@Sergio151 So true, yet the internet can also be a way to bring back these classic video game magazines into the digital age, if you know what I mean. If you don't, just take a look at my profile.
Luckily, I knew a local store which has a couple of spare copies of the bundle. Now I have the game twice... Oh well, will make a nice Christmas gift for someone.
I'm always glad when a developer publicly says moronic stuff like that. It makes it so much easier to not support them, no matter what platform they develop for.
Oh wow, when first seeing the iconic image pop up combined with the word "remake", I thought it was actually being done. Feel a bit sad now. Such a wonderful game. Only thing that let it down a little was that it pushed the Saturn a little bit too hard on certain fronts. Still a pure classic through and through.
Good on you guys for doing the review like this. Very refreshing from nearly all other sites and publications who don't see any problem with reviewing a partial game and pretending to know how everything including the multiplayer works in the real world. battlefield 4 reviewers, I'm looking at all of you....
So glad we finally got confirmation on this as well as that they are keeping the original name. Also loving how they refer to this game as a Rubbering Action Game, which brings back a ton of memories of the very first in the series!
@dumedum Completely disagree. Putting Gravity Rush as a example of a game where it's an absolute joy just to move around in the world in this review, is spot on. I actually completely forgot about the Sony sister-site and now have it bookmarked thanks to this link.
Huge fan of the series ever since the Super Famicom game. They might even ask €60 for this and I would still pick it up day one. Sadly a EU release hasn't been confirmed yet, but I'm hoping it doesn't take much longer. Already imported the physical version from Japan, but I don't yet have a Japanese 3DS. Damn you region lock!
@MuchoMochi Yeah whatever. Sega outsourcing the series to an unproven western developer is more than enough to have doubts about this will turn out. They have tried this in the past with the series and it never turned out very good. Neither does it turn out well for other series/developers: look at how Golden Axe, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet 3, etc have turned out. Not to mention the way they are "redesigning" the characters alone makes my abomination comment pretty darn relevant.
@Artwark Well of course some people will pick it up, but I doubt it'll sell anywhere near as well as the other games. Been a Sonic fan ever since the first one on the Mega Drive and I'm avoiding this abomination like the plague.
Wow, I'm getting an Axelay/Guardian Force vibe from the way certain weapons look and behave. This one went from being under my radar to a day-1 pickup.
While it might not be on the same level as Final Fight and Streets of Rage or even Double Dragon, I do have a big soft spot for Rival Turf. But for whatever reason never got the sequels. Nice surprise to see this one on the eshop. Will pick this up very soon.
The Vita game is a lot of fun, so I'm hoping this one will be the same. Didn't know that it was getting a physical release in Europe! Will be picking that version up then.
I was ready to buy Rayman day one in February. Yet, I've still have to pick up a copy due to the delay. A lot more games have taken priority over it while February was quite barren. Waiting for it to hit bargain bin price now as the coming months will be expensive enough as it is. They brought it upon themselves if you ask me.
Well considering I upped my pledge from $20 to $60 just to help the console versions funded, you could say I'm looking forward to the game. Hoping some of those other stretch-goals will be met as well as they would certainly up the replayability of the game.
So glad for them. They all seem so very excited. Can't wait for this game to be released even if it takes a long time. Really hope that we'll be able to get the console versions funded as well as I'd love to have it on the Wii U.
Didn't expect to get anything and I'm certainly not miffed about it either. If anything I'm surprised and delighted with all the free stuff I've been getting from Nintendo this past year, be it on the Wii U VC with the Famicom anniversary games which were basically free, as well as all the promotions for the 3DS that gave me several eshop versions of retail games! Been happy to help people out with a free copy of Monster Hunter and Animal Crossing as well, so I think Nintendo have been very generous already.
While it's a great game, it's certainly not my favourite one. Far from it actually. My favourite one still is A Link to the Past and will probably remain that way. But my second favourite one is Majora's Mask. I truly hope that next year we will get a OoT like remake for it on 3DS.
@Doma To be fair, there aren't enough of those out there yet to put the blame solely on them. But when looking at sales numbers for Sin & Punishment 2 with millions upon millions of Wii owners out there, I guess it just doesn't matter. Gaming has changed a huge deal in the past decade, for better or for worse. It's just sad to see how a game such as this which would have been an instant hit in the 16 bit days for instance is getting ignored for the likes of the next generic fps game or Fifa update. It certainly won't affect my enjoyment of the game when my copy finally arrives from shopto, but when sales numbers start to impact the possibility of getting similar games in the future, it really does make me sad.
I was lucky enough to pick up a copy from Videogameimports in 2005 for just over €200 when I when I started collecting Famicom games. Had no idea it would balloon to the crazy prices it goes for today. Funny thing is that my copy is in much better condition than the ones going for €600+ on ebay. I don't have any intention of selling it though.
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Re: Rumour: A Planned 2.5D Metroid Title For 3DS Got Cancelled in 2012
@CaviarMeths
Thought the same thing...
Read about it back in September here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=890009
Re: Video: This Guy Loves Nintendo Way More Than You Do
As for the title.
When it comes to sheer number of console variations and nicknacks perhaps, but when it comes to games? Not even close.
Re: Nintendo Europe Shipping Ambassador Edition New Nintendo 3DS to Select Club Nintendo Members Right Now
@Ungravitify
My total amount is 64830, current one 8150, and I got the email.
Re: Nintendo Europe Shipping Ambassador Edition New Nintendo 3DS to Select Club Nintendo Members Right Now
Got the email, but I really want the XL instead of the regular one.
@dequesi Yeah, the site won't let me log in either. (Belgium here)
Re: The World's Oldest Video Game Media Brand Is Being Killed Off After 33 Years
@Sergio151 So true, yet the internet can also be a way to bring back these classic video game magazines into the digital age, if you know what I mean.
If you don't, just take a look at my profile.
Re: Amazon UK Is Cancelling GameCube Adapter Orders Due To Lack Of Stock
Just a very limited production run that sold out way too fast.
Re: Amazon UK Is Cancelling GameCube Adapter Orders Due To Lack Of Stock
Yep, got the email myself.
Luckily, I knew a local store which has a couple of spare copies of the bundle.
Now I have the game twice... Oh well, will make a nice Christmas gift for someone.
Re: Two Tetris Downloads to be Removed from the 3DS eShop in Europe
Sad that this happens as licences expire.
The GameBoy version is still my favourite Tetris.
Re: Twili Midna Joins The Battle In Upcoming Hyrule Warriors DLC Pack
Fantastic news! I've been hoping for this one.
Re: New Music and Voice Samples Discovered in the Donkey Kong Arcade
Sorry, not seeing these on OS X Yosemite in Safari either.
Re: This Adorable Yoshi Plush Soft Toy Is Now Available On The European and Australian Club Nintendo
And I just ordered a Yoshi plush from Japan!
Oh well, this will be mine as well!
Re: Night Trap ReVamped Developer May Flip-Flop on its Wii U Decision
@DrMatta Haha, I was thinking the same thing.
Re: The Console Wars Live On As Night Trap Remake Team Holds a Grudge Against Nintendo
I'm always glad when a developer publicly says moronic stuff like that.
It makes it so much easier to not support them, no matter what platform they develop for.
Re: Feature: Ten Must Play Titles on the Game Boy
Let me just add Revenge of the Gator.
Re: Video: The 10 Best Zelda Games As Selected By You
Completely understand why OoT is number one here. Although personally my favourites are ALTTP and Majora's Mask.
Re: Senran Kagura 2 Website Updates With New Gameplay Trailer And Boss Reveal
No matter what those idiots at ONM say, I'll buy this game on launch day!
Re: Hyrule Warriors Is The Zelda Game That Eiji Aonuma Could Never Make Himself
So many musou games this year alone! I'm loving it!
Re: Remake Request: Burning Rangers
Oh wow, when first seeing the iconic image pop up combined with the word "remake", I thought it was actually being done.
Feel a bit sad now. Such a wonderful game.
Only thing that let it down a little was that it pushed the Saturn a little bit too hard on certain fronts. Still a pure classic through and through.
Re: Review: Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS)
Good on you guys for doing the review like this.
Very refreshing from nearly all other sites and publications who don't see any problem with reviewing a partial game and pretending to know how everything including the multiplayer works in the real world.
battlefield 4 reviewers, I'm looking at all of you....
Re: Yumi's Odd Odyssey Is Coming To Europe Under Its Original Japanese Title, Sayonara UmiharaKawase
So glad we finally got confirmation on this as well as that they are keeping the original name.
Also loving how they refer to this game as a Rubbering
Action Game, which brings back a ton of memories of the very first in the series!
Re: Review: Yumi's Odd Odyssey (3DS eShop)
And some people aren't so close-minded that they throw a fit every time a different company is mentioned. :-/
Re: Review: Yumi's Odd Odyssey (3DS eShop)
@dumedum Completely disagree.
Putting Gravity Rush as a example of a game where it's an absolute joy just to move around in the world in this review, is spot on.
I actually completely forgot about the Sony sister-site and now have it bookmarked thanks to this link.
Re: Review: Yumi's Odd Odyssey (3DS eShop)
Huge fan of the series ever since the Super Famicom game.
They might even ask €60 for this and I would still pick it up day one.
Sadly a EU release hasn't been confirmed yet, but I'm hoping it doesn't take much longer.
Already imported the physical version from Japan, but I don't yet have a Japanese 3DS. Damn you region lock!
Re: Wii Fit No Substitute For Real Exercise According To Academic Research
So it doesn't work if people stop using it after a while?
/You don't say
SMH Great study!
Re: Sega Has "No Plans" To Release Sonic Boom In Japan, Sonic Team Will Continue To Work On The Franchise
@unrandomsam
Oh no, I don't mean the Re-armed games, certainly not the first one.
But the fully 3D Bionic Commando game which was quite bad.
Re: Sega Has "No Plans" To Release Sonic Boom In Japan, Sonic Team Will Continue To Work On The Franchise
@MuchoMochi
Yeah whatever.
Sega outsourcing the series to an unproven western developer is more than enough to have doubts about this will turn out. They have tried this in the past with the series and it never turned out very good. Neither does it turn out well for other series/developers: look at how Golden Axe, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet 3, etc have turned out.
Not to mention the way they are "redesigning" the characters alone makes my abomination comment pretty darn relevant.
Re: Sega Has "No Plans" To Release Sonic Boom In Japan, Sonic Team Will Continue To Work On The Franchise
@Artwark
Well of course some people will pick it up, but I doubt it'll sell anywhere near as well as the other games.
Been a Sonic fan ever since the first one on the Mega Drive and I'm avoiding this abomination like the plague.
Re: Sega Has "No Plans" To Release Sonic Boom In Japan, Sonic Team Will Continue To Work On The Franchise
Don't worry Iizuka, we in the west have no intention of buying this outsourced game anyway!
Re: Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails Is Blasting To The Wii U This April
Wow, I'm getting an Axelay/Guardian Force vibe from the way certain weapons look and behave.
This one went from being under my radar to a day-1 pickup.
Re: Matters of Import: E.X. Troopers Brings The Heat To 3DS
I actually just ordered the PS3 version last week since I can't play Japanese 3DS games...yet.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)
Glad to see the perfect score. Otherwise I'd have to remove the site from my bookmarks.
Re: Review: Brawl Brothers (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)
While it might not be on the same level as Final Fight and Streets of Rage or even Double Dragon, I do have a big soft spot for Rival Turf.
But for whatever reason never got the sequels. Nice surprise to see this one on the eshop. Will pick this up very soon.
Re: Senran Kagura Burst Will Brawl Its Way Onto the North American eShop on 14th November
The Vita game is a lot of fun, so I'm hoping this one will be the same. Didn't know that it was getting a physical release in Europe! Will be picking that version up then.
Re: Nintendo Download: 14th November (Europe)
Finally Picross E3! Will pick up MMX2 for sure as well.
Re: Nintendo Download: 24th October (Europe)
I'm gonna end up being the only one buying Wario's Woods, am I?
Loved this game, especially the NES version.
Re: Rayman Legends And Splinter Cell Blacklist Both Sold Less Than Expected, Says Ubisoft
I was ready to buy Rayman day one in February. Yet, I've still have to pick up a copy due to the delay. A lot more games have taken priority over it while February was quite barren.
Waiting for it to hit bargain bin price now as the coming months will be expensive enough as it is.
They brought it upon themselves if you ask me.
Re: News Site Claims That Zelda "Takes A Dim View Of Workers, People Of Colour And Women"
From looking at their front page it seems like a random tabloid site.
Not even going to waste any more of my time on that click-bait.
Re: Nintendo Download: 3rd October (Europe)
Oh All three Final Fight games! Gonna be busy this weekend.
Re: Mighty No. 9 Passes Wii U Stretch Goal With A Fortnight Remaining
Well considering I upped my pledge from $20 to $60 just to help the console versions funded, you could say I'm looking forward to the game.
Hoping some of those other stretch-goals will be met as well as they would certainly up the replayability of the game.
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th September (Europe)
Ooh, skipped over Megaman X and thought: nothing for me this week. Then I realised my mistake. Looking forward to playing it again.
Re: Keiji Inafune Thanks Mighty No. 9 Backers in New Video
So glad for them. They all seem so very excited.
Can't wait for this game to be released even if it takes a long time. Really hope that we'll be able to get the console versions funded as well as I'd love to have it on the Wii U.
Re: Nintendo Download: 5th September (Europe)
ooooh Revenge of the Gator! I actually thought it was on the VC already and went looking for it last month. Glad to see it show up.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Reiterates That There's "Nothing to Announce in Terms of an Ambassador Program"
Didn't expect to get anything and I'm certainly not miffed about it either.
If anything I'm surprised and delighted with all the free stuff I've been getting from Nintendo this past year, be it on the Wii U VC with the Famicom anniversary games which were basically free, as well as all the promotions for the 3DS that gave me several eshop versions of retail games! Been happy to help people out with a free copy of Monster Hunter and Animal Crossing as well, so I think Nintendo have been very generous already.
Re: Peter Molyneux Reveals His Favourite Zelda Title Of All Time
While it's a great game, it's certainly not my favourite one. Far from it actually.
My favourite one still is A Link to the Past and will probably remain that way.
But my second favourite one is Majora's Mask. I truly hope that next year we will get a OoT like remake for it on 3DS.
Re: Say Hello To The Nintendo 2DS - A 3DS without 3D
I'm speechless....
Re: HackYourConsole.com Goes Offline and Closes Pre-Orders
Good.
Re: The Wonderful 101 Misses the Top 20 in UK All-Format Charts
@Doma
To be fair, there aren't enough of those out there yet to put the blame solely on them. But when looking at sales numbers for Sin & Punishment 2 with millions upon millions of Wii owners out there, I guess it just doesn't matter. Gaming has changed a huge deal in the past decade, for better or for worse. It's just sad to see how a game such as this which would have been an instant hit in the 16 bit days for instance is getting ignored for the likes of the next generic fps game or Fifa update. It certainly won't affect my enjoyment of the game when my copy finally arrives from shopto, but when sales numbers start to impact the possibility of getting similar games in the future, it really does make me sad.
Re: The Wonderful 101 Misses the Top 20 in UK All-Format Charts
Gamers these days have poopiedoodledingdongloviedoodlepoop taste. No surprise there sadly.
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto to Serve as Guest Editor for the 100th Issue of Official Nintendo Magazine
Should have been Nintendo Gamer instead.
Re: Nintendo Download: 15th August (Europe)
@Luigifan141
I was lucky enough to pick up a copy from Videogameimports in 2005 for just over €200 when I when I started collecting Famicom games.
Had no idea it would balloon to the crazy prices it goes for today.
Funny thing is that my copy is in much better condition than the ones going for €600+ on ebay. I don't have any intention of selling it though.