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Seriously...? I can tell you that I've played amazing games on PSP. Such Phantasy Star Portable, Disgaea: AOD & Disgaea 2: DHD (even if they were ports), & Fantasy Golf Pangya. Among others. Plus, it had a few decent ports of the older Lego TT games. Sonic Rivals 1 & 2. Hell...even Lumines.

I guess common sense really is dead these days...

I would love it if it was a stylus phone...

What would even better is getting a remaster or remake treatment. Simpsons: Hit and Run was one of the best Simpsons games out there back then. Heck...I even say it's better than GTA itself. But that's my opinion though.

I miss playing the game though. The humor and voice acting were top-notch...If they can just add a few improvements and QOL additions...it'll be the bee's knees.

Now if we can get Saturn emulation up to date...that would be nice...

@smoreon I get that soldering is the main crucial thing when it comes to electronics but when you're not careful...those metal wires can still burn you or those thin metal peices...I got burned by them once and I said: Nope!

@BausRifle Maybe, maybe not. But for many and for gaming in general...sound is essential as well as soundtracks. Regardless of whether one cares about them or not.

Music and sound is a auditory art.

Why even make this advailable for a limited time?! Where's all that money that went into this go?! I'll never know...

@Fighting_Game_Loser Dang it...I forgot that Sega had the emulated ones on mobile...at one point...I think. My memory isn't good somewhat...

@Fighting_Game_Loser I should point out that Sonic 1, 2, and CD are remakes using the Retro Engine by Christian Whitehead. just so you know...they're not the emulated versions.

@LJW1912 Pretty much why the seller backed out from the deal. Other people were contacting said seller were offering more tempting amount of money seems like.

Honestly...at the end of the story greed from both sides will always ruin everything. If I was the one who had those carts and everything...and they offered me that amount...I'd sell it to them in a heartbeat. i could live comfortably with that amount & never be late on rent & bills

I'm gonna get heat from this but...the whole about thing about game preservation isn't all rainbows and gold. There's always going to be problems when it comes to game preservation. Not when copyrights, greed, and the cost of maintaining servers putting a strain on many options.

And at this point...are people really preserving games out genuine desire? But aside from this...I just don't care about game preservation very much I'll admit. I preserve of what i want to preserve particularly and specifically. I'll leave the job preserving every game, beta games and gamebuilds to someone else. Sorry to be blunt but at this point I don't care. But the good thing is that everyone else can. though I will say film preservation is much easier than games themselves.

@NinChocolate I think old games are only outdated if you THINK or FEEL that they are. I mean...I think Sega Master System games still play and look great. but that's my opinion...not facts. That's just how i think.

Plus...if younger game developers learn form playing older games...they may find some new inspiration for newer games. simple as that.

Granted this sounds nice and all...but it still feels rather that this game is given priority when other games on the GC, like Geist for example should be given attention first. i'm not trying to knock on anyone doing decompliations...but give the ones that truly need it.

Perhaps...there'll be someone who'll de-compile Knuckles Chaotix from the 32X one day. but for now...emulation is the only reliable way to play it without spending money just to play it.

Honestly, the Panasonic Q should've been the MAIN Gamcube model globally back then...

Then I could imagine it going toe-to-toe with the OG Xbox & PS2. Both of which can play DVD's. Maybe...

I'd be dying to own one of these...

@Damo Ah, I see. i think my comment may have come off too strong. So my apologies if it did.

I'm not used to hearing any gaming device have issues running PSP games when it comes to emulating. Now Vita games i can understand.

@snk2d4life When i had one throughout half the 2000's decade, I say 5 years give or take, I was able to lessen the hassle by using my Genesis adapter at the time. hey it wasn't the IDEAL portable experience but it sure hella alot better than asking my mom for more AA batteries every darn time they went dead in 2 hours.

Interesting...though the fact that on of the downsides is that it handles PSP games, of all things, as not being powerful enough is not a good thing. it shouldn't be that difficult for any handheld device to handle or emulate psp games.

Even my old HP Stream Notebook with a 2 GB ram & Intel Celeron can play PSP games just fine...if i still had it, that is!

Thankfully, there are better alternatives out there.

@GravyThief Well, what'd you expect? Not everyone is going agree with your opinions y'know. I shouldn't have to even explain that to you. Yeesh...

I mean the Ayaneo Flip Ds exist too. Surely that would be a better option for you. I, for one, approve of this device. Besides DS, DS Lites, & DSi's ain't gonna last. Plus, this one is pretty affordable too. If it would play DS carts then I'd buy it too. But I have a 2DS that's pretty new & that will handle all my DS/3DS gaming needs for at least a decade or so.

That's actually cool to be honest. Still it reminds me of when I learned about emulating PS1 games on the Dreamcast back in 2007.

Of course, being myself, I'm not really interested. PS1 never really won my attention back then. The N64 & Saturn did.

Nothing to say about the lost source codes to much of the Saturn library developed by SEGA themselves.

No doubt it'll be probably expensive & it won't have a STYLUS...to boot.

I remember playing the Genesis version as a kid. Not one of the finest mind you. Combat & movement felt clunky.

@bring_on_branstons Well, it's the NAME we, Americans, are familiar with. So really, it can't be helped. Just a fact that you have to get used to.

I'm, personally, am fine with using both names. They're both cool either you shake it.

"sometimes the only way to truly preserve a game in its original state is to own it in physical form".

How I wish to agree with that sentiment...I would rather physical & digital to co-exist. So we can have the best of both worlds.

But thats not always the reality. Plus, I'm anti-digital...

Doesn't look like THE Mega Drive/Genesis 3 I had. That one was smol as heck. But...it was compact enough to carry in my school backpack tho.

And yet, I paid about $30 for some of them since they were JP imports.

Go figure...

Makes me wanna assemble my own GameGear handheld. Of course, using the original boards.

But for me, I wanna expirience the love for the Master System. There are some games that look better imo. Ex. Sonic 2 8-bit.

How many of these things are they pumping out...??? Anyways...

I'm fine with small resolutions & the like. Hey, I grew up playing on the GameGear, GBA, GBA Micro, & DS/3DS. Hell, I'm fine with my CRT TV's 4:3. I guess my eye are durable & used to that kind of stuff...?

I never knew this was a thing that people did. I consider it heresy imo. And this was before I became aware of region locking.

I know the US/EU Sega Master System is region free. Since you can play EU carts on a US one.

Region locks should've been obsolete back then. Just me I guess.

Aren't any of the Sega Saturn versions good? Knowing the KoF being 2d & having 2D sprite graphics; I would think they would look and play wonderful on the Saturn since it's a 2D powerhouse.

Cuz I'm planning on getting one of the titles at some point.

Really tempted to get this...

I have a soft spot for the GameCube controller. Though...didn't the GC controller have hall-effect sticks or...was I not aware of that...? Huh...

Anyways, I'll get this down the road. I still got a working GC & this will help if my authentic one breaks down. I just hope they made the d-pad better & it feels like the official ones.

Often I'd say lack of resources is the main problem. Wouldn't online preservation of vintage games require servers? I can say even servers can't always maintain forever since it requires money to keep them running.

Maybe I'm being pessimistic but I just don't think we'll ever find a true path to preservation. No matter how hard we try. But I would love to be proven wrong though.

It's one thing to support emulation, but to me, why would you want to do it on an iPhone or Android phone...???

Isn't doing emulation with PC enough? I emulate Genesis/32X/Master System/GG on my laptop & that's enough for me.

Doing it on iPhones just seems unnatural to me. I guess each to their own, I suppose...

Sometimes I question things out of habit.

Neat. But it sounds like too much of a hassle to get it installed on the Vita. I'm fine with sticking to playing on my laptop instead though.

Jeebus...that's alot of GCs. And hooked-up to HDTV's at that too.

I really need a HD-CRT T.V....

Dang...now that is a surprise right there.

Kinda mixed on memory cards. They're still a thing you know. As in sd, Hdd, SSD, & flash drives of all sorts.

If we're talking proprietary memory cards, the yeah...they're no longer made. Last handheld that had one was the Vita, yeah?

Besides, I bought an import Sega Saturn Back-up Memory Cart a few years ago.

A great idea...just not on something that most people lack nowadays. CRT TV's.

Also, people sure love Sony's WEGA CRT tv's. I only have the JVC AV-20f476 I'Art model. It's no SONY tv but I love it anyways since it does what does best at: good'ol retro gaming.

Interesting read imo. I've always known the Genesis for it's so-called "blast processing" or whatever.

For me, it was it's library that spoke for itself. I'm guessing I was ignorant of the technical aspect. Too bad I never played any of Treasure's catalog.

I got the best of both worlds. I play my Saturn & GameCube on my JVC crt TV. And my Ds OG for Ds & GBA.

While Sonic 1's level select code was great & all. Sonic Advance 1's cheat code was awesome too. It allows you to play as Sonic with Tails following you.

@EarthboundBenjy Speaking of Sonic 1, when I was playing Sonic Jam (JP) on my Saturn, I found out the level select code was different than the US.

It's: up, down (x3) left, right, Start. I assume it was because it based the JP version when I was trying figure out why the one I'm used to didn't work. that fact should've occurred to me last year.

To be honest...I was able to enjoy the game just fine. Even without the translations.

Currently i own the Saturn version, which I should play again sometime this week.

Pretty interesting honestly.

Kinda disappointed that Kirby 64 isn't listed here. That game was my late-childhood fav when I just entered middle school. I fell in love with it after playing it. Love combining copy abilities together to form interesting combos.

I've never really played the OG Panel De Pon when I was younger. But I did play & owned the rebrands/reskins of it though. But my fav one was definitely Pokemon Puzzle Challenge.

While I did like Planet Puzzle League on the DS, I felt it was out-classed by the likes of Meteos. Plus, Planet Puzzle League didn't really offer in the way of much content. maybe...

Nice to see the Sega Master System gettin' some love there.

Hm, I don't recall playing this one on GBA back then. Besides, I wasn't even at the proper age to buy this if I could. Plus, GTA wasn't something I was into either.

But I certainly did play the one for GBC at my friend's house years ago. Forgot the name tho.

Uhm...this come off as being a showoff and/or arrogant. I see nothing with Tears of The Kingdom's art...

I get it if you're not fond of it. Not everyone has to like it but when you're using AI, of all things...you kinda just lost the ground you complained on. This is just throwing a jab at Nintendo (& Monolith Soft by extension) over something incredibly minor.

Do correct me if I got something wrong cuz...I don't know.

Interesting article. Never knew much about the Satellaview honestly.

Also...isn't Kyocera Corp. the company that makes their low-budget phones? I knew that name sounded familiar...