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Definitely could be better… 3 was the pinnacle for me. Looking forward to Arkanoid and Ninja Kids.

@Raddle yes, good points. And $50 less is a nice deal for early adopters. I’ll take it!

Would’ve loved the option of one of these, but I pre-ordered my black unit in October 2024. I’m a bit miffed as an early adopter. No way I’m dropping more money on another. Analogue should have offered this option up front.

@JJtheTexan lucky! It looks like a really good collection but I just want the original arcade game on Taito Milestones 4. You made a perfect list so let’s hope it happens.

@Fraba @JJtheTexan I just played the Arkanoid arcade cab this weekend and have the NES game and vaus controller but I’d love a modern rerelease and spinner controller on the switch.

Also, Space Invaders needs to happen on Milestones 4. I’m not spending $70 on that one low print run collection. 👍

I hear the development team used frog DNA to complete the code.

Put this on a Switch game card and take my money! This is so up my alley.

I am excite.

@Sketcz I love the sentiment but I think you were hearing from a SEGA executive. It’s 2025 and Revenge of Death Adder has never come to a home console. Sadness 😰

@Razieluigi thank you! Will look into it soon.

GTA III was incredible when it released. I didn’t really enjoy 3D games before this one. This and Vice City have never been topped, in my opinion.

My Everdrive is a v1 from 2015, before the X versions were made. Since it’s older, will it work? Can anyone here confirm? I should have the 3D this weekend.

Can’t wait to see Doom, no Crysis, run on this thing 😂

9/9/99 was a Dream

Thanks for the review! Having this back then would have been amazing.

I miss the manuals… but I do have some stellar modern collections of games that have digital scans for some of them at least. I return to my retro games and admire the box art, play details on the back, and labels or graphic logos on carts or discs. The manuals are a fun trip! Better get the readers out 😅

Like another poster, I had GT on PS1, and the manure ridiculous! I miss the documentation coming with the games as standard.

First batch here in the states. FYI my taxes + shipping were $43.

@cdog555 came here to type this but you got here first 😂

LET’S GO AWAAAAY, LET’S GO AWAAAY

@mjparker77 when I’m not playing, it’s nice to still enjoy my consoles on the nearby shelf. I too sometimes question myself.

Can’t wait to play the finished game when it’s available. Thanks for the review!

Got a shipping email. It should be here next week.

Reminds me of when Dante and Randall bought and reopened the Quick Stop 😂

I’m hopeful that Acclaim will release some fun indie games. Some of them in that sizzle reel looked like they could be a good time.

@smoreon this is it, exactly! 👍

@h3s I understand. It’s nice to have some options for some of these games at least.

A while ago I bought an 8-card changer that clips on to the dock. I play docked only, so it’s perfect for my setup. It holds 8 games and you can switch between them with a simple push button. It’s kind of ridiculous but it allows me to enjoy my physical copies and if I wanted I could make a little switch arcade cab even with my carts some day. It was inexpensive but I’ve only seen the 4-cart changer for sale in the last several months.

@smoreon I think cheat codes in modern games are sorely missing. BRING THEM BACK!

Always a fun distraction when the time is right with a beloved game.

@Zeebor15 thanks for posting that history lesson for me! I didn’t know a handful of those company origins.

Gonna need a few moments to let it all blast process… 😅

@h3s Ninja Commando is awesome! If you’re looking, it did get a switch physical copy as part of a collection, ACA NEOGEO Archives Volume 4, including:
Art of Fighting 3
The King of Fighters 2000
The Last Blade
Metal Slug
Neo Geo Cup ’98: The Road to the Victory
Ninja Commando
Pulstar
Puzzled
Ragnagard
The Super Spy

They’ll be back.

Arnie smile

@MysticWangForce I’m finding myself want this game the more you drop the announcer’s quips 😂 might have to check this one out.

It was new to me 😃✌️

@Orioncle “I don’t think so, Tim.” 😂

Don’t tell Nintendo, they’ll kill you in your sleep.

I love little retrospective books like this one, but already have one for the NES so I’ll probably skip this one. Looks great though!

@DestructoDisk excellent summary, dude ✌️they both have lots to offer.

Looking forward to playing this when it’s finished! I’ve enjoyed the demo - thanks to the developer!

Keeping my eyes out for a Splatterhouse MD update.

@zazou703 Vectorman was pretty amazing and was one of the games that really made friends and I perk back up to the Genesis along with Comix Zone and The Ooze. These games made the Genesis seem almost like a new console during the mid ‘90s.

We couldn’t afford to have more than one system per gen so we had to choose carefully and usually the majority among friends won out and we’d get the same one so we could share and trade games. So much fun!!

@city952 come on now, it’s the Sega flatulence apparatus. No need to be so vulgar. So what if that FM bass rips serious ass?? 😃 that’s why we’re here.

Maybe AI modified art will become an accepted mega trend and artistic aesthetic, like auto tune 🤢 music has not been the same since the tool was so recklessly abused.

@gojiguy I’m in. Great list! And yes, Milestones 2 was quite good! Had never played Liquid Kids and it was excellent, so that was a really nice surprise.

@gojiguy I second a Taito Milestones 4 release, though I feel like I got my favorites on volume 3. For me it would be hard to top.

Removing struggle from the creative process removes the humanity, the impact and expression, and most of all, the purpose of what we do. We already have ample tools without AI to help us (engraving software and playback, DAWs and the endless bag of goodies and virtual performers, factory sequences, impulse responses, etc.) Practice and hone your craft. It’s a journey, and it’s worth it.

Doesn’t anyone desire the personal satisfaction of that anymore?

We’re already in a loneliness epidemic and many are in a crisis of purpose. By further removing any work from the many avenues of expression and documenting the human experience, we’re really setting ourselves up for failure.

Devil’s Third forever. I actually really enjoyed it, lol.

Rest in peace.

Now this is the stuff. Many fond memories of the old game stores and the anticipation of maybe finding a good deal on a new game or discovering something I hadn’t heard of. Very different experience when acquiring games in a dedicated store—it was a social activity, just like playing a sport, going for a bike ride, listening to an entire album in one sitting, etc. Online shopping for this stuff is convenient but calculated and frankly, boring. Spending a day out with friends and then returning with something special, or even crappy, to play with them was an awesome and unforgettable experience. Better times. The games brought us together back then.

Meh. Losing interest in this one. Product and company. Rapidly.

At this point, just give us an actual date, or cut it and let us know it’s not coming until 2026.

Ubisoft, you and I are old friends. You gave me Far Cry 3 and I’ll never forget it, but I will forget most of your other games.

Oh well, happy for those that wanna pick this one up!

@JackGYarwood No prob, dude! 😃

I’m pretty sure this was added as free DLC to the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (a few years ago), though that was developed by Digital Eclipse, not Hamster Corporation.

@Exerion76 Thanks for the advice! I might have to pick one up with some games later this fall 👍

I wouldn’t even say I like the franchise, but the Gen/MD port by SEGA is addictive. So many fun memories with that one. Exciting to get a further update on the Super-Grafx version though!

I didn’t have an Atari growing up. It was just before my time. Never had much interest until all this recent activity, the 2600+. Is that THE way to play today for a newbie like me since I don’t think I want original hardware?

What do the Atari veterans here say? ✌️

Edit: oh, and this game looks cool!

@Martin_H exactly! Oh, and as for the PS2, in my experience reflecting on what you’ve said. It was simple—GTA III 😃 (and the others that followed).

We all were in our college basement living room setup days and after work we were down there at someone’s house most nights of the week—for months—causing mayhem, dying, scream-laughing like maniacs, and passing the controller to the next guy for the turn. It’s important to remember that GTA III and Vice City launched only ONE YEAR apart!!! So the fun literally didn’t stop for about 18-24 months. That alone won the gen for all of us. The other option was to go to our other buddies house and play 4-player Halo.

Absolutely revolutionary times for gaming, and with Dreamcast and GameCube on top of that, we were spoiled for choice. Nothing quite like it since.

Okay, this has to be the umpteenth article mentioning WipEout in the last year. I moved on from Genesis to the PlayStation. I was friends with several people who owned one. As far as I recall, none of them had it or even ever mentioned it. I read EGM and GamePro when I could afford to but would skim mags in the supermarket.

How do I know NOTHING about this game / series?! 😅

Guess I have some homework this weekend!

Aw, what a steal right now at 7% off! Now is the right time to buy this baby.

@SlangWon I’m fine with books, but where are the budgets? No one reads and few invest in hard copies of anything anymore for one reason or another, or they don’t value owning a curated anything when so much is widely available on the AInternet 😅

I was a contract proofreader and copy editor for the largest music education publisher in the world, and they have continually been forced to cut costs and reduce workforce. That was 2008-2016 when they were desperately trying to chase formats and reach new customers. I hear they are on skeleton crews these days compared to a decade ago.