I remember reading a weird conspiracy thing awhile ago that Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare and Falco Lombardi all had to have their legs amputated below the knees so they could all fit in a standard Arwing cockpit without having to worry about different paws, talons, or flippers getting in the way. That's why they all where the same artificially silver legs when out the cockpit. Seems a bit cruel if true.
I remember Star Trek 25th Anniversary & Judgement rites were point and click episodic adventures. I think 6 stories (or episodes) in each, with JR having an overarching plot, each fully voiced by the original TV cast. They were excellent.
A Red Dwarf version like this would be absolutely perfect!!! Somebody pick this up!!!
@ludotaku
I have this, however for some reason the Devs included 'arcade background noise' which is basically a bunch of people cooing and grunting, really put me off (not the sort of arcade I used to go to, and I used to go to Croydon market on Saturdays for my Double Dragon fix).
I loved all Cinemaware games back in the day, but DotC was my first and has a special place in my heart. Was like nothing else at the time.
So big shout for other Cinemaware classics to make the remaster jump please, including Rocket Ranger, Wings, IT Came from the Desert and Lords of the Rising Sun please!
Ah Maria Whittaker, what a blast from the past!! She was my first and favourite page 3 girl when I was a lad (mainly due to this). I did have a lot of time for Kathy Lloyd too!
RIP Graeme Baird. Funnily enough I was thinking about the many hours of fun I had with Carrier Command in my Amiga when I was a teenager. Happy days and thank you Graeme + team for the joy!
My dad took myself and a few friends to Hamleys in London for my 8 year Birthday day out treat (McDonalds afterwards too!) many, many years ago. I remember going downstairs to the computer games area and part of it was darkened and had loads of Vectrex consoles set out for everyone to try. I was amazed at the idea of owning what felt like a mini arcade machine and tried them all out, I just remember thinking how cool the graphics all looked.
Sadly my dad couldn't stretch to one so I think I got Rescue on Fractalus & maybe Archon for our Atari 800 - and a cheeseburger & fries later on too.
@Sketcz Hi there, I'm happy you like my avatar, I think it's hysterical. Sort of thing I can imagine the poor kid getting for Xmas when they are expecting a real Dalek prop, and instead get that. The facial expression is when he's then made to parade the new disappointment to the family. Poor chap.
So I've actually had it for some years now and tend to use it across all my forum accounts on whatever websites. I have a feeling it's actually costume line by M&S back in mid 2000s when David Tennant was The Doctor. I'm afraid I can't remember anymore then that but I did find a URL to a pic of it with some other costumes by the same company from 2008. The Cybermen one looks pretty good, the forum users also seem to notice the rather upset Dalek too.
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Re: Thin End of the Wedge: Steam Next Fest Under Fire as Demo Festival Drowns in a Flood of AI Slop
@AshleyAshes
Someone need to make "AI Gatekeeping Simulator"
Re: ScummVM Now Supports FTL's Legendary 1987 Adventure Dungeon Master
Such an awesome game, spent many, many hours on my Amiga playing this, happy days!
Wishing for remake like the recent Defender of the Crown remake which has original game and updated version attached.
Big shout to Legend of Grimrock 1&2 which are effectively modern versions of this classic.
Re: Atari's 800XL Is The Next Hardware Revival From The Company Behind The Neo Geo AES+
Needs to have the 4 classic Lucasfilm games
The Eidelon
Ballblazer
Kronis Rift
and my personal Favourite
Rescue on Fractalus
Happy memories!
Re: Double Dragons Is An Unhinged Mashup of Kunio-kun, IK+, and... WWF Superstars
@jygsaw
Wasn't there one also called 'Catholic High School Girls in Trouble' in KFMovie?
Re: Sega Is Resurrecting 'House Of The Dead' In Arcades Using VR
Please put the HOTD 1&2 remakes in PSVR2.
Todays port begging over.
Re: "Of All The GenAI Slops You've Ever Seen, This Is The Sloppiest Of Them All" - The Oliver Twins Tarnish Their Legacy Further With 'Wizard Of Oz' Board Game
Amazing to think that Dorothy was recruited as a silent assassin all along.
Re: The Neo Geo AES+ Was Almost Cancelled Thanks To The RAMpoclayse
Taiwan is a wonderful country to visit, id advise everyone to go there at least once, the food is amazing.
I hate Rampocalyse, AI has it's uses but 99% of it is slop.
Re: Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Dreamcast Fan Port Receives Demo Alongside Discl-Ai-mer
Can be played on Super3 emulator quite well on Android Snapdragon too if anyone wants to dabble.
Re: Argonaut Celebrates 44th Birthday With Video Compilation Of Generation-Spanning Games
I remember reading a weird conspiracy thing awhile ago that Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare and Falco Lombardi all had to have their legs amputated below the knees so they could all fit in a standard Arwing cockpit without having to worry about different paws, talons, or flippers getting in the way.
That's why they all where the same artificially silver legs when out the cockpit.
Seems a bit cruel if true.
Re: Circus Strongmen & Japanese Warlords Headline Hamster's Arcade & Console Archives Offerings This Week
Kung Fu Master next please!
Re: It's Important That You Buy Your Cat This $60 Metal Gear Solid Cardboard Box Right Away
My cat would probably play more with the cardboard box that this item would be delivered in.
Re: Commodore And CD Projekt Red Reveal Cyberpunk 2077-Branded C64, Coming Next Year
How cool is that!!!
Does this mean there's a port of Cyberpunk 2077 coming to the C64 (C77)?
Now that would be astonishing!
Re: After Punch Out!!, Mike Tyson Made A Surprising Cameo In This Speccy Conversion Of An "Arcade Monster"
@PKDuckman
They took Lando's moustache from him and put him in a suit too!
Re: "A Rare Piece Of Brazilian Video Game History" - How Capcom's Sega-Powered 'Slip Stream' Almost Starred Ayrton Senna
As mentioned briefly, a definite contender for Hamster Arcade Archives.
But can we have Chase HQ first please?
Re: This Book About Rainbird And Beyond Software Has Already Doubled Its Kickstarter Goal
I spent many an hour playing Carrier Command.
That and Dungeon Master were my favourite Amiga games. Sigh.
Re: The Devs Behind Loco Motive Once Pitched A Red Dwarf Adventure Game, & It Looks Smeggin' Brilliant
I remember Star Trek 25th Anniversary & Judgement rites were point and click episodic adventures. I think 6 stories (or episodes) in each, with JR having an overarching plot, each fully voiced by the original TV cast.
They were excellent.
A Red Dwarf version like this would be absolutely perfect!!!
Somebody pick this up!!!
Re: R-Type III SNES's Original Director "Deeply Concerned" With Launch Quality Of ININ Games' Recent Remake
As soon as I heard about these issues I removed it from my Wishlist!!!
Re: New Neo Geo And Activision Collections Announced For Evercade
Would love to see a classic Lucasarts collection featuring Ballblazer, The Eidelon and the mighty Rescue on Fractalus amongst others.
Re: This Week's 'Archives' Releases Are Universal's 1982 Dig Dug Clone 'Mr. Do!' & A PS1 Strategy Game From 1997
Mr Do! at last!!!!
One of my first and favourite arcade experiences, instabuy!
Re: Taito's Legendary Brick Breaker 'Arkanoid' Lands On Consoles This Week, Alongside An NES Shooter From Nichibutsu
@ludotaku
I have this, however for some reason the Devs included 'arcade background noise' which is basically a bunch of people cooing and grunting, really put me off (not the sort of arcade I used to go to, and I used to go to Croydon market on Saturdays for my Double Dragon fix).
Re: "That Elegance Still Feels Unmatched To Me" - M2 CEO Reveals "Ultimate" Game He'd Love To Work On
Marble Madness was designed by a certain Mark Cerny I believe!
Re: After Last Year's Delay, ININ Games' 'Parasol Superstars' Is Now Less Than A Week Away
Hmmm, Parasol Stars is already available on PSN for £9.99 I believe.
https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP8204-PPSA16852_00-PARASOLSTARSP5EU
Re: Bodice-Ripping Epic 'Defender Of The Crown' Is Getting Remastered For Its 40th Birthday
Best news of the day!
I loved all Cinemaware games back in the day, but DotC was my first and has a special place in my heart. Was like nothing else at the time.
So big shout for other Cinemaware classics to make the remaster jump please, including Rocket Ranger, Wings, IT Came from the Desert and Lords of the Rising Sun please!
Re: Review: The QuickShot II - We've Come A Long Way Since This Joystick Ruled The Roost
Ahhh, remember waggling this to death on Daley Thompson's Decathlon.
Re: Please, Don't Laugh At The Pocket Super Knob 5000
I can't even say the word "titmouse" without giggling like a schoolgirl.
H. Simpson
Re: "Challenge The Unknown Rapids!" - A Rare Taito Deep Cut From The Early '80s Is Making The Jump To Consoles Later This Week
I thought it was Rave Racer getting released this week!
Re: Taito's 1987 OutRun Clone 'Top Speed' Makes Its Debut On Modern Consoles Later This Week
I can feel Chase HQ is now on the horizon.
Re: The Massively Controversial Barbarian Is Getting A New Fan-Made Port For Atari Computers
Ah Maria Whittaker, what a blast from the past!!
She was my first and favourite page 3 girl when I was a lad (mainly due to this).
I did have a lot of time for Kathy Lloyd too!
Re: 3D Pioneer Graeme Baird Has Passed Away
RIP Graeme Baird.
Funnily enough I was thinking about the many hours of fun I had with Carrier Command in my Amiga when I was a teenager. Happy days and thank you Graeme + team for the joy!
Re: The Making Of: Dungeon Master, A Truly Trailblazing First-Person RPG
Played this and Chaos Strikes Back to death on my Amiga, wonderful, wonderful game.
Still have bad dreams about purple worms.
Nearest modern version is the Legend of Grimrock series.
Would love to have that or this come to PS5 (such as The Immortal did).
Re: "I Was Strangling Both M2 And Myself" - Sega's Yosuke Okunari Recalls The Painful Relaunch Of The 'Sega Ages' Series
An M2 Sega collection for modern platforms would be very well received these days I'm sure.
Re: AYANEO Unveils The Pocket AIR Mini, A New 4:3 Retro Handheld With A Supposedly "Entry Level" Price
Another Ayaneo? It seems everyday on this site there's a new one coming out.
Anyone fancy saying which is the best one to get for general multiple emulators? Or is it none of them?
Re: Vectrex Mini Is The Next Micro Console You'll Need To Own
My dad took myself and a few friends to Hamleys in London for my 8 year Birthday day out treat (McDonalds afterwards too!) many, many years ago.
I remember going downstairs to the computer games area and part of it was darkened and had loads of Vectrex consoles set out for everyone to try.
I was amazed at the idea of owning what felt like a mini arcade machine and tried them all out, I just remember thinking how cool the graphics all looked.
Sadly my dad couldn't stretch to one so I think I got Rescue on Fractalus & maybe Archon for our Atari 800 - and a cheeseburger & fries later on too.
Re: "He's A Much Loved Character That Kind Of Lost His Way A Little" - Two Classic Monty Mole Games Are Getting Remakes Next Year
Monty on the Run, wow what a blast from the past that is.
I now have the classic Rob Hubbard theme playing in my head!
Re: Anniversary: Commodore Unveiled The First Amiga Computer 40 Years Ago Today
FA/18 Interceptor
Carrier Command
Dungeon Master
All Cinemaware games
Xenon 2 intro (anything by Bitmap Bros)
Kick Off 2
lovely memories
Re: City Connection Reveals The Latest Jaleco NES Game To Sneak Out Of The Shadows Onto Switch
@JackGYarwood
I still have the PS5 wishlist page saved, but nothing on the store as yet.
Thanks for checking it out, cheers!
Re: City Connection Reveals The Latest Jaleco NES Game To Sneak Out Of The Shadows Onto Switch
@JackGYarwood
I can't wait!!
Similarly, anyone got any idea when Archer Maclean's Dropzone 40th anniversary edition is being released?
It's already 6 months late!!
Re: Strikers 1945 And Bases Loaded Collections Come To Polymega
@GhaleonUnlimited
Is this not it then?
https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP0791-CUSA31558_00-4584392051191795
Re: New 'Cosmi: Forbidden Forests' Revives 10 Classic Games From The C64 Era
Beyond the Forbidden Forest!!!!
What a laugh that game was, my mum was horrified when I got picked up by the dragonfly which then sucked all the blood from my corpse.
Will be buying!!!
Re: New Xbox 360 Recompilation Tool Will Give Lost Classics Another Chance To Shine
@RupeeClock
Sure thing, was just hoping after 'The ship of Harkinian' arrived that maybe these will be next.
Re: New Xbox 360 Recompilation Tool Will Give Lost Classics Another Chance To Shine
Will we see native Android versions? Love to play Afterburner Climax again I must say.
Re: This Week's Arcade Archives Game May Be Worth Skipping
Would like to see Mr Do! please
Re: 8BitDo & Viture Are Teasing A "Jaw-Dropping" New Mobile Gaming Accessory
Is it a light gun for smartphones?
Re: My Arcade's OutRun Mini-Arcade Will Include The Legendary OutRunners
Dreams of an full Outrun anthology of all the titles release...
Which actually doesn't sound too absurd if they have got hold of the Testarossa licence again for this little machine.
Re: Why Is N64 So Hard To Emulate In 2025? Modern Vintage Gamer Investigates
M64Plus FZ works pretty well on my phone.
Re: Anniversary: Sega's '3D Reprint Archives' Celebrates 10 Years
The version of Super Hang On is really good as you can use the gyroscope controls to simulate the arcade steering, and it works really nicely.
Another wish for a reissue on modern consoles (sans 3D effects unfortunately).
Re: Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Will Mark The Home Debut Of This Sega Light Gun Coin-Op
@Sketcz
Hi there, I'm happy you like my avatar, I think it's hysterical. Sort of thing I can imagine the poor kid getting for Xmas when they are expecting a real Dalek prop, and instead get that. The facial expression is when he's then made to parade the new disappointment to the family. Poor chap.
So I've actually had it for some years now and tend to use it across all my forum accounts on whatever websites.
I have a feeling it's actually costume line by M&S back in mid 2000s when David Tennant was The Doctor. I'm afraid I can't remember anymore then that but I did find a URL to a pic of it with some other costumes by the same company from 2008. The Cybermen one looks pretty good, the forum users also seem to notice the rather upset Dalek too.
https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/doctor-who-dress-up-costumes/
Re: Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii Will Mark The Home Debut Of This Sega Light Gun Coin-Op
I can only echo the above.
I'd love to see a SEGA arcade collection with the history and background similar to the ATARI50 collection, that would be wonderful!
Re: Atari Is Releasing A New 7800+ Port Of The Miner 2049er Sequel 'Bounty Bob Strikes Back!'
Greatest High Score table name entry method, ever!!
Re: Interview: "We Were World Leaders" - The History Of System 3 And The Last Ninja
@N64-ROX
Let me just refer back to my notes from the Atari ST Vs Amiga wars....
Ah yes, here it is.
The Atari ST was crap.
;op