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@Gs69 Just checked, and for some reason I'm ranked number 98 now? Maybe somebody had their score removed? Either way, my time is 3:36.059.

The number one rank time is 11 seconds faster than that, and I have no clue how that's possible!

I only have the arcade version via Arcade Archives. On that version on PS5, I'm number 99 in the global rankings for TT. The vast majority of the top 100 are japanese players! They really know their Ridge Racer.

@N00BiSH I take it this is your first time posting at Time Extension? 😅

Always funny to see the same people show up in these articles to try and defend the billion dollar corporations and AI. You'd think they were bots or something.

I see that SNK's overlords are still doing their absolute best to ensure that nobody wants to play their game.

Time for more cosmic horror!?

Those character designs are definitely a choice. Looks very out of place in a Castlevania style game.

I'll never understand how companies just let major classic franchises like this die. Ridge Racer is such an incredible series.

Started it last night, and it's very fun so far! The battle system is really unique.

@Gamecuber Even outside the US, it still defined the industry as we know it. Because the industry today, around the world was defined by it. Its influence was big enough that it affected regions around the world over time.

I hate this AI timeline so much.

@AngelFox They never said the games would render internally at 4K. It's outputting a 4K video signal, which to be clear, is a very very good thing for retro games on a modern display. It provides a much cleaner video output and provides better pixel scaling without the need for interpolation. I'm a MiSTer person through and through and have zero interest in the Analogue 3D, but it's one thing that I wish the MiSTer could do and they were right to advertise that feature considering how important it is..

Sadly, I haven't been interested in his last couple ports now. With how many amazing NES games are out there, his last two choices have been...interesting, to say the least.

Not surprising honestly. It was never a particularly great business model. The cabinets weren't the proper size, so nostalgia seekers were never going to be happy with it, and they're the primary target market for something like this.

Haha, I used to love this show back in the day. Still have the original DVD releases. Didn't know there was a Dreamcast game.

Absolutely legendary game. Still have my old SNES cart and did a new play through as recent as last year.

@breach187 I would see it leaning in YS Net's favor. The use of their logo being the killing blow. It's one thing to create fake footage of a possible game for a laugh, but it's another thing entirely to intentionally involve a company with their logo/brand tied to it, as that can have direct consequences for said company.

Rest in peace legend.

It's happening! I'm gaga for Segagaga!

Sadly, I'm far less interested in Death by Scrolling than an old-school Zelda style game. This is what happens when you tailor your game based on what you think might sell rather than what you want to make as a creator.

This is a shockingly great, and accurate, analogy.

That's amazing. I love how Acclaim of all companies was responsible for it. Man they put out some garbage back in the day. Almost as bad as THQ was back then.

Not surprising at all unfortunately. I love this game, and when I saw the footage, I knew it looked off. As I said, I'll stick with the PS1 version. Just did a full play through of the game recently on my MiSTer even.

Insert Futurama "I'm shocked! Shocked!" gif.

Very cool development. I love curiosities like this!

Glad it turned out well in the end. It's not for me though since I have a MiSTer, which has been able to play N64 games for a long time now.

There is a very minor gameplay difference that tripped me up for a long time in the game. In that the combo into back throw doesn't work like it does in the original game and all of its official ports. In those versions, you can do your standard combo and then hold back and press attack to back throw an enemy. You do it that way, or by pressing up or down to do the same thing. In this new Genesis port, you can only do that combo by pressing up or down. Pressing back no longer works, and is the way I always did it throughout my life of playing Final Fight. Would love to that have discrepancy fixed in a future update!

But it is otherwise an incredible port!

It's wild just how horrendous their PR has been on this one. Bad enough that even after all this, I still have to say I'll believe it when I see it.

So it doesn't include the Saturn version? That's the best version...

@RejectedAng3L Yes, I know that. But it sucks because that means I'll have to buy a physical copy, which is something I don't like doing these days. And I'm not going to put a second account on my Switch 2 for digital versions. Basically my physical copy of Dodonpachi DaiOhJou lives in my Switch 2, and I don't plan on removing it any time soon.

So yet another Japan only release? Sigh...

While this is very impressive, he still hasn't quite nailed the gameplay yet in it. Every version I've tried I can't get the combo to work where you do a series of hits and then back throw the enemy (Guy is 4 hits then back throw, Cody is 3 hits then back throw, and Haggar is 2 hits then back throw). It's a standard combo in Final Fight that just doesn't work like it does in every official version of Final Fight.

Fans of retro games? There's no way they would be happy seeing...pixels !! The horror! Get back in there and use AI upscaling! I don't want to see a single pixel in that book or you're fired!

...some CEO moron at the publishing company to the graphic designer laying out the book.

After a couple hours of play time so far, I can say that it's very good, and a worthy follow up to the original.

I'm not crying, you're crying! 😭

Are these not on Steam? I only see Infinos Gaiden there.

Definitely not just a Japanese problem. I've experienced similar problems in my own career. With the excuse often being stated as "over qualification". They only want to hire kids fresh out of college that they can pay pennies on the dollar.

To clear up any confusion, DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou also released in North America.

Good. The less generative AI infects all forms of entertainment (and really anything in general), the better. Thankfully, we recently ran Microsoft out of our town for trying to build a massive AI data center in our area. Screw that crap. The last thing we need is our power bills sky rocketing around here and black outs.

I don't think they understand what the words "on target" mean.

Not even remotely surprising unfortunately. None of the remakes replace the originals. They are all different games. Not saying they are better or worse (okay, I will say that RE3 remake is definitely worse), but they are fundamentally different games. And acting like the originals shouldn't be played anymore is asinine.

Is there anything unique or different about the Mac CD version?

@retrogamer1 Trust me, I've tried. Spent hours trying to figure it out in the past for both this and some other minor things (like updating my Retro Fighters controllers). Finally had to give up on the idea.

Sadly, Saturn Patcher is only compatible with Windows PCs, so I'll have to wait for a pre-patched version.

@buzzdennis Already reported on at this site and others. Robert announced that he's developing the core a few weeks ago. He also confirmed that the new GBA core was worked on in collaboration with Modretro.

It looks like a hideous abomination. And I completely agree that not every game needs a remake. For example, I often see people requesting a Super Metroid remake, and I just don't understand the need for one.

Very on point.

Damn, I love Magic Knight Rayearth. A shame to hear the game's development staff went through hell.

Gotta be honest with this one. For me, it's by far the least interesting port that he has worked on. I have never liked this game, and no amount of quality of life stuff will fix the issues I have with it.

I would buy the EGGCONSOLE stuff if they were in english. But I'm not playing an RPG in a language I can't read.