MontyCircus

"The Conveni 2" is also coming to the Console Archives line.

I think you need to know Japanese though.

Hooray for Tengo Project!

@Daniel36

Yeah I think you would only own the right to the translation if the original work were in the public domain or something like that.

Emily Wilson can copyright her translation of Homer's "The Odyssey"

But I wouldn't be able to copywrite my translation of "Harry Potter" in some obscure language, even if I beat Rowling's team to it.

@JJtheTexan

On their list of the Top 100 SNES Games of All Time list, IGN ranked Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics #61.

The other 2 games didn't make the list.

I was so happy in the theatre for Michael Bay's Transformers movie, when I heard that voice.

"Whoa! They got the real Optimus Prime!"

Yes, publicly traded corporations can't do things "out of the kindness of their hearts", or their shareholders can sue them.

Looks like that book focuses more on hardware than software. I'm not much of a tech guy, so I care very little about schematics and chipsets and wiring...I want to learn about the games!

Tried to find this on Amazon, and the first result was Arcade Adventures by Lost in Cult. Apparently it came out just 2 months ago. I have their Console Chronicles book, so the arcade one sounds good to me.

I think Primal might be my favourite show on TV. I hadn't heard he was working on a new Conan show! That's going to be amazing!

I think Primal went under the radar for most people, but after succeeding with the Conan license, I can see people discovering Primal. Better late than never, they're in for a treat!

I'll get both.

Ninja Emaki was on my wishlist, waiting for a sale. I'll get the 2 version instead.

I'm sure lots of people pick up these non-localised games.

They don't go out of their way to warn unsuspecting consumers.

I'll get the Marl Kingdom Chronicles version.

6/10 from IGN
6.7/10 from GameSpot
66% from GameRankings

It doesn't look like it is worth remembering.
And anyway, it's a trilogy of revered SNES games.

I ran a weekly retro video game poll on Reddit. For the SNES/Genesis/TG-16 Era poll,:
Terranigma ended up #27.
Illusion of Gaia / Illusion of Time was #67.

On IGN's list of the Best SNES games:
Illusion of Gaia was #74.
Soul Blazer was #76.
Terranigma didn't make the top 100, presumably because it got no North American release.

@KingMike @Lanmanna @-wc- @Naeval

I did a series of weekly retro gaming polls on Reddit. For the NES/Master System Era, Super Spike V'Ball / U.S. Championship V'Ball ended up voted #29.

It placed in-between Rampage and Little Samson.

Rampage is definitely not obscure. It's one of the most famous video games ever made.

Little Samson is obscure. Or definitely used to be very obscure. No one in 1992 played it. It only gained its fame later on as a "hidden gem".

So what do we learn from all this? Nothing really I suppose.

My work here is done.

From Google, the PS1 version:

"Adds valuable console-exclusive extras including a Training mode, Story mode, remixed music options, and an art gallery"

Like you said, I probably would rather have the arcade version over it, but it still has some benefits.

Sounds like a couple of nice additions to my GOG library!

Google says: "Armadillo Racing was not officially released outside Japan"

Gotta think it loses a lot on a controller without a trackball though...

Every kid I know tried using the force, and pretended to swing a lightsabre.

And every kid I know, tried to moonwalk.

You can't really deride arguably the best album of all-time. But I have no idea how to compare it to one of the biggest film franchises.

What's better? Sliced bread? Or the space shuttle?

@Teksette

From Arcade Archives' inception I always wondered: "...could they one day give me Lady Bug?"

It was the only ColecoVision game my mom enjoyed too. The turnstile gameplay is intuitive and thrilling.

A while ago I googled for lists of the best Sega Genesis games. I looked for long lists each at least 50 games long, that were ranked. I assigned points based on rank and added them all up. I was left with 16 lists, 395 unique games and 1,465 total entries.

Air Buster / Aero Blasters ended up in the Top 200 Sega Genesis games.

Just like the EGGCONSOLE line of Japanese language-only games.
Makes me feel like:
"Here you can have this...just kidding, no you can't!"

@Teksette

Yeah I had Mr. Do!, Cosmic Avenger and Lady Bug on my ColecoVision as well. Lady Bug was the only game we had that my Mom loved to play. I don't believe I ever got to see any of them in original arcade cabinet form, so that will be pretty awesome.

I only ever knew of the Mr. Do! sequels on the back of my console box, or other promotional pamphlets, so I'd love to have them as well.

As for Mr. Do! being a Dig Dug clone. The "power ball" ability makes it pretty different. It bounces through the maze in a zig zag pattern, and if you miss an enemy, it will continue bouncing around and you won't be able to use it again, as your enemies advance on you. So you're vulnerable and running for your life at that point.

@EarthboundBenjy

I agree. I don't believe in skipping "black sheep" games in great series.

Zelda 2 and Castlevania 2 are the most popular to dump on.

"Ewww don't play that!!"

There's still a lot of fun there. And guides exist, so any "getting stuck" problems (cough, kneeling tornado nonsense, cough*, aren't problems anymore.

Based on a hugely popular novel.

We like her.

Right now, we like her.

I have Eternal Battle, but will get the Arcade Archives 2 version for the Switch 2 mouse controls.

An extensive Alien game collection would be incredible!

If X-Men: The Arcade Game can be re-released, then I have hope that anything can!

"We're also getting a new release of Riot's Psycho Dream, a cult classic platformer from 1992 that was never released outside of Japan. It got a digital release on modern-day systems in 2025, thanks to Ratalaika Games."

Oh neat, I missed that one! To the Switch wish list it goes!

I'd rather not support the Saudis. But at the same time, I'm not going to stop watching boxing and soccer. I'm not going to switch from PC to Apple or stop using Facebook. When booking a flight, I'm not going to avoid Boeing planes. When on vacation, I'm not going to avoid taking an Uber. I'm not going to stop watching Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures movies. I'm not going to stop playing Capcom games.

There's a World Cup in Saudi in 8 years, and all the football fans in the world will watch it.

They have successfully slithered their tendrils in lots of things we can't avoid.

At first I also objected to the use of the word "classic" on these sites.

But not I have come to understand it means "old games being re-released!" and rejoice.

@Futureshark

Yes, this is a bundle with 2 games:

• Parasol Stars - The Story of Bubble Bobble III
• Spica Adventure

I already have BBIII on Switch separately, and will be adding the other.

I've read people say that Kung Fu Master is the first beat 'em up.

But when I saw Double Dragon for the first time, I didn't say "Cool, it's just like Kung Fu Master". It was its own thing. And all that came later, even though we'd all played Kung Fu Master, when describing other beat 'em ups we'd say "it's like Double Dragon".

The father of the beat 'em up!

A few years back I compiled a list of the most-subscribed retro video game YouTube channels.

He was #10.

@romanista

Yeah I have it too, on Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics

When I see "Limited Run Games" I get it digitally. Too many physical release horror stories out there.

@mariteaux

It's not too hard to imagine, in the very new future, literally every video game, movie, tv show, song, using A.I. in some capacity.

So I won't say I'd "never buy any of it", "never play it", "never watch it", "never listen to it", because I don't know the future. And soon there might not be any other choice.

I ran a weekly retro video game poll on Reddit. Galaga was voted the #1 best game from 1984 or earlier. That's the entirety of the golden age of arcades.

Dragon Quest, FIFA, Mega Man and Skyrim all hugely impactful. And all still active franchises. I can't really pick between those.

I'm good with the Toaplan Arcade Collection Vol.1 collection. It collects these 2 shmups and 6 others.

Seems this is a deluxe edition, but I'm not interested in all the extra bells and whistles. I just want the games.

I got excited, I thought this was a site you could keep track of your achievements yourself. Like, log them yourself. Click the ones you've accomplished.

Didn't realize you need illegal emulators to grab your data.

Oh well.

According to HardcoreGaming101:

"The game also makes a cameo in the 1989 movie The Wizard, though both the cabinet and characters refer to it as F-1 Dream, a totally different game by Capcom."

They call the game itself derivative of Sega's OutRun, with any innovations it does have, are also included in OutRun sequels.

@Sketcz

Is Courageous Perseus text-heavy? Or is there any at all?

I'm always wary of these EGGCONSOLE releases...

It looks a lot like a first draft of The Legend of Zelda (mostly from the similar terrain screens).

2 years later...Miyamoto's classic!

Jackal STILL isn't available for me (in Canada). I have no idea why that is...

Critics and fans look down on Big Beat as "EDM for Dummies".
But it's the only EDM I've ever enjoyed. I listened to his Body Movin' remix just the other day.

For user scores, yes, I generally agree with you there.
I use Metacritic every day, but their user scores usually has very little # of ratings, so I never look at them.

Silksong has under 6,500 MetaCritic user ratings (all platforms).
On Steam it has over 130,000 user ratings, and you need to have bought the game on Steam to rate and review it.

I use RottenTomatoes every day.
While their "Verified" user ratings are from legitimate Fandango ticket purchases (I believe), the people that tend to "rush to their phone/computer to rate the movie" are generally bigger, more enthusiastic fans.

For wide-releases, CinemaScore polls theatres in 5 different cities each weekend on opening night. Movie studios have said they match their own test screening audience data.

Even pure Internet ratings like IMDb I find, usually, useful. When the votes are in the tens of thousands, any review bombing type of manipulation is usually negated.

For books, GoodReads, usually, gives me a good idea of book quality. Most of their "review bombing" nonsense is reserved for their annual "GoodReads Awards", where Twitter goes wild with voting campaigns. Though there are also excited fans giving perfect "5-star" ratings to books by their favourite Romantasy author that haven't yet been published.

Also, most or all of these sites with user ratings have mechanisms in place to catch when there are lots of "weird" ratings coming in, in a short timeframe.

This it turning into arcadeclosingnews.com

**** you Slippy!

addednonsensetomakemypostlongenough

@Daze_of_Reality

I have nearly every Sega Ages release on Switch. Skipped the Sonics like you said, 'cause I already had them on Switch (and would later have them again through ANOTHER Sonic collection), but own nearly everything else. And just like I do with Arcade Archives, I would keep on buying them if they would keep on releasing them.

@Coalescence

In the Def Jam days, they were being talked into the Beastie Boys starring in a haunted house comedy film, like Abbott & Costello "in the hood" or something.