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@Lordplops

That's like calling an Amstrad CPC or a Commodore 64 "not a system, but a computer". Let's be honest with ourselves; how many people ran Logistix and WordPerfect on an Amiga (ok, aside from my Aunt)? Now, if the topic was the Atari ST, then I'd be more supportive of something like "it's not a system, it's a jungle / drum n' bass birthing mechanism". :0

Title should be more like “Don’t buy Devil Engine....because it really isn’t that good of a game.”

We need an HD re-master of Sonic X-treme: Tech Demo.

PS4 Pro/PS5/OneX/SeriesX see improvements in frame rates, graphics and resolution because the games are mostly PC ports running on a higher quality mode than the PS4 and OneS.

I’m not saying the developers don’t have to do work, but they do do less work than really digging into the systems and getting the very best out of each one.

With a more powerful switch, their would be automatic improvements just because of the RAM or CPU. That doesn’t mean the developer will get every bit they can out of it.

@JayJ

I feel as though that already happened in the 90’s and those mega monoliths divested their tech and entertainment assets long ago. The largest businesses involved in tech are actual tech companies. Many are public, for sure, but none that I know of are the slave of some god awful holding company.

I will pay 75% more than the list price I paid if they correct the mistake of omitting the PC-Engine and X68000 games from the Castlevania collection. 😜

They're not going to do Raiden before the end times.

@ferryb001

You just won the internet.

@DK-Fan

No way, jose. I have a dark embarrassing secret: there once was a time I was into anime. Circa 80’s to early 90’s in the US. Anime/Manga style artwork was always scrubbed (pretty much as a rule) from covers and marketing material. Americanized artwork (generally poor due to budget) was the white wash prescription of the time. The juxtaposition was quite obvious since this mostly applied to Japanese video games, manga and anime.

@andrewclear

I would presume a vast amount of Switch owners are small children with zero access to the eshop and severely limited funds.

@Ambassador_Kong

I’m pretty sure they already made the Switch version of Cyberpunk. They just accidentally released it on Playstation and Xbox. 😂

That embarrassing moment when I realize my consumer gluttony is the equivalent of twenty two and a half Switch owners.

@Mando44646

To make you feel better, the Switch collection with the Space Invaders game you actually want to play (Space Invaders: Invincible Collection) was about 5,200 yen (if you could get a copy...physical only exclusive) when it was available for a month. You can still get the $250 version that comes with stickers and some other crap that no normal person wants. To say that Taito has been going out of their way to annoy me is an understatement.

@WoomyNNYes

To rub salt in your wounds: That’s at least $30 less than I expected it to be. Both Taito and ININ have been consistent about pricing being way out of line with the marketplace.

You got me excited over nothing with the Turrican tease.

@COVIDberry

John Carmack released the source code to the public just a week short of 23 years ago. Before that, they more than supported fanmade levels, level editors and full-on mods for Doom: they motivated them. Doom II's appeal has always been more about 3rd party maps than the core game, itself.

The Microsoft under Satya Nadella and X-box under Phil Spencer are the polar opposite of any negative impressions one would have of either. For some years now, X-box has been like: "What do you want? Ok, here you go. But surely there's more I can give you? What can I do for you? Please, Please Please, let me do something for you...pleeeaaaase, I beg of you, take my shirt off of my back!" It's pretty uncanny, tbh.

Actraiser Turns 30: and it's still not on Switch.

You can pick up used Herman Miller Aerons by the truckload for around $75-450 a piece in any well populated area in North America. Which is partially why I cringe when I see "gaming chairs". The Embody model hasn't really made its mark on the office furniture resale market yet. So, I can't confirm nor deny it's quality. The Aerons retail from $1,000 and on up and it's money well spent if you're on an American healthcare plan.

So, basically, everything is coming out in January 2021.

They get the Doom II spirit. Doom was all about Doom. Doom II was all about the wads.

@faint

I’ll have to try it. Maybe I’m wrong? I only remember playing some Valis titles on Genesis and Turbo CD and I thought they controlled quite terribly at the time. They just seemed to exist to sell to that schoolgirl turned scantly clad fetish.

@DrDaisy

Zombies Ate My Neighbors was a LucasArts game so we’ll have to take it up with Disney. They did dump a bunch of classic PC titles on Steam at one point.

The thing about Valis is...well wasn’t the hentai simply inevitable? It’s an otaku game, through and through. Gameplay was never a priority for the series. It exists to tick off a checklist for a certain kind of perv.

I’m surprised they haven’t begun slowly dripping out ever Bases Loaded title.

@jamesthemagi

Ignition Factor is a poor man’s The Firemen. Which is consistent for Jaleco, the crowned ruler of all things poor man’s something or another. 😂

I’m confused as to how I’ve stumbled into this alternate universe where anyone would consider a Valis game worth playing. 🤪

Help me out. Was Edge the sister publication of Next Generation? The one with all of the infamous interviews during the 32/64bit era?

Darn, that’s a lot of money for a Home Shopping Network NES cart and a Game Genie.

@cyrus_zuo

WII-U is definitely on track to be the next Dreamcast.

Skipped the opportunity to buy this game for pennies on the dollar quite a few times. Game itself supposedly ain’t so great. Themes are presented the same as every other of it’s ilk: super basic and completely in your face with zero subtlety nor depth. One of the trailers has a Billie Eilish tune. So if you’re an eight year old girl that has yet to have discovered SSRI’s and mood stabilizers: bob’s your uncle.

so, yeah, where is this game?

edit: Just visited their website and they’re advertising a Cotton remake. Sweet.

@everynowandben

I’m going to have to agree to disagree with you on Katana Zero. I think the core gameplay elements are super addictive and fun. As you may know, only half the time is the actual gameplay. While that is normally my worst nightmare, I think the developer went above and beyond and manages to make an intriguing mindtrip of an experience that is more than just a video game. True, the storyline and dialogue are a mix of edgelord irony and feels, but it really just services the experience.

Gris is a walking simulator.

@John_Deacon

Red Strings Club was dope for a point and click.
Mother Russia Bleeds is freaking rad. You will have your butt handed to you until you learn it’s unique mechanics.

And now everyone knows why Sega acts like Sonic 1 and 2 are all they’ve ever accomplished.

Wonder Boy in Monsterland, Fantasy Zone, Shinobi and Thunderforce were my picks (In that order).

It’s pretty wild that these reports are coming from the UK and not the USA. Then again, I get the impression that every carpenter in England has had their van wiped clean on multiple occasions, whereas that’s not really as much as an issue here.

@Crockin
Personally, I’m more of a manchego fan, tbh.

This doesn’t look like Raiden.

Nintendo Switch and a cardboard box to live in.

They’re still doing this? The world has no shortage of virgins.

Let’s be honest, if the current Switch can barely run BOTW at 30fps and 780p (the pop up gets Daytona USA on Saturn level ridiculous in the desert); what kind of supernatural magic will make an affordable portable system that can run BOTW2 in 4K?

Discroom looks dope. Count me in.

Just throwing my two cents in.....I don’t find it hard to believe that some of cats are seeing very nice earnings from Gamepass. It completely makes sense, tbh.

@TG16_IS_BAE

So true. Limited and slow ram and a wifi board that moves less bits per minute than a modem from the 1980’s.

It’s infinitely easier to find games on the Nintendo eshop than on other platforms.

@joey302

It’s a Taito, so don’t worry, Operation Wolf is coming as an exclusively physical $65 limited edition, a $99 one with included home ports, and a $300 one with some stickers and pogs. Three years later, it will appear on the eshop out of nowhere and you’ll be able to buy It along with a separate $50 product that consists of a Spectrum ZX and MSX port. 😂

@Yanina

They are indeed pretty awful. The PlayStation an Xbox have a different color letterbox and are less offendin, but icky.

It appears I slept on the first one. Shall I give it a whirl?

@Heavyarms55

Brasil has extra strict laws on anything not made in Brasil.

Call me when we get some details on that 2D Metroid that we all know they’re working on simultaneously to ride on the coattails of the trillion of popular recent metroidvanias.

@TheFox

I know, right? My take away is that it is in b&w, has horribly cheesy happy hardcore and anime ballads straight out of a furry convention dance floor, and it says R-Type on it. All I want is a title card and some gameplay footage.