Not surprised sadly. It's a huge shame that it is widely the case with all of those old Japanese games. The documentaries and books that could have been released if all of that stuff still existed would have been wonderful.
As for the FFVII remakes? I'm planning on playing them once they are all completed. I'll reserve judgment until then
I've never bought one of these emulator powered reproduction systems before, but I want this. I never got to have an Amiga and this looks like the thing I've been waiting for. I just hope they don't sell out fast and never get made again.
I miss Babbages and CompUSA. So many great memories browsing all the big box pc games as a kid and teen. CompUSA was cool cause they also carried boxed copys of Linux when it was an incredibly niche and incredibly difficult thing to get into. God, I miss those days.
According to a commenter there, they discriminate against 40-year-olds too. Which is awful, as I'm 41 and don't look or act any differently than I did when I was 30, so the idea of being discriminated against based on a number is just crazy to me.
I'd have bought this game again if it didn't use Ubisoft connect. I'll stick with my modded version made from my old disc copy then. I love the original three games. Didn't like anything after Chaos Theory. I don't want to watch the new show, or likely play the eventual new game because I can't imagine anyone other than Michael Ironside playing him.
This was one of my favorite games to rent for my Sega Genesis. I remember being so amazed by the graphics and the setting. I never actually got to own the game till the remaster in the last few years when I got it on GoG. Still love the game.
It's always really sad when another arcade closes. The one here closed recently due to lack of business; it had only been open just over a year. I really liked the place and went there weekly. Hope these games find new homes.
Interesting. Looking forward to trying this. Wonder what Ken Silverman would think of this since the engine he was working on after the Build Engine was based entirely on voxels.
I must have been one of the few US citizens who owned and loved the Amiga as a kid. Nobody else I knew had one and I got made fun of for not having a Sega or Nintendo system.
I'm all in on recompilation. Playing Majora's Mask and OOT on my computer with major QOLs, widescreen and high framerates beats emulation and original hardware any day, IMO. MVG is pretty great though. Makes a lot of good videos and I found out about the recompilation stuff because of him. He is also a huge proponent of game preservation.
@Aerona That's the one thing that keeps it plausible to me, however unlikely. I don't trust them after the stick drift fiasco. I gave up trying to fix them after awhile and just started replacing my controllers.
Now I kinda like the idea of a more grown up oriented Sonic the Hedgehog game. Maybe they are all a bit older and maybe the world has gone to crap because a new villain showed up that was more successful than Robotnik.
... Or they could just be renewing their trademark which companies need to do to maintain them? Reading into this too much I think. As much as I love the series, I don't think a new Ecco would be commerically successful. I've seen far more people saying how much they disliked those games because of their difficulty than liked by a large margin sadly. The failed Kickstarter for a spiritual successor speaks for itself.
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Re: James Pond Is Getting His Own Collection On PC, PS5, Xbox And Switch 2
Why? My memory of what little I played of these games back in the day was that they were very boring games at best.
Re: "There's Basically Nothing" - Final Fantasy VII Remake's Director Reveals "Almost No Documentation" Exists For The Original
Not surprised sadly. It's a huge shame that it is widely the case with all of those old Japanese games. The documentaries and books that could have been released if all of that stuff still existed would have been wonderful.
As for the FFVII remakes? I'm planning on playing them once they are all completed. I'll reserve judgment until then
Re: "We Have A Lot Of Companies That Are Interested" - Doom Co-Creator Hasn't Given Up On His Cancelled Xbox Shooter
I hope they are able to save the game. I'd love to see a new FPS from him. Would be a good opportunity for redemption from Daikatana.
Re: Pricing And Release Date Revealed For Full-Size Amiga Replica 'THE A1200'
I've never bought one of these emulator powered reproduction systems before, but I want this. I never got to have an Amiga and this looks like the thing I've been waiting for. I just hope they don't sell out fast and never get made again.
Re: "They Didn't Even Bother To Look At My Skills" - One Of Japan's RPG Pioneers Struggled To Find Work In His 50s Due To Ageism
@Sn0w And likely run into the ground based on what I've observed.
Re: "Not A Funko Pop In Sight" - Step Back In Time With This Amazing '90s Electronics Boutique Footage
I miss Babbages and CompUSA. So many great memories browsing all the big box pc games as a kid and teen. CompUSA was cool cause they also carried boxed copys of Linux when it was an incredibly niche and incredibly difficult thing to get into. God, I miss those days.
Re: "They Didn't Even Bother To Look At My Skills" - One Of Japan's RPG Pioneers Struggled To Find Work In His 50s Due To Ageism
According to a commenter there, they discriminate against 40-year-olds too. Which is awful, as I'm 41 and don't look or act any differently than I did when I was 30, so the idea of being discriminated against based on a number is just crazy to me.
Re: DOSBox Pure "Unleashed" As A Free Standalone App Available Outside Of RetroArch
Was the OG dosbox abandoned? It hasn't been updated in over 6 years.
Re: Team Ninja Founder & Dead Or Alive Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Has Passed Away
58 I way too young. So sad. I can't imagine writing a message for people for after die and sounding so composed.
Re: 21 Years After Its Original Release, Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Has Quietly Landed On Steam
I'd have bought this game again if it didn't use Ubisoft connect. I'll stick with my modded version made from my old disc copy then. I love the original three games. Didn't like anything after Chaos Theory. I don't want to watch the new show, or likely play the eventual new game because I can't imagine anyone other than Michael Ironside playing him.
Re: '90s Classic Flashback Gets (Unofficially) Ported To Sega Saturn
This was one of my favorite games to rent for my Sega Genesis. I remember being so amazed by the graphics and the setting. I never actually got to own the game till the remaster in the last few years when I got it on GoG. Still love the game.
Re: Over 100 Arcades, Including Mortal Kombat, OutRun And Daytona USA, Are Going Under The Hammer Down Under
It's always really sad when another arcade closes. The one here closed recently due to lack of business; it had only been open just over a year. I really liked the place and went there weekly. Hope these games find new homes.
Re: Duke Nukem 3D Is About To Get An Ambitious New Mod That Replaces Its 2D Sprites With "Nearly A Thousand Voxels"
Interesting. Looking forward to trying this. Wonder what Ken Silverman would think of this since the engine he was working on after the Build Engine was based entirely on voxels.
Re: "I'm Content To Take Any Complaints" - Thunder Force VI Designer Reflects On Why It Didn't Live Up To Expectations
@cakeashi a bit crude don't you think? I don't agree anyway. I've liked other shooters much better than that series, but just my opinion.
Re: "Poorly Analyzed US-Centric Garbage" - Why Do Americans Keep Ignoring European Gaming History?
I must have been one of the few US citizens who owned and loved the Amiga as a kid. Nobody else I knew had one and I got made fun of for not having a Sega or Nintendo system.
Re: Why Is N64 So Hard To Emulate In 2025? Modern Vintage Gamer Investigates
I'm all in on recompilation. Playing Majora's Mask and OOT on my computer with major QOLs, widescreen and high framerates beats emulation and original hardware any day, IMO. MVG is pretty great though. Makes a lot of good videos and I found out about the recompilation stuff because of him. He is also a huge proponent of game preservation.
Re: Creator Of Tool That Resurrects Bricked Wii U Consoles Doesn't Believe Nintendo Used "Faulty" Parts
@Aerona That's the one thing that keeps it plausible to me, however unlikely. I don't trust them after the stick drift fiasco. I gave up trying to fix them after awhile and just started replacing my controllers.
Re: Yes, Knuckles Was Supposed To Sound Like He Was Swearing In Sonic Heroes
Now I kinda like the idea of a more grown up oriented Sonic the Hedgehog game. Maybe they are all a bit older and maybe the world has gone to crap because a new villain showed up that was more successful than Robotnik.
Re: Sega Appears To Be Reviving Ecco The Dolphin After 25 Years
... Or they could just be renewing their trademark which companies need to do to maintain them? Reading into this too much I think. As much as I love the series, I don't think a new Ecco would be commerically successful. I've seen far more people saying how much they disliked those games because of their difficulty than liked by a large margin sadly. The failed Kickstarter for a spiritual successor speaks for itself.