Today marks the 25th B-day of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
“There are many iconic platformers yet Kid Chameleon is rarely discussed so allow me to shine the spotlight on this retro treasure.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Acquire, famous for games like Tenchu and Octopath Traveler, becomes KADOKAWA subsidiary. Can this mean a revival for beloved series?
I would kill to have a Way of the Samurai game with a huge budget and modern tech... The first game was one of my greatest joys on PS2 back in the day. And I really hope From Software will do something with Tenchu... I hate that they're just sitting on the IP like it doesn't even exist.
Tenchu would be superb in this day and age. Ninja and samurai games are hot right now and more is better.
"The company was unable to focus enough on its main hope"
Nope. Going back to the 32X as the reason Sega lost that generation doesn't go back far enough before the Saturn.
Sega executives need to blame themselves as to why Sega lost that generation. Not Saturn. Not 32X. Not Sega CD. Nope. Executives were the reason why. It wasn't the hardware. Those devices were either dropped early or released to soon resulting in a developer backlash the hurt the game catalog. They really shouldn't have been made at all because they should have planned their next move more carefully. It has nothing to do with the devices. Poor leadership decisions and lack of unity within the company are what happened.
Love how blame is always shifted away from what is the truth. Writing a book placing the blame on the 32X isn't the truth.
I am pretty sure there are documentaries (Youtube) around it which highlights these points. I had Sega Mega drive and NES growing up but that's about it. I didn't even know there was a war going on between these companies but I do remember thinking why I can't play Sonic cartridge on Nintendo or Mario on Sega :D
I had the Genesis and the Saturn, also had the SNES and 64, I never got a Dreamcast for some reason, but I never saw one in the stores either.
Mega Man IV and TMNT II: The Arcade Game. My brothers and I would play the HELL out of these games when we were little. My Grandma had the NES, so her house was ALWAYS a blast. We used to stay up until the wee hours of the night (11 before we were dead tired) and fall asleep with the TV on.
No other video game has ever enthralled my father like Duck Hunt. And until we get a more realistic shooting game (no, not Cabela's anything), I don't think anything will.
I wonder how many times I've blown into a game to clear the dust.
*looks at nintendo sitting in closet*
crap, now im gunna spend the next week playing Legend of Zelda again!
I love how you can just shoot the gun at a light in the room and it'll think you've killed the ducks in Duck Hunt. Oh, classic technology, how you amuse me.