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If Antonblast didn't come out this year, UFO 50 definitely would've been my GotY for 2024.

Feels like they're running on fumes at this point

@KitsuneNight yeah, but unless you're Capcom, why make lawyers cooler than they actually are?

Why do people call them "ninjas," anyway? They're not cool dudes that strike from the shadows, they're just a bunch of overprotective lawyers.

@axelhander
[X] Comment mentioning Playdate's price
[_] Comment about how the crank doesn't power the thing
[_] Comment about the lack of backlight
_{just gonna tick that box right there...}

Not much to say, really.

Do like how they're fully committed to making everything around the system yellow.

@axelhander very well. you do you.

@axelhander everything you've said here gives off the impression that you've never truly created anything before to understand why artists would be frustrated over this. You should try it sometime - put effort into making something, without the use of machine learning.

Wish they'd do an updated version of the 3D Control Pad instead.

Man, I just got into Mega64 this year and they've been a riot. Makes it hard to hear that they might have to deal with closure. Just when I was just starting to get to know them...

@Blast16 you got the right idea my guy. We should all heed this wonderful advice

@RetroGames Mrs. Tallirico, is that you? I know you're proud of your son, but you can't defend him every time people call him out. He needs to be able to stand up for himself in situations like this.

@slider1983 The point is that there is no "point", it's very niche and Panic is very aware of that. As is, the 'date just exists to be a weird little handheld with a weird little crank and weirder little games and for some people(like me) that can be enough.

I want 50 of them. One for each game.

@NeonPizza I actually liked what they had going with the Super Nt, which at least had the decency of offering color schemes reminiscent of the system's inspiration, and a transparent one to boot. Not really sure what happened that caused them to change course after that.

@nocdaes I suppose that makes sense, but I do wish there was still some extra color on these.

Kinda wish there was more color to it. The all black/white finish makes it feel sterile, and for a console design like the N64 I feel like that's the last thing you want from it.

I'm not as excited as I'd like to be - chalk it up to Analogue's inability to keep their products in good supply - but this is still pretty neat. Hope they can get to the Dreamcast at some point.

Finally, Zelda is good again

I wish more official remakes were like this, honestly. Improving a flawed game with misused potential is automatically going to get my attention than a remake of a successful game that still holds up.

@nocdaes don't forget pins and shot glasses and comically oversized pillows

Most surprising thing about this is how tiny it is. Thought it'd be bigger than that.

Pass the bleach please

@slider1983 my frustration lies with the fact that you see the art direction as a failing on the development side, to assume it needs "fixing," because of your own personal disdain.

I'm only defensive because I really enjoyed Return and what it had to say and the art direction was a major factor in that. I don't think it's perfect or above criticism, but I can't change how I personally felt. And after two years of seeing a large amount of people online continue to dog on it without much challenge - especially given the ridiculously vitriolic response upon its reveal - I can't really let it slide. You don't have to have to like it. I'm fine if you don't honestly, but I don't think you have to be like this either.

That's all the time I'm going to give this.

@retrogamer1 a weak explanation is still an explanation, and given the controversy around Bosco's original actor, I didn't blame them for not wanting to open that up any further. There isn't really a way for them to appease everyone; it's a damned if they do, damned if they don't situation.

Personally speaking, I don't think this whole thing is worth bringing up almost four years Season 1's rerelease. It just keeps going in circles with no real point of agreement and I think there are more better examples of pointless remaster/remake revisionism worth discussing.

If you disagree that's fine, it's no skin off my back, but that's all I have to say on the subject. You do you.

@slider1983 yeah and you're not the first to say it like that. Have something new to say or say nothing at all.

Been waiting nine years for this sucker. Can't wait to give a whirl.

@NatiaAdamo eh, I dunno. Outside of the low quality audio clips, there isn't really much to remaster with SBCG4AP.

@retrogamer1 It's probably because there isn't really much to grill them on at this point? They've already explained their reasoning for recasting long ago and offered the OGs for free as a compromise. I don't really think there's anything they can add without further invoking ire.

@slider1983 wow. a basic and boring "Return to Monkey Island art style bad" comment. never seen one of those before.

Yeah, that'd be neat.

Tales was my introduction to the series, so that means I'm probably nicer to it than most. It definitely had some issues that hold it in terms of presentation(the more egregious asset reuse and mostly MIDI soundtrack come to mind).

Great interview for a great set of remasters. I'm not the biggest fan of remakes as of late but Skunkape has really set the standard for how to update old classics for the modern day, making changes that actually add to the experience and even offering the originals as a nice win for games preservation. There's the odd pedantic jerk still kvetching over the 10 outdated jokes cut out from season 1, but in the grand scheme of things, that remaster as well the other two are the definitive way to experience Sam & Max's best adventures.

My God. It's majestic.

Just stop at games, honestly. Not everything needs to be multimedia.

Wait, GameStop sells games?

Why did SO MANY of these have DE9 pins?!

It looks fine. I just wish the game was more stylized.

MAN that is a cool looking system, I'd buy it just for the looks alone

"Basso does admit there was a specific title that inspired that sense of discovery integral to Animal Well’s core design: the absurdity of Super Mario Bros. 2."

So THAT'S why dunkey published this one.

FATHEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Happy 20th to one of the most pure video game experiences I've ever had.

Forget Jacques, what about Funky Uncle Naganuma?

I just wish the design was less generic. Why would you make a handheld version of one of the coolest looking computers ever and not bother to replicate the things that made it cool

@Sketcz Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective, I think it was called.

Y'know the sad thing is there's potential for a good Bubsy game but it seems no one wants to put in anymore than the bare minimum.

Man, playing VB Wario Land the way God intended through a means that won't strain my eyes is just something else

@Damo I feel like should argue with that... but it IS a legitimate point.

"DS-style handheld"

we call them clamshell devices

Looks neat. I'll have to keep an eye on it.

Not really. I don't really have a nostalgic connection to a lot of older games, so I play them more for historical purposes; experiencing what those before us played and appreciating what the developers were able to accomplish at the time with the tech they were given.

Great read. Hog Wild definitely exudes a level of Looney Tunes energy that just works with Crash. Makes it all the more frustrating that they screwed it up in the remake.