I've still got my PS1 copy of PO'ed and it hasn't aged well at all. I think the world was still clamouring for new and inventive Doom-clones at the time that people were willing to forgive clunky gameplay and unbalanced weapons, but this remaster will do it a whole load of favours.
Disruptor is another mediocre game that springs to mind, but was well received because it was the best-of-the-rest in what we now know to be first person shooters. That would be a cool remaster too - perhaps even Lifeforce Tenka, or even Sentient if they were feeling brave.
Get rid of the plastic, attach it to one of your own gloves.
Way better experience. Also really good for home grown vr in the early 90's (combined with some LCDs nabbed off camcamcorders and a VGA to s-video (or composite) converter).
i'd love to see a new powerglove. Though I think at this point an esp32 and some sensors could do all the same tricks... Hmmmm...
Colour me double-surprised! Not only is it available for purchase in Japan, but also the descriptions for the individual games even have full Japanese translations, right down to the system requirements!
This is fantastic news for such a classic series, especially since the most accessible versions have just been the remakes with their different take on the games. If anyone wants to see a preview / review of the first two ports Suzi from TheSphereHunter on YouTube has already put out a video covering it.
Used to play a whole lot of Dune II when I was a kid. Played on Windows though. Since the remaster is only for Amiga, does this mean that the Windows version didn't need any of the things that is being fixed?
Windows has OpenRA, which is a modern open-source engine that runs Dune II, C&C, and RA. It also has WIP support for TibSun and RA2, though they can't distribute the content for those as easily.
I loved my Amiga 500, I liked the gaming part, but mostly made music on it all day every day.
Fantastic machine that had a 4 channel audio Paula chip and with the right software called OctaMED, turned into an 8 channel music studio. I could sample, mix, hook up external MIDI hardware. It was the heart of my mini home studio back in the day.
Audio on the Amiga was way ahead of its time. I had a device for my A500 that you could plug in an RCA cable and sample audio. I plugged my VCR into it and recorded all the best lines from Aliens and some other movies and shared them with my friends. Game over man, game over!
And I like to fire up my Amiga emulator and play some of my old mods once in a while. They still sound good.
Friend said his IBM pc could do music...bleep bleep from the motherboard speakers, lmao. Everything changed with the 16bit Soundblasters though. My first was an AWE32, it was like a betrayal to Paula.
It was Atari ST or Amiga for music back then. The Atari didn't have the sampling capabilities of the A500 until the Atari Falcon, but Atari had Cubase, and if you had a shitload of money for outboard gear, Atari was the way to go because it was compatible with most studio's at the time just as Protools today.
Before I had an Amiga 500 my fosterdad had a C64 with Steinberg Pro 16 and a MIDEX interface, a Fostex 8-track tape machine and outboard gear back in the 80s where I learned how to produce music. He had a DX-7, drumtraks and six-trak from sequential along effect pedals and what not.
Still making music on the Amiga seemed less complicated, more spontanious, my own thing so to say and a fraction of the money.
I wish I have the energy and enthusiasm for equipment and music I had back then...I have the Akai S-1100 samplers I could not afford and stuff now, they are all in storage, minimal setup now.
The Commodore Amiga is a family of personal computers that were available from 1985. They used the Motorolla 6800 family of CPUs, the main competitor to Intel's x86 CPUs at the time.
The Amiga is held in great esteem, in no small part due to its innovative design featuring the use of co-processors. The co-processors had their own names, such as Paula, the sound co-processor.
An early 16 bit home computer based on the 68000 microprocessor. Versions released from the late 80s to the early 90s. It earned a cult following because it was the first home computer to have arcade quality graphics and sound (80s and 90s arcade games, obs).
It had a decent OS and business software, but at heart it was a gaming computer. It lost out to the home consoles, partly because as a fully fledged computer, piracy was rife, so big games developers moved to the very locked-down games consoles instead.
It's so nice to see a developer doing this rather then going the "Here's a updated version of the game! Also we're removing access the originals so it's the only version available now." route.
How can you ask if it offers value without specifying a price?
After using OnionOS, the only thing that matters to me is the OS. I have a Retroid and Android gaming is clumsy. I might as well use an attachable game controller to my phone and have a better screen and CPU than any retro handheld.
If you're wanting a good controller, 8BitDo has a fantastic Bluetooth controller styled after the SNES controller (with extra shoulder buttons and joysticks!), the SN30 Pro. If you want it wired, I think they have a wired version, but otherwise you can get a USB-C cable and plug it into your phone that way. Easily replaced if the cable breaks, anyhow.
Take the newer ones with hall effect sticks though, it'll last longer.
Too bad they don't make it in EU SNES / Super Famicom colour schemes anymore though. I'm sure they do this to avoid problems with Nintendo, but I am not a fan of the new dark gray shell.
How can you ask if it offers value without specifying a price?
You make a valid point. Given that it uses the same chipset, I'd guess that it will be priced a bit higher than the RG35XXSP.
After using OnionOS, the only thing that matters to me is the OS.
Totally agree with you about OnionOS. That's what made the Miyoo Mini (Plus) devices great. Given that the RG40XX is expected to use a Linux OS, there's a better chance that we'll have some great custom firmware. I'm hoping for ArkOS, although GarlicOS may also be a possibility.
I have a Retroid and Android gaming is clumsy.
I agree that Android is a difficult beast to tame, though it can be done.
I think the fundamental issue with Android that can't be fixed is complete power down and full boot time.
With a custom Linux, instead of sleep where there is minor battery drain, the handheld can turn itself off completely for no battery drain. Cold boot time is like 10 seconds. It means the hand held has a battery charge whenever you want to play it and you don't have to wait.
@banazir Already added it to my wishlist am waiting to see what deals will be available on the Steam sale tomorrow before I commit to buying Resident Evil I know I am definitely buying Final Fantasy V on Steam but I am waiting till it goes on sale
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