Yeah... I turn that amazing 40 myself this year, Damien, so I know where you coming from. I have an NES I can still fire up when I get it out the closet, but I know one day emulation will be the norm for all my oldest retro memories. Sigh. What a future that's coming: More old systems breaking, emulation increasing for software and hardware, cloud gaming, physical media supplanted by digital... I have no idea what kind of gamer I'd be in another 40 years if I live that long.
@Moroboshi876 Looking back at this... wow how things have changed lol. I don't know if it was an agreement that Hamster would divy up profits by 1/3 for Hamster, Nintendo, and Ikegami, or Nintendo and Ikegami allow Hamster 100% profits, or Nintendo and Ikegami squashed their differences, etc.... The world may never know, and I'd love to her it from Hamster themselves how they pulled this off. I'm STILL in shock that I am playing DK and DK Jr., RIGHT NOW, on my Switch...
I really don’t care what people think, which makes all the negative comments people write all the funnier. What a waste of time.
I genuinely lol'd at this. I may not agree one to one, but I share a slight sentiment all the same.
And Mario on the dartboard... love it!
Other than that, yeah, he's definitely a guy of the 90s. Nostalgia or not, for better or worse, I do remember and miss that age in gaming. Loyalty wasn't a bad thing, it made it all the more fun actually, but I guess the younger generation would've had to have been there to know. Ah well, good times
Memories... I remember this MK 16-bit war to the letter. Arguments of "Super Nintendo got the better graphics!" vs "But Genesis is more real with blood and the blast processing speed!" all over the place lmao! Good times I can reflect upon
I never really had that kind of affinity for Neo Geo, so this won't be something I'd be getting. But I will say that if I did have one, I'd sit on it and not even open the box. DatBoutIt.
This and Super Mario Bros. we're still better than Double Dragon imo but yeah it's such a bad movie. I found myself so many times saying "why do they have so and so doing that??" Ryu and Ken were such a disgrace lol. Deejay was a camera man? Guile with a French accent, and so on. Good times 93 and 94
I'm guessing the "terms" that these companies came to is an agreement to a stalemate-- Nintendo would never be able collect further royalties from the arcade DK ROM, but neither would Ikegami, so essentially, the original ROM would just fall into code purgatory, never to be profited from again. Just my observation based on the info we do know, and the lack thereof. Whelp... there goes my hopes for an Arcade Archives DK, and possibly DKJr. arcade since it was reverse engineered. Guess that leaves Arcade Archives DK3, lol.
I very much enjoyed the game despite it's past. It's just all too bad when I think about the relationship with Rare and Nintendo... I enjoyed those days every second.
With grinding, I thought it was a pretty long action RPG, but that was about a decade ago since I last played it, so maybe my skills weren't as up to par, idk. I knew NOTHING of this game until a friend of mine told me to play it... wow, just wow. It was hard as hell, intriguing, different, fun... the list goes on. Didn't even know NL did a review, so I'll be sure to read it. I would actually give this another go if it would come to VC, no doubt. Cheers Jake Armitage!
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Re: Feature: Drugged Coffee, Pirated Games And Empty Bank Accounts - The Story Of GameFan Magazine
Off topic but, looking at one caption in the article reminds me I never got to play Mischief Makers. Please re-release Treasure.
Re: Evercade Retro System To Receive Oliver Twins Collection Cartridge, All Profits Will Go To Charity
I still want this system, I forgot all about it.
Re: Hardware Review: Evercade - Can A 100% Physical Media Console Really Work In 2020?
I think it will definitely be one to watch once indie-retro releases appear. I'm actually intrigued by it and will be watching.
Re: Atari's Attempt To Relaunch The VCS Has Just Hit Another Brick Wall
Smells like vaporware...
Re: Introducing The Playdate, Panic's New Handheld Video Game System With A Crank
It'll serve as a nice new fidget spinner. Last about as long, too...
Re: There's A New Intellivision Coming, And A Trio Of Former Nintendo Staffers Are Helping Launch It
The system reminds me of the Death Drive Mk-II from Travis Strikes Again with those controllers, minus the bowl on the system...
Re: Feature: Your Beloved Games Console Is Slowly But Surely Dying
Yeah... I turn that amazing 40 myself this year, Damien, so I know where you coming from. I have an NES I can still fire up when I get it out the closet, but I know one day emulation will be the norm for all my oldest retro memories. Sigh. What a future that's coming: More old systems breaking, emulation increasing for software and hardware, cloud gaming, physical media supplanted by digital... I have no idea what kind of gamer I'd be in another 40 years if I live that long.
Re: Feature: Shining A Light On Ikegami Tsushinki, The Company That Developed Donkey Kong
@Moroboshi876 Looking back at this... wow how things have changed lol. I don't know if it was an agreement that Hamster would divy up profits by 1/3 for Hamster, Nintendo, and Ikegami, or Nintendo and Ikegami allow Hamster 100% profits, or Nintendo and Ikegami squashed their differences, etc.... The world may never know, and I'd love to her it from Hamster themselves how they pulled this off. I'm STILL in shock that I am playing DK and DK Jr., RIGHT NOW, on my Switch...
Re: Feature: Dave "The Games Animal" Perry On Picking Sega Over Nintendo And Returning To Mario 64
I really don’t care what people think, which makes all the negative comments people write all the funnier. What a waste of time.
I genuinely lol'd at this. I may not agree one to one, but I share a slight sentiment all the same.
And Mario on the dartboard... love it!
Other than that, yeah, he's definitely a guy of the 90s. Nostalgia or not, for better or worse, I do remember and miss that age in gaming. Loyalty wasn't a bad thing, it made it all the more fun actually, but I guess the younger generation would've had to have been there to know. Ah well, good times
Re: Feature: How Mortal Kombat Defined The Console War Between Sega And Nintendo
Memories... I remember this MK 16-bit war to the letter. Arguments of "Super Nintendo got the better graphics!" vs "But Genesis is more real with blood and the blast processing speed!" all over the place lmao! Good times I can reflect upon
Re: Hardware Review: Does The SNK Neo Geo Mini Outclass Nintendo's Classic Editions?
I never really had that kind of affinity for Neo Geo, so this won't be something I'd be getting. But I will say that if I did have one, I'd sit on it and not even open the box. DatBoutIt.
Re: Drugs, Military Coups And Reshoots: The Amazing Story Of Street Fighter: The Movie
This and Super Mario Bros. we're still better than Double Dragon imo but yeah it's such a bad movie. I found myself so many times saying "why do they have so and so doing that??" Ryu and Ken were such a disgrace lol. Deejay was a camera man? Guile with a French accent, and so on. Good times 93 and 94
Re: Atari Comes Under Fire For Seemingly Knowing Very Little About Its Crowdfunded VCS Console
Seems like the "new" Atari is capturing a lot of failed thinking that ended the "old" Atari
Re: Exclusive: The Artist Behind Troubled Sega Mega Drive Fighter Paprium Speaks Out
I hated that Pier Solar never was discounted, I would've bought it. Oh well...
Re: Feature: Shining A Light On Ikegami Tsushinki, The Company That Developed Donkey Kong
I'm guessing the "terms" that these companies came to is an agreement to a stalemate-- Nintendo would never be able collect further royalties from the arcade DK ROM, but neither would Ikegami, so essentially, the original ROM would just fall into code purgatory, never to be profited from again. Just my observation based on the info we do know, and the lack thereof. Whelp... there goes my hopes for an Arcade Archives DK, and possibly DKJr. arcade since it was reverse engineered. Guess that leaves Arcade Archives DK3, lol.
Re: Modular Console RetroBlox Could Be The Ultimate Old-School Gaming Platform
Retro-console wars heating up...??
Re: Hardware Review: Retro-Bit Generations
I swear all these retro machines make simply emulating them on PC the better way to go. Not saying I condone or oppose, just giving a perspective.
Re: Feature: The Making Of Star Fox Adventures
I very much enjoyed the game despite it's past. It's just all too bad when I think about the relationship with Rare and Nintendo... I enjoyed those days every second.
Re: Feature: The Making of Shadowrun
With grinding, I thought it was a pretty long action RPG, but that was about a decade ago since I last played it, so maybe my skills weren't as up to par, idk. I knew NOTHING of this game until a friend of mine told me to play it... wow, just wow. It was hard as hell, intriguing, different, fun... the list goes on. Didn't even know NL did a review, so I'll be sure to read it. I would actually give this another go if it would come to VC, no doubt. Cheers Jake Armitage!