Video games are constantly evolving. As are the systems and handhelds we play them on. Even the controllers in our hands that allow us to play the games we love (and may not love) are ever-changing. What was once that uncomfortable rectangular brick with a directional pad and two face buttons has become a sleek, ergonomically-designed purring machine with control sticks, multiple face buttons, triggers and shoulder buttons, and all without a cord now. Sometimes we take for granted those lovely buttons labeled A, B, X, Y, or X, O, Triangle, Square. But we must confess: a video game controller’s design is an integral part of our experience playing a video game.
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.
FuRyu revealed on Friday its Exstetra fantasy role-playing game is getting an HD remaster that will launch this summer on Steam.
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.
Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.
Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.
love the 360 controller in my hand :)
yeah i must say the xbox 360 controller is really comfortable the ds3 comes in second
Its Cross not X on the PS controllers
I like both the Duelshock and the 360 controller. If I had it my way I'd combine elements of each. It's entirely personal preference, but I like the right concave stick and triggers on the 360 controller and would probably place that on the Duelshock to make the best possible controller for my hands.
I only just bought my 360 last year with Reach. Using the controller for the first time after years of playstationing gave me serious monkey grip :p
360 controller for me. PS3 controllers thumb sticks are in awkward positions where as the 360's left stick is in a more nature position and the sticks don't stick way up out of the controller.