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@combywomby I sort of figured they had some prior experience and it was more of an "applying what I know to GB Studio over the past 5 months." But still, that's impressive to me.

This is actually really helpful. I was sort of against GB Studio because I started noticing a lot of the games built with it end up looking more or less same-y (Pokémon style, top-down RPG, etc.) but I think I need to just face the facts and start working it. It seems like it would be helpful.

I wanted to make a game sort off like a homage to Blaster Master (a platformer with a vehicle that you can disembark from and explore on foot). Thanks for the motivation!

My god if you can make this with 5 months of learning… I feel like a turd for not learning game programming. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do but I always get tripped up on some things. I’ve tried multiple guides and books and they always get too crazy without explaining some things and then I’m left with questions and I ultimately give up.
I might take a crack at it again, this gave me motivation!

@nocdaes I LOVE shadows of the empire!!

Also, you reminded me, I have a copy of Resident Evil 2 for N64 but it glitches out when I play it through my RetroTink so it's been largely unplayable. I have a hunch it's something to do with the pre-rendered backgrounds. I wouldn't have thought it would trip it up at all but it's the only thing I can think of. I believe the cart to be in good working order otherwise...
That will change when I get this Analogue 3D!

I'll finally be able to play Star Wars Rogue Squadron and see the tie-fighters again! Really so much looking forward to this. You'll see me in line on release day!

Th original's reading was gut-wrenching. Even back in 2001 as a teenager, it was moving. I played through the OG again about 2 years ago and I sat there listening to that monologue by Monica Taylor Horgan in tears. One of the best VA moments in history. I can't wait until I get there in the remake. It's been quite amazingly good so far.

I’ve been desperately waiting for this to go up for preorder! I slept on the kickstarter/waited too long like a fool and I regret it. I’d love to have the chance to be an official backer and get my hands on this. Either way, this was a great read and it’s great to get some proper background on this future gem!

Small gripe/Hot take: I feel fan-made ports and stuff should remove the Nintendo Seal of Quality. If you're going to add your own logo to the cover art, take one extra step and remove the seal of quality. It diminishes things....

Wow that’s impressive! Certainly reads like the amount of work from a 14 person team.
I’m used to ROM hacks being from 1-2 folks max. I would love an easily playable version of Gran Turismo 3 with this treatment.

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon is in my top 5 N64 games. I sadly never got to play the other, and frankly didn't even know there was a second one released until very recently.
I paid a "pretty penny" for the N64 game and manual a few years ago and I've been playing it off and on on N64. It still holds up so well and the music and sound effects is just so dang good. The comedy and laugh tracks are incredible.

I hope this comes to Switch in some form--I've always wanted it; preferably physically so it's not tied to a subscription service. Would love it as one of those recent Konami collections (Metal Gear Solid, Arcade Classics, Castlevania, etc.). Hell, we got Rocket Knight Adventures! Surely this will come too?!

For now, I'll be diving into Bakeru on September 3 hoping and wishing....

Guess I’m sticking with my Brawler 64 controller which has been stellar honestly.

If memory serves me well, the GameCube stick is pretty solid feeling when compared to the looser N64 stick.
I’ve been having a tough time with the FPS games on N64 and I don’t remember it being that hard to aim growing up. If this new stick makes it tighter, than alone would make me want to get this as a general upgrade.

Wait wait wait... Folks actually made a game called "Lady Stalker"!? Who thought that was a good idea!?

Jokes aside, this is pretty wild. I know the game is highly regarded, even by myself and best friend, but never expected a "Landstalker Maker"!
I hope someday we get a remake or something. It's going to be a difficult task because I think a lot of folks have huge nostalgia for the game, which includes the music and sound effects and all that original charm. There's not much you can change without affecting its core and frankly, there's not much to really update beyond the controls, but it would still be cool to see some new acknowledgement to the Landstalker series!

It's funny because I just started a new file on NSO last night and I've only beaten the game once on Genesis way back in the day. It's sort of a summer time game for me... I keep starting new files and not reaching the end... Hope that changes this time!

As Blaster Master is my favorite series, this is really cool news to me! I've never owned an SNES so if this comes in ROM form, I'll be playing it on my Analogue I just beat the NES version again about a week ago on NSO. The music is just so damn good.

I see the K.K. and fire flower and Nintendo merch in the lower-left corner — is that a hint that it's coming to Switch!?
Also, the "No, we will meet again..." photo is deeply unsettling to me for some reason. Looks quite distrubing so im pretty excited for this!

@RetroGames I’m eating my words!! There are so many retro systems coming out I completely mixed this up with another. I’m going to edit my comment. Thanks!!

I'm sort of tempted for some reason. I don't like that it doesn't play carts because I have quite the library but I do have the ROMs dumped from them and I could load those up of course. Absolutely more convenient.
Honestly, the real deal-breaker is going to come down to how the D-pad feels. I was lucky enough to have a pretty good d-pad on my Analogue but I'm always wishing it was just a little better-feeling. The OG GB and GBC nailed the d-pad feel.

Thanks for the thorough review! Very — VERY — tempted by this... I use my Analogue Pocket around the house (either on the couch, patio, or dock) but this one here is begging to be taken out, spoiled, and shown the world!
For that price it's hard to say no...

Loving this but lack of GBA support kills it for me.
That, and I already have a modded GBA, GBC, and GB and an analogue pocket. With that setup I can do all I need to with what I already have. I like how the Analogue is an all-in-one and I don’t need to bring multiple systems with me to do the job that 1 can do.

I wish them luck though! This has a lot going for it for those that want an “in” on FPGA

@Bonggon5 I always forget about input lag. I’ve never noticed it much in the games I play or have played over the years but now that you mention it, I don’t remember punch out being as hard as it is for me these days.
Bald Bull is usually where I notice the split second timing requirement.

I’m definitely sticking with the analogue pocket: I’m already juggling 2 handhelds between the analogue and my 3DS and I don’t really need a third!

Why is this so tempting 😫
I love my Analogue Pocket but the lack of save states in most of the FPGA cores leaves some to be desired.
Physical carts have save states and that’s great but Genesis and SNES etc are lacking those, hence why something like this is tempting.

Incube8 is really making a name for themselves, at least for me. I really appreciate them offering demos of these games… I’m trying out Zephyr’s Pass a little later after I get it transferred over onto my Analogue Pocket.
Still waiting on my holy grail: Dragonyhm!

@IntrepidWombat it’s not that it wasn’t possible, it’s that it wasn’t allowed. Recently Apple flipped the switch to allow emulators.

I absolutely loved reading this article. Seems like a genuine cool and down to earth guy making a game out of love and experimentation to provide something completely fresh but still familiar.
I’m not going to lie, I was sort of ignoring the game because it didn’t seem like anything too special (honestly, mainly because of all the shovelware one must sift though these days) but not anymore! I’m adding this to my wishlist right after I add this comment. I love the art style and stuff… looks like a lot of Metroid 1 isolation and that’s what I like.

Holy wow this is advance wars but on Genesis. I like the more drab and darker tone and art design a lot!

100% reads like an AI vomit. I wouldn’t doubt if it actually was.

😩 why cant they port this over to NSO or Switch in general. I know some folks hate it but there are many who love, no, cherish, this game, myself included. I am so hoping we get a 3D collection or something someday. My N64 is in storage until I get myself a decent HDMI adapter for N64 and all I can do is listen to the soundtrack and wish I could play it again.

EDIT: So hurt over the inability to play this game that I forgot to comment on the content of the article LOL
For folks who love the game, even just hearing that "success" chime that the code was input correctly was cool. It's crazy that these codes go unpublished for so long. If I were a developer, I'd have spilled the beans loooong ago that this code exists.

Ugh these Miyoo’s are really starting to get tempting. I absolutely adore my Analogue Pocket but … these are just so damn cool looking.

The music is sounding like it’s slowing down and then playing fast to catch up.
I love incube8 games but this looks like it needs some polish.

WaaaaaAAAAAAATTT
Blaster Master is my favorite NES game and I didn’t even know this.
That’s crazy cool. I think it’s a better fit for NES/home console but who knows what would’ve become of series had this gone through. Wow I’m floored with this news honestly.
I don’t know what else can be done with the series because I feel like those Zero remakes were amazing as is but I’d love some more blaster master any day of the week. Maybe they can have Sofia 3rd live on into a new storyline. It’s such a cool universe…

@Hikingguy this sounds relatively painless - bookmarking this for the future. I don’t have a steam deck, just a Mac, Switch and PS5.
I actually went ahead and just bought them on PS5. Cost ~3.50 and I can play them on the TV with a familiar controller which is what I prefer anyway.

I'm crushed.. These are only playable on Windows. I don't want to to go through the rigamarole of wrapping them in some weird thing to make them playable on other OS's.
At this price though I might just get them so I have them if and when I can ever play them non-Windows.

EDIT: Look like the sale reached PSN for Natsuki Chronicles too at $1.99! Haven't checked Ginga Force yet. I am not finding these games on Switch for some reason despite seeing they should be. Perhaps they're just not available on the US store...

@Impossibilium can 100% agree with you that Rush Rally 3 is the real deal. For a long while that was my go to rally/racing game. I’ve since moved on to EA Sports WRC for PS5 but I’ll be damned if I didn’t put tons of hours into RR3 on Switch. It’s so good and made so well!

I am ALL about this! I much prefer this “engine” style with the fully 3D environments to that Outrun style with the static background (I.e. Horizon Chase Turbo)
They both have their place and all but I love this style better.

If this ever comes to Switch I’ll be all over this! I used to play and loved Top Gear Rally 1& 2 on N64 and that’s what this is looking like.
🤞Come to Switch/Consoles 🤞 Come to Switch/Consoles! 🤞

This article went hard.
I’ve never played a Suikoden title but I really hope that changes someday. Well, it will in due time, but I hope I’m able to give it the attention it clearly deserves.

I thought I recognized her name from Mario and Luigi series!
The soundtrack in Dream Team, particularly the battle theme, is still pulse-pounding to me! The soundtrack in all of those games is just so rich.
WELL DESERVED! What a resume

7 really improved (not that it was bad in even the slightest sense) but im a solo gamer so... I have yet to touch the online stuff.
That being said, 3 will always be my reference. 3 is my absolute favorite and always will be until we get a proper single-player-focused release.
In my ideal world, we'd get one disc single player and one-disc multiplayer. Or like.. release it as single player for like $50-60 and let those who want to play online pay an extra $10 or something to download the "online DLC" to take them online.

TL;DR: 3 is my favorite, 7 is stellar.

I actually love this.
I would 100% be entering into this if I knew even the slightest about making a game. It’s something I’ve always toyed with on the very edge and never get far enough to warrant progress. All tutorials are good for the first few pages and then BAM they start talking about some stuff that comes out of nowhere and that’s the wall I always hit.
Anyway, that’s a personal problem I guess. Point being, this is exactly what I’d love to be involved in lol
Make something silly, in a medium I like, with an IP I adore.

I’m excited. I have an Analogue Pocket and truth be told, no regrets, but the buttons leave a little to be desired. Their tactile feel is suboptimal.
It’s totally fine and I love the system but I can’t shake the feeling I’m “ruining” it every time I press a button or play games handheld, therefore I play docked most of the time with a Wii U Pro Controller. Now that plays like a dream: it’s literally the perfect retro console.

Other than that, it’ll be nice to have some competition. If it plays physical carts, I’ll be comparing and would have no problem selling off the pocket if this new device stacks up better somehow but it’ll be tough to beat the Pocket. It’s just a great device.

@Serpenterror yep that just about covers every scenario 😂

I’m excited for any GameCube news, any of those you mentioned above.
Could you imagine a tiny GameCube mini? That would be freaking amazing. Although half the love I have for that thing was how solid it felt when you pressed the button to eject a disc. That won’t be there of course on an all digital iteration. That whole system actually, just so solid-feeling.

If we only get Rogue Squadron for GameCube, that alone would make me happy.
I didn’t have too many games for GC back in the day and most of the ones I did have have been remastered or re-released (Pikmin, Tony Hawk, Mario Sunshine, Smash Bros…)

But yeah I’d be very happy regardless! Would 100% keep my subscription and what have you.

@no_donatello this is actually really helpful. I was watching some gameplay videos of Yakuza Kiwami after reading your comment and I 100% see the style now.
I’ll give this game a shot someday coming up, thank you!

Never played a Yakuza game and definitely never knew it was considered a spiritual successor to Shenmue. That makes me want to pay more attention.
My friend is always plugging the Yakuza series but I feel like there are so many and I’m a bit overwhelmed.
Seems this newest entry is the place to start though, easy decision.
I own Shenmue 1,2,3 and still have to go back and revisit those too. The backlog is huge.

Ugh I just got a PS Classic for all my PS1 gaming needs and I also have my Analogue Pocket for all else.
I don’t know, this one is tempting. I love my pocket and all but I like this form factor too. I also understand, this is pure software emulation vs the pocket with FPGA but still, I really dig this.
I might actually get this as my traveling console and keep the pocket for all other home usage.
The mini HDMI out is my deal breaker. I just need to read again/more if I can pair a wireless controller (I likely missed that above!)

EDIT: for those interested, according to the website at the buy link above, it supports Bluetooth and shows using a wireless controller with HDMI connection.
I’m kind of sold on this. 😬

3DS is seriously the perfect device. I wish so bad we lived in a world like Devil Survivor where the 3DS had cellular capability and could hold a SIM card and could be used as a phone + gaming system. Would love to have it with me to compose emails and take notes, etc. Gives me sort of that old but new tech vibe like in Alien and Blade Runner. 😭

@RAHelllord I totally misunderstood these then — I assumed it was palettes OR screen filters. Not the case at all…
You can bet I’ll be giving these a try this morning !
Thank you for all the work you put in for the Pocket experience!

The palettes are really cool but I honestly just enjoy the original GBC screen mode for gameboy color as well as the OG Gameboy filter for GB. Options are great though and it looks like these can really breathe new life into your games!
The Pocket is such an amazing little device especially if you have the carts to go along with it.

I chose 3 games but of the 3, link between worlds is the one that I played the most. I mean, it was on an amazing handheld and I was able to take it on the flight across the country and continue playing through the entire time. So good!

I was on the hunt for this game awhile back. The cutscenes included in MGS always looked so cool and always made me want to play the game.
I gave up after finding there is no official English version.

Now that I know there are fan translations, perhaps I’ll start the hunt again and figure some things out…

Yo this is exciting. I wonder what the chances are that this comes to official GB cart? Or that we can at least have a playable ROM. Any games like this now get exclusively played on my Analogue Pocket!

Mark my words, I will someday buy one of these. I think they're so cool.