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Edit: my original comment was too cranky 😁 More importantly, this game looks incredible. Kudos to the devs for this passion project, and thank you to timeextrnsion for the in-depth profile.

To Panic: I would really love to play this game on the playdate I ordered over a year ago and am still waiting for 😢

What’s with the 3DS and gameboy carts in the pictures? Are they implying this can play original carts, like the Analogue Pocket, or just trying to evoke handheld gaming?

I’m an 80s kid, and my first experience was with an Atari 2600 and playing Pitfall. I felt like Indiana Jones, which I’m sure was purely a coincidence and in no way copyright infringing 😂

I really enjoy being taken on y’all’s research journey for this! Sorry you couldn’t find more, but I love the passion of Time Extension (especially the comparison to Indiana Jones)!

@liathach I noticed the same thing! $750 in 1992, when adjusted for inflation, would be equivalent to around £1250 today.

@Damo Thanks for a wonderful article, but it looks like this error still hasn't been fixed. The article also doesn't indicate what year the players reached their best price of $250, but I imagine that conversion to today's money also needs to adjust for inflation.

@Damo This sounds great! Is it possible to purchase if I missed the kickstarter campaign?

EDIT: I found the order at Ninty Publishing's website. I've ordered a copy, and thanks for reviewing this!

This article makes it seem like SSI was finished after 1993, but they were still releasing great strategy games throughout the 90s. I think they just stopped making RPGs after the failure of Project M.

Thanks for the article! This reminds me how much I love this game, and I need to replay it soon to see more of the endings!

@mike_intv I think he’s right legally. A company is a legal entity formed under one specific name, which was apparently Apogee. This entity can own IP. 3DRealms was apparently a trademarked label, which is not a legal entity and could not own IP.

Whichever company owns the IP for Apogee’s catalogue today is a separate question. It could be that this European group that owns the name 3DRealms has also formed a company with that name and could in theory then buy the rights to the old IP under that name.

Side comment: I loved the Descent games. I would love to see a modern remake of them!

I’m glad this is doing well, but I’m honestly irked that they are bragging about sales when they have struggled so badly in fulfilling these sales. I’ve been waiting over a year for my preorder, and Panic are not promising anything beyond the end of this year. Panic are making LRG seem speedy by comparison!

@Kiwi_Unlimited That’s a touching story, thanks for sharing!

And Damien, thanks for starting these journeys down memory lane!

Like you, I don’t have places associated with most games in my memory, but there is one exception: Shining Force on Game Gear. First, I remember the store where I bought it, and have a clear memory of seeing the box art stick out from the other more drab game gear games. Second, I remember playing it at my grandparents house when I was supposed to be visiting, but instead hid myself away in a corner (next to a power outlet, lord the battery life was horrible for gg), and my mom eventually finding me and yelling at me for being antisocial. I loved that game, and it’s odd how it’s strongly linked with those two places!

Isn’t the headline wrong? $70 in 2023 would be like $35 in 1994 money. $70 in 1994 would be $140 in 2023 money.

@Uncharted2007 Thanks! Also, great list of GG classics yourself. I’d forgotten how many hours I poured into Road Rash!

Back in the day, I really loved Jurassic Park on GG. I remember some of the boss fights being super intense, and that the music and graphics were some of the best on the platform.

Agree with other comments I don’t remember ever seeing a white version of the hardware. Was this a commercial release in some region?

@ChromaticDracula Good point, Shining Force was my introduction to Strategy RPGs as well!

I can’t believe Shining Force II is only on the Asia version. All time great game, and tempts me to consider importing this version...