It wasn't a failure back then either. It was so successful, in fact, that It spawned a successor. A successor which Sony hated and kicked into the bin, repeatedly, as if trying to kill it.
All that money and they resort to cheap tricks? I got a trick, too. It's called pirating CotW.
Skipping Evo again, too. I miss when it was independent and not a boring corpo ***** show. Now it's simply a commodity passed around by sociopaths to appeal to slop guzzlers.
"digging into the settings on Analogue's console, I located a 'HuCard Audio' option, and, once this was selected, I could hear the full spectrum of sounds from PC Engine CD titles."
So does that mean STEREO CD audio? There's only one available audio channel pin on HuCards for CD audio, and to my knowledge Analogue doesn't implement anything like Krikzz's EDFX tech inside their Duo product.
In my day, people worked an honest day, made an honest wage, and were able to afford high quality products. Today, it's a race to the bottom, using demand as justification.
Wow, great interview! I love Tez Okano's work. Had no Idea HUGA was him, too. Girl From Gunma Kai is a neat little SHMUP. Thunder Force VI doesn't deserve the hate. I think it's great!
I heard about this game through Vinny from Vinesauce when they had copyright trouble when streaming it. It's like someone watches the internet like a hawk going after some kind of strange secret this game holds and quashing it. Either someone is overprotective of the IP or it holds some dark secret about Life, The Universe, and Everything.
I thought the link system was big fun, and the music was deliciously sublime. I still whistle and bang my head to the special stage tube music. As a teen, I loved slingshotting myself all over the levels. And the final boss is the kind of horrifying that can only be matched by Metroid Fusion's Nightmare.
This game really ought to have been included in Sonic Origins, along with a few others that I know SEGA wants to bury.
Oh, yeah... The romhack. Not playing this because it removes the game's identity. Not a "fix" by any definition.
@MegaManFan Just the usual vague Analogue marketing. Their own word is worthless. To them, promises are meaningless. The hardware is the only thing that speaks in their favor.
They ought to sell the buttons separately as they do for some of their other devices on the 8bitdo website. So those with the all-black controller can swap the buttons out. "But muh costs". Figure it out, businesspeople. That's your role.
A difficult game made more difficult by lazy ports. At least the G-MODE games are either dead-simple to understand, or ported to PC and distributed through Steam, where the few intrepid fans provide translation patches.
I wish they could put them all on Steam, but I guess it's tough when licensing is still done per platform.
Nice. I hope they consider aftermarket controller shells (including the plug end) as well. I'd love exact matches to the transparent blue of the SS One.
The first Infinos is on PC, and still available for free (along with some other freebies) from Picorinne Soft's website.
And the original PC version of Infinos 2 was available through the Playism store before it was closed. I hope they get re-released on PC at some point in the future, because they still run great on Windows 10.
The idea I realize is to cut down on waste and expense, which is laudable, but...
With specs on these USB cables and adapters never being universal, you never know if the brick and cable you've fished out of your drawers will even work for the new device. I realize they should be labelled, but often, they aren't. Or if they are, the specs have rubbed off the brick, or the USB cable is stamped with the wrong spec!
My kingdom for companies that properly inform consumers.
These are useless without giving customers options to do their own translations. Being locked into a locked ecosystem and asking for money might be preservative, but it still appears dickish looking at it from the outside.
It's like the Hamster releases with meager sidebar options. Clearly there's space for the end user to make their own, and have it appear behind that "glass reflection" apparent on the sidebars they give you. But they always half-ass the implementation unless you jailbreak the platform and software. It's bafflingly lazy for the cost.
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Re: City Connection & Granzella's 'Formation Z' Remake Finally Has A Release Date
Who cares, as long as it's fun.
Re: "Built On Theft And Plagiarism" - A Growing Number Of Game Developers Are Sick To Death Of Generative AI
We need a method to reverse-engineer IA generated content. That'll put the fear of copyright lawsuits in their single-celled skulls.
Re: The 32X Version Of Virtua Racing Has Been Decompiled
Nice. One of the most content-rich home ports. I own them all and always find myself coming back to this one.
The Replay tune is one of the sickest chiptune jams out there.
I hope this leads to an x86 recomp for some QoL additions.
Re: Apparently, The PSP Counts As A Failure To Some People Now
It wasn't a failure back then either. It was so successful, in fact, that It spawned a successor. A successor which Sony hated and kicked into the bin, repeatedly, as if trying to kill it.
Re: "We Are Actively Investigating Your Feedback" - R-Type Delta HD Boosted Publisher Delivers Statement On The Port's Timing Issues
I hope they're able to patch it up to how it should be, despite only working with a partial codebase.
I wonder if Live Wire ever fixed DDP DFK on Switch after they broke it with their last patch.
Re: "I Can't Promote A Product That I Don't Support" - SNK Mod Steps Down Over Fatal Fury "AI Slop" Trailer
All that money and they resort to cheap tricks? I got a trick, too. It's called pirating CotW.
Skipping Evo again, too. I miss when it was independent and not a boring corpo ***** show. Now it's simply a commodity passed around by sociopaths to appeal to slop guzzlers.
Re: Tired Of Waiting For Bandai Namco, Someone Has Finally Given Us 'Ridge Racer HD' - But It's Only In Dreams
We've got playable Daytona USA & Ridge Racer in VRChat, thanks to Zone. ;D
Re: "It Feels Like It's About To Turn Into An Urban Legend" - Here's Your Reminder That A Gold Version Of Castlevania: Bloodlines Exists
A blood-red cart would have made more sense.
Re: Best Flash Carts, EverDrive Carts And ODEs
I love flash carts. Have you tried the MrCART from RetroOnyx?
Re: Review: Turbo EverDrive Core And Pro - An Excellent PC Engine Flash Cart With Some Caveats
"digging into the settings on Analogue's console, I located a 'HuCard Audio' option, and, once this was selected, I could hear the full spectrum of sounds from PC Engine CD titles."
So does that mean STEREO CD audio? There's only one available audio channel pin on HuCards for CD audio, and to my knowledge Analogue doesn't implement anything like Krikzz's EDFX tech inside their Duo product.
Re: This Switch-Sized Handheld Packed With Capcom And Bandai Namco Games Is Finally Launching This Year
In my day, people worked an honest day, made an honest wage, and were able to afford high quality products. Today, it's a race to the bottom, using demand as justification.
Re: "2025 Was The Most Stressful I've Ever Experienced" - Taki Udon Opens Up On Bringing FPGA SuperStation One To Market
Lol. Stee-rike!
Founders / Friends are getting units already, according to the Retro Remake shipping dash.
Sadly I must wait until the dock is done manufacturing before I'll get mine.
Ah well. Patience is a thing I must do now, goodbye.
Re: Best Of 2025: "I Have All The Freedom & No Power" - Astro Boy & Segagaga Director Tez Okano On His Greatest Hits & Going Indie
Wow, great interview! I love Tez Okano's work. Had no Idea HUGA was him, too. Girl From Gunma Kai is a neat little SHMUP.
Thunder Force VI doesn't deserve the hate. I think it's great!
Re: "The 32-bit Generation Is Coming" - Unofficial FPGA-Based Sega Neptune Launches This December
December is almost over.
Re: The Co-Creator Of Fable & Dungeon Keeper Is Working On A Sequel To Their Ultima-Inspired RPG 'Moonring'
Cool. I love the style.
Re: "They Lied" - New Research Casts Doubt On Analogue 3D Accuracy Claims
It'll be a lot better if they can fix the timing issue. Seems to run 2 seconds faster than an N64 every ten minutes. Deffo not speedrun legal.
Re: Romhack.ing's BlueSky Account Gets Suspended Over Cookie's Bustle English Patch
I heard about this game through Vinny from Vinesauce when they had copyright trouble when streaming it. It's like someone watches the internet like a hawk going after some kind of strange secret this game holds and quashing it.
Either someone is overprotective of the IP or it holds some dark secret about Life, The Universe, and Everything.
Re: Here's How To "Fix" Knuckles' Chaotix, One Of The Most Divisive Sonic Games Of All Time
I thought the link system was big fun, and the music was deliciously sublime. I still whistle and bang my head to the special stage tube music. As a teen, I loved slingshotting myself all over the levels. And the final boss is the kind of horrifying that can only be matched by Metroid Fusion's Nightmare.
This game really ought to have been included in Sonic Origins, along with a few others that I know SEGA wants to bury.
Oh, yeah... The romhack. Not playing this because it removes the game's identity. Not a "fix" by any definition.
Re: Basic Fun Has Acquired "Select Assets" Of Arcade1Up
All BF has to do is keep the A1UP manufacturing as-is. EZ. One job. Virtually unbiffable.
I'm not really invested in A1UP, don't own a single thing of theirs. It's not the size, cost or build quality--I think they're all fine, but...
LCDs do not work for arcade games. They just don't. CRT or go home.
Re: "Lost" Space Harrier Sequel Planet Harriers Runs Great In This Updated Dreamcast Emulator
Nice. Finally playable from start to finish. Prior Demul versions would inevitably crash trying to load one of the later stages.
Re: The SNES Classic 'R-Type III: The Third Lightning' Is Getting A Remake For Modern Consoles & PC Next Year
Love that R-Type is still getting updated releases. If only the Thunder Force games could get refreshed by Sega & M2.
Re: "We Believe This Is The Right Step" - Unofficial FPGA Sega Neptune Gets Pushed Into 2026
Call me when Uranus is available.
Re: Analogue 3D Is Getting Some "Funtastic" Case Options
@MegaManFan Just the usual vague Analogue marketing. Their own word is worthless. To them, promises are meaningless. The hardware is the only thing that speaks in their favor.
Re: Random: Now You Can Smell As "Good" As Snake With These Official Metal Gear Solid Delta Toiletries
Will I smell like Metal Gear?!
Re: Hyper Sentinel Fusion Ships On A "Floppy Disk" And Is Coming To Kickstarter Soon
Nah. I'll wait until it's out.
Re: "Hang Tight, We're In The Homestretch!" - English Translation Of Cult Dreamcast RPG SEGAGAGA Is Almost Done
Can't wait. This game is legendary.
Re: Imagineer Claims Victory In Multi-Year-Long Legal Battle Over The 'Medabots' Trademark
I love it when a trademark troll/squatter gets pwnt, and their ashes are sprinkled in sewage.
Re: A Fan Translation Patch Is In The Works For 'Gunslinger Girl', A PS2 Rail Shooter Based On The Popular Anime
I'm ready to cry again.
Re: Here's Super Mario 64 Running On PlayStation
I dig the "personalized" vibe that the inky void, unfiltered textures and glitches give off.
Re: Analogue 3D Goes Back Up For Pre-Order Next Week, But There's A Catch
I'll shoot for one on Monday. I've got the budget. If I don't get it, whatever. Alternatives abound.
Re: MiSTer Rival MARS FPGA Is Dead
When selfless meets selfish you get an explosion. Finding the right mix is what separates the winners from the losers.
Re: The 8BitDo 64 Controller Is Set To Get A Colourful New Update Next Year
They ought to sell the buttons separately as they do for some of their other devices on the 8bitdo website. So those with the all-black controller can swap the buttons out. "But muh costs". Figure it out, businesspeople. That's your role.
Re: The MSX Version Of Xanadu, Nihon Falcom's Highly Influential Action-RPG, Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Month
A difficult game made more difficult by lazy ports. At least the G-MODE games are either dead-simple to understand, or ported to PC and distributed through Steam, where the few intrepid fans provide translation patches.
I wish they could put them all on Steam, but I guess it's tough when licensing is still done per platform.
Re: "You Wouldn't See Street Fighter Or Tekken Putting This Garbage Out" - Mortal Kombat Art Book Accused Of Using AI Upscaling
Disrespectful.
Re: The FPGA 'SuperStation One' PS1 Looks To Be Getting Its Own Line Of Super Affordable Memory Cards
Nice. I hope they consider aftermarket controller shells (including the plug end) as well. I'd love exact matches to the transparent blue of the SS One.
Re: Infinos 1 & 2 Are A Pair Of Gradius-Style Shmups That Pay Tribute To "The Golden Age Of Arcade Shooters"
Picorinne Soft makes great SHMUPs.
The first Infinos is on PC, and still available for free (along with some other freebies) from Picorinne Soft's website.
And the original PC version of Infinos 2 was available through the Playism store before it was closed. I hope they get re-released on PC at some point in the future, because they still run great on Windows 10.
Re: Mushihimesama, Dodonpachi Resurrection, & Espgaluda 2 Just Got An Unexpected Update On Nintendo Switch
Whoa, awesome! I'll have to check these updates out.
Re: Capcom Almost Didn't Reissue Resident Evil 1-3 On GOG Because We Already Have Their HD Remakes
Corpos gonna corp.
Re: The G'AIM'E AI-Powered Time Crisis Light Gun Is Up For Pre-Order
@Bod2019 Sure do!
The idea I realize is to cut down on waste and expense, which is laudable, but...
With specs on these USB cables and adapters never being universal, you never know if the brick and cable you've fished out of your drawers will even work for the new device. I realize they should be labelled, but often, they aren't. Or if they are, the specs have rubbed off the brick, or the USB cable is stamped with the wrong spec!
My kingdom for companies that properly inform consumers.
Re: Tatsujin's Upcoming Shmup Revival 'Truxton Extreme' Is Getting A Team Mode
TAG-TEAM!
TRUXTON!
EXTREME!
Re: "It Looks Beautiful" - FPGA PS1 'SuperStation One' Appears In The Flesh
I like da shiny. This'll pair well with my transparent DualShocks.
Re: Here Are The Next Two PC-88 Titles Getting EGGCONSOLE Reissues On Nintendo Switch
These are useless without giving customers options to do their own translations. Being locked into a locked ecosystem and asking for money might be preservative, but it still appears dickish looking at it from the outside.
It's like the Hamster releases with meager sidebar options. Clearly there's space for the end user to make their own, and have it appear behind that "glass reflection" apparent on the sidebars they give you. But they always half-ass the implementation unless you jailbreak the platform and software. It's bafflingly lazy for the cost.
Re: Sega Dev Kit Raid "A Preservation Disaster" For "Collectors, Archivists, And The Gaming Community"
The price of avarice is an infinite supply of grief.
Re: "Reject This Ugly Husk And Play The Original" - Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Remake Isn't Going Down Well With Fans
Get M2 on these classics. Pay them hard.
Forever Ent. is turning out like some kind of DotEmu clone. And they always sucked.
Re: OutRun's Unofficial Game Boy Color Port Is Available Now, For Free
@h3s Yes, on PC, and it is lovely. The options let you fiddle with some neat US/JP/Proto options, too.
I'll give this GBC port a try on my Pocket ASAP.
Re: This White Limited Edition Vectrex Mini Will Cost $250, Standard Model Starts At $115
White paperweights In this economy?
Fr, though. I can see the white borders contrasting the screen and affecting visibility too much. I like having working eyes, tyvm.
Re: Atari Boss Says "T-Shirts, Energy Drinks, Shoes And Headphones" Figure In Company's Future
Don't care. Make something new.
Re: "We Are Truly Delighted" - Retro Publisher Reopens US Orders
Smuggler's Run 3: Video Game Outlaws
Re: An Obscure Mobile Spin-Off To Cave's "Mushihimesama' Has Been Preserved By Fans
Awesome! Here's hoping more Cave spin-offs get found.
Re: "We Should Do Something Like That" - Sega Seems Keen On A Virtua Fighter Collection
I cannot take Sega's revival seriously until they confirm Segata Sanshiro and Hornet for VF6.