The Dude
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Some dude from Argentina that's too lazy to write up a description different enough from the one he uses elsewhere
shoutouts to F1 Pole Position 64 outright referring to its d-pad option as SUPER NES (and in the original Japanese version as FAMICOM POSITION)
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
shoutouts to F1 Pole Position 64 outright referring to its d-pad option as SUPER NES (and in the original Japanese version as FAMICOM POSITION)
It kinda reminds me of this that I saw on MobyGames back in 2009; eventually it was taken out of that list, but it's still funny it happened.
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It kinda reminds me of this that I saw on MobyGames back in 2009; eventually it was taken out of that list, but it's still funny it happened.
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
And of course the one and only
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
And of course the one and only
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
I feel like if they had more space to fit in there they absolutely would've shoved in the nonsense text from the bottom of the flyer.
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I feel like if they had more space to fit in there they absolutely would've shoved in the nonsense text from the bottom of the flyer.
The Japanese release of early PS1/Saturn game Loaded, BLOOD FACTORY, has entirely different logos between platforms, even though both were published by the same company, just a few months from each other.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Japanese release of early PS1/Saturn game Loaded, BLOOD FACTORY, has entirely different logos between platforms, even though both were published by the same company, just a few months from each other.
Great article as usual; a lot of these older plug-and-plays are always neat to look at these days, cuz of how they did things sometimes.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great article as usual; a lot of these older plug-and-plays are always neat to look at these days, cuz of how they did things sometimes.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
No, YouTube, that's the *wrong* Eye of the Beholder!
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
No, YouTube, that's the *wrong* Eye of the Beholder!
The best thing is that the actual Japanese boxart not only has that as the cover, but also another extra illustration that's also very good.
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The best thing is that the actual Japanese boxart not only has that as the cover, but also another extra illustration that's also very good.
Also, in a similar vein, there was the DS Populous that EA Japan later did (in collaboration with Genki), which also went for a different artstyle to the original; it's a pretty neat version, as it also adds many new things (some based on the JP-developed SNES port)
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Also, in a similar vein, there was the DS Populous that EA Japan later did (in collaboration with Genki), which also went for a different artstyle to the original; it's a pretty neat version, as it also adds many new things (some based on the JP-developed SNES port)
Sometimes I get recommended this one JP YT channel that largely does vids about racing games, and I saw this one just a bit earlier, and at first I was like "never heard of this one, wonder how it is", and then the moment the loading screen with the album covers appeared I was like "wait wha"
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sometimes I get recommended this one JP YT channel that largely does vids about racing games, and I saw this one just a bit earlier, and at first I was like "never heard of this one, wonder how it is", and then the moment the loading screen with the album covers appeared I was like "wait wha"
Various times I've said I'm still fascinated at Capcom releasing PS1 Test Drive 5 in Japan, but I now know that another JP company released the PC version there, under a new name (Gekisou 99), and they inexplicably split it into three different releases.
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Various times I've said I'm still fascinated at Capcom releasing PS1 Test Drive 5 in Japan, but I now know that another JP company released the PC version there, under a new name (Gekisou 99), and they inexplicably split it into three different releases.
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
I am surprised this wasn't a European release because the Euro version of TekWar was published by US Gold, a year or so before Eidos bought them, and then was rereleased there *by* Eidos.
(also big lol at that 90% score)
(also big lol at that 90% score)
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I am surprised this wasn't a European release because the Euro version of TekWar was published by US Gold, a year or so before Eidos bought them, and then was rereleased there *by* Eidos.
(also big lol at that 90% score)
(also big lol at that 90% score)
Though in a similar vein it reminds me of how amusingly the PS4 has both Like a Dragon Ishin! and its remake; probably one of the few cases I can think of where a console got a remake of a game that originated on said console. lol
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Though in a similar vein it reminds me of how amusingly the PS4 has both Like a Dragon Ishin! and its remake; probably one of the few cases I can think of where a console got a remake of a game that originated on said console. lol
Also, all this time I never knew that, in the main grand prix mode, sometimes fans can run up to your dude and ask for autographs; I never messed much with it so I never got that far to get that.
...honestly I now wonder why you'd pick "no", unless there's a chance it could be something bogus.
...honestly I now wonder why you'd pick "no", unless there's a chance it could be something bogus.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Also, all this time I never knew that, in the main grand prix mode, sometimes fans can run up to your dude and ask for autographs; I never messed much with it so I never got that far to get that.
...honestly I now wonder why you'd pick "no", unless there's a chance it could be something bogus.
...honestly I now wonder why you'd pick "no", unless there's a chance it could be something bogus.
shoutouts to the sole screenshot of the course selection screen on the manual having it highlighted on the argentinian circuit
thank you whoever at Atlus USA handled that manual
thank you whoever at Atlus USA handled that manual
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 AM
shoutouts to the sole screenshot of the course selection screen on the manual having it highlighted on the argentinian circuit
thank you whoever at Atlus USA handled that manual
thank you whoever at Atlus USA handled that manual
Of all the things I would've expected to see, that one laser-projected keyboard from many years ago was *not* one of those. lol
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Of all the things I would've expected to see, that one laser-projected keyboard from many years ago was *not* one of those. lol
What's interesting is that Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (fittingly also a DE production) had the original circuits, but with the names of the altered ones, and then when that made it to Japan they just had the altered circuits. Presumably they didn't wanna risk any legal issues.
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
What's interesting is that Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (fittingly also a DE production) had the original circuits, but with the names of the altered ones, and then when that made it to Japan they just had the altered circuits. Presumably they didn't wanna risk any legal issues.
still best/funniest name game
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
still best/funniest name game
hell yeah long live fucked up controllers
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
hell yeah long live fucked up controllers
...okay, I seemingly misremembered, that Fire Hawk one kicks ass too, cuz it has the awesome cover art.
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
...okay, I seemingly misremembered, that Fire Hawk one kicks ass too, cuz it has the awesome cover art.
Found it; it was XROSSCOUNTER.
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Found it; it was XROSSCOUNTER.
Was a similar deal for me; I mentioned on here a while back a PC Gamer Argentina demo disc we had which had demos for some top stuff like Driver, System Shock 2, Freespace 2, Shadow Man, GP500... and also Mortyr of all things. lol
Still had it laying around the house to this day.
Still had it laying around the house to this day.
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Was a similar deal for me; I mentioned on here a while back a PC Gamer Argentina demo disc we had which had demos for some top stuff like Driver, System Shock 2, Freespace 2, Shadow Man, GP500... and also Mortyr of all things. lol
Still had it laying around the house to this day.
Still had it laying around the house to this day.
I've mentioned it at least one other time, but there's some Genesis/MD games that you don't tend to see mentioned much (or mentioned at all) that I still love to this day, in part cuz I had them as a kiddo and enjoyed them a ton back then, and still now I love them to bits.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I've mentioned it at least one other time, but there's some Genesis/MD games that you don't tend to see mentioned much (or mentioned at all) that I still love to this day, in part cuz I had them as a kiddo and enjoyed them a ton back then, and still now I love them to bits.
pfffff
Somehow I didn't notice that when I was looking at that GameCube one; I guess in my mind I assumed it had the game logo like the PS2 version's spine.
Somehow I didn't notice that when I was looking at that GameCube one; I guess in my mind I assumed it had the game logo like the PS2 version's spine.
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
pfffff
Somehow I didn't notice that when I was looking at that GameCube one; I guess in my mind I assumed it had the game logo like the PS2 version's spine.
Somehow I didn't notice that when I was looking at that GameCube one; I guess in my mind I assumed it had the game logo like the PS2 version's spine.