Videogames Part 2
VG: Classics
A look back at Virtua Fighter origins
Tim Cain says companies only see their product as a temporary thing and destroy any way of preserving history. He was forced to erase the source code for Fallout
Sandy Peterson talks about being forced to add Koreans as conquerors in Age of Empires 3.
Games that peaked at N64
We likely won't get a Sonic Adventure remake
Jet Set Radio event in LA
A test cart for Nintendo DS units had a cube turning around with a picture of Mario in the background. If it didn't turn, the DS was faulty.
https://x.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1939714319983452455?t=tTFd0ioR-zs8ZaIggLJDcw&s=19
Why Symphony of the Night practically created the Metroidvania genre
SeGa is 65, kind of sort of, but not really
A documentary on the TurboGrafx
There is now a Capcom Museum, with info on their fighting games
After Hironobu Sakaguchi left square, the ability create collapsed
Michiru Yamane has a YouTube channel where she talks about designing music for games like Bloodstained or Castlevania
Warren Spector talks about Deus Ex
https://x.com/DeusEx/status/1937178902339764252?t=N0U4qHhgnEm1aI0B5B2CGQ&s=19
A look at how they had to design mortal Kombat 4 with a new engine, and that it never fully made it to consoles
The models from pictures for Nintendo power magazine. Video
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2WaMphr2j/?igsh=MTJoYm50dW9qendpcQ==
Kojima remembers designing Boktai for a UV device. Konami had made a teddy bear with a UV receptor, but it didn't do well. So, Kojima jumped in to make a game with the extra materials.
A look at Panzer Dragoon Saga complete in Box
A book on Mega Drive games
VG: Classic: Preservation
Mojang made a Lego and Minecraft game but never released it. That game is now available and preserved.
SeGa Chanel games found and preserved
If you're into collecting old consoles, it's a good idea to turn them on with each game.
VG: Classics: Computers
Bally Home Computer. It had a Z80 and ran BASIC
A look at the Atari ST
VG: Classics: Half Life 2
Half Life 2 Episode 3 footage and info released on documentary
Half Life 2 is as old as Elite 2 was when HL2 came out
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/vFMFb
VG: Classics: Rereleased
Backyard Baseball ‘97 released for Switch
https://youtu.be/GNm-xIPa_Es?si=HtCMk0409xg8oxtE
Buck Bumble may get a remaster
SNK is taking down a bunch of games for Android
Air Combat 22 was an arcade 3D shooter and will be released on the Switch Consoles
Tony Hawk 3+4 will not have Alien Ant Farm or other bands from the original games
Crazy Balloons gets released. It's an old arcade game.
Two Jaleco games for switch
Irem Volume 3
Digital Eclipse wants to rerelease old Saturn fighting games like Fighters Megamix
SeGa has set several games to free before they are taken down for sale. Crazy Taxi and several Genesis games are listed.
IGS Classic Edition releases to Steam
VG: Classics: Rereleased: Final Fantasy Tactics
A new Final Fantasy Tactics!!! No, it's just a remake. Dang it …
The final fantasy tactics will have a state of the game story you can watch to catch up to the story
VG: Classics: Rereleased: Mortal Kombat Kollection
Mortal Kombat Collection is coming out and this article is a bit of a retrospective of what could be in it.
More about the Mortal Kombat Collection. It has a council to make sure it is good.
VG: Classics: Rereleased: Gex
It has some good voice actors
Gex gets a rerelease of its trilogy
Review round up of the game. Mostly 7’s and 8’s
It was pulled from switch because it didn't work
VG: Design
Hideo Kojima is starting to face old age.
Miyamoto isn't on a lot of credits recently
Why Terminator 2 the retro game needed to be made
Warren Spector would like to make another Epic Mickey, but can't.
VG: Mods and Fan Made
Fan mods for GTA San Andreas add all sorts of stuff.
Translation for the Hybrid Front a strategy game by SeGa has been released
Graphics Mod for a Splinter Cell
Fan made Zelda in Space animation story
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DII6FB6t-Cg/?igsh=MWRsdm1wZ3ZuMmw2YQ==
Nexus mods was sold because the owner retired.
Helldivers 2 with Star wars mods is Battlefront 3
Fan Made 3DO Magazine
https://x.com/ste_mega/status/1937148373670523211?t=1JsMfXkLjVomR2m6MiXlgg&s=19
Mod that turns Starfield into Star Wars
Genesis playing Super Castlevania song really well
Legend of Zelda Lawyer game
https://youtu.be/VOdY_7dKNSU?si=xrCmr-cF9m6L-dAo
VG: MFM: PC
Steam deck for the TV with similar computer and Steam OS
Retro futuristic gaming computer that looks like the ideas of the future from the 80’s
VG: MFM: Remakes
Medal of Honor Allied Assault on Unreal Engine
Metal Gear Solid 2 opening remake in Unreal Engine
VG: MFM: Doom Ports
Blender Nodes
VG: MFM: Doom on Zelda
I found this video. You can now play doom inside Zelda Majora's Mask. A computer appears, and while Link is typing, the game Doom is playable on the computer screen.
It's a mod for the recompiled game.
Here is it's site
VG: Emulation
Mario Kart gets a full release to PC by fans. It's not emulation, it's a rebuild.
An argument for decomposing games to their original C
EverQuest emulated server under fire
ShadPS4 can run Bloodborne with mods and better graphics on PC. It can also sort of run other games, but who cares?
Ymir the Saturn emulator has better transparencies
PCSX2 gets an update
VG: Emulation: PS3 on Android
PS3 Emulator on Android Store now. Goes open Source
Another article
VG: Emulation: XBox
XBox 360 gaming on PC through officially released and ran Emulation. I expect it to land on PS5 and Switch 2 as well.
It's been denied by the emulation group
VG: Emulation: 3Dsen
VR 3D emulation 3Dsen has gone 1.0
https://x.com/tructv/status/1935758332587131081?t=XH0ZeqtOWK8dwxkU671Hyg&s=19
More about 3Dsen, and it's not VR only. You can play it VR, but it's mostly regular screen.
VG: Classic Indies
Mina the Hollower is by the Shovel Knight folks, and is a top down style game where you can dig under enemies. The Demo just released.
Total Chaos is a horror boomer shooter in the Duke Nukem Build Engine by Apogee
https://x.com/Apogee_Ent/status/1937130829957812364?t=_zGNzOghMDPx9fSpTt_ggg&s=19
Donut Dodo gets a sequel. It's a single frame platform jumper.
Azaran: Island of the Jinn has a demo and feels like an N64 game.
VG: CI: Space Marine Remaster
Space Marine Remaster
It has some major glitches, so steam is offering a full refund and even extended the time for getting one. There's also an update to fix some problems
VG: CI: Shootemup
Fast Striker has been released on various consoles including Neo Geo, Dreamcast, and PS4. The shootemup is getting released on the Switch soon.
Demons of Asterborg is getting released for various old school consoles
VG: CI: Physical
Fan made PS1 Motherboard
You can now order an English version of the X68000 mini
MegaDrive HDMI port
Turok 1-3 for Switch
VG: CI: Device
New zapper system
Gameboy Camera app
VG: CI: Classic Ports
Doom to Atari ST
https://x.com/indyjonas/status/1932577560967180562?t=Apvw2Co-3gNBjqOSYxdLjA&s=19
Xanadu for the PC-98 is being remade and released for the switch
VG: Graphics
Doom Dark Ages gets a big upgrade if you have a good enough graphics card
FBC Firebreak has all sorts of cool stuff.
Witcher 4 designers are looking to bring whole new graphical fidelity. I look forward to the many patches to fix it…
3D to 2D pixilated look for Unity
Several gigabytes of material form kilobytes of info using GPUs
VG: Techy
Valve was able to make Steam work on Mac Chips
Tons is being learned with the port of Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City to Dreamcast. They get into special C programming stuff to improve.
Game engine works better on browsers than unity
John Carmack dreams in design
https://ghostarchive.org/archive/VbD7y
Finding better hit detection in 2.5 D game
VG: Compy stuff
N100 classic game box
Windows is possible on PS2, but not great. No Doom
VG: Unreal Engine
Epic had a big Unreal show. Here is a video presenting the new metahuman set up.
Look at metahuman features
Unreal Engine 5.6 is released
Another article on its release
Impressions of UE 5.6
Performance improvements
VG: UE: Witcher
Witcher Tech Demo
The Witcher 4 Demo is likely playable on the consoles we have today without any hiccups based on several other tech demos.
VG: UE: Game Templates
New base games to use. Official announcement
Article on the templates
Impressive
Very nice.