I was playing through Gunblade NY / L.A. Machineguns on Wii a few weeks ago, pretty good fun. It passed me by at the time. There were quite a few on the Wii: HotD 2&3, HotD Overkill, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles / Umbrella Chronicles. Link’s Crossbow Training!
I have the same thing with my GUN4IR, great product but getting it configured for the different emulators can be a right pain. And attaching the sensors that GUN4IR needs to the side of the monitor so that they hold their position can be challenging, particularly when rotating the monitor between horizontal and vertical. Absolutely fantastic when it’s all set up and working though.
Yes, to be honest I haven’t put a great deal of time into it but I’ve had Golden Gun and Time Crisis 5 working with my GUN4IR in TP. I’ve spent more time on the racing games with steering wheel and foot pedals, and that’s been awesome - particularly enjoyed Chase HQ 2. Going through the light gun games in TP is on my games project list but there are a few projects ahead of it.
Great point, totally agree. I think people should generally be more aware that the current situation we’re in in terms of access to retro games may change dramatically in the not so distant future because of AI, and enforcement will potentially become a lot more capable.
The only thing I think we’re disagreeing on is the “inevitablism” of significant future improvements in the capabilities of AI. And on that - only time will tell.
No, what I’m saying is - XAi is working to iron out the kinks (there have been several posts on this by them) and, looking at it impartially (without Elon Derangement Syndrome) Grok is currently the top AI model.
I think when AI gets good enough there’s going to be an explosion in creativity and content of all types (games, art, music). I know Elon’s sometimes off in terms of the timing of his predictions (he acknowledges this himself) but when this happens… really the sky’s the limit. The volume of good stuff available is going to be unreal. It’s hard enough to keep track of everything coming out that’s interesting already (particularly compared to, say, 30-40 years ago), but it’s going to be truly mental. Unlimited high quality entertainment.
Also looking forward to playing games with fully smart AI characters that drop in and out of games + try to make the game more interesting for you. That would be pretty cool.
Had a chat with Grok 4 for the first time last night.
Two main questions + some follow-ups to clarify:
1. How does IQ vary geographically through the world, and what implications might that have on the functioning of society? 2. How has the popularity of anime changed this century, specifically in Japan? + illustrate with numbers.
Grok 4 explained both to me very clearly. It was taking up to a few minutes to answer some of the questions - and showing its thought process as it did it. The main limitation was the quality of publicly-available data, but the clarity it showed in its conclusions and the thoroughness / logic of its approach when pulling together the data and conclusions, particularly when it met obstacles, was very impressive.
AI can’t replicate the “soul” in human art yet. It’s not built for that. But what it’s doing is very impressive, the speed of it’s development is incredible, and it will get there.
The article mentions that Palmer Luckey has referred to himself in the past as a “radical Zionist”. I was asking (somewhat facetiously) whether it was now going to be general practice to call out the political views of the leadership teams or owners of all businesses selling games.
I have no problem with the links to arms companies being called out. I understand why people may have issues with that.
In terms of the comment on an “extreme position”… it’s really saying what @Sketcz is referring to above when he mentions “cancel culture, doxxing, threats, and angry vitriol.”
I’m not sure how saying “keep politics out of gaming” is politicising it, isn’t it the opposite? My reason for engaging was to try and stop it from becoming political. TBH I didn’t expect it to be a controversial take but I haven’t posted very much on this forum so wasn’t really sure what the response would be. In other forums it’s the common view.
“If the logical conclusion of your argument is to have no standards at all, then your thinking is flawed.”
That’s certainly not what I’m saying.
There are different views of what this article represents and how you interpret it will largely come down to your position on the political spectrum.
As @aldo134 says above:
“I personally do not find Palmer's views or company controversial, which, again, is why the statements on here that its a zero sum game that you must be against his "extremist" stances are ridiculous.”
I agree with this. I’ve tried to avoid stating this - because I don’t want to get dragged into a political discussion. But that’s what I believe.
The problem I’m calling out is illustrated by many of the responses above. To a number of people, this is a black or white / right or wrong view. It’s very divisive.
When I see an article like this, pushing one side of the political viewpoint, and the reaction to it above, it depresses me. This isn’t what I think gaming should be about. I respect that anyone who objects to it has the right to know and can therefore avoid buying it. But I don’t like the black or white political posturing - the “I’m right - you’re wrong / a bad person / evil”. To be frank - it’s disturbingly extreme. I just don’t want to engage with it. It’s not been part of the gaming landscape until relatively recently and I don’t believe it belongs in gaming.
Yay! Similar to me. Have you not noticed the whole atmosphere change relatively recently, last 5 years in particular, and become more divisive around political beliefs?
It’s more about recognising that political views can be divisive.
Yes, gaming doesn’t exist in a vacuum, but what we all have in common is a shared love of video games. Let’s focus on that and accept we’re all different people with different backgrounds, beliefs and outlooks.
Out of interest, how long have you been into gaming? It wasn’t always like this you know, just wondering when you started.
My first post concludes with “Keep politics out of gaming”. That’s a reasonable response to an article that veers into a political viewpoint.
And yes - I’m asking that games be judged on the actual games, not who made them. You may have an issue with who made them. That’s fine, don’t buy the game.
You misunderstand me. I’m not burying my head in the sand. I have very clearly held beliefs about politics and the world in general. But I’m not here to talk about them. I’m here to read and talk about games.
“I'd like to assure you, in good faith, that my words do not stem from bias or political disagreement. In the year 2025, I am honestly just exhausted from more than a decade of everything being politicised.”
Yes I agree, I’m pretty dismayed by Nintendo’s recent aggressive approach on the legal side. I totally support them protecting their revenue streams + ensuring anything they’re still selling isn’t pirated, but going in to battle for stuff that’s no longer commercially available is a step too far IMO. I’ve been an enormous Nintendo fan most of my life - but recently they’ve changed from being all about great, creative new games to being more business-focused and “normal”. In my book Switch 2 is basically a spec bump on the Switch, compare that with the Iwata era of bat-sh*t-crazy ingenuity. That was my favourite Nintendo period.
So you disagree with his politics and don’t want to give him your money. I get that. I don’t agree with your stance politically but I get where you’re coming from. The problem is that if factors like those are only called out selectively, and in line with a certain political viewpoint, it leads to a politically neutral subject - retro gaming - getting dragged into the political / cultural battles that are prevalent at the moment. I personally think the best approach is to keep the gaming space neutral and focused on gaming + keep the politics out. Gaming has been like that for most of its history, until fairly recently, and was a whole lot less divided as a result.
I think the point is - singling a single person out for their political views and deciding not to buy their games because of those views is an extreme position. You could apply that approach to everything you buy - somewhere up the chain in the companies you buy from there are going to be people with different political views to your own, some of which you will disagree with. Are we now at the stage where we must report on the political views of everyone in the hierarchy of games companies in each games review to ensure it’s ok to buy? To make sure our money is only going to people who share our own political views?
Never heard of this guy until now. Followed some of the links in the article for 5 mins to understand what the fuss was about. Read some of his “provocative” comments. Thought “meh”.
Well the devices are clearly breaking copyright laws if they’re pre-loaded with games. And making YouTube videos about them is basically advertising the fact you own illegal copies of the games. So aggressive tactics, presumably initiated by Nintendo?, but it is illegal.
It’s actually refreshing to play a game or watch an anime from a time where many of the cultural guardrails that are now present in society were absent. It feels like a blast of fresh air.
It’s not until you do that that you realise how restricted current entertainment is by all of the different cultural rules and sensitivities that now exist, and that were comparatively absent until recently.
The ethics departments, platform holder content guidelines, legislative requirements combating hateful content, etc… it’s all very very stifling for any adult who just wants to get lost and be entertained in a fictional world.
We need to get to a point where an adult is actually treated as an adult and can pretty much experience whatever they want in a fictional world. The whole concept of applying real-world morality to fictional worlds is just ridiculous, and it’s why many of the entertainment media that have been successful in the past are struggling today.
I subscribe to this guy’s YouTube channel and actually watched this linked video yesterday. Lots of interesting insights about the economics of running an arcade in it and his other videos.
I’d love to set something like this up myself but I think the bottom line is it’s never going to make mega money and it needs to be run very well to even stay afloat. The guy talks about holding down other jobs to cover costs when demand drops.
I recently went to one of the arcades where you pay to enter and it’s freeplay on all machines in Liverpool a few months back. Spent the day there with my family and it felt like 5 minutes. Absolutely fantastic.
“Boundless' website is now functional, with visitors able to place orders for many of the books previously published through Unbound.”
Disgraceful.
I get that limited liability protection offered to investors in businesses is generally a “good thing”. But it sounds like there’s potentially a strong argument in this case that the company’s actions were designed to intentionally defraud its creditors. If so, the individuals involved should be held personally liable.
Very much in favour of being able to use my Switch as a GamePad alternative. It has all the functionality - although the lack of a stylus may be a challenge in some games.
My launch day GamePad is struggling. I replaced the WiFi unit in it a few days ago which has made it much better but the display still chugs at times.
Great console though. Spent a few days on it this week. Still magical.
I think the situation is that the censorship on the PlayStation and Nintendo platforms is now bad and Xbox is even worse.
I can understand that developers want to just release one version of a game across multiple platforms (in terms of game content). It makes sense. In practice however this will result in game content being watered down to meet the requirements of the platform with the most strict censorship.
From that perspective it’s good that City Connection has decided to release a separate, more censored version for Xbox.
But… that still leaves anyone interested in buying this game with a choice between playing the original versions or spending money on a watered down version.
The censorship of the platform holders therefore puts developers in a difficult situation, particularly with retro releases like this where comparisons to the original releases can be made.
In fact it’s these retro releases that are shining the light on how bad the current censorship policies of the platform holders are.
I’d love to play modern games that genuinely challenge and shock me with their content. There’s so much scope to do this with modern games technology.
It’s utter madness as, handled in the right way (i.e. clearly labelled as adult) it would sell very well. It’s totally possible to have adult and child-friendly games on the same platform.
Same applies to all other forms of entertainment - music, films, TV, anime. Remove the content filters and label stuff properly as adult.
We’ve absolutely gone backwards on this over the last 20-30 years.
“While there are various standards for each platform, we have repeatedly adjusted the content of the content.
We have come to the realization that some significant changes to the content of the Xbox version are necessary.”
That’s a Google translation of an extract from the City Connection announcement.
I think what they’re saying is they’ve had to tone the games down for all platforms for the re-release due to the censorship standards of the modern platform holders. They were trying to get a consistent approach to the censorship across all of the platforms but the Xbox censorship pushed them too far so they need to delay the Xbox release to give them time for the extra censorship…
UGGGHHH!!!
Any censorship of the original content is bad enough, particularly as the Saturn versions were censored from the original PC-98 releases in the first place!…
I’ve played the games on Saturn and it’s all pretty mild… The thought the we’ve regressed from then due to platform censorship standards is just depressing.
Which ones have you been playing? The one I really noticed as OTT was SaiDaiOuJou which I’ve been playing a bit recently but I’ve actually started to find their constant chuntering endearing.
Whilst I’m p*ssed off I can’t play these games (easily) I’m really pleased with the good stuff exA-Arcadia is doing to bring life back to the arcade scene.
“…it's clearly inspired by Nintendo's machine, but copies the SP's design even more closely; in terms of overall size, it's almost exactly the same as the GBA SP“
I thought it **was** a GBA SP on first glance when scrolling my X feed… Maybe crossing a line with copyright here?
Yes think it’s just a matter of time. Trying to be patient waiting for it…
Video Game Esoterica posted a video about it a couple of hours ago, looks like he has it running in RPCS3. I’m keeping an eye on the comments there too in case anyone figures it out (nothing yet, just some people saying they can’t get it to work).
No idea on the OS question. I tried Scetoolgui on Win 11 last night but don’t think the OS was a factor, more that I didn’t know what I was doing! Scetoolgui is in Aldostool’s PS3 tools collection.
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Re: Review: Polymega GC01 Gun Controller - Is This Next-Gen Light Gun Worth The Four-Year Wait?
@The_Nintend_Pedant
“pervasive girthy cyan border” <— made me laugh.
Re: Review: Polymega GC01 Gun Controller - Is This Next-Gen Light Gun Worth The Four-Year Wait?
@no_donatello
I was playing through Gunblade NY / L.A. Machineguns on Wii a few weeks ago, pretty good fun. It passed me by at the time. There were quite a few on the Wii: HotD 2&3, HotD Overkill, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles / Umbrella Chronicles. Link’s Crossbow Training!
Light gun games need a renaissance.
Re: Review: Polymega GC01 Gun Controller - Is This Next-Gen Light Gun Worth The Four-Year Wait?
@SystemAddict
CRTs died and it became harder to do.
Re: Review: Polymega GC01 Gun Controller - Is This Next-Gen Light Gun Worth The Four-Year Wait?
@carlos82
I have the same thing with my GUN4IR, great product but getting it configured for the different emulators can be a right pain. And attaching the sensors that GUN4IR needs to the side of the monitor so that they hold their position can be challenging, particularly when rotating the monitor between horizontal and vertical. Absolutely fantastic when it’s all set up and working though.
Re: Review: Polymega GC01 Gun Controller - Is This Next-Gen Light Gun Worth The Four-Year Wait?
That’s an impressive compatibility list. A big plus if it all works out of the box (Super Scope issues aside).
Re: Palmer Luckey's Nintendo 64 Clone Will Cost $199 For Early Adopters
Sounds like a road.
Re: A Ridiculously Rare Konami Lightgun Game Has Just Been Saved From "The Brink of Extinction"
@FR4M3
TP is for the more “recent” PC-based arcade architectures.
Re: A Ridiculously Rare Konami Lightgun Game Has Just Been Saved From "The Brink of Extinction"
@Yamanii
Yes, to be honest I haven’t put a great deal of time into it but I’ve had Golden Gun and Time Crisis 5 working with my GUN4IR in TP. I’ve spent more time on the racing games with steering wheel and foot pedals, and that’s been awesome - particularly enjoyed Chase HQ 2. Going through the light gun games in TP is on my games project list but there are a few projects ahead of it.
Re: A Ridiculously Rare Konami Lightgun Game Has Just Been Saved From "The Brink of Extinction"
Great news.
TeknoParrot has a very good range of interesting arcade lightgun and racing games.
Re: YouTuber Raided For Reviewing Handheld Emulation Consoles Appears To Have Shared ROM Details
@EggSlayer
Great point, totally agree. I think people should generally be more aware that the current situation we’re in in terms of access to retro games may change dramatically in the not so distant future because of AI, and enforcement will potentially become a lot more capable.
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
@HammyHavoc
The only thing I think we’re disagreeing on is the “inevitablism” of significant future improvements in the capabilities of AI. And on that - only time will tell.
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
@NoirConceit
No, what I’m saying is - XAi is working to iron out the kinks (there have been several posts on this by them) and, looking at it impartially (without Elon Derangement Syndrome) Grok is currently the top AI model.
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
@NoirConceit
Don’t you like Grok? Oh well…
I expect Elon triggers you - so as Elon would say - GFY!
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
I think when AI gets good enough there’s going to be an explosion in creativity and content of all types (games, art, music). I know Elon’s sometimes off in terms of the timing of his predictions (he acknowledges this himself) but when this happens… really the sky’s the limit. The volume of good stuff available is going to be unreal. It’s hard enough to keep track of everything coming out that’s interesting already (particularly compared to, say, 30-40 years ago), but it’s going to be truly mental. Unlimited high quality entertainment.
Also looking forward to playing games with fully smart AI characters that drop in and out of games + try to make the game more interesting for you. That would be pretty cool.
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
@axelhander
We’ll see
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
Had a chat with Grok 4 for the first time last night.
Two main questions + some follow-ups to clarify:
1. How does IQ vary geographically through the world, and what implications might that have on the functioning of society?
2. How has the popularity of anime changed this century, specifically in Japan? + illustrate with numbers.
Grok 4 explained both to me very clearly. It was taking up to a few minutes to answer some of the questions - and showing its thought process as it did it. The main limitation was the quality of publicly-available data, but the clarity it showed in its conclusions and the thoroughness / logic of its approach when pulling together the data and conclusions, particularly when it met obstacles, was very impressive.
AI can’t replicate the “soul” in human art yet. It’s not built for that. But what it’s doing is very impressive, the speed of it’s development is incredible, and it will get there.
Re: Atari Is Re-Releasing Its 2600+ To Celebrate Pac-Man's 45th Birthday
Does it come with shades?
Re: Talking Point: If You Think AI Can Make SNES Games, We Have Some Magic Beans We'd Love To Sell You
Just a question of when.
Re: WayForward And ModRetro Release Joint Statement Regarding Sabrina: Zapped! Re-Release
@sdelfin
The article mentions that Palmer Luckey has referred to himself in the past as a “radical Zionist”. I was asking (somewhat facetiously) whether it was now going to be general practice to call out the political views of the leadership teams or owners of all businesses selling games.
I have no problem with the links to arms companies being called out. I understand why people may have issues with that.
In terms of the comment on an “extreme position”… it’s really saying what @Sketcz is referring to above when he mentions “cancel culture, doxxing, threats, and angry vitriol.”
Re: WayForward And ModRetro Release Joint Statement Regarding Sabrina: Zapped! Re-Release
@The_Nintend_Pedant
Ok. I understand your views on Palmer Luckey.
Thanks for the welcome.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@The_Nintend_Pedant
No worries! I understand better now.
I’m not sure how saying “keep politics out of gaming” is politicising it, isn’t it the opposite? My reason for engaging was to try and stop it from becoming political. TBH I didn’t expect it to be a controversial take but I haven’t posted very much on this forum so wasn’t really sure what the response would be. In other forums it’s the common view.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@The_Nintend_Pedant
What makes you say that? I don’t understand.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@sdelfin
“If the logical conclusion of your argument is to have no standards at all, then your thinking is flawed.”
That’s certainly not what I’m saying.
There are different views of what this article represents and how you interpret it will largely come down to your position on the political spectrum.
As @aldo134 says above:
“I personally do not find Palmer's views or company controversial, which, again, is why the statements on here that its a zero sum game that you must be against his "extremist" stances are ridiculous.”
I agree with this. I’ve tried to avoid stating this - because I don’t want to get dragged into a political discussion. But that’s what I believe.
The problem I’m calling out is illustrated by many of the responses above. To a number of people, this is a black or white / right or wrong view. It’s very divisive.
When I see an article like this, pushing one side of the political viewpoint, and the reaction to it above, it depresses me. This isn’t what I think gaming should be about. I respect that anyone who objects to it has the right to know and can therefore avoid buying it. But I don’t like the black or white political posturing - the “I’m right - you’re wrong / a bad person / evil”. To be frank - it’s disturbingly extreme. I just don’t want to engage with it. It’s not been part of the gaming landscape until relatively recently and I don’t believe it belongs in gaming.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@AMAGON
I think some of the replies to the latter part of this thread illustrate the situation pretty well.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@aldo134
Thanks, appreciate the support.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
Yay! Similar to me. Have you not noticed the whole atmosphere change relatively recently, last 5 years in particular, and become more divisive around political beliefs?
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@AMAGON
It’s more about recognising that political views can be divisive.
Yes, gaming doesn’t exist in a vacuum, but what we all have in common is a shared love of video games. Let’s focus on that and accept we’re all different people with different backgrounds, beliefs and outlooks.
Out of interest, how long have you been into gaming? It wasn’t always like this you know, just wondering when you started.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@AMAGON
My first post concludes with “Keep politics out of gaming”. That’s a reasonable response to an article that veers into a political viewpoint.
And yes - I’m asking that games be judged on the actual games, not who made them. You may have an issue with who made them. That’s fine, don’t buy the game.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@AMAGON
You misunderstand me. I’m not burying my head in the sand. I have very clearly held beliefs about politics and the world in general. But I’m not here to talk about them. I’m here to read and talk about games.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
From @Sketcz
“I'd like to assure you, in good faith, that my words do not stem from bias or political disagreement. In the year 2025, I am honestly just exhausted from more than a decade of everything being politicised.”
This.
Re: YouTuber Raided For Reviewing Handheld Emulation Consoles Pre-Loaded With Sony And Nintendo Games
@KingMike
Yes I agree, I’m pretty dismayed by Nintendo’s recent aggressive approach on the legal side. I totally support them protecting their revenue streams + ensuring anything they’re still selling isn’t pirated, but going in to battle for stuff that’s no longer commercially available is a step too far IMO. I’ve been an enormous Nintendo fan most of my life - but recently they’ve changed from being all about great, creative new games to being more business-focused and “normal”. In my book Switch 2 is basically a spec bump on the Switch, compare that with the Iwata era of bat-sh*t-crazy ingenuity. That was my favourite Nintendo period.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@PKDuckman
So you disagree with his politics and don’t want to give him your money. I get that. I don’t agree with your stance politically but I get where you’re coming from. The problem is that if factors like those are only called out selectively, and in line with a certain political viewpoint, it leads to a politically neutral subject - retro gaming - getting dragged into the political / cultural battles that are prevalent at the moment. I personally think the best approach is to keep the gaming space neutral and focused on gaming + keep the politics out. Gaming has been like that for most of its history, until fairly recently, and was a whole lot less divided as a result.
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
@Razieluigi
I think the point is - singling a single person out for their political views and deciding not to buy their games because of those views is an extreme position. You could apply that approach to everything you buy - somewhere up the chain in the companies you buy from there are going to be people with different political views to your own, some of which you will disagree with. Are we now at the stage where we must report on the political views of everyone in the hierarchy of games companies in each games review to ensure it’s ok to buy? To make sure our money is only going to people who share our own political views?
Re: WayForward Distances Itself From ModRetro's Re-Release Of Sabrina: Zapped! On Game Boy Color
Never heard of this guy until now. Followed some of the links in the article for 5 mins to understand what the fuss was about. Read some of his “provocative” comments. Thought “meh”.
I just don’t care. Keep politics out of gaming.
Re: YouTuber Raided For Reviewing Handheld Emulation Consoles Pre-Loaded With Sony And Nintendo Games
Well the devices are clearly breaking copyright laws if they’re pre-loaded with games. And making YouTube videos about them is basically advertising the fact you own illegal copies of the games. So aggressive tactics, presumably initiated by Nintendo?, but it is illegal.
Re: BBC Recently Covered The Rise Of Retro Gaming - See If You Can Spot The Problem
@Sketcz
@xenobladexfan
@Jackburton1985
It’s actually refreshing to play a game or watch an anime from a time where many of the cultural guardrails that are now present in society were absent. It feels like a blast of fresh air.
It’s not until you do that that you realise how restricted current entertainment is by all of the different cultural rules and sensitivities that now exist, and that were comparatively absent until recently.
The ethics departments, platform holder content guidelines, legislative requirements combating hateful content, etc… it’s all very very stifling for any adult who just wants to get lost and be entertained in a fictional world.
We need to get to a point where an adult is actually treated as an adult and can pretty much experience whatever they want in a fictional world. The whole concept of applying real-world morality to fictional worlds is just ridiculous, and it’s why many of the entertainment media that have been successful in the past are struggling today.
Entertainment is meant to be an escape.
Re: BBC Recently Covered The Rise Of Retro Gaming - See If You Can Spot The Problem
Historic British institution taken down by gamer backlash when it stuck a NES cart in a SNES.
Re: BBC Recently Covered The Rise Of Retro Gaming - See If You Can Spot The Problem
Defund the BBC.
Re: Arcade Enters "Survival Mode" As It Seeks To Avoid Closure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZuCTKCnm8M
I subscribe to this guy’s YouTube channel and actually watched this linked video yesterday. Lots of interesting insights about the economics of running an arcade in it and his other videos.
I’d love to set something like this up myself but I think the bottom line is it’s never going to make mega money and it needs to be run very well to even stay afloat. The guy talks about holding down other jobs to cover costs when demand drops.
I recently went to one of the arcades where you pay to enter and it’s freeplay on all machines in Liverpool a few months back. Spent the day there with my family and it felt like 5 minutes. Absolutely fantastic.
Re: Writers Of 'Did You Know Gaming' Book Published By Unbound "Received £79 Each For Over 7 Years Of Work"
From the PrintWeek article linked above:
“Boundless' website is now functional, with visitors able to place orders for many of the books previously published through Unbound.”
Disgraceful.
I get that limited liability protection offered to investors in businesses is generally a “good thing”. But it sounds like there’s potentially a strong argument in this case that the company’s actions were designed to intentionally defraud its creditors. If so, the individuals involved should be held personally liable.
Re: Nintendo Locking A Screen Filter Behind A Console Upgrade Hasn't Gone Down Well With Everyone
Upgrade to Switch 2 and benefit from old display effects in retro games <— not a system-seller.
Re: You Can Use Your Steam Deck, Smartphone Or Nintendo Switch As A Wii U GamePad Replacement
Very much in favour of being able to use my Switch as a GamePad alternative. It has all the functionality - although the lack of a stylus may be a challenge in some games.
My launch day GamePad is struggling. I replaced the WiFi unit in it a few days ago which has made it much better but the display still chugs at times.
Great console though. Spent a few days on it this week. Still magical.
Re: Upcoming Saturn Tribute Reissue To Skip Xbox Due To "Provocative Expressions"
@smoreon
I think the situation is that the censorship on the PlayStation and Nintendo platforms is now bad and Xbox is even worse.
I can understand that developers want to just release one version of a game across multiple platforms (in terms of game content). It makes sense. In practice however this will result in game content being watered down to meet the requirements of the platform with the most strict censorship.
From that perspective it’s good that City Connection has decided to release a separate, more censored version for Xbox.
But… that still leaves anyone interested in buying this game with a choice between playing the original versions or spending money on a watered down version.
The censorship of the platform holders therefore puts developers in a difficult situation, particularly with retro releases like this where comparisons to the original releases can be made.
In fact it’s these retro releases that are shining the light on how bad the current censorship policies of the platform holders are.
Re: Upcoming Saturn Tribute Reissue To Skip Xbox Due To "Provocative Expressions"
@Sketcz
“Enough is enough with this puritanical crap.”
Hallelujah.
I’d love to play modern games that genuinely challenge and shock me with their content. There’s so much scope to do this with modern games technology.
It’s utter madness as, handled in the right way (i.e. clearly labelled as adult) it would sell very well. It’s totally possible to have adult and child-friendly games on the same platform.
Same applies to all other forms of entertainment - music, films, TV, anime. Remove the content filters and label stuff properly as adult.
We’ve absolutely gone backwards on this over the last 20-30 years.
Re: Upcoming Saturn Tribute Reissue To Skip Xbox Due To "Provocative Expressions"
“While there are various standards for each platform, we have repeatedly adjusted the content of the content.
We have come to the realization that some significant changes to the content of the Xbox version are necessary.”
That’s a Google translation of an extract from the City Connection announcement.
I think what they’re saying is they’ve had to tone the games down for all platforms for the re-release due to the censorship standards of the modern platform holders. They were trying to get a consistent approach to the censorship across all of the platforms but the Xbox censorship pushed them too far so they need to delay the Xbox release to give them time for the extra censorship…
UGGGHHH!!!
Any censorship of the original content is bad enough, particularly as the Saturn versions were censored from the original PC-98 releases in the first place!…
I’ve played the games on Saturn and it’s all pretty mild… The thought the we’ve regressed from then due to platform censorship standards is just depressing.
Re: Cult Shmup Air Gallet's Remake Hits Arcades This Month
@Vectrex
Which ones have you been playing? The one I really noticed as OTT was SaiDaiOuJou which I’ve been playing a bit recently but I’ve actually started to find their constant chuntering endearing.
Re: Cult Shmup Air Gallet's Remake Hits Arcades This Month
“exAclusive”
Whilst I’m p*ssed off I can’t play these games (easily) I’m really pleased with the good stuff exA-Arcadia is doing to bring life back to the arcade scene.
Re: Review: Miyoo Flip (V2) - Another Great Imitation Of Nintendo's Iconic GBA SP
“…it's clearly inspired by Nintendo's machine, but copies the SP's design even more closely; in terms of overall size, it's almost exactly the same as the GBA SP“
I thought it **was** a GBA SP on first glance when scrolling my X feed… Maybe crossing a line with copyright here?
Re: Interview: "I Have All The Freedom & No Power" - Astro Boy & Segagaga Director Tez Okano On His Greatest Hits & Going Indie
Great interview.
Re: You Can Now Play Namco's Controversial Cancelled PS3 Remake 'Dancing Eyes'
@Sketcz
Yes think it’s just a matter of time. Trying to be patient waiting for it…
Video Game Esoterica posted a video about it a couple of hours ago, looks like he has it running in RPCS3. I’m keeping an eye on the comments there too in case anyone figures it out (nothing yet, just some people saying they can’t get it to work).
No idea on the OS question. I tried Scetoolgui on Win 11 last night but don’t think the OS was a factor, more that I didn’t know what I was doing! Scetoolgui is in Aldostool’s PS3 tools collection.