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Still use my ps3 quite often I’ve actually bought a few games for it recently as they are such good value calling it retro seems mad 😂

I wanna say thanks to Time Extension for making me aware of Sega Mania magazine it completely passed me by but I have downloaded a few digital copies and I will definitely be ordering some print versions takes me back to a great era in gaming that I miss so much

This is indeed exciting news I have the retro fighters wireless striker which is a great controller but it is a compromise having to dock the vmu especially since getting the vmu pro I wanna be looking at it not have it distanced from me I’m definitely gonna pre order. People always criticise the og Dreamcast controller but I miss using it just feels perfect when using original hardware now if someone would just produce new controller shells that would be perfect

@cawley1 the cx-40 is a great choice very durable but it poses the same problem for me as the speed king as in I hold the base with my right hand and the stick with my left it puts the fire button in an awkward position for me. With the A500 I actually use the 8bitdo Neo Geo controller as it has the clicky d pad and nice buttons plus it has all the functions you need for the A500 as in menu home button ect I use the 8bitdo adapter 2 and it’s very good and responsive but I looked into getting a converter to use a 9 pin and looked to get a navigator but it was quite expensive to buy the full setup

I wanted this to be amazing but alas it’s just how I expected it to be my favourite joysticks from back in the day are the Konix navigator and the speed king although the speed kings fire button were on the right hand side which is perfect if you grip the base with your left hand and use your right hand on the stick itself but not great if you’re left handed the navigator was perfect as no matter which hand you used the fire button was in reach and it was like a trigger I wish these were remade I would love to use one with the A500 mini would be my perfect pairing

Cex has some pretty reasonable prices on rare games compared to eBay and such like it’s with current stuff that it falls down on you can pick brand new physical games from places like smyths toys and Argos for less than what cex charge for second hand games smyths toys near me has a large selection of games and even a dedicated area for consoles and games it’s my go to place now for modern games

Bought this on steam and have been playing it on the steam deck mostly but I would love to have the physical for the Mega Drive hopefully this will be available in the uk at some point

This is great news hope rave racer is also coming to PS5 . Console archives is something I didn’t know I needed but if they release some more obscure games that you don’t normally get on collections and stuff like switch online I will be extremely pleased

It looks like IK+ but your strapped to a helicopter I will wait for some reviews kinda looks a bit insane

@MARl0 Thanks for replying my time is not bad going off what you are saying it’s 3:36.100 and my lap is 1:11:710 but like you say how on earth do you get 11 seconds better than that I use a Logitech g29 it’s great with a wheel

@MARl0 what is your time I’m just curious as I think mine is pretty good but I have not registered it as I’m not too sure what’s considered good I haven’t even looked at the leaderboard

I wouldn’t call it a failure I had so many good games on PSP I do think some developers used it as an afterthought but it was great and such a nice piece of hardware for its time like the Vita

I love the Dreamcast still have my original console but I always felt that the controller has been it’s biggest weakness it’s uncomfortable and the dpad is probably the worst of all Sega controllers after the amazing Saturn controller you think they would have followed the same path and added analog sticks. I use the retro fighters striker dc wireless and I think it’s excellent much more comfortable the only downside is having to use cradle for the vmu other than that I think it’s a great alternative and a lot cheaper than this

I bought this in the steam sale it’s great on the steam deck but I really want it for the mega drive I’ve seen bootlegs but I would love to get an official release

I will be playing this tomorrow my mrs got me a C64 mini for Christmas(she thinks I don’t know ) hope it’s the black edition I already have a memory stick ready to go and I made sure Usagi Yojimbo is on there I have so many good memories of playing this back in the day always had to rely on my older brother to help me out at some tricky parts can’t wait to relive some of the classics

@Guru_Larry return of death adder is also on the sega Astro mini which you can probably get for around £140 as a cheaper alternative to the 1up cabs

It’s chase hq this is why it’s never appeared on any of the Taito arcade collections they have been waiting for this moment

@Pillowpants you’re right about aquatic ambience it’s an outstanding piece of music and could easily stand on its own it’s mesmerising

@RossoftheRobots thanks for the reply sounds stupid but it’s a feature I’ve always wanted

@Damo can’t wait to get mine I’m so glad it’s reviewed well I just wanna know can you have the backlight on when you are playing a game and it’s inserted in the controller

Nightdive are great I recently picked up powerslave exhumed on the eshop sale and absolutely love it my most played game on switch 2 so will be picking this up too

I think I will be getting this I’m not keen on the bright yellow but I love that illuminated front panel my only beef with Atari and it goes all the way back to the original is the controller having only one fire button wish they would put one on the other side it’s a pain if you are left handed

Rarity aside I’ve really enjoyed playing this game through emulation glad to see its steam deck verified it’s only £12.56 at the moment grabbing this whilst it’s at that price

Hope we get an Arcade Archives release of Rave Racer I absolutely love the ps5 version of Ridge racer it’s so good with a wheel it’s like having the arcade machine at home until it was released I still played the ps1 original using a Namco Negcon one of my favourite series of all time

@Martin_H it is indeed a great game played 1000 miglia a lot back in the day at an arcade near Blackpool I mainly play it through Mame on steam deck now but it’s very similar to Neo drift out both games are great for a quick blast

One of my favourite SNES games the graphics could have been better but the music is amazing it’s so atmospheric and I love the way you can spin your whip or just leave it dangling to kill some enemies this and Rondo of blood on PC engine are stone cold classics especially love the music on the level with the water drips

@obijuankanoobie can’t seem to find any option to turn blood off in Shinobi just had a quick go now but that’s on PS5 not sure about PC maybe watch a video on YouTube and see what you think cos it’s quite cartoonish it’s a shame cos I think Shinobi is slightly better but to be honest they are both amazing games

@obijuankanoobie not sure about Shinobi but NGRB definitely has an option in the pause menu

I have NGRB on steam deck and it runs wonderfully I’ve just got Shinobi in the post this morning for PS5 I wanted a physical copy wish I had known about this deal but anyway I can play Shinobi on steam deck through Chiaki which works flawlessly for me it’s been great much better than using the PS Portal

Literally played this for the first time the other day on steam deck its actually quite impressive but can’t see it having much replay ability

Absolutely loved the Amiga it seemed like a massive step up from my C64 I remember being blown away by Xenon 2 not the actual game but the music Cannon fodder speedball 2 Gods all had fantastic music I have modern consoles but I still find myself going back to the Amiga played Lotus 2 just a few days ago such an amazing computer definitely one of my favourites saying it’s 40 makes me feel old

@Carck came to say exactly the same thing I have it on Dreamcast wasn’t aware of a PS2 version

I had this on GameCube I just thought at the time it was so different and I’ve recently got it sale on steam been playing through it on steam deck great game I would like to see it on switch 2 or PS5 give a new audience a chance to experience it

@Ellie-Moo although the arcade Ridge racer looks better the ps1 version has better handling and it’s awesome when played with a namco negcon

I’m actually surprised at the price I consider it to be quite cheap seeing as what’s on offer I must have spent a small fortune on vmu’s over the years can’t wait to get one of these

Just managed to order one the website wouldn’t let me enter my details yesterday guess it had a lot of traffic the features on this are amazing genuinely excited for this

WH Smith’s in Manchester used to be great for C64 games back in the day always had a great selection and I could always count on them for a copy of the latest Edge or Retro gamer magazine before travelling either from Victoria station or Manchester airport hope they don’t close too many shops although people looking at and buying magazines has seriously declined over the years

Love this game have it on my super pocket and I just bought it yesterday in the steam sale to use on my steam deck which is no way as portable as a GBA

Needs a bit of finishing off on the graphics side of things but the music sounds great love these kind of projects

Might sound a bit silly but Super Mario kart every video game character seems to have a kart racer and they probably wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Super Mario Kart

Had a Dreamcast from launch but I only discovered this around August last year it’s a shame cos it’s really cool you can move everything about with the analog stick wish I had known about sooner it looks really slick

I don’t have the game but I got the file from a cd that has a complete A to Z of VMU saves

@-wc- I agree it looks a bit bare a second stick could have possibly been put there that you could map to the face buttons and be usable in something like quake 3 or unreal tournament or like you say 2 more buttons. I got the clear blue version which is nice when I ordered it I was sceptical at first but it’s quite a robust little controller I honestly don’t think I could do without it now

@-wc- it’s definitely a good choice I’ve had and used my Dreamcast since day 1 so I wouldn’t recommend anything that’s not good the only thing I had to get used to is not being able to look at the vmu unless of course you get a cable extender

@-wc- in Europe the official Dreamcast arcade stick was definitely marketed and sold by Sega complete with official Sega packaging which matches the Dreamcast console packaging maybe Agetec was just a distributor in North America.

I have the wireless striker DC and it’s become my default controller for the Dreamcast and out performs the original in every way interestingly the dpad is fantastic even though it doesn’t look like it is. Street Fighter 3 third strike is one of my all time favourite games and it never lets me down I have the arcade stick but sometimes can’t be bothered setting it up

I’ve never fully understood these products although it makes me laugh as they have good reviews on amazon which is baffling just goes to show that they must be fake reviews

I was gifted the street fighter cab at Christmas made by My Arcade and it’s awful not only is it virtually unplayable it uses the Mega Drive version of Street Fighter which is just inexcusable its just so cheap and nasty back in the box and into a cupboard it’s gone

Crazy taxi is better on Dreamcast than the arcade with its added content Tekken tag tournament on PS2 is much better than it’s arcade counterpart with better graphics and tighter feeling controls also power drift on Saturn has a championship mode added which gives it a much more complete feel to it

I still have my vita oled fantastic looking console and it had some decent games still play Everbodys golf to this day definitely more portable than the switch I use it at work or when travelling but yeah the memory card prices really did damage sales but I always had the feeling Sony didn’t care about it at all it kinda felt dead on arrival

Would this be playable on A500 mini?

Can’t believe Sega are not trying to shut this down I mean they don’t have the Nintendo ninjas as a legal team but I’ve seen them shut down books cos they used artwork without permission using an actual bios is surely grounds for Sega to be all over this

@BulkSlash ha yeah I used to put a mark on the back so I knew which one I needed until I discovered that you could add icons to the vmu screen it kinda took the guess work away but was still kind of a pain and I can’t believe how much they vary in memory size in terms of blocks to save some although standard have twice as much available space as others