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If the hacking takes off and I can actually put my own NeoGeo games (hopefully NGPC too?!) I'll buy this in a heartbeat. As it is it's a pass for me.

lol what? It's not personal. Like I said, I enjoy some of what he has to say and I think he has good taste in retro gaming. That said, he's the butt of the other host's jokes because what he says things out of left field and often doesn't explain his thoughts towards certain things at all. Any of his solo segments on RVR are always a total disaster.

I enjoy RGR and some of his thoughts, but when it comes to hardware, SoCalMike talks out his ass. He just doesn't go into depth or have a clear understanding of what he's covering. He does unboxing videos and labels them as reviews. Even in this video "The Wii U isn't much different than the Wii" and people thought the NeoGeo X was a "hoax". He constantly refers to the sound microswitches make without actually using the correct term. He's also the person who has literally went to a swap meet saw someone who was selling Battletoads/Double Dragon for NES for $10, and offered $3. He kinda pisses me off.

Please post a link. I'd like to read about this first hand. man, I wish SoCalMike didn't talk out of his ass so much. This guy likes to spew nothing but garbage.

Yeah. Some of it is pipe dream stuff like a Megaman Battle Network Collection. No way Capcom would do that! They'd sell it piece meal, one at a time. In their comments section, I said I would absolutely love an actual online enabled Megaman Battle Network game with MMO components. Think about it - you create a custom Navi and explore and battle with others. Would be really cool I think.

It's good that Capcom wants to know this kind of thing. I'm not too fond of the prospect of my favorite Capcom series going digital [only] but I'd rather them do that than not exist at all.

CD cases crack/break very easily. I for example, have transported all my PS1 games from their original awful jewel cases and put them in DVD cases like PS2 games, and then gave them custom inserts. DVD cases are much better than CD jewels in every aspect except for the fact that they are larger.

I rarely buy disc only games because the manual and the cover are 50% the reason to go physical rather than digital, but for the times when I do get a disc only game, I buy empty DVD cases, and then get covers from thecoverproject.

That works out to around roughly $35 per game. That's $35 for games like Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger and rarities like EarthBound, but it's also paying $35 for Madden 95 and all other manner of sports dreck. I'm not sure the entire SNES library works out to being worth paying $35 per game. Also wonder what the shipping cost for that many carts would be

The cloth map, soundtrack, making of disc and Ghalleon hand puppet pack-ins with Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete for PS1. I was a Sega CD owner during it's hayday, and Lunar was one of the first RPGs I played to completion when I was a kid. The PS1 release hugely impressed me and I dont think anything will top that.

When I said final sale places, those are few and far between, and apply only to heavily discounted deal to begin with. I dont mean to offend, but reading your story there, wow man...that's being ridiculously cheap if you think paying $20 for an Xbox is somehow overpaying. They sell $40-50 most places. $5 for an Xbox regardless of condition seems pretty damn reasonable.

Collecting pet peeves for me in no particular order: ebay item arrives not as pictured, or picture was misleading and no accurate description was given in written form either. Overpriced, common cheap games Stickers that are extremely difficult to remove Buying a highly desired game that ends up having it's PCB swapped for something else. Not common, but this has happened to me. Severe label damage that goes far beyond normal wear and tear Marker on the label Someone's name etched into the cartridge itself with something sharp The "final sale" - stores that do not offer any sort of return policies in case the game you bought doesn't work.

The MoMA is an awesome place. When I was in new york last summer it was a place I had to visit for sure. If the do a gaming exhibit, I'll have to go again.

how old is your son if I may ask? In my experience, kids don't become graphics whores until they're 12 or older.

As promised, time for part 4. Again, sorry these are taking so long. Despite my best efforts they seem to be about a month apart. I'll try to have the next part out before Christmas though as my gift to you guys. http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/top-100-gameboy-games-70-61-2/ Wordpress has made some internal changes lately, so I've tried to integrate some new features. Let me know if anything is broken, as well as any spelling errors I've overlooked. I've also added a poll at the end where you the reader can voice your opinion on which of these is your favorite pick. And as always, enjoy and discuss!

Yes I know, I was making a joke. I didn't intend to offend you.

Read the thread title again and I can of think of several more flawed games that had real potential that I'd like to see remade. ANOTHER game that springs to mind is Advent Rising (Xbox 1) Awesome story and scope, dull gameplay and execution.

Well sure you're allowed to voice your opinion. Just as long as you understand that your opinion is wrong In all seriousness though, it's just something you'd have to adjust to. It is unlikely that RetrobIt would change this as it is the way the PokeFamiDX FC Adapter maps Famicom controls.

Yeah. It's great to take a classic 16 bit RPG and play it on the bus, in bed or on lunch break. The system is large but its certainly an attention grabber. Total strangers have asked me about mine and I'm convinced that a least a few were convinced enough to go out there and get their own. Chrono Trigger DS might be a lot smaller, but Chrono Trigger on the RDP is the truly awesome experience.

Oye oye oye, THAT'S what your concerned about? The fact the NES B and A buttons get mapped to........the B and A buttons, just like the Super GameBoy? Not only is that a logical mapping it is how the majority of all controllers are mapped in Asia, where RetroBit is based. It is unlikely they will switch this to the western Y/B standard. I'm always surprised when I hear people say things like that. It's not like it's some strange broken control mapping or something. Thats very standard. Even CoinOps maps 2 button games like that.

Yes. I made a very detailed four part video review of the device. Note that this is the 1.0 - The system has been improved and nearly every issue has been addressed now. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/194182-retroduo-portable-video-review-portable-snesnes-2-in-1/page__hl__+retro%20+duo%20+portable#entry2467617 Those issues have been fixed with the redesign. I reviewed the project as soon as it was on the market. As with the initial version of anything there are problems to be worked out. I wouldn't say the NES adapter is "impractical", just dissipointing that the NOAC isn't better. I'm not sure if this has been addressed. I hope so. The RDP isn't in the same boat as the cheapy SNES portables, the Supaboy and the FC-16 GO. The price is justifyable for what you get. You either are missing something - the entire point - or no, you aren't missing anything. I'll explainw hat I mean in a minute. First, some corrections: This isn't emulation or a system on a chip. The entire SNES processor minus the CIC has been reverse engineered and runs original cartridges in a 1:1 basis with the authentic hardware. You are absolutelt wrong when you say the experience isn't going to be any better than an emulator. The RDP is free of any emulation flaws. The only thing it lacks is the CIC certification chip which is under copyright projection by Nintendo. Emulators ignore this legal inconvenience, but a company like RetroBit could be sued out of existence if they copied it. As it stands the RDP is legal because it operates outside the bounds of the original file patients for the Super Famicom. The lack of the CIC makes later revisions of a select few games like Mario RPG and Kirby's Dreamland 3 not play, but there are ways around even these limitations. So now to address what you're saying about not understanding the point of the RDP. The RDP is primarily for gamers in the mid 20's to late 30's who fondly remember the SNES , have a collection of/access to/desire to collect SNES cartridges. The RDP doubles as both a handheld SNES - something Nintendo fans have wanted for years upon years - and a standalone console capable of being used with a tv. This begs the question why not simply use a real SNES, but again, that's missing the point - this is cool new tech to recapture nostalgic memories from the past. And then there's emulation. There are a lot of people who swear off emulation for actual hardware just on principle alone, just as there are people who buy music on vinyl records rather than CD or god forbid mp3. I'm not quite on that level, but emulation isn't flawless, especially on the devices you mentioned. The raw ability the RDP has to run SNES games natively at full speed without any glitches or emulation issues alone makes it worthwhile. Add to that the the RDP comes with just about the best controller amongst any of these clones with easily the best dpad I've ever used and I think it's pretty silly to discount this as "meh, emulation is better". But all this is a moot point if you really would prefer emulation and all the problems that accompany it. So again, you either are - or aren't - missing something.

I think the obvious answer is Metroid II. Metroid II needs the Zero Mission treatment. I know there have been a few homebrew projects for the past few years, but this is one I'd like Nintendo to work on themselves and release on the 3DS. It doesn't need 3D, but it does need the benefits of a larger screen, a far more detailed HUD, a redesign to make the environments less confusing and samey, and heck, color wouldn't hurt either. It's too bad the GBA is long since dead, as in my mind Metroid II should end up being exactly like what Zero Mission was.

It's actually been done. Streets of Rage Remake. An elaborite homebrew remake giant beat em up of Streets of Rage 1, 2 and 3 along with new levels, new content, remixed music, new moves, new characters, enhanced visuals like transparencies and many other things. It was originally for PC, but since has been optimized to run on modded original Xbox. It absolutely rocks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF2WjhuWPhE No, this isn't a coming soon thing -its out and its great.

Part 4 will be on its way before the end of the month, if not sooner. I work a little bit at a time on it.

well i'm glad it worked out, but learn to solder dude. Its not difficult.