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Well that’s sad to hear when I wish games were more like Daggerfall. Amazing interview tho! What a trip through memory and history.

@RolyTheBeerGeek you played the Japanese game as a kid??

I think there were turn based entries as well.

Wish they’d release a collection too!

@KingMike you mean the original square soft English translation of ff4? That was done by one lady, as far as I know. She did her best. Or, maybe there is more to the story than I ever heard? I’d be interested to know.

But maybe you mean a fan translation

@Sketcz yeah I still wanna play mega cd shadowrun too! Woulda been able to learn Japanese and play it by this point lol (which I am currently doing and probably still will be able to by the time it’s finally done sheesh)

Done is better than perfect

Seriously? No Xbox version? I still have the GBA cart, but I woulda bought it day one with rewards points. It’ll have to wait til I dust off my switch or ps5.

@mossrc that sounds fantastic! Definitely hoping for the best for you guys. It was such an era. The earliest games (before they switched to being LucasArts) hold such a special interest for me.

Too bad they can’t talk about more games, maybe ones that haven’t been talked about as much, like Indy 3 and 4, Zak, loom…

That’s a bummer. He wrote some of the best Famicom music. River city ransom is a masterpiece, but all his soundtracks were. So vibey.

He also snuck the double dragon theme into River city ransom, which blew my mind as a kid.

@turboxray It's a Japanese game!

@Xerox1919 jeez. Did he kidnap your cat too? It’s not like the original Japanese text isn’t also corny.

Alpha Plus and Matt Alt are both great. I think I’ve heard them both on retronauts.

American English would have been odd. But either way, so much quintessential Japanese quirk is lost in localization more so than in translation

@JJtheTexan didn’t even realize that was him

Well, uematsu was always on the cutting edge of composition, not necessarily of synthesis. Koshiro is a genius of both and simply learned how to use the super Famicom sound chip and samples first. Even the ff7 soundtrack is not really that advanced, simply using the ps1’s onboard midi.

I’d love to hear what ffiv sounded like before this happened and they changed the samples. Actraiser is a masterpiece of composition and design, but ffiv is right up there with it.

Koshiro mastered the mega drive fm sound chip too. No one else could quite get to his level.

Gawd. And this isn’t even the most reprehensible of his opinions apparently.

Not that anyone needs my opinion, but I always thought EWJ was an overrated trash game and a crap character. 😈

We don’t know it’ll be a trash translation until we can inspect it.

It’s probably going to cost $150+, for weird features no one wanted.

It doesn’t even work on ps5 and Xbox.

I wish someone would just make a really good simple basic wireless controller that worked on everything and was $50.

Hmm. It’s intended for a fictional 8-bit famicom cd-rom? Not the super famicom cd-rom?

I wish they’d redesign the Brick. It’s a great form factor with a great screen, but the audio is awful, the limbo mode thing is unacceptable, and the battery life is bad.

Widescreen seems like a waste to me when it’s mostly designed for ps1 and below.

That’s sad to hear. Looks like a neat place.

Hope their lack of proofreading isn’t part of the decision. 😅

Hard to hear about both their health issues. We’ve all got to prioritize our health. In the end, it’s all we have, and once that’s gone…

@poyo_pie nah that happened with 7

@Zoinkity which is about the time they stopped releasing Dragon warriors

FFX was the last real FF. Best combat system in the series too.

@MSaturn my thoughts exactly. I’m hoping so too.

I hope it’s some interesting info about each game for people who’ve actually played most of the games; not a bunch of mini “reviews” for people who haven’t played them.

Wish things would turn up for the guy and he could regain his health. That’s more important than anything. Wishing him the very best. So sad this is happening to him.

I suppose, like earthion, ill have to wait for the modern console release and cant just buy the rom

Is the Konkr also 4:3? If this is 4:3 and cheaper, I don’t think it will overlap. The konkr has a weird name and is too expensive.

Are they going to sell the ROMs or put them on modern console storefronts too?

So does this mean current handhelds will just stop working? I mostly just use retroarch and es-de

Good thing I like the Linux ones too. Android always did seem like a weird fit compared.

@_Ex_ Woops, turns out I lied to you. They are 3.95" and 4" screens, not 6" (or 7"); they're 4:3, however, and 640x480. And well-regarded! 4" ends up feeling pretty big on a 4:3 at 640x480.

Are they actually going to keep making it this time? It’s impossible to get the full size C64 replica anymore

I haven’t missed the analog stick on mine at all, but I also don’t really play anything that needs a stick.

There are some virtual sticks for emergencies, which work fine for games that only make light use of a stick.

@_Ex_ don’t knock it til you try it. It’s a pretty big screen.

Have you tried anbernics 6” 640x480 stuff? Or one of their units with a square screen?

Realistically it’s $150, not $120, at least for US customers. It needs to be shipped, and they make up for tariffs with shipping. Still well worth it.

I have the 4 button version and love it. My only struggle was Saturn emulation ironically, but I’ll try that emulator.

Konkr is a horrible name, but I certainly wish them luck.

<$369, so $368.99?

I couldn’t get the specs screenshot to work. What size is it? Does it actually fit in pockets?

It seems a little overpowered for what I’d want personally (ps1 and below, 4:3)

@axelhander Not everyone has access to the outside...? It can also be... a lamp...

The reason it costs more is because it's not being made by a gigantic megacorporation that can make a billion of them and source a ton of cheap parts. It is a niche device, for sure. I don't get why everyone is so mad about it being niche.

I used to play this while driving my car with my FM Towns car unit. I got used to driving with no hands.

So how does this work exactly? You side load it? Or do you need to do other fancy stuff?

@axelhander there are benefits to having a reflective screen, like being able to see it outdoors, and having huge battery life. Game Boy Color and GBA look great outside. Backlit GBA SP is not viewable outdoors at all. (Front lit GBA SP is.)

@NoirConceit well considering it’s a Spanish/Portuguese word, a lot more people pronounce it in the Spanish/Portuguese way. Why would it be a different pronunciation for the computer versus the actual word?

British and Americans both suck at pronouncing foreign words.

Looks great! Hope it gets a console release

@lordlad what emulator do you use to run Saturn? I’ve tried three and each had issues. Meanwhile everything else I’ve tried runs great.

I’ve got the grey 4-button variant and love it.

That said, shipping is slow and expensive to compensate for tariffs. So this is really a $150 console (and is worth it). There’s nothing else quite like it without spending a lot more.

I’m happy with my grey one, which looks a lot like the OG dmg. This black one does not really scream mega drive to me…