So few? I'm pretty sure the GBC had several hundred games released for it in America alone.
In addition, it + Pokemon finally made portable gaming respectable to the average gamer.
Failure indeed.
Movies aren't the idea behind a device like this. Personally, I would think the target for this would be TV shows. I would love to have episodes of the Simpsons, Space Ghost, and Newsradio available to watch for car trips, train trips, and waiting for my wife to pick me up from work.
That'd rock. especially if they made them for Palm OS. I need some new adventure games for my Clie, and ScummVM runs too slow and takes up too much space.
Is this truely a valid comparison? Most rock stars burn out from too much partying. Most game designers burn out from too much crunch time. Aside from the exhaustion presnet in both, there doesn't seem to be much of a similarity.
I probably should have made myself more clear... The time period really stretched from the 2600 to the SNES or thereabouts. The NES being the game system I've had most experience with, own the most games for, and it being right in the middle of that time, seemed a logical one to organize that time around.
While it's true that the NES marked the beginning of the "modern" or "neo-classic" time, the true end of the classic era was a year earlier, when the home market for 2600 and ColecoVision crashed. Nintendo, rather than muscling in on anyone's turf, actually saved the videogame industry in America.
I'm a big retro-gamer, but I agree. I love the NES and most of the other systems from that time period, but I admit that many of the games that were made then are for historitcal interest only. (Deadly Towers, anyone?)
However, I still think retro-gaming is important for the industry. Older games, like old movies, should be respected, studied and preserved for future generations.
Good Idea. My parents, despite being the first people I knew with an Internet connection, have never gotten cable TV installed, for this exact reason. Maybe now they will
Hmmm...
Street Fighter II (Arcade/SNES/Genesis/PC Engine/GB/PC/C64/etc.)
Street Fighter II: Championship Edition (Arcade)
Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition (Genesis)
Street Fighter II: Turbo (Arcade/SNES)
Super Street Fighter II (Arcade/SNES/Genesis)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Arcade/3DO)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival (GBA)
Street Fighter Collection (PSX/Saturn)
Street Fighter Collection 2 (PSX)
Also, in the Alpha series...
Street Fighter Alpha/Zero (Arcade/PSX/Saturn/GBC)
Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 2 (Arcade/PSX/Saturn/SNES)
Street Fighter Zero 2 Gold (Arcade(JP)) (Included in Street Fighter Collection 2 in America)
Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 3 (Arcade/PSX/DC/GBA)
Street Fighter III (Arcade)
Street Fighter III Double Impact (Arcade/DC)
Street Fighter III Third Strike (Arcade/DC)
Let's not forget about the Killer List Of Videogames. It's got a ton of info on arcade games, including lots of great case photos.
Also try Digital Press. One of the best videogame collector's sites around, with a ton of system lists and a very active forum. Definitely worth checking out.
I just made a new HTML file, with just the one line (no HTML tags, even), and it crashed my IE install the same way the initial link did. (I'm running IE 6.0, build 2600, 128-bit encryption on a PII-450 with 98SE)
Is it just me, or does this not appear to support the e-Reader? Since the e-Reader plugs directly into the cardtridge slot and the game-link port, they need to be close to each other. I just got an e-Reader for Christmas, and if I get one of these new GBAs and can't use my e-Reader, I won't be a happy camper.
That's what bible studies and small groups are for. Most churches have several of them every week. Often, churches even have discussions during the the Wednesday night service.
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So few? I'm pretty sure the GBC had several hundred games released for it in America alone. In addition, it + Pokemon finally made portable gaming respectable to the average gamer. Failure indeed.
Which is exactly why businesses should use BSD-liscensed software in their commercial products. That would eliminate issues like this
Re: programming without computers Are you sure Knuth said that? Sounds a lot more like something Dijkstra would have said.
I just want to go on record as saying that the TI-99/4a version of Hunt the Wumpus was amazing. I just wish I could find a decent version for Palm.
It's not a random smattering - it's games in the Castlevania series that tell the same story (Simon's first battle w/ Dracula)
The N-Gage is basically dead and buried. Nothing will bring it back.
Movies aren't the idea behind a device like this. Personally, I would think the target for this would be TV shows. I would love to have episodes of the Simpsons, Space Ghost, and Newsradio available to watch for car trips, train trips, and waiting for my wife to pick me up from work.
That'd rock. especially if they made them for Palm OS. I need some new adventure games for my Clie, and ScummVM runs too slow and takes up too much space.
Is this truely a valid comparison? Most rock stars burn out from too much partying. Most game designers burn out from too much crunch time. Aside from the exhaustion presnet in both, there doesn't seem to be much of a similarity.
I probably should have made myself more clear... The time period really stretched from the 2600 to the SNES or thereabouts. The NES being the game system I've had most experience with, own the most games for, and it being right in the middle of that time, seemed a logical one to organize that time around.
While it's true that the NES marked the beginning of the "modern" or "neo-classic" time, the true end of the classic era was a year earlier, when the home market for 2600 and ColecoVision crashed. Nintendo, rather than muscling in on anyone's turf, actually saved the videogame industry in America.
I'm a big retro-gamer, but I agree. I love the NES and most of the other systems from that time period, but I admit that many of the games that were made then are for historitcal interest only. (Deadly Towers, anyone?)
However, I still think retro-gaming is important for the industry. Older games, like old movies, should be respected, studied and preserved for future generations.
Good Idea. My parents, despite being the first people I knew with an Internet connection, have never gotten cable TV installed, for this exact reason. Maybe now they will
I'm religous, and so are most of my friends, and we basically all agree that the Simpsons is one of the best, funnest, smartest shows ever on TV.
Whoops, sorry about the formatting...
Hmmm... Street Fighter II (Arcade/SNES/Genesis/PC Engine/GB/PC/C64/etc.) Street Fighter II: Championship Edition (Arcade) Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition (Genesis) Street Fighter II: Turbo (Arcade/SNES) Super Street Fighter II (Arcade/SNES/Genesis) Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Arcade/3DO) Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival (GBA) Street Fighter Collection (PSX/Saturn) Street Fighter Collection 2 (PSX) Also, in the Alpha series... Street Fighter Alpha/Zero (Arcade/PSX/Saturn/GBC) Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 2 (Arcade/PSX/Saturn/SNES) Street Fighter Zero 2 Gold (Arcade(JP)) (Included in Street Fighter Collection 2 in America) Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 3 (Arcade/PSX/DC/GBA) Street Fighter III (Arcade) Street Fighter III Double Impact (Arcade/DC) Street Fighter III Third Strike (Arcade/DC)
Let's not forget about the Killer List Of Videogames. It's got a ton of info on arcade games, including lots of great case photos. Also try Digital Press. One of the best videogame collector's sites around, with a ton of system lists and a very active forum. Definitely worth checking out.
I just made a new HTML file, with just the one line (no HTML tags, even), and it crashed my IE install the same way the initial link did. (I'm running IE 6.0, build 2600, 128-bit encryption on a PII-450 with 98SE)
Not to mention 3.12 - 94
Is it just me, or does this not appear to support the e-Reader? Since the e-Reader plugs directly into the cardtridge slot and the game-link port, they need to be close to each other. I just got an e-Reader for Christmas, and if I get one of these new GBAs and can't use my e-Reader, I won't be a happy camper.
That's what bible studies and small groups are for. Most churches have several of them every week. Often, churches even have discussions during the the Wednesday night service.