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I wasn't aware this game had been ported. Cool!

I might actually get the collection, if the price is right.

Nah, I will stick with my pre-ordered SuperSega thank you very much! Can't wait till it finally releases!!

@HoyeBoye Yeah, I guess... but it doesn't sound like game development even then was really that cheap. Even unreleased, this had to have cost a small fortune. Cabinets were even made. I'm all for parody, but even taken into account the era this was made in, still this is filled with the worst kind of toilet humor.

Wow.

That was...

Something!

That game wasn't even TRYING to be a good knock-off. I almost admire the badness.

Almost.

Him wanting to add the possibility of rpinying out a receipt on the GB Printer as a final high score is genius. Shame it didn't work but the idea itself is already awesome.

And he sounds like a right programming genius if he managed all this at age 13. He will definitely go places!

@PinballBuzzbro @PZT What are we missing? It doesn't sound like the worst name...??

@slider1983 They need to improve everything!

Imagine making cool drawings, turning it into a game, and the company that releases it is like "Burn EVERYTHING YOU *****!!!" up to the smallest doodle you made.

I am not a huge preservationist, but this is just awful behaviour from a company.

@gingerbeardman Mario Kart 64, probably...

At least as far as racing goes. I actually didn't play many racing games, but GT definitely took the cake as far as being uninteresting to me.

@Wezlypipz Well, I LOVE Azure Dreams, so...

Still, the grey haired dude in thatbartwork looks like it was drawn by me. I am not a terrible artist, but you can tell I don't draw for official publications.

As someone who is about as far removed from being a car enthusiast as can be, the game bored me to tears. I was more content building up my burnout meter, drifting through traffic at breakneck speeds, in games like Burnout.

I think it's for the best I have no driver's license.

Oof. The artwork looks... rough... and was that an advert? That looked, and sounded... rough too!!

I guess it's not always a shame when a game doesn't cross the pond.

But maybe it is a lot of fun to play regardless. In which case; Yay!

@mashk It's not nostalgia. The same was true for Amiga games. They just felt different from PC games, especially in the music department... and even between Sega and Nintendo, the games just had a completely different vibe. Nowadays, that's only really true for platform exclusive first party games.

Woaahhhh I played this game. Didn't remember the name, and onlynwhen you started talking about Alone in the Dark and ellipsoid graphics did a bell ring.

And yes, this game was definitely suspenseful and scary!

Time Extension can produce mind-boggling articles!

And as of today, I now understand the name Parodius comes from "parody" and "Gradius".

I am not ashamed of myself.

Never seen an MSX in action, but I knew of it, and as the article mentions, that's probably because I live in the Netherlands.

The setting doesn't really appeal to me (skeleton bikers, trains... no), but I will say, this is how you do NES inspired graphics and gameplay, employing modern effects but still keeping the feeling. It looks well done, so while not for me, I salute their creativity and wish them many sales!

None if the animation is as choppy as the Castlevania series. I could NOT get into this show because of the choppy animation. Also, if there was ever a series that deserved an actual Japanese animé style, it would've been this one. I am just not a fan of the Western take on it.

I wouldn't have needed to resort to importing if the EU would've just gotten us.. oh, I dunno...

Final Fantasy 3
Chrono Trigger
Breath of Fire
Super Mario RPG

Need I go on? At least we got Terranigma, so there's that.

Though I will admit the importing and different looking carts, along with the difficulties of getting them to play, made them even more special than they already were.

@Lowdefal I was listening to a dance track that I could perfectly read that on, and it sounded amazing in my head.

Got it for free, now I just need to find some time for free. And that will never happen.

Not the AI we wanted to see go. Too bad they couldn't finish the alphabet.

So what I am reading is Nightdive saying something that makes no sense, as Gokdeneye isn't a Nintendo property, and then following that up with a "No comment".

Yeah... no.

Personally, I am not glad. I generally despise fourth wall breaking stuff, especially in JRPGs. But maybe I was never the intended audience for this game. It's not like I loved the original. I got horribly stuck and found the encounters too cumbersome as well...

Those graphics are mind-boggling!!

Seeing as early Sid Meier games and those like it are my jam, this looks better to me than the "real" game.

I don't even play Doom, but this is how you support your legacy, people!! Not just release it again, but making sure it gets even better.

And they sell it for peanuts, so the fact that they continue their support just screams a love of the game from the devs. They don't HAVE to do this, but here we are.... wonderful.

Many devs and publishers can learn from this. They won't, but they can!

@-wc- I am far from an expert in the field of SaGa, but they are an oddball series for sure. None of them really have a connection to the others, so there really isn't a place to start, just whichever strikes your fancy the most.

The SNES Romancing games were pretty much Final Fantasy but with highly obtuse systems. That is basically the defining factor that makes it a SaGa game, an obtuse system that nobody really understands. A few of them also have this generational system in it, where you continue the game with one of your offspring, which in itself is a mini-game.

Should you play them? Well... do you like JRPGs? Are you okay with oddness? I'd say the first few, the Game Boy ones, have since shown their age plenty. I wouldn't go for those. The SNES ones are available on Switch. The remake of last year of Romancing Saga 2 looks cool, and Saga Frontier 2 has that delightful PSX vibe going, so if you're into that time period, that's another good one. I personally didn't like the look of Saga Frontier 1. Unlimited Saga isn't currently available, I don't think, but I remember it was a hugely divisive game, probably the most difficult and obtuse of them all.

I am sure you know of the existence, but https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-saga-games-of-all-time-switch-and-nintendo-systems

No idea on the stylization, but knowing the Japanese, it probably just "looked cool".

@smoreon @drypaphmrbro - Thank you both for the clarification. So not only is the game still terrible, the start-up is even worse?

Nice!

@amishpyrate Hmmm... I appreciate the info, but honestly... selling weapons is selling weppons, whether or not you sell them to the "good guys".

It is a can of worms I will happily put the lid back on, because I also understand the necessity to arm nations against those who wish to do harm, but the lines are pretty darn grey these days on who the good guys are.

Well... I guess you can both be a good businessman and a horrible human being.

Im fact, I'd say the best businessmen are usually the worst human beings...

I honestly don't think there are too many products in existence that aren't produced without at least some scummy behaviour behind it... not saying you shouldn't be bothered by it, but that somehow seems to be the way of the world.

I am horribly out of the loop of techy lingo. What is meant by the "Winner Wizard wrapper"?

Well, popular stuff gets used as inspiration.

I mean, the Black Onyx wouldn't exist without D&D either, so there.

I do understand hisninitial reaction though. I'd probably be a little irritated as well.

Hmmm... Salvatore is a funny DJ, his music videos are absolutely hillarious... I didn't know about his affiliations which do temper my fondness for his art, but even if they had put in my absolute favourite artist of all time, I would have hated it.

I actively evade looking at Ronaldo's smug face as much as possible. I cannot stand him. Fortunately I don't watch soccer.

@BionicDodo I feel the exact same way. Completely upends my suspension of disbelief. It's fine in games like Fortnite or Smash, where it's already ridiculous, but I didn't even like Link in Mario Kart for this reason.

Well, I can't be mad at Konami after the Suikoden Remaster. This is not for me but cool that they are reviving more IPs.

@slider1983 There is absolutely nothing social about social media, bar some comment sections of websites and such, which I do not count as social media per the commonly used definition.

It's all narcissistic behaviour that actually pays off, strangely enough.

I wasn't against AI, and as someone with a mild dream of one day making a game, some of it sounded like a good shortcut, but I would never feel confortable knowing it is basically theft.

I would have nothing against using assets, but plainly telling AI to make it for me is just wrong.

I do use text AI for my work, but that's just because it brings results I would find anyways much faster.

You'd think NIntendo would still have files on hand. And you'd think they'd throw those tracks on that online Switch game (99?)...

But I guess they don't care as much as some enthusiasts do. A shame.

Isn't that pretty much par for the course with these types of collections these days? Some have baffling ommissions, and such collections frankly give me an error in my head.

I was like "Cool, they found an unreleased game", only to read it was an actual release. Not only that, a quick glance online shows it looks a lot like Goldeneye.

Yet I have never heard of this game before. Funny how that works.

Wait, are they seriously going from Salamander 2, to Salamander III? Why not 3?

My autism disagrees!

@Moroboshi876 Yup. Three kids here, and well... gaming isn't my only hobby, I have some creative ones, but I just cannot be bothered... I am too tired for any of them.

Endlessly scrolling through dumb stuff, though...

And yeah, we are not alone, but that doesn't mean it's okay.

@Moroboshi876 I know the feeling. I am a huuuuge Suikoden fan, but only played it for an hour or two since I got it. And it's not even like I didn't have time to play it, in the meantime I clocked in 6 hours on Various Daylife, and probably an hour or so on High Seas Saga DX, and those games aren't exactly known for being a masterpieces...

They are both short burst games though... But then, I am not playing them in short bursts, am I now? No sir!

And that's just my gaming hobby. I spend HOURS at work daydreaming about working on my hobby projects once I get home, only to be absolutely knackered and resorting to watching comfort shows with the missus before falling asleep way too early.

Oh well!

@Moroboshi876 Fear of missi g out is a nasty feeling that is unfortunately heavily capitalized on by plenty distributors, so don't feel bad for having preordered it.

I recently preordered Suikoden Remaster and regret it too. Butt ugly Day 1 sticker on the cover telling me about the preorder bonus I don't even want. Now I wish I waited...

Can't have it all.

These look cool, but I no longer wear them. Sketchers are as comfortable, but cheaper...

@Spiders Nahhh, Bill Baskett

Never played it. I do believe a friend had a copy, but I never played it...

Like quite a few other RPGs... but oh well. You can only spend your time once.

Well, dangit, now I want to play Populous.

I always loved this game, right up until you became too big and you had all these castles illogically close to one another. That was the only downside to this game.

Everything leading up to that point was an amazing time!

@MSaturn Yeah I suddenly remembered playing a big rig arcade game too, once.

Can't for the life of me remember when and where though.

Well... a lot of Americans ignore a lot of things outside of their country. It's not exclusive to video games.

I know next to norhing about this game but Bandai Namco giving their blessing is REALLY cool of them. I'm sure they'll get a piece of the pie, but stil...

Picks up a philosophy book.

Everything is pointless.

Okay... closes book and boots up Street Fighter II.