Because I like to own physical, but do NOT like carrying £1,700 worth of games around when I use the system portably? So I could carry all my bought and paid physical games around on one cart?
Exactly, getting people to understand this is hard work. For instance, I have MAME, Final Burn, Neo Geo on my modded Xbox, hooked up to a CRT. I ALSO have 150+ Arcade Archive releases, Capcom, Konami, Blizzard, Pac Man comps on Switch, a Midway Arcade 1up, and until recently, Astro City and Egret minis. The Xbox mostly comes into use if I want to play something that either wasn't converted - say, OutRunners - or something I'm not willing to pay extortionate second-hand prices for - Majin Ou is a nice game, but not £200 worth of nice. Neither of those examples is 'stealing'.
I'd like to, yes. Why would I want to pay again for the 60+ carts i own? I prefer physical as a collection, but carrying around a case with £1,500 worth of games makes me nervous, I'd much rather have them backed up on one device.
Hmm. Didn't like the previous collection, both games were ports of crappy mobile versions, and the physics were completely off. This looks promising and looks to include the original C64 versions, Huelsbeck music is also a big selling point. Optimistic for this one.
Is this one of the games that wouldn't work with ANYTHING other than the Amico controller? 🤣 PC for me because Breakout games suck on joypad with almost no exception. Looks cool though.
Looks great, having just picked up a mini PC I'm currently playing Gridrunner from the Minotaur Collection - couldn't get anywhere on the PS version as it really doesn't work on a pad, on PC it's absolute arcade perfection. I've only ever bounced off two of his games - Space Giraffe was just too much for me, and I've literally not a clue what I'm supposed to be doing on Akka Arrh.
Yeah, grabbed a similar pair for about a fiver as my intro offer to AliExpress and..... They're fine. Bit light and creaky, but for a fiver I'm not complaining. I like the lights as well, shoot me.
The last one was one of the most disappointing sequels I've ever played, coming after the brilliance of Transformed. Here's hoping this is a return to form.
Nice.... I actually just found the BS tracks as a stand-alone game on my modded Xbox, but this is great news. Now about a proper single-player mode.....
I played Evil Knievel on mobile. It was a decent little Trials knock-off, nothing more or less. I can't imagine that horrid disc adding anything at all to it.
@bigpale I kind of agree when it gets into the PS1 era, but there's something about a game like this with ultra-clean polys but way more going on than hardware of that era would have managed.
@sanderev That's a poor analogy. Let's take Double Dragon Adcance, an actual video game, as an example. I've played it emulated over the years as I consider it the absolute apex of the series. If you had a minty boxed copy at the 150.00-250.00 it seems to go for, you've not lost a sale, because emulation or not, I simply won't pay that for a single video game. However, guess what I did when it got a proper Switch release.....?
I've - quite literally - never used my OLED Joy Cons. Hori Split Pro, now cracked deck for portable, and I've ended up with 12+ controllers for home play.
@Serpenterror What a bizarre comment. I love arcade racers and have done since the original OutRun, but GT7 in VR is sn experience like few others, both visually, and gameplay wise.
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Re: Retro FPS 'Ion Fury' Is Finally Getting Its DLC Expansion On Switch This Month
Excellent, absolutely loved this.
Re: Retro-Styled Isometric Puzzler 'Lumo 2' Dimension-Shifts Its Way Onto Switch This October
I wanted to love the original, but felt it far to often used the perspective make puzzles somewhat unfair. I'll reserve judgement.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
@N00BiSH
I'm not - got a new CRT and the Wii versions dirt cheap, as well as the Wii U versions just in case.
Re: Review: Operation Night Strikers (Switch) - M2 Does It Again With This Taito-Themed Collection
@BJQ1972 nope, it isn't:
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/th...ble-soon-optical-board-repro-interest.266307/
Re: Atari Acquires IP Rights To Five Ubisoft Games, Including 2011's 'Child Of Eden'
Child of Eden HAS to be made PSVR2 compatible! I Am Alive wasn't shabby either.
Re: Review: Gradius Origins (Switch) - An Almost-Perfect Package For Shoot 'Em Up Fans
Would have been an instant buy - if they hadn't already sold me Gradius 1, 2, 3 and Salamander as ACA titles!
One for a sale now.
Re: Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Not feeling that Shinobi game at all
Re: Best Donkey Kong Games Of All Time
@garzuit
SNES Yoshi's Island still takes that accolade for me. Absolutely unmatched in creativity and design.
Re: After Croc, Argonaut Games Wants To Remaster This N64 Cult Classic
This was not a cult classic. It was pretty average and mostly reviewed as such.
Re: Nintendo's Strict Policy On MiG Carts Is Creating A Problem For Secondhand Switch 2 Buyers
@FortniteJ
Because I like to own physical, but do NOT like carrying £1,700 worth of games around when I use the system portably? So I could carry all my bought and paid physical games around on one cart?
Re: Digital Foundry Is "Happy" With Switch 2 But Feels The Screen Is "Problematic"
@SpacedDuck
Because the Vita was about a quarter of the red, smaller, and didn't have VRR or HDR?
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges
@ValentineMeikin
Exactly, getting people to understand this is hard work. For instance, I have MAME, Final Burn, Neo Geo on my modded Xbox, hooked up to a CRT. I ALSO have 150+ Arcade Archive releases, Capcom, Konami, Blizzard, Pac Man comps on Switch, a Midway Arcade 1up, and until recently, Astro City and Egret minis. The Xbox mostly comes into use if I want to play something that either wasn't converted - say, OutRunners - or something I'm not willing to pay extortionate second-hand prices for - Majin Ou is a nice game, but not £200 worth of nice. Neither of those examples is 'stealing'.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Banning Switch 2's Using MIG Cartridges
@Stormcloudlive
I'd like to, yes. Why would I want to pay again for the 60+ carts i own? I prefer physical as a collection, but carrying around a case with £1,500 worth of games makes me nervous, I'd much rather have them backed up on one device.
Re: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Has Sold 10 Million Copies Since Launch
Never got into this one myself.
Re: Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary Smashes Onto Switch This Summer
Hmm. Didn't like the previous collection, both games were ports of crappy mobile versions, and the physics were completely off.
This looks promising and looks to include the original C64 versions, Huelsbeck music is also a big selling point. Optimistic for this one.
Re: Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Comes To Switch And Switch 2 In 2025
Oh, I really enjoyed MK4. Might pick up for that alone
Re: Exclusive: Fast Fusion Will Contain 12 Tracks, Free Content Update Confirmed
Enjoyed the Switch game, this will be going on my list.
Re: SEGA Announces English Voiceover Cast For Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
No. Subs all the way.
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Price Has Been Confirmed
Astro is by no means a demo, it's a bloody good, if smallish, platformer that Sony could easily have charged a tenner for.
Shameful from Nintendo
Re: Mini Review: Breakout Beyond (Switch) - A Thrilling Iteration On An Arcade Classic
Is this one of the games that wouldn't work with ANYTHING other than the Amico controller? 🤣
PC for me because Breakout games suck on joypad with almost no exception. Looks cool though.
Re: Feature: "It's A Perversion Of The Whole Thing" - Jeff Minter On Scam Games, Switch 2, And 'I, Robot'
Looks great, having just picked up a mini PC I'm currently playing Gridrunner from the Minotaur Collection - couldn't get anywhere on the PS version as it really doesn't work on a pad, on PC it's absolute arcade perfection. I've only ever bounced off two of his games - Space Giraffe was just too much for me, and I've literally not a clue what I'm supposed to be doing on Akka Arrh.
Re: Feature: "It's A Perversion Of The Whole Thing" - Jeff Minter On Scam Games, Switch 2, And 'I, Robot'
@Left so why bother to comment?
Re: PSA: Be Careful, These Light-Up Joy-Con Look As Dodgy As They Come
Yeah, grabbed a similar pair for about a fiver as my intro offer to AliExpress and..... They're fine. Bit light and creaky, but for a fiver I'm not complaining. I like the lights as well, shoot me.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: Full Character Roster - Every Racer Confirmed So Far
The last one was one of the most disappointing sequels I've ever played, coming after the brilliance of Transformed. Here's hoping this is a return to form.
Re: F-Zero 99 Has Been Updated To Version 1.5.6, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I just REALLY want this fixing up as a single-player, BUYABLE release.
Re: Exclusive: Survival Horror RPG 'Chernobylite Complete Edition' Is Coming To Switch
I'm fascinated by Chernobyl, but could not get into this at all on PS4.
Re: F-Zero 99 Update (Version 1.5.0) Adds Five New Tracks, Satellaview Content And Much More
Nice.... I actually just found the BS tracks as a stand-alone game on my modded Xbox, but this is great news. Now about a proper single-player mode.....
Re: Review: Night Slashers: Remake (Switch) - Some Nice, Gory Ideas, But The Visuals Are The Real Horror Story
For the £4.50 I paid I'm happy, complements the JT port nicely.
Re: Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included
@Moroboshi876
I'd love the Egret carts, but they work out pretty expensive to import sadly.
Re: Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included
@OldManHermit
They were bloody awful ports though.
Re: Taito Milestones 3 For Switch Locks In Japanese Release, Here Are The 10 Games Included
@Ironcore
They're 6.50 each as Arcade Archive titles.....
Re: Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Add BS courses and sell me a single-player mode, please!
Re: Atari 50: Expanded Edition Adds 2 New Timelines And 39 New Games
Hopefully there'll be a similar Intellivision package soon. The 2600 'M Network ' conversions were simply nowhere near as good as the originals.
Re: Atari Acquires Intellivision Brand And Rights To 200+ Titles
@cyrus_zuo
I played Evil Knievel on mobile. It was a decent little Trials knock-off, nothing more or less. I can't imagine that horrid disc adding anything at all to it.
As for the rest..... shovelware is being polite.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Want To Reuse Your Joy-Con On 'Switch 2'?
I've a shed load of pads, I'd be very happy if they all worked.
Re: Atari's Arcade-Inspired Racer 'NeoSprint' Speeds Onto Switch This Year
@ibookboyuk
I like Wooden, but the handling is INCREDIBLY heavy.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Would You Like To See Given The 'Gold Master Series' Treatment?
The OutRun series would be a dream come true.
Re: F-Zero 99's New Update Is Now Live (Version 1.3.0), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Add BS tracks, include a proper SP mode and sell it as a full package. Please!
Re: Review: New Star GP (Switch) - A Stylish, Moreish Homage To The Likes Of Virtua Racing
@bigpale
I kind of agree when it gets into the PS1 era, but there's something about a game like this with ultra-clean polys but way more going on than hardware of that era would have managed.
Re: Switch Emulator Yuzu To Pay $2.4 Million To Nintendo & Cease Development
@GalaxicGlobe
Emulators aren't illegal though.
Re: Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
@James021
Couldn't care less tbh.
Re: Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
@sanderev
That's a poor analogy.
Let's take Double Dragon Adcance, an actual video game, as an example.
I've played it emulated over the years as I consider it the absolute apex of the series. If you had a minty boxed copy at the 150.00-250.00 it seems to go for, you've not lost a sale, because emulation or not, I simply won't pay that for a single video game.
However, guess what I did when it got a proper Switch release.....?
Re: Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
@James021
And if a company can't or won't make a game available for me to buy legally, I've no qualms in emulating it.
Re: Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
@FawfulsFury
Like it or not, no, they haven't.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Talks 8-Inch 'Switch 2' Screen, Joy-Con Compatibility
I've - quite literally - never used my OLED Joy Cons. Hori Split Pro, now cracked deck for portable, and I've ended up with 12+ controllers for home play.
Re: Hamster Corporation Celebrates 400 Arcade Archives Titles On Switch
@120frames-please
Given they've just ported Mystic Warriors, I can't see Parodius remaining MIA much longer.
Re: Hamster Corporation Celebrates 400 Arcade Archives Titles On Switch
@Aneira
That's why it's changed.
Re: Hamster Corporation Celebrates 400 Arcade Archives Titles On Switch
I'm up to about 130 so far.
Ouch. That's a decent holiday.
Re: F-Zero 99 Update Adds Secret Tracks, Private Lobbies And More, Here's Everything Included
As mentioned above, I hope they eventually tie the thing up as a purchasable single-player title.....
Re: New Star GP's Retro Racing Speeds Onto Switch This March
@Serpenterror
What a bizarre comment. I love arcade racers and have done since the original OutRun, but GT7 in VR is sn experience like few others, both visually, and gameplay wise.