So clearly these were made for a different culture, and in 2020 many items get snatched up at launch and scalped immediately after, but are people buying those scalped Game Gear Micros? Do we have any "item sold" screenshots on Japanese secondhand market sites? That, IMHO, would indicate any "real demand" the item may or may not have.
@RupeeClock If it could be modded, that would be the ultimate arcade machine. Considering the base is only $50, the machine had better have amazing emulation capabilities.
My first video game console was an Atari 2600, and it kickstarted a lifelong love of video games. It's a shame that they made such massive mistakes. I'm glad Nintendo and Sega never partnered with them. I think Atari would have dragged them down.
I sadly don't have the space for the cabinets but I would love Death Adder on the Switch. NBA Jam too if they manage to sort all the licensing issues with teams and players, but I'd be happy if they went the Tecmo Super Bowl route and created interesting fake teams and players and kept the announcer.
@retro_player_22 Yeah I was 7 when the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo shared market space and I remember all the commercials that established a console war, but in my personal experience, there was no "You own a SNES (or Genesis), you suck. My console is clearly superior." talk on my playground. Everyone knew who had what console and friendships were born as kids went over someone's house who had the opposite console so they could play. It was very peaceful and friendly.
Was the SNES vs Genesis console wars really a thing on playgrounds back in the day? In my school, no one cared about which console you owned. Everyone acknowledged that the two had great games. PS1 vs N64, now THAT was a console war. The N64 was a "kiddie" console and PS1 was for the mature gamers. I stand by my N64 to this day.
Digital-only supporters are somewhat correct in their assertion that their games will last longer than physical, but only when you figure the games are DRM-free, like ROMs or ISOs. DIgital storefronts get pulled, games get pulled, hardware dies, but if your digital file can jump from hardware to hardware, long after your current console has become vintage, you're golden.
I'm not saying I'm in favor of piracy, and I apologize if this comment violates the rules, just my thoughts.
If it was just a high quality Atari emulation machine, offering say arcade games, Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800 games, I would have been completely fine with it. I would however ask for joystick and paddle controllers and the wood finish version to be much cheaper then $300+. As a "modern console" designed to play "modern games and compete with MS, Sony, and Nintendo," I call bull.
Outside of the marketing campaigns on TV, I never felt any Nintendo/Sega console war crap on the playground. Didn't matter if you owned a SNES or a Genesis, both systems had great games. Both sides acknowledged it. Skip ahead to the N64/PS1 years...yeah...that's when crap got brutal. I was the only person I knew who owned a N64, everyone else had a PS1, and loved to rub it in my face that I owned a "baby's console." I love my "baby's console" to this day, thank you very much.
After that, the only time I saw any console war stuff was online. Gamers I met in person (even strangers at conventions) talked about the pros and cons of each gen's systems, or politely insisted you invest in a gaming PC, but also acknowledging that PC has its problems, something I NEVER see online.
Unless the SNES Playstation focused on more traditional pixel art games (Ex Sonic CD, Castlevania - Symphony of the Night), I don't think it would have done any better then the other CD-ROM systems at the time. The tech wasn't able to match everyone's ambitions with doing things differently from the Genesis/SNES, but the CD-ROM could certainly add some lovely spit and polish to pixel art games.
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Re: Hardware Review: Game Gear Micro - Go Home Sega, You're Drunk
So clearly these were made for a different culture, and in 2020 many items get snatched up at launch and scalped immediately after, but are people buying those scalped Game Gear Micros? Do we have any "item sold" screenshots on Japanese secondhand market sites? That, IMHO, would indicate any "real demand" the item may or may not have.
Re: The SNK Neo Geo MVSX Home Arcade Is Packed With 50 Games, Costs 500 Bucks
@rob7979 Remove all the contents from a closet and put the machine inside?
Re: The SNK Neo Geo MVSX Home Arcade Is Packed With 50 Games, Costs 500 Bucks
@RupeeClock If it could be modded, that would be the ultimate arcade machine. Considering the base is only $50, the machine had better have amazing emulation capabilities.
Re: Feature: Remember When Atari Turned Down Nintendo And Sega?
My first video game console was an Atari 2600, and it kickstarted a lifelong love of video games. It's a shame that they made such massive mistakes. I'm glad Nintendo and Sega never partnered with them. I think Atari would have dragged them down.
Re: Arcade1Up Is Reviving A Sega Classic That Has Never Been Seen Outside Of Arcades
I sadly don't have the space for the cabinets but I would love Death Adder on the Switch. NBA Jam too if they manage to sort all the licensing issues with teams and players, but I'd be happy if they went the Tecmo Super Bowl route and created interesting fake teams and players and kept the announcer.
Re: This New Handheld Wants To Heal The Scars Of Gaming's Most Infamous Console War
@retro_player_22 Yeah I was 7 when the Sega Genesis and the Super Nintendo shared market space and I remember all the commercials that established a console war, but in my personal experience, there was no "You own a SNES (or Genesis), you suck. My console is clearly superior." talk on my playground. Everyone knew who had what console and friendships were born as kids went over someone's house who had the opposite console so they could play. It was very peaceful and friendly.
Re: This New Handheld Wants To Heal The Scars Of Gaming's Most Infamous Console War
Was the SNES vs Genesis console wars really a thing on playgrounds back in the day? In my school, no one cared about which console you owned. Everyone acknowledged that the two had great games. PS1 vs N64, now THAT was a console war. The N64 was a "kiddie" console and PS1 was for the mature gamers. I stand by my N64 to this day.
Re: Feature: Your Beloved Games Console Is Slowly But Surely Dying
Digital-only supporters are somewhat correct in their assertion that their games will last longer than physical, but only when you figure the games are DRM-free, like ROMs or ISOs. DIgital storefronts get pulled, games get pulled, hardware dies, but if your digital file can jump from hardware to hardware, long after your current console has become vintage, you're golden.
I'm not saying I'm in favor of piracy, and I apologize if this comment violates the rules, just my thoughts.
Re: Atari Comes Under Fire For Seemingly Knowing Very Little About Its Crowdfunded VCS Console
If it was just a high quality Atari emulation machine, offering say arcade games, Atari 2600, 5200, and 7800 games, I would have been completely fine with it. I would however ask for joystick and paddle controllers and the wood finish version to be much cheaper then $300+. As a "modern console" designed to play "modern games and compete with MS, Sony, and Nintendo," I call bull.
Re: The Man Responsible For Sega's Blast Processing Gimmick Is Sorry For Creating "That Ghastly Phrase"
Outside of the marketing campaigns on TV, I never felt any Nintendo/Sega console war crap on the playground. Didn't matter if you owned a SNES or a Genesis, both systems had great games. Both sides acknowledged it. Skip ahead to the N64/PS1 years...yeah...that's when crap got brutal. I was the only person I knew who owned a N64, everyone else had a PS1, and loved to rub it in my face that I owned a "baby's console." I love my "baby's console" to this day, thank you very much.
After that, the only time I saw any console war stuff was online. Gamers I met in person (even strangers at conventions) talked about the pros and cons of each gen's systems, or politely insisted you invest in a gaming PC, but also acknowledging that PC has its problems, something I NEVER see online.
Re: Feature: What If The SNES PlayStation Had Actually Happened?
Unless the SNES Playstation focused on more traditional pixel art games (Ex Sonic CD, Castlevania - Symphony of the Night), I don't think it would have done any better then the other CD-ROM systems at the time. The tech wasn't able to match everyone's ambitions with doing things differently from the Genesis/SNES, but the CD-ROM could certainly add some lovely spit and polish to pixel art games.