@BionicDodo @Moroboshi876 I remember seeing the Street Fighter II one in a store years ago and they did have a riser for it that you could purchase seperate to make the machine taller.
@Mayhem That makes sense, I really didn't get into gaming till the NES, I was too young before that. I remember messing around on my cousin's Atari back in the day but that was just a novelty back then.
Wow didn't realize they had a game for Usagi. Of course the Commadore wasn't big here in America so there's that.
Also to be honest I didn't know Usagi Yojimbo was its own thing I remember seeing him crossover in the TMNT cartoons when I was a kid then of course getting his TMNT figure one Christmas morning. It was till years later that I discovered he was his own thing.
The problem is Arcades just arent the magical place they were in the 70s to 90s.
Once consoles like the Dreamcast came out delivering games on par with the Arcades there was no need to go to an arcade. Why spend $50 bucks an hour fighting playing Soul Calibur when you can get the game for the same price and play it whenever you want and own it for life?
Not only that but now you have emulators which people can download on just about any device including their phones and play games whenever and wherever they want no need to go to an arcade.
Not to mention ports to modern systems like the TMNT Cowabunga Collection, various Atari Collections, Midway Collections, Neo Geo Collections etc, etc there is no need for Arcades.
While I get the owner is doing it more for the social aspect people are alot less sociable these days as they were 30 to 40 years ago.
@KingMike I remember alot of these games around that time. I also remember the actor for Johnny Cage getting fired for being in an advertisement for a similar game to MK, maybe it was this one, and that's why Johnny Cage wasn't in MKII originally.
Still have 8 of them. I ended up buying alot of them cheap when Gamestop was clearencing them out at the end of the GameCube lifespan. Still my favorite controller of all time.
@Sketcz It's Troy Baker who does Indy's voice. He did such an amazing job it's hard to tell the difference even in the actual game. Then again Troy is such an amazing voice actor.
Growing I remember Tetris and Dr Mario were two of my Mom's favorite games. She would always bounce between those two games. One of the main reason we had a NES hooked up to our TV even well into the Wii generation.
Tekken has always been my favorite fighting game series, but 4 was the low point in the series for me. The problem was there was just to many changes to the game all at once. Especially Jin. Jin was my favorite character in 3 right after King. I loved how his style was a blend of Kazuya's and Jun's but then in 4 it was a completely new style without explanation. I will say the environment hazards were a nice touch and new characters like Marduk were great but overall the game is my least played Tekken.
Street Fighter IV was the last main line SF game I played. I also have Street Fighter X Tekken too. Sad always to hear a passing. Thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans.
I remember being amazed when I first encountered the Pyscho Mantis Easter egg. My friends and I thought it was so cool that he knew what games we enjoyed lol.
Sad news. Thoughts go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
I do remember him in Street Fighter and in fact his casting was one of the many reasons I hated the movie when I was a kid. For some reason I didn't like the fact that they changed E. Honda from Japanese to Samoan. I didn't realize he was in those other movies.
@KitsuneNight Thanks for the replies and info really appreciate it. I have been busy the past few days so I haven't been able to try the stuff you mentioned but will so today. Hopefully I can do it blind but if not I may have to look into that scaler. Thanks again!
@KitsuneNight My TV only has HDMI inputs, and yes I tried the Mayflash PS2 HDMI adapter but appearently I have to adjust a setting on my PS2 to be able to use it but can't see anything to fix it.
@-wc- Ummm if that was the case he wouldn't have won. I never heard of an election or anything for that matter where who gets the lowest amount of votes wins.
Didn't they have an episode that had Final Fight in it? I remember seeing a Final Fight cartoon at one point but I can't find one that existed. I know it was Final Fight cause I remember Cody being int it but they made him like a redneck. It would only make sense if it was this show.
I had one for brief moment, I mostly used it for the remote play with the PS4. It was nice but to be honest there really weren't any games that interested me on it and the cost of memory cards, Yikes!!
I did end up getting the PS TV at a garage sale a few years ago but again no games really interested me on it.
TMNT Turtles in Time on the SNES I find is alot better then the Arcade version. With the added level, the revamp sewer and Neon Night Rider levels, the added bosses of Shredder, Super Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady. It's always has been my go to version of the game. Since I got the Cowabunga Collection I played the original Arcade version once and I played the SNES version a dozen times or more.
Tekken 3 on the PS is another one especially with the addition of Gon and Dr. B.
Raul Julia was amazing in this movie especially for what he was going through at the time. The only reason I would rewatch this movie is because of him. I much preferred the animated movie that came out around the same time.
I don't know why but I could never get into Virtual Fighter. My friends were into it big time when I was a teenager, but for some reason I couldn't. Maybe because at the time I was too into SFII and MK. Really didn't get into 3D fighters till Tekken and Soul Calibur came around.
I love GoG. It's my main go to for PC games especially older ones. I was able to get all of Sierra's City Builder games from them and play them alot. Now if only they can get Sims 3 or even 1 or 2 I would be ecstatic.
Kinda surprised he didn't mention the Genesis version which I feel is the best home port. I grew up with Paperboy on the Gameboy playing it on family road trips.
These games are classics and are an important part of not only Blizzrd's history but gaming history as well. On a more personal level, I remember playing these games back on my first PC back in the early 2000's. Good times indeed.
I remember seeing the bright yellow packing with Bleem written on it back in the day at my local Best Buy obviously that was before the court cases and such. I wasn't much into emulation back then on PS One and didn't own a PC or Dreamcast at the time but I remember it. Best Little Emulator Ever Made is what people use to say what Bleem meant lol.
@Damo Gaming Historian on YouTube did an interesting video on Bleem a few years ago if anyone is interested.
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Re: Sega Does What Nintendon't, Again - The Megaswitch HD Brings Digital-To-Digital HDMI To The Genesis
I just play my Genesis games on my Mega SG from Analogue.
Re: WWF WrestleFest Is Being Rereleased In Home Arcade Cabinet Form Later This Year
@BionicDodo @Moroboshi876 I remember seeing the Street Fighter II one in a store years ago and they did have a riser for it that you could purchase seperate to make the machine taller.
Re: Feature: How A Cult Comic About A Samurai Rabbit Became A Classic Commodore 64 Game
@Mayhem That makes sense, I really didn't get into gaming till the NES, I was too young before that. I remember messing around on my cousin's Atari back in the day but that was just a novelty back then.
Re: N64 Emulator Behind Zelda: Ocarina Of Time On GameCube Is Being Decompiled
I remember getting that along with Soul Calibur II and my GameCube from Gamestop back in the day. I believe I still have it somewhere to this day.
Re: "His Contributions Will Be Sorely Missed" - Sega Homebrew Dev GenesisFan64 Has Passed Away
Thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans.
Re: Feature: How A Cult Comic About A Samurai Rabbit Became A Classic Commodore 64 Game
Wow didn't realize they had a game for Usagi. Of course the Commadore wasn't big here in America so there's that.
Also to be honest I didn't know Usagi Yojimbo was its own thing I remember seeing him crossover in the TMNT cartoons when I was a kid then of course getting his TMNT figure one Christmas morning. It was till years later that I discovered he was his own thing.
Re: "It's Just Not Working" - FreePlay Arcade Will Close Its Doors Later This Month
The problem is Arcades just arent the magical place they were in the 70s to 90s.
Once consoles like the Dreamcast came out delivering games on par with the Arcades there was no need to go to an arcade. Why spend $50 bucks an hour fighting playing Soul Calibur when you can get the game for the same price and play it whenever you want and own it for life?
Not only that but now you have emulators which people can download on just about any device including their phones and play games whenever and wherever they want no need to go to an arcade.
Not to mention ports to modern systems like the TMNT Cowabunga Collection, various Atari Collections, Midway Collections, Neo Geo Collections etc, etc there is no need for Arcades.
While I get the owner is doing it more for the social aspect people are alot less sociable these days as they were 30 to 40 years ago.
Re: Have You Checked On Your Wii U GamePad Battery Recently?
@HammerGalladeBro Probably the easiest would be contact Nintendo and see what they suggest or set up a repair with them.
Re: Data East's Terrible Mortal Kombat Clone 'Tattoo Assassins' Is Getting Revived
@KingMike I remember alot of these games around that time. I also remember the actor for Johnny Cage getting fired for being in an advertisement for a similar game to MK, maybe it was this one, and that's why Johnny Cage wasn't in MKII originally.
Re: Data East's Terrible Mortal Kombat Clone 'Tattoo Assassins' Is Getting Revived
I remember hearing about this game years ago in magazines. Even then it just sounded like an MK knockoff.
Re: The WavePhoenix Brings Nintendo's Best Controller Back To Life For $5
Still have 8 of them. I ended up buying alot of them cheap when Gamestop was clearencing them out at the end of the GameCube lifespan. Still my favorite controller of all time.
Re: Super Technos World: River City & Arcade Classics Is Out Now
River City Renegade. Is that the game that was in-between River City Ransom and River City Girls Zero? If I might just pick this up for that.
Re: First, It Was Floods, Now The Retro Computer Museum Counts The Cost Of A Break-In
That's why most businesses do a nightly deposit after they close.
Re: Random: New Video Reimagines Indiana Jones & The Great Circle As A Classic LucasArts Adventure
@Sketcz It's Troy Baker who does Indy's voice. He did such an amazing job it's hard to tell the difference even in the actual game. Then again Troy is such an amazing voice actor.
Re: "I Was P****d Off" - The Tetris Company's Henk Rogers On Nintendo's "Blatant Attempt" To Copy A Classic
Growing I remember Tetris and Dr Mario were two of my Mom's favorite games. She would always bounce between those two games. One of the main reason we had a NES hooked up to our TV even well into the Wii generation.
Re: "I Didn’t Have A Single Ally" - Katsuhiro Harada Opens Up About The Stress Of Making Tekken 4
Tekken has always been my favorite fighting game series, but 4 was the low point in the series for me. The problem was there was just to many changes to the game all at once. Especially Jin. Jin was my favorite character in 3 right after King. I loved how his style was a blend of Kazuya's and Jun's but then in 4 it was a completely new style without explanation. I will say the environment hazards were a nice touch and new characters like Marduk were great but overall the game is my least played Tekken.
Re: Legend of Dragoon Producer Denies The PS1 RPG Was Intended To Be Sony's Final Fantasy Clone
This game was leagues better then FFVII. It's a shame that this game doesn't get the recognition that FFVII gets. I still want a sequel to this game.
Re: One Of The Worst Games Of All Time Is Coming To Steam
Lol the first thing that came to mind when I saw this article was the AVGN episode.
Re: Dave Morrow, The Voice Of Street Fighter's Akuma, Has Passed Away
Street Fighter IV was the last main line SF game I played. I also have Street Fighter X Tekken too. Sad always to hear a passing. Thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans.
Re: Today I Learned That Metal Gear Solid Roasted People Who Didn't Own A Stereo TV
I remember being amazed when I first encountered the Pyscho Mantis Easter egg. My friends and I thought it was so cool that he knew what games we enjoyed lol.
Re: Street Fighter Actor Peter "Navy" Tuiasosopo Has Passed Away At The Age Of 61
Sad news. Thoughts go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
I do remember him in Street Fighter and in fact his casting was one of the many reasons I hated the movie when I was a kid. For some reason I didn't like the fact that they changed E. Honda from Japanese to Samoan. I didn't realize he was in those other movies.
Re: Ex-Activision Boss Forgets Name Of "Bad Acquisition" Behind Project Gotham Racing, Blur And Geometry Wars
I loved Bizarre. I was gutted when I heard they were closing down.
Re: Which PlayStation Boots Fastest? (Here's A Hint: It's Not PS5)
Doesn't surprise me that PS2 and 1 are the quickest. They aren't as complex as later PS models.
Re: Review: 8BitMods MemCard Pro 2 - Run PS2 Games And Manage Your Saves From This $50 Memory Card
@KitsuneNight Thanks for the replies and info really appreciate it. I have been busy the past few days so I haven't been able to try the stuff you mentioned but will so today. Hopefully I can do it blind but if not I may have to look into that scaler. Thanks again!
Re: Review: 8BitMods MemCard Pro 2 - Run PS2 Games And Manage Your Saves From This $50 Memory Card
@KitsuneNight Unfortunately like I said my tvs only have HDMI hookups, I don't have access to a TV that I can see the menus and such.
Re: Review: 8BitMods MemCard Pro 2 - Run PS2 Games And Manage Your Saves From This $50 Memory Card
@KitsuneNight My TV only has HDMI inputs, and yes I tried the Mayflash PS2 HDMI adapter but appearently I have to adjust a setting on my PS2 to be able to use it but can't see anything to fix it.
Re: Review: 8BitMods MemCard Pro 2 - Run PS2 Games And Manage Your Saves From This $50 Memory Card
Would definitely be interested in this, if only my PS2 would work on a current TV.
Re: Your Next Retro Emulation Handheld Could Cost You 35% More Than Usual
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Re: Trump's Tariffs Have "Changed Everything" For Makers Of Essential Retro Gaming Gear
Well, this is what the people wanted by voting him in.
Re: Your Next Retro Emulation Handheld Could Cost You 35% More Than Usual
@-wc- Ummm if that was the case he wouldn't have won. I never heard of an election or anything for that matter where who gets the lowest amount of votes wins.
Re: Your Next Retro Emulation Handheld Could Cost You 35% More Than Usual
This is what the people wanted, if they didn't they wouldn't have voted for him.
Re: Street Fighter's Critically-Panned Animated TV Series Is Getting A Blu-Ray Release
Didn't they have an episode that had Final Fight in it? I remember seeing a Final Fight cartoon at one point but I can't find one that existed. I know it was Final Fight cause I remember Cody being int it but they made him like a redneck. It would only make sense if it was this show.
Re: Shuhei Yoshida Explains Why The PS Vita Flopped
I had one for brief moment, I mostly used it for the remote play with the PS4. It was nice but to be honest there really weren't any games that interested me on it and the cost of memory cards, Yikes!!
I did end up getting the PS TV at a garage sale a few years ago but again no games really interested me on it.
Re: Talking Point: Is There A Home Port You Prefer To The Arcade Original?
TMNT Turtles in Time on the SNES I find is alot better then the Arcade version. With the added level, the revamp sewer and Neon Night Rider levels, the added bosses of Shredder, Super Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady. It's always has been my go to version of the game. Since I got the Cowabunga Collection I played the original Arcade version once and I played the SNES version a dozen times or more.
Tekken 3 on the PS is another one especially with the addition of Gon and Dr. B.
Re: Capcom And Bandai Namco Are Joining Forces For This Massive Handheld
@HammerGalladeBro What would really seal it for me is if it had Tekken X Street Fighter!!!
Re: After What Feels Like A Lifetime, Amazon Is Cancelling Mighty No. 9 3DS And Vita Pre-Orders
I honestly thought they canceled the Vita version when the Vita died.
Re: Anniversary: Street Fighter's Live-Action Movie Is 30 Years Old Today
Raul Julia was amazing in this movie especially for what he was going through at the time. The only reason I would rewatch this movie is because of him. I much preferred the animated movie that came out around the same time.
Re: EA Founder Denies Giving Sony The Idea For PlayStation
Whoever did that documentary should have done at bit more research.
Re: Virtua Fighter 2 Is Getting A Physical Release On Xbox
I don't know why but I could never get into Virtual Fighter. My friends were into it big time when I was a teenager, but for some reason I couldn't. Maybe because at the time I was too into SFII and MK. Really didn't get into 3D fighters till Tekken and Soul Calibur came around.
Re: This Christmas, You'll Be Able To Play SNES Batman Returns On Your Genesis, For Free
@bring_on_branstons Megadrive always sounded like some kind of PC add on rather then a video game console to me. Genesis just sounds way cooler.
Re: GOG Plans To Preserve "At Least 500 Games" Through Its New Program By The End Of 2025
I love GoG. It's my main go to for PC games especially older ones. I was able to get all of Sierra's City Builder games from them and play them alot. Now if only they can get Sims 3 or even 1 or 2 I would be ecstatic.
Re: "Nintendo Left Us Standing At The Altar" - Shawn Layden On The Vengeful Birth Of PlayStation
I remember seeing the SNES Play Station at PRGE a few years ago such an awesome feeling to be that close to a piece of video game history.
Re: Brush Up On The Histories Of Choplifter And Paperboy With These Two New Documentaries
Kinda surprised he didn't mention the Genesis version which I feel is the best home port. I grew up with Paperboy on the Gameboy playing it on family road trips.
Re: Deadpool & 6 Other Delisted Activision Games Get Mysterious Steam Update
Maybe they will be coming to Gamepass as well in the future.
Re: Of Course The Dreamcast's "Most Powerful VMU" Can Play Doom
But can it play Crysis?
Re: Blizzard Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Warcraft With Remastered Battle Chest
@Ryu_Niiyama You can buy the games separate so if you dont want 3 you dont have to buy it.
Re: Blizzard Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Warcraft With Remastered Battle Chest
These games are classics and are an important part of not only Blizzrd's history but gaming history as well. On a more personal level, I remember playing these games back on my first PC back in the early 2000's. Good times indeed.
Re: The Game Boy Color Is Getting A New Top Gear-Style "Pseudo 3D" Racer
Whatever happened to that Top Gear collection that was for modern consoles did it ever come out?
Re: Interview: Super Mario Kart & SimCity Composer Soyo Oka On Her Most Iconic Nintendo Soundtracks
Loved the music in Simcity it was so relaxing.
Re: Bleem, The Company That Took On Sony And Won, Rises From The Dead (Again)
I remember seeing the bright yellow packing with Bleem written on it back in the day at my local Best Buy obviously that was before the court cases and such. I wasn't much into emulation back then on PS One and didn't own a PC or Dreamcast at the time but I remember it. Best Little Emulator Ever Made is what people use to say what Bleem meant lol.
@Damo Gaming Historian on YouTube did an interesting video on Bleem a few years ago if anyone is interested.