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I miss that logo.
They should have added it to the new 2.5D Contra game, just as a nostalgic tribute.

Back when gaming was still fun, without all the online drama and agendas...

Yet another example, of the biggest first world problems 😂

Grew up watching The Young Ones and Bottom, in the 80:s and early 90:s. Was a huge hit on TV over here in Sweden. 😁👍

Cheap USB sticks from China, that will probably stop working after a week.
For all the money they make, from these stupid overpriced editions, you would think that they would actually use stuff of much higher quality.

I used it once, and never again.
Just didn't see the point of it.

Still love to look through my old computer and videogame magazines, from the 80:s.
I stopped buying magazines, around 1994.
I though the magazines dropped in quality in the 90:s, and the 32 bit era just wasn't as exciting to read about. And around 1996, I got all the news from Internet anyways.

But I will keep those 80:s mags forever.

They should have put all the games in ONE cabinet instead.

Best shmup, in a long time.
Been playing it non-stop, trying to beat normal now.

There was a lot of early computer games, that Zelda was obviously taking inspirations from.
But don't mention this to the fanboys, or they will eat you alive

Wonder how many of those carts, that will still work in 10-20 years, since they're just glorified flashcards, that seems to be easily corrupted, by just an update. Sure Blaze sends out replacements, but I doubt they will still do that a decade from now.

Great news!!
So many Intellivision IP:s, I wanna see new versions of.
Like Night Stalker. And I bet Atari would make something MUCH better out of Astrosmash.

Tommy once said, that he was gonna beat Atari with the Amico.
I wish I could see his reaction to this

Cool!
Loved the Strike series.

Slow down, AYANEO!

I'm so glad I don't collect physical anymore.
Except for some big first party Switch game, from time to time.
Paying high prices because FOMO, and dealing with these damn companies, would just drive me insane.

People buy even the worst crap game, just to have a complete LRG collection.

Madness....

With shipping to Sweden, it totals to around 600 euros.
No thanks!

Better to spend the money on a Steam Deck, with is amazing with emulators, plus a gigantic PC library of games.

If this was $249, it would be more tempting.

And as mentioned above. They need to slow down with these releases. Feels like there's a new model every week.

I'm so glad I got out of retro collecting a couple of years ago.
I got a collection (maybe 60 games total) of my favorite NES, SNES and Mega Drive games.
When it comes to the rest, I play roms and iso files on my FPGA or modded systems.
There is just no way in hell, I'm gonna pay these insane scalper prices, for original copies, especially discs.
Plus, the older I get (48 now), the less patience I have with dealing with all the clutter.

Feels like back in the 80s, where we basically got built in lcd games and clocks, in every piece of tat imaginable 😂

Can you turn off the damn clutter, in the borders?

Another fine reason, why I don't support this company.

I wish that Nintendo would split up the handheld and home consoles again.
I miss their dedicated handhelds, especially the DS and 3DS. And they were MUCH easier to put in a pocket and bring anywhere.

I want Nintendo to make a proper home console, without the limitations, of portable hardware. But I guess we're stuck with the Switch concept from now on. Though, I wonder if Switch 2 will become as big as the current one. With plenty of powerful portables out there now, that also can be docked to a TV/monitor, Nintendo might have to do something different again in the near future.

I prefer FPGA now, and I own the AnaloguePocket, Super NT and Mega SG.

But i still use emulation for stuff not yet available for the Pocket.

Would be fun, of the released a collection of these games, ported to modern VR systems, with improved framerates.
Remember trying out Dactyl Nightmare, back in 94. But it was soooo slow and clunky, that I never bothered trying it again 😂
Wish I had the chance to try the other titles though.

I really hope, a future company, wipes out any trace of Google...

Amazing 2D animations.
I just hope it's not yet another rogue-like.

Would like to try one. But the shipping and custom charges, makes it too expensive.

But they really should add backlight to the screen.

This doesn't play anything like the first game.
They should have made it in the style of Ghost n Goblins, not yet another metroidvania.

It's like making a sequel to Castlevania, but it plays like Mega Man 2 instead.

But as long as it doesn't include any damn Souls/Rogue elements, then I'll give it a try.

We always called it Ultimate.
Play the game, just felt like a slogan.
Just like the Imagine logo, which said "the name of the game" underneath.

The problems with these glorified sd cards, is that they can easily be corrupted, by updates etc.
Sure, you can get a replacement from Evercade, but what happens when Blaze ends the Evercade line?
I fear none of the "carts" will survive 10-20 years from now.

Cool project. 👍
But I think I'll survive playing PS1 games, on my hacked Vita. 😁
Next, I wanna see handheld, made from a PS3 slim.

I collected the games I used to own, on the NES, back in the 80:s. Around 40-45 games total.
But after that, I quit collecting cart/discs. I have some Analogue consoles, for the few SNES and Mega Drive carts I have, but mostly use them for roms. And I also modded my Saturn and PS2, to run games from SD cards and HDD. I don't ever wanna deal with discs and dying lasers ever again. Collecting physical retro games, just isn't fun anymore. It becomes too much clutter.

Sunsoft made some great titles, during the NES era. But when we got to 16-bit era, the quality crashed and burned.

The MARS project, is basically the Intellivision Amico of the FPGA world. Same drama, and the leader is just as bad as Tallarico, when it comes to acting like an idiot, not taking criticism well, and coming up with a lot of *****.

It gotta be part of some kind of money laundering, right?

Problem with a lot of these modern screens, is that the framerate on the gameboy (approx 59.7hz), isn't a perfect match for the refresh rates on the replacement screens, which can leads to stutter/dropped frames, mostly noticeable on side scrollers.

I truly despise fanboys, of any console.
Imagine wasting so much time and energy, fighting over a piece of electronics.

Cool. But my eyes are getting too old and tired, playing on such tiny screens.

Like the design. Reminds me of the original Missile Command, and other classic Atari cabinets.

"Just FYI, the music in the video shouldn’t be seen as the definitive soundtrack for Earthion. I’m still on the hunt for a fresh shmup music style that’s totally new to you, "

I like the music in the video, so I hope he doesn't go apeshit experimental instead, as in SoR3 😥

Dammit, not Limited Run again....
Hope someone else releases the game on a cart in Europe.
Otherwise I'm fine with buying a rom.

The Atari XE was my first computer.
This is a must buy for me 😁👍

I wish we got more Toaplan or Gradius styled shmups. I'm just burned out on bullet-hell.

I'll wait for the OpenFPGA cores instead.

Terrible design. Why the hell add an Analogue stick, instead of a proper d-pad?
This just looks like a Chinese hand held.

A standard PSP or Vita is a much better choice.

You don't need a Facebook account to use Quest now. I deleted my Facebook, when they finally changed this.

Gonna try this.
Been playing VB games on my Quest 3, and there some really fun games in the small library.
It's a shame that Nintendo won't release them on a modern system, especially the excellent Wario game...

Nice!! A remix of Outrun, Turbo Outrun and Super Hang-On. Gonna check it out tonight.

YES!!
I love the MSX.