EarthboundBenjy

Also I want to mention that emulation can't always replace the game experience.

I just bought on eBay Boktai for £80 and Boktai 2 for £100, both as loose cartridges.

Boktai games can't really be emulated properly due to the solar sensor built in the cartridge. So what was I to do if I wanted to try these games? There was no other option than to suck it up and get them expensive secondhand.

Emulating old games is probably "piracy" but this is the reason why it's not sensible to condemn it.

This is also the reason I never ever ever ever ever play mobile games. Because in the grand scheme of things, they have no legacy.

!!!! I've been so curious about this lost Castlevania game for years! This is one step closer to finally being able to play it myself. Oh yay!

Don't hate me, but I have always found these games to be thoroughly mediocre, the whole lot of them.
That being said, I still kind of have a soft spot for them... They're very charming and cute, and I can't help but like them... but I feel like they have some very questionable game design.

They can also freeze Bongo-Bongo's hands. fun to see people discover more obscure Zelda stuff.

I recently played this on the Mega Drive Mini 2. It's really fun! It's definitely not Zelda-style, it's more similar to something like Terranigma. I definitely recommend it to fans of 16-bit action adventure RPG style games.

It shouldn't be a "joke" to consider developing a sequel to one of their most popular and successful games. What kind of culture do they have there where the thought of doing so needs to be brushed off as a joke?

I have the NES, SNES, Mega Drive and TG-16 Mini systems. .... I do love me these retro bundles that are super easy to connect to HDMI.
I don't have much experience with this particular gaming system though. I'm not sure how much value I would get from this.

Belmont's Revenge is always so overlooked because the other two mainline CV games on the GB are pretty blehhh. (Kid Dracula GB is alright though). It's actually a pretty great game!

There are actually two versions of Belmont's Revenge - one with the Cross weapon, and one with the Axe weapon. Both versions have Holy Water, but for whatever reason, they couldn't put both the Cross and the Axe in at the same time. Who knows.

If you have the Castlevania Anniversary Collection on Switch, you can actually choose between these two versions by using the "Bonus JP Version" option. - Play the US default version for Axe, and the JP version for Cross.

Axe makes for a slightly easier game imo btw.

It takes a certain combination of arrogance and cluelessness to force developers to stick to the "one button" controls in Balan Wonderworld.

Just because one-button gameplay works with 2D Sonic doesn't mean it will work in your 3D platformer with 80 "unique" powerups. ....and i can't believe that someone would ever think otherwise.

Wish it wasn't mobile. It's interesting they're using SF1 and SF2 characters instead of making a new story. If it has microtransactions or gacha, though, my interest will immediately disappear.

Cool! There was also the recent discovery of the cancelled Dreamcast Castlevania game. It's cool we're getting to see all this behind-the-scenes information.

So sad. This game looks so cool, but it was never completed.
It's great to finally see the demo available to everyone though.

@Bunkerneath

The Sonic 1 code is different in the Japanese version of Sonic 1. Up, Down, Down, Down, Left, Right. Hold A+START.

I think the Konami code wins over the Sonic 1 code because it's consistent in all regions.

I'm very interested in Madou Monogatari I, so I do want the JP version of the MD Mini.

If there are any Puyo Puyo fans out there, Madou Monogatari stars Arle Nadja as she explores a magical tower, in old-school first-person dungeon crawler style. The Puyo blobs are the early-game slime random encounters typical of Japanese-made RPGs, and the other characters such as Suketoudara and Draco Centauros appear as random encounters too. It's pretty cool.