Master System wasn't given much of a chance in Japan and the US. Coupled with Sega's poor communication between their regions it's understandable why the user base was small.
@PKDuckman Considering these collections are supposed to educate you can understand how damning and frustrating I find that. I have called them out on this a number of times.
@rob7979 I think all the old ports should be included regardless if they're good or not and yep I agree, the SMS ports are incredible. Not sure what the issue is with emulation on those.
@RejectedAng3L If they have the Mega Drive version I doubt getting the rights to the Saturn version would be an issue. If it's an emulation issue because they don't have an emulator companies like this shouldn't be re-releasing games if they aren't prepared to emulate the various ports. I know that sounds greedy of me to say that but only releasing ports for a collection because you have an emulator for it is very frustrating...hello Digital Eclipse! 😆
@RejectedAng3L It's a real shame as it's a great kart racing game. A collection of ports should really have every port if possible regardless if they're good or bad. The lack of Amiga ports in these collections is really starting to get on my nerves. 🙄
@Tasuki Ubisoft aren't really involved in publishing it.
Colourisation of old photos can work if done correctly however this aren't great examples. The guy is looking at the camera in one photo and not the other. At best it's sloppy, at worst revisionism. Again, nothing wrong with AI but when used things need to be checked!
I hope they keep the cheesy song. Considering the second game was less than half the length of the original a remaster will need to add more plot and gameplay as the original release was way too short. They have an uphill struggle there. 🤔
@Quick_Man I'm glad he's okay, this is good news but that's what I remember him from so apologies. Not as insensitive however as some of the comments above.
@Xerox1919 Yeah I see her pop up a lot on social media but I struggle to remember credits to her name apart from the miracle job of porting Doom to 3DO so quickly. I hope she pulls through though. 👍
The problem with all this is that the person criticising in the update is the same person in the original article. They have to prove they are correct after calling SNK out. Just worth keeping in mind. Having said that yes, if you dig into the responses on bluesky it doesn't look good for them.
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Re: Atari Appears To Be Counting Down To An "Exciting" New Retro Announcement, Taking Place This Week
Jaguar or Lynx probably.
Re: Nintendo's Ex-Vice President Of Sales Bruce Lowry Reveals The NES Game They "Couldn't Give Away"
Edutainment titles, especially on console aren't going to sell.
Re: Review: Atari Gamestation Go - A Tour Of Atari's Legacy With One Too Many Bumps In The Road
"Some games showcase audio issues such as skips or stutters, too – this is especially bad on the SNES titles included in the package."
Piiiiiikkkkoooooo! 🙄
Re: Interview: "We Can't Say Anything About It Being A Video Game Console" - Meet The Sales Genius Who Helped Launch The NES
Master System wasn't given much of a chance in Japan and the US. Coupled with Sega's poor communication between their regions it's understandable why the user base was small.
Re: 21 Years After Its Original Release, Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Has Quietly Landed On Steam
Cool, now we need the other games.
Re: "People Talk About Physical Being Dead... But We Have A Loyal Community" - Broken Sword Boss On "Defining Your Tribe"
I'm still not sure the remaster of Broken Sword 2 will end up any better than the original apart from the HD art. 🤔
Re: Mortal Kombat Kollection Devs Still Won't Say If This SNES "Holy Grail" Could Be Included
@PKDuckman Considering these collections are supposed to educate you can understand how damning and frustrating I find that. I have called them out on this a number of times.
@rob7979 I think all the old ports should be included regardless if they're good or not and yep I agree, the SMS ports are incredible. Not sure what the issue is with emulation on those.
Re: Mortal Kombat Kollection Devs Still Won't Say If This SNES "Holy Grail" Is Included
Still waiting for them to add the home computer and Master System versions of games to these collections. These aren't really complete collections.
Re: '90s Classic Flashback Gets (Unofficially) Ported To Sega Saturn
That's really awesome!
Re: Ubisoft's 1994 Mario Kart Clone 'Street Racer' Is Getting A New Retro Collection On Steam
@RejectedAng3L If they have the Mega Drive version I doubt getting the rights to the Saturn version would be an issue. If it's an emulation issue because they don't have an emulator companies like this shouldn't be re-releasing games if they aren't prepared to emulate the various ports. I know that sounds greedy of me to say that but only releasing ports for a collection because you have an emulator for it is very frustrating...hello Digital Eclipse! 😆
Re: This Modder Is Making The Best Home Port Of Ghouls 'n Ghosts Even Better - And You Can Help
@Deuteros They ported the sequel and then ported the original. I can't remember which was better.
Re: Ubisoft's 1994 Mario Kart Clone 'Street Racer' Is Getting A New Retro Collection On Steam
@RejectedAng3L It's a real shame as it's a great kart racing game. A collection of ports should really have every port if possible regardless if they're good or bad. The lack of Amiga ports in these collections is really starting to get on my nerves. 🙄
@Tasuki Ubisoft aren't really involved in publishing it.
Re: Got A Spare $8,000? Then You Could Own The Rarest Game On Sega Saturn
I think this looks alright but it's way too expensive.
Re: "They Said It Couldn't Be Done" - Indie Dev Brings "Impossible" AI-Generated RPG Concept To Life
I get the impression Damien doesn't like AI... 😂
Re: It Was "Helpful" That Nintendo Killed The SNES PlayStation - Otherwise Sony Would Have Been "Stuck", Says Shuhei Yoshida
Well it worked out great for Sony but not Sega. 😪
@RenderSpotlight I agree. Mega CD is very underrated.
Re: This Modder Is Making The Best Home Port Of Ghouls 'n Ghosts Even Better - And You Can Help
The Amiga version port or its sequel is supposed to be good.
Re: You Can Finally Play This "Lost" Mobile Entry In The Ratchet & Clank Series, 19 Years After It Was Cancelled
I didn't even know there was a mobile game. 😲
Re: "I Was A Big Fan Of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing" - The Tale Of Feral, Lost Toys' Abandoned Werewolf Game
Interesting to see what's found with these cancelled games.
Re: Ubisoft's 1994 Mario Kart Clone 'Street Racer' Is Getting A New Retro Collection On Steam
No superior PS1 and Saturn versions...
Also why do these collections always leave off the Amiga versions??? 🙄
Re: Random: "F**K YOU, DANIELLE!" - NSFW Fighting Game Variable Geo's English Translation Has Equally NSFW Patch Notes
Yeah you tell her, that Danielle dear oh dear... 🤣
Re: "What Was Psygnosis Doing On The N64? Traitors!" - Ex-Sony Staff On WipEout Coming To Nintendo
Not everything has to be on Nintendo. 👍
Re: The Atari Jaguar Is Set To Get A New 3D, Multi-Directional Shoot 'Em Up & A New Virtua Cop-Style Shooter Next Year
@Sketcz Reminds me of the CEO of Piko Interactive. 😆
Re: "You Are Vandalising Your Own History" - Taito Caught Using AI To "Undermine" Its Gaming Past
Colourisation of old photos can work if done correctly however this aren't great examples. The guy is looking at the camera in one photo and not the other. At best it's sloppy, at worst revisionism. Again, nothing wrong with AI but when used things need to be checked!
Re: "Rise, True Hero!" - Konami's Space Invaders-Style Shooter 'Battlantis' Storms Onto Modern Platforms This Week
Never heard of this but it looks fun.
Re: Playdate OS 3.0 Adds A Much-Requested Feature: Folders
@gingerbeardman Was doing that fun?
Re: Playdate OS 3.0 Adds A Much-Requested Feature: Folders
@N00BiSH That's good then. I don't see the point of it.
Re: Playdate OS 3.0 Adds A Much-Requested Feature: Folders
@N00BiSH To be fair at least Switch doesn't require a frickin crank to play the games. 😂
Re: Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Is Officially Set To Get The "ReForged" Treatment
I hope they keep the cheesy song. Considering the second game was less than half the length of the original a remaster will need to add more plot and gameplay as the original release was way too short. They have an uphill struggle there. 🤔
Re: "They Were Very Clear About What They Wanted" - Roger Dean On The Creation Of One Of Video Gaming's Greatest Logos
That art is very iconic. Most company logos today don't look that stylish.
Re: The Sega Master System Is Getting A Free Sci-Fi-Themed Ice Climber-Like Platformer Later This Month
Very arcade like although I wished it pushed the console more.
Re: Four Namco Classics Are Being Reissued On Cartridge For The Atari 2600+ & 7800+
@Beyerun Nothing with Amazon is guaranteed, it can be incredibly disappointing.
Re: Playdate OS 3.0 Adds A Much-Requested Feature: Folders
Hipster designers never thought to add folders? 🤔
Re: Random: Marvel Vs. Capcom Fans Need To Check Out This New Cyclops Figurine
Wow! That's pretty nice to look at.
Re: GoFundMe Campaign To Help Gaming Legend Rebecca Heineman Fight Cancer Is Now Live
@Daniel36 "it is dead simple to see these "commenters" registered to the site a few seconds earlier)."
It happens with people both arguing for and against something.
Re: "I'm Going To Make It" - Modder Voultar Delivers An Uplifting Update On His Health
@Quick_Man I'm glad he's okay, this is good news but that's what I remember him from so apologies. Not as insensitive however as some of the comments above.
Re: 40 Years On, And Andrew Hewson Is Remastering '20 Best Programs For The ZX Spectrum'
I will have to keep these on my radar, I had no idea there was a book series.
Re: Duke Nukem 3D Is About To Get An Ambitious New Mod That Replaces Its 2D Sprites With "Nearly A Thousand Voxels"
Wow, it looks almost the same. 😲
Re: "None Of Them Matter" - There's Only One Donkey Kong In Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's Life
Best not say that about Donkey Kong Country...or else........ 🤔
Re: The Guy Behind One Of Mortal Kombat's Most Iconic Easter Eggs Has Just Left NetherRealm
We can't also forget the Fergalities, named after Probe's Fergus McGovern. Awesome! 😂
Re: "I'm Going To Make It" - Modder Voultar Delivers An Uplifting Update On His Health
I'm glad he's getting better. Still blocked on Twitter though.
Re: Gaming Legend Rebecca Heineman Could Really Do With Your Positive Vibes Right Now
@Xerox1919 Yeah I see her pop up a lot on social media but I struggle to remember credits to her name apart from the miracle job of porting Doom to 3DO so quickly. I hope she pulls through though. 👍
Re: Over 100 Arcades, Including Mortal Kombat, OutRun And Daytona USA, Are Going Under The Hammer Down Under
@HoyeBoye Nope, it means auction. Used a lot in the UK. We try not to destroy things. 😉
Re: Anniversary: Mean Machines, The UK's Greatest Console Magazine, Turns 35 Today
I never read it but it looked cool on magazine stands.
Re: Random: No, Ridge Racer's Reiko Nagase Isn't Based On The Man Who Created Her
Wow, I'm glad I didn't read that article at the time. I imagine that was quite shocking misinformation. 😂
Re: "Nintendo Has Made Serious Objections" - Last Ninja Collection Delayed On Consoles
Nintendo spoiling things for everyone yet again.
@Sketcz Thank you for the context.
Re: Simon The Sorcerer: Origins Isn't The Only Fantasy Point-And-Click Adventure On The Horizon
I still have no idea how they can do a prequel to Simon the Sorcerer. 🤔
Re: NightVein Is A Gothic Run-And-Gun For Your Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
Looks nice at a glance but the animation hit feedback needs some work.
Re: Review: Polymega Collection Vol. 5 - Bad Dudes - Not Quite 'Bad' Enough To Rescue The President
I disagree. I think both games are a lot of fun but are just a bit too hard. They've certainly aged better than Double Dragon that's for sure.
Re: Code Mystics "Horrified" By Accusation Its New Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Port Uses AI-Generated Art
The problem with all this is that the person criticising in the update is the same person in the original article. They have to prove they are correct after calling SNK out. Just worth keeping in mind. Having said that yes, if you dig into the responses on bluesky it doesn't look good for them.
Re: "My Goal Is To Finish All Outstanding Orders And Hopefully Hang Around For A Little Longer" Modder Voultar Opens Up On Health Issues
Still blocked on Twitter.