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)!
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!
Nevermind the scans of Kojima's brain (even though not gonna lie, that's pretty funny in more than one sense), I'm glad to hear that this guide got fully scanned - immediately downloading it myself!
Yeah, I definitely prefer this kind of commercial and would've preferred it even as a kid (didn't see any Zelda commercials back then because not only I was born in the next decade, but also there weren't any at the time here in Italy even for later games, but still) - anyway, kudos to Capsyst for making it!
As soon as I saw this here (have never even just heard of it before) I immediately got reminded of the e-Reader - anyway, pretty cool in concept even though unfortunately too limited in its first iteration to be successful outside of Japan!
Pretty cool, hope those going for it will enjoy it - fingers crossed even more Nintendo soundtracks eventually get released also on vinyl for those interested (personally, I'll just stick to way less expensive alternatives even though we still have a record player at home)!
If they ever implemented a Patreon I would definitely consider supporting them through that as it would be way more convenient for me (and I bet many others) compared to the current subscriptions although it's nice that they've already implemented small one-off donations at least - regardless, glad to hear that they're safe for now!
Great interview, I absolutely agree with the conclusion that it's creators who should make games first and foremost, not sales teams coming up with concepts that could sell and to an extent also that those who want to make games should play also really old ones - while luckily there's an incredible variety in games nowadays (it's one of the reasons why I love gaming so much) and not all are as focused on that aspect, risk and reward is still a fundamental game concept as also Sakurai-san mentioned on his channel and if I recall correctly Space Invaders is one of the games that he used to explain it exactly because such games really embody it!
So glad that there's Game Boy Studio to make Game Boy games nowadays - anyway, didn't know about this store, pretty cool for those living/visiting there and even more so that it got its own videogame (it would be great if that were made available also digitally)!
Great interview, quite appreciated getting to know more about Samba de Amigo thanks to this - it's a series that I've unfortunately never got to play until Party Central (I already knew about it before that between some crossovers in other Sega games, the internet etc.), but when I did play that game I ended up enjoying it a lot and I really hope we'll see Amigo and co. again in the future!
I've somehow never even heard of the original before, looking forward to playing this game thanks to the enhanced rerelease on "modern consoles" (so most likely also Switch and/or its successor) and even more so after reading this interview - can't wait for Shantae Advance, too!
Pretty cool that this has finally been confirmed and even more so since it simply happened (more often than not people look for stuff like this in the code, by using tools etc. - in fact, surprised nobody has ever done that before)!
Thanks for the review, even more so after reading this I'm definitely getting Stories from Sol (hopefully the physical release which apparently is going to be available also in Europe according to the Nintendo Life article) - fingers crossed they eventually add some of the potential features mentioned so that it becomes even better than it already is!
While of course it would be great if it were even better, this is definitely an exaggeration (and so won't particularly bother most NSO user, even including those who still play also on CRTs as shown by this very comment section) and I can't help but wonder if people making such statements have ever experienced actually horrid latency and/or other technical aspects - what's baffling is that you don't even have to look at games on past systems to put it in perspective as unfortunately there are games that genuinely have those issues on Switch itself!
Despite his name it would make more sense for Louie to replace Mr. Luggs than Luigi given his food obsession as also mentioned by the article.
Anyway, pretty cool, interested in giving this mod a try myself at some point!
@Azuris I think at least a couple of years ago there were still some in shops here in Italy and of course I see retrogame retailers at conventions having them even nowadays (don't know for how much exactly, probably relatively high prices) but yeah, I'm not surprised that people are holding to their DS/3DS!
The Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon unofficial remasters were great (haven't played them myself, but have watched other playing them) so as long as this is anything like those - certainly looks like the case - then I'm absolutely looking forward to it!
Absolutely not and even more so considering Nintendo isn't making all their past games easily available (and even if they did there would be all the third-party ones which most likely won't ever get rereleased, but that's partially besides the point) - there will be those who will emulate them regardless for better performance, hacks/mods and yes, straight up piracy (and honestly I couldn't care less if they do although I encourage those not doing it straight up to play them pirated for free to also support the official releases), but if they were officially available again most would get them that way, especially considering it would be more pick-up-and-play than any emulator/emulation handheld will ever be!
Pretty cool, hope those who still have their Super Game Boy around (unfortunately never had one), willing and capable of doing this will enjoy it although I do agree with others here that it's quite niche!
Again, while there are some examples of AI used to allow certain games to even exist in the first place and also how to properly use it (https://www.polygon.com/23842925/broken-sword-6-bs1-remaster-charles-cecil) that definitely won't be the case in the hands of (big) companies guided exclusively by greediness like EA and will keep me away from them even more so than before except for the occasional games published by them and made by developers who don't care only about more money in the short term (Unravel and It Takes Two for example)!
So cool, but not having an option to purchase exclusively the digital version means that I'm out - don't get why they keep on doing this and lose on the potential sales of those who can't/don't want to get it physically (and so spend more, potentially quite so, because of shipping etc.)!
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Re: Balatro And Scrabble Just Had A Baby, Thanks To Two Of The Legends Behind GoldenEye And TimeSplitters
Pretty cool concept, definitely interested in giving this a try myself whenever it comes to Switch!
Re: Donkey Kong Country Composer Thought The Soundtrack Would Be Changed By Nintendo
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!
Re: A Final Build Of The Cancelled Star Fox-Esque N64 Shmup 'Viewpoint 2064' Has Been Dumped Online
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)!
Re: Did Somebody Say 'Nintendo 64 Pro'? Watch The Analogue 3D's Overclocked Mode In Action
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)!
Re: "We Have Gone On So Many Adventures Together" - Video Game Icon Rebecca Heineman Has Passed Away, Aged 62
I've never heard of Rebecca Heineman before but still, condolences to the family and friends!
Re: Kazuki Motoyama, The Creator Of Kodansha's 'Super Mario' Manga, Has Passed Away, Aged 69
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)!
Re: Review: Rare Collection 1 (Evercade) - 12 Classics From A Legendary British Studio
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!
Re: Namco's 1996 Coin-Op Tokyo Wars Is Coming To Consoles For The First Time Ever
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!
Re: Limited Run Explains How It Resurrected One Of The Most Expensive NES Games Of All Time
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)!
Re: Random: This Modded GBA Can Play Most RPGs "From Start To Finish In A Single Charge"
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)!
Re: Random: These Ghoulish Super Mario Bros. Figures Show A Different Side To The Mushroom Kingdom
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!
Re: The Long-Awaited Sequel To Taito's 1989 Arcade Classic 'Night Striker' Soars Onto Nintendo Switch & Steam
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)!
Re: Mortal Kombat Kollection Devs Still Won't Say If This SNES "Holy Grail" Is Included
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!
Re: "Nintendo Has Made Serious Objections" - Last Ninja Collection Delayed On Consoles
@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)!
Re: "Nintendo Has Made Serious Objections" - Last Ninja Collection Delayed On Consoles
@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!
Re: "Nintendo Has Made Serious Objections" - Last Ninja Collection Delayed On Consoles
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!
Re: Namco's 1996 Jet-Ski Title Aqua Jet Is Coming To Arcade Archives
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!
Re: Metal Gear Guidebook Containing Scans Of Hideo Kojima's Brain Has Been Scanned For Your Viewing Pleasure
Nevermind the scans of Kojima's brain (even though not gonna lie, that's pretty funny in more than one sense), I'm glad to hear that this guide got fully scanned - immediately downloading it myself!
Re: This "Lost" Zelda Commercial Is A Million Times Better Than The Ones Nintendo Gave Us
Yeah, I definitely prefer this kind of commercial and would've preferred it even as a kid (didn't see any Zelda commercials back then because not only I was born in the next decade, but also there weren't any at the time here in Italy even for later games, but still) - anyway, kudos to Capsyst for making it!
Re: This Nintendo 3DS Fanzine Is Utterly Adorable
What a cool idea and yes, it would be lovely if you could purchase them online, too!
Re: Have You Checked On Your Wii U GamePad Battery Recently?
Haven't checked on this, will do so when I can (and I should finally mod my Wii U while I'm at it) - thanks for the warning!
Re: Barcode Battler, The Early '90s Classic That's So Crap, It's Almost Cool
As soon as I saw this here (have never even just heard of it before) I immediately got reminded of the e-Reader - anyway, pretty cool in concept even though unfortunately too limited in its first iteration to be successful outside of Japan!
Re: Hands On: This Super Mario World Vinyl Soundtrack Takes You Right Back To 1990
Pretty cool, hope those going for it will enjoy it - fingers crossed even more Nintendo soundtracks eventually get released also on vinyl for those interested (personally, I'll just stick to way less expensive alternatives even though we still have a record player at home)!
Re: Japan's Game Preservation Society Is Safe For Now, And It's All Thanks To You
If they ever implemented a Patreon I would definitely consider supporting them through that as it would be way more convenient for me (and I bet many others) compared to the current subscriptions although it's nice that they've already implemented small one-off donations at least - regardless, glad to hear that they're safe for now!
Re: Tomohiro Nishikado On Making 'Space Invaders' And What Makes Games Fun
Great interview, I absolutely agree with the conclusion that it's creators who should make games first and foremost, not sales teams coming up with concepts that could sell and to an extent also that those who want to make games should play also really old ones - while luckily there's an incredible variety in games nowadays (it's one of the reasons why I love gaming so much) and not all are as focused on that aspect, risk and reward is still a fundamental game concept as also Sakurai-san mentioned on his channel and if I recall correctly Space Invaders is one of the games that he used to explain it exactly because such games really embody it!
Re: This Retro Game Store Is So Good It Has Its Own Video Game
So glad that there's Game Boy Studio to make Game Boy games nowadays - anyway, didn't know about this store, pretty cool for those living/visiting there and even more so that it got its own videogame (it would be great if that were made available also digitally)!
Re: The Making Of: Samba De Amigo, Sega's Rhythm Action Classic That Nintendo Fell In Love With
Great interview, quite appreciated getting to know more about Samba de Amigo thanks to this - it's a series that I've unfortunately never got to play until Party Central (I already knew about it before that between some crossovers in other Sega games, the internet etc.), but when I did play that game I ended up enjoying it a lot and I really hope we'll see Amigo and co. again in the future!
Re: Konami Is Reviving A Long Forgotten DS & Game Boy Series For The Switch 2
Aah, that's why the name rang a bell even though I wasn't sure why before, thanks for writing an article about it!
Re: This Gorgeous Remake Of Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge Doesn't Exist
Yet another April Fools' joke that I wish were actually true - that said, kudos to Santos for making these mock-ups!
Re: iPhone's Delta Emulator Has Just Got Online Play For Nintendo DS Games
Don't have an iPhone so it doesn't matter to me personally but still, pretty cool!
Re: Soon, Dead SNES Consoles Will Be Resurrected By FPGA Technology
Love to hear it for those with their SNES still around (personally I'll stick to other solutions to play its games nowadays, but still)!
Re: Lost F-Zero Tracks Found After $2,500 Was Offered For Their Preservation
Love to see it, fingers crossed the Week 2 data will eventually be found, too!
Re: Interview: "We’ve Come Full Circle!" - WayForward On Sigma Star Saga DX, And What's Next For The Shantae Developer
I've somehow never even heard of the original before, looking forward to playing this game thanks to the enhanced rerelease on "modern consoles" (so most likely also Switch and/or its successor) and even more so after reading this interview - can't wait for Shantae Advance, too!
Re: Something Just Happened In GoldenEye 007 That Has Never Been Seen Before
Pretty cool that this has finally been confirmed and even more so since it simply happened (more often than not people look for stuff like this in the code, by using tools etc. - in fact, surprised nobody has ever done that before)!
Re: Review: Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog (Switch) - A Mech-Based Adventure That Plays As Good As It Looks
Thanks for the review, even more so after reading this I'm definitely getting Stories from Sol (hopefully the physical release which apparently is going to be available also in Europe according to the Nintendo Life article) - fingers crossed they eventually add some of the potential features mentioned so that it becomes even better than it already is!
Re: The Artist Behind F-Zero's Legendary Japanese Cover Has Passed Away
Sad to hear it, rest in peace Nichols and condolences to his family and friends!
Re: "Absolutely Horrid" - Is Nintendo Switch Online's Emulation Really That Bad?
While of course it would be great if it were even better, this is definitely an exaggeration (and so won't particularly bother most NSO user, even including those who still play also on CRTs as shown by this very comment section) and I can't help but wonder if people making such statements have ever experienced actually horrid latency and/or other technical aspects - what's baffling is that you don't even have to look at games on past systems to put it in perspective as unfortunately there are games that genuinely have those issues on Switch itself!
Re: 29 Years Later, A New Donkey Kong Country 2 Cheat Code Has Been Discovered
Love whenever such discoveries are made about games and even more so since this one is pretty useful!
Re: New Luigi's Mansion Mod Gives The Game A Pikmin-Themed Makeover
Despite his name it would make more sense for Louie to replace Mr. Luggs than Luigi given his food obsession as also mentioned by the article.
Anyway, pretty cool, interested in giving this mod a try myself at some point!
Re: Original Super Mario Bros. Gets Upgraded Game Boy Color Port, Complete With Yoshi And Wario
Pretty cool, downloading it immediately and giving it a try when I can!
Re: Kid Icarus's Unofficial SNES Port Is About To Get Even Better
Haven't heard of this project before, now that I know it exists I'm definitely looking forward to it!
Re: Leaked Handheld Could Be The Perfect Way To Play Nintendo DS Games In 2024
@Azuris I think at least a couple of years ago there were still some in shops here in Italy and of course I see retrogame retailers at conventions having them even nowadays (don't know for how much exactly, probably relatively high prices) but yeah, I'm not surprised that people are holding to their DS/3DS!
Re: Leaked Handheld Could Be The Perfect Way To Play Nintendo DS Games In 2024
I'd also rather play directly on my (3)DS but still, pretty cool if it ends up being confirmed as I'm sure some would enjoy such a handheld!
Re: New Mod Introduces Pikmin To The PC Port Of The N64 Classic Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
These mods keep on being impressive and hilarious, kudos to notCHase!
Re: Hotel Mario, One Of Mario's "Worst Games", Is Getting A Fan-Made Upgrade
The Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon unofficial remasters were great (haven't played them myself, but have watched other playing them) so as long as this is anything like those - certainly looks like the case - then I'm absolutely looking forward to it!
Re: Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated
Absolutely not and even more so considering Nintendo isn't making all their past games easily available (and even if they did there would be all the third-party ones which most likely won't ever get rereleased, but that's partially besides the point) - there will be those who will emulate them regardless for better performance, hacks/mods and yes, straight up piracy (and honestly I couldn't care less if they do although I encourage those not doing it straight up to play them pirated for free to also support the official releases), but if they were officially available again most would get them that way, especially considering it would be more pick-up-and-play than any emulator/emulation handheld will ever be!
Re: Super Game Boy Just Got The Ultimate Upgrade
Pretty cool, hope those who still have their Super Game Boy around (unfortunately never had one), willing and capable of doing this will enjoy it although I do agree with others here that it's quite niche!
Re: 20 Years In The Making, Mario Adventure 3 Is The Ultimate Mario 3 ROM Hack
Kudos to ScarlettVixen for such an endeavor, will eventually give this hack a try for sure!
Re: Opinion: Electronic Arts Used To Empower Developers; Now It Looks To Replace Them With AI
Again, while there are some examples of AI used to allow certain games to even exist in the first place and also how to properly use it (https://www.polygon.com/23842925/broken-sword-6-bs1-remaster-charles-cecil) that definitely won't be the case in the hands of (big) companies guided exclusively by greediness like EA and will keep me away from them even more so than before except for the occasional games published by them and made by developers who don't care only about more money in the short term (Unravel and It Takes Two for example)!
Re: Upcoming Book Celebrates The Pixel Art Of The GBA
So cool, but not having an option to purchase exclusively the digital version means that I'm out - don't get why they keep on doing this and lose on the potential sales of those who can't/don't want to get it physically (and so spend more, potentially quite so, because of shipping etc.)!