Yeah, VG&CE was virulently anti-Nintendo in the late 80s. I'm sure the late-80s anti-Japanese rhetoric played a part in this, but the staff of VG&CE were also a lot older than the staff of most other gaming magazines and seemed bitter that Atari was dead. I remember reading one article about how the Atari 2600 controller was superior to NES-style controllers and game design is worse off because the joystick was controlled by the left hand instead of the right. I mean, this was the late 80s/early 90s and they were still bitter about the death of Atari. They just came across as bitter old weirdos.
@iacobus_magnus Aren’t they just using the NES light grey/dark grey/red colors? That, along with the Super Famicom logo font, shows the influence of the NES design.
This looks interesting, I always wondered what VB games would look like using the 3DS 3D effect.
As a side note, I never had anything approaching a headache when playing the Virtual Boy, and none of my friends who played mine did either. I think the headache thing has become a bit over-exaggerated over the years by people who have never played VB. I don't doubt some people had headaches, but some articles about the VB make it seem like you would get migraines from playing for a few minutes.
Two thoughts: (1) why is the “VMU” screen so small and narrow? It’s 2024, surely they could afford to have a backlit VMU screen thats’s at least the same size as the 1999 model and (2) $400? LOL.
"Samurai" is undoubtedly cooler than the UK's "NES Version", which never made sense to me. It's a NES, of course it's the "NES Version". "PAL Version" or "UK Version" would've made sense. Here I am, enjoying a cup of Yorkshire Gold "Yorkshire Gold Version", using my MacBook Pro "MacBook Pro Version" to read Time Extension "Time Extension Version".
I don’t know if it’s the LED lighting behind them or the contrast with the bright white system, but those joysticks look like they’re dirty and have been yellowed by time and/or years of use. I assume they’re actually light grey and would look better in real life than in the photos.
What a dumb lawsuit. Even if his book was the only source used for the movie (which is unlikely), it’s non-fiction and the author is owed nothing. The movie also added fictionalized elements that were, presumably, not in the book. The Tetris story is well known and has been written about in books and articles besides The Tetris Effect for decades.
Why are we paying attention to what morons on Twitter think? The actual value of those items is nowhere near the prices on those unsold Ebay auctions. Nothing says lazy journalism like articles focusing on what some rando on Twitter posted.
I’d like to know how the negotiations with Nintendo and Sony went for Sega’s third-party support. How did the other hardware makers find out Sega was going third-party? Was it a surprise or was it obviously something that they knew would have to happen? How far in advance of the public announcement did they know? Did anyone try to get exclusivity agreements with Sega? Could be interesting to find out the details from former execs, if possible.
They're obviously doing this because they need cash now and can't wait for the hardware production issues to resolve. Or they know the hardware production issues will never resolve and they're trying to make whatever money they can off this thing before the company collapses.
On the bright side, they'll be able to tell themselves that this failed because of COVID, not because it's a fundamentally flawed product that never had even the slightest chance of succeeding.
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Re: Chromatic Is A FPGA-Based Game Boy From Palmer Luckey
I like the way it looks better than the Analogue Pocket, but I think the brown/orange stripes on the blue version look a little off, though.
Re: 10 Forgotten Gaming Magazines That Are Worth Remembering
Yeah, VG&CE was virulently anti-Nintendo in the late 80s. I'm sure the late-80s anti-Japanese rhetoric played a part in this, but the staff of VG&CE were also a lot older than the staff of most other gaming magazines and seemed bitter that Atari was dead. I remember reading one article about how the Atari 2600 controller was superior to NES-style controllers and game design is worse off because the joystick was controlled by the left hand instead of the right. I mean, this was the late 80s/early 90s and they were still bitter about the death of Atari. They just came across as bitter old weirdos.
Re: Incredibly Rare SNES Prototype Goes Up For Auction
@iacobus_magnus Aren’t they just using the NES light grey/dark grey/red colors? That, along with the Super Famicom logo font, shows the influence of the NES design.
Re: Castaway Is An Adorable New Zelda-Like From The Developer Of Lunark
This looks less like a homage and more like a ROM hack. It's not coming to Switch because Nintendo would sue them.
Re: 3DS Virtual Boy Emulation Gives You 3D Without The Headaches
This looks interesting, I always wondered what VB games would look like using the 3DS 3D effect.
As a side note, I never had anything approaching a headache when playing the Virtual Boy, and none of my friends who played mine did either. I think the headache thing has become a bit over-exaggerated over the years by people who have never played VB. I don't doubt some people had headaches, but some articles about the VB make it seem like you would get migraines from playing for a few minutes.
Re: Hands On: Octopus Arcade Stick - A One-Stop Solution For Fighting Fans
Two thoughts: (1) why is the “VMU” screen so small and narrow? It’s 2024, surely they could afford to have a backlit VMU screen thats’s at least the same size as the 1999 model and (2) $400? LOL.
Re: Did You Know The NES Had A Much Cooler Name In India?
"Samurai" is undoubtedly cooler than the UK's "NES Version", which never made sense to me. It's a NES, of course it's the "NES Version". "PAL Version" or "UK Version" would've made sense. Here I am, enjoying a cup of Yorkshire Gold "Yorkshire Gold Version", using my MacBook Pro "MacBook Pro Version" to read Time Extension "Time Extension Version".
Re: Review: Aya Neo Pocket Air - The New Handheld Emulation King
I don’t know if it’s the LED lighting behind them or the contrast with the bright white system, but those joysticks look like they’re dirty and have been yellowed by time and/or years of use. I assume they’re actually light grey and would look better in real life than in the photos.
Re: 'The Tetris Effect' Author Claims Apple Adapted His Book Without Permission
What a dumb lawsuit. Even if his book was the only source used for the movie (which is unlikely), it’s non-fiction and the author is owed nothing. The movie also added fictionalized elements that were, presumably, not in the book. The Tetris story is well known and has been written about in books and articles besides The Tetris Effect for decades.
Re: Shocking Study Reveals 87% Of Classic Games Are "Critically Endangered"
Most of that 87% is probably garbage. Not everything needs to be preserved, not everything old is of historic value.
Re: Random: Video Of Man Trading Rare Retro Items For Zelda: TotK Switch Goes Viral
Why are we paying attention to what morons on Twitter think? The actual value of those items is nowhere near the prices on those unsold Ebay auctions. Nothing says lazy journalism like articles focusing on what some rando on Twitter posted.
Re: Sonic Bust: The Rise And Fall Of Sega Enterprises
I’d like to know how the negotiations with Nintendo and Sony went for Sega’s third-party support. How did the other hardware makers find out Sega was going third-party? Was it a surprise or was it obviously something that they knew would have to happen? How far in advance of the public announcement did they know? Did anyone try to get exclusivity agreements with Sega? Could be interesting to find out the details from former execs, if possible.
Re: Intellivision's Offices Are Now Empty And Available, If You Want Them
Every time I hear about someone who thought this thing was a good idea, or would be anything other than an unmitigated disaster, I'm reminded of the phenomenon of "harbinger customers": https://thehustle.co/the-customers-who-repeatedly-buy-doomed-products/
Re: Intellivision Has Significantly Cut Its Staff To Help Amico Over The Finish Line
Why won't someone just kill this thing already? It's just cruel at this point.
Re: The Intellivision Amico Has A Unique Approach To Physical Media And Digital Ownership
They're obviously doing this because they need cash now and can't wait for the hardware production issues to resolve. Or they know the hardware production issues will never resolve and they're trying to make whatever money they can off this thing before the company collapses.
Re: Feature: Intellivision's Tommy Tallarico Wants To Follow In Nintendo's Footsteps, But Will He Get His Chance?
On the bright side, they'll be able to tell themselves that this failed because of COVID, not because it's a fundamentally flawed product that never had even the slightest chance of succeeding.