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I always wondered who actually buys these. The games are so archaic and they don't even bother to translate them.

Not sure what the point of having SNES games is when you only have A and B. This would be a cool portable NES and GB-GBC though.

Something like this shows off how quickly the 90's hardware market was evolving. Back in 94 this totally could have stood out in it's market, but only a year later we got Windows 95 PC's and they revolutionized PC gaming and computer use in general with far more sophisticated graphics and capabilities.

I never leave home without my pocket super knob.

Never really desired playing games like this on my iphone. Games originally designed for traditional controls just don't work too well and I never really sit down with my phone as a serious game console anyways, if I play games on it they're just some quick time waster stuff while I am out waiting around somewhere.

I like the one with the dark face, and I like how while not exactly cheap these are affordable if you want one. Too often there will be some special edition watches and they cost thousands.

Could never understand the need some people have for achievements. It's like they can't just play games to have fun and waste time, they gotta be turning it into something where they get a sense of accomplishment.

@Hordak They did bring back the classic N64 grey for the 8bitdo controller and even gave it colored buttons to match the original. That's easily my favorite, and I think the standard black console looks close enough to the original.

@Lanmanna Not really, it's definitely a product of it's time but it is a uniquely appealing and nostalgic controller for me. I think it would be cool if they did a modern evolution of it, like keep the shape of the analog grip but turn the Z button into a PS5 style adaptive trigger, give it 4 face buttons, and replace the c-buttons with an analog stick. Maybe redesign the d-pad so it's easier to quickly use.

It's just a totally different feel from the standard modern controllers. A product of an era when the gaming industry was just trying out a bunch of new things and concepts before anything was really established as a standard. That has kept it fun and interesting.

I like the black, reminds me of the original N64 I always had. Got it with a couple of the 8bitdo N46 grey controllers with colored buttons. Feels like that's all I need, I'll probably be using an original or Nintendo Switch N64 controller more often anyways.

I just don't like how they always do this, they did the same thing with the Analogue Pocket. Just getting one is a situation where you need to act fast and wait a long time, no way I could ever bother with getting some limited transparent colored edition.

@RobbWes Yeah I might have to buy another one of those, I was always one of those crazy people who loved the feel of the N64 controller. That and I still have some old original controllers in good shape.

Neat, I have yet to set mine up, still waiting on my classic grey with colored buttons N64 8bitdo controllers to arrive. If I have trouble it sounds like this should make it easy.

@Rahmus Could be worse, could be bluesky.

Wow I remember buying my CDX off some guy on Craigslist for less than $100 back in the late 00's or early 10's. Crazy how much it has gone up in value.

The PSP was absolutely not a failure. The Vita? Yes. The PSP Go? Maybe. But the standard PSP? That thing was the biggest hit handheld outside of Nintendo.

Sounds needlessly complex and like it will have bad battery life.

I always liked the standard 2DS design, very under-appreciated and I always thought of it as a classic Nintendo handheld design through and through.

It's incredible how this was a real official thing and not just a fan mod.

Oh no not a social media moderator, how ever will SNK continue without them?!

@RejectedAng3L I've played lightgun shooters on my Wii and while it's better than nothing it doesn't really capture the feeling of a proper lightgun, Wii controls feel more like a mouse aim alternative.

I don't think there is anything I miss quite as much as lightgun games.

This is one of those games where emulation is my only chance at playing it, kind of a shame it's out of reach to all but the most dedicated Saturn collectors because it looks kinda fun in an Outrun sort of way.

Not really getting Shenmue vibes here, almost more Silent Hill but with some NPC's populating the town and it being about fishing as opposed to fighting monsters.

I always hated the entire concept of this sort of thing, collecting sealed games was bad enough, I could never understand why some people want to have unopened video games graded and valued around how perfectly new and unopened they are. I think this takes video game collecting into a superficial territory completely removed from the spirit of being a video game collector. It should be all about being able to enjoy and experience games, not just looking at them unopened in some plastic case with some rating above it.

What a lovely company and comments section

@dodgykebaab Yeah I always thought of bluesky as the armpit of the internet.

This gaming site sure loves to complain about Donald Trump and blame gaming company issues on him.

@Deuteros Judging by this video I would say the GBA is comparable to the Atari Jaguar. They tried to market that as a 64-bit console but it was basically an early 32-bit console and it's 3D games usually looked kind of like this. This is what most of the early first attempts at 3D games were like, no textures really.

I am just glad I bought all the ACA Neo Geo games back when they released on the Switch, I would much rather just have them all and organized A-Z as opposed to buying this slow trickle down of randomized titles.

I think Master of Arena has always been the definitive PS1 generation release by the sound of things. Like the first game was very campaign focused and rough around the edges, with the second game having a difficult campaign and really getting overshadowed by it's sequel when it comes to arena and multiplayer.

To me this was important information to gather on these as I was curious about the PS1 trilogy but didn't really want to play through all 3 games, they were more of a curiosity than anything. Always seemed like simply downloading MoA for my first gen AC fix was the way to go.

Great analysis on this franchise though! The breakdown on the PS2 era games would be helpful if I want to check them out.

Glad to hear he's not giving up. Xbox's loss, it's like they're going out of their way to not have any appealing games anymore.

This type of thing has become far too common these days. It's not that hard to include small/private creators in a project, just contact them, get their approval, and give them credit where it's due.

@hste I have one and the quality is definitely not "horrible" as you implied. Looks good to me with numerous enhancement options.

Sad to see arcades shutting down in Japan, seemed to be the last place where these arcades still worked and had a presence.

@FirebreatherRichard Yup and they sell affordable HDMI adapters for them as well. I wouldn't even bother with this Analogue system anymore if it wasn't for the fact that I pre-ordered it long ago.

The rotary dial and trackball are the only cool thing this really has going for it, and the low quality screen coupled with the relatively high price means I am just not interested right now even though I find it interesting.

@Zeebor15 Yeah they did make a sequel but maybe they consider 2 to be like a next generation for the franchise or something? Sometimes devs do that.

@Zeebor15 Nah there was some ex employee who tried to run a smear campaign against them, turned out it's because he was fired for sexually harassing his coworkers and was very bitter about it so he had a vendetta against the studio.

I always loved the R4 soundtrack, that millennium era had such great video game music.

@Sketcz Yeah this shows off some very real issues with the current state of government and law enforcement.

I was never one of those people who had some problem with the original N64 design, IMO it was always uniquely appealing.

It was definitely an idea done too far ahead of it's time, the 3DS was basically an improved take on that concept. The biggest issue with Virtual Boy was their decision to go entirely with monochrome red for the graphics, which made it easy to give people headaches when combined with it's "stick your face right up to the screen" approach.

So how does this handle PS2 and Gamecube?

@PKDuckman Yeah I was expecting ACA2 to be more focused on 90's 3D arcade games, old early 80's stuff is what we have already had heaps of for the standard ACA library.

So is this becoming a political site?

I still have a t-shirt they gave out at Funcoland for pre-orders for this game.

@Exerion76 Yup I miss the days when gaming sites stayed away from politics.

Whoever they hired to be on top of this stuff is clearly the wrong person for the job.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant The only thing you have accomplished here is exposing your own one-sidedness, irrational takes on current events, and political extremism. I guess that's your problem though, not mine.

Honestly the politics around here in general are cringy and an embarrassment, gaming sites should really try to stay away from it. This is supposed to be a retro gaming site, I shouldn't know people's politics around here.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant I think anyone intellectually honest should be willing to admit how this is a complex situation involving international politics and it can't simply be summarized as Trump just being a mean bad guy.