@Mrakey Disagree on the Sega CD. The Sega CD wasn't a failure, just a premium expansion that few could afford. The 32x on the other hand, yeah, that was a FUBAR. TBH, if Sega Mars program was scrapped and had it's development crew try to make the Saturn backwards compatible with the Genesis/Mega Drive and Sega/Mega CD, MAYBE the Saturn could of been a bit more successful outside of Japan?
Wade is a genius just for being able to pick up everything about the Intellivision except the amico. How the heck was he able to separate that still-born turd from the brand?!
@Atariboy I feel like the only way Ms Pac Man returns is if Namco buys up AtGames. Which is unlikely since the price AtGames paid for the royalties was at least $10 Million.
Just in time too, since the game's calendar gets stuck in 2029. (The game can see 2030, but once you save and reload, it goes back to January 2029. I think it's the Moon Festival that borks the clock.)
@slider1983 The main gimmick is that these games will continue to get patches and support for years to come, even if they are delisted. Looking at you, Warcraft 1 & 2.
Kind of wondering why Nintendo didn't partner with Iomega to make the 64DD use Zip Disks. But then again, this was hot of the heels of the Sony (and then latter Phillips) deal so....
Interesting how they labeled Puyo Puyo separately, it's lucky that they at least know (or hopefully) know that everything they don't already own of it is in D4's catalog.
That said, outside of music related stuff (Like Sonic 1-3), what's the biggest hole Sega might have when it comes to IPs?
@zeebor15 I must commend your work on untangling the messy web of "Who owns what in Gaming?" Salutes. (Though PLEASE add Toontown Online to the Walt Disney umbrella, been annoying me for a while seeing it missing)
@NinChocolate I honestly think it's the Jackson team that's causing issues for Sonic 3 and not the Jackson Estate. Still, I hope Sega goes back and makes the replaced soundtrack actually sound like it's from Sonic 3 and not Sonic 4.
I kind of have a feeling they should (or maybe they are) work on a remaster of "Strong Bad Cool Game for Attractive People", especially with the recent release of "Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate" (Relativity I mean)
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Re: Sega Announces New Hard-Boiled Sonic Audio Drama, Featuring Team Chaotix & "Lots Of Saxophone"
@SlangWon Wasn't there a movie planned for it, alongside Space Channel 5?
Re: "I Came Up With An Ingenious Solution" - How Sonic Mania's Unofficial Dreamcast Port Is Handling Those Tricky 3D Stages
@PopetheRev28 Thought they used the MIL-CD exploit for homebrew games.
Re: "Limited Run Games Has Been My Life For Ten Years" - Josh Fairhurst Announces He's Stepping Away
@Zeebor15 I know as much as you.
Re: "Limited Run Games Has Been My Life For Ten Years" - Josh Fairhurst Announces He's Stepping Away
@Zeebor15 That's not a book, that's a whole damn library. Very on brand for you. And I mean this as a compliment.
Re: "Limited Run Games Has Been My Life For Ten Years" - Josh Fairhurst Announces He's Stepping Away
@Zeebor15 You're like a Dwarf with your spreadsheet of "Who owns what". Do you have a separate spreadsheet of grudges?
Re: AI's Insatiable Hunger For RAM Is Going To Play Havoc With The Emulation Handheld Industry In 2026
Where has all the RUM I mean RAM gone?
Re: "He Was Literally Frothing At The Mouth" - Yuji Naka Really Didn't Want Sega To Make Mature Games
@Mrakey Disagree on the Sega CD. The Sega CD wasn't a failure, just a premium expansion that few could afford. The 32x on the other hand, yeah, that was a FUBAR. TBH, if Sega Mars program was scrapped and had it's development crew try to make the Saturn backwards compatible with the Genesis/Mega Drive and Sega/Mega CD, MAYBE the Saturn could of been a bit more successful outside of Japan?
Re: "AI Is Gonna Eventually Eat Itself... Like When We Fed Cows With Cows And Got Mad Cow Disease"
I prefer to call it "The Hapsburg Effect"
Re: If The Oliver Twins' Ghost Hunters Is The Future Of GenAI Gaming, Then We Have Nothing To Worry About
@MontyMole Don't you mean Dragon's Lair?
Re: More Than $25,000 Of Rare Coin-Op Components Stolen From North American Arcade
@kingmustard My guess is that it's cheaper to rent a van than to rent a storage unit.
Re: James Pond Is Getting His Own Collection On PC, PS5, Xbox And Switch 2
@gojiguy Me thinks no.
Re: "There's Basically Nothing" - Final Fantasy VII Remake's Director Reveals "Almost No Documentation" Exists For The Original
Feels like Nintendo is the exception rather than the rule. That's scary to think.
Re: "The Whole Notion Of Crypto Gaming Was Flawed" - Peter Molyneux Denounces The Game That Raised $54 Million
@Guru_Larry Hello to you too, Larry.
Re: "We Brought The Rivalry To An End" - Atari Reveals The Intellivision Sprint
Wade is a genius just for being able to pick up everything about the Intellivision except the amico. How the heck was he able to separate that still-born turd from the brand?!
Re: Dream Disc '24 Lets You Grab 10 Homebrew Dreamcast Games For The Price Of Shipping Alone
@RossoftheRobots It never stops thinking.
Re: Creator Of Pitfall! Returns To The Atari 2600 With Rescue From Poseidon's Gate
@mariteaux Even more so when you consider the 2600 only has 640 BYTES of RAM. Those who code for it then and now are truly software wizards.
Re: Sega Dev Kit Raid "A Preservation Disaster" For "Collectors, Archivists, And The Gaming Community"
The irony is not lost on me, with one of the games in question is where you play as a noble thief.
Re: The Best-Selling Sega Saturn Game In North America Might Surprise You (But Then Again, It Might Not)
JOHN MADDEN, JOHN MADDEN, JOHN MADDEN, FOOTBALL!
aeiou.
Re: "I Hope Elon Musk Never Googles Me, Because I'll Be Murdered", Says Deus Ex Co-Writer
Another sad example of someone inventing the Electric Robot Satan from the hit series "Don't invent the Electric Robot Satan"
Re: This White Limited Edition Vectrex Mini Will Cost $250, Standard Model Starts At $115
@JJtheTexan I think the original box had something similar on it.
Re: Smash Bros. Modder Promotes Infamous Nintendo 'Cease And Desist' Letter To Playable Character
@N00BiSH To be fair, the effort put into it makes it almost funny. Almost.
Re: Revived Game Publisher Acclaim Is Teasing A "Big" Announcement For Next Week
@Zeebor15 Relic actually left Sega's ownership sometime ago.
Re: Revived Game Publisher Acclaim Is Teasing A "Big" Announcement For Next Week
@Zeebor15 Sega ain't giving up Two Point Studios without a fight! And uh, Roivo too.
Re: Random: "It Feels Like We Were In The Stone Age" - Ecco The Dolphin's Japanese Localization Process Sounds Like A Nightmare
@TryToBeHopeful To be fair, this was 1992 in Hungary. The Iron Curtain had only just recently fell.
Re: "I Can't Stand This Accumulation Of Toxicity Anymore" - Retro Musician Remute Quits Spotify Over "AI Military Tech" & "Bot Playlists"
@Atariboy It's still war profiteering. They're still feeding A war machine, even if it's a "moral" one.
Re: "When I Was A Kid There Was Nothing Bigger Than Pac-Man" - Pac-Man Voice Actor Confirms Return To Role After Almost 20 Years Away
@N00BiSH It's the Crash Twinsanity of Pac-Man. Heck, if made, it would be the first time World 3 was released in Japan.
Re: Atari Is Re-Releasing Its 2600+ To Celebrate Pac-Man's 45th Birthday
@Atariboy I feel like the only way Ms Pac Man returns is if Namco buys up AtGames. Which is unlikely since the price AtGames paid for the royalties was at least $10 Million.
Re: After Two-And-A-Half Years, GameCube Animal Crossing Is Almost Fully Decompiled - Let The Modding Commence
Just in time too, since the game's calendar gets stuck in 2029. (The game can see 2030, but once you save and reload, it goes back to January 2029. I think it's the Moon Festival that borks the clock.)
Re: The First Rule Of Street Fighter II's Moves? They Had To Make You Laugh
So what you're saying is... THE PIPES ARE BROKEN!
Re: Is This Japan's First Ever Video Game?
So Japan's first video game is a train simulator... Yea, sounds about right.
Re: New Genesis / Mega Drive Mod Upgrades Sega's Console For A "New Era"
Blast Processing is even more blasphemous now!
Re: GOG's Silent Hill 4: The Room Restores Missing PS2 Hauntings To The Survival Horror Classic
@slider1983 The main gimmick is that these games will continue to get patches and support for years to come, even if they are delisted. Looking at you, Warcraft 1 & 2.
Re: "Poorly Analyzed US-Centric Garbage" - Why Do Americans Keep Ignoring European Gaming History?
@Lowdefal Wasn't there also an issue where Mattel sold their own NES consoles and games that weren't compatible with the ones Nintendo sold?
Re: This Amazing Case Turns The Logitech K380 Into A Game Boy-Style Keyboard
Yuck. Looks as bad to type on as a Sinclair computer.
Re: "There Is Only So Much I Can Take" - Creator Of Roland MT-32 Emulator MT32-Pi Calls It A Day
Well there goes another blow to the concept of a fair and just universe.
Re: 8BitDo's C64 & NES-Style Retro Mechanical Keyboards Are Getting European Layouts
@RupeeClock There is a separate numpad that pairs well with the keyboard, if you don't mind paying extra for it.
Re: Become A Travelling Salesman In 'Merchant 64' - A Cozy N64-Inspired Adventure For PC
@Zeebor15 When will we ever get an English version of the HD version...
Re: After What Feels Like A Lifetime, Amazon Is Cancelling Mighty No. 9 3DS And Vita Pre-Orders
Reminder that Mighty Number 9 is now owned by Level 5. I think that explains why they seem to have trouble actually releasing games these days...
Re: Best Of 2024: Unpacking The 64DD, Nintendo's Most Infamous Flop
Kind of wondering why Nintendo didn't partner with Iomega to make the 64DD use Zip Disks. But then again, this was hot of the heels of the Sony (and then latter Phillips) deal so....
Re: Sega Admits It Doesn't Know How Many Games It Owns
Interesting how they labeled Puyo Puyo separately, it's lucky that they at least know (or hopefully) know that everything they don't already own of it is in D4's catalog.
That said, outside of music related stuff (Like Sonic 1-3), what's the biggest hole Sega might have when it comes to IPs?
@zeebor15 I must commend your work on untangling the messy web of "Who owns what in Gaming?" Salutes.
(Though PLEASE add Toontown Online to the Walt Disney umbrella, been annoying me for a while seeing it missing)
Re: Linda Cube Rights Transfer Reignites Hopes That The Cult Classic RPG Could Get A Remaster
@Zeebor15 I honestly feel like this kind of thing deserves it's own website. Call it "Who Owns What" or "The Gaming Forest"
Re: Random: This $13,000 Set Of Scales Plays King Of Fighters '98
@Zeebor15 Wait. ALL of it? I thought it was like 10% at the most.
Re: Lunar Remastered Won't (Currently) Include The Original English Voice Acting, But It's Been Offered "For Cheap"
@NinChocolate I honestly think it's the Jackson team that's causing issues for Sonic 3 and not the Jackson Estate. Still, I hope Sega goes back and makes the replaced soundtrack actually sound like it's from Sonic 3 and not Sonic 4.
Re: SuperSega Boss Rocks Up In His Lamborghini To Beg For Your Pre-Order Cash
@ArcadianLegend99 🎵Gonna take yea for a ride 🎵
Re: Fan Creates A "First Of Its Kind" Xbox Portable Using Real Hardware
"This isn't a PC handheld" I hate to break it to you, but it is one. That's what an OG Xbox is. It has a Pentium III inside. It's a PC no matter what.
Re: Hotel Mario, One Of Mario's "Worst Games", Is Getting A Fan-Made Upgrade
I'm wondering if they have any plans to make an 8th hotel.
Re: Hotel Mario, One Of Mario's "Worst Games", Is Getting A Fan-Made Upgrade
@Bonggon5 The real crime is that it basically came out ten years too late. And also some janky hitboxes.
Re: Skunkape Would "Love" To Remaster Tales Of Monkey Island & Other Telltale Games
I kind of have a feeling they should (or maybe they are) work on a remaster of "Strong Bad Cool Game for Attractive People", especially with the recent release of "Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate" (Relativity I mean)
Re: Sonic CD Has Been Ported To The Sega Genesis
@Deuteros The Sonic CD PC port isn't that obscure as you think it is. In fact, the Sonic Gems Collection is based on that version of the game.
Re: Google's Gemini AI Assistant Is Pretty Awful At Video Game History
Need I remind you the last time Google tried to use AI for video game "history"? It made the Sonic Twitter account baffled.