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I really enjoyed the series of articles around this topic. Whether guilty or not, if you look at the asset price rises retro games are currently in a speculative bubble - buy/invest at your own risk.

Brilliant video, well worth watching it to the end. I used to work in a UK games store in the mid 90s and many new games we sold were never sealed in the 1st place anyway.

I remember unsuccessfully trying my best to persuade my parents to buy me one when I was a wee lad. In hindsight the price was a lot in today’s money. I guess that is why the consoles were able to take over in the end.

@SpringDivorce and those blue blue skies (also in Outrun!!). In fairness there have been so many games mentioned in the chat for me to go and revisit. Outrun definitely one of them 😃

Daytona USA Advance stage - was delighted when it was released on the X360!
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I think this is an interesting concept and gives access to a new asset class for smaller share holders.

Are the shared openly traded on an exchange to provide liquidity? And does the company own multiple items or is each item housed in an individual company with its own shareholders?

New or 2nd hand, boxed or unboxed, this is an awesome game - graphics, music, track design, the lot.

Pre-ordered mine. I purchased the mario g&w which, despite its flaws, I still pick up and play a lot. I would love to see Nintendo make a G&W compilation onto a single g&w unit.

A punch out anniversary edition would also be awesome (unlikely, but great to dream!).

What a missed opportunity….having links awakening is very cool though

I recall my Dad telling me we were going to Portsmouth for the day, but then surprising me and taking me to the local arcade instead. We played this game for a few credits which we both really enjoyed (him as Homer, me as Bart). Great memories.

It does get old soon, but is fun with two or more players.

I would have spent hours and hours on a super mario kart track editor back in the day!

Terrific read and a great reminder of the anniversary of this awesome franchise. Hopefully Sega has something planned beyond the current announcements made.

Ryu/Ken vs Gief in World Warrior - that was a 10-0 match up.

Fantastic article, I love uncovering these legends.

What a terrific article- would love to see more like this.

Great article and thanks for the coverage. I love the concept of re-releases but I already have too much “stuff” hence for now not for me in a physical form.

Loving this work!

Extremely satisfying! Great game on a great format.

I started trying to build a complete set of SMS games, but stopped when I got to 150 titles as realised there was so much rubbish, borderline unplayable. For my SNES I have only purchased games that I will actually play. Each to there own.

This looks fantastic and great value - works out about £3.50 per title!

Back in the 90s I’d keep my carts in a cardboard box and put the actual boxes in the attic. Therefore when I started rebuilding my collection (from scratch) I just went with the cards as the boxes were never seen and hence no nostalgia.

Sad to see the discounts. Doesn’t bode well for a 35th anniversary Zelda version game and watch which I would have loved.

Am still enjoying mine and the watch function is neat.

Just release it already. SO many more good games for this gem of a system - Golf, baseball, card fighters, metal slug, sonic etc. etc. Like shooting fish in a pocket sized barrel!

Such an awesome library - bring it on! Am waiting for my SD card to arrive in order to download these

Another awesome cover courtesy of retro gamer. And yes, that FF cover rocks it!

An awesome game and technically a super impressive version. Whilst the sound doesn’t sound as good as other snes SF ports, the gameplay here is much deeper (supers, alpha counters, mid air blocking, custom combos etc.) making this a much better game.

By the time the game was released snes coverage was thin on the ground ( heard to even locate magazine published contemporary reviews for this game). Were the 32 bit versions better? Of course. But that doesn’t stop this being a great conversion which is immensely playable.

Great article.

Life in the old dog yet! Love this!

Hopefully will be able to stream this, although appreciate that will miss out on the physicality of the product and artwork. Would still be good to generate income for the composer and widen the audience.

Top, top console with an enjoyable library to explore. I have the original hardware but mainly play via my snes mini these days as more convenient. Am still looking to re-purchase games I owned when younger

Had fun voting, but like others have noted this list sorely needs expanding.

I have a lot of love for prince of Persia on the snes. Konami did an incredible job translating this to the snes with one of my all time favourite soundtracks and an overhauled graphics engine. Did I mention the soundtrack?

Axelay is another favourite of mine with graphics and sound still holding up well today (and proved the snes could handle shm ups

@brunojenso Thank you for the summary review - helpful.

Am mainly miffed at the lack of a stand.

Due to arrive today, but will have to wait to Christmas to open!

Received a text advising mine is due in today. Like others here, really surprised they altered the design to remove the stand seen in other G&W models.

Maybe an official stand will be released for more ££££!!

@Stocksy fortunately the size means it can live incognito in your household for many years before she spots it 😀

@Gs69 my thoughts exactly!

@Electric-Dreams I wanted to know that as well, have not seen any stand (or image of the rear of the unit) yet. Hopefully NL will have a review up shortly!

Hmmmmm....how will I fit this into my Christmas stocking 😉

I preordered mine but won’t be opening it until Christmas. I too am going to mainly use the clock function and probably a bit of Mario ball.

Nintendo site is now retaking pre-orders

What a game - without the internet those playground debates were never ending!

My friend had a VB at the time, but I was one of the people who suffered from headaches after playing for 5 minutes, so could never really say if I liked it or not. I’ll stick with my 3ds for the time being

I had a snes when I was younger, but following a purchase of the megadrive mini I finally picked up a megadrive mark 1 which I really love. The megadrive has a great library of games which can be appreciated in its own right.

I already purchased at full price and never looked back. Great catalogue of games majority of which can be pick up and played and very accessible.

In fact I enjoyed mine so much I then purchased a real model 1 megadrive which am now also enjoying. Just regretting all the hate I gave to megadrive owners back in the 90s 😮

Loved this clip - great game and great memories. Am currently playing through on my Snes mini so perfect timing!

What a brilliant read, thanks Damo.

Thanks for discussing all retro content NL. Great article as always.

Amen to a Sega mastersystem mini (with 3D glasses 😎)

Great interview- what a legend!

Great scoop NL.

Nintendo and Sega missed the boat - should have gone for additional download games to earn $$$

This is a great line up of new games, and nice to be able to sample some off the beaten track classics.

Just watch out for Darren’s serve on Smash Tennis!

I hope this is streamed for those who can’t attend in person.

Never owned a GameCube - I get that the controller was great for certain games, but for street fighter 1 on 1 fighters it was poor