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Re: 'Sega's Switch' Lives On Thanks To This Absolutely Incredible Mod

Serpenterror

The idea of a hybrid console, one that would allow certain games to be play on the road and on the TV had been done by both Sega and Nintendo back then. While Sega took the handheld route and allow Sega Genesis home console games to be play on the road with worst battery life, Nintendo did the opposite and allow handheld games that could only be play while on the road the privilege of playing on the TV via the Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2. So while Sega took the handheld and tabletop route with their home games, Nintendo took the dock route with their handheld games. Both are essentially the idea behind the Nintendo Switch of today cause all the games on Switch are once either home console games or handheld games that now could be enjoy through both privilege.

Re: "It's Just Not Working" - FreePlay Arcade Will Close Its Doors Later This Month

Serpenterror

Many problems why it failed:

  • All arcade machines are set to freeplay when they should had follow the old model of one coin per play
  • Too many old games, these are games that customers could just easily download online to play on MAME. Get some Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Super Mario Kart Arcade GP3, etc., to get customers excited.
  • No other form of entertainment (crane, pinball, gatcha, poker, wrestling, dancing, singing, pool, etc.) or offerings (pizza, bar, restaurant, barber, etc.) other than playing the arcades.

Re: 30 Years Ago, Sega Took Its Biggest Gamble With Saturn And Failed

Serpenterror

At the time this console launch, I was still gaming on the Sega Genesis and was wondering wtf did they had to go to 32-Bit so soon. By the time I had enough money to buy the Sega Saturn, the Sega Dreamcast is already out and by the time I decided to go to the store to buy one, I saw the PlayStation 2 and bought that instead.

Re: Capcom Is Keen To Make More Of Its Fighting Games Available On Modern Systems

Serpenterror

Just confirm Capcom Fighting Collection 3 already, here's all the games that needs to be included:

  • Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
  • Street Fighter III: Third Strike - Fight For the Future
  • Rival Schools: United by Fate
  • Star Gladiators: Episode 1 - Final Crusade
  • Saturday Night Slam Masters
  • Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters 2
  • Final Fight Revenge
  • Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
  • Tech Romancer
  • Sengoku Basara X

Re: A New Compilation Celebrating The 'Ys' Series Is Being Released In Japan Next Year

Serpenterror

All of these games (Ys 1-5) had remakes on PC, PSP, and PS2, why not just give us a collection of those instead? Heck we already got remakes of Ys 3 & 4 on Switch, all we really need are the ports of the Ys 1 & Ys 2 remakes and then the Ys 5 remake from the PS2 and all that's left is the porting of Ys 6 and Ys Seven and that would complete the series on Switch until Ys XI for Switch 2. C'mon Falcom finish em.

Re: This 16-Bit Spider-Man Game For The SNES / Genesis Just Got A New Fan Reimagining For PC & Android

Serpenterror

Kinda lose interest when it got to the part where it says some stuffs from the original were removed. Shouldn't had done that, also adding Marvel characters from outside the Spider-Man universe is kinda pointless here. Adding Green Goblin, Ock Doc, Sandman, the Punisher, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Captain America I could understand but c'mon Wolverine, Daredevil, Wildcats, you're just taking the spotlight away from oh Spidey and Venom here. I mean c'mon they are going after Carnage, not Thanos or Onslaught.

Re: "I Was P****d Off" - The Tetris Company's Henk Rogers On Nintendo's "Blatant Attempt" To Copy A Classic

Serpenterror

Dude those two games aren't even remotely similar or play the same. You're comparing a puzzler where all you do is clear lines (not blocks) to a puzzler where you had to match colors to another color enemy to eliminate it. With that mindset any color matching puzzler could be a Tetris ripoff. You could play Tetris even if it doesn't had colors whereas a Dr. Mario game you had to distinguish the colors or know what different color the pills are in able to eliminate color enemy on screen and get good at it. Not sure what Henk Rogers problem is but I don't see any similarities between Tetris and Dr. Mario. With Tetris I had to think fast and line up quick, with Dr. Mario I had to start connecting the colors and make the switch or else I risk building more stacks. The only guilty pleasure Nintendo did with the Tetris license was using its name to promote a totally different game in Panel de Pon (Puzzle League a.k.a. Tetris Attack) but other than that I don't think Nintendo was ripping off Tetris. Competing against Tetris would be the more correct answer just like Columns, Puyo Puyo, Hatris, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Panel de Pon, Puzzle Kombat, Pac-Attack, Kirby Super Star Stacker, Yoshi's Cookie, Yoshi's Egg, etc.

Re: Interview: "We’ve Come Full Circle!" - WayForward On Sigma Star Saga DX, And What's Next For The Shantae Developer

Serpenterror

@XiaoShao Yeah I wouldn't buy anything retro from LRG, those NES versions of Rugrats could fry your NES for good. I betcha that Shantae Advance release may also damage your GBA system too. My only hope is if someone buys those and just dump the rom online so we could play those on flash cartridge that doesn't fry our system. If only WayForward would sell the roms themselves, I would gladly pay to download a rom of this and Shantae Advance just so I could get a copy for my GBA flash cartridge. I did it for XenoCrisis so I don't had any issue if WayForward does it too.

Re: Splintered Is A New Dragon Quest-Inspired RPG With A Fascinating Twist

Serpenterror

While I love the old school Dragon Warrior looks and gameplay back in the late 80s and early 90s, I only enjoy those for their times and because of Akira Toriyama's work. Nowadays I don't think I would ever want to return to that style of RPG and mechanics anymore so I may had to passed on this game. If this game is ever remade in the style of the DS or Switch DQ games then maybe I could check it out but without any inspiring art styles like Akira Toriyama's work I may not stick around for it that much.

Re: The FPGA N64 Analogue 3D Has Been Delayed

Serpenterror

I had faith in Analogue even if they do delay their product. This is a company that had good, no, great track record of delivering high quality premium product so a delay of this kind is not that big of a deal to me. Take all the time you need Analogue, I rather prefer a quality product over a scummy hardware like the Amico and SuperSega.

Re: Review: Retro Fighters D6 - Great Design, But The D-Pad Is A Disappointment

Serpenterror

Fortunately back in the early 2000s I didn't buy any of the third party controllers for Dreamcast fighting games cause I feel like those are just gonna be a waste of money. Instead I just buy dongles that would allow me to use either my PS1, Super NES, or Sega Saturn controllers that I already own for play on the Dreamcast which works much better with fighting games. Playing Street Fighter III: Third Strikes, Soul Calibur, and Marvel vs. Capcom 1 & 2 with my Super NES controller works like a dream on the Dreamcast way more than those awful Dreamcast controllers.

Re: Fan-Made 3DO Port Of Mortal Kombat II Is Now Available

Serpenterror

The gameplay still feels too janky, the graphics look okay but is at time very buggy. Special moves seem like they don't connect very well and wtf why do they said finish him on Kintaro? The 3DO controller also doesn't work very well with this game having a very imprecise d-pad. Also adding some MK Trilogy moves to some characters feels off and makes no sense. It's a fun game to play for a few minutes but the fun wares off too soon. For now I give it a 6/10 but if more improvements are made the score could rise. It's not the better port that I thought it to be.

Re: Golden Axe Is Getting An Unofficial Neo Geo Port, And It Looks Fantastic

Serpenterror

I don't get the point of why this even needs to be ported to the NeoGeo, all it did was moving the game from the Sega cabinet to the SNK cabinet. If you're going to port a Golden Axe game to NeoGeo though why not just port the Revenge of Death Adder which is a much better game and would benefit from NeoGeo's bigger sprite and vibrant colors?

Re: Oops, This Open Source N64 Expansion Pak Is Frying Consoles

Serpenterror

@N64-ROX Nintendo didn't give it away, Donkey Kong 64 just cost more to make up for it. Technically you buying DK64 brand new means you already pay for both the game and the expansion pak. Also you could always buy the game used, that way it won't come with the expansion pak and cost cheaper.

Re: Flashback: One Of Gaming's Worst Pads Almost Led To A Controller That Promised To Change Gaming Forever

Serpenterror

The capacitive touch pad would be great for 3D fighters on the more higher end consoles at the time such as those on the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and N64 but it will never work great with 2D fighting games. The direction to which you want to control your characters could be hit or miss on 2D games but on 3D ones it may actually flows real well and smooth. This controller is like the predecessor to the Steam controller which also had capacitive touch pad that are use for 360 directional movements and as alternative to mouse control.

Re: Oops, This Open Source N64 Expansion Pak Is Frying Consoles

Serpenterror

It's not excellent if all it does is destroy your gaming system. Just use the real one instead. There's a reason why the real one doesn't destroy your Nintendo 64, cause it's made by Nintendo themselves. It's in the name already. Stop buying garbage from third party manufacturer unless they got a good track record of making reliable high quality product.

Re: IP Owners, Hamster Wants To Release Your Classic Games To "Future Generations"

Serpenterror

Hear that Sega, now give HAMSTER all your console and arcade game rights so that you get money for doing nothing and so that we get something. Scud Race, Virtua Fighter 2, OutRunner, The Last Bronx, Fighting Vipers, Sega Rally, Daytona USA, ASTAL, NiGHTS Into Dreams, Dragon Force, Burning Rangers, SEGA Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade, Sonic R, Knuckles Chaotix, Kolibri, Tempo, Legend of Oasis, Baku Baku Animals, Virtual On, Golden Axe Warrior, Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder, Golden Axe: The Duel, Crusader of Centy, Skies of Arcadia, Shining Force III, Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side, Power Drift, Clockwork Knight, Bug!, etc., all should not be stuck in the 90s and early 2000s.