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It'll be fine, they won't get sued or anything that dramatic. Before all the official work, Kaiser was creating builds of games - like Doom 64 - that required you add your own rom/data files. So they could very well do the work to build the container to run the improved versions, but then require you to add your own game files from your own collection. I don't think there's anything illegal about that if they're not selling the actual game, which they won't be. They're paying people to create the builds, not charging for the finished product.

I say good on them. I'd definitely be interested in supporting them with this endeavor should it come to pass

I had no idea this existed on the PSX! Cheers for the head's up! Literally just got my PowKiddy RGB30 today, and I've been loading up my SD card with games, so it goes without saying that this is going on there too.

I wonder what the controls are like? This appeals to me more than jumping back into DOSBOX and wrestling the controls of the game that way

@RupeeClock I just purchased the Powkiddy RGB30! This will be my first emulation handheld that isn't Raspberry Pi based! I have a RetroFlag GPI unit with a Pi Zero 2 W in it. I love the actual unit, but the screen is pretty horrid. So I'm eagerly awaiting this unit and the fantastic screen it seems to have. That aspect ratio is perfect for what I want it for, and I can deal with the bezels for other systems. The price was excellent too... with some discounts, it was around $140 AU with a 32gb card included.

Super pumped!!!

I'd buy it. I saw a hands-on with the hardware on YouTube just today, and it looks fantastic. Over 200 games on the thing, and you can add more via SD card.

The Atari 50 has whet my appetite for more, and the front end on this looks just as slick.

Good price too!

Great news! Although, I do hope the controls are fixed in these ports. The auto-centering of the character and reticle in original was a definite pain in the A.

@RupeeClock I saw the Retro Game Corps video on this yesterday, and I've gotta say, I am SUPER tempted! That screen looks amazing, and the price is right in the sweet spot.

@Damo I can't say I've heard anything negative about them myself. I got the three volumes for next to nothing years ago and gave them a crack - they're right up there with my faves on the Saturn. I've actually wondered why nobody ever mentions them these days. Give them a go, they emulate well!

This list is SERIOUSLY lacking Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Blue Destiny on the SEGA Saturn.

The three episodic volumes played together make for a fantastic game. Awesome graphics, sound and brilliant controls.

I really, really love the form factors of the SN30 Pro and the Pro 2, but I find the input lag to be a hindrance; if it's all you play with then you won't notice, but if you switch controllers regularly, then the input lag tends to stick out, at least to me.

I got the Bluetooth Ultimate controller on release, and it is a darn sight better on the lag front. Bluetooth Mode is great, the hall sensor sticks are sublime and the 2.4ghz mode on Switch and PC is flawless. I wish it was made out of the same materials as the Pro 2, but it still feels great in the hand.

That being said, I wish that 8bitDo would just bite the bullet and release a 2.4ghz variant of the Pro 2; now THAT would be my Ultimate controller!

Fantastic news! I remember reading about Rocket Jockey in Next Generation magazine and roughly remember liking a demo of the game.

Obsidian, I have never heard of. But the Thomas Dolby soundtrack has my interest levels rising

This has been on my Steam wishlist for aaaaaaaages. Really hanging to give it a go!

Funny, I literally just booted this up on the Xbox 360 for another playthrough yesterday!

Great news, can't wait to give it a whirl

Rick Astley has real musical chops, and a taste that extends far beyond pop. Watching him cover The Smiths is one of my greatest pleasures in life.

Interesting development - will likely get this purely because of his involvement!

This looks amazing. I cannot get over the sprite art and colour work, so stunning. Yep, would love a release of this

@Dogemaster21777 There's also a really great portable version of the PC port of Sega Rally 2 on archive.org. It has full controller support, is able to run at high resolutions, and there's a widescreen mode in there too! It's my go-to way to play right now, much smoother than the Dreamcast port even with the 60fps cheat, and with less input lag too: something that has always irritated me about the Dreamcast version.

Search for Sega Rally 2 Portable on archive.org and you'll find it!

@smoreon I wouldn't mind having it for myself, so yeah, I will have at it, haha!

@smoreon I've done many edits of classic dance songs for my Ballistic NG custom music pack. If I can find the song as a WAV for purchase somewhere, I'll see what I can knock up!

@smoreon Absurd is on one of Fluke' albums uncompressed. This 'Whitewash Edit' is a radio edit! https://youtu.be/7mUEphkIss4

So I just sat down with it. The combination of high framerates, analog controls and the Ballistic NG collision model makes the game an absolute breeze, haha. Won both championships and just unlocked Firestar.

I did notice some physics oddities. Some of the animated background elements go super-fast, and there's some weird physics quirks sometimes once the game takes over playing when you finish a race. Nothing too crazy though, and nothing that ruined the actual gameplay. I'm sure these will be ironed out eventually

For the ultimate experience, I added in the Saturn Soundtrack, along with the WipEout: The Music album and put it on random. Having both albums on there is god-like.

This first WipEout will always hold a special place in my heart. I owned the Saturn port back in the day and played it over and over and over and over, haha.

Yeah. The other PS1 WipEout games kinda need this treatment now too, phenomenal work.

This is amazing, and I hope they make their way through the rest of the PS1 classic trilogy. Wip3out Special Edition needs this treatment especially, since it was a PAL exclusive and only ever had 50hz support.

I love that fans have kept classic WipEout alive all these years.

@SuntannedDuck2 Well, Raw Thrills licensed Cruis'n, and did all the work on that game. If not for them, that series would be dead too.

Even SEGA is doing a better job with their IP these days in terms of new releases, and that's saying something.

I always liked the F-Zero vibe, but never got along with the gameplay, although the sense of speed has always been fantastic. I still listen to all the soundtracks to this day too - all are gold.

And don't even get me started on Wave Race. OK, too late. Boy, that series was amazing. I can only want an ultimate edition. Imagine if they reverse-engineered the Wave Race 64 water physics, slapped on a Metroid Prime Remastered-style coat of paint on it and put in the all the tracks from 64 and Blue Storm.

Le sigh.

I noticed this, and was pretty sad to see it go... can confirm that the game is back in my library too!

The game is actually really great, I've been meaning to dive back in, and now that I've got a few days off, I might just do that

I am sure I have this game on XBLA - will have to book up my 360 soon and check. But yeah, I've got a few games on ZOOM so far... There's some seriously deep cuts on that store - love it!

@sdelfin Yeah, I am super excited to use this on PC with SNES emulation. The micro-switch joystick is going to be amazing, and the added shoulder buttons make it literally perfect for a SNES layout. Being able to scale up Mode-7 and go widescreen with SNES games now in emulators means it'll be a pretty special experience, at least for me it will be!

I have many 8bitdo controllers suitable for SNES games, but I really can't go past the micro-switch joystick.

I'm definitely tempted by the limited edition designs. I think I'll be wanting two units. One all-black original, and either the Iori or Kyo edition. Probably Iori, because I do like those purple flames

YES!!! I only ever tried a Neo Geo controller in stores back in the day, but I did have a Neo Geo Pocket Colour, and I adored the stick on my unit.

Yup, Day 1

This is awesome. I have been waiting for a mod like this to come along for a long, long time! Kudos to the dev!!!

@smoreon Oh goddamned it, haha. I should have known that, I watched the trailer for it as soon as it dropped in Steam, haha!

@smoreon It kind of yo-yo's. The AI, depending on the update can go from manageable to super tough, but eh, I tend to just go full time-trail with it most of the time now, so it doesn't affect me all too much. It is better than the original release though, that's for sure.

And Andsor has indeed done a bang-up job on the game. So many free updates and modes... I can't wait to pay him more for the DLC, haha!

I backed this on Kickstarter years ago, and am really happy with how this game turned out. Full disclosure, I'm one of the AI opponents in the game (AJ Belmont). I'm still not fussed on the actual AI, but I love the courses and style. The controls aren't perfect, but they've been much improved over the years. I purchased the Switch version too, it runs pretty great there.

Super eager to buy the expansion pack, it looks stunning, and I'm really digging the colours and the 3D elements that have been worked in.

I can't vote; there's no option for 'they're both amazing'

@Gorejelly I would have loved to see what a raster-style racing game looked like on the system would have looked like.... There were none, haha! Cool Boarders doesn't count

But yeah, it's a great system, love it. Again, I'll never get over the amazing microswitch joystick, it's so good.

@-wc- YEah, it's a fine line. I'd love to see it happen, but equally terrified, haha!

And BallisticNG is coming to Switch eventually, so there's that! Have you played it? It is literally the EXACT spiritual successor to the classic WipEout games that you want

@-wc- They'd be completely different movies in either case, I think! And it depends on what you're after in a movie. F-Zero would work for the masses as an anime, or a typical 3D movie that is all the rage these days.

WipEout would be far more interesting, I think, and possibly less generic. Also, a rather dangerous thing to adapt; if it doesn't hit the mark, and nail the style, then it could be a disaster.

It'd need to be a British production too. It needs that edge, something Hollywood is absolutely dreadful at these days. I'm imagining an Alex Garland/Duncan Jones pairing. One can dream

It seems the WipEout vs F-Zero argument rages on, haha.

I'd take a WipEout movie any day. It has the visual style, music and almost decades of lore to make a great racing flick

I sold my NGPC a while ago, but man, was it a great little system or what? I wish the microswitch joystick would make a comeback; anything and everything was a pleasure to play on that little thing

@killroy10 Absolutely, most DEFINITELY appreciated on this end!!!

@killroy10 And a fine job you did too, it turned the Mega CD version into my favourite port of the game! Thanks for your hard work. People like you are keeping retro gaming alive

@smoreon Yeah. the lack of colour in the latest Zelda games has bugged me. I've never been into the whole de--saturated, washed out thing. BotW and ToTK with Windwaker colours would be amazing. I loved Twilight Princess as a game, but that had that old 360/PS3 gen brown look. Colour makes me want to dive right into a world

Knowing the modding community around Sonic, this will be playable in 3... 2...

@-wc- It's not small, but they could definitely work on the comfort factor. I'm 6 foot 2, and I have large hands too. My main issue is that it's a bit straight when resting in your palms, and doesn't fit as well as an Xbox Style controller would. Still, you totally get used to it, and it's absolutely worth it for the hall sensor sticks and triggers. It is incredibly well built, and should last a long, long time.

Still, I my controller of choice for the Switch is the larger Xbox-style PXN 9670x.It's a super inexpensive controller that is less than half the price, but probably the most comfortable Switch experience I've had. Super solid, awesome colour range and for the price, you really can't argue with it. The build quality is crazy good for the price, and it has one of my favourite d-pads around.. I own better controllers, but I just can't get enough of the soft-touch rubber-feeling plastic of the PXN; I own four of them, haha

https://www.amazon.com.au/PXN-Wireless-Controller-Vibration-Compatible/dp/B09KPJPRZP/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=pxn%2B9607x%2Bwireless%2Bgame%2Bcontroller&sr=8-1&th=1

@Viewtifu1 I got the Bluetooth version. The 2.4ghz mode works on Switch, but it won't wake the console. The Bluetooth mode does. However, I find the Bluetooth mode on Switch to be the least laggy of all of 8bitdo's controllers, so I use the 2.4ghz mode on my PC, and the Bluetooth mode on my Switch.

Such a great controller, almost perfect. They just need to make the next version a TAD more comfy, and it really will be the Ultimate controller for Switch/PC gamers

@KGRAMR Yeah, it's come leaps and bounds in the last couple of years in terms of optimizations; it runs like butter now. Very impressive!

@-wc- Yeah, it's crispy AF. I actually prefer this version too, but all are great. Check out the rest of his tracks... there are many, MANY SNES to Genesis covers there that are absolutely god-tier. The CastleVania ones are among my faves

@-wc- Savaged Regime did a Mega Drive cover of the beach theme... It's pretty amazing. https://youtu.be/XydJ8sF4AJU

Not really my game, but love that this is happening. I might give it a spin just for that AMAZING soundtrack... I need it!

Oh boy, I have been hanging out for this!!! I know what I'll be doing on my next day off. Cheers!

@-wc- You're in for a treat with Xeno Crisis then, if you decide to give it a go! I find super difficult games off-putting, but this is an exception. I always feel like I am making progress... it's a true arcade experience in that sense. It's also an audio/visual treat.

I wish I was able to keep all my consoles, but I've downsized my life, moved to the country and have gone pretty minimalist, and have only recently gotten rid of most of my collection. I still have my OG Xbox with about 180 games, but my large Saturn collection is gone, along with everything else; so it's emulation for me! Luckily, Saturn emulation is pretty great these days, and the Retro-Bit 2.4ghz controllers help a lot with my Saturn withdrawls.

One day I'll get a MiSTER or something, but until then, I've got my trusty PC and a Raspberry Pi/CRT combo for all my older stuff. I wouldn't mind a Retroid Pocket 3+, but I might just wait until a model that plays GC and PS2 flawlessly comes along

@-wc- RetroGames tends to poison any discussion on Mega Drive games... I ignored them a little while ago. Super entitled and not reasonable at all. I empathise with the authors of these articles; getting all excited about new games like this, only to have the one stick in the mud come back time and time again. Quality games like this, no matter what system they are on, should always be celebrated.

Maybe next time, it would be cool to include gameplay footage with the article... well, off to YouTube I go! Cheers for the nice photos

Looks amazing, loving all the colours and visual flourishes. The music isn't quite in the Space Harrier ballpark, but it's far from bad. Wishlisted!!!

The explosions look like something straight out of The Lawnmower Man and Johnny Mnemonic. Pretty stunning, all told!