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Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:44:35 GMT

While the aesthetics are subjective and "interesting" - it makes it look like something out of a Fallout game imho - I don't see anything revolutionary or "different" in this. I would imagine it is an absolute NIGHTMARE with the thumbsticks so close together and then trying to reach for the L and R buttons.

Honestly, this OG DMG formfactor has been done to death and should have never gone beyond emulating 2-button systems.

For SNES and beyond, still 2D an OG GBA kind of design would be perfect (4:3 screen, digital inputs), no thumbsticks needed. That RG-ARC S for Sega fans, also no analogue sticks needed.

For everything more modern, with 3D graphics and smooth input needed, something like a VITA has been the best formfactor with widescreen 16:9 screen, responsive thumbsticks and analogue triggers. At least that's how I feel.

This makes absolutely no sense.

By Scollurio

Re: Double Dragon Artist Says Double Dragon Revive Is "Cheap" And "Shows No Respect" To The Series

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:41:56 GMT

I guess it's fair to say he has the right to be critical of someone updating his work, but he also worked on the rather terrible Double Dragon IV, so he's not exactly blameless for bad Double Dragon games.

By BulkSlash

Re: Double Dragon Artist Says Double Dragon Revive Is "Cheap" And "Shows No Respect" To The Series

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:36:45 GMT

@nocdaes While I agree that the tone is a bit "on the edge" I wholeheartedly understand the frustration. It's the same with that "Lord of the Rings" garbage on Amazon. If I take an established franchse I better be prepared to incorporate and understand it's legacy. Otherwise just name it something else. No? Oh you want the publicity an established brand provides? Fine, then you need to provide the expected feel and quality. It's that simple.

If you don't want to sell Big Macs in your McDonalds, you might as well not take the franchise and sell whatever you like, call it something differently and suffer from "no one knows who you are".

EDIT: I watched the trailer AFTER I wrote my comment and I have to admit that the game LOOKS (from the little we can grasp) just like you would expect from a modern beat'em up called Double Dragon. I don't think there was any ill-intent on the side of the dev team when making this. It's seems like a "natural progression". Still I have no idea how the game feels, of course, but I wonder if it was any different if they made it pixel-arty and call it "neo retro". Worked great for reviving Turtles beat'em ups. I'd love to know what the OG devs think about the Double Dragon Gaiden thing that I quite enjoyed, even though it did NOT feel like Double Dragon at all, which in my book peaked with Super Double Dragon.

Sorry for long text. Kudos if you suffered through it all.

By Scollurio

Re: Double Dragon Artist Says Double Dragon Revive Is "Cheap" And "Shows No Respect" To The Series

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:32:35 GMT

Hrmm I don't really like the attitude on show, although I understand the general sentiment. Having a pop at the new developers because they are young and "haven't played the original games" is just plain rude - comes across as sour grapes. Plus the new team could be huge fans of the arcade game... there's no way they know this?!

Fair enough to criticise the direction of the game... but don't get personal on it.

As an aside, I've got Double Dragon for both the Gameboy and the Atari Lynx lined up to play at some point next year - instead of this...!

By nocdaes

Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:01:44 GMT

With the famed Powkiddy approach to quality no doubt — my RGB30 screen failed after a month and I couldn't return it. Never again.

By DeciderVT

Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:11:38 GMT

@-wc- Thanks for the reply! I just looked at the model you mentioned, the Anbernic RG383V, and it looks good in terms of price vs. features. Did yours come with the SD cards or did you make your own image? I suppose it could depend on where you’re buying. Something like this is very tempting, but…we all have so many options for retro games I don’t really need this 😜🤔

By Blast16

Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:14:08 GMT

But she's got a new hat!

By kirby2000

Re: Think You Know Everything About Sonic And Sega? You Could Earn $130,000 A Year

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:35:24 GMT

During my stint working in Third Party Licensing, there was a company party I had been at and a small contest of who could give the best "Sega!" yell, was to win a brand new Sega Saturn. Good times!

By Dunric

Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:50:27 GMT

@Blast16

i had ongoing decision paralysis with these for years, and i still had yet to own one until a good friend recently gave me an Anbernic RG383V, and I'm very pleased with it! It's probably not the one I'd have picked, but I'm having such a good time with it that any complaints would be nitpicking 👍

also you can get it with a clear plastic front panel 😂

By -wc-

Re: The TrimUI Brick Takes Inspiration From The Analogue Pocket

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:50:16 GMT

Another Chinese handheld clone being passed off for a poor man's Analogue Pocket w/ underwhelming performance. That's an insult trying to compare this Chinese handheld clone to a Pocket.

By urbanman2004

Re: 'Beyond Shadowgate' Is A Sequel To The NES Classic Based On A 34 Year Old Design

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:03:02 GMT

I am more than five Hours in and can really recommend this Game to Point and Click Fans.
The Puzzles are all solvable by Observing and Thinking (so far) and dieing resets you a Step behind, so it is very fair and focuses more on you using your Brain and Curiosity.
Was stuck only once, because i didn't see that there was an Exit behind me in the Castle :D...

By Azuris

Re: Team17 Gives 'Project X' Kickstarter Successor The Thumbs Up

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:26:14 GMT

Huzzah to Team17 for supporting this developer! I hope to see more publishers and IP holders do the same for fan remakes in the future.

By JJtheTexan

Re: Think You Know Everything About Sonic And Sega? You Could Earn $130,000 A Year

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:43:19 GMT

I love SEGA, but to have to mostly focus on Sonic…
40 hours a week…🤢

By Blast16

Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:39:00 GMT

These things completely flooded the market. I don’t really know what’s what because they all pretty much seem the same. This one has a clear plastic front panel. It plays games. This is what we know.

By Blast16

Re: PowKiddy Is Actually Doing Something Slightly Different With Its RGB20 Pro

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:54:51 GMT

@WhensDinner

completely agree. a+ commenter. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

By -wc-

Re: Think You Know Everything About Sonic And Sega? You Could Earn $130,000 A Year

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:46:34 GMT

I would commit several war crimes for the job, and do it for half the pay- oh wait, California.
... 3/4 the pay.

By Zeebor15

Re: New ROM Hack Brings Star Fox 2 Characters To The Original SNES Classic

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:19:14 GMT

I was gonna make a comment that Miyu and Fay should be canon, but then again I'd just be happy with a new SF game that isn't terrible.

By HylianFox

Re: Wizardry VII's PS1 Remake 'The Jewel of Guardia' Gets English Fan Patch

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:40:27 GMT

Neat. I love the Cosmic Forge titles in the Wizardry series. Course, why did they change the name? Crusaders of the Dark Savant is far more metal!

By silverthornne

Re: Tamagotchi Sales Double As The UK Gets Its First Store

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:57:04 GMT

I might be interested in getting a Tamagotchi for a bit of fun if it had a little colour screen, even just as simple as say the Game Boy Color.

By RetroGames

Re: New ROM Hack Brings Star Fox 2 Characters To The Original SNES Classic

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:55:36 GMT

Some interesting stuff developing there.

And these guys have also said they're going to support the new "FX3" chip that's being used on the upcoming SNES Doom Definitive Edition as well, so that's very interesting and exciting too.

I wonder if they'll support the new SNES controller that has rumble support that was made in conjunction with Doom Definitive Edition on this Star Fox stuff also--anyone heard anything on that?

By RetroGames