Retro Red Posted June 28, 2025 Posted June 28, 2025 27 minutes ago, LCJ said: Asterix even got a Konami scrolling beat em up in the arcades during the 90s. Was as common as the Turtles and Simpsons arcades in mainland Europe. Can’t recall seeing it in UK arcades though. I loved that game, combined two of my favourite things at the time in Konami scrollers and Asterix but yeah only place I ever saw it was on holiday in Lanzarote so my time with it was sadly limited and never saw it again until I discovered emulation. Quote
Merzbow Posted June 28, 2025 Posted June 28, 2025 I don't think I ever saw it on holiday, the majority of arcades seemed to be football games in Spain especially. I'm not complaining as I loved finding a Super Sidekicks machine. Quote
Paid Members Scratch Posted June 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted June 28, 2025 The Konami Asterix game was a staple in Clacton when I was a kid, I had no idea I was so lucky to get to play it. I had the Master System game which was good, and until it was pointed out above, I hadn’t appreciated how many good games the franchise had. Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted June 28, 2025 Moderators Posted June 28, 2025 On 6/27/2025 at 2:20 PM, Jazzy G said: Some decent stuff on there if you can wade through all the shovelware. Asterix: Slap them all is a perfectly serviceable beat em up for that price. My kids love asterix and I was telling them about some of the decent asterix games that were around when I was younger so I think they will really enjoy this. Cheers! Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted June 28, 2025 Paid Members Posted June 28, 2025 17 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said: My kids love asterix and I was telling them about some of the decent asterix games that were around when I was younger so I think they will really enjoy this. Cheers! Rereading the books as an adult I realise there's a lot that I missed when I read them as a kid. Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted June 28, 2025 Moderators Posted June 28, 2025 Yeah they definitely don't understand a good 60% of what they're reading but they're still having fun ?. Gives some good opportunity to sneak some history learning in as well.. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted June 29, 2025 Paid Members Posted June 29, 2025 I picked up the PowerA pro controller knockoff. It doesn't have Gyro or vibration, but is an entirely solid controller. Does what I need it to. Responsive, and less than half the price of an actual pro controller at Game (£30). I've had a few of their pads. The one I got for my XBox One lasted heaps longer than my actual XBox One controller, and their fight pad on my Switch is pretty much a Saturn controller, which is one of the best controllers for fighting games. I've also got a Switch controller. They make really decent budget pads. Quote
Retro Red Posted June 29, 2025 Posted June 29, 2025 I swear by 8bitdo for controllers, less than £30, has rumble, gyro and Hall effect sticks, also really comfortable to hold for long sessions. Worth noting as well that your switch controllers still work with the 2 as well, I have an original pro controller which we use for 4 player MK and Mario Party. Quote
RedTwoster Posted June 29, 2025 Author Posted June 29, 2025 6 minutes ago, Retro Red said: I swear by 8bitdo for controllers, less than £30, has rumble, gyro and Hall effect sticks, also really comfortable to hold for long sessions. Worth noting as well that your switch controllers still work with the 2 as well, I have an original pro controller which we use for 4 player MK and Mario Party. I wish I’d known this before trading mine in! Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted June 29, 2025 Paid Members Posted June 29, 2025 I've seen so many pro controllers on Vinted because people don't think they work with a Switch 2. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted July 4, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 4, 2025 On 6/28/2025 at 2:23 PM, LCJ said: Asterix even got a Konami scrolling beat em up in the arcades during the 90s. Was as common as the Turtles and Simpsons arcades in mainland Europe. Can’t recall seeing it in UK arcades though. I loved it, one of my favourite arcade games when I was a kid, just looked stunning and really satisfying to play. I definitely played it in the arcades as a kid, so they must have had it in either Bridlington, Scarborough, or both. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted July 6, 2025 Paid Members Posted July 6, 2025 On 7/3/2025 at 11:59 PM, DavidB6937 said: Few more confirmed Gamecube games: Those are brilliant additions tbf. Fire Emblem, Pokemon XD and Chibi-Robo I think are all priced in the hundreds for a copy these days. Unobtainable outside of top collectors or emulation. Luigi's Mansion and Mario Sunshine are two of the best games on the console. Quote
RedTwoster Posted July 16, 2025 Author Posted July 16, 2025 Looks like Donkey Kong Bananza is great (link to VGC) with Famitsu giving it a very high score. Friday can’t come soon enough! Quote
Cousin Jim Bob Posted July 16, 2025 Posted July 16, 2025 3 hours ago, RedTwoster said: Looks like Donkey Kong Bananza is great (link to VGC) with Famitsu giving it a very high score. Friday can’t come soon enough! It's coming out on Thursday. Unless Friday is when you plan to pick it up ? Quote
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