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“…the company ended up being shuttered in 2023, as part of a larger restructuring within its parent company, Embracer Group.”
I feel like this sentence gets used a lot to wrap up studio histories.

Michael Bay was wandering around LA with an untitled car-chase movie script in hand searching for funding. One block away, a Sega producer with a briefcase full of IP was walking about in search of a script. They both turn a corner and collide. Papers fly everywhere. They begin picking up papers and their hands both touch on the same pile of papers; an OutRun flyer laid askew across the untitled script. And that’s how terrible movies get made.

There’s a Hallmark (greeting card) store here in Kansas City that used to carry shareware games on 5 1/4” floppy in the early 90s. Pretty sure that’s where we bought Commander Keen. This story makes me think there’s a slim chance I can poke around that store and fine a few floppies. Maybe some in the back room or between some store fixtures.

@Vectrex - “Too much of a hipster gimmick console”
We PD users prefer the term “niche console.” 😆

If we use the engineering definition of quality, it’s poor in that the devices are inconsistent. Some are dependable and some are lemons. Panic recently switched factories, so hopefully quality will improve. My playdate is from the original batch and is still going strong. Looking forward to the season 2 games.

@littlemisskittn As an American, I agree with every word you said. Treat us like a petulant toddler, don’t give in, and wait out our tantrum. We’ll either learn and get better, or hold our breaths too long, pass out, hit our head, and die.

I had all the shareware compilation CDs back then and I somehow managed to never play this game. I feel like it hit all the Apogee games, but I guess there are still gaps.

When it comes to input, the Hackaday article says “give a Sega Saturn keyboard…” How does that work? Is there a Saturn to DE-9 adapter? I have never seen a computer keyboard for Genesis/MD.

@slider1983 TG Jones is WH Smiths younger, cooler cousin. He’s hip with all the kids, wears a leather jacket, and is rad AF!

$6 for a couch co-op switch game? Yes please!

@Crecca - Buy one for $300k, then spend $3m to have a team of programmers make a kickass 16-bit RPG for it. I can get behind this dream.

@PZT - woah! I had never seen that before! I now want an Atari or mega-drive cart (has to be top-loaded) that looks like a riverboat paddle wheel with 8 carts, each paddle it’s own game.

I dunno. Looking at that screenshot of nightmare jagged Crash, maybe it needs to go back to oblivion.

@Shiryu - Thank you for explaining. That sounds extremely maddening. I’m pretty weak when it comes to fighting games so there no way i would get through to the ending. Looking forward to your video.

@Shiryu - can you explain to me what a single frame move execution system is. I searched the internet but only found basic explanations of frames.

@sdelfin - That may be my best bet. I probably won’t be able to make time for the game anyway.

Don’t love wrestling games, but I do love Suda51’s work. So torn!

@ruiner9 “ by combining the cheaper FPGA chip with ‘the power on Linux done by an ARM core’ the new device will have a better chance of success.”

Sounds like the intent is to emulate some of the more powerful systems? It’s a shame, because we all know deep in our hearts that they had a functional Dreamcast FPGA core, but it was too beautiful for this world.

You will receive 1 empty Amico shell with “Intellivision” personally filed off by the Amico CEO.

@Crecca - I’m in the same boat, but when I look at TG16 game prices, they always feel pretty steep to me. Maybe it’s just because of the low install base in the US.

@MegaManFan The screen is beautiful. So much more reflective than the OG Gameboy. And something I forget having owned it for so long is that it comes with 24 games. Of those 24, you’ll probably enjoy over half, and love a quarter of em.

There was a Twisted Metal tv show?!

Judging by the posts on the playdate subreddit, shipping has been relatively quick. About a week to ship is what I’m seeing. There was a major backlog in the fall that finally got worked through.

@dmcc0 - Maybe it’s that the goals and interface are less complex, regardless of the difficulty?
Animal Crossing on GameCube is super chill, has some holidays, but the daily life is peaceful. AC:NH feels like a grind! So many things to do, so many festivals and items to collect. And there’s several currencies, all with different purposes!

Pikmin 1 & 2, while stressful sometimes, is gentle and simple in its gameplay and presentation. In Pikmin 4, I am bombarded with messages from multiple crew members telling me to do things. It’s a great game, but there’s so much to do and so much going on that it can be overwhelming. It’s not an escape from the noise of the Internet, it just adds more noise.

I love this concept, but I’m not sold on the controls. Analog joystick for navigation and a dial for settings/adjustments. Just seems like stylus/touchscreen would be more intuitive, or even just a d-pad to hop between key points on the screen. Maybe I just don’t like analog sticks.

@NewBond - I think that was sort of the business plan of 3DO. Release console specs and companies got to manufacture their own versions of it.

@KitsuneNight I was thinking the same thing. I’m gonna guess Surge.

Update: nevermind. Surge came after 1990. Also not even sure if it was ever released outside the US.

I appreciate the info. Actions of politicians will affect us all, eventually.

I think that buyer is assembling an amazing Halloween costume.

If y’all want a real treat, just read the headlines in chronological order to remind yourself how the saga unfolded. What a trip! https://www.timeextension.com/tags/supersega

@Sketcz - This is the article that helped me understand. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/10/explaining-how-fighting-games-use-delay-based-and-rollback-netcode/

Final Fantasy 6 is so much better on home console. Difficult to hear the music in an arcade. And save points! What a godsend! Sure, theoretically you can beat the game on a single quarter, but I just can’t stand for 20+ hours!

Woah! It’s Super Off Road but without the machines!

2 levels in and it feels great to play.

Hrmm… if this happens, I’m looking forward to an intrepid developer giving us a Secret of Mana mod, creating the version intended for the CD add-on.

I’d guess the tight development deadline for Majorca’s Mask kept this from being fully implemented. Or if it’s anything like the Gamecube voice commands, inconsistent response. “Milk. Milk. MILK! MIIIIILK!!!”

@drypaphmrbro - Found it in the YouTube description. https://ssntails.srb2.org/srb32x/

Another item in the PRO column for why I should buy a flash cart. My 32x yearns for more games.

Like movies, games can allow us to experience lives outside of our own. Most games are unrealistic experiences (Yakuza, Metal Gear Solid) or fantasy (Mario), so I’m always happy to see games grounded in reality. (nods to Annapurna)

@Bod2019 I’m sure Johnny Fartpants is exactly as hilarious today as we was then.

@845H So that modders can make a PS3P handheld with an RPi? I give it 3 weeks till we see one.

From my perspective, a multimedia music project with a dark/grimy aesthetic fits with how I perceived the Sega CD in the states (dark/grimy in comparison to the SNES). I’m more shocked that the band actually existed! It’s like a Claymation®️ Gorillaz.

Also, “bulbous-eyed chicken thing” is spot on.

@Daniel36 - I recently picked up the Genesis cart. Popped it in, was super intrigued, printed the manual, and still haven’t made the time to learn it. Looking forward to spending a few hours with it. This article has just increased my desire to learn it.

@bluemage1989 - Just to put it into perspective, most physical “accomplishments” are a “waste of time” as they don’t produce anything meaningful to the world at large. That being said, the accomplishments DO provide meaning to those performing and those interested in it, which I would argue is a benefit to the society.

Absolution is the only reason I backed Jetpack 2 on kickstarter many years ago. I played so much shareware Jetpack that I felt I owed the programmer something. I should probably also send some money to the Scorched Earth programmer.

@mollipen - Thank you so much for setting this up! It’s nice to have a central listing for physical releases with links to the official site.

I certainly hope the user’s body composition affect the player stats? I might be convinced to lift a dumbbell if it meant my character could throw a punch faster.

I think they’re making the right choice taking out the English VA. Without the nostalgia goggles, the quality just isn’t up to modern standards. It feels at home on Sega CD, but feels outdated if they’re updating the rest of the game.
And this comment comes from someone who prefers the DiC dubs of Sailor Moon over the newer Viz dubs because it’s just what I grew up with.

They make it sound so pleasant.

@-wc- couldn’t agree more! Typing Crisis, Typing Enforcers, Mad Dog McTyper; the list goes on!

House of the Dead has already been done. What we need now is a Typing of the Dead movie! No guns, just a keyboard tray and lightning-fast fingers!