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I say let them. I hope it explodes really soon! Pah!!

That Mad Rider game looks ROUGH. But nostalgia is powerful so happy for whoever loved this back in the day.

Finally caved and got the Nintendo Plus subscription and spent New Years' destroying my kids on N64 games, which have aged surprisingly well. I severely disliked the N64 when it was new, but I sort of forgot how great the good games were. Granted, there weren't many for my fave genres, but we cannot say 1080, F-Zero or Starfox aren't absolutely brilliant.

Even my wife joined, and is now addicted to Tetris x Puyo Puyo 2 (does that count as retro?)

So, I actually got really into retro these past days. But it's fighting for my attention with games like Octopath Traveler 0.

I never knew Sega was apparently pretty much an American firm, in that sense. Interesting.

Way to ask for troubles.

And bash on other Mugen fan-games while you are at it, why don't you. Let's draw more ire towards yourselves to make SURE this gets a Cease and Desist.

First I've seen if this game and it looks amazing. Sorry to hear about their health issues.

@Guru_Larry Okay, so two things. Fine!!

Goes to sit angrily in a corner.

I still hate the term.

The money it would take to translate? Pah, humbug. It would be a few thousand dollars, opposed to what it would easily make in return.

Plenty of games have shown it doesn't even have to be a good translation for a game to be popular. The amount of poor translations I have seen... all did well.

@Guru_Larry No, Rogue-Likes' only defining point that makes it like the game Rogue is the perma death part. You die, you start over.

Rogue-Lites let you keep certain upgrades, so when you die, your new character is slightly stronger. So they are even LESS like Rogue.

Almost none of these games are top-down turn-based dungeon crawlers. So, not at ALL like Rogue. Except for one feature, or no features at all.

@Guru_Larry Those are your head scratchers? How about the worst of them all?

Rogue-Lites and Roguelikes, which most of the times have absolutely nothing in common with Rogue except perma-death?

Blegh!!

@OorWullie I find that amazing!

I don't really care either way, I am just happy that so many old games are easily playable again. I haven't actually bought any HA games yet, don't think I will be tempted either, because I think the rose tinted glasses are pretty rose tinted and I'd like to keep them that way.

But I am happy HA is doing this work.

I have to admit, I enjoyed reading the guesses here. Here's to hoping 501 is slightly more interesting.

@PKDuckman Well, at least you did get your wish, just not for mumber 500.

Really? The entire reason Sega was successfully competing against Nintendo was because they had games like Splatterhouse and whatnot. Sega was basically mature versus Nintendo's childish image.

"We don't get it. You know, hedgehogs are slow, not fast."

No, and plumbers aren't usually capable of jumping very high or able to shoot fireballs by touching a plant.

Instill hope Gervais picks this up and makes it a mockumentary. Both David Earl as well as Joe Wilkinson are dead ringers for Alejandro, honestly either are fine, and that guy "playing" the SuperSega gave me intense Karl Pilkington vibes, with his clueless look.

They can call it SuperSaga. I'd watch it.

@axelhander Me too!! I choose to believe!

@Eocene84 Yeah, I know. To me, though, the original SF2 felt serious more than it felt silly. So maybe it's just me being stuck.

Csman't argue that a character like Dan isn't silly... or a school girl joining the fray... ah well... maybe it's just not for me.

I think you can remove the [sic] in the sub-header.

His comment is quite fitting.

While some of the choices certainly look the part almost 1 on 1, the cinematography looks like it will be a 90s-esque roller coaster of over the top moves and not much else. Even the music in this trailer makes it feel like a 90s flick.

Nothing wrong with that, but I personally would have liked a more serious movie myself. Not sure if that is even possible, given the source material, but this feels too cheesy for me. So I guess... maybe when it hits Netflix, I might just check it out.

Don't know anything about this game but the artwork is amazing!

@AeonicB New things learned, thank you!

I never knew SoM and CT were pretty much part of the same project. Well, I am thankful, because I loved Secret of Mana but would have hated time travel in it, and Chrono Trigger is adored as well, even with the time travel part. One of the very few instances where I can appreciate the use of time travel (I usually hate it). I don't think the game would have been the same without it, nor would the name have made much sense, for that matter.

So, I guess lucky!

Backgammon of all things.

I do not understand that game, nor do I have any inclination to learn it.

My autism screeches for the fact that they include II and III, but not I.

Also, shame this won't get localised. In this day and age, that would seem like a given, but alas. I would HAPPILY play these games, but I gave that video a quick gander and that was one Great Wall of Japanese Text.

So, shame this is yet another collection that should include at least one more, and shame it won't be localised.

@Sketcz Was the content cut from the English version, or also from the JP version? Because back then, English versions were also severely limited due to the higher character count for words. I know Woolsey talked about that specific issue with Final Fantasy 6.

If that's the case, then that content isn't lost, it's still in the JP script.

Honestly though, I actually prefer the first Secret of Mana over every subsequent entry. I guess I played Seiken Densetsu 3 too late for me to prefer it, plus the Switch versions strangely omitted the 3-player modes.

Square... seriously...

But the point is, it felt more sandboxy as a result, and had a more "fill in the blanks" vibe, because of the small script. It made me feel like I was the character.

Also, those clay-like characters... Beats EVERYTHING they made after, even if I did kinda like the dreamy vibe of Legend of Mana, that never felt like a Mana game to me.

"Completely remaked"

I hope a script, if present, is being given a slight bit more attention.

@flojomojo Thanks for teaching me a new word! I'm going to use it too!

Not the first time. People wer obsessing over certain D&D miniatures not having been released during the supposed time, and the big Millenium Falcon toy was a later, early 2000s reprint or something like that, that some people noticed over the absolute tiniest detail. I found those observations hillarious, and in the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter, nor does it bother me personally.

@Tasuki That is what online virtual tabletops are for. I am sure someone will end uo hosting a game for this in Roll20 sometime.

Wondering though... it sounds like one character is firmly "the hero", but that would make others have to play second fiddle...

Well, you KNOW somehow the PS2 will sell another 10 million units once Switch is inching closer to that 160.

Edit: I see some had more clever comments. The point yet stands though.

Well, it made you shudder at the sight of just one pic, so I guess good job so far, it's very, very scary already!

Without replying to everyone individually...

SAMESIES!!!!

'94 - '96 was the absolute BEST!

You guys here in the commentd already came up with better ideas than anything their PR Department came up with. Calling that.

I have no idea whether Nintendo or Sega was the most popular in the Netherlands, but I am pretty sure it was always Nintendo. On the whole though, gaming just wasn't very popular.

What a difference with today. Everything I was bullied or teased for is now mainstream.

Haters will not be interested in buying it so that makes NO sense!

@Quick_Man well, that would make the creator a billionaire, haha.

In all seriousness, I don't think many of those were sold in my country. The only place where I ever saw games for it in real life were second hand stores, where theey went for insane prices.

Not surprising only five copies exist. I am pretty sure only five people bought a Neo Geo in Europe. That thing was like a Bugatti of consoles back then.

That looks amazing!! The music is a bit annoying,, but lovely look!

@hisownsidekick True, WANUS will go into the annals (pardon the pun) of history as... something...

@Sketcz It is somewhat bitterly ironic that now ChatGPT is better at finding credible sources than Google, IF you use the right prompting, of course.

@hisownsidekick I presume your presumption is correct.

It's actually not that hard to improve a photo, to make it clearer. But guess what, AI is a lot quicker. Less professional, but a lot quicker... and clearly they don't care.

I mean, I use AI to sometimes help me out with things that I COULD do myself, but isn't necessary and won't make my product better, like when I need some stock art. But even then, that's for my personal fun, like when I am designing a logo for a fantasy football team. A silhouette for a helmet is something I couldn't make in any nice manner myself, even if I spent hours on it.

But should I create such a thing for a commercial product, I woulnd't do that. I would buy a license for a silhouette at the very least.

So, AI has its uses, but as with EVERYTHING, it is being abused and used to make a mockery of everything worth living for, all the while making money for people who do not need any more.

@romanista Did not know that, but sounds like it wasn't much of a success.

I find it kind of funny that bots try on this site to make a point, when this place is:

A: Kind of haunted by relatively few people.
B: Haunted mostly by well-informed people who are not stupid (I mean, it is dead simple to see these "commenters" registered to the site a few seconds earlier).
C: Politically charged posts are few and FAR between, because... this is about old games...

What do they think this is? Facebook? LOL.

Anyhoo, wish her the very best. I too find it downright criminal how this kind of thing is allowed to happen in a country that touts itself as rich and free, when most people there are neither rich nor free. But enough is being said about that issue, I have little else to contribute.

Update: Had to go into a bit of a dive to find out who she is exactly. Quite the accolade she has gotten there. I guess her being trans is also a massive reason to hate on her, because... I honestly don't understand some people. Whatever.

I hope she will be able to afford the necessary surgery and that all will go well. Cancer is a scary disease.

That is some seriously amazing artwork. I would love even a pre-destined path in VR looking like that. I wouldn't even mind if it was just us sitting on a horse drawn carriage strolling through this world.

In fact, I already thought of such a game, but I lack time and skill.

@hisownsidekick But the jumping itself doesn't feel right. Can't quite explain it, but it feels too floaty and slow. Hope they will work on that a little more. Graphically it looks cool.

Awesome art, but the game could use a graphical overhaul. But at least it's being preserved.

Castle Lexington.

I mean... maybe it's my autism, but that is not a name that screams supernatural dread to me.

That is, simply put, the wrong name.

And Amrita Magnadyne? At least the first name is cool.

The artwork looks amazing. The type of pixel art that leaves the perfect amount of fill in the blanks imagination. The only thing betterbfor me would have been isometric, but I LOVE the look.

The music though, that is way too rudimentary for my taste. It will get in my nerves real quick. But I understand the vibe they are going for.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant So... Zombubsy?

It is my understanding the games in the collection are still as terrible as they were back when. Unlikely to sttract new fans.

Shame is... I kinda like his look. That LRG artwork is really cool. He could've been a star in awesome games.

But... he wasn't. So...

@KingMike "At least leaving it untranslated leaves the option that if you want a photo translation app and see if whatever it generates works, then good for you."

Or... You know... skip that middle man for us for the sake of making some money, and give us the option of untranslated or "photo translated". These are all ROMS of small size. They could easily throw in a second, translated version.

Even better, see if a team of enthusiasts have done some translating work, and just use that. SO many games have fan translations, why not just thank them kindly, throw in a small word of praise in the credits, and give us that version on top of the unaltered one.

@Carck "preservation disaster" = no longer having access to something that was never meant to be accessed anyways.

Which he probably knew to begin with.

Honestly, you can't tell me that it's THAT difficult to just throw these games scripts through a quick translator. Games from this era aren't exactly known for their literary prowess. The story in any of these games is probably rudimentary even in the native language.

There are quite a few games that I would've happily given a try, even with a sub-par translation. I think they are missing out on some good sales here.

@wiiware Great comeback. Classic retort too. Instead of coming up with solid arguments just deflect and sling a thinly veiled insult towards someone.

I am assuming you are implying Bluesky is a "leftist echo chamber", which wouldn't do much to back up your own thoughts, as that would mean Twitter is an echo chamber for the right wingers, which you apparently find a haven for free speech.

Need I remind you Bluesky surged in popularity because Twitter became a haven for extremism?

That said, I am not on Bluesky. I am also not on Twitter. Both are cesspools and echo chambers, as far as I am concerned. I may agree more with what the Bluesky echoes are screaming into the void than the Twitter ones, but not exclusively.

I form my own opinions based on far more than just soundbytes from either platforms' more extreme loud-mouths.

I'll reiterate a previous question, though, as I am genuinly interested. So here goes again;

Your bio indicates you don't even live in the US, so why do you want to glorify these people? Genuine question, what's in it for you?

As a token of goodwill, I will do the same, being a European myself. American politics and situations such as with Musk affect me personally, as they are funding or allowing wars that kill many innocents (something that saddens me), and the current populistic right wing loud-mouthing is making racists feel empowered, even here in Europe, which is a bad thing for everyone, as hatred only breeds suffering. That's not even taking into account the whole tarrif situation and Trump sitting in Putin's lap, making prices go up on EVERYTHING. And as for Deus Ex and things happening in real life, the people you seem to like, are in my opinion very much the bad guys in the story, as is backed up by pretty much everything they do.

So, what's your reason for liking these people? Genuine question. I am here to learn.