@PXAbstracftion
Any 3rd party company that takes several months to ship a physical version of a game when the digital version is already out is a no go for me moving forward.
it feels so ridiculous and artifical to keep following this pratice for the physical die-hards. I don't know the ins and outs and time or money that's involved in getting it done, but it just sucks. It's a bummer, because i really like the Cover Art for the Maximum Collection. Buying it purely for X-Men Arcade, digitally that is.
I mean, It's available in less than 2 weeks digital to play. Or you can pre-order and wait 7 months to a year to get it, and while you wait chances are you'll lose patience and just double 'digital' dip, spending 2x the amount on the same game.
Once the physical version arrives when you're 89 years old with a beetlejuice complexion, you'll look at that shiny beautiful plastic n' cardboard and cool cover art in all of it's glory, get a bit excited, only for it to rot on a shelf while the digital version continues to get played due to sheer convenience.
@PopetheRev28
I'd buy from them if i could get my physical preorder in less than a month, rather than several months to over a year when the digital version is already out.
I like Switch physical media, depending, but I'm not attached to it, or care enough to wait several months to own plastic and cardboard. It's about the experience first and formost. Digital wins, and I won't waste money and double dip anymore. That's how LRG gets ya too. Pre-orderers will wind up double dipping and getting the digital copy as well due to losing patience.
@Sketcz
Once the late 2000's kicked in i wasn't 100% rolling with the times, aside from gaming with the brilliant launch of the DS Lite which reinvigerated my love for gaming, the Wii+VC, followed up with the first 1-2 years of the Aqua Blue 3DS which imo was the last magical feeling Nintendo launch ever
By 2010 or 2011, I was reintroducing a lot of stuff back into my life from the 80's & early to mid 90's, stuff that I'd even missed out on(80's pop music, horror movies etc), my appartment was like stepping into an 80's/90's time portal haven(Interior decor was on point. lol).
And as far as entertainment goes, as they say there's nothing like your first time experience, even if the music, movie or video games are decades old. When it clicks, it lands and it inspires. Once the mystery/unknown is unraveled, your second go is never the same, or you just wind up getting tired of it over time. With a lot of people, more repetition just leads to less entertainment.
Sigh. I was in full on 80's-mode back in 2011/2012. The fashion, the music, the cartoons, the music, retro NES/SNES/Genesis gamiing through the Wii's Virtual Console on my big brand new 2006 32" Sony WEGA CRT Trintiron etc. 26 & 27 were the happiest years of my adult life, but then by 28 for whatever reason that happy bubble bursted.
And haha. By 2006, i don't think i knew what FB was either. I was using YouTube here and there, when it was in it's infant stage, where people would just generally post stupid whacky videos and whatever for fun, but FB and Smart phones were completely foreign to me. I didn't get a smart phone until 2016, before that i had a Motorolla flip(early 2000's) and then a blackberry. My current phone just sits in my kitchen, I only use it for calls. Hell, i don't even have it in me text anymore. lol
And in regards to Streaming. Total oversaturation. Having access to housands opon thousands of movies at the press of a button, through multiple monthly subcriptions in all honestly peels away that dedication and value. It makes whatever your watching almsot feel like a throwaway. At least in the 2000's, and very early 2010's buying DVD's felt special because streaming didn't exist(Or it was severely limtied) and it was the best current way to watch stuff.
I miss having 28 channels of mostly quality content, amazing 90's/80's commercials and channel 29 if you paid more for MTV back in the late 80's/early to mid 90's. That simplicty and having all of that displayed live on everybodies TV's with less than 30 channels was awesome. We could all easily share what we saw on TV and relate to what we experienced.
There was also a mystique to every thing. Actors weren't on podcasts or doing home tours showing you what was in their fridge etc. They were either in movies or TV, voiceing cartoon characters, or the rare/odd late night interview with Johnny carson or whomever. I miss the innocence and wonderment, of those times and just being a kid.
Feels like the veil has been lifted these days, entertainment leans more towards realism more than full on escapsim. We don't get a lot of fantsastical theatrical larger than life movie experiences anymore. Even the commercials back then were incredible.
@Sketcz
Everything is fragmented and no longer unified. The 90's truly was the last of the great decades before computers ruined the world(As Vanilla ice put it. Referring to social media & Smart phones) Pop culture back then, especially in the earlier 90's was magical.
The 2020's don't really feel all that different from the 2010's either. Pop culture died imo during the mid to late 2000's. I feel out of place in the world today, it can be pretty grim. I wish the world as we know it today could be more like the 80's & 90's. But alas, we've gone backwards in many many ways.
We're living in a far more corporate less optimisitic colorless world, where having a difference of opinion can potentially have you ousted. Ego's and entitlement are at an all time high too thanks to SM. If i had to 100% roll with the current times I'd be in a state of depression. lol I mean really, the only thing that i truly enjoy about the now is gaming(Flat, VR, MR etc) Everything else is mostly disappointing from the music, fashion, commercials, most movies etc.
@8bit-Man
Nothing in the 2000's and onwards will ever feel Retro in my eyes. The mighty glorious Sega Dreamcast is the last retro-ish console and the final console to be released during the tail end of the late 90's.
Ultimately, when i think retro, i think bleeps and bloops. I think of the 8-16 bit generations. But these days, i also welcome Saturn, PS1 & even N64 in the mix these days as well.
But I also don't want to take away anything from some 25 year old who grew up playing Wii(Which is one of my favourite nitnendo consoles btw.) etc as their first console, which is 'their' retro, their nostalgia/haven and a video game console that designed their childhood. For me personally, pop culture has been grim since the mid to late 2000's.
The 80's & 90's were so incredible and unique pop culture wise, including the video game console, controller designs, physical media, commercials, etc, just everything felt so imaginative, NEW, different and substantial. It's like you were entering a whole new world of gaming with each and every console, unlike today where a lot of it usually feels safe, bland and corporate. Diminishing returns aside. Heck, what has changed all that much since 2010? The last 20 years don't have any legit stand out defining qualites that differentiates itself from the prior decade.
I wouldn't mind picking up the White one, and getting an original N64 Console Logo decal(With the classic Blue/green/red N64 logo with black surrounding it) and plunking it on the top bottom area below the cartridge slot. Needs something to give it some character and make it look fun.
pairing this with a 55" QD-OLED, until smaller 42" models arrive maybe this year, while using the A3D's CRT setting and overclock mode is the way to go!
@FR4M3
Same. I always get a kick out of hearing about older games getting polished opitmized ports for higher end consoles that do away with the niggles or drawbacks due to the original less powerful consoles they originally released on.
With Mega Man 1 >
Remove all Slow down
Remove all Sprite Flicker
Add Rumble
As far as adding extra content goes to make it feel more complete >
An Opening Cut scene aken to MM9 & MM10.
Needs an original Get Weapon screen/animation with original top tier quality MM beats.
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Re: "We Know Trust Is Something You Earn Over Time" - Limited Run Games Reveals "Renewed Fan-First Focus"
@PXAbstracftion
Any 3rd party company that takes several months to ship a physical version of a game when the digital version is already out is a no go for me moving forward.
it feels so ridiculous and artifical to keep following this pratice for the physical die-hards. I don't know the ins and outs and time or money that's involved in getting it done, but it just sucks. It's a bummer, because i really like the Cover Art for the Maximum Collection. Buying it purely for X-Men Arcade, digitally that is.
I mean, It's available in less than 2 weeks digital to play. Or you can pre-order and wait 7 months to a year to get it, and while you wait chances are you'll lose patience and just double 'digital' dip, spending 2x the amount on the same game.
Once the physical version arrives when you're 89 years old with a beetlejuice complexion, you'll look at that shiny beautiful plastic n' cardboard and cool cover art in all of it's glory, get a bit excited, only for it to rot on a shelf while the digital version continues to get played due to sheer convenience.
Re: "We Know Trust Is Something You Earn Over Time" - Limited Run Games Reveals "Renewed Fan-First Focus"
@PopetheRev28
I'd buy from them if i could get my physical preorder in less than a month, rather than several months to over a year when the digital version is already out.
I like Switch physical media, depending, but I'm not attached to it, or care enough to wait several months to own plastic and cardboard. It's about the experience first and formost. Digital wins, and I won't waste money and double dip anymore. That's how LRG gets ya too. Pre-orderers will wind up double dipping and getting the digital copy as well due to losing patience.
Re: Xbox 360, PS3 And Nintendo Wii U Are "Officially Retro", Says GameStop
@Sketcz
Once the late 2000's kicked in i wasn't 100% rolling with the times, aside from gaming with the brilliant launch of the DS Lite which reinvigerated my love for gaming, the Wii+VC, followed up with the first 1-2 years of the Aqua Blue 3DS which imo was the last magical feeling Nintendo launch ever
By 2010 or 2011, I was reintroducing a lot of stuff back into my life from the 80's & early to mid 90's, stuff that I'd even missed out on(80's pop music, horror movies etc), my appartment was like stepping into an 80's/90's time portal haven(Interior decor was on point. lol).
And as far as entertainment goes, as they say there's nothing like your first time experience, even if the music, movie or video games are decades old. When it clicks, it lands and it inspires. Once the mystery/unknown is unraveled, your second go is never the same, or you just wind up getting tired of it over time. With a lot of people, more repetition just leads to less entertainment.
Sigh. I was in full on 80's-mode back in 2011/2012. The fashion, the music, the cartoons, the music, retro NES/SNES/Genesis gamiing through the Wii's Virtual Console on my big brand new 2006 32" Sony WEGA CRT Trintiron etc. 26 & 27 were the happiest years of my adult life, but then by 28 for whatever reason that happy bubble bursted.
And haha. By 2006, i don't think i knew what FB was either. I was using YouTube here and there, when it was in it's infant stage, where people would just generally post stupid whacky videos and whatever for fun, but FB and Smart phones were completely foreign to me. I didn't get a smart phone until 2016, before that i had a Motorolla flip(early 2000's) and then a blackberry. My current phone just sits in my kitchen, I only use it for calls. Hell, i don't even have it in me text anymore. lol
And in regards to Streaming. Total oversaturation. Having access to housands opon thousands of movies at the press of a button, through multiple monthly subcriptions in all honestly peels away that dedication and value. It makes whatever your watching almsot feel like a throwaway. At least in the 2000's, and very early 2010's buying DVD's felt special because streaming didn't exist(Or it was severely limtied) and it was the best current way to watch stuff.
I miss having 28 channels of mostly quality content, amazing 90's/80's commercials and channel 29 if you paid more for MTV back in the late 80's/early to mid 90's. That simplicty and having all of that displayed live on everybodies TV's with less than 30 channels was awesome. We could all easily share what we saw on TV and relate to what we experienced.
There was also a mystique to every thing. Actors weren't on podcasts or doing home tours showing you what was in their fridge etc. They were either in movies or TV, voiceing cartoon characters, or the rare/odd late night interview with Johnny carson or whomever. I miss the innocence and wonderment, of those times and just being a kid.
Feels like the veil has been lifted these days, entertainment leans more towards realism more than full on escapsim. We don't get a lot of fantsastical theatrical larger than life movie experiences anymore. Even the commercials back then were incredible.
Re: Xbox 360, PS3 And Nintendo Wii U Are "Officially Retro", Says GameStop
@Sketcz
Everything is fragmented and no longer unified. The 90's truly was the last of the great decades before computers ruined the world(As Vanilla ice put it. Referring to social media & Smart phones) Pop culture back then, especially in the earlier 90's was magical.
The 2020's don't really feel all that different from the 2010's either. Pop culture died imo during the mid to late 2000's. I feel out of place in the world today, it can be pretty grim. I wish the world as we know it today could be more like the 80's & 90's. But alas, we've gone backwards in many many ways.
We're living in a far more corporate less optimisitic colorless world, where having a difference of opinion can potentially have you ousted. Ego's and entitlement are at an all time high too thanks to SM. If i had to 100% roll with the current times I'd be in a state of depression. lol I mean really, the only thing that i truly enjoy about the now is gaming(Flat, VR, MR etc) Everything else is mostly disappointing from the music, fashion, commercials, most movies etc.
Re: Xbox 360, PS3 And Nintendo Wii U Are "Officially Retro", Says GameStop
@8bit-Man
Nothing in the 2000's and onwards will ever feel Retro in my eyes. The mighty glorious Sega Dreamcast is the last retro-ish console and the final console to be released during the tail end of the late 90's.
Ultimately, when i think retro, i think bleeps and bloops. I think of the 8-16 bit generations. But these days, i also welcome Saturn, PS1 & even N64 in the mix these days as well.
But I also don't want to take away anything from some 25 year old who grew up playing Wii(Which is one of my favourite nitnendo consoles btw.) etc as their first console, which is 'their' retro, their nostalgia/haven and a video game console that designed their childhood. For me personally, pop culture has been grim since the mid to late 2000's.
The 80's & 90's were so incredible and unique pop culture wise, including the video game console, controller designs, physical media, commercials, etc, just everything felt so imaginative, NEW, different and substantial. It's like you were entering a whole new world of gaming with each and every console, unlike today where a lot of it usually feels safe, bland and corporate. Diminishing returns aside. Heck, what has changed all that much since 2010? The last 20 years don't have any legit stand out defining qualites that differentiates itself from the prior decade.
Re: The Analogue 3D Is The Best Retro Hardware Of 2025
I wouldn't mind picking up the White one, and getting an original N64 Console Logo decal(With the classic Blue/green/red N64 logo with black surrounding it) and plunking it on the top bottom area below the cartridge slot. Needs something to give it some character and make it look fun.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1764802971/skin-for-nintendo-64-n64-console-system?ref=user_profile&bes=1&pro=1
pairing this with a 55" QD-OLED, until smaller 42" models arrive maybe this year, while using the A3D's CRT setting and overclock mode is the way to go!
Re: The Original NES Mega Man Has Just Got A New "Revamped" Version, Courtesy Of A Fan
@FR4M3
Same. I always get a kick out of hearing about older games getting polished opitmized ports for higher end consoles that do away with the niggles or drawbacks due to the original less powerful consoles they originally released on.
With Mega Man 1 >
As far as adding extra content goes to make it feel more complete >