Shame on their wicked nature.

@Zebetite a little harsh there on Kiyata, no? I think Kiyata’s angle came from the competitive aspect than just criticism of your own personal gaming time. There is a difference on how you beat a game - if you modded it, you cheated plain and simple. But like you said , after accepting that, it doesn’t really matter how you play the game as long as you are having fun. And I don’t see how gaming is a waste of time, even if it did not contribute to society. If it’s not an addiction, there’s a lot toward mental health when it comes to relaxing and doing “nothing”.

I believe the Game Genie disappeared when the PS joined the show and ppl preferred to use the “Game Shark” instead......

I remember how expensive the SNES version cost back then on release day due to expected demand ($60-64 is what I paid and that was a super big deal since games capped off at about $50). The hype was real. But I would not say it was the price of a Game Boy plus this version of the game unless you did NOT shop around and decided to buy all your SNES games at Electronics Boutique. They were always marked up.

Also - I agree with the comments in this article where the game was actually fun to play acknowledging it was a descaled version. And dropped heavily on prices years later once it hit gold status.

The cynicism of the people commenting here is really depressing. The presentation had casual gaming written all over it on top of the gaming nostalgia. Here’s rooting for their success, even though secretly as a kid I couldn’t stand Intellivision. 🙂

I appreciate companies that invest in the retro culture and just....do it right. I remember the various iam8bit promotions, including when they had a Rhythm Heaven Wii release party in Los Angeles. I'm a big fan of their products and I'm happy to hear they are publishing Switch games now. Looking forward to (I'm assuming) physical releases of even more digital games.

I'm still jealous I don't have a physical copy of Mega Man 9 😊 I think they did a promotion for Mega Man 10 too, when they showed up in a food truck here in Downtown Los Angeles and handed out E-Tank boxes of t-shirts?