Maybe they’re still working on the English localizations for the Saturn/psx and syndrome and they’re just giving us a taste to wet our whistle? @AllieKitsune yeah no, I would much rather a shmup in this sampler
@romanista not sure, it seems to have been mentioned exclusively on the PC ports, but as long as it has a USB or a USB dongle, I don’t see why it shouldn’t work
@RG-Riven I also recall pointing out to them that a few games in the Tetris collection actually had native save files, which it shipped without them initially, so I can safely attest that digital eclipse listen to their playerbase
Technically, 7800’s (and to an extent, 2600’s) are somewhat more accessible thanks to their 2600 and 7800 + units. They may be on the pricier side of things but thankfully not nearly as much as say a switch 2
Ideally I want all of them, but as for the next one would have to be either ridge racer 2 or rave racer (both of which I’m convinced will make use of aca2’s network play feature which has gone unused as of the time of this writing)
‘Zat will really depend on wether or not they can do the Saturn justice, previous attempts to emulate it have for the most part fallen short of perfection chiefly due to how heinous the Saturn infrastructure is when it comes to its playability, the only one that seemed to have mild success was the S-Tribute line from city connection whomst I have a feeling Atari will get on touch with over comparing notes
Fun fact! Captain waffle returns as a secret character in aero fighters/sonic wings 3 and his ending reveals that the Fata Morgana collaborated with the hildroid
As a recent-as-in-within-the-past-couple-years enthusiast of evercade, this is good news, might even cause me to buy a vs if only because of multiplayer for some of the namco games
@Mario500 it’s based on an anime of the same name that no doubt was licensed to them in Japan, as for wether or not it could even be used…iunno who would be the one to ask for the dub or if even there was an archived version based on said dub
@SaturnHero there is such a thing as “player choice” you don’t have to use it, you can even unbind the button in certain cases for that extra triumph and satisfaction
I can understand 4’s absence due to the complicated hardware but I for the life of me cannot figure out why Gaiden isn’t here, especially when you consider m2engage (the emulator they’ve since been rolling with in recent times) was used for the metal gear solid port this past year. The only route I could in theory see them take is they update this collection with CS releases, of which Gaiden is a part of
Some people tend to give it the title of “emperor” kusoge
But when you realize that the developer is none other than ecole, the same team behind such titles as Melty blood and Dengeki bunko climax, nothing will make sense to you anymore
since i have a netflix sub...ill give it a look, but i'll admit, i'd much rather throw money at a port as opposed to tapping a phone screen any day of the week (definitely see the difference with the port of air twister)
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Re: After 25 Years, Google Has Finally Killed Dreamcast Web Browser Support
It’ll take a lot more than pulling support from a legacy console to “kill” it as historically been shown
Re: Shenmue Fangame 'Dreams Of Saturn' Is Getting Another Christmas Update & It Looks Like A Total Fever Dream
“YOU MUST PLAY SATURN”
-segata sanshiro, menacing those poor kids at Christmas
Re: Capcom President Teases "New Releases, Remakes, And Ports" Could Be On The Way For Mega Man & Two Other Classic IPs
What on earth could possibly be left I wonder?
Re: Sorry Shenmue Fans, But That "Leaked" 'Shenmue 4' Trailer Isn't Real After All
Their first mistake, was “filming” it
I had already figured it was done to hide any mistakes, blemishes or anything that would out them right away
Re: It Looks Like A 'Taito Milestones 4' Announcement Could Be Around The Corner
Would be cool if we got Dan-Ku-ga
Re: Random: Tommy Tallarico Got Bodied So Badly He's Now Using A Fake Name
I wonder where he nixed that name from? Probably generated from some website or an ai
So fake he even believes his own lie
Re: Here's Why Marvel Vs. Capcom Swapped Out Iron Man For War Machine
@PKDuckman I mean, yah ain’t wrong, only difference is he can’t fly because of the impracticality of gold plated armor
Re: Here's Why Marvel Vs. Capcom Swapped Out Iron Man For War Machine
A piece of trivia I’m forever cursed with the knowledge of, even before this article
Re: Two Baroque Spin-Offs Are Getting A Western Release On Nintendo Switch Next Month
Maybe they’re still working on the English localizations for the Saturn/psx and syndrome and they’re just giving us a taste to wet our whistle?
@AllieKitsune yeah no, I would much rather a shmup in this sampler
Re: "A Very Emotional Project" - Fang The Sniper Creator Reunites With Sega To Create New Sonic The Hedgehog Merch
come back in a few years when sega decides to unreerase bark & bean
Re: Imagineer Claims Victory In Multi-Year-Long Legal Battle Over The 'Medabots' Trademark
@JJtheTexan I think the comparison should be “we have custom robo at home”
Re: Limited Run Games Is Resurrecting Two More Games From The Night Trap Developer, Digital Pictures
@slider1983 I suppose that’s one way to look at it
Re: Limited Run Games Is Resurrecting Two More Games From The Night Trap Developer, Digital Pictures
In tonight’s episode of “it came from the dust bin of history” two more FMV games that we have no idea why anyone would remaster them
Re: Night Striker Gear Is Directed By The Genius Behind Radiant Silvergun And Ikaruga, Hiroshi Iuchi
@romanista not sure, it seems to have been mentioned exclusively on the PC ports, but as long as it has a USB or a USB dongle, I don’t see why it shouldn’t work
Re: Mortal Kombat Kollection Devs Still Won't Say If This SNES "Holy Grail" Could Be Included
@Serpenterror “YEAH! THAT MAKES SENSE!”
-3rd Strike announcer
Re: Mortal Kombat Kollection Devs Still Won't Say If This SNES "Holy Grail" Is Included
I predict either update or DLK (that’s content with a K, lol) once they get the okay from acclaim since it appears they ain’t dead
Re: Bandai Namco Is Holding A Big Event Next Year With Live DJs To Celebrate Rave Racer's 30th Anniversary
Pretty sure people would be much happier if they ported rave racer to aca(2) or better still, either a compilation or new game entirely
Re: Dimitris 'Modern Vintage Gamer' Giannakis Leaves Limited Run Games To Join Digital Eclipse
@RG-Riven I also recall pointing out to them that a few games in the Tetris collection actually had native save files, which it shipped without them initially, so I can safely attest that digital eclipse listen to their playerbase
Re: Nintendo Wii Games Are Finally Getting RetroAchievement Support Next Year
I like retroachivments…but the idea of wii cheevos sounds like there will be some jank to it, and the motion controls will be to blame if you asked me
Re: Review: Tiger-Heli (Atari 7800) - There Are Better Ways To Play, But That's Hardly The Point
Technically, 7800’s (and to an extent, 2600’s) are somewhat more accessible thanks to their 2600 and 7800 + units. They may be on the pricier side of things but thankfully not nearly as much as say a switch 2
Re: Poll: Which Namco System 22 Game Do You Want To Come To Arcade Archives Next?
Ideally I want all of them, but as for the next one would have to be either ridge racer 2 or rave racer (both of which I’m convinced will make use of aca2’s network play feature which has gone unused as of the time of this writing)
Re: R-Type Delta: HD Boosted Gets Japanese Release Date & A Trio Of Physical Releases
If it’s going to Steam, there is a heavy implication there will be a western release
Re: "Missing" Genesis Beat 'Em Up Paprium Is Finally Playable Under Emulation
Here’s to all the folks who bought it and never received it 🍷
Re: The Award-Winning Amiga Roguelike 'Roguecraft' Is Coming To Steam & Switch
Didn’t this have a c64 demake? Or am I thinking of something else?
Re: Digital Eclipse Sounds Keen On Doing A Sega Saturn Fighting Game Collection
‘Zat will really depend on wether or not they can do the Saturn justice, previous attempts to emulate it have for the most part fallen short of perfection chiefly due to how heinous the Saturn infrastructure is when it comes to its playability, the only one that seemed to have mild success was the S-Tribute line from city connection whomst I have a feeling Atari will get on touch with over comparing notes
Re: Review: ZPF (Mega Drive) - A Wild Fantasy Shmup That Lights Up Sega's 16-Bit System
@gojiguy as far as i can see it released physically for the sega genesis/mega drive, we're still waiting on the other versions
Re: Break Nazi Spines In This Bizarre 2-Player Shooter, Coming To Arcade Archives This Week
Fun fact! Captain waffle returns as a secret character in aero fighters/sonic wings 3 and his ending reveals that the Fata Morgana collaborated with the hildroid
Re: Yuzo Koshiro's Earthion Confirmed For Switch, PS4, PS5 And Xbox Series X/S
>limited run
And just like that I’ve lost interest in physical editions of the title
Re: Evercade's Namco Carts Now Work On The VS, Thanks To A Stealthy Update
As a recent-as-in-within-the-past-couple-years enthusiast of evercade, this is good news, might even cause me to buy a vs if only because of multiplayer for some of the namco games
Re: Upcoming Saturn Tribute Reissue To Skip Xbox Due To "Provocative Expressions"
Rich, considering Xbox was the platform that gave us DoA Xtreme beach volley ball in the first place
Re: Taito's HD Remasters Of 'Ninja Hayate' & 'Time Gal' Are Out Now On Steam
@Mario500 it’s based on an anime of the same name that no doubt was licensed to them in Japan, as for wether or not it could even be used…iunno who would be the one to ask for the dub or if even there was an archived version based on said dub
Re: Taito Laserdisc Titles 'Ninja Hayate' & 'Time Gal' Are Heading To Steam Next Month
i wonder if the reason behind yamato's exclusion is due to copywrite...
Re: Capcom Vs SNK 2's Fan-Made Upgrade Is Now Available
But…what if those freaks who resurrect dead servers bring back this one as well? Will Derek have to make a separate patch reinserting network mode?
Re: Konami Announces A New Gradius Collection Featuring An All-New Sequel To Salamander
@mjparker77 typically people gun for m2 ports for the extra bells and whistles they typically add as opposed to a 1:1 low frills port
Re: Konami Announces A New Gradius Collection Featuring An All-New Sequel To Salamander
@SaturnHero there is such a thing as “player choice” you don’t have to use it, you can even unbind the button in certain cases for that extra triumph and satisfaction
Re: Konami Announces A New Gradius Collection Featuring An All-New Sequel To Salamander
I can understand 4’s absence due to the complicated hardware but I for the life of me cannot figure out why Gaiden isn’t here, especially when you consider m2engage (the emulator they’ve since been rolling with in recent times) was used for the metal gear solid port this past year.
The only route I could in theory see them take is they update this collection with CS releases, of which Gaiden is a part of
Re: BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Boosted Is Finally Getting A Physical Release In The West
>Limited run
Of fricken course it’d be them
Re: Taito Is Reviving The Critically Acclaimed 'Space Invaders Infinity Gene' For Apple Arcade
Pray this is another of those timed exclusives and it graduates to console and pc via steam
Re: Is This Really Japan's Worst Video Game?
Some people tend to give it the title of “emperor” kusoge
But when you realize that the developer is none other than ecole, the same team behind such titles as Melty blood and Dengeki bunko climax, nothing will make sense to you anymore
Re: New Xbox 360 Recompilation Tool Will Give Lost Classics Another Chance To Shine
Um…guardian heroes is not delisted, it’s still for sale even on series consoles and is $5.00
Re: This Week's Arcade Archives Game May Be Worth Skipping
No one said every game in hamster’s catalogue had to be heavy hitters
Re: Over 30 Years Later, The Famicom Board Game RPG 'Sugoro Quest' Is Finally Getting A Western Release
I wonder if this means they’ll update the technos collection to localize dicenics
Re: Street Fighter's Critically-Panned Animated TV Series Is Getting A Blu-Ray Release
Where’s the bison gif when you need it?
Re: Random: You Can Now Play Doom Inside A PDF File, Because Of Course You Can
doom developers are such a motley crew of mad lads
Re: Street Fighter, Resident Evil And Xenoblade Veterans Are Making A "Plunder Battle Game" For Cave
Cave, huh? That’s a name I hadn’t heard in quite some time
Re: My Arcade's OutRun Mini-Arcade Will Include The Legendary OutRunners
Yes, but will it allow for multiplayer considering outrunners (mostly the arcade version) is known for having an at most 2 cab hook up
Re: FPGA Maker Altera Goes Indie, Looks To "Shape The Next Era Of FPGA Technology"
I wonder if this’ll mean we’ll be getting more affordable and main stream means of access
Re: Sorry, But That Nightmarish Lara Croft PS1 Controller Isn't Real
not gunna lie...i actually thought this was real when i was a wee calculator
Re: Virtua Fighter, OutRun And Shenmue Creator Reveals His Next Game, Steel Paws
since i have a netflix sub...ill give it a look, but i'll admit, i'd much rather throw money at a port as opposed to tapping a phone screen any day of the week (definitely see the difference with the port of air twister)
Re: Virtua Fighter 2 Is Getting A Physical Release On Xbox
@rastamadeus couchcoughkillerinstinctcoughcough