So many companies, that turned into *****, when they became huge. EA released so much original content, back in the 80:s-90:s. Miss games like Archon, Desert Strike, Road Rash etc. Same with companies like Activision, which was created by the best ex-Atari developers, making the best games for the 2600. Ubisoft also made some fun stuff, before they got stuck making half broken open-world games...
It already feels like these companies are run by AI.
So tired of them milking this console. There are still bugs in the Mega SG (messed up music in Rastan, Darius Extra Version, etc) and Super NT (glitchy graphics in Pocky and Rocky) that will never be fixed. Heard the Duo also had some issues? But nope, all focus seems to be on releasing new Pocket colors, that the FOMO collectors throw themselves at...
Gotten disc rot, on a few discs, even when stored inside my apartment, at normal temp. A few of my old Atari and Colecovision cartridges have stopped working as well. I got two Game & Watch games, and a Gameboy, where the screens suffers from LCD leak, even though I never dropped them. These things are just starting to break down, due to age, no matter how we store them. What is strange though, is that I found a box with a couple of C64 tapes, in my parents attic, which have suffered through heatwaves and coldwinters. But even today, 35 years later, those tapes loaded without any issues.
I'm happy about emulation and FPGA, so future generations, can discover these games, when most of the physical stuff has rotten away.
THIS is how you make a remake. Hope M2 finds more mediocre games, to enhance. Bit most of all, I would love for them to make a brand new 2D old-school Castlevania. Personally I prefer the pre-metroidvania games.
Nintendo will take this down, and the fanboys on NintendoLife will defend them doing so.
"FAn gAme baAaDd. MAke yoor oWn GaMe".
Glad you can still find everything they take down, if you know where to search for them 😁
Quantity over quality. The market is flooded with these devices. Maybe release ONE model each year, and actually make it as good as possible, instead of rushing out multiple variants.
@Blast16 The demo seems to only be available on Steam. Played the demo yesterday, and it's great, can't wait to play the full game, later this week. 👍😃
Abandoned, because it looked and played like crap, perhaps?
It just basically Jetpac, mixed in with defender.
It would have been dead on arrival, compared to all the great Konami shmups.
At least Wizards and Warriors, was different enough, that it stood out of the crowd.
Imagine if we got Amiga games like this, back in the early 90:s, instead of the typical, rushed to market, euro trash. If they actually had put some time and effort into the action games, they could have been just as good as the ones on the 16 bit consoles. I can't belive I spent money on those horrible Arcade ports, back then. They were all basically broken, and maybe running in 10-20 fps, if we were lucky. 😂 At least I got my money back, when I returned to the store, with that terrible Final Fight port. Last time I ever bought a arcade game for the Amiga. Some things sure wasn't better, back in the day 😁
@slider1983 Read the article again. It's coming for both Mega Drive and the 32X. The 32x version has enhancements.
"We've since had confirmation from the developer that the game will run on standard Mega Drive hardware too, but when running via a 32X (or on the GF1 Neptune) it will be "better"."
Watched gameplay from that Custers Revenge remake, and it's VERY tame, since it doesn't even include the good old in out action, of the original 2600 game.
They went too over the top with all the colors and detailed backgrounds. I tested the demo, and it's hard to tell what's part of the background or an actuall obstacle. They should reduce the brightness on the background, so the actuall sprites and bullets are easier to see.
Yeah, I'll also rather buy a rom, that I can use on my PC or Pocket. The novelty of buying new carts, for old systems, have faded for me. I just wanna play the game.
Midnight Resistance, with a d-pad sucks.
No matter what setting, even in the genesis version, it's just a hassle to play.
If the Evercade consoles had analog sticks, it would work great as a twin stick game.
That's how I control the game, when emulating rotary games, on the PC.
This doesn't even look like a Perfect Dark game. It feels like they made a mediocre Hitman/Deus Ex styled game, and just threw the Perfect Dark name on it, to save the project.
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Re: Opinion: Electronic Arts Used To Empower Developers; Now It Looks To Replace Them With AI
So many companies, that turned into *****, when they became huge. EA released so much original content, back in the 80:s-90:s.
Miss games like Archon, Desert Strike, Road Rash etc.
Same with companies like Activision, which was created by the best ex-Atari developers, making the best games for the 2600.
Ubisoft also made some fun stuff, before they got stuck making half broken open-world games...
It already feels like these companies are run by AI.
Re: The "Sega Saturn Slim" Is Now Our Most-Wanted Hardware Of 2024
Love the black one, as it goes well together with a Mega Drive next to it.
Re: More Analogue Pocket Editions Are On The Way, And They're Based On The Game Boy Color
So tired of them milking this console.
There are still bugs in the Mega SG (messed up music in Rastan, Darius Extra Version, etc) and Super NT (glitchy graphics in Pocky and Rocky) that will never be fixed. Heard the Duo also had some issues?
But nope, all focus seems to be on releasing new Pocket colors, that the FOMO collectors throw themselves at...
Love their hardware, but hate the company...
Re: Last Ninja Collection Will Bring The Classic Beat 'Em Up Series To PC & Switch
Love Last Ninja 1 and 2. Third one was a disappointment though.
When it comes to those 16 bit ports, only IK+ turned out great.
Still own the original tapes, and I still play them. Among the collection Last Ninja 2 and IK+ are probably my all time favorite System 3 games.
Re: R-Type Shown Running On The Atari 7800
@cdog555
That's correct.
The console could probably have done pretty okey, if it was released before the NES.
Re: This Is Why You Should Never Store Your Retro Game Collection In A Shed
Gotten disc rot, on a few discs, even when stored inside my apartment, at normal temp.
A few of my old Atari and Colecovision cartridges have stopped working as well. I got two Game & Watch games, and a Gameboy, where the screens suffers from LCD leak, even though I never dropped them. These things are just starting to break down, due to age, no matter how we store them.
What is strange though, is that I found a box with a couple of C64 tapes, in my parents attic, which have suffered through heatwaves and coldwinters. But even today, 35 years later, those tapes loaded without any issues.
I'm happy about emulation and FPGA, so future generations, can discover these games, when most of the physical stuff has rotten away.
Re: Fresh From Revealing The Pocket Mini, GoRetroid Has Unveiled the Retroid Pocket 5
Feels like there's a new handheld released every day 😂
Re: Review: AYANEO Pocket Micro - A Truly Portable Android Emulation Handheld
The screen is too small.
I had another handheld, years ago, with such a small screen, but it just put a huge strain on my eyes.
Re: Review: Haunted Castle Revisited (Switch) - The Worst Castlevania Gets Rehabilitated
@Razieluigi
I hope we get a collection with all three Rebirth games, M2 made for the Wii.
Re: Review: Haunted Castle Revisited (Switch) - The Worst Castlevania Gets Rehabilitated
THIS is how you make a remake.
Hope M2 finds more mediocre games, to enhance.
Bit most of all, I would love for them to make a brand new 2D old-school Castlevania.
Personally I prefer the pre-metroidvania games.
Re: Can You Match These Start Buttons With Their Consoles?
Only one made me think for a bit.
I like they included some obscure ones
Re: Final Fight MD Dev Working On 'Driftin' Rage', A New 16-Bit Racer For Mega Drive/Genesis
The controls looks too slippery.
Re: This Adorable New Super Mario Fan Game Looks Absolutely Incredible
Nintendo will take this down, and the fanboys on NintendoLife will defend them doing so.
"FAn gAme baAaDd. MAke yoor oWn GaMe".
Glad you can still find everything they take down, if you know where to search for them 😁
Re: Sierra's Ken Williams Is As Confused As You About Colossal Cave's Tiny Box
Are there only idiots working at Limited Run?
Re: Random: Crazy Modder Adds A CRT Screen To The Game Boy
His mods are hilariously brutal. Love it!
Re: Dragon Quest SNES Prototype Worth $50,000 "Lost For Good"
Just get an english patched rom.
People are acting like someone bought the cure for cancer, and locked it in a vault.
Re: 'Arguice No Tsubasa' Is The Next Classic PC-88 RPG Coming To Switch
No english translation, and you need the original manual to play the game? Great........😮💨
Re: ROMHacking.net Is Winding Down After Almost 20 Years
I miss the early internet, when stuff like this were easy to find, and no fear of Nintendo shutting everything down...
Nesticle and Mame was the first emulators I used, back in 1997. Felt like black magic, being able to play those games on a PC 😁
I found, and saved, a lot of the fun romhacks.
Especially love the ones, that removes slowdown.
Hope another site takes over the torch.
Re: Here's Super Mario 64 Running On Dreamcast
Bet it's yet another fan project, that Nintendo will shut down, because they hate fans.
Re: Review: Anbernic RG40XX H - A Great Budget Emulation Device
Quantity over quality.
The market is flooded with these devices.
Maybe release ONE model each year, and actually make it as good as possible, instead of rushing out multiple variants.
Re: Interview: ModRetro CEO On What Makes Chromatic The Ultimate Game Boy In 2024
The Pocket already does an amazing job att emulating the look of the original screen, with the filters.
Re: 42 Years Later, The ColecoVision Is Back As A $2,300 MAME Cabinet
Terrible design and insane price.
I'm so damn tired of this retro fad, of making overpriced "arcade" emulation cabinets.
I hope the bubble bursts soon.
Re: An Unofficial Mega Drive Sequel To 'Kenseiden' Has Just Been Released
I love that we're still getting new high quality indie/homebrew games for the Mega Drive.
Re: Soul Reaver I & II Could Be Getting Remastered For Modern Platforms
Now THIS is the type of games that deserves remake/remasters.
Re: Abathor Features A New Track By Mario Kart And Pilotwings Composer, Soyo Oka
@Blast16
The demo seems to only be available on Steam.
Played the demo yesterday, and it's great, can't wait to play the full game, later this week. 👍😃
Re: Has Your SNES Pad Seen Better Days? Don't Worry, A Fix Is Coming
Good news.
Modern membranes usually sucks.
Re: Yuzo Koshiro Shares New Footage Of Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup Earthion
This looks and sounds incredible!
THIS is how you make a Mega Drive shmup.
Re: Speedrunners Discover Ridiculous New Glitch Route For Castlevania: Harmony Of Dissonance
I'm more impressed by speedrunners, that actually play through the game, instead of abusing glitches and bugs.
Re: Footage Of Unreleased NES Jetpac Successor 'Plasma0' Shared Online
Abandoned, because it looked and played like crap, perhaps?
It just basically Jetpac, mixed in with defender.
It would have been dead on arrival, compared to all the great Konami shmups.
At least Wizards and Warriors, was different enough, that it stood out of the crowd.
Re: Metro Siege Is A Fantastic New Beat 'Em Up Coming To The Amiga
Imagine if we got Amiga games like this, back in the early 90:s, instead of the typical, rushed to market, euro trash. If they actually had put some time and effort into the action games, they could have been just as good as the ones on the 16 bit consoles.
I can't belive I spent money on those horrible Arcade ports, back then. They were all basically broken, and maybe running in 10-20 fps, if we were lucky. 😂
At least I got my money back, when I returned to the store, with that terrible Final Fight port.
Last time I ever bought a arcade game for the Amiga. Some things sure wasn't better, back in the day 😁
Re: Review: TapTo NFC Loading System - Gives MiSTer FPGA A Vital Physical Connection
Cool, but I love the convenience of just using roms.
I got enough retro clutter laying around everywhere 😂
Re: Two Months After Shipping CD-Rs To Customers, Limited Run Games Still Hasn't Issued Replacements
Why are people still supporting this ***** company?
Re: The Next Analogue Pocket Limited Edition Is Made From Aluminum, Costs $500
This is really getting stupid now...
They sure know how to milk money out of the FOMO crowd.
Re: Raiden NOVA Reimagines The Shmup Classic As A Twin-Stick Blaster
Looks more fun than Raiden V, which I hated.
But too me, Raiden 1 and 2/DX are still the best.
Re: Ridge Racer Night 2024 Celebrated 30 Years Of Namco's Arcade Classic
About time we get a new game now.
Seems like Namco is mostly stuck making anime games now...
Re: "Resurrected" Sega Neptune Console Gets Its First Exclusive, Sword Of The Apocalypse
@slider1983
Except for more colors on screen, maybe we'll get some cool scaling/rotation effects?
Hope they upload a comparison video 😃
Re: "Resurrected" Sega Neptune Console Gets Its First Exclusive, Sword Of The Apocalypse
@slider1983
Read the article again. It's coming for both Mega Drive and the 32X. The 32x version has enhancements.
"We've since had confirmation from the developer that the game will run on standard Mega Drive hardware too, but when running via a 32X (or on the GF1 Neptune) it will be "better"."
Re: "Resurrected" Sega Neptune Console Gets Its First Exclusive, Sword Of The Apocalypse
This is the kind of game, SEGA should have made for the 32x hardware.
And as someone who LOVES the Shinobi series, this looks promising.
Re: Rescue Force Is A Metal Gear Clone That Comes With A Remake Of Adult Game Custer's Revenge
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Re: Rescue Force Is A Metal Gear Clone That Comes With A Remake Of Adult Game Custer's Revenge
Watched gameplay from that Custers Revenge remake, and it's VERY tame, since it doesn't even include the good old in out action, of the original 2600 game.
Re: Interview: "The Mega Drive / Genesis Is Built For Speed" - ZPF's Creator On Developing A New 16-bit Shmup In 2024
They went too over the top with all the colors and detailed backgrounds. I tested the demo, and it's hard to tell what's part of the background or an actuall obstacle. They should reduce the brightness on the background, so the actuall sprites and bullets are easier to see.
Re: Atari's Super Asteroids & Missile Command Are Being Reissued For Lynx
$79.99!?! For a re-release of two mediocre arcade ports?? Are they mental??
Re: Random: Used Book Retailer Half Price Books Is Selling Zelda: Minish Cap For $400
I'm so glad I'm over this damn hobby...
Re: Gallery: Retro-Bit's Eliminate Down Reissue Gives You A Rare Game Without The Eye-Watering Price
Skipping this. Never like the game, due to the insane difficulty spikes, compared to other shmups on the system. Music is pretty mediocre as well.
Re: Steel Legion Is A New Metroid-Style Adventure For Your NES
Yeah, I'll also rather buy a rom, that I can use on my PC or Pocket.
The novelty of buying new carts, for old systems, have faded for me. I just wanna play the game.
Re: Evercade's Next Carts Include Batsugun, Super BurgerTime, Edward Randy And Midnight Resistance
Midnight Resistance, with a d-pad sucks.
No matter what setting, even in the genesis version, it's just a hassle to play.
If the Evercade consoles had analog sticks, it would work great as a twin stick game.
That's how I control the game, when emulating rotary games, on the PC.
Re: Rastan Saga II To Release On PS4 & Nintendo Switch This Week
Terrible game.
The third game was pretty damn good though, as it looked like Rastan again, and played much better, compared to this trash.
Re: Trailer For Lost (And Reportedly Terrible) Xevious Movie Resurfaces 22 Years After It Vanished
2002??
The CGI looks like it was made for a 1991 laserdisc arcade game.
Re: True Galactic Mission Is A New Genesis / Mega Drive Shmup
Looks incredibly generic.
Still waiting for Earthion instead.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Jo's New Look In Perfect Dark?
This doesn't even look like a Perfect Dark game.
It feels like they made a mediocre Hitman/Deus Ex styled game, and just threw the Perfect Dark name on it, to save the project.