mrbogus

No. I am either waiting for a sale or if they decide to add the combo pack to the voucher system just before it ends. I suspect I'll be waiting for a sale.

I think I'll stick to the Johnny Turbo version I got on Switch for $2.

I see the cover art to Berzerk, my favorite arcade port on the 2600. So I'm ready for this bit of DLC. I bet it will be a paid update unlike previous.

Never.

Most of my Switch games are digital anyway.

I got these icons but they really shouldn't cost subscribers those silly platinum points along with paying for the NSO subscription.

I'm a little surprised. Never thought any more M2 Shottriggers games were coming to the west.

Guess the Aleste collection isn't happening. Nor a physical release of Ketsui "Deathtiny" (unless Wednesday brings more surprises).

This was a big reason I stopped buying Metal Gear Solid games and preordering in general after MGS2. Not a fan of expensive bait and switches.

With all that money Konami is now claiming they have from this they now have no excuse to not put the original theme song back into the first arcade game.

The original Konami arcade game. Which should have been on this list.

The list seems very lacking except for the 2600 and arcade sections. Needs way more Lynx games at least.

I do wish Konami would have sprung for the original 1987 theme song for the '89 arcade game like Arcade1Up did for their second compilation in their Turtles in Time arcade cab. I would think Konami has more money to do so than a new smaller outfit like Arcade1Up. Oh well.

I have the Xbox 360 version of the original arcade game which does have the tune included in any case.

Nice. Now let's get Gimmick! for North American gamers.

Multiple buyers of this mini arcade have attempted trying different power supplies with no success in reducing lag. Its just a bad product, unfortunately.

I was not a fan of Sega splitting their games across all the other platforms and I suspect many others felt the same. That was an expensive proposition to get all those consoles.

I have a lot of nice retro game holy grails, but the highlight is Earthbound big box version complete in good condition.

It is going to happen.

I think the entire reason BOTW2 got delayed to 2023 was to have it launch with the Switch 2.

Its good to see Saturn games gets modern ports.

Since City Connection is working with Square Enix (they own Taito), I hope they eventually get around to other console games they own the rights to. Like Magical Chase for the PC-Engine/Turbografx-16 and Little Samson for the Famicom/NES.

If only the Aleste Collection would get a western release. At least the JP one is region free.

The Switch needs the ability to use USB external storage in console mode (even in handheld mode, ideally). The Wii U can do it. At the very least the Switch 2 should have this functionality for the ever-encroaching digital download future.

Makes sense. Nintendo's digital storefront is much poorer in comparison to its competition. And I say this as a majority digital game owner for my Switch.

Fewer digital game discounts and a lack of trust due to Nintendo's closure of the Wii Shop Channel adds up in the minds of consumers. Its far better deal to buy physical Switch games. Particularly first party.

Still no Ms. Pac-Man? Oh well.

I don't think Nintendo can abandon it at this point.

Voluntarily or not, Nintendo seems to be out of the console competition and is focused on (mostly) mobile gaming. I'm not even sure they could compete against the console hardware that Microsoft and Sony put out now either. The XSX and PS5 seem leagues above the Switch in terms of performance that the gap is too wide now for Nintendo to have a shot at major success on their turf.

The only must play I see there that you can't find as easily elsewhere is MUSHA, but you could have gotten that on the Wii before that storefront closed or the Japanese release of the Mega Drive mini. Or you could play it in many other alternative ways.

Still waiting on my copy of Paprium.

Will I support this digital endeavor? I'm a big sucker for preordering already so probably. In for a penny, in for a pound.

My first taste of Nintendo was Donkey Kong in the arcade in 1981.

My first home taste of Nintendo was the NES with a copy of Super Mario Bros. 1 for Christmas 1987.

I don't see Alex Kidd games as sacred cows that can't be adjusted to be better. They should have offered a new mode that drops the rock paper scissors, and an original mode.

I'll wait for a sale on the eshop.

Got it on the eshop on its rare sale last December. Its not worth even that. No loss other than maybe for a digital completionist.

Firstly I'd like Nintendo to buy SNK and keep it away from the murderous dictator MBS.

Then I'd like them to sweep up Konami and Sega to keep their properties going. Possibly Capcom as well since they also like to sit on all the good stuff.

I’ve read before that the US artwork was done by the same artist as the one who did the hastily illustrated Mega Man 1 box art. They were given more time to do this one, or so I’ve heard.

Anyway the Japanese cover is better but I have much more nostalgia for the US art.

This article implies it was the efforts of the open source MAME project that made this commercial product possible. I know MAME now allows this, but has Hamster admitted this themselves?

@Moroboshi876 I also wouldn't give M2 any edge over Hamster with regards to emulation prowess. M2 is good, but as many have noted over the last year their efforts on the Mega Drive/Genesis Mini and Turbografx-16/PC-Engine Mini consoles aren't perfect with laggy audio (3 to 5 frames according to tests).

In any case both M2 and Hamster are better at emulation than Digital Eclipse who worked on the SNK 40th anniversary collection. You definitely get better controls and less glitches on Arcade Archives releases of SNK arcade games than you do on the 40th collection.

@Moroboshi876 In poorly emulated versions of arcade Contra the barrels in the 3D corridor sections all move to the right. On a real Contra arcade board or a proper emulation like the Hamster release the barrels roll forward. You can compare all this on Youtube videos. The reason for the bad emulation is apparently due to an unemulated co-processor on the arcade board. Only the coders at Hamster have taken it into account and I'm glad they have.

There actually is a reason to buy this version over the Contra Collection by Konami. At least if you're a stickler for emulation accuracy. The Hamster port of Contra on PS4, which I assume this is the same thing, has accurate emulation of the barrels that come at you in the corridor sections. No other emulated version of arcade Contra to date does this. Not even MAME, last I checked.