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I pre-ordered the system and a couple games, and pre-ordered on Amazon as well in case the shipping problem becomes a thing. I used to look at Neo Geo at my local EB Games every time I came in but it cost more than my Amiga 500, so yeah wasn't even a thought. Be nice to have one now. Do you all think that the places Nintendo sources parts for their systems are good people, run by fair governments, that don't polute, and don't have any problems? The artists for the games, have you run full background checks on them? The manufacturers of the boxes. The semi conductors, are they made in a country with repressive policies? The petrochemicals that are in your EV, do they in part come from Saudi Arabia? Any chance?

I play retro games to have fun and also to avoid all the modern day hand wringing, and yet here we are again. We hate the C64 Ultra, we hate the AES+, we hate this and that. Because of this and that. ModRetro.. evil incarnate. I bet I could drop by and visit your apt, condo or home and find all kinds of stuff inside that was produced by child labor, or in countries that they don't like this lifestyle or that. None of you fly in airplanes right? You walk everywhere and don't wear shoes because of microsplastics... Good times. You're a better person than me.

@WileyDragonfly So you bought your AES solely as an investment? If they hadn't hit the stratosphere with cost, we wouldn't be getting an AES+. Just curious if your whole reason behind it was to be an investor.

Or I can just go on eBay and find a reputable seller that refurbs retro handhelds and a refurbed GBA, GB or what have you for half or less of the cost and use my carts. Can get one with a backlit screen, or whatever and then if it dies in a year, get another. With real hardware. I understand eventually that won't be an option, but I'm not paying these prices for emulators. Unless its something with Saphire glass, and they aren't even as much as Ayaneo.

Backed at the $231 level. Hope it succeeds. Love the idea of that type of spinner. Yes I've got all kinds of 3rd party spinners but more is always a good thing.

Bithead2000 has been doing similar things for years. Love the finished product.

I don't trust any remakes after Demon Souls, so I'll wait until I see people actually play the game to see if they've done anything to make it for the modern audience. As long as the retro mode is classic DotC I'll be more than happy.

Great news. Love my C-64!

What an amazing interview, and I'm a fan of Bruce's work. More of these interviews please. Loved hearing about the punchcard computers, Dawn Patrol.. all of it. Need to preserve that history. Thank you.

I buy the Yakuza games JUST for the retro arcade parts and maybe they wouldn't want to sell them separately.

I'd love more articles like this. Love collecting versions of game on obscure systems for different box art, manuals, etc.

Its interesting that slowdown caused by hardware limitations back when, has to be emulated now to get the same experience... I guess you should have the option, which it seems you do now, to have how it should have played and how it did play. Very interesting.

I don't remember them being as durable as the TAC-2.

Another instant buy. To add to my back catalog.

I have the Pole Position one but I've never opened it because I don't think I'd really be able to control it effectively. Sits with a ton of boxed things I buy on impulse and never open. Along with a lot of things I open play once and put away back in the box. I'm not sure I'll buy this one...

I went with the beige model as it's what I had as a kid (that design) and no problems, glad I didn't go with the starlight one. It's a shame that their manufacturing partners are so unreliable.

The fact that I can use it on my PC for emulation sells it for me. But that's me.

Thank you for this article. That's what I love about this site, its articles like this. Have to check this out as I never saw it back when I had my original C-64.

@Tasuki Commodore was huge in the mid 80s in San Diego. We all traded games. Never heard of this game though.

I love mine. So nice to have real Function Keys and not a drop down menu. Well worth the money. Excellent review.

While there are a lot of options out there, and a lot of junk systems. This is never going to go back to the way things were 8-9 months ago with prices. These handhelds that don't really last too long will cost $200 each now instead of $59. This will make Nintendo and other IP owners very happy when the only "affordable" way to play those games is through their subscription service. Glad I'm from the Atari generation and early arcades nostalgia wise. Can run stuff on a chromebook or an old phone.

@SlangWon That would be awesome

I'll buy it. Not played it before so should be fun.

A tempest 3/4 cab that has missing lines, scrolls too slow, and has a spinner with too much resistance. Then you can have a subpar experience on the go AND hunched over at home.

I'd love to see a Lynx handheld (with a proper processor and display... had to put that in) or a Jaguar mini.

I thought I'd seen this recently, before that I'd never heard of it. Time to dust off (figuratively not literally) my Switch and buy it (or rent it since it's a digital game card now?).

Insta buy. Apparently I need to be more constructive with a longer post, so its an immediate purchase for me and going on my wishlist when I get home. My employer blocks steam here at work. Go figure.

Will be interested to see.

Tempest is what I wanted. I got a version on here. I've bought every home version on every console, every release and revision, so I have this one. Hope they can make it so its more playable through a patch. If not then there are a ton of other games. There is no substitute for an actual Tempest cab.

David Crane = instant purchase!

Wip3out was what sold me on the PS1. Played that endlessly and the sountrack was awesome.

Looks really cool but I'm sure they will sell out in an instant.

Sad to see one of the originals go. Wish the franchise had stayed true to its roots.

Amazon is always a crap shoot. Atari direct is packed better usually (not always). So if a crushed box is not a problem go Amazon. That's been my experience.

@boatie wonder if they forgot the manual or the game? Curious what the packing error was.

@KingMike Its nothing more than lip service on Nintendo's part.

@JohnnyMind For those of us who have relatives (mine that were in the Bataan Death March), that flag isn't just offensive to Koreans.... but the game should remain as is. I wasn't happy with Capcom's censorship either. Glad the ROMs exist. Its historical and how the games were released. Games are art and should not be censored.

Would love to see a 3rd cart with Mr Do on it. It was on the Egret II expansion pack (whatever they called that). I agree the Super Pocket screen is WAY too tiny.

Good to hear. I just want to get mine. Don't want it to be vaporware.

I enjoyed Bubsy when I got it when it first came out. Frustrating but I enjoyed all the different death animations. Playing on this collection last night I enjoyed playing the first game again. I'll get around to poking around in it someday and check out all the stuff. Scratched that itch real fast. Can't wait for my $149 collectors edition to show up so I can box it away and forget I ever bought it. It is LRG so I'm sure they'll go cheap on something or subtitute who knows what, but since I'll never open the box, who knew? New fans for this franchise are a pipe dream.

So if they had been quiet about it, this would have never happened. If they hadn't been greedy...

@breach187 Yes I need more ways to play Pac-Man. Especially if they are ever so slightly different... that's the best.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Its plenty ugly. Probably going to cramp my hands playing it... or like these other things, I order it get it way later than promised, play it about 20 minutes (you know scratch that itch). Carefully put it back in the box and never think about it ever again. Sound about right. I've got so many of these things packed up or never opened. Good stuff.

@nparkhouse thank you. Now I'll wait and see if they ship stuff to Costco early, and then delay shipping out pre-orders. That's been my experience in the past. I never learn. Pre-ordered and can't wait... but well...

I come here for retro games, not political commentary. If I want that I'll go to Kotaku, IGN, PC Gamer, and on and on... if this is what this site is going to devolve into... well that would be lame.

I backed the project and am looking forward to the finished project. I'd not heard of the project until reading it here, and backed at the lowest teir since it's what I had as a kid. Wish I still knew where the tapes were with the programs I typed in for hours as a kid. Still have the tape drive. I'll say it again, if it doesn't come to fruition (always a chance) it's no different than going to a few bad movies, out to eat a disappointing meal and buying some modern games that I tire of quickly combined (cost wise). Easy to budget for. Until then it's the emulation route.

@AzzurraIrisLeaMonde Can you name the person so I can look up what you're talking about. Unless every quote is from that same person, your broad brush paints everyone. Thank you.

As long as it plays A500 games with no issues I'll buy it at the $350 price point or thereabouts. I know it'll be a very tough sell but if its got an Amiga Keyboard then its an easy buy for me.

Had a couple ages ago but sold them. Link above to express interest didn't work for me. Good sign. Bad sign? Dunno.

I feel like I'm responding to a Kotaku article here. I get the feeling some here feel as though the Commodore thing is a sham/scam and we'll see. For transparency I've backed the project. That was my first computer a c-64, and then an Amiga500. Since I'm not a modern audience type this thing resonates with me, as I'm playing c-64 games on an emulator nightly now (yes I own the disks as well). I got off the wheel last year, and haven't missed all the releases everyone gets hyped up about and then later admit weren't all that great. If it is a scam and I've blown that money, oh well. I've lost thousands and thousands in kickstarters that never delivered. I've been ripped off time and time again on eBay (condition isn't near what was said) and been at that since 1999. I really don't think he's referring at all to AI as being toxic tech. Us oldsters get what he means.

@PopetheRev28 exactly.

I saw the commercials, I had one and I had it serviced. Its Ah-me-gah. I'm going to start calling it Ar-mee-ger now though after reading the article.