Lone_Beagle

Once again, the US selections are the L-A-M-E-S-T of all

@RupeeClock To be fair, the Axis powers of WWII were defeated by a world-wide cabal bent on global domination and erasing their beliefs from history (sarcasm if that isn't obvious)

I had just recently set up the Dolphin emulator, just to try to play this with better graphics than a regular Wii...I may wait to see how this looks before I go any further.

I'm really looking forward to the Ninja Gaiden collection. C'mon Nintendo, bring out a Devil's Third ReMaster!

Their announcing the Skyward Sword re-master makes me think BotW2 is nowhere near being finished. Kind of like how the WiiU got the Wind Waker & Twilight Princess remasters, to tide us over until BotW was (finally) released.

Well, since I sold my NGPC a while ago, it's time to break out my emulator again and play!

@RickD The Sony marketing got you, didn't it?

One of my fave's not mentioned was the Neo-Geo Pocket Cup Soccer/Football game. It was a blast to play 6 minute matches when i needed a break and wanted to blow off some steam. Otherwise, yeah, I loved Biomotor Unitron, Dark Arms, and Faselei.

I even bought the Japanese version of Tactics Ogre, but never played much because there was too much Japanese to read, lol.

From the article:
"Hopefully, sites like eBay will start to crack down on sellers that are getting these replicas out into the public. "

There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that eBay will ever crack down on sellers like this. Number 1 reason, eBay makes money off each sale, legit or not, and they don't have a real incentive to crack down.

If forced to (i.e., get a legal demand), they will take down a seller, but guess what, the seller will just register under a different identity.

Best words of advice I can give: caveat emptor!

@KillerBOB I came here to say exactly that

@Question-Guru Yes, I remember...it was when they were happy to just make a profit.

Now in this post-merger age of mega-gaming companies, they aren't satisfied with "just making a profit" they have to make a ridiculous profit to justify their CEO salaries and shareholder "value".

@Yanina yeah, I'm looking at a play through...the combat looks somewhat bland so far, but I'm intrigued by the potential. If it is cheap, I will consider it...more so if there is some online multiplayer.

Yes, this will be the ultimate nerd collectible, next pandemic, say 2027 or so.

Wait, the Ranger's pet doesn't appear? Holy cow, that is a bug!

I'm glad I played this on PC!

@WoomyNNYes was going to comment, Lego City Undercover is a great game, that kids and adults could enjoy. It is a steal at that price. I played it twice on the WiiU, don't feel the need to double dip.

@vanYth @masterLEON Wow, glad to hear others enjoyed it...I actually got the full copy of Terminus from a UK dealer, sent to me in the US! I keep a copy running on a Win7 machine, and on my current Mac using CrossOver...sadly, the Windows version is easier to use now than the Mac version.

If you ever fire it up again, I could potentially use my Win7 machine as a server! lol

Here is a great abandonware site, if anybody is interested:
https://macintoshgarden.org/games/terminus

N64 and Gamecube books were amazing and well done. Not a Famicom fan, but if you are, I don't think you could possibly go wrong getting this.

And people complain there is nothing to do during the pandemic! lol

@Ganner dude, I 100% agree with everything you said. I was so looking forward to Aliens on my Wii U, then that dude absolutely ruined it and pretty much destroyed the entire Aliens franchise.

oh god, not more bs streaming from the mouth of Pitchford...

"There's clearly no accounting for taste."

Every time I read this website, that line gets hammered home for me.

@bluemage1989 Personally, I'd rather see C-4! But Ivan would be cool...so cool, it will never happen, unfortunately!

Go back and correct history!
https://handheldlegend.com/collections/game-boy-advance-gba/products/copy-of-game-boy-advance-prestige-shell-ips-usb-c-ready

Who would have thought that the Wii U, with Deus Ex, would have had the best stealth game?

Vicarious Visions made one of my favorite computer games (that nobody has ever heard of): Terminus (it's a space sim).

This constant merger-ing into mega-corps means that (like EA) nobody will be interested in making a game unless they get "at least (this) amount of profit" and annual revenues from micro-transactions. As @Tourtus said, we will see less creative variety...

add Predator to the list of sell-outs...

@Brumblescope I bought a modded GBA. Honestly, by the time you price the replacement screen & other things (like a new shell, buttons, etc.) you can usually find modded GBA's that are not that much more than the cost of those items, plus the base price for the GBA.

As @brunojenso mentioned, the LCD IPS screens for the GBA are far superior than the original DSLite screens, and so are better than a Gameboy Macro.Be aware that soldering the connections so that you can adjust the brightness might be tricky if you don't have experience. The PSP and emulation of a GBA could also be a good and less expensive option. Honestly, I always really liked the GBA ergonomics, but the PSP isn't bad and also lets you emulate other game systems as well.

Be aware that with Flash carts, the EZ-FLASH Omega sucks the life out of batteries. The Krikzz flash cart is a bit more expensive, but a lot easier on batteries.

One of my biggest regrets was missing the multiplayer for this game before Nintendo shut down the servers. I'm another unironic fan of this game, it wasn't perfect, but man it had a lot of cool ideas and gameplay packed into it.

This is probably the best review I've seen about the game:
https://www.reddit.com/r/devils_third/comments/4emb5p/devils_third_indepth_review_by_an_average_gamer/

@Brumblescope best way to play GBA games today is either via a "Gameboy Macro" (google or look on Etsy or eBay) or a modified GBA with a bright LCD (see the article https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_creating_the_ultimate_game_boy or search on google or Etsy or eBay for something like "gba lcd ips")

@TG16_IS_BAE Really?
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/11/comcasts-data-cap-finally-goes-nationwide-in-expansion-to-12-more-states/

@Yanina if you are interested in trying to "stream a PC" Shadow.tech is a much (MUCH!) better option than either Stadia or Nvidia's offering.

It may cost a little bit more, but you get your own Windows virtual machine that you can install and play games on. I have been using it for about 2 years, it works quite well.

@Noid Interesting, I looked up Black Mesa

#1 They had permission from Valve...since they are charging for it, not sure if Valve gets some of the money...

#2 Have you seen the Black Mesa EULA? check it out at https://store.steampowered.com//eula/362890_eula_0

I am sure Nintendo is not easy to work with...and I'm sure people throwing tantrums will not make Nintendo more likely to work with them, with some of the most valuable IP in the world.

@wsli said "I did a little Google’ing as I was never aware about a rhyme like this. But I think it’s always smart todo a little research and take the time to educate yourself before you speak."

Dude, if people educated themselves before speaking, 95% of the internet would just disappear!

@Falien Yes! plz gib more Game & Watch games!

Very happy to see Shadowrun on this list, although I do think it deserves to be a bit higher. A superb story, with great game mechanics and awesome music! Much better than the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of the game that came out a little later.

Btw, here is a link to the soundtrack!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq9-xrkGXQk

@Clammy if you want to see the differences (in general) between UltraHDMI and regular output/other outputs, check out My Life In Video Games YT channel...pop some popcorn, and prepare to sit for a couple of hours, but they go really in-depth.

Check out this video, for example ... the whole thing is worth watching, the part about UltraHDMI starts here:
https://youtu.be/qpy1M6v2_MI?t=700

battery life on PS controllers is MISERABLE

I loved Space Station Silicon Valley! Never heard of that game " **Grant** Theft Auto"

US law is pretty clear --> you have to protect your IP or risk losing it. What Nintendo is doing is just what they have to do in the current business/law climate.

Great game, excellent price point, and very imaginative use of BotW-like mechanics...so imaginative, you can't really say they "stole" or copied, it is similar but fits in well with the game.

If you want to "beat" the game, you could "finish" it in about 30-45 minutes. But the real joy is going around, exploring, and meeting the characters...I spent about 5+ hours, and loved every minute of it! I keep meaning to go back, and try to get more of the hidden items. Next holiday, maybe.

@Anguspuss That's one way to get the kids to pick up and clean!

So, last year they were hiring product testers, and this year they are hiring a story board artist? Sounds like they are building the game in reverse, LOL

@BionicDodo Looking at Metacritic reviews can be very informative. I usually look at the average of the critics and the average of the users, and see if there is a discrepancy...if there is a difference, it can be very telling as to why, i.e., it appeals to a certain kind of player.

@jump "This looks cool..."

I see what you did there!

@TheFrenchiestFry they're gonna have to pry my DS and my 3DS's (all 5 of them) from my cold, dead hands LOL

Well, I guess we all know now why they sued that online multiplayer Mario game, lol

@Azuris but then they couldn't fling even more advertising at you

@Heavyarms55 Somehow, the more pointless or useless a computer app is, the cooler it is...I mean, he definitely didn't do this for any profit, LUL

@Cevil Try telling that to your 12 year old self!

I get that PS4 console sales are so low because the PS5 is coming...but when did the XBox start selling so many consoles in Japan? Is it because people are bored while waiting for the PS5 to come out?