As stated in the article for anyone who missed it: it’s still available on GOG and is DRM free there. It’s also currently discounted to $4.99, so if anyone is worried about having (legal) access to the game then that option is still available (for now).
That game seems to get picked on these days, but back when it came out my brother and I were all about it. How’s it hold up?
That’s a matter of perspective, I suppose. We’ve been doing it for about ten years so our vibe, sound, and structure have improved in that time. Not to mention equipment upgrades.
I’d say pick a topic you enjoy and start there, but I don’t think there’s a wrong route. But if it’s super early and we sound bad maybe give a newer show a shot lol
We talk about what we’ve been playing that week and retro relevant news stuff. We put the timestamp in for those that want to get right to the point.
You don’t have to, you can just look at this one. It’s a visual experience.
Yeah I’m not sure that would fit under my tv either lol
A million times this. Retro games aren’t just still good, they’re better than they’ve ever been thanks to modern tools and emulation.
I have an i5 with a 1660Ti hooked up to this same tv. And an i9/4080RTX laptop that I do I lot of gaming on. Also a Steam Deck to the right of the Xbox.
I just thought it was cute and fun :)
Yeah, it’s not perfect. But it’s cute and adds some flair and I’m enjoying it regardless of the exactness of its historical accuracy. Still nicer than another black rectangle under my tv. From 12+ feet away it looks identifiably like “sort of like an old PC case,” which is enough for how cheap it was.
REMINISCENCE across the bottom kills me 😆
Device itself look okay, but I struggle to pick anything up until I know for a fact that the CFW scene is going to be robust and worthwhile. Once I know what kind of firmware I’ll be rocking and that it’ll be supported by the community I’m a thousand times more likely to grab one. Until then it’s just the waiting game.
I’m guilty of tossing plenty of stuff out over the years. So many boxes full of boxes, eventually the downsizing bug bites and I need to separate wheat from chaff.
But the idea that people pretend to have no idea that those things adds to the value confuses me as well. I’m also perpetually confused that people don’t understand the difference between something being listed for an amount and something selling for an amount. Anyone can list anything they want for any amount, but that doesn’t mean other people are buying it! I could list my copy of Low G Man for 10 billion dollars if I want to, but it’s sure as heck not worth that.
Some of it is just them getting hard to find for things that were made in smaller numbers. As time goes on there are less of them floating around.
But also: grading and internet hype has drawn the eyes of a certain class of investor that want to sit on these “assets.” Then everyone that sees a graded copy of a game sell for a high dollar amount assumes their grungy copy with no box and their name written on the cartridge is worth the same amount. You see the same thing across a lot of collectibles hobbies, unfortunately.
My twelve year old self is screaming in excitement at this.
Not op, but:
Many games aren’t profitable to port to older or less relevant hardware and community porting efforts often takes years to properly disassemble and reassemble to work on new platforms. FOSS is easier to access and port to different hardware.
Expanded mod support. Mods are great but they always have limits and there are often certain parts of a game that either cannot (due to tech) or may not (due to developer wishes) be modified. FOSS games wouldn’t have this limitation.
The ability for the community to own FOSS and forks in the event that a company buys the rights to a game and either closes off access or stops supporting certain versions of it.
Likewise your access to a FOSS game cannot be revoked my a marketplace. If a game is for some reason pulled you’re not guaranteed continued unending access to it. The marketplace in question holds all the cards.
FOSS games may also continue to be updated, improved, and worked on after the original dev loses interest or is no longer around. Stardew is well maintained right now, but what about in 15 years when hardware is very different and the dev has stopped updating it?
Castlevania on NES
Traded that to a friend a few years ago, but it was a pretty fun system! Had it modded and recapped.
Yeah it’s a little bittersweet. But, honestly, I play more games now than ever before and the features that emulation provides means that more games are accessible to me. The kid version of me would’ve been stoked to see the cart, but would have be more stoked to see save states, fast forward, rewind, shaders, and cheats. Not to mention fan translations and romhacks!
Yup, works great.
I adore the PSP! I know a lot of titles feel kind of weird or like they’re having to make major compromises due to the lack of triggers and a second stick. Many games felt sort of stuck in-between handheld and consoles because of it.
In no order here’s a list of some of my absolute favorites on the system: