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Great article, love Bitmap Bureau, T2 is especially amazing, along with Xeno crisis, Final vendetta. Looking forward to Masters of the universe. Long may their success continue.

Amazing as ever, Galagon, Gorf, are exceptional. So this definitely on my list, but physical cartridge not download.

No analog controls, no thanks.

The shoulders of giants indeed, such a great response, Argonaut are legends, creating Starfox & the FX chip tech with Nintendo. Exciting times the best days of gaming by far.

@Deuteros thanks for the heads up:)

GameFan great magazine 👌

At last someone who gets it, the industry is obsessed with the same ***** mainly openworld, roguelike, soulslike. Its frustrating when the tech is their but not the games. Im 55 been playing games since pong was in vogue. The industry must be stupid, they aren't thinking about us older gamers having more disposable income. Thankfully the Retro scene is there & that's what I spend my money on. Their are some devs who get it, like Bitmsp bereau with the amazing terminator 2d no fate. This is what I want more of.

The golden age of videogaming magazines.

Love the original as it is, i have a boxed UK version. Which i play on my Retrofreak console, on the big screen. Love it, the only thing I would change is the music. The GBA is definitely more capable.

Sounds fantastic, love the FM sound from the Mega. Personally I love all the systems from that era. Luckily I own all of em as well. The Megadrive, Snes, Neo, PC Engine all have great sound. From the likes of Thunderforce 3,4, Soldier blade, Axelay, Gradius 3, Last resort, Alpha mission 2. I could go on.

I have the original systems, I'll be fine thsnks, dont need this monstrosity lol.

Great article, absolutely love Starfox & the FX chip tech. Wish more games would of utilised it. Nintendo should of released an enhanced Snes with the tech built in.

And this is why the 16-bit generation will always be the best. Will never forget getting my import Megadrive & Super Famicom. Games like Thunderforce 3, Pilot wings, Gradius 3, Actraiser blew me away. Still do every time I play them.

Damn my wallet is crying 😢 definitely want the C64 one. But the AES+ is my priority:)

What a time to be a retro gamer, exciting times ahead. Cant wait for the AES+

@Gitface totally agree mate, treated myself to the 2600+ Atari Pacman edition. So many great titles on both the Atari 2600, 7800+ consoles. Its great:) now its even more exciting with the rise of the Neo. Really hoping the indie/homebrew scene start making new titles on it & really exploit the power of the system. Much like the Megadrive which has some stunning new titles, Earthion being one.

Celebrate Outrun, yes please:)

I have the original Rtype DX cartridge version. Boxed.

Im here for retro gaming, escapism, not politics, already preordered the AES+ not interested in what goes on. Cant change anything anyway.

Great to hear, a new Metal slug is on the way. Hopefully it will be on the new AES+.

@Gitface likewise mate, im hoping that this could reignite the Neo indie scene. If carts are cheaper we might get some seriously amazing new titles to exploit the hardware. Look how good the new Megadrive games are.

Blazing star, Alpha mission 2, Last resort, Prehistoric isle 2, Andros dunos, Ghost pilots, Ironclad.

Hopefully this is going to be a great system, with no compromises. Already preordered.

Love SNK, love the Neo tech, used to have an AES, stupidly sold it years ago. I have a Neo CD top loader with some of the best shooters. But now with this new AES, at last I can own one again. Already preordered:)

If this happens, I'll buy it in a heartbeat. Especially if you could play original carts. I do own a Neo CD top loader though which I love. But obviously the cart system is the better choice.

@naoki-horii totally agree 👍

Love Marble madness as well, arcade classic 👌

Amazing article, love M2 even more now, obviously they have a passion for retro as much as me. The mention of Marble madness was a surprise. Also one of my favourite games ever. Would be great for M2 to do something with it.

Sad news another true veteran of the gaming industry passes R.i.P

Looks and sounds amazing

Hopefully the Megadrive cart version will be available soon. I do have the the physical Switch version, Steam deck version. Also i have a repro Megadrive cart version, so I can play it on original hardware. But will be nice to have the true physical copy on Megadrive eventually.

Not a big lover of Final lap, the car handling is atrocious, hardly playable in my opinion. Its a big no from me.

@-wc- yes i have the same feelings, haven't played the Saturn, Snes, Neo CD & others in a while. Well not the original hardware anyway. Hopefully when switched on they fire up. Played my Vectrex the other day still running, but I fear it might die at some point. Emulating Vectrex doesn't come close.

Brilliant magazine

Have this on my mame mini pc, brilliant game. Along with GI Joe & many others.

Would be great to see new games take advantage of the Mega CD architecture. So much potential.

EA suck !! Especially when they shut down Visceral. No more Dead space or Dantes inferno 2.

Amazing coding. Amazing what you can do with 128k.

Brilliant news have the physical version of the first game:)

Still wish this system would of been released, the gaming landscape may have been so different. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be:(

Obviously a lazy port, I'll stick with the mame emulations i have.

Had it on PS5 for Xmas, yet to play it, now the bugs have been ironed out i will dive in soon.

Maybe thats why Evercade are now releasing a analog controller

Always wanted a PC-FX, love the look of the system. I do think the system had a lot of potential, especially in upgrading. Unfortunately never got the chance, the only real kicker for me was no backwards compatibility with the original Engine.

Another game Capcom should resurrect, unfortunately if they did. It would end up being some openworld, crafting ***** fest.

I really like the idea of this system, especially with physical carts. That's why I like the evercade eco system. Yes i know its still different before anyone starts. But this gametank system could deliver some brilliant new games we might not see anywhere else. Hopefully more shmups for me

Yes downloaded demo to steam deck this morning. Its a tough one, im not sure what to make of it. Part of me thinks the devs wanted to keep it as close to the original as possible with a lick of paint. Or didn't have the budget to take it any further. Unfortunately classics like this dont get the love they truly deserve. If Sega really funded projects like this properly, then maybe we would see a new Panzer with incredible new visuals & gameplay. As it stands I'll hold judgment to the full release.

Fantastic game, when Sony wasn't afraid of producing quality games like this. Unfortunately those days are gone.

@MARl0 damn right more the merrier:)

Well i had my Earthion Switch copy along with the Earthion controller. Both brilliant. I also have a Megadrive bootleg cartridge & Steam deck download. Will definitely be getting this strictly limited Megadrive edition, this is what I really wanted in the first place.