Amazing looking art, but I watched some footage and while it certainly had some novel ideas, it didn't look like it would be fun playing it now. A remaster would be better.
The HD graphics do not look good. Flash-quality. I am all for anniversary remakes/remasters, but this is not the right way to do it, in my opinion.
The AI art usage just adds another layer on top of that way.
But I really don't have many eggs in this basket, so I will just leave it at that. If any one of the devs may read this, simply reprogramming the game and adding what can only be described as Flash-era "upgrades" to the spritework, that just doesn't cut it.
@Matroska No, I mentioned it was damn with sonething in front of it. And to make it clear enough while stepping over my squeemishness, I meant with god in front of it. And since the game in question very ckearly did not have gods, it basically was the same as Tifa saying she likes French cooking.
What you are also saying is showing why I prefer not necessarily as true as possible translations. They need to be idioms we can understand, and Japanese is FILLED with idioms we don't.
@RupeeClock Well, fair enough, my example may have been a mistranslation or interpretation instead of a literal translation.
And sure, I was interpreting too. Still though, and maybe this is just an entirely different gripe of mine, but original texts in games, I feel people put too much weight in it. If th original's author's heart wasn't even in it, and a translator does put heart in it, what would be better? I sonetimes feel people think too highly of it.
@RupeeClock Yeah, and that is where I will choose to remain extremely bull-headed, because the choice of words doesn't always mean a certain, specific intention.
I would argue the original creators intend to paint a picture that resonates with the players in a way that it creates a believable world within the confines of its setting, and that means different things to different cultures.
Their intent is to get players immersed, and how would you do that with esoteric mannerisms and speech patterns?
In my example, I think the term "dammit" was used, with another term in front of it (Yes, I am squeemish about it), but the setting made very clear there were no gods in our sense of the word. It would be comparable to a knight talking about driving a Tesla, for us. Such terms may hold a very different feel in whatever the original word choice was.
I will proudly die on this hill, but can merrily accept people disagreeing with me.
Ugh... Most swear words have no place in a fantasy medieval game. It's not censoring when it is trying to be more faithful to the setting.
Japan has such a wildly different way of speaking, that literal translations make a lot less sense, and I feel swearing is a large part of that.
I once aided a translation project, and despite my objections they went ahead and threw in a bunch of swearing that had absolutely no logical, in-world reason to exist, and it made me sad. That said, I later found out that an officially translated game in that same series also had swearing in one scene. I also hated it there.
But to each their own. Some people wish for translations to be as faithful as possible, I lean very heavily towards the side that appreciates localization efforts that try to make it more pallatable to Western audiences. There is something to be said for both sides.
@Poltergeist8606 There are plenty of Kickstarters from serious hobbyists who want to turn their dream project into reality that have, in fact, panned out and got released.
It is not outside of the realm of possibility.
As to your reaction to TaurusBulba, them naming it the way they do might actually have to do with the fact that they are based in Spain. I am not too knowledgeable about this, but apparently Spain has a pretty lackse stance on brand names being used.
Not entirely sure on the hows and whats, bu I know it's happened before with a board game, HeroQuest, which was produced by a Spanish company that ended up only being sold there under that name, before they decided to just rename it altogether, since they had to do that anyways for other countries.
Anyhoo, whatever you think of people who backed this, at least for us who didn't, this is comedy gold.
@HammerGalladeBro - "how the hey you cannot tell when a button doesn't respond to the prompt at the title screen to make you think you're actually playing during the attract mode, let alone twice and on a split screen for no reason?"
I was wondering if that was just me, but I noticed it too, him pressing stuff that in no way corresponded to what was happening on screen. Funny that.
@ruiner9 Yeah, I understand that, to an extent, it's okay, but these guys seem to use a lot of assets, mostly graphical, that look like they are at the least extremely straddling the line.
Finally. I stopped playing games after Ant Attack, because I wanted to wait for a sequel. Now, I can finally continue playing.
Joking aside, this is really cool. Hadn't heard of the Spectrum Next before, and I am a smidge too young to have witnessed the original, but I can certainly appreciate this continuation of older tech, much in the same way I really enjoy indies keeping the NES and SNES aesthetic alive.
Netflix should do a "The Office" style mockumentary of this.
That screen grab is golden...
But this absolutely sucks for all the poor folks who have been scammed out of their money. I would be furious.
One thing though, I suppose fpga's are a greyish area to begin with, but isn't what they are doing pretty much illegal? Like showing all that boxart of all those games, that doesn't look like it is okay.
@slider1983 If the Super Nes would be released again, but with proper current tv connections, and original and new releases would be sold again, I would be all over it.
@Damo Fair enough. If he spent his own resources on even getting these games to the West, he deserves credit for that.
That said, how many remasters and remakes have kept the original localisations? Even FF6 received an update when it was released again on GBA. And I don't think Ted Woolsey would mind. However, those were obviously different situations.
Anyways, I can't fault the man for being passionate. He is definitely passionate.
He is honestly talking like he made and owns the games.
I mean, I am grateful all those games, several of which I thoroughly enjoyed, were brought to the West, but I HIGHLY doubt he is the guy they have to call if they want to put Alundra on PS+.
I could be wrong, obviously, and maybe he made deals of ownership, but from all the things I am reading here about the guy...
@N64-ROX I mean... WHY THIS PROJECT LOOKS NOT SO WELL AT ALL ?" Obviously somebody set them up the bomb.
That is the only logical explanation.
But they really have no excuse for the crappy vidoes. There are sooo many free resources out there. I have made really good videos with nothing but mobile phone footage, and there's some high profile examples of that too. Free software galore.
But at least they got to drive a Lambo through a parking garage for a moment.
Mehh... I don't remember enough about the WD localisation, but the era wasn't particularly known for their stellar localisation work. And if I am not mistaken the WD work is well known for all the wrong reasons.
And voice acting, I always turn it off by default. I don't need my faux-medieval heroes to sound like whiney American or Japanese teenagers, I can squarely do without. So personally, I don't care.
And this sounds a bit like he is a little butthurt. Not sure if that is the case, but that is what it sounds like to me, in any case.
My goodness, why do they keep giving him game franchises? We all KNOW it's not going to have anything to do with the original story, bar some superficial similarities. The game studios have to know this too. Nothing good will come of this.
I once helped in a translation project, and some of my localization efforts were, dare I say, extremely poetic.
The person responsible for the project ended up not using those parts. I'll admit, I was butthurt. I also fiercely disagreed with some choices made. I didn't make a fuss though, because nobody owed me anything.
But... I guess this is generating buzz, which.. I guess... no such thing as bad publicity?
@PopetheRev28 I cannot agree with you on that, in this instance.
Ripping a ROM off of a cartridge, especially from a game that will never see the light of day again, is one thing. Sure, those ROMs are preserved, and while not currently actively pursuing, I am glad I could still enjoy games like Terranigma, because of emulation. So sure, I could be part of THAT problem. I do not fully condone this type of behaviour, but I would be lying if I said I never perused ROMs.
I'd say, morally grey, erring on the lighter side.
This, however, was stealing from the company server. Stealing personal data. Stealing things that are still works in progress. Stealing things that were never meant to see the light of day for whatever reason. It could be that a game is cancelled because it is utter garbage. Stealing things that were not meant for the general public.
This instance has nothing to do with preservation. This was theft of personal items.
@Mommar Thanks for the clarification. They look like early Windows backgrounds. Not a great look, haha. Glad to hear it looked better in the 3DS version.
I remember drawing SO MANY Worms in my notebooks when I was in high school. I had my own style but they did sort of resemble the ones shown here in the art.
I still draw them sometimes.
I LOVED Worms. I can't get into it anymore though. I bought a newer one a while back on GOG, and it just no longer clicked with me. I tried playing it with my sons, and one of them liked it well enough, but it seems there are far less hours in a day than what I used to have... Time has become my most precious and RARE commodity.
That said, fond memories of the first one. My worms Shadow, Locke, Sabin and Edgar will live on in my thoughts forevermore.
@Cyber_Akuma Not even. If I am reading it correctly, and I might not mi d you, but it seems you basically burn a simple "play this game" executable on the CD ROM, like those cards mentioned, and it plays the game off of the hard drive.
So he needs 300K, and hoped to get that from backers paying 3 bucks.
That means a 100,000 people will need to back it before production can even start, and they are offered 30% off, which I imagine means a break-even for them.
I don't think you are going to find many more people to then pay full price. I'd be surprised if there are a 100k enthusiasts already, though I could be mistaken on that front. And even if there are a million, they will all be paying 30% less.
So unless that still nets them a profit, this seems a fool's errand.
Not to mention the name. Just because Sega appreciates Sonic fan games doesn't mean they are going to accept this blatant banking on name recognition.
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Re: To The Shock Of Absolutely Nobody, Sega Is Trying To Shut Down The SuperSega FPGA Project
I am really interested in finding out what it is these guys are smoking to be this delusional.
Mind you, so I can warn people of the dangers.
Re: Genesis JRPG Traysia Is Getting A New Physical Release In 2025
Amazing looking art, but I watched some footage and while it certainly had some novel ideas, it didn't look like it would be fun playing it now. A remaster would be better.
Re: Accusations Of AI Art Deflate Archer Maclean's DropZone 40th Anniversary Announcement
The HD graphics do not look good. Flash-quality. I am all for anniversary remakes/remasters, but this is not the right way to do it, in my opinion.
The AI art usage just adds another layer on top of that way.
But I really don't have many eggs in this basket, so I will just leave it at that. If any one of the devs may read this, simply reprogramming the game and adding what can only be described as Flash-era "upgrades" to the spritework, that just doesn't cut it.
Re: Saturn Cult Classic Princess Crown Is Getting An Uncensored Translation
@Matroska No, I mentioned it was damn with sonething in front of it. And to make it clear enough while stepping over my squeemishness, I meant with god in front of it. And since the game in question very ckearly did not have gods, it basically was the same as Tifa saying she likes French cooking.
What you are also saying is showing why I prefer not necessarily as true as possible translations. They need to be idioms we can understand, and Japanese is FILLED with idioms we don't.
Re: Saturn Cult Classic Princess Crown Is Getting An Uncensored Translation
@RupeeClock Well, fair enough, my example may have been a mistranslation or interpretation instead of a literal translation.
And sure, I was interpreting too. Still though, and maybe this is just an entirely different gripe of mine, but original texts in games, I feel people put too much weight in it. If th original's author's heart wasn't even in it, and a translator does put heart in it, what would be better? I sonetimes feel people think too highly of it.
Re: Saturn Cult Classic Princess Crown Is Getting An Uncensored Translation
@RupeeClock Yeah, and that is where I will choose to remain extremely bull-headed, because the choice of words doesn't always mean a certain, specific intention.
I would argue the original creators intend to paint a picture that resonates with the players in a way that it creates a believable world within the confines of its setting, and that means different things to different cultures.
Their intent is to get players immersed, and how would you do that with esoteric mannerisms and speech patterns?
In my example, I think the term "dammit" was used, with another term in front of it (Yes, I am squeemish about it), but the setting made very clear there were no gods in our sense of the word. It would be comparable to a knight talking about driving a Tesla, for us. Such terms may hold a very different feel in whatever the original word choice was.
I will proudly die on this hill, but can merrily accept people disagreeing with me.
Re: Saturn Cult Classic Princess Crown Is Getting An Uncensored Translation
Ugh... Most swear words have no place in a fantasy medieval game. It's not censoring when it is trying to be more faithful to the setting.
Japan has such a wildly different way of speaking, that literal translations make a lot less sense, and I feel swearing is a large part of that.
I once aided a translation project, and despite my objections they went ahead and threw in a bunch of swearing that had absolutely no logical, in-world reason to exist, and it made me sad. That said, I later found out that an officially translated game in that same series also had swearing in one scene. I also hated it there.
But to each their own. Some people wish for translations to be as faithful as possible, I lean very heavily towards the side that appreciates localization efforts that try to make it more pallatable to Western audiences. There is something to be said for both sides.
Re: If Nothing Else, SuperSega's Latest "Review" Should Convince You To Keep Your Wallet Shut
@Poltergeist8606 There are plenty of Kickstarters from serious hobbyists who want to turn their dream project into reality that have, in fact, panned out and got released.
It is not outside of the realm of possibility.
As to your reaction to TaurusBulba, them naming it the way they do might actually have to do with the fact that they are based in Spain. I am not too knowledgeable about this, but apparently Spain has a pretty lackse stance on brand names being used.
Not entirely sure on the hows and whats, bu I know it's happened before with a board game, HeroQuest, which was produced by a Spanish company that ended up only being sold there under that name, before they decided to just rename it altogether, since they had to do that anyways for other countries.
Anyhoo, whatever you think of people who backed this, at least for us who didn't, this is comedy gold.
@HammerGalladeBro - "how the hey you cannot tell when a button doesn't respond to the prompt at the title screen to make you think you're actually playing during the attract mode, let alone twice and on a split screen for no reason?"
I was wondering if that was just me, but I noticed it too, him pressing stuff that in no way corresponded to what was happening on screen. Funny that.
Re: If Nothing Else, SuperSega's Latest "Review" Should Convince You To Keep Your Wallet Shut
@ruiner9 Yeah, I understand that, to an extent, it's okay, but these guys seem to use a lot of assets, mostly graphical, that look like they are at the least extremely straddling the line.
Re: 40 Years After The Original, Ant Attack 2 Is Coming To Spectrum Next
Finally. I stopped playing games after Ant Attack, because I wanted to wait for a sequel. Now, I can finally continue playing.
Joking aside, this is really cool. Hadn't heard of the Spectrum Next before, and I am a smidge too young to have witnessed the original, but I can certainly appreciate this continuation of older tech, much in the same way I really enjoy indies keeping the NES and SNES aesthetic alive.
Re: You Can Join The Creators Of WipEout In A Special Event At London's Loading Bar
Never heard of the Loading Bar before, but I can certainly appreciate the punny name.
Re: If Nothing Else, SuperSega's Latest "Review" Should Convince You To Keep Your Wallet Shut
Netflix should do a "The Office" style mockumentary of this.
That screen grab is golden...
But this absolutely sucks for all the poor folks who have been scammed out of their money. I would be furious.
One thing though, I suppose fpga's are a greyish area to begin with, but isn't what they are doing pretty much illegal? Like showing all that boxart of all those games, that doesn't look like it is okay.
Re: We're Getting A New Magic Knight Game Next Year To Mark The Character's 40th Anniversary
Politicizing a popular character...
Sigh...
Re: Why MiniDisc, Sony's Precursor To The PSP UMD, Is Still Alive In 2023
I am 42, and this is the first time I ever heard of the medium. Guess the Nethelands didn't care for thematt all, or I would've heard of them.
Re: Atari Is Releasing A New 7800+ Port Of The Miner 2049er Sequel 'Bounty Bob Strikes Back!'
@slider1983 If the Super Nes would be released again, but with proper current tv connections, and original and new releases would be sold again, I would be all over it.
Re: The Company Behind 'The Spectrum' Is Asking Fans Not To Share Latest Retailer Leaks
So, who here is gonna be "On the Spectrum"?
Re: Bitmap Brothers Legend Dan Malone "Had No Input Whatsoever" In The Speedball Reboot
This guy at least doesn't sound too salty. Shame though, his style is very unique and specific. They should've inclued him.
Re: The Making Of: Wizardry, The Landmark RPG That Inspired Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy
This was a good read.
Re: Interview: How NES RPG Former Dawn Is Bringing CD-ROM Power To Nintendo's 8-Bit System
@Null2 Hmm... that's unfortunate.
Well, I don't know the inner workings of kickstarters, but if it were me, I'd be happy to oblige to fans... but it is what it is...
Re: What's All The Fuss About Princess Crown, The Saturn Game At The Heart Of A Fan Translation Face-Off?
Time has extended once again!!
Anyways, I wouldn't call it irony that it has aged better than 3D contemporaries. Pixel art just ages better in general.
Re: Interview: How NES RPG Former Dawn Is Bringing CD-ROM Power To Nintendo's 8-Bit System
@Null2 I am willing to bet you could get in if you ask them nicely.
Re: More Classic PS1 RPGs Could Be Coming To PS5
@LowDefAl Licensing is such a mess, isn't it?
@Damo Fair enough. If he spent his own resources on even getting these games to the West, he deserves credit for that.
That said, how many remasters and remakes have kept the original localisations? Even FF6 received an update when it was released again on GBA. And I don't think Ted Woolsey would mind. However, those were obviously different situations.
Anyways, I can't fault the man for being passionate. He is definitely passionate.
Re: More Classic PS1 RPGs Could Be Coming To PS5
He is honestly talking like he made and owns the games.
I mean, I am grateful all those games, several of which I thoroughly enjoyed, were brought to the West, but I HIGHLY doubt he is the guy they have to call if they want to put Alundra on PS+.
I could be wrong, obviously, and maybe he made deals of ownership, but from all the things I am reading here about the guy...
Re: Sega Wanted Phantasy Star IV To Flop In The West, Hence The Sky-High $100 Price
@axelhander I will not fight you.
You are wrong though.
Just kidding. You can like what you like, and prefer one thing over the other.
Re: Sega Wanted Phantasy Star IV To Flop In The West, Hence The Sky-High $100 Price
Uhmm... He sounded a little butthurt in the Lunar article earlier, but I noted how I could be mistaken.
Now, I am not so sure I am mistaken. This makes absolutely zero sense. This just makes him sound incredibly full of himself.
Re: 29 Years Later, A New Donkey Kong Country 2 Cheat Code Has Been Discovered
That is cool. Also, the lettered buttons are mirrored commands to the directional ones, which I like.
Re: SuperSega Explains Why It Produces Such "Crappy" Videos, Says It's Afraid Analogue Will Steal Its Ideas
@N64-ROX I mean...
WHY THIS PROJECT LOOKS NOT SO WELL AT ALL ?"
Obviously somebody set them up the bomb.
That is the only logical explanation.
But they really have no excuse for the crappy vidoes. There are sooo many free resources out there. I have made really good videos with nothing but mobile phone footage, and there's some high profile examples of that too. Free software galore.
But at least they got to drive a Lambo through a parking garage for a moment.
Re: Lunar Remastered Won't (Currently) Include The Original English Voice Acting, But It's Been Offered "For Cheap"
Mehh... I don't remember enough about the WD localisation, but the era wasn't particularly known for their stellar localisation work. And if I am not mistaken the WD work is well known for all the wrong reasons.
And voice acting, I always turn it off by default. I don't need my faux-medieval heroes to sound like whiney American or Japanese teenagers, I can squarely do without. So personally, I don't care.
And this sounds a bit like he is a little butthurt. Not sure if that is the case, but that is what it sounds like to me, in any case.
Re: SuperSega Explains Why It Produces Such "Crappy" Videos, Says It's Afraid Analogue Will Steal Its Ideas
Curiosity killed me.
What in the WORLD was happening in that short vid? I can't even... it was horrid.
And... the Lambo thing... at least throw in some color correction to make your video a little shinier. Not that it would do much for the quality...
@MikeP I would preorder from the Novi Got guys immediately, but these guys?
No.
Re: SuperSega Explains Why It Produces Such "Crappy" Videos, Says It's Afraid Analogue Will Steal Its Ideas
These guys:
Step 1: ???
Step 2: Profit?
Re: Confusion Reigns As SuperSega Pre-Orders Get Charged For The Full Amount
Spain... this isn't the first horror story I hear coming from Spain. The tabletop game HeroQuest is another fun story.
But I guess that controversy did light the flame for the actual HQ to release, which has since exploded in popularity. So not all bad...
Re: Monster Hunter, Mortal Kombat And Resident Evil Director Paul W.S. Anderson Is Making A House Of The Dead Movie
My goodness, why do they keep giving him game franchises? We all KNOW it's not going to have anything to do with the original story, bar some superficial similarities. The game studios have to know this too. Nothing good will come of this.
Re: "Ours Will Be The Translation Worth Playing" - Team Behind Decade-Old Princess Crown Localisation Speak Out
Extremely petty.
I once helped in a translation project, and some of my localization efforts were, dare I say, extremely poetic.
The person responsible for the project ended up not using those parts. I'll admit, I was butthurt. I also fiercely disagreed with some choices made. I didn't make a fuss though, because nobody owed me anything.
But... I guess this is generating buzz, which.. I guess... no such thing as bad publicity?
Re: The PC-88 RPG 'Xak II' Is Coming To Switch, But Without English Text Options
@-wc- Don't forget the ibuprofen, for your back.
Re: The PC-88 RPG 'Xak II' Is Coming To Switch, But Without English Text Options
@-wc- Bomberman '94, if memory serves me right on the title, is also untranslated.
Re: The Lost English Version Of PS2 Game 'Kaena' Resurfaces 20 Years Later
I was like, that looks familiar though, but I've actually seen the movie.
In fact, I am almost positive I actually owned a DVD of it. Can't say why I did though, it wasn't very memorable.
Re: Dungeon Antiqua Is A New Steam RPG Inspired By Final Fantasy & Wizardry
@Daggot Do it! If the price is alright you will support a small dev team, which is always awesome, even if you end up playing little of it.
Re: Hands On: ON Is A Scholarly New Bookazine Created By Some Of The Best Writers In Video Games
Oh no, guys!! EDGE editors and they are calling this mag ON? This is code guys. These guys are ON EDGE!! We must rescue them!
Jokes aside, this is awesome. It's not for me, but I hope this format will thrive!
Re: Unreleased SNES Remake Of Game Freak's Debut Quinty Leaks Online
@PopetheRev28 I cannot agree with you on that, in this instance.
Ripping a ROM off of a cartridge, especially from a game that will never see the light of day again, is one thing. Sure, those ROMs are preserved, and while not currently actively pursuing, I am glad I could still enjoy games like Terranigma, because of emulation. So sure, I could be part of THAT problem. I do not fully condone this type of behaviour, but I would be lying if I said I never perused ROMs.
I'd say, morally grey, erring on the lighter side.
This, however, was stealing from the company server. Stealing personal data. Stealing things that are still works in progress. Stealing things that were never meant to see the light of day for whatever reason. It could be that a game is cancelled because it is utter garbage. Stealing things that were not meant for the general public.
This instance has nothing to do with preservation. This was theft of personal items.
Re: Kid Icarus's Unofficial SNES Port Is About To Get Even Better
@Mommar Thanks for the clarification. They look like early Windows backgrounds. Not a great look, haha. Glad to hear it looked better in the 3DS version.
Re: Unreleased SNES Remake Of Game Freak's Debut Quinty Leaks Online
I do not understand why people would go to such lengths as to hack developers and just throw their stuff on the street, basically.
It's not for you. It's scummy to do so. I guess it is sort of fun for us readers to read about unreleased stuff, but if we don't know, we don't know.
Hacking is a skill that can be used for good and bad. Please just use it for good.
This? This isn't very nice.
Re: The Commodore Amiga Used To Make Worms Is Back In Service
I remember drawing SO MANY Worms in my notebooks when I was in high school. I had my own style but they did sort of resemble the ones shown here in the art.
I still draw them sometimes.
I LOVED Worms. I can't get into it anymore though. I bought a newer one a while back on GOG, and it just no longer clicked with me. I tried playing it with my sons, and one of them liked it well enough, but it seems there are far less hours in a day than what I used to have... Time has become my most precious and RARE commodity.
That said, fond memories of the first one. My worms Shadow, Locke, Sabin and Edgar will live on in my thoughts forevermore.
Re: Kid Icarus's Unofficial SNES Port Is About To Get Even Better
Never knew there was a version with backgrounds and my goodness are some of those backgrounds ugly!! Why did they make those?
Re: Talking Point: Is There Such A Thing As "Bad" Nostalgia?
Bad nostalgia can't exist. That's like asking for hot ice cream.
I have deep love for some bad games too, I am sure. None I can name off the top of my head, but surely some games I love are considered bad by most.
Would I play them again now? Probably not, but probably more for lack of time than anything else.
Re: MiSTer FPGA's Next Trick? Launching Games From CD
@Cyber_Akuma Not even. If I am reading it correctly, and I might not mi d you, but it seems you basically burn a simple "play this game" executable on the CD ROM, like those cards mentioned, and it plays the game off of the hard drive.
Re: Interview: Super Mario Kart & SimCity Composer Soyo Oka On Her Most Iconic Nintendo Soundtracks
Wow. Sim City had such an amazing soundtrack. I loved it so much.
Re: An Undocumented Famicom Disk System Game Has Just Been Discovered
@KingMike I did not know that. Thanks for the explanation. That makes sense.
Re: Discover The Origins Of Final Fantasy, With This New NHK Doc Launching Later This Month
I will always regret that I didn't buy an import copy, which I saw at a market stall. I had a modded NES.
I made up for it when I got an imported FF III (SNES) years later.
That game was life changing for me.
Re: An Undocumented Famicom Disk System Game Has Just Been Discovered
Love little stories like these.
How does a metal buying company get this stuff, and where have these things been all this time?
Re: SuperSega Team Doesn't Think Sega Will Have Any Issue With Its Branding
So he needs 300K, and hoped to get that from backers paying 3 bucks.
That means a 100,000 people will need to back it before production can even start, and they are offered 30% off, which I imagine means a break-even for them.
I don't think you are going to find many more people to then pay full price. I'd be surprised if there are a 100k enthusiasts already, though I could be mistaken on that front. And even if there are a million, they will all be paying 30% less.
So unless that still nets them a profit, this seems a fool's errand.
Not to mention the name. Just because Sega appreciates Sonic fan games doesn't mean they are going to accept this blatant banking on name recognition.
@Blast16 That's just the pre-order admission fee.