westlondonmist Posted August 20 Posted August 20 10 hours ago, Jazzy G said: @FLipsJames Pond collection on Switch? Hopefully it's the proper version of Robocod and not that dreadful remake that's been coming out recently. https://nintendoeverything.com/the-james-pond-legacy-the-pond-is-not-enough-announced-for-nintendo-switch-2/ £60 for the first 1000 copies, £70 for the next 5000. Fuck off, £25 comp at most. Apparently several versions of each game rather than the version you can buy for a tenner. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 21 Paid Members Posted August 21 (edited) 2 hours ago, westlondonmist said: £60 for the first 1000 copies, £70 for the next 5000. Fuck off, £25 comp at most. Apparently several versions of each game rather than the version you can buy for a tenner. I wouldn't even say it was worth £25. I'd have said they'd be lucky if they got a tenner for it. I'm reasonably confdent I've got a hard drive kicking around here somewhere with the emulators and ROMs required to play the versions of those games that are supposed to be in that collection, and if not then give me half an hour and I'll be able to find them online. I'm pretty sure they're old enough that they'll be listed on abandonware sites by now as well. The folks at System 3 are seriously overestimating how popular James Pond was. I loved Robocod as a kid, but these games were mediocre at best (sorry Flips). A bloke made a good video ripping the trailer and the subsequent AI generated article they churned out apart on Youtube that I'll link here. He's gone to much more effort making this video than whoever put the original ad video up did. They've also claimed that the versions of the games involved are the originals from the time, but I'd take that with a pinch of salt as well, since they'll have to get the Penguin product placement out of Robocod. Unless they're asking £70 a pop to keep the folks from McVities happy. EDIT: The version of Robocod that's available at the moment is based on the CD32/Playstation remake from the late 90s/early 2000s which is terrible. They removed the Penguin branding/product placement out and redesigned all the levels. Edited August 21 by Jazzy G Quote
Merzbow Posted August 21 Posted August 21 We can agree that the Amiga 1200 version is the best, right? It's the same as the original just with some fancier effects and not the artistic changes that the SNES and Mega Drive made, and way before the strange level changes. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted August 21 Paid Members Posted August 21 Don’t apologise to me @Jazzy G. Aside from 3 which I think is vastly underrated, I don’t rate any of them. Enjoyed Robocod as a kid but I remember renting Aquatic Games and thinking it was bobbins even back then. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 21 Paid Members Posted August 21 I really enjoyed watching you streaming Operation Starfish during lockdown. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted August 21 Paid Members Posted August 21 3 hours ago, Jazzy G said: I really enjoyed watching you streaming Operation Starfish during lockdown. I played it again last year (or early this year?) just in my own time and I think ended up doing both the SNES and Mega Drive ones back to back. Fortified my enjoyment of them. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 21 Paid Members Posted August 21 I should see whether they're on my Anbernic and give them a play, but I'm reasonably sure I've got all my emulators on my spare laptop so can probably have a crack through them on there. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 (edited) Is anyone use a retro scaler to connect their retro consoles to a modern TV? Edited August 25 by BigJag Quote
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 (edited) I bought one of those Miyoo Mini + devices a few months back. It came with the Onion software and was preloaded with a shit load of stuff. I havent scratched the surface as I've been hammering OG Mario Kart, Tetris and WrestleFest. Very cool little thing though. 3D Grip was bought off ebay. Edited August 25 by Bus Surfer Quote
Merzbow Posted September 4 Posted September 4 (edited) Your man behind Wolfenstein 3D and Doom might have just found what may be the first FPS, electro mechanical games are super interesting but they never seemed to survive like their sister pinball machines did when what we know today as the arcade game came along. I remember the only place to have them was the oldest, most run down arcade in Ingoldmells and nowhere else in the area did, but they also had a super rare Sonic The Hedgehog cabinet and I think a Korean version of WWF Wrestlefest. Pretty sure they just bought "junk" machines and boards no-one else really wanted at the time. Edited September 4 by Merzbow Quote
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