To be fair you could argue why any of those games deserve to be rated so highly but that's just my opinion...like people scoring Corey in the House so high. π
"that Nightdive is doing "the perfect example" of what the company would like to embark on. That is, acquiring IPs, bringing them to an in-house engine, making them work, and then potentially doing a spiritual successor or maybe even a new installment."
Their current remasters of Capcom games has been making a wrapper to allow modern compatibility while providing a few graphics options. I think they have a long way to go before they reach the standard of what Nightdive offers.
@turboxray You didn't ask me that question but I just wanted to say I like console variety and each of the failed systems did something interesting with its software the others didn't. It's difficult for me to mock them as simple failures because there's so much more to them than that.
I played in depth Shining in the Darkness last year for the first time and wrote a review. The two things that ruin the experience is the lack of map (which is REALLY necessary in this game) and the beginning grinding where you need to spend hours to raise your stats high enough to have a chance in the Level 2 floor. If these things weren't a problem the game would be good fun. It's not a terrible game but it's unnecessarily difficult as a result.
@Coalescence Karl is just a grifter and loves playing 4D chess. π
"so it strikes me as rather silly to effectively remove two of them from active use in this way; the more consoles on the open market, the better it is for people who actually want to, you know, play these things."
Really? It's almost like people want to keep them as a museum piece Damien. π€¦ββοΈ
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Re: A New Framework For Making Sonic Fangames Is Currently In The Works, From The Creator Of Sonic CDX
@Zedecks That's my favourite as well although I'll take Sonic 1's sprite over Mania's.
Re: A New Framework For Making Sonic Fangames Is Currently In The Works, From The Creator Of Sonic CDX
@AtlasLivesAgain Really? That would be cool. Was never a fan of the Sonic Mania sprite.
Re: Audiogenic And ELSPA Founder Peter Calver Has Passed Away
Bubble and Squeak is a terrific game and deserves more praise. Rest in peace Peter Calver. πͺ
Re: A Second Prototype For Heart Of Darkness On Saturn Has Been Discovered (Or Has It?)
We need a remaster.
Re: "We Are Going Where No Slamming Death Metal Band Has Gone Before" - Party Cannon Is Releasing An Album On The N64
@Johnny_Arthur For collector's, not people who want to listen to music. π
Re: Argonaut Has An "Exciting Announcement" Coming "Very Soon"
Croc 2 remaster? A collection of their older games remastered?
Re: A New Framework For Making Sonic Fangames Is Currently In The Works, From The Creator Of Sonic CDX
It would be nice to have the option to change the Sonic sprite for different game versions.
Re: Atari's Grand Hotel Plan Will Be A "Glowing Monolith Of Light And Motion" In Downtown Phoenix
@Johnny_Arthur Atari is doing a lot of good business decisions recently but stuff like a hotel is not going to work.
Re: Sega Announces New Hard-Boiled Sonic Audio Drama, Featuring Team Chaotix & "Lots Of Saxophone"
This is so random but might work. π€
@Thomystic Don't give them ideas! π
@Bigmanjones Where's it from exactly? Is his avatar a logo?
Re: Super Mario 64 Has Got Another Fanmade PC Port, From The Harbour Masters Team
@N00BiSH Y'know...I think Nintendo fans are rubbing off on me in a bad way. Thanks for pointing that out, yikes. π
Re: Earthworm Jim Was Based On This Legendary (And Elusive) Game Journalist
I guess it kind of looks like him... π€
Re: Huge Eyes? Big Head? Lara Croft Almost Looked Very Different For Her Japanese Debut
Yea, I don't think everything needs a design localisation. π
Re: "I Needed Money" - Fatboy Slim Opens Up On The Smurfs Video Game Soundtrack That Never Was
@cdog555 Smurfs isn't considered cool, especially a licenced Smurfs video game but I disagree with him.
Re: Hyperkin Says A Handheld N64 Could "Potentially" Be On The Way, But It Won't Be Anytime Soon
No doubt it will break out of the box like their Retron 5... π€¦ββοΈ
Re: The "Hot Coffee" That Never Was - Did Rockstar's Co-Founders Put A Lewd Secret In This PS1 Football Game?
@MontyMole With a name like that he should have been front and centre. π€£
Re: "I Can Safely Say It's B**locks" - Ex-Rare Devs Debunk Killer Instinct 'Panel De Pon' Rumour
I think the magazine was trolling. π€
Re: Konami's Yie Ar Kung-Fu Is Being Unofficially Ported To Sega Genesis
My question about ports like this is does it make use of the hardware?
Re: Super Mario 64 Has Got Another Fanmade PC Port, From The Harbour Masters Team
@N00BiSH Isn't that more Nintendo Life? π€£
Re: "I Can't Promote A Product That I Don't Support" - SNK Mod Steps Down Over Fatal Fury "AI Slop" Trailer
@Honkshot Really? I guess a lot of fuss about not much.
@jojobar You more of a David Beckham fan? π€
Re: The Popular Arcade-Inspired Platformer 'Donut Dodo' Is Coming To The N64 & Sega Dreamcast
I'm not sure what the benefit of these ports will be but hopefully they take full advantage of the hardwares.
Re: Community Challenge: Can You Beat Battletoads' Most Notorious Level?
Playing the this game including these levels in two player is not fun.
Re: The Making Of: Dungeon Master, A Truly Trailblazing First-Person RPG
@fultonbot I mean there was two other M&M games before it.
Re: IO Interactive Says 007 First Light Is "Completely Different" To The "Fantastic" GoldenEye 007
"IO Interactive Says 007 First Light Is "Completely Different" To The "Fantastic" GoldenEye 007"
Understatement of the decade IO. π
@Sketcz I agree on all of this.
Re: The Making Of: Dungeon Master, A Truly Trailblazing First-Person RPG
@James-Bond Hang on, Might and Magic predates Dungeon Master doesn't it?
Re: "Flex Is In Spec, Buckling Is Not" - Commodore Addresses Quality Control Concerns With Its C64 Ultimate
At least they're being honest about the issue but yeah their manufacturers messed up.
Re: Random: The Fact That This Terrible Nintendo DS Could Top Metacritic Is Proof That Democracy Was A Mistake
To be fair you could argue why any of those games deserve to be rated so highly but that's just my opinion...like people scoring Corey in the House so high. π
Re: "We're Not Okay Shipping It" - Hyperkin Explains Why Its Handheld Sega Genesis, The Mega95, Has Been Delayed
If it's like the Retron 5 it will break out of the box.
Re: "Not A Single Pixel" Of The New Ecco Game Will Be Generated By AI, Insists Series Creator
@GodlessPreservation It's a unique and interesting adventure game so people think it's very good.
Re: "It Has Been Years In The Making" - Ecco's Creator Reconfirms A New Game Is In Development
Sega might have got some more brand loyalty from this. They seem to like leaving money on the table. π
Re: The 'Bedrooms To Billions' And 'Rubber Keyed Wonder' Team Is Tackling The Commodore 64 Next
I look forward to seeing this.
Re: "It Feels Very Natural To Grow In That Direction" - The Newly Independent GOG On Potentially Following Nightdive's Example
"that Nightdive is doing "the perfect example" of what the company would like to embark on. That is, acquiring IPs, bringing them to an in-house engine, making them work, and then potentially doing a spiritual successor or maybe even a new installment."
Their current remasters of Capcom games has been making a wrapper to allow modern compatibility while providing a few graphics options. I think they have a long way to go before they reach the standard of what Nightdive offers.
Re: The Zelda Adventure Nintendo Would Rather Forget Is Getting A Fan-Made Remaster
@turboxray You didn't ask me that question but I just wanted to say I like console variety and each of the failed systems did something interesting with its software the others didn't. It's difficult for me to mock them as simple failures because there's so much more to them than that.
Re: "We're Workin' On It" - Creators Of Upcoming ROM Hack 'Super Mario Bros. CD' Release An Exciting New Teaser
Well I hope Nintendo don't pounce on this.
Re: Game Changer: Shining In The Darkness - My Bumpy But Brilliant Introduction To JRPGs
I played in depth Shining in the Darkness last year for the first time and wrote a review. The two things that ruin the experience is the lack of map (which is REALLY necessary in this game) and the beginning grinding where you need to spend hours to raise your stats high enough to have a chance in the Level 2 floor. If these things weren't a problem the game would be good fun. It's not a terrible game but it's unnecessarily difficult as a result.
Re: Commodore's Official Remake Of Taito's The NewZealand Story Launches Next Month
Doesn't look too bad but I can understand the complaints about not allowing the ability to switch between the art styles.
Re: "It Has To Happen Outside Of Japan" - Game Preservation Society Launches Patreon And Opens US Office Following Government Fund Freeze
I think Japan should be more open to preservation. He shouldn't have to set up another office outside of the country.
Re: This "Bad" Italian Movie From 1998 Gives Us A Fascinating Look At London's Defunct SegaWorld
Maybe I'm misremembering but wasn't there footage from Star Trek: Voyager that played on screens at the place?
@KingMike Yeah Australia is weird that way. π
Re: LMA Manager's Premium Cheat Hotline May Be Long Gone, But Someone Has Cracked The Code
Wow, Codemasters really didn't take any prisoners making the cheats a form of DRM. π²
Re: "Someone Finally Did It" - This Homebrew Dreamcast Game Uses Two VMU Displays At Once
That's very helpful for the homebrew scene. I hope it gets used more.
Re: A Decompilation Project Is Currently In The Works For Jet Set Radio Future
This is nice news! π
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Retro Gaming Resolutions For The New Year?
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Re: "Beyond Incredibly Dumb" - The Internet Doesn't Like People Sealing Up Graded 3DS Consoles
@Coalescence Karl is just a grifter and loves playing 4D chess. π
"so it strikes me as rather silly to effectively remove two of them from active use in this way; the more consoles on the open market, the better it is for people who actually want to, you know, play these things."
Really? It's almost like people want to keep them as a museum piece Damien. π€¦ββοΈ
Re: This Switch-Sized Handheld Packed With Capcom And Bandai Namco Games Is Finally Launching This Year
@Ebb1993 Sega it seems don't like reselling their games.
Re: Tired Of Waiting For Bandai Namco, Someone Has Finally Given Us 'Ridge Racer HD' - But It's Only In Dreams
Someone at Bandai Namco needs to hire this guy.
Re: Review: Turbo EverDrive Core And Pro - An Excellent PC Engine Flash Cart With Some Caveats
I love these flash carts, I wish I was richer to buy more of them.
Re: First Evercade Firmware Update Of 2026 Brings Neo Geo And Atari 2600 Upgrades
I wish their updates added ports to games they originally ignored. π
Re: Sonic Comes To The Commodore Amiga (In Tech Demo Form, At Least)
This is really impressive!
"I seem to remember that I smugly predicted it wasn't up to the challenge, but it appears I need to eat my words,"
The same could be said about a few things, yea. π€
@Saki-Endo The US Gold version would have been flawed but alright for the platform.
Re: "It Is Literally Everywhere And It's Changing Lives" - The National Videogame Museum Is Creating The UK's First Game Design Archive
Good luck trying to get materials from going to VGHF first because as we all know America is the centre of gaming history. π
Re: Sega Saturn Just Got A New Miami Vice-Inspired FPS, Vigilant Paradise
This is pretty damn good considering it's homebrew. π²
Re: Roguecraft DX Is Coming To The Amiga, Mega65, ο»ΏAnd Game Boy Color
Looks pretty good!