It was in a similar position to Team Fortress although unlike the original TF it still has a healthy user base. That's pretty impressive for Counter Strike and the sequel I think makes more money than TF2.
@KingMike It's true that those games I mentioned probably were GG conversions. I know Virtua Fighter Animation and FIFA were exclusive games and turned out better for that.
FMV games could be very good actually. I will say for those who think Damien's article is damning here of AI games (rightfully so) you should see his Bluesky account. He doesn't hold back there. π
I really appreciate what Tec Toy was able to do although their branding was just ugly to look at. Their exclusive regional games also offered issues with sometimes being unfinished.
@MysticWangForce Aspyr's work on Star Wars has been very lacklustre compared to Nightdive. I really don't want them touching any more Star Wars games because I know it will be a let down.
@Xerox1919 The impression I get is no one read the manual and just learned how to play the game by playing it which is mostly what manuals were made for: instructions. But it's great to hear I'm not the only one who liked manuals.
I get it's annoying having to cut material because of region languages, I was half joking. They probably should just have made the manuals bigger for PAL users or offered more regional variants since some games did they regional variant releases.
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Re: Shinyuden Confirms Physical Release Of Mega Drive SRPG Vixen 357 Is Still Happening
That's strange, I thought this was already released? π€
Re: Sega & Higround Are Collaborating On A Range Of New Sonic & Dreamcast-Inspired Keyboards
Wow, these look cool from a distance but they look busy.
Re: The SNES Classic 'R-Type III: The Third Lightning' Is Getting A Remake For Modern Consoles & PC Next Year
I saw Strictly Limited Games selling this. I would probably buy it if it was a compilation of all the games.
Re: Atari's Lost '80s Precursor To Beatmania Has Been Recovered
That's really awesome! π
Re: Shenmue Fangame 'Dreams Of Saturn' Is Getting Another Christmas Update & It Looks Like A Total Fever Dream
Well...this is something. π
Re: Three More Evercade Carts Are Being Retired Early Next Year
Here we go again... π€
Re: The Last Officially Released Sega Dreamcast Game Is Coming To Steam Next Year
Interested to know now what were the last released Dreamcast games in the US and Europe. π€
Re: Yuzo Koshiro's Failed Streets Of Rage 4 Pitch Was Inspired By Team Fortress Classic
Well at least they didn't use TF2 as inspiration. They would have turned SOR into a comedy! π
Re: Capcom President Teases "New Releases, Remakes, And Ports" Could Be On The Way For Mega Man & Two Other Classic IPs
I'm pretty sure Mega Man has been squeezed dry at this point.
Re: Analogue 3D Is Getting Some "Funtastic" Case Options
Is this some kind of sick joke? π€
Re: "Retrobrighting" Might Actually Cause More Harm Than Good To Your Yellowing Consoles
So far I've never had to do this so this is food for thought.
Re: "We Believe This Is The Right Step" - Unofficial FPGA Sega Neptune Gets Pushed Into 2026
I'm interested to see how good this ends up. π€
Re: Sorry Shenmue Fans, But That "Leaked" 'Shenmue 4' Trailer Isn't Real After All
Unfortunately it's becoming more common to see AI trailers for entertainment. Fake trailers need cracking down on.
Re: This One-Of-A-Kind Sonic Arcade Machine Could Fetch Over $50,000 At Auction
I wish I had the money for this.
Re: Bad Dudes Is Getting A Fan-Made Sega Genesis Port
I can see this making sense.
Re: Mortal Kombat, Tekken, & The Man in the High Castle Actor Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa Has Passed Away
Rest in peace. He always brought in a fearsome performance.
Re: Review: The Llamasoft Collection (Evercade) - A Fascinating Dive Into Jeff Minter's Early Career
@gingerbeardman Of course...no Amiga versions... π
Re: 'Pixels To Pages' Is A Remarkable New YouTube Documentary Covering The History Of Electronic Gaming Monthly
@Arcadia_Official First name is Joe.
Re: Monkey Island Creator Ron Gilbert Cancelled His Pixelated Zelda-Esque RPG Because Old-School Zelda "Isn't The Big, Hot Item"
I'm still getting flashbacks to the look of Return to Monkey Island (shivers).
@Sketcz Maybe Zelda nostalgia is just a myth. π
Re: This New Robin Hood Game For The Commodore 64 Looks Seriously Impressive
That packaging looks attractive and the game is looks nice as well.
Re: "The Most Courageous Thing I Ever Did In My Career" - EA's Founder On Taking On Sega And Winning
It really worked out for the best they made that deal with EA. Accolade paid a bigger price.
Re: Nightdive's Re-Remaster Of The 1997 PC Shooter 'Blood' Is Out Today On Consoles & PC
This should be a free update for anyone who has the previous remaster.
Re: Retro Gamer's Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away
@RizPlays Why would you try to put on weight? Or is it because you're underweight?
Re: It Looks Like Eidos-MontrΓ©al Cancelled A Legacy Of Kain Reboot
That's a shame, it could have been fun.
Re: This Banjo-Kazooie Fan Game Took 14 Months & 800+ Hours Of Work, But You'll Need A PS4 Or A PS5 To Play It
That's very impressive work.
Re: Random: Tommy Tallarico Got Bodied So Badly He's Now Using A Fake Name
@Quick_Man "Your comment history shows all we need to know, really."
What does it show Quick Man?
Re: Random: Tommy Tallarico Got Bodied So Badly He's Now Using A Fake Name
Cool, so we learned he doesn't use his own name during backgammon tournaments. Slow news day eh Damien? π€
@Eocene84 I think Damien and others get bored with their lives.
EDIT: Asking around it appears this news (no surprise) might not be accurate. I guess journalism must really be dead.
Re: "Sonic Was Terribly Controversial" - Mark Cerny On Why Yuji Naka Quit After Making Sega's Biggest Hit
@Santar Good catch! π
Re: Former Rare Designer Pranks Everyone With Doctored Fax From Miaymoto On Banjo-Tooie
This is journalism today folks... π
Re: "I Do Have Some Regrets" - How The Creator Of Counter-Strike Gave Up A Money-Making Behemoth
It was in a similar position to Team Fortress although unlike the original TF it still has a healthy user base. That's pretty impressive for Counter Strike and the sequel I think makes more money than TF2.
Re: "I'm Too Old For All The Other Sh*t Now" - Steve Ellis And David Doak Talk 'Beyond Words' And Leaving FPS Games Behind Them
People tend to snub casual games but I say good luck to them. The game will find an audience. π
Re: Feature: "It's Like Time Travel" - Nightdive's Studio Head On Resurrecting Outlaws, LucasArts Forgotten FPS Western
@MysticWangForce Yeah I don't understand either why different teams work on remastering games from one IP. There's no consistency that way. π€
Re: Turrican And Taito Collections Are Coming To Evercade
@JoakimZ Hopefully. Amiga nearly always gets left out.
Re: Interview: "We Were Fighting Nintendo Clones Backed By Big Companies" - How A Small Toy Company Helped Sega Conquer Brazil
@KingMike It's true that those games I mentioned probably were GG conversions. I know Virtua Fighter Animation and FIFA were exclusive games and turned out better for that.
Re: Random: Did You Spot This NES-Related Blunder In Stranger Things Season 5?
@Tasuki Oh yeah it's been one of their tactics since the beginning. It's why I could never get into the show.
Re: Interview: "We Were Fighting Nintendo Clones Backed By Big Companies" - How A Small Toy Company Helped Sega Conquer Brazil
@KingMike Earthworm Jim isn't optimised and I think that's the same for Legend of Illusion.
Re: If The Oliver Twins' Ghost Hunters Is The Future Of GenAI Gaming, Then We Have Nothing To Worry About
FMV games could be very good actually. I will say for those who think Damien's article is damning here of AI games (rightfully so) you should see his Bluesky account. He doesn't hold back there. π
Re: "We Were Fighting Nintendo Clones Backed By Big Companies" - How A Small Toy Company Helped Sega Conquer Brazil
I really appreciate what Tec Toy was able to do although their branding was just ugly to look at. Their exclusive regional games also offered issues with sometimes being unfinished.
Re: Random: Did You Spot This NES-Related Blunder In Stranger Things Season 5?
@Tasuki Yeah, the whole show is nostalgia bait. I try to avoid any of the Stranger Things infection going around. π
Re: Turrican And Taito Collections Are Coming To Evercade
I'm going to say the Turrican collection is missing the Amiga ports. π€
Re: Feature: "It's Like Time Travel" - Nightdive's Studio Head On Resurrecting Outlaws, LucasArts Forgotten FPS Western
@MysticWangForce Aspyr's work on Star Wars has been very lacklustre compared to Nightdive. I really don't want them touching any more Star Wars games because I know it will be a let down.
Re: Random: "It May Be The First Video Game About The Beatles" - Before Rock Band, There Was Beat the Beatles
Had no idea this existed. That's pretty cool.
Re: This ZX Spectrum LEGO "Tribute" Set Really Needs To Become A Reality
This is so cute! π
Re: Captain Wayne Is A New Retro FPS About A Ticked-Off Sailor With A Shotgun For An Arm
Looks like a lot of fun, will wishlist it.
Re: Hands On: The C64 Mini - Black Edition - Commodore's Beloved Home Micro Gets Shrunk Down (Again)
@Guru_Larry Yeah I appreciate the fact it isn't the same bundled in games as usual.
Re: 2005 Resident Evil Rival 'Cold Fear' Joins The GOG Preservation Program
Good to see these games being made compatible. I just wish GOG updated their patch logs more often.
Re: "Feel The Excitement" - Video System's 1991 Arcade Beat 'Em Up 'Karate Blazers' Debuts On Consoles This Week
Looks like a lot of fun.
Re: Genesis / Mega Drive Fighter 'Go For It!' Is Being "Remade From The Ground Up"
@iheartpizzallc I think you're on course for at least a very good game from what I've seen so far so well done guys! π
Re: Random: Remember When Games Came With Instructions? This Guy Does, And He Wants To Find The Heaviest PS1 Manual
@Xerox1919 The impression I get is no one read the manual and just learned how to play the game by playing it which is mostly what manuals were made for: instructions. But it's great to hear I'm not the only one who liked manuals.
I get it's annoying having to cut material because of region languages, I was half joking. They probably should just have made the manuals bigger for PAL users or offered more regional variants since some games did they regional variant releases.
Re: Here's Super Mario 64 Running On PlayStation
@The_Nintendo_Pedant I thought I was the only one... π€£