madman

Sir, this is the Jag forum, please take your facts and rational thoughts elsewhere.

I got mine today, the shirt has the game's logo on the front and a Jagfest logo on the back, all screen printed. The coin is similar to other MGC coins w/obviously the game's logo on that too.

And just to make it 100% clear I received this email from the guy who makes the ODE. But, Jag forum gonna Jag forum, so I'm sure this guy will insist a Jag CD isn't needed. Anyway, I'm done here.

Curious, where do you think the ribbon cable from the ODE plugs into the Jaguar? Do you think he has also written his own Jag CD BIOS?

So with your logic I can order the 3do ODE from that same seller and not need a 3DO? Interesting, because that's not at all how an ODE works. But you're the expert on "disc emulators".

That's an ODE, you still need an actual Jag CD (or whichever system you intend to use it in).

In addition to what has already been said, I have to imagine the Jag CD units selling today are mostly being scooped up for "the shelf" as collectors put it. There'd be zero interest from that crowd in a repro Jag CD, even if it was remotely feasible to produce.

This may be helpful:

Blaze said something on a FB post about modifying or optimizing the Glover controls for digital. ETA this quote: And yeah, trackball/spinner games are an exception. So call it maybe 10 games out of 500+ which would benefit...not really a big market there for a new controller. And in any case, that doesn't apply to the handhelds. I think Blaze has bigger fish to fry at this point than a new analog controller. However, there is some good news in their FAQ: So, look forward to those new controllers in 2022!

I grabbed it as well, after seeing 100+ views and little action in here I thought I made a mistake. I find the mystery around these Piko ST ports intriguing, not a peep about this game or last year's release until I saw them on JJ's Facebook.

I can't imagine the backlash Blaze would get if they released a cart that required something that you need to buy to play the games and will never work on any of the handheld systems.

Is this game bad or something? People seem to go nuts for all other ST ports and there's crickets here.

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not, but the "advanced tech" of the giga cart is just a larger flash chip on the cart instead of a 128m or 512m chip.

Which games would benefit from an analog stick? The vast majority of the library comes from systems that had digital controls. They'll all play all the Evercade carts, even the Super Pocket will play Tomb Raider. The newer EXP-R will have a more efficient chip and they expect better battery life, though the battery is the same. More info here: https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-2024-faq

Well, just like I was surprised by last year's Switchblade II release by Piko, it appears there's another Atari ST port that was released at MGC this year. Limited to 200. Available from JJ Games here.