Since I was born, video games have always been a huge part of my life. Hell, my first gift was an NES regardless of the fact that I was too small to know what it was. I fondly remember my uncle first teaching me how to play with an Atari 2600 before I moved onto the gray VCR looking NES. My first time playing the NES, left a lasting impression on me; I wanted to win, I didn’t want a game to tell me what to do. Like most gamers, the first game I played was Super Mario Bros. and to me it was an experience I’ll never forget.
These classics need to make a return.
Pre-ordered mine a few days ago. Love this concept and hope there are more games announced. I can’t justify paying the prices for games that collectors are asking for. It’s the primary reason I own almost every console except the Neo Geo.
I've pre ordered one here in the UK, no games though, as I'll move it on for a higher price. The white model looks awesome, but as expected, the price is too high. We'll probably see more of those all in one cartridges from China containing every AES game. In the UK, AES+ game at £70 ($95) is better than eye watering prices for the originals, but these games are so old and I can honestly say SNK didn't release many classics. The Metal Slug series is the only series I rate, there were just too many Street Fighter clones and not enough scrolling fighting games. Overall, the Neo Geo was poor for all genres apart from one on one fighters. Videos on YouTube asking for games from that console generation to be ported to the AES+, but who'd want to pay £70 for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2? There's a lot of SNK collections out there, the best being Metal Slug Anthology on the PlayStation 2. The Street Fighter Anniversary Collection on the Switch contains 12 games for around £30, instead of £840 if released on the AES+. For collectors, the AES+ is the best news since sliced bread. Are there enough SNK fans out there? Nowhere near. Those £70 cartridges will soon start creeping up in price and it'll be a re-run of the original console.
I always wanted one in the 90's but couldn't afford it. Now i can but i think if i get one it will be collecting dust fast. It's a nostalgia thing i guess.
"Boutique publisher SNEG has joined forces with Games Workshop and its developer & publisher partners to unveil their new label in classic video game preservation with Warhammer Classics. Now available on Steam in an accessible, future-proofed form, this massive undertaking restores more than 20 seminal and cult-favorite Warhammer video games, bringing them back to PC." - Games Workshop and SNEG.
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
I can totally relate to this, I feel like gaming isn't what it used to be. It might just be that I've gotten older but I haven't had that "WOW THATS AWESOME" moment I used to get all the time in a long long time.
Am more than a bit tired of investing two hours if not more into a game before it actually gets interesting. Really hating that online is becoming required.
I really agree with that. Final Fantasy 13, that was the total deal with it. People kept telling me it might become a great game but apparently that was like 20 hours in. I miss the days when games were awesome as soon as I put the cartridge in the console.
There's a good reason why I play classic games as much as, if not more, than current-gen ones. Fallout 1, StarCraft/Brood War, Zelda: A Link to the Past, Metroid 1, all timeless classics in my opinion...
The answer is yes, the market is being flood by the same generic shooter after shooter with a few exception, Uncharted 2 is the gem of this generation so far it broke the stagnant mold that most of us are tired of. I wish more developers would be more creative on story and character development rather than concentrating on online multiplayer for everything they make.