I'm guessing the "terms" that these companies came to is an agreement to a stalemate-- Nintendo would never be able collect further royalties from the arcade DK ROM, but neither would Ikegami, so essentially, the original ROM would just fall into code purgatory, never to be profited from again. Just my observation based on the info we do know, and the lack thereof. Whelp... there goes my hopes for an Arcade Archives DK, and possibly DKJr. arcade since it was reverse engineered. Guess that leaves Arcade Archives DK3, lol.
I very much enjoyed the game despite it's past. It's just all too bad when I think about the relationship with Rare and Nintendo... I enjoyed those days every second.
With grinding, I thought it was a pretty long action RPG, but that was about a decade ago since I last played it, so maybe my skills weren't as up to par, idk. I knew NOTHING of this game until a friend of mine told me to play it... wow, just wow. It was hard as hell, intriguing, different, fun... the list goes on. Didn't even know NL did a review, so I'll be sure to read it. I would actually give this another go if it would come to VC, no doubt. Cheers Jake Armitage!
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Re: Exclusive: The Artist Behind Troubled Sega Mega Drive Fighter Paprium Speaks Out
I hated that Pier Solar never was discounted, I would've bought it. Oh well...
Re: Feature: Shining A Light On Ikegami Tsushinki, The Company That Developed Donkey Kong
I'm guessing the "terms" that these companies came to is an agreement to a stalemate-- Nintendo would never be able collect further royalties from the arcade DK ROM, but neither would Ikegami, so essentially, the original ROM would just fall into code purgatory, never to be profited from again. Just my observation based on the info we do know, and the lack thereof. Whelp... there goes my hopes for an Arcade Archives DK, and possibly DKJr. arcade since it was reverse engineered. Guess that leaves Arcade Archives DK3, lol.
Re: Modular Console RetroBlox Could Be The Ultimate Old-School Gaming Platform
Retro-console wars heating up...??
Re: Hardware Review: Retro-Bit Generations
I swear all these retro machines make simply emulating them on PC the better way to go. Not saying I condone or oppose, just giving a perspective.
Re: Feature: The Making Of Star Fox Adventures
I very much enjoyed the game despite it's past. It's just all too bad when I think about the relationship with Rare and Nintendo... I enjoyed those days every second.
Re: Feature: The Making of Shadowrun
With grinding, I thought it was a pretty long action RPG, but that was about a decade ago since I last played it, so maybe my skills weren't as up to par, idk. I knew NOTHING of this game until a friend of mine told me to play it... wow, just wow. It was hard as hell, intriguing, different, fun... the list goes on. Didn't even know NL did a review, so I'll be sure to read it. I would actually give this another go if it would come to VC, no doubt. Cheers Jake Armitage!