I've got this on my 100 list to buy for GBA over the next few years. I'll have to bring it forward and buy this year as it's annoying trying to find an original cart when the market gets flooded with new versions.
This is just part of life. It's the passing of time.
Videogame music alone is already
niche (in terms of majority enjoying the music solely when playing the game - not outside of that environment), so going back to the 90s is just very, very niche isn't it?!
Consider all the Pop and Rock music released each year. Pick a random year. 1995. Go look at ALL the releases. Sort them by volume sold. The first 100 songs - all looks familiar right? Now see the ridiculous amount of songs you either never heard before or completely forgot about that follow that 100. That's popular music that sold 100s of 1000s of copies.
Why would Streets of rage behave differently? And I LOVE the soundtrack to SoR. I'm just not sure why he's beating himself up about its popularity. That's just life mate!
@HoyeBoye The US versions are particularly expensive - and if you're in Europe you can expect to pay through the nose for delivery and potentially even customs depending on how much the game cost. Japanese versions are much more reasonable (and often perfectly playable - when you consider how many of the classics on this console were shooters).
The article mentions the Analogue Duo, but actually the Analogue Pocket with a Dock and the adapter set is arguably the better comparison.
It's considerably more expensive... but you can play real Hucards with the adapter, CD games through the Core, multiplayer with wireless controllers (with the dock) AND you can play on the TV (with the dock) or handheld.
I understand why budget options exist... but sometimes you just need to wait and save for the best option. I love my Pocket and the PC Engine/TG16 support is stellar.
Also, there was a mini console just a few years ago. Again, I know they are quite pricey now, but those that wanted it surely got one, no? And if not, why wait?! We ain't getting younger!!
The publisher should scan and upload them all. You could hire an intern to do this work, it is not expensive nor complex.
The publisher could request collaboration from its readership too. This would share the burden and could open up the possibility of cpst effective translation.
It's not like digital is a new thing... publishers really are just very lazy in my view.
You would think, in 2025, there would just be a recognised standard for a D-Pad and all controllers would at the very least meet this standard.
Perhaps with the exception of budget controllers... although I'd still argue there isn't really any need to deliberately not put a decent D-Pad on your controller...
I'm tempted but have to say I'd be a lot more tempted if 1. I didn't already have the Anaologue 3D on the way in the next month or so and 2. If this had been designed with the disc tray opening on top like the PSOne.
I'd absolutely love a Mega Drive adapter for the Analogue Pocket. It would obviously be a bit bulky, but it wouldnt add too much weight and the width is OK. It's definitely doable!
Good luck selling that Lambo! The kind of person that 1. Can afford a Lambo and 2. Decides to act on the fact they can afford a Lambo by getting a Lambo is not the kind of person that buys it second hand!
@-wc- yea I'd much rather a CD too, but happy with MP3 too.
Anyone else find it odd that they've sold out of preorders? I mean... just print more...? Not sure I'd trust buying vinyl from a store that seemingly doesn't have any vinyl to sell!
Always thought co-op would be cool - although I'm not sure we'd have done much of it back in the day. 4 player multiplayer dominated our play sessions.
The other thing I remember really wanting was Frigate as a multiplayer map.
I think it's a real shame that Nintendo themselves haven't got the N64 experience perfect. I understand there isn't a financial benefit to them doing it, but when you consider how successful Wii and Switch in particular have been, isn't it a shame that some of that profit couldn't be invested into their past.
I understand the investments into movies and themed parks (alarm clocks and cardboard gaming less so!) - but surely there's some cash they could throw at retro in a meaningful way? Even the museum feels like a poor effort (when you consider what they could have done...)
@Guru_Larry I picked up a copy of FIFA 96 for Game Gear a while ago and it took ages to find a copy! I suspect that version of the game is not going to hold any answers to your question though as it's significantly different.
The Analogue Pocket has a fantastic Amiga Core and I really enjoyed playing this game on it earlier in the year. The core doesn't have save states, sadly, but the game's save mechanism does work - so you can play it the way it was intended.
I've mostly played GB/GBC, GBA and GG games this past year, and I have the adapters and a small initial collection of games for the Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Turbografx16 to throw into my rotations in 2025, but, of everything I've played and I have lined up, the Amiga core honestly is a big highlight - and this game was awesome to revisit in handheld.
SEGA: "We are not a retro company" Also SEGA: "coming soon to Switch 2 and PS6... it's the mega drive collection! Featuring Sonic 1 and 2 but not 3... oh no. Never 3! But here, have this Flicky crap instead!"
The timing of this is so freaky! I finished the first one on the Game Gear just a few weeks ago. I've got the second one lined up to play on the Turbografx next year too. So I'll pick this up to finish the trilogy on Switch at some point after that!
I scored the first one 35/50. It's a petty average game across the board, but it has some nice ideas. Not something you'd rush back to, but a pleasant enough couple of hours. Just a shame the cartridge is so frigging expensive... (have to factor in that delivery cost from Japan too).
Looking forward to playing the second and third. Will be interesting to see how they developed those original ideas. Feels like a trilogy that should get better... we will see!
I also share the lack of desire to play games on giant screens. Your comment made me laugh as it reminded me of playing Time Crisis on a school trip and it didn't matter where you stood, someone always declared you were "too close"!!
I find the very suggestion that protecting your copyright stifles creativity a bit of a hard sell.
Do what you want in your own space. Just don't profit from it online - and that includes "fame" / reputation.
I'd actually argue (and I know I often go against the grain, but whatever!) that creativity in videogames (and films and music) is suffering greatly from the influence of what's come before.
Nice review! Mine arrived a few days ago along with their N64 book which came back into stock.
I'm using the books both to curate my final list of purchases for the GBA that I'm playing on the Pocket (1 a month over 10 years - 120 games!) and the 3D when it arrives early next year - but also to flick through whilst I play them!
Fate Of Atlantis is a really good game so it's a real shame this never came to pass. I remember playing FoA on the Amiga back in the day, but never completed it. Revisiting it on the excellent Amiga Core on the Pocket has been a real blast this year. I'm hoping to finally finish it at Christmas.
Got my eyes on that new Indiana Jones game coming to PS5 next year too.
This is good timing. I have the Neo Geo Pocket Color version on my shopping list, but it's outrageously expensive - as much as £900 for the cartridge (literally silly money). I think I'll swap it out to a different NGPC game that's in a more reasonable price bracket and pick this one up on Switch instead.
I'd start up my NSO subscription again if Nintendo released some "alternative versions" of the N64 games like they have with the SNES and NES. A version where you can select any level on the map at anytime would be a really nice feature!
I think its useful to remember that the Analogue Pocket will play any GB GBC or GBA cartridge from any region right out of the box. No faff. No messing about. You put the cartridge in and you play it.
This is a good option if you only want GB and GBC as you're paying less to get exactly what you need. Good times.
Personally, I absolutely love the Game Gear, Atari Lynx, PC Engine, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Game Gear and Gameboy Advance MORE than the GB and GBC so I see absolute value in the Pocket - and I'm fine with the circa 3x the cost (once you add all the adapters!). Again though... there's no faff... you put the adapter in, you put the game in... you play. Simple.
Incidentally... I've got £20 here that says AA batteries become obsolete before a USB C Cable ever does. That's a truly bizarre pro!
I've got the 3 Donkey Kong Country games lined up to play on the GBA. Looking forward to them as I've only played bits of them on the SNES a long time ago.
I feel bad for anyone that's paid on a debit card... Credit card you can at least chargeback.
I don't see how this is a language miscommunication... if they're intending to take the full amount, why even talk about a 3 Euro preorder? It's deliberately misleading.
I preordered the 3D from Analogue and it was 300 dollars. At no point was there any suggestion it would be less or paid later. You preorder - you pay in full. Why did SuperSega mention 3 Euros if not to mislead people?
"Years went by, and real life kept us both very busy, but we each made great progress, and neither of us ever considered abandoning the project. The GitHub, meanwhile, was never updated."
This sounds a lot like something the Wise Owl would say in Simon the Sorcerer.
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Re: Acclaim Skirts Around The Issue Of Which Of Its Classic IP It Actually Has Access To
Why would I get excited about a publisher anyway? They don't make games... they sell them. So what? Anyone can sell games these days...
Re: SuperSega Back-Pedals With MiSTer FPGA, Aims For Lower Price
Just when you think you're out... they suck you right back in.
Cannot wait to place my preorder.
Re: GBA Classic Sigma Star Saga Is Getting An Enhanced 'DX' Cartridge Release, 20 Years On
I've got this on my 100 list to buy for GBA over the next few years. I'll have to bring it forward and buy this year as it's annoying trying to find an original cart when the market gets flooded with new versions.
Re: Xeno Crisis Developer Bitmap Bureau Is Working On A Terminator Game
@Soupbones You mean Max. Wolfie was the made up name!
Re: Streets Of Rage Composer Is "Disappointed" More People Aren't Aware Of His Work
@marccarran Hahaha I would say heavily influenced! My Sister and I always sang the Shamen song when playing that level together. Good times.
Re: Streets Of Rage Composer Is "Disappointed" More People Aren't Aware Of His Work
This is just part of life. It's the passing of time.
Videogame music alone is already
niche (in terms of majority enjoying the music solely when playing the game - not outside of that environment), so going back to the 90s is just very, very niche isn't it?!
Consider all the Pop and Rock music released each year. Pick a random year. 1995. Go look at ALL the releases. Sort them by volume sold. The first 100 songs - all looks familiar right? Now see the ridiculous amount of songs you either never heard before or completely forgot about that follow that 100. That's popular music that sold 100s of 1000s of copies.
Why would Streets of rage behave differently? And I LOVE the soundtrack to SoR. I'm just not sure why he's beating himself up about its popularity. That's just life mate!
Re: Three Years Later, And Hyperkin's PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 Clone Is Finally Coming Out
@HoyeBoye The US versions are particularly expensive - and if you're in Europe you can expect to pay through the nose for delivery and potentially even customs depending on how much the game cost. Japanese versions are much more reasonable (and often perfectly playable - when you consider how many of the classics on this console were shooters).
Re: Three Years Later, And Hyperkin's PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 Clone Is Finally Coming Out
The article mentions the Analogue Duo, but actually the Analogue Pocket with a Dock and the adapter set is arguably the better comparison.
It's considerably more expensive... but you can play real Hucards with the adapter, CD games through the Core, multiplayer with wireless controllers (with the dock) AND you can play on the TV (with the dock) or handheld.
I understand why budget options exist... but sometimes you just need to wait and save for the best option. I love my Pocket and the PC Engine/TG16 support is stellar.
Also, there was a mini console just a few years ago. Again, I know they are quite pricey now, but those that wanted it surely got one, no? And if not, why wait?! We ain't getting younger!!
Re: Why Famitsu's 'Perfect' Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Review Highlights "The Sorry State Of Preservation"
The publisher should scan and upload them all. You could hire an intern to do this work, it is not expensive nor complex.
The publisher could request collaboration from its readership too. This would share the burden and could open up the possibility of cpst effective translation.
It's not like digital is a new thing... publishers really are just very lazy in my view.
Re: Review: Retro Fighters D6 - Great Design, But The D-Pad Is A Disappointment
You would think, in 2025, there would just be a recognised standard for a D-Pad and all controllers would at the very least meet this standard.
Perhaps with the exception of budget controllers... although I'd still argue there isn't really any need to deliberately not put a decent D-Pad on your controller...
Re: Random: Star Fox Character Designer Explains How Fox McCloud Was Shaped By Miyamoto's "Essence"
@Axelay71 Agreed! We're all getting older and Nintendo is like... a decade between games is fine.
No... it isn't! Donkey Kong also needs a new game - it'll be exactly 11 years (Feb 14th) since Tropical Freeze dropped on Wii U.
Re: Here's Your Best Look Yet At Taki Udon's SuperStation One FPGA PS1, And You Can Order It Now
I'm tempted but have to say I'd be a lot more tempted if 1. I didn't already have the Anaologue 3D on the way in the next month or so and 2. If this had been designed with the disc tray opening on top like the PSOne.
Re: Review: Laser Bear Industries Sega Nomad Pak - Free Your Handheld From The Wall Socket
I'd absolutely love a Mega Drive adapter for the Analogue Pocket. It would obviously be a bit bulky, but it wouldnt add too much weight and the width is OK. It's definitely doable!
Re: SuperSega Refunds Are Still Missing As Creator "Cheats Death"
Good luck selling that Lambo! The kind of person that 1. Can afford a Lambo and 2. Decides to act on the fact they can afford a Lambo by getting a Lambo is not the kind of person that buys it second hand!
Re: Black Screen Records Is Bringing The Super Mario World 3-LP Soundtrack To The West
@-wc- yea I'd much rather a CD too, but happy with MP3 too.
Anyone else find it odd that they've sold out of preorders? I mean... just print more...? Not sure I'd trust buying vinyl from a store that seemingly doesn't have any vinyl to sell!
Re: GoldenEye 007 Mod Gets Updated With Co-Op Support
Always thought co-op would be cool - although I'm not sure we'd have done much of it back in the day. 4 player multiplayer dominated our play sessions.
The other thing I remember really wanting was Frigate as a multiplayer map.
Re: Why Is N64 So Hard To Emulate In 2025? Modern Vintage Gamer Investigates
I think it's a real shame that Nintendo themselves haven't got the N64 experience perfect. I understand there isn't a financial benefit to them doing it, but when you consider how successful Wii and Switch in particular have been, isn't it a shame that some of that profit couldn't be invested into their past.
I understand the investments into movies and themed parks (alarm clocks and cardboard gaming less so!) - but surely there's some cash they could throw at retro in a meaningful way? Even the museum feels like a poor effort (when you consider what they could have done...)
Re: Best Of 2024: Does Video Game History Have A "Nintendo Problem"?
Croc sold 3 million.
Banjo-Kazooie would have done a lot more than that if it had released on the PS1.
Mario 64 would have done even more!
They are simply better games. It has nothing to do with Nintendo... if anything Nintendo held the games' true potential back.
Re: Team17 Co-Founder Martyn Brown Has Passed Away Aged 57
Way too young - that's really sad.
Re: Best Of 2024: The Making Of FIFA Road To World Cup 98, The "Greatest FIFA Of All Time"
@Guru_Larry I picked up a copy of FIFA 96 for Game Gear a while ago and it took ages to find a copy! I suspect that version of the game is not going to hold any answers to your question though as it's significantly different.
Re: Best Of 2024: The Making Of FIFA Road To World Cup 98, The "Greatest FIFA Of All Time"
I remember playing FIFA 98 with my cousin who wasn't really into football but loved videogames so would play it.
Good times! Well, until he discovered and subsequently found hilarious that you could foul the goalkeeper and get sent off 🤣
Re: Best Of 2024: "An Enormous Headache" - The Amazing Story Behind Indiana Jones & The Fate Of Atlantis
The Analogue Pocket has a fantastic Amiga Core and I really enjoyed playing this game on it earlier in the year. The core doesn't have save states, sadly, but the game's save mechanism does work - so you can play it the way it was intended.
I've mostly played GB/GBC, GBA and GG games this past year, and I have the adapters and a small initial collection of games for the Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Turbografx16 to throw into my rotations in 2025, but, of everything I've played and I have lined up, the Amiga core honestly is a big highlight - and this game was awesome to revisit in handheld.
Re: SuperSega Boss Puts His Beloved Lamborghini Up For Sale After All Pre-Orders Are Refunded
Don't cry for me, Lamborghini!
Re: Analogue Pocket Update Adds New Library Function
@romanista Yea this is what I feared! Hope they update this at some point...! Thanks for coming back to me - appreciate it!
Re: Sega's Western CEO Isn't Interested In Saturn And Dreamcast Mini Consoles
SEGA: "We are not a retro company"
Also SEGA: "coming soon to Switch 2 and PS6... it's the mega drive collection! Featuring Sonic 1 and 2 but not 3... oh no. Never 3! But here, have this Flicky crap instead!"
Re: Crush 40 Singer Suing Sega Over Ownership Of Sonic Adventure 2's 'Live & Learn'
$500,000?! Good luck! I suspect this will be settled out of court for absolutely nowhere near that figure! lol
Also... he claims to have just realised?! Are we really buying that?! 🤔
Re: 'Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode Three' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release
The timing of this is so freaky! I finished the first one on the Game Gear just a few weeks ago. I've got the second one lined up to play on the Turbografx next year too. So I'll pick this up to finish the trilogy on Switch at some point after that!
I scored the first one 35/50. It's a petty average game across the board, but it has some nice ideas. Not something you'd rush back to, but a pleasant enough couple of hours. Just a shame the cartridge is so frigging expensive... (have to factor in that delivery cost from Japan too).
Looking forward to playing the second and third. Will be interesting to see how they developed those original ideas. Feels like a trilogy that should get better... we will see!
Re: Random: This Ultra Widescreen Darius Set-Up Has Us Insanely Jealous
@-wc- That's an awesome setup mate, good work!
I also share the lack of desire to play games on giant screens. Your comment made me laugh as it reminded me of playing Time Crisis on a school trip and it didn't matter where you stood, someone always declared you were "too close"!!
Re: GG Shinobi Is Being Unofficially Ported To Genesis / Mega Drive
Great project this as it's a fantastic game. Comfortably one of the best Game Gear games, but it's decent in it's own right too.
I played and completed it back in May and gave it 44/50 with a maximum 10 for Gameplay. The soundtrack is awesome too - especially the ending theme!
I'll keep an eye on this project as would love to play it again!
Re: "The Wildest Interview I Have Ever Conducted" - The SuperSega Saga Just Keeps Getting Better
@KitsuneNight yes, it's a SuperSAGA!
Re: "The Wildest Interview I Have Ever Conducted" - The SuperSega Saga Just Keeps Getting Better
I took the "SuperIain" bit to mean that he can simply change the name of the product if there's an issue with SuperSEGA.
I say "if"... lol 😆
Based on the journey we've all been on with this hilarious story so far... he should rename it SuperSaga!
Is he a scammer? Is he deluded? Is he in way over his head? Who knows. He certainly can't pour a beer 😉
Re: Talking Point: Are Nintendo's Legal "Ninjas" Stifling The Creativity Of Tomorrow's Game Makers?
I find the very suggestion that protecting your copyright stifles creativity a bit of a hard sell.
Do what you want in your own space. Just don't profit from it online - and that includes "fame" / reputation.
I'd actually argue (and I know I often go against the grain, but whatever!) that creativity in videogames (and films and music) is suffering greatly from the influence of what's come before.
Re: A New Project Is Making Strides To End The N64 "Controller Lottery"
Sorry I went off at a tangent in my mind when I read 10s of 1000s had been spent.
On a stick.
Re: Random: 'Final Fight' Features An Obscure 'Akira' Easter Egg That Has Taken 35 Years To Discover
Hrmm I mean it looks similar... but it still feels like a bit of a stretch! Certainly not an Easter egg either way - as others pointed out!
Re: Review: The GBA Pixel Book - A Gorgeous Tribute To The Last Great 2D Console
Nice review! Mine arrived a few days ago along with their N64 book which came back into stock.
I'm using the books both to curate my final list of purchases for the GBA that I'm playing on the Pocket (1 a month over 10 years - 120 games!) and the 3D when it arrives early next year - but also to flick through whilst I play them!
Re: If Nothing Else, SuperSega's Latest "Review" Should Convince You To Keep Your Wallet Shut
Even the Super SEGA team have gone ridiculously early with their Christmas decorations!
(Or is this footage 11 months old...! Haha)
Re: Watching This 30-Year-Old Joypad Take An Ultrasonic Bath Is Strangely Satisfying
I oddly don't mind a bit of grime on an old controller lol
When rubbery parts go sticky though... that's the worst.
Re: Accusations Of AI Art Deflate Archer Maclean's DropZone 40th Anniversary Announcement
A lot of comments on this one! Suggests it's a good article to publish and a good topic to debate. Nice to see!
Re: Feature: The Story Of The Indiana Jones Adventure We Never Got To Play, And The Comic It Inspired
Fate Of Atlantis is a really good game so it's a real shame this never came to pass. I remember playing FoA on the Amiga back in the day, but never completed it. Revisiting it on the excellent Amiga Core on the Pocket has been a real blast this year. I'm hoping to finally finish it at Christmas.
Got my eyes on that new Indiana Jones game coming to PS5 next year too.
Re: The Arcade Version Of 'Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams' Is Heading To Switch & PS4 This Week
This is good timing. I have the Neo Geo Pocket Color version on my shopping list, but it's outrageously expensive - as much as £900 for the cartridge (literally silly money). I think I'll swap it out to a different NGPC game that's in a more reasonable price bracket and pick this one up on Switch instead.
Re: Talking Point: With Sonic's Movie Series Set To Cross A Billion Dollars At The Box Office, It's A Shame His Creator Doesn't Get Credit
Not being funny... but is it possible he doesn't want his name anywhere near the movies?
I mean, if it was me... lol
Don't forget(!) A fool and their money is easily parted... a financially successful movie is not the same as a good movie.
Case in point... pretty much every Marvel movie ever made!! And anything Star Wars post Return Of The Jedi!!
Re: Star Fox 64 Is Getting A Fanmade PC Port With High Framerate Support
This looks great!
I'd start up my NSO subscription again if Nintendo released some "alternative versions" of the N64 games like they have with the SNES and NES. A version where you can select any level on the map at anytime would be a really nice feature!
Re: This GameCube Mini Is Downright Adorable
Hrmm still looks too big to me - versus the NES and SNES!
Re: Review: ModRetro Chromatic Is So Close To The Real Thing You'd Think Nintendo Made It
I think its useful to remember that the Analogue Pocket will play any GB GBC or GBA cartridge from any region right out of the box. No faff. No messing about. You put the cartridge in and you play it.
This is a good option if you only want GB and GBC as you're paying less to get exactly what you need. Good times.
Personally, I absolutely love the Game Gear, Atari Lynx, PC Engine, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Game Gear and Gameboy Advance MORE than the GB and GBC so I see absolute value in the Pocket - and I'm fine with the circa 3x the cost (once you add all the adapters!). Again though... there's no faff... you put the adapter in, you put the game in... you play. Simple.
Incidentally... I've got £20 here that says AA batteries become obsolete before a USB C Cable ever does. That's a truly bizarre pro!
Re: "Thanks For The Nostalgia Kick" - Devs Behind The Getaway Look Back On A PS2 Classic
Hope we get a GTA London at some point in the future. I'm kinda surprised they haven't done it already... the locations are getting so samey.
Re: Flashback: "The S**t Absolutely Hit The Fan" - When WipEout (And Sara Cox's Bloody Nose) Shocked A Nation
I don't think it can be overstated just how massive Wipeout was - with or without this advert.
PS was blessed with so many standout moments - heck even that underwater demo disc thing at launch was amazing(!) - that it's easy to forget some.
Wipeout. Gran Turismo. FF7 - especially that Sephiroth Nibelheim in flames scene. Tomb Raider.
Amazing times and all the print/press around the time was a huge part of it too, in the absence of social media.
Re: 29 Years Later, A New Donkey Kong Country 2 Cheat Code Has Been Discovered
I've got the 3 Donkey Kong Country games lined up to play on the GBA. Looking forward to them as I've only played bits of them on the SNES a long time ago.
Re: Confusion Reigns As SuperSega Pre-Orders Get Charged For The Full Amount
I feel bad for anyone that's paid on a debit card... Credit card you can at least chargeback.
I don't see how this is a language miscommunication... if they're intending to take the full amount, why even talk about a 3 Euro preorder? It's deliberately misleading.
I preordered the 3D from Analogue and it was 300 dollars. At no point was there any suggestion it would be less or paid later. You preorder - you pay in full. Why did SuperSega mention 3 Euros if not to mislead people?
Re: We Can't Quite Believe That Former Dawn Is Running On Real NES Hardware
This looks really great. I hope they manage to reach their funding goal.
Re: "Ours Will Be The Translation Worth Playing" - Team Behind Decade-Old Princess Crown Localisation Speak Out
"Years went by, and real life kept us both very busy, but we each made great progress, and neither of us ever considered abandoning the project. The GitHub, meanwhile, was never updated."
This sounds a lot like something the Wise Owl would say in Simon the Sorcerer.
That is all.