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Post by dirtyoldman on Nov 22, 2023 11:23:46 GMT -5
Since they have the MEgadrive on the switch online, couldnt they put the gamegear/master system on as well? Theres a whole library of stuff there.
And am i remembering wrong but did the wii not have commodore 64 games at one point?
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Post by Andew9001 on Nov 22, 2023 12:57:30 GMT -5
Since they have the MEgadrive on the switch online, couldnt they put the gamegear/master system on as well? Theres a whole library of stuff there. And am i remembering wrong but did the wii not have commodore 64 games at one point? I just can't understand why Sega seem so hesitant to rerelease anything post Genesis these days. They did it with Dreamcast games in the PS3/360 era. If it had been a collection with Master System, Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast games i feel like it would have made it's inclusion more meaningful.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Nov 22, 2023 13:04:34 GMT -5
I've always heard it was partly an issue with Saturn emulation which is why they've been hesitant, even if it's been improved over time to get them to emulate better. For Dreamcast I have no clue other than the mentality that since the console wasn't a success, then porting games seems pointless to them.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 22, 2023 13:09:07 GMT -5
Since they have the MEgadrive on the switch online, couldnt they put the gamegear/master system on as well? Theres a whole library of stuff there. And am i remembering wrong but did the wii not have commodore 64 games at one point? I just can't understand why Sega seem so hesitant to rerelease anything post Genesis these days. They did it with Dreamcast games in the PS3/360 era. If it had been a collection with Master System, Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast games i feel like it would have made it's inclusion more meaningful. I've heard the reason that the Dreamcast / Gamecube / PS2 era of Sonic games tends to be ignored is because they would have to pay for the rights to the engines used, could see that also being the case for their other stuff from around that time.
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Post by chrom on Nov 22, 2023 13:11:08 GMT -5
I just can't understand why Sega seem so hesitant to rerelease anything post Genesis these days. They did it with Dreamcast games in the PS3/360 era. If it had been a collection with Master System, Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast games i feel like it would have made it's inclusion more meaningful. I've heard the reason that the Dreamcast / Gamecube / PS2 era of Sonic games tends to be ignored is because they would have to pay for the rights to the engines used, could see that also being the case for their other stuff from around that time. I was about to bring that up as a possibility.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Nov 22, 2023 13:45:51 GMT -5
Since they have the MEgadrive on the switch online, couldnt they put the gamegear/master system on as well? Theres a whole library of stuff there. And am i remembering wrong but did the wii not have commodore 64 games at one point? They could, they had them on the Wii U. I believe that's also the console the C64 games were. I'm just guessing that the demand for them is so limited they don't bother, Game Gear and Master System don't have anywhere near the nostalgia reach that the Mega Drive, or even the Dreamcast have.
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 22, 2023 15:50:01 GMT -5
Since they have the MEgadrive on the switch online, couldnt they put the gamegear/master system on as well? Theres a whole library of stuff there. And am i remembering wrong but did the wii not have commodore 64 games at one point? They could, they had them on the Wii U. I believe that's also the console the C64 games were. I'm just guessing that the demand for them is so limited they don't bother, Game Gear and Master System don't have anywhere near the nostalgia reach that the Mega Drive, or even the Dreamcast have. Well, unless you live in Brazil...
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Post by BorneAgain on Nov 22, 2023 16:59:07 GMT -5
The Genesis is the safest best for Sega and between the emulation problems with the Saturn and the inconsistent worldwide success of their other consoles, it could be that they just think the Mega Drive is an easy worldwide library to utilize.
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Post by chrom on Nov 22, 2023 18:52:08 GMT -5
We should be getting one more Direct next month before the year is over.
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Post by BorneAgain on Nov 22, 2023 19:05:15 GMT -5
They typically don't do general directs outside the late winter early spring, summer, and fall variety. Any notable stuff by Nintendo will pop up at the Game Awards, but realistically we're not getting anything from Nintendo directly until February at the earliest.
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Nov 22, 2023 19:12:22 GMT -5
We should be getting one more Direct next month before the year is over. Nah, they rarely do one so close to the holidays. Expect one come February/March as it's usually when they start to focus on the May/June releases
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 23, 2023 9:13:39 GMT -5
Super Mario RPG had like three times the first week physical sales in Japan that Origami King did, 301,334 compared to 109,092.
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Post by Ganon83 on Nov 23, 2023 9:32:51 GMT -5
Super Mario RPG had like three times the first week physical sales in Japan that Origami King did, 301,334 compared to 109,092. To be fair, Origami King came out at the height of COVID-19. It’s still a successful launch but it’s not a fair comparison.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 23, 2023 9:37:43 GMT -5
I've always heard it was partly an issue with Saturn emulation which is why they've been hesitant, even if it's been improved over time to get them to emulate better. For Dreamcast I have no clue other than the mentality that since the console wasn't a success, then porting games seems pointless to them. And unfortunately, they'd have to emulate now, as the source code to a lot of Saturn-era games got lost (including the one that people want most, Panzer Dragoon Saga), meaning no straight-up ports. And even looking back on which games they did re-release over time, they were all either remakes, or they were arcade games first. I think the only _third-party_ exclusive to ever get a remake or re-release anywhere is Radiant Silvergun (and even that had an ST-V Titan arcade version). City Connection has been releasing emulated third-party games (under the "S-Tribute" banner), but the Switch's general input lag problems have made them not worth getting over getting them on other platforms (and even then, since they're all shoot-em-ups, people have been complaining about the lag).
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 23, 2023 12:59:04 GMT -5
Preorders are starting to pop up for physical the Apollo Justice Trilogy, which I mention 1), because the game's getting a physical release which the games did NOT get on the 3DS, and 2), they're rated T which means they undid that bullshit of Dual Destinies being M for no real reason.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 25, 2023 6:32:39 GMT -5
I'd really love to know what the f***ing point of companies selling eShop credit is if you can't ever actually buy the shit from them. I just bought a game digitally from Target like a week ago but using the same payment method to try to get eShop credit (after trying to do the same multiple times at Walmart only for them to repeatedly respond by changing the password on my account), noooooo, we can't possibly let you buy that, not secure.
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Post by Scoops on Nov 26, 2023 20:14:59 GMT -5
Hey, I got a Switch on Black Friday. Are there any good download only games that are cheap?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Nov 26, 2023 20:19:56 GMT -5
Hey, I got a Switch on Black Friday. Are there any good download only games that are cheap? Top of my head Vampire Survivors is super addictive and is only $5, if you have an online subscription there are a bunch of NES, SNES, and GB games you can download for free, also Genesis, GBA, and N64 if you pay for the higher tier, Persona 3 and 4 are each presently like $13, Celeste is on sale pretty often though not presently, most of the Shantae games are currently on sale...
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Nov 26, 2023 20:20:54 GMT -5
Hey, I got a Switch on Black Friday. Are there any good download only games that are cheap? what kind of games do you like? my only recommendation right off the bat is yes, the eshop really is that bad and runs that poorly, try not to browse in there
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Post by Scoops on Nov 26, 2023 20:23:13 GMT -5
Hey, I got a Switch on Black Friday. Are there any good download only games that are cheap? Top of my head Vampire Survivors is super addictive and is only $5, if you have an online subscription there are a bunch of NES, SNES, and GB games you can download for free, also Genesis, GBA, and N64 if you pay for the higher tier, Persona 3 and 4 are each presently like $13, Celeste is on sale pretty often though not presently, most of the Shantae games are currently on sale... Thanks, I'll check out vampire survivor. I've already played the Shantea games on PS4 though, plus I try to go physical whenever I can.
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