I absolutely cannot wait foe this collection, but these are extremely challenging games and this system still doesn't have the dip switch update they promised two years ago.
@XiaoShao It was a limited edition of just 2000 units that sold out immediately. this red and black thing looks absolutely awful. just brown with black buttons or grey with orange to give it some Lynx Flare, would have been cool.
@sdelfin Genesis port is now patched up and better than the arcade. The slowdown present in the ar ade is dreadful. I love the game, but simply cannot play it with adult eyes. It almost stops at times.
@TransmitHim This would depend on whether you are vat registered or not, and if you're not earning 85k a year or more, you're not required to be. Most online store fronts ask you when you register any item for sale if you are vat registered and if you wish to charge vat on this item, it isn't a base requirement, unless you are of course vat registered.
@TransmitHim There is no onus on anyone to do this whatsoever. If you're a small outfit, registering to be able to add the tax up front is a costly process that then requires further paid accounting and complications. Or at least it does if you live and operate out of the U.K
@TransmitHim Books are vat exempt in England, or the states? if it's produced in the states, which it is, they have to add the tax on to the sale, it's essentially their tax, that you pay. I produce a lot of posters are other merchandise, I have printers all over the world and this is always an issue. it just depends on where it's being made.
Like a welcome hug from an old friend. I loved that they added it to SFT Hyper on the Switch. hearing that upon startup was the absolute nostalgia buzz I needed.
@ShaiHulud It's a tiny system, I find it really uncomfortable to hold, and the fact that all the button mappings are either awful, or backwards, means that I cannot play it for more than ten minutes without getting some form of hand pain.
Great to see more classic arcade compilations, and not filled with rubbish. I can feel a cosmic cop release coming in the future. For anyone excited about the prospect, Image fight 2 will break you. That game is damn tough.
I'm a huge MD fan, not really a fan or procedural or rogue games, but, I cannot deny that this looks awesome. Not totally sold on the main character. It would look better if it were a futuristic fantasy style in my opinion. D&D in space vibe.
@RetroGames not much, as it lacks the modern development tolls that other systems now have had created for them. This isn't just a case of making a game for the Famicom. It's modern rom boards with advanced features, a lot of skill and modern tools. The SNES has none of these.
@Axelay71 There are little to no development tools for the SNES, this is why it get's almost no love. Lots of strides have been made in development for NES and Mega Drive, but not the SNES.
WOW, this is awesome. I've actually attempted to play the Switch version with Google translate, but obviously didn't get far. Let's hope this port comes to the Switch.
Huh? this sounds like boll#cks. The licensing they would need to attain would immediately tell them that it had been recently licensed, IF, they didn't already know. Weird behaviours indeed. However, it really isn't that spectacular.
@chardir Exactly and who even are WATA or anybody else to grade anything. There is no legal legislation or government defined guideline to this stuff as far as I am aware. So putting it in a box with someones stamp on means literally nothing.
I didn't buy this back in the day, but have bought some in recent years from collectors. I had no idea this was a weekly magazine, As someone who has produced monthly magazines, all I can say is that this is utter lunacy.
This is sad to see, but it really is so difficult to create independent projects, and to keep them supported and profitable. I wish all involved the very best for the future.
I think we're going to see the handheld mk2 and the announcement of solo releases featuring modern retro aesthetic games, like Blazing Chrome and Steel Assault, at least that's what I'm hoping for.
@Kiz3000 I see absolutely no reason why a company would not re-issue a previously agreed license, allowing them to generate further revenue from games that are thirty plus years old..
@Kiz3000 Well those packages are obviously pre-packed so i guess once they run out, they run out. Namco will just re-release though as they are getting a licence to cover both consoles soon.
They should up the price to 25 a cart and do solo releases of recent retro aesthetic games like Blazing Chrome, Steel Assault, Infernax etc. At the currents cost there is no way these people will get involved. I would love to see these games on a solo cart, that's a real modern retro experience.
@impurekind it is it's own new type board with added advancements, but this is nothing new. 50% of all NES games used onboard chip enhancements to allow them to work.
@CharlieGirl It's a good game, to be honest I found SOR4 utterly boring after the first playthrough. The locking of the file is of course utterly ridiculous, but one which might change as these carts have connection ports, for future updates. I waited almost ten years for this game, was it worth that long, no, is it worth playing..absolutely.
@Clammy When you were twelve, watching jet was cool, 'celebrity' today has taken on a much different meaning. If you're excited by the thought of a load of Towie drips playing VR, and yes 90% of the games are all VR due to this being co developed by Oculus, then all power to you. I watched Games Master as a kid to see new games that I either didn't own, or that were not yet released. I couldn't give a toss about John Fashnu poorly playing sensible soccer. At least they've got you to watch.
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Re: Review: Toaplan Arcade 3 (Evercade) - Batsugun And Truxton II Make This Practically Essential
I absolutely cannot wait foe this collection, but these are extremely challenging games and this system still doesn't have the dip switch update they promised two years ago.
Re: Hands On: HyperMegaTech Super Pocket Technōs And Atari Editions
@XiaoShao It was a limited edition of just 2000 units that sold out immediately. this red and black thing looks absolutely awful. just brown with black buttons or grey with orange to give it some Lynx Flare, would have been cool.
Re: Double Dragon Artist Says Double Dragon Revive Is "Cheap" And "Shows No Respect" To The Series
@sdelfin Genesis port is now patched up and better than the arcade. The slowdown present in the ar ade is dreadful. I love the game, but simply cannot play it with adult eyes. It almost stops at times.
Re: Double Dragon Artist Says Double Dragon Revive Is "Cheap" And "Shows No Respect" To The Series
I completely agree, it looks like trash.
Re: Homebrew Tool 'NESMaker' Changes Name, Announces SNES Development Is Coming
It hasn't changed it's name, this is a separate program. NES Maker is it's own thing.
Re: N64 Emulation Comes To Evercade Via Piko Interactive Collection 4
@Westlondonmist definitely Mega Drive.
Re: Powkiddy RGB30 - A $90 Analogue Pocket Rival? You'd Better Believe It
@ChromaticDracula yeah, but it's less than half the price.
Re: M2's Enhanced Mega Drive Port Of Darius Has Just Landed On Switch & PS4 In Japan
I honestly think this is the best version of this game. With all the extra options available to you, it's accessible for everyone, and really fun.
Re: NES Endings Compendium Vol. 1: 1985-89 - The End Is In Sight
@TransmitHim This would depend on whether you are vat registered or not, and if you're not earning 85k a year or more, you're not required to be. Most online store fronts ask you when you register any item for sale if you are vat registered and if you wish to charge vat on this item, it isn't a base requirement, unless you are of course vat registered.
Re: Review: RetroSix Super GamePad - The Perfect Replacement For Your Old SNES Controller
No turbo function is a rookie mistake.
Re: NES Endings Compendium Vol. 1: 1985-89 - The End Is In Sight
@TransmitHim There is no onus on anyone to do this whatsoever. If you're a small outfit, registering to be able to add the tax up front is a costly process that then requires further paid accounting and complications. Or at least it does if you live and operate out of the U.K
Re: Yuzo Koshiro's Mega Drive / Genesis Shmup 'Earthion' Coming To Current-Gen Systems In 2024
I am so excited for this release, but why o why did they choose Limited Run? They are awful.
Re: NES Endings Compendium Vol. 1: 1985-89 - The End Is In Sight
@TransmitHim Books are vat exempt in England, or the states? if it's produced in the states, which it is, they have to add the tax on to the sale, it's essentially their tax, that you pay. I produce a lot of posters are other merchandise, I have printers all over the world and this is always an issue. it just depends on where it's being made.
Re: Flashback: Capcom's Iconic Jingle - The Unforgettable Sound Of 16-Bit Gaming
Like a welcome hug from an old friend. I loved that they added it to SFT Hyper on the Switch. hearing that upon startup was the absolute nostalgia buzz I needed.
Re: The Making Of: Gun Trails, A Killer Playdate Exclusive & The Most Surprising Shmup Of 2023
Honestly looks incredible.
Re: 'Evercade Showcase' Promises New Cartridge Announcements This Month
@parkinho Whaaaaat? When did that drop?
Re: Intellivision Amico 'Exclusives' Shark! Shark! And Astrosmash Are Coming To Switch
@Magrane it's never going to release. Surely that much is obvious by now.
Re: 'Evercade Showcase' Promises New Cartridge Announcements This Month
@ShaiHulud It's a tiny system, I find it really uncomfortable to hold, and the fact that all the button mappings are either awful, or backwards, means that I cannot play it for more than ten minutes without getting some form of hand pain.
Re: Analogue Duo Launches This Year, Pre-Orders Open This Week
@kuliddar It will be then, or never.
Re: Review: Aya Neo Air Plus - 2022's Best Steam Deck Rival Is Back
Those slightly odd corners always give off a 3D-printed vibe to me.
Re: Irem Collection Vol.1 Brings Image Fight II To The West For The First Time In Physical Form
Great to see more classic arcade compilations, and not filled with rubbish. I can feel a cosmic cop release coming in the future. For anyone excited about the prospect, Image fight 2 will break you. That game is damn tough.
Re: The Making Of: Nintendo Magazine System's Street Fighter II VHS - The First 'Let's Play' Video Ever?
I purchased the magazine, but all the VHS had been ripped off the front. My town was a little rough back then
Re: New Mega Drive RPG 'Planet B' Promises Procedural Roguelike Action
I'm a huge MD fan, not really a fan or procedural or rogue games, but, I cannot deny that this looks awesome. Not totally sold on the main character. It would look better if it were a futuristic fantasy style in my opinion. D&D in space vibe.
Re: More Than 20 Years Later, Supercade's Sequel Is Finally Here
@gojiguy There are literally pictures of arcades in the pictures of the pages in this article.
Re: Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits
@RetroGames not much, as it lacks the modern development tolls that other systems now have had created for them. This isn't just a case of making a game for the Famicom. It's modern rom boards with advanced features, a lot of skill and modern tools. The SNES has none of these.
Re: Ambitious New Shmup 'Over OBJ' Pushes The Famicom To Its Limits
@Axelay71 There are little to no development tools for the SNES, this is why it get's almost no love. Lots of strides have been made in development for NES and Mega Drive, but not the SNES.
Re: Yggdra Union Remaster Finally Coming To Steam Four Years After Japanese Mobile Release
WOW, this is awesome. I've actually attempted to play the Switch version with Google translate, but obviously didn't get far. Let's hope this port comes to the Switch.
Re: Metal Black S-Tribute Canned For PS4 And Switch
Huh? this sounds like boll#cks. The licensing they would need to attain would immediately tell them that it had been recently licensed, IF, they didn't already know. Weird behaviours indeed. However, it really isn't that spectacular.
Re: WATA Admits It Graded A 2016 Castlevania Repro Listed On eBay For $4,000
@chardir Exactly and who even are WATA or anybody else to grade anything. There is no legal legislation or government defined guideline to this stuff as far as I am aware. So putting it in a box with someones stamp on means literally nothing.
Re: Feature: The Inside Story Of Games-X, The UK's First Weekly Video Game Magazine
I didn't buy this back in the day, but have bought some in recent years from collectors. I had no idea this was a weekly magazine, As someone who has produced monthly magazines, all I can say is that this is utter lunacy.
Re: Time Magazine Thinks The Analogue Pocket Is One Of 2022's Best Inventions
I don't yet own one, but I hope to at some point. It is a truly beautiful system.
Re: Sega Mania Magazine To Close After 18 Months
This is sad to see, but it really is so difficult to create independent projects, and to keep them supported and profitable. I wish all involved the very best for the future.
Re: System Gamer Is A Fanzine For The 21st Century
@RetroGames It really is a good read and feels a lot like Mean Machines.
Re: Trademark For Intellivision Amico Has Been Abandoned
@WiteWulf @WiteWulf Ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, yeah, maybe
Re: Trademark For Intellivision Amico Has Been Abandoned
@Zverik Ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa MJ
Re: "Big News" Promised At Evercade's 2nd Anniversary Show
I think we're going to see the handheld mk2 and the announcement of solo releases featuring modern retro aesthetic games, like Blazing Chrome and Steel Assault, at least that's what I'm hoping for.
Re: Review: The King Of Fighters: The Ultimate History
@CharlieGirl Excellent production, but super cheap gameplay though for the most part.
Re: Evercade's Latest Carts Offer Inexpensive Access To Yet More Retro Classics
@Kiz3000 I see absolutely no reason why a company would not re-issue a previously agreed license, allowing them to generate further revenue from games that are thirty plus years old..
Re: Intellivision Releases An Amico Unboxing, Showcases A Functioning System
If that is the finished box, it is pretty shocking, both in design and construction.
Re: Evercade's Latest Carts Offer Inexpensive Access To Yet More Retro Classics
@Kiz3000 Well those packages are obviously pre-packed so i guess once they run out, they run out. Namco will just re-release though as they are getting a licence to cover both consoles soon.
Re: Evercade's Latest Carts Offer Inexpensive Access To Yet More Retro Classics
They should up the price to 25 a cart and do solo releases of recent retro aesthetic games like Blazing Chrome, Steel Assault, Infernax etc. At the currents cost there is no way these people will get involved. I would love to see these games on a solo cart, that's a real modern retro experience.
Re: Evercade's Latest Carts Offer Inexpensive Access To Yet More Retro Classics
@Kiz3000 How do you know what one's are going out of print?
Re: Intellivision Closes Amico Fundraising Ahead Of Schedule
@Spider-Kev To say 'Any' is silly. I've backed over fifty on KS and only had a problem with one. Backing new consoles is a different thing entirely.
Re: Feature: More Than Four Years Of Painful Waiting Later, We've Finally Got Paprium - But Is It Any Good?
@impurekind it is it's own new type board with added advancements, but this is nothing new. 50% of all NES games used onboard chip enhancements to allow them to work.
Re: Feature: More Than Four Years Of Painful Waiting Later, We've Finally Got Paprium - But Is It Any Good?
@CharlieGirl It's a good game, to be honest I found SOR4 utterly boring after the first playthrough. The locking of the file is of course utterly ridiculous, but one which might change as these carts have connection ports, for future updates. I waited almost ten years for this game, was it worth that long, no, is it worth playing..absolutely.
Re: Gaiares Is Getting A Physical Re-Release With The Help Of The Kid Who Promoted It 31 Years Ago
I already own the original, but this is really cool to see. I'm tempted by the t-shirt alone.
Re: Here's The First Trailer For E4's GamesMaster Reboot
@Dethmunk It's a re-creation of the original, that's why it looks like the original.
Re: Here's The First Trailer For E4's GamesMaster Reboot
@Darknilious it literally says on their YOutube channel
Re: Here's The First Trailer For E4's GamesMaster Reboot
looks far better than I ever imagined it would. Bring back the original theme tune.
Re: Channel 4's GamesMaster Reboot Has Found Its Presenter
@Clammy When you were twelve, watching jet was cool, 'celebrity' today has taken on a much different meaning. If you're excited by the thought of a load of Towie drips playing VR, and yes 90% of the games are all VR due to this being co developed by Oculus, then all power to you. I watched Games Master as a kid to see new games that I either didn't own, or that were not yet released. I couldn't give a toss about John Fashnu poorly playing sensible soccer. At least they've got you to watch.