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Re: Ex-Activision Boss Forgets Name Of "Bad Acquisition" Behind Project Gotham Racing, Blur And Geometry Wars

Guru_Larry

Blur flopped as Activision did absolutely zero publicity for the game, same with Singularity which they also released at the same time.

But Bizarre was done dirty in general IMO, idiotic enough that Microsoft declined their purchase after the huge success they had with the Project Gotham series, which was probably the IP after Halo which pushed the console into the mainstream.

I've also got a huge box full of their game assets that a fan sent me from an liquidation auction they had.

Re: Best Of 2024: Does Video Game History Have A "Nintendo Problem"?

Guru_Larry

British retro YouTubers who talk about nostalgia for the NES, like we all grew up with it were clearly infected by American channels.

The NES was literally a rich kid's toy in the UK, an overpriced console with overpriced games, mainly thanks to Mattel completely arsing up the deal and essentially handing the entire console market to Sega.

Re: Sega Has Been "Losing Confidence" But Its New Boss Wants To "Make It Really Shiny Again"

Guru_Larry

Sega has great IP's, but they've done precisely fcuk all with them since the death of the Dreamcast.

Yes, there's been some great games in recent years using Sega IP's, but they're all licensed out and wouldn't exist if it wasn't for passionate fans doing something with them.

All Sega have done is Sonic, Football Manager, Sonic, Sonic, Yakuza, and more Sonic. While quietly brushing utter dumpster fires like Hyneas under the carpet.

Re: One Of The Worst Mickey Mouse Platformers Has Just Got A Fan Upgrade

Guru_Larry

I bought this game with my holiday money one year, It was such a huge disappointment, considering how Sega managed to stike gold first time with Castle of Illusion, and they follow it up with this tripe.

This enhancement feels like "what if Sega released a Mega CD version of Fantasia?".

Amazing how Infogrammes got away with this mess for years, did they EVER make anything decent in this generation?

Re: "Thanks For The Nostalgia Kick" - Devs Behind The Getaway Look Back On A PS2 Classic

Guru_Larry

I absolutely loved The Getaway, the city was such a close approximation of London, I actually used to use it like a TomTom/Google Street View to plan some business trips I had there back in the day.

I am honestly surprised we've not had a remake/remaster of this game, considering it's Sony's first ever cinematic game. Ant it would be nice of them to remaster a game that isn't three years old for once.

But, note all the CEX stores are boarded up in the game, no fake replacement, literally boarded up as Studio London despised them.