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@mjparker77 You do know that if you only want the cases then you can buy the games without the console, right?

Crowdfunder: "Give me money".

Also, Crowdfunder: "I don't think my audience is worth committing brain power to writing a sales pitch for myself, I'll just outsource that to AI".

Get a Herman Miller Aeron, your spine will thank you later.

What is the difference between the Arcade Archives 1 version and the Arcade Archives 2 version, other than a price increase which I cannot see justified in any way?

@WaveBoy Yeah, the cases of individuals being prosecuted for downloading an old game ROM are next to non-existent because the issue is not possession, it is the distribution of them.

@Damo Sadly sometimes some people need to be saved from themselves, and especially when it comes to this hobby (see also: any number of crowdfunding campaigns which retro fans keep throwing money at despite them being covered in red flags). A media blackout on them would see that person disappear into obscurity, and nobody else gullible parted from their money.

@WaveBoy Eh? My question of "And?" was "And your point is what exactly, since nobody cares about the dubious legality of ROM sharing?".

@Damo Counterpoint: Without the continuing coverage given by news outlets nobody would be funding (i.e. being conned by) that biff.

@WaveBoy "It's technically illegal, like with any MiSter since you're downloading roms off a website"

And?

I loved Hard Edge, just sad that the new entry in the series is yet another card game.

Small reminder that the same fund also has a (albeit far smaller) stake in Nintendo.

But nobody mentions that.

(Edit for accuracy: Another article on the site does indeed mention it, alongside stakes in Capcom, Take-Two, and Embracer)

@Guru_Larry Almost as bad as the Vega Plus though? I think that's hyperbole, but each to their own. There's been lots of problems with the C64 Ultimate, yes, but I don't think anything will ever come close to that debacle (apart from maybe that SuperSega grifter).

@Neotext You'd be surprised how many deeply unpleasant people there are who have retro computing and consoles amongst their hobbies, and how many of those would think it is humorous to participate in such horrendous acts such as this.

@Guru_Larry Sounds like a script for an upcoming clickbait video of some sort.

@Sketcz The bundled joystick with the standard edition Black AES is wired, but the oddly the bundled joystick with the white one is wireless, and with the Ultimate Edition you get one wired and one wireless joystick. I prefer wired myself as batteries in controllers have a shelf life on them, and if I cannot manually replace them then the controller would become essentially bricked before the point where the buttons and such have worn out.

Amazing news! It will be interesting to see if other PSP projects are taken out of mothballs and also see similar upgrades over the coming years.

@Sketcz Is "Cheevo" one of those yank Gamers(TM) terms for Achievements?

@Martin_H The lack of regulatory protection is exactly why they target their fans for the investment, who may be willing to burn some money to show their fandom.

See also: Brew Dog with their "Equity For Punks" crowdfunding.

"After generating over $7 million in revenue and selling 250,000 controllers, Retro Fighters is looking to its fans for future investment. The company has taken to the investment platform WeFunder with a goal of raising $75,000."

If it has made $7,000,000 in revenue, why does it need $75,000 from their customers on top of that? In the US that's not even a year's wages for an electronics engineer. There's something quite fishy about this.

FAFO. MEGALOL.

According to photographic evidence, Larry Hryb has been the same age for the last twenty years.

@h3s That's just false, Arcade Club ensure that the games do play well, which is why they have a massive maintenance department (which if I recall correctly also does repairs for external customers too).

The amount of broken cabinets in Arcade Club is minimal in comparison to the likes of NQ64 (the state of the cabs in those venues are abysmal).

What the hell is a cheevo? Is that one of those yank gamer words for Achievements?

Yeah, I'm not a fan of them. Publishers used them to kill off actual in-game unlockables, and their platform-mandated nature killed off the fun cheat codes we used to have.

They suck, and have turned more recent gamers into playing games to tick boxes, not for actual fun.

@James-Bond Thanks for reminding me they closed down fourteen years ago, and making me feel a lot older as a result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxH_zFzXMzo

I don't believe this for a second. They're going to up the price of it to align with increased RAM prices, and saying that gives them the cover to do so, I guarantee it.

@EvilBit I don't know what you mean, the code was discovered years previously, and posted elsewhere where it was not pay-walled, and the article linked to that too.

@poyo_pie Lies detected.

@PopetheRev28 I hate to say this, but Japanese companies have ignored the USA-centred craziness of the past few years on social media platforms, so they continue to use the ones a lot of westerners have left due to toxicity and such.

No thank you, I don't do 100% customer risk pre-orders.

@FR4M3 The first entry was a bit pants compared to 2 and 3 in all honesty. But I also acknowledge that 1 walked so 2 could run and 3 could fly.

"But it's certainly still the cheapest"

Pirated downloads say otherwise.

Remember kids (and adults), don't back Kickstarters unless you like seeing your money disappear, the product(s) never being delivered, or the product not being of the same quality as initially advertised!

@profkross It's really not shorthand for that though, it has become its own thing, or rather a way of, typically Americans, trying to punch down on games which were not developed in the USA or Japan.

And it has even spread to UK YouTubers trying to court that sweet sweet USA-viewer advert revenue.

I'm sick of it, and the revisionist history that it has created. I don't think this book will fix that by any means, but it is nice that it might exist at some point in the future.

You do know that's a PS3 controller in the picture, right? 😛

Beautiful.

(When I went to post this I was told my comment was too short. Although I understand why one word comments are generally disallowed, let this serve as mere padding, this post should only have been that one word).

@Arcadia_Official Not for $10.

But that's fine as long as it does what it says on the tin (functions as a PS1 memory card).

@GravyThief You didn't originally say "make a game", you said "make any sort of unique game". Those are two different things.

But in this case, GB Studio uses a WYSIWYG editor, which is fairly intuitive and easy to use.

@GravyThief Define "unique".

You'll find that when it comes to games, unique is typically defined by the design of the gameplay mechanics, or the art style.

Not every game has to be pushing the technological boundaries of the hardware in some ill-fated attempt to be labelled "unique".

But there again, as you quoted yourself, it is aimed to "to enable users with minimal or no programming knowledge to make games", I didn't see the word "unique" there.

@AllieKitsune Such an odd comment, stating that those things don't already exist.

Why are people allergic to saying "customers" now? Why does everything have to be about non-existent "community"?

@ElkinFencer10 Indeed, pedantry is more than welcome when it comes to this kind of thing.

This looks damned good. Looking forward to playing this.

Anyone else remember when these guys were trying to peddle NFTs?

@zenprism I don't care for the vinyl release, CD all the way for the full audio fidelity on that one (or rather, two, with the remix album as well).

One of my favourite games of all time.

Also had a killer soundtrack.

And a killer remix album of the killer soundtrack.

There was also a strategy guide only released in Japan which has a load of awesome concept art from the game too.

@N00BiSH You may wish to work on your reading comprehension because you'll find I never said it was trash BECAUSE of the fact that he worked for x or y company. I also never said it was detailed critique by any means, I said I voiced criticism, which is true as basic was it was, and it is also fine. I'm calling it trash because that is my opinion of it. I'm also saying that nobody should feel indebted to give it attention because of the person's previous workplaces, and I guess I am also saying that if the album were so good then it could stand on it's own feet without mentioning those workplaces. We see it all the time on the internet, the idea that someone's work should carry more reverence solely because of someone having worked for some big games industry companies in the past, and yet they're just another human being who should be treated as equally as anyone else.

Using stock internet responses such as "who hurt you", is just straight to trying to insult someone because you disagree with an opinion, and that's just being a jerk.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant The comment wasn't hateful, cynical maybe, but certainly not hateful. However, I don't wish I could make stuff like it because, frankly, why would I want to wish to make an end product which I would not enjoy myself? Flawed logic on your part, but also common of things we see on the internet where people attempt to label others by implying they're jealous because they dare to voice criticism.

There's some pretty awesome R4 fan stuff out there, but this is not it. It also being sold to an audience off the back of "this person worked for x and y company" comes across as almost expectant that people should give it their time because this person has had a job in the industry.

@N00BiSH Nobody, has anyone hurt you? If so you need to contact the police and tell them so they can sort it for you 😂

@ArcadeRacingCENTRAL It is a take. I don't see your point.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Dude what? Please explain.