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For those content creating, this is the risk of using someone else’s property to create or profit. Sucks but these are the rules. You can always try your luck with someone different’s property.

As for the fact that Nintendo still has say and control of property that is in some cases over 50 years old (Donkey Kong arcade 1981), that is just yet another sign that copyright is broken. If I had time, money, or desire; I would be tempted to start holding a Classic Kong tournament/stream just to throw a finger at both Nintendo and corporate entities’ continued legalized theft of the public domain

@AstroTheGamosian Satoru Iwata did oversee the Wii U that had a horrible launch, but there were multiple factors that hampered it. They underestimated development times, they had important third parties screw them over, and the general market shifted on them.

What is not realized is the long process of console development. They had no where to go when the Wii U struggled, so they pivoted to focus on three things: the 3DS that was rock solid, supporting the Wii U for those that invested in it, and developing a new console that learned from their mistakes. Iwata took a pay cut to keep his developers working because of the misstep. There are not many American CEOs willing to do that.

I remember a very detailed survey asking me what I liked about the console. Most of what I said (and apparently everyone else too) was integrated into the Switch’s design. For example, OFF-TV play was a highlight of the Wii U and it became the selling point of the Switch.

CEOs are not perfect, but Unity’s only cared about raising stock prices and his own golden parachute. Anyone with a working brain could have predicted this outcome.

Sorry. I hate that for the families affected by this, but I have zero sympathy for Epic Games. While their CEO may wholeheartedly believe he is for the people, the reality is they wanted to change one corporate gatekeeper for another. Epic’s dream was to become like Apple and Steam, not liberate us from it. Like all companies we would have watched the benefits move from us the consumers, to third parties and then finally to themselves as they locked each group in. Mr. Sweeney would have eventually taken his golden parachute and left the rest of us screwed.

Well, it took them 8 years to release just a third of Final Fantasy 7's reimagining so we are still ahead of the game.

So which venture capital group invested in Unity because this is pure vulture capitalism at it's worst.

Let's see. I want to see....

Grill-off with Ultra Hand HD for Nintendo Switch.
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball 2
Disaster: Day of Crisis HD
Geist Repossessed Edition
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting for NES on Nintendo Switch
Dance Aerobics X Wii Fit
Nester's Funky Bowling Party (the sequel to the Virtual Boy Title)
And a Kirby game because he always shows up at the end.

The Legend of Zelda is just that, a legend. The story changes with each story teller that retells it, moving parts and changing things to fit the overarching moral that the teller is trying to convey. Sometimes the tale blends different other tellings together.

Thinking about it any deeper than that will just give you headaches.

I would buy this without question if it came over. Especially if it had the second game included. I loved the first one. If there is an English option, I may be digging back up my Japanese Nintendo account to make the purchase if there is no port.

This will always be an issue. Just look at all the Pac-Man clones out there for how this worked in the Atari era. The cost of media made it unprofitable for a short while, but there were still turds in the NES and SNES era (frequently with the Nintendo Seal of Approval) from companies like LJM that traded on brands instead of quality.

Filters would help, but cracking down on scam publishers would be as effective as FTC fines against robo-callers. They would just disband and form a new company the next day.

In the end it is a moral issue more than anything else. While people value profit above all else, things tend to turn to dystopian quickly. I don’t think that the Ferengi was intended to represent what Corporate Capitalists would turn into, but man can the current crop make Ferengi seem moral at times.

This is a pass for me. If I was going to buy it, this is the sort of game I would go out of my way to purchase used so the company makes zero profit additional from it. It smells just like that time when EA released Mass Effect 3 on Wii U for $60 and dropped Mass Effect Trilogy everywhere else for $60.

The game was fun on 360, but this is a simple cash grab attempt by Rockstar. Given previous releases on the system, my expectations are not very high to start with.

I love the original but the DS version sits in a soft spot for me.

I appreciate the SNES version for the ability to save. I no longer have time to sit and play non-stop.

I appreciate the originals because that is what I started with. They are what I think of for these games.

Finally, I appreciate the extras of the GBA versions but despise the voices and limited screen.

Super Street Fighter II was always my preferred version, but honestly I have an extremely soft spot for the under appreciated Street Fighter Alpha 2 on SNES.

If we are voting for best version, then you probably should go with Super Street Fighter II Turbo from the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection since it is the most complete version (especially since it comes with just about every other version, Street Fighter, the Alpha Series, and Street Fighter III series).

@antisumo "EA Sports" has been their branding for all sports games going back to the original Madden games on Genesis and SNES. For years, your game started with some guy saying, "E. A. Sports. It's in the game".

As for the name, EA is an American company. We call the sport Soccer over here because American Football is the only Football most acknowledge. However, we do have MLS which has a lot of teams with FC in the name.

I agree that it's a little stupid that they cannot brand the game differently in other regions, but EA hasn't exactly been the most intelligently ran company lately. Just look at the willful ignoring of the Switch console because they got butt-hurt over something Nintendo did in the Wii U era.

I cannot wait for EA Sports FIFA 18 Legacy Edition's 2023 Overpriced Roster Update Edition DLC to release. Well.... Actually I can because any soccer more complicated than NES Nintendo World Cup just doesn't appeal to me, but that I just personal preference.

@samuelvictor My family was an outlier compared to the average household in the US. We had the Intellivision II and Odyssey II before I got a NES, Gameboy, SNES and then Game Gear for consoles. Our family computer progression was a C-64, followed by my brothers getting a C-64C each, my dad buying a C-128 to run a BBS on (with a second phone line), then a Intel 8088 PC, 286, 486 (pushed to a Pentium).

So I ended up with my own breadbox C64, then inheriting the C-128 followed by the 8088 (had to open the HDD drive to manually start it spinning before powering on) in my room. Getting them running and working instilled my love of gently used technology.

The UK computer scene fascinates me, mostly because I skipped the 4-color world. It's always amusing to see ports that came to the ZX long after they should have.

@samuelvictor By the time I got to school, the PET had been replaced by the Apple IIe where I was. I honestly just liked the background because it had the Gameboy, 64C, and Coleco in it.

I started on the breadbox C64 and the C128 before moving over to IBM/PC. I wasted a lot of time writing text adventures in Commodore Basic v2.0; but mostly I just used it to play games, type reports in GEOS, connect to local BBS's and Q-Link with a speedy 2400 baud modem to download encyclopedia entries overnight. I am always impressed with how far people have pushed those systems despite the extreme limitations of them.

@samuelvictor I found the wallpaper online and liked it as I grew up with the C-64 and C-128. It’s from https://commodorepetmini.com/

@samuelvictor The bonus stage is about the only thing I can think of that was improved.

I was stuck with the GG version of the game as a kid and managed to finish it (but never got the "true" gem ending), but it was a slog of memorization due to the limited view. I've come to appreciate what Sega did with the Master System/Game Gear, but I really hated at battery devouring machine as a kid.

@khululy I finished it, but skipped the final game. I played the second reboot and enjoyed it for what it was.

@Ryu_Niiyama Yes, the music choice for Warrior Within was very out of place, as was that hard turn on presentation for the game at the time. It took what was an amazing piece of storytelling mixed with gameplay, and took a grunge/metal dump on it for reasons I still haven't been able to fathom other than everything had to be edge-lord metal back then.

@N8tiveT3ch It's not my prince unless it is Jordan Mechner's brother in a white outfit and rotoscoped into the game. I don't care if he is 55 years old, get him on that trampoline. All those other guys are just pretenders.

The game looks interesting, may get it depending on the price as I have enjoyed more Prince of Persia games than not.

So I should expect Super Mario Bros DX on Gameboy next. That way I can play all the Mario games on three different systems. But then they can release Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World on SNES so there will be even more Mario

Honestly, would rather see stuff like Mole Mania, Recca ‘92 Summer Carnival, Murasame Castle, Wreckling Crew ‘98, and other rarities.

Well…. Cost of rent went up, cost of fuel went up, cost of food went up, cost of anything they thought they could get away with raising went up (50% of increases in US is profiteering, not inflation). Meanwhile my salary effectively hasn’t changed since 1980 in terms of buying power.

Something has to give and free to play, freeware and even piracy starts looking good when ends don’t meet. Eventually people will realize that profits for companies cannot eternally go up and to the right.

@Hwatt most likely patch security holes that pirates exploit. They are really mad that Tears of the Kingdom leaked.

My friend had the Super Mario Bros one as a kid, it was interesting. Truth be told I spent a lot of time playing an old 1988 Tiger Electronics Baseball game that lasted a lot longer than the rechargeable battery pack for my Gameboy on long trips. I also played an old Tomy Puck Man LCD game (that ate batteries) and their wind-up arcade games when necessary.

There is part of me that loves having things like Netflix, Game Pass, and NSO Game services; but I also feel like we lost something that comes with only having a limited selection. Some of my best memories of the Intellivision/NES/Gameboy/SNES era was loaning and borrowing games from neighbors and friends.

I've completed all but FF-II, but I wasn't a huge fan of it in the first place. I recently completed Final Fantasy IV again, and really need to finish V and my no Esper run of VI.

Movie critics are great if you like the movies they like. I don’t, so their opinion doesn’t weigh much for me. The Mario movie was just stupid fun, and I wasn’t expecting it to be Shakespeare or highbrow film.

@Serpenterror It has a coat of paint that has been widely panned and that has been Squares MO for years. They re-release these games on every system known to man for full price or more and justify it by adding something little: FMV (and a stolen fan translation), new graphical style, extra dungeon. They are simply overpriced, and that is to be expected from the company that is worse than Nintendo for this BS.

I’ll be interested if they go on sale. Otherwise, I will continue to enjoy the older versions of the games I have access to.

If you don’t have the games and don’t mind the price they are good and there are good challenges out there for them. I recommend Four Job Fiesta for FFV and Natural Magic for FFVI. Both increase the difficulty significantly and require you to really know the games.

It varies but the best demo was Doom’s giving you the first episode for free. It let you taste the game and feel like you actually accomplished something.

There has been good demos and bad on the Switch, but Square-Enix does well with their RPG demos having save and carry on full game.

@Ulysses I think that played into it, but I also think that he has somewhat written himself into a corner while the audience expectation is almost to the point of not being able to be satisfied.

As for the game, I have been debating buying this game for way too long. If nothing just because of all the mess that surrounds it's creation.

@Williamfuchs420 I am sure he will finish them. He just will work on it after: he purchases a theater, TV Show cash-ins, books that are not the one everyone wants, bad movies, and whatever else he wants to do that isn't finishing the book started 10+ years ago....

Maybe a crazy person in a motor vehicle will almost kill him to motive him to finish what he started before he dies like a certain other author, or someone will gather around his deathbed to hear his the vision and finish the story for him.

SNES gets the most play, followed by NES. Gameboy will get some love eventually, and it would lead if it counted Collection of Saga/Final Fantasy Legend playtime.

I was torn between SNES and Gamecube, but the Gamecube wins out. There are just too many classics on the system as Nintendo was fighting for their life on the system.

I would love to see Super GameBoy Support. I would also love to see Donkey Kong '94, Dragon Quest GB/GBC games, Dr. Mario, and Super Mario Bros. DX (because it was such a weird experience).

I’ve used different names over the years. Talon, Eric (thanks DQ), Locke, but I think my favorite was You. Nothing like making on one remember the Hero’s name and just calling them with a generic “Hey! You!” Made me feel better about ignoring and stealing from them.

I’ll probably pay it, but I am buying significantly fewer games now. My budget is being squeezed by everyone who either used inflation or trying to extract maximum profit as an excuse to raise prices. Meanwhile my salary has flatlined and is on life support. Something has to give and that means I put up with free, free to play and included with subscription more often than not.

Gaming is a luxury and just paying the bills is becoming an uphill battle. But hey that GDP is still moving up and to the right. Who cares if everyone is being slowly reduced to subsistence farming again.

It's almost like the unrealistic expectation by investors that the line must constantly and continually to higher profits margins is not sustainable. At some point you reach everyone that has an interest in high-art Japanese teen melodramas wrapped in a complex gameplay system.

I want to scream Dragon’s Dogma but it is a cycle, like the Dark Tower Saga, and not a time loop.

There are only so many whales in the sea and they only have a limited time to spend. Apparently enough didn’t buy into the concept.

Checks if Nintendo bothered to add remapping options for the N64 application - Nope.

Still not really interested in N64 games until I can choose what buttons to map on the controller. It something that has been a trivial feature for just about any modern console except the Switch.

@daveMcFlave I have perfectly working copies of Final Fantasy 6 on SNES, SNES Classic, PS1 and I believe they have been sold on multiple other consoles for the past 20+ years for full price. Usually they tack on something to be “extra” to justify the price like FMV or a monster encyclopedia.

FF6 done in the style of FF4 DS might be worth the asking price but not a glorified mobile port with font issues.

@Stuffgamer1 Square-Enix always has overinflated prices on their old games, but that is mostly because we are stupid enough to always pay them. The NES games might be worth $5 and the SNES are maybe worth $10.

Minecraft soundly defeated everything at 785 hours over 224 days. With Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Crunchyroll bringing up a distant second and third. Granted some of that Minecraft playtime was idle farming, but it still makes me wonder if I might have a problem.

This made me smile, and I probably will be investing in this when it releases. If anything, just to support the people who made Kung Fury.

I am torn, I want Final Fantasy 4-6 as they are some of my favorites. However, I really do not want to pay $15-20 for them again. But the idea of doing a 4 Job Fiesta with FF5 is just so tempting.

You left out buggy port of the mobile game from your choices.

Xenoblade Chonicles X was my favorite so far and the ending just kills me knowing that X2 is not coming anytime soon. However, I played the majority of the game on the gamepad so single screen play isn’t impossible. I cannot do that now because my eyes are too old, but my first trip through Mira was done mostly on the gamepad while the family watched something.

The story was interesting but you had to do side quests to really understand it. But nothing beat sneaking into forbidden territories early to place markets. I still remember swimming the continent looking for sneaky ways past overpowered monsters just to place markers.

Over the past few weeks, I have been watching the story of Sega particularly the death of the Master System and Dreamcast. Much like Nintendo and the Wii U they had little third party support, but unlike Nintendo they actually threw a lot at the two doomed consoles. I love my Wii U but it did feel like halfway through it's life, Nintendo gave up on it almost completely.

Like others, I enjoyed going back and replaying Wii games I missed on the cheap, but that wasn't a path forward for it.

The Wii U is still chugging in the house here, with over 150 games on it. Mass Effect could have been the winner had EA not been EA. Had they just included the trilogy edition released on other consoles. NintendoLand and Batman: Arkham City got the most hours of the launch titles for me.