They absolutely should not have charged this much for a cartridge cobbled together from used games, but personally I'm more concerned with WayForward setting a precedent of their older Shantae games being locked behind an old piece of Nintendo hardware. I have no interest in collecting old hardware because I have little space in my apartment, and so I can't play this game. WayForward made this whole thing about, "Oh, we want everybody to play this game and know how these characters met," and then they lock it behind a console no poor person is likely to have.
EDIT: I know someone's gonna ask why I'm on this site then. Primarily to learn about retro collections I can buy on modern hardware. I wasn't trying to be rude with this comment, I'm just saying that I prefer when old games are released on modern hardware where people can access them as well as original hardware.
Eh, sounds like they're really afraid of getting nuked by Nintendo for some reason. Either that or they've decided this is a line they're not comfortable with crossing for a mere hobby. In either case, who cares. They don't have to do it if they don't want to, and someone else will pick it up where they left off. Ngl, I'm not a huge fan of infringement either.
@MG4M3R To clarify, super violent games are also bad in my book. I don't care more about sex than violence usually. Rape, however, is usually more a crime of control and violence with sexual elements.
But also, "Oh, you're assaulting people to save the world because your spunk cures mind control?" WTF, man. That proves even more that this needs to stay where it is (in the weird and creepy past), when it was, and that being able to buy this today benefits no one.
I'd be more interested in this if it was on PC and more akin to the Lost in Blue games. As is, my little brother would probably wander away in boredom and so would my mom.
Yeah, honestly, if it's true that at a certain point the loser of the previous battle gets sexually assaulted, it was probably censored extra on Xbox just on reputation alone. Would you want that attached to your reputation?
Honestly, f*** that noise. Most stuff is worthy of preservation, but this is just disgusting and wretched. This benefits no one, and is utter trash. Porn fricks people up. Trust me, I used to be addicted, and it hurt my relationship with everyone and everything. Just because it's from a classic console, or because it's from Japan, or because some people want to buy it does not make it worthy of preservation.
EDIT: And porn centered around rape is even worse. No, it doesn't particularly matter that it's the Saturn version. That script is still raunchy enough.
I don't think piracy is ethical, but it's hardly the only point to consider here. Like it or not, Nintendo owns their stuff, and they have the legal right to take your whole career down if need be to protect their stuff. Don't give Nintendo a license to mess up your life like they did to Gary Bowser. They will do it.
That said, why do people even like this company anymore? I didn't really grow up with it myself (aside from some emulation, ironically), so maybe I don't understand, but why care so much about an awful company that will mess you up that you do the very things that alert them? After the Palworld lawsuit, I'm not considering their stuff anymore. I'll just get a ROG Ally instead lol smh.
The Shenmue one looks alright, aside from the fact that the people are not accurate at all. For example, that one guy with tan skin towards the end had his design completely changed to be a different skin tone, and the protagonist looked completely different. Also, it did not upgrade everything. The steering wheel on the forklift, for instance, remained a chunky Dreamcast polygon. I didn't like it, but it didn't sear my eyes like so much AI content.
The Mario 64 one was awful, though. At first glance, it's kind of cool how it makes the levels look like they're made of household objects and toys. Look closer at anything that has a specific design, and it looks really wonky. Oh, and the horror-game-like slide sequence and how Mario's face morphs into a coherent face at the very end and blinks really unnerved me.
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Re: This Upcoming SNES ROM Hack Transforms Super Mario World Into A Multi-Dimensional Adventure
@HammerGalladeBro Whatever the hack started with is what it's a hack of. Hacks that make games completely unrecognizable are actually fairly common.
Re: Limited Run And Retro-Bit Under Fire For Using Recycled Chips In Shantae Advance
They absolutely should not have charged this much for a cartridge cobbled together from used games, but personally I'm more concerned with WayForward setting a precedent of their older Shantae games being locked behind an old piece of Nintendo hardware. I have no interest in collecting old hardware because I have little space in my apartment, and so I can't play this game. WayForward made this whole thing about, "Oh, we want everybody to play this game and know how these characters met," and then they lock it behind a console no poor person is likely to have.
EDIT: I know someone's gonna ask why I'm on this site then. Primarily to learn about retro collections I can buy on modern hardware. I wasn't trying to be rude with this comment, I'm just saying that I prefer when old games are released on modern hardware where people can access them as well as original hardware.
Re: Wii Homebrew Community "Built On Lies And Copyright Infringement"
Eh, sounds like they're really afraid of getting nuked by Nintendo for some reason. Either that or they've decided this is a line they're not comfortable with crossing for a mere hobby. In either case, who cares. They don't have to do it if they don't want to, and someone else will pick it up where they left off. Ngl, I'm not a huge fan of infringement either.
Re: Upcoming Saturn Tribute Reissue To Skip Xbox Due To "Provocative Expressions"
@MG4M3R To clarify, super violent games are also bad in my book. I don't care more about sex than violence usually. Rape, however, is usually more a crime of control and violence with sexual elements.
But also, "Oh, you're assaulting people to save the world because your spunk cures mind control?" WTF, man. That proves even more that this needs to stay where it is (in the weird and creepy past), when it was, and that being able to buy this today benefits no one.
Re: Konami Is Reviving A Long Forgotten DS & Game Boy Series For The Switch 2
I'd be more interested in this if it was on PC and more akin to the Lost in Blue games. As is, my little brother would probably wander away in boredom and so would my mom.
Re: Upcoming Saturn Tribute Reissue To Skip Xbox Due To "Provocative Expressions"
Yeah, honestly, if it's true that at a certain point the loser of the previous battle gets sexually assaulted, it was probably censored extra on Xbox just on reputation alone. Would you want that attached to your reputation?
Honestly, f*** that noise. Most stuff is worthy of preservation, but this is just disgusting and wretched. This benefits no one, and is utter trash. Porn fricks people up. Trust me, I used to be addicted, and it hurt my relationship with everyone and everything. Just because it's from a classic console, or because it's from Japan, or because some people want to buy it does not make it worthy of preservation.
EDIT: And porn centered around rape is even worse. No, it doesn't particularly matter that it's the Saturn version. That script is still raunchy enough.
Re: Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated
I don't think piracy is ethical, but it's hardly the only point to consider here. Like it or not, Nintendo owns their stuff, and they have the legal right to take your whole career down if need be to protect their stuff. Don't give Nintendo a license to mess up your life like they did to Gary Bowser. They will do it.
That said, why do people even like this company anymore? I didn't really grow up with it myself (aside from some emulation, ironically), so maybe I don't understand, but why care so much about an awful company that will mess you up that you do the very things that alert them? After the Palworld lawsuit, I'm not considering their stuff anymore. I'll just get a ROG Ally instead lol smh.
Re: AI, Please Leave Our Favourite Video Games Alone
The Shenmue one looks alright, aside from the fact that the people are not accurate at all. For example, that one guy with tan skin towards the end had his design completely changed to be a different skin tone, and the protagonist looked completely different. Also, it did not upgrade everything. The steering wheel on the forklift, for instance, remained a chunky Dreamcast polygon. I didn't like it, but it didn't sear my eyes like so much AI content.
The Mario 64 one was awful, though. At first glance, it's kind of cool how it makes the levels look like they're made of household objects and toys. Look closer at anything that has a specific design, and it looks really wonky. Oh, and the horror-game-like slide sequence and how Mario's face morphs into a coherent face at the very end and blinks really unnerved me.