The_Nintendo_Pedant

thanks for the write up on what appears to be my kind of book 🙂👍

small note: the sub headline "(...and a few that are perhaps best forgotten)" might come off a bit critical of the book in a way that i don't believe is intentional. my logic is that by their inclusion, the books authors intend to "remember" the controllers as it were, despite the flaws or what have you.

or in other words it's in conflict with this bit, "some of which were arguably little more than design dead-ends (who remembers the Batman joystick?) but remain interesting artefacts nonetheless."

my 2 cents, thanks again ✌️

@Damo

"I found that more than a few of my N64 carts refused to boot on the Analogue 3D, displaying the dreaded 'Unknown Cartridge' message."

did you then test these same carts on og hardware, for reference? that would be useful information. ✌️

"...the N64 always felt a bit bulky."

for real?

i remember, when i got my N64, it seemed pretty sleek to me compared to the NES, SNES, and PSX I'd had before.

thanks for the review! ive got the controller already so im all set 😂

the most nostalgic feelings i have for a computer i've never seen.

im sure this'll be a good'n, but I still think id rather just (and do) have an N64, which I'm assuming are still commonly available for less money.

i do enjoy the 8bd n64 controller personally very much but it's so oddball that it's hard to find perfect applications, even with some common n64 games. i thought itd be a great DC and saturn 3d pad stand in but without analog triggers its hit and miss.

... aren't you a little old for videogames?

looks like they are designing props for a near future sci fi set rather than actual things for human hands.

he seems too young to be this washed up and pathetic.

@MegaManFan

"YOUUUU" 😂

i couldnt remember what his song even was until i saw your post lol ✌️

@Scollurio

i play mostly on 4:3 (crts) and 16:10 (deck) lately and 16:9 looks really stupid and squashed to me, now. feels like i cant open my "eyes" wide enough to see vertically.

anyway i had the same thought with this 👍

@Jrs1

I saw MBV twice in the late 00s and my ears are still ringing 🤯🤘

@nuff64

one might assume that people who find classic games "unplayable" because of graphics also struggle to read a book or watch a B+W movie 🤔

huge missed opportunity not making the remake in the style of Yoshitaka Amano's concepts. personally, im not fond at all of the style they went with in the remake, very generic and uninspired, yet leaves nothing to the imagination.

@ArcadeRacingCENTRAL

i second this 👍 i like the platform-agnostic nature of TE and i miss when we got reviews and opinions here more often (IIRC.)

(understanding that limited resources are a factor, likely. all the same, great site, great work 👍)

when some one tells you who they are, believe them the first time. when they double down on it, f*ck their eventual apology. 👎

wait a sec, can i pretend to be aphex twin with this?

(ive ALWAYS been Amiga-curious, and this is pretty affordable for what it is!)

@slider1983

i couldn't agree more 👍

maybe we should put Mortal Kombat down, and think about Eternal Champions for a while.

@Quick_Man

You havent had a point this entire time, you just dont like my opinion on the modern era of remakes. if all you are going to do is nitpick second and third order arguments, im done here. 👍

@slider1983

ok, I hear it now 🥴 please understand, I didn't conciously mean to come off that way. we are a genuinely more engaging, diverse, and interesting community, for our differences. ✌️

fwiw I LIKE that there are fans of "unpopular" or "failed" consoles, and as a jaguar, 32x, saturn, sega CD, turbo16, NGPC, Dreamcast owner and fan, I rank myself among them. 😊

@slider1983

i feel like somehow im not being clear. i was saying that the review should be about the collection itself, as well. 👍 and, definitely agree that the first two are the ones worth actually playing, if any.

"Just to note though I shouldn't be treated differently for having interest in something you don't. 👍"

do you feel i did this to you? regarding bubsy, or amico? 😕 i wasnt trying to make fun of you or be condescending, apologies. ✌️

(tbh i even stuck up for you when that other user was being kind of a jerk. 🤔)

@Quick_Man

i actually kinda find user's interest in the Amico to be endearing 😊👍 it takes all kinds, right?

(...is it "late 2025" already? 💀)

@slider1983

"I'm looking at Steam and it's mostly positive reviews."

touche! i even checked for myself.

"What are the criticisms of the collection?"

(see link i sent in last my comment ✌️)

in general it seems like one of those cases where "the critics" are panning it but the actual Bubsy fans think it's fine. In fact i made the point on that review's comments that the reviewer should be reviewing the compilation itself, not the quality of the games, which i think youd agree. it was a whole conversation there.

anyway! the next line in the song is "ive been here for years" so feel free to take my sardonic interpolation at face value 😊👍

@slider1983

"Poorly received? 🤔"

have you ever noticed that you and I look at the exact same information and consistently come to polar opposite conclusions? I think that's interesting. ✌️

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bubsy-in-the-purrfect-collection

@slider1983

it was a pun/joke.

...but yeah imo one poorly received compilation a comeback does not make 😆✌️

its cool if you like Bubsy though! I have fond memories of playing the first game at my 2nd cousin's house on her Sega Channel 😎👍

im pretty sure we can all agree that the atari/intellivision "rivalry" ended... lets just say some time in the past lol.

i already got the controller so im good 👍

@HammerKirby

i agree with everything youve said, here ☝️😊

personally im done buying remakes for the most part as i (almost) never feel they actually improve the game. 👍 if its a game worth "remaking," its worth playing as it originally was.

"We Live In An Age Where Even Bubsy Can Make A Comeback"

don't call it a "comeback."

@HammerKirby

"However they have been as much as a focus until the last 10 years or so"

you arent wrong but this is an extreme understatement. in All-Stars' day, remakes for games were rare and special. ✌️ I used to LOVE them when they did come out because 2D games were actually uncommon for a long time and i was already "old school' as a 12 y.o. PSX owner. ✌️

I miss Software Etc. like an old friend. 😢

@Quick_Man

sure, new remakes and remasters were being announced for last generation games every week on NES, SNES, PSX, and N64. I remember that too. just like now. no different, yup. 👍

@Quick_Man

I can't decipher your post sorry. ✌️

@Quick_Man

"So... never?"

Wrong.

the world was better when companies were more focused on the "next thing" and left our beloved classics well enough alone.

@N00BiSH

you wont miss it lol

(FWIW im actually fond of the trackball and paddle controls on this device 👍 too bad it appears to be built like a device theyd sell at walgreens for 20nbucks.)

Dude, just get a Steam Deck.

@RejectedAng3L

why would i care if someone else buys this after I'm emulating it? 🤔

just because someone is trying to make money off re-publishing these old games doesn't make it more immoral to emulate them. that's my opinion.

especially if they are going to leave out seemingly the more interesting/better half of the ports.

@Daric

"And these devs took inspiration and made a game that looks like the original post, but better"

but not with AI, is that right?

PS - ty! 👍

I've clicked the links and read more than i care to about it, and i still don't really understand what AI has to do with this. w/e.

@RZ-Atom

if you dont know what a word means you can always look it up oh wait you did.

@Bod2019

FWIW rc pro am II is an excellent game 👍👍

@Scollurio

yes, OP believes Rogue came out recently, it seems. 👍✌️

the open mouth. oh no. 😬

to me, this is what a "remaster" is. a game looking as good as it possibly can while sticking to the "script" of the original. 👍

black box mid 90s trilogy (remaster,) vs gold box "special edition" trilogy (remake,) in a nut.

i randomly got a SMB game and watch, and now im looking around at other "ultraportable" handhelds I could slip in my pocket and play whenever.

this sounds like almost a reinvention for the playdate, just in time(?) 😊👍

@Omarzuqo

Not correct.

EDIT - ✌️ Unless you actually meant "Rougelike," in which case, touché.

yup, thats a gba game alright.

music sounds like a dance remix of "Island in the Sun."

pure kayfabe.