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That's really cool, wish the best to Naitō-san and co. (RIP Tamaki-san and thanks for everything now including this) in this endeavor - I'll consider supporting the campaign although I doubt I'll play the game myself unless it gets released also digitally if not even brought to modern platforms!

If it were a hybrid à la Switch then I'd be potentially interested in it myself - regardless, looking forward to seeing and hearing what this ends up being whenever they're ready to announce it!

Really cool of Sega to not only be okay with, but also straight sending the technical specs and so on for the Dreamcast emulator on Playstation - in addition to that, always glad to hear about older games coming to consoles and Devastators is certainly no exception, unofficial ports and mods etc.!

Happy 25th anniversary Game Boy Advance - while I unfortunately missed the original model (just like when it comes to Game Boy, my older sister and I got straight up Colors) I eventually received a GBA SP and so got to enjoy its games that way... in addition to emulation and let's be honest, also piracy and thanks to those I got to experience even more games than I would've otherwise as much as luckily my parents got me several, making me an even bigger Nintendo and in general videogame fan and so support as many official releases as possible ever since I could!

And yet again some are so obsessed with genAI that they themselves negatively affect human creators - it's especially ridiculous when that has actually not been used at all like in the case of that Conker artwork...
Leaving that nonsense aside, looking forward to seeing if Sonia Belmont gets confirmed for the new Castlevania or not whenever they're ready to actually reveal it (while it could be a complete mistake I'd say it's likely that they simply jumped the gun as already mentioned here) and as usual glad to hear about cancelled games, unofficial ports etc. coming!

@Agent_P Ha ha, (half) jokes aside I do wish I could go there, too!

Nice, happy for both the National Videogame Museum and those who'll visit it and so see this in person there!

Pretty funny and interesting that they had such a conversation way before Animal Crossing was made - also, thanks for the links to this specific interview and the Gamer Handbook in general, will definitely check them out when I can!

Really hope more games by Rare will come also to Switch 1 and/or 2 - anyway, these are all pretty cool, happy for those going for any of them (not me included, but still)!

Love to see another older game coming to modern platforms including Switch and even more so since this was exclusive to Japan - definitely interested in playing this rerelease myself now that I know it exists and its characteristics based on the article and trailer!

@YANDMAN Realized that soon after, but completely forgot to fix my comment - I'll do so now, thanks for reminding me!

First and foremost sad to hear about Iida-san, condolences to his family and friends.
Moving on to luckily positive news, pretty funny that Bangaiō got two new English translations at almost the same time, the mentioned emulation and modding stuff is cool as usual and thanks for that interview (haven't had the time to check it out yet, but I'll definitely do so when I can)!

Sad to hear about Sawa-san - also personally as the music is one of the few things I've already heard at least in part despite not having played those games yet -, condolences to his family and friends!
Moving on to the luckily good news, always nice when something that was thought to be lost shows up on the internet (even more so when it's the games themselves and/or stuff strictly about them, but such a crossover is still interesting), official merch and even more so for a series that I doubt got any in a while like PaRappa the Rapper, mods of all kinds!

Lol those Anbernic Vita and Vita Pro (although I can see why, their design is definitely not among the reasons why the original handheld didn't have success) - anyway, good to hear in particular about upcoming games in this week's recap, funnily enough both a new game on a classic console and old ones on modern systems!

So glad it's coming to Switch at least in Japan - getting it for sure to finally play these games myself (maybe also on my own while on my channel for sure at some point)!

Glad that Rave Racer is finally coming to consoles, but of course the biggest surprise was Console Archives - it's practically a Virtual Console and most certainly it will bring to Switch 2 games that wouldn't get added to NSO for one reason or another so personally I'm all for it (that said, I wonder if some will change opinion on NSO when they see the prices of these, based on Arcade Archives, the licenses involved etc. I don't expect them to be cheap)!

Those are some great additions (especially the highlighted ones, but also in general) other than the expected fixes - happy for those who already have or interested in getting Analogue 3D!

Always love to see lost (makes sense in this case since it was cancelled, but still) games getting rescued, great that there's now a recompiled version of Banjo-Kazooie and nice mod for Sonic R - will check out the Honeywood interview when I have the time for it!

Definitely not as a replacement of the original but not gonna lie, would've been cool to also have an official anime-style Lara Croft - anyway, good to hear about the new Sonic framework for fangame creators and players, potentially me included among the latter at some point (while I had already seen the Chaotix and 2DS articles since they were also on Nintendo Life)!

@smoreon Personally, I won't take part in this and most likely other Community Challenges also because I definitely don't have the time for them between all the games I'm already playing (as mentioned I'll eventually play and this time finish TMNT, but only when I can and at my own pace including using those tools without restrictions) - that said, good point about using save states to practice like you did and also thanks for the tip in your other comment!

This will be useful for whenever I replay and this time finally finish TMNT myself (had it as a kid but unsurprisingly was never able to do so back then and so far I've only played a little of it in the Cowabunga Collection), but again I'm definitely not taking part in this and other Community Challenges in general as I won't hesitate to use save states, rewind etc. - good luck to those participating!

Saw it earlier on YouTube, certainly didn't expect this but it's a cool idea so I'm all for it (and I won't say no to more Chaotix) - the narration being from the same VA as Vector was a nice touch!

Yeah, more likely than not and even more so considering what these Rare devs mentioned this was never the case (could be due to a misinterpretation/mistranslation or straight up made up, unfortunately doubt we'll ever know) - not gonna lie though, would be pretty funny and cool to see a Killer Instinct version of Panel De Pon even just made by fans!

Fingers crossed the NewZealand Story remake will be good gameplay and contentwise (which is what matters the most to me although I don't particularly mind the artstyle anyway) and that it eventually comes also to Switch 1 and/or 2!
Also, looking forward to seeing how Zelda's Adventure becomes thanks to this remaster - the previous Zelda CD-i games are now absolutely better thanks to those versions based on what I've seen and heard, in fact I'll eventually play them myself for sure!

Yet another cool idea here on Time Extension for those interested in it (not me included unlike Retro Recap, I won't hesitate to use save states etc. whenever I finally play Battletoads myself) - looking forward to seeing what Community Challenges you and readers come up with!

My first game was Animal Crossing on the GameCube - not sure why my parents eventually got it for my older sister and/or I (maybe because we saw it on Nintendo la Rivista Ufficiale, "The Official Nintendo Magazine" here in Italy? Unlike you I definitely didn't get to hear about the N64 Dōbutsu no Mori before also considering that particular magazine started in 2002 and we had completely missed the previous one, Official Nintendo Magazine), but man am I glad they did and so our love for the series started back then and continues to this day!

Pretty cool idea to have such recaps weekly, will definitely check these out regularly (and potentially also at least some of the related full articles from time to time, but I definitely don't need even more of those in addition to the ones on Nintendo Life - speaking of, glad there's a link to this there)!

Yeah no, it's beyond stupid - not a fan at all of "grading" in general personally, but even more so in this case since it's a straight up hazard (other than ironically compromising the collectible itself)...

Great list in general and even more so since it includes Pushmo/Pullblox and on top - how I wish that series came back with at the very least rereleases if not even a new game on Switch 1 and/or 2 (pretty sure I have most if not all of the games on 3DS and Wii U, but still)!

Happy 40th Anniversary NES (according to the North American release, here in Europe it came out a year later while the Famicom in Japan 2 earlier as mentioned also by the article), so glad I got to play on one even back in the day thanks to my older siblings and not just through emulation later as convenient as the latter is - will definitely watch the documentary when I have the time for it!

@Damo You're welcome!

@Damo Is "stelttos" another form for stilettos? I've never heard of it before so I'm asking you in case it's actually just a typo.

Thanks for the review, glad that there's finally a home port of this game - hope those going for it will enjoy it (I'll definitely consider getting it myself at some point)!

Pretty cool concept, definitely interested in giving this a try myself whenever it comes to Switch!

Seems more like the feedback wasn't readily available at the time (makes sense considering it was the '90s) than anything else but still, glad the music was kept - it's one of the many reasons why I'm so looking forward to eventually playing the Donkey Kong Country games myself on my channel instead of having just watched others playing the first one!

Always love to hear about games being preserved and made available to everyone and of course even more so in the case of cancelled ones - will eventually give this a try myself for sure (only watched some parts of the video here and there, but I definitely liked the little I've seen)!

Glad for those interested in this - personally, I'll stick to NSO, individual rereleases etc. on Switch 2 and emulation for everything else including hacks (one of the reasons why I'm interested in Steam Deck or even better a successor to it whenever it comes out, can't go back to non-hybrid game systems)!

I've never heard of Rebecca Heineman before but still, condolences to the family and friends!

Really unfortunate to hear and even more so since he wasn't that old, condolences to his family and friends - haven't had the pleasure of checking out any of his works yet, but I'm looking forward to doing so (especially the Mario manga obviously)!

Man I wish we got such a collection (or even better Rare Replay, but unfortunately that's way more unlikely due to both technical and licensing reasons) also on Switch 1 and/or 2 - anyway, thanks for the review and happy for those going for this!

Always happy to see older games getting officially rereleased on modern platforms and even more so in the case of games never ported to any home system like in this case - getting it myself (the Arcade Archives 2 version, especially considering the 4-player splitscreen exclusive to it) when I can for sure!

Didn't know that's a possibility in Japan, interesting and glad that's the case at least there unlike in the West - kudos to those who made this official rerelease of Little Samson possible (absolutely getting and playing it myself)!

Kudos to Bangooh for making this, it's impressive that such a thing exists and works - that said, personally I'll stick to NSO, collections and emulators (and technically I still have my old GBA SP, Game Boy Player and DS, too)!

Kudos to MrTalida for scanning and sharing these (and yes, the video is quite appreciated, too) - haven't heard of these toys before, absolutely hilarious!

Nice, added this to my Deku Deals wishlist now that I know it exists first and foremost and it's available also on Switch - looking forward to eventually giving it a try (I should finally play the original Night Striker first though, so glad that's on Switch, too)!

Would be great if included but yeah, this kollection is krazy as is - looking forward to giving these games a try for the first time (and of course checking out the extras as well) when my copy arrives and I have the time for it!

@Beyerun First and foremost, sorry about your relatives but yeah, I mentioned Koreans specifically just because they were the only ones explicited in the quote - that said, glad to see that you agree about leaving the game as is anyway (and again, I'm so glad System 3 are trying to secure a waiver before making any changes, but if they end up having to do so I hope they'll be able to simply add a trigger warning at the start and/or on the box instead of changing the actual contents)!

@Sketcz You're correct and that's why I (sadly unlike most here) only mentioned it being unfortunately associated with the Japanese domination of Korea, thanks for explaining that it's absolutely not comparable to the Nazi flag to those who didn't already know - personally, couldn't agree more with those who mentioned that this could and should be solved just with a warning at the start of the game and/or box at most... if the waiver route doesn't work, so glad they're working with Nintendo on that first and foremost!

Would've been great if the deck had been about the fact that "this issue will also impact the PS4, PS5, and Xbox versions" to hopefully at least reduce if not completely avoid people jumping to accusing exclusively Nintendo (of course they could and should read the article first and foremost, but still)...
Anyway yeah, it's because the flag is unfortunately associated with the Japanese domination of Korea and they're trying to secure a waiver from Nintendo because modifying it is easier said than done considering that I seriously doubt the original source code and/or documentation are available and so it would require game hacking, i.e. reverse engineering - fingers crossed they'll be able to do that and so then release the collection sooner rather than later!

Wonder if I've seen it in arcades at some point as it looks kind of familiar (or maybe I'm just mistaking it for a similar arcade game) - anyway, so glad to see it coming to modern consoles, will eventually get it myself for sure!