Well, if Namco ever considers doing some 32-bit edition of Namco Museum, we can probably tell if this game's going to be in it based on a small part of the North American packaging...Let's just say that, when taking the main Arcade Archives line and the ACA Neo Geo line together, Samurai Shodown V Special is no longer alone in a specific distinction...
Gotta wonder...just who on the FPGA scene's going to come up with, and more importantly realize, the idea even Sega never had? I'm talking about folding the "tower of power"--base Genesis, Sega CD, and 32X--into a single unit...
I take it the Game Boy Micro there wasn't actually running the game? Given that that particular model can't run games made for the original and Color, just the Advance (let's just say, there's no game out there that'll natively run on both a Super Game Boy and a Game Boy Micro)...
Well, this is going to put it out of reach for many in the west...The rerelease that did make it out west (albeit without localization) is the one that got pulled, while the rerelease that stayed was only unleashed in Japan...
@Beyerun Given the Americas are said to be unaffected, I have the feeling it may potentially be an issue with the PEGI ratings (wouldn't be the first time a ratings issue has held up a release)...
@zidane4028 Yeah, the way the PS1 releases of the games that originated on SNES fell on both sides of the Atlantic can get a bit confusing without a guide.
-VI was in Anthology in America, separate release in Europe (bundled with a X demo). -V was in both regions' respective Anthology. -IV was in Anthology in Europe, Chronicles in America. -The other game in Chronicles, Chrono Trigger, skipped Europe again.
Gotta wonder, what are the odds that the ESRB might be re-evaluating the game's rating as we speak based on this discovery? (It got an E back in the day. A single F-bomb warrants no lower than a T, and that's when used simply as an expletive and not in its sexual meaning.) Nowadays they make the developers reveal easter eggs like this upfront after some more higher-profile games in the middle of the 2000s decade got caught red-handed...
Anyone up for a Safari Hunt or a Missile Defense 3-D? All we need now is Master System support (the latter game needs both slots, cartridge and card, for an efficient experience)...
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Re: Almost 37 Years Later, Toaplan's Classic Shoot 'Em Up 'Zero Wing' Is Getting An Unofficial Port To The Neo Geo
All your Neo Geos are belong to us.
Re: 30 Years On, Namco's Smash Bros Precursor 'The Outfoxies' Is Finally Coming To Consoles
Well, if Namco ever considers doing some 32-bit edition of Namco Museum, we can probably tell if this game's going to be in it based on a small part of the North American packaging...Let's just say that, when taking the main Arcade Archives line and the ACA Neo Geo line together, Samurai Shodown V Special is no longer alone in a specific distinction...
Re: Gallery: Opening Up Retro-Bit's Toaplan Shooter Collection 2 And Undeadline Re-Releases
Looks like someone wrangled up a CDX to show off the Undeadline cartridge...
Re: "We Believe This Is The Right Step" - Unofficial FPGA Sega Neptune Gets Pushed Into 2026
Gotta wonder...just who on the FPGA scene's going to come up with, and more importantly realize, the idea even Sega never had? I'm talking about folding the "tower of power"--base Genesis, Sega CD, and 32X--into a single unit...
Re: Portuguese Sharpshooter Gildo Returns To The Game Boy In 'Alentejo: The Tinto And The Ugly'
I take it the Game Boy Micro there wasn't actually running the game? Given that that particular model can't run games made for the original and Color, just the Advance (let's just say, there's no game out there that'll natively run on both a Super Game Boy and a Game Boy Micro)...
Re: EGGCONSOLE Publisher Pulls Reissue Of PC-88 RPG 'Burai: Joukan' After Complaints From The Game's Creator
Well, this is going to put it out of reach for many in the west...The rerelease that did make it out west (albeit without localization) is the one that got pulled, while the rerelease that stayed was only unleashed in Japan...
Re: This 'In The Hunt' Tech Demo "Shows Us What The 16-bit Generation Lost" When NEC's SuperGrafx Bombed
What I'd really like to imagine is just what potential might lie in combining SuperGrafx, the TurboGrafx-CD, and the Arcade Card...
Re: Evercade's New Neo Geo Carts Have Been Delayed In The UK & Europe
@Beyerun Given the Americas are said to be unaffected, I have the feeling it may potentially be an issue with the PEGI ratings (wouldn't be the first time a ratings issue has held up a release)...
Re: Namco's First In-House Arcade Game From The Creator Of Pac-Man Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release
Oldest game on the Archives yet...
(Displaced Galaxian, which displaced Moon Cresta, which displaced Crazy Climber...which was the first game on the Archives all told...)
Re: Here's Why Controllers Have 'A, B, X & Y' Buttons, And Not 'A, B, C & D'
"[Sega] would use the same A, B, C, X, Y & Z arrangement on Saturn, too, only reverting to A, B, X & Y on Saturn"
Uh, I don't recall any standard-issue Saturn pad lacking C and Z...I think that latter "Saturn" was supposed to be "Dreamcast"?
Re: Interview: "Localization's Come A Long Way In The Last 25 Years" - The Incredible Story Behind Final Fantasy IX's Epic Translation
@zidane4028 Yeah, the way the PS1 releases of the games that originated on SNES fell on both sides of the Atlantic can get a bit confusing without a guide.
-VI was in Anthology in America, separate release in Europe (bundled with a X demo).
-V was in both regions' respective Anthology.
-IV was in Anthology in Europe, Chronicles in America.
-The other game in Chronicles, Chrono Trigger, skipped Europe again.
Re: Random: This PS1 E.T. Game Includes An Insult Directed At A Terrorist Leader, But You'll Need A Cheat Code
Gotta wonder, what are the odds that the ESRB might be re-evaluating the game's rating as we speak based on this discovery? (It got an E back in the day. A single F-bomb warrants no lower than a T, and that's when used simply as an expletive and not in its sexual meaning.) Nowadays they make the developers reveal easter eggs like this upfront after some more higher-profile games in the middle of the 2000s decade got caught red-handed...
Re: Review: Polymega GC01 Gun Controller - Is This Next-Gen Light Gun Worth The Four-Year Wait?
Gangster Town, anyone? Going to have to wait for Master System support, then...
Re: Polymega's 1.1.35 Update Finally Brings Light Gun Support - Here Are The Games You Can Play
Anyone up for a Safari Hunt or a Missile Defense 3-D? All we need now is Master System support (the latter game needs both slots, cartridge and card, for an efficient experience)...
Re: The New PC Engine-Themed Radio Station Is The Perfect Soundtrack For Import-Loving Gamers
@NinChocolate Yeah, base CD-ROM² and Super CD-ROM² as mentioned. No mention of the Arcade CD-ROM² format, though...
Re: The New PC Engine-Themed Radio Station Is The Perfect Soundtrack For Import-Loving Gamers
What, no Arcade CD-ROM² stuff?
Re: Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes 2 Is Out This Week On Nintendo Switch
@Daggot The eShop listing itself lists PC-8801 mkII SR.