And on a down note, despite having read to the contrary, it does not seem able to use either an Xbox One or PS4 controller, which is a shame. In fact, hot-swapping to an Xbox One controller hard-locked the machine so hard I had to physically unplug it from the power to turn it off!
Yeah, the Genesis mini currently only takes controllers licensed by Sega. I imagine it's the only drivers they have installed on the thing.
And on a down note, despite having read to the contrary, it does not seem able to use either an Xbox One or PS4 controller, which is a shame. In fact, hot-swapping to an Xbox One controller hard-locked the machine so hard I had to physically unplug it from the power to turn it off!
Yeah, the Genesis mini currently only takes controllers licensed by Sega. I imagine it's the only drivers they have installed on the thing.
That's kind of stupid. I figured it'd take xbox and ps controllers just fine
And on a down note, despite having read to the contrary, it does not seem able to use either an Xbox One or PS4 controller, which is a shame. In fact, hot-swapping to an Xbox One controller hard-locked the machine so hard I had to physically unplug it from the power to turn it off!
Yeah, the Genesis mini currently only takes controllers licensed by Sega. I imagine it's the only drivers they have installed on the thing.
That's kind of stupid. I figured it'd take xbox and ps controllers just fine
Stubborn and inconvenient, but not really stupid. I'm assuming Sega, like everyone else, wants to sell additional controllers if this thing has any traction.
And on a down note, despite having read to the contrary, it does not seem able to use either an Xbox One or PS4 controller, which is a shame. In fact, hot-swapping to an Xbox One controller hard-locked the machine so hard I had to physically unplug it from the power to turn it off!
Yeah, the Genesis mini currently only takes controllers licensed by Sega. I imagine it's the only drivers they have installed on the thing.
Makes sense. I did see one review (I forget where, some Sega enthusiast site I think) that said it worked; and since most reviews don't even mention it either way, it was worth a shot.
I guess I still had in mind that time I discovered that Android actually has drivers for the Xbox 360 wireless controller adapter for PC built in. I shit you not. Use a USB-C adapter and it's plug & play (tested on Android 8.0 on an LG V30 phone). Absolutely blew my mind.
Like, objectively I can see that it isn't great. It's not as bad as Altered Beast (by a long shot), but it looks and feels archaic next to, say, Streets of Rage 2. And sometimes it can easily degenerate into a real grind to take down tougher enemies.
Big yay on Golden Axe. In my picture above, the edge of what you see on the left is my Golden Axe cabinet. Clearly I’m a fan. Beat em ups have improved a lot since Golden Axe but it was always unique and special to me. Most beat em ups are street fights but it stands out by having that Conan the Barbarian theme. It’s still uncommon in the genre. Like you said, it’s far from the best. That doesn’t matter to me. I love it.
The amazing atmosphere, the sometimes really inventive background visuals, the beast riding, the magic effects (Tyris' dragon was amazing to see back in the day) the grin you get when a ledge shows up for sending enemies flying off, and the iconic music. It does have stuff going for it.
(And the strange use of equals symbols instead of hyphens or spaces in names. I remember well joking with a friend as we played co-op about how Tyris Equals Flare and Gilius Equals Thunderhead were setting off on their quest to defeat Death Equals Adder... )
I even liked that 3D remake for the PS2 (not Beast Rider, I still haven't played that, weirdly enough; I mean the one on the Sega Classics Collection) that seemed to be almost universally hated.
It's like slipping on a favourite pair of fuzzy slippers or something, is Golden Axe. I don't think I'll ever tire of it.
So, remember the Atari VCS retro game thingy? The one that would possibly run modern games as well as retro games? Well:
Anew report has revealed that the system architect for Atari’s retro console, the Atari VCS, has left the project after he claims the company hasn’t paid him in six months.
Atari architect Rob Wyatt, who was previously a founding member of the Xbox team, told The Register that he left the Atari project last week. “As of Friday, October 4th, I have officially resigned as the architect of the Atari VCS,” Wyatt told the publication.
According to Wyatt, his design consultancy Tin Giant has not been paid for invoices dating back over six months. “As a small company, we have been lucky to survive this long,” Wyatt says.
The status of the Atari VCS is also murky. Wyatt says his team only received a prototype motherboard last month, and that his team was in the process of debugging it before parting ways with Atari. Surfacelink, another contracted company with Atari, has reportedly taken over the project from Tin Giant.
I oddly still get their indigogo emails even though I cancelled my pre-order before it closed. It bugged me that they charged extra for controllers when that is the one way you actually play games on a console. Their justification at the time was that any controller would work for their system.
Anyways, on the 7th they said this, "Pre-production is underway!" They then talked about how exited they are. So reading your post makes me laugh even more since I seriously think this will be worse than the Atari game watch that was on Kickstarter.
Edit: The watch never launched and I have a sneaking suspicion that the Atari brand screwed the guy for the VCS.
The amazing atmosphere, the sometimes really inventive background visuals, the beast riding, the magic effects (Tyris' dragon was amazing to see back in the day) the grin you get when a ledge shows up for sending enemies flying off, and the iconic music. It does have stuff going for it.
(And the strange use of equals symbols instead of hyphens or spaces in names. I remember well joking with a friend as we played co-op about how Tyris Equals Flare and Gilius Equals Thunderhead were setting off on their quest to defeat Death Equals Adder... )
I even liked that 3D remake for the PS2 (not Beast Rider, I still haven't played that, weirdly enough; I mean the one on the Sega Classics Collection) that seemed to be almost universally hated.
It's like slipping on a favourite pair of fuzzy slippers or something, is Golden Axe. I don't think I'll ever tire of it.
I like 99% of Golden Axe. Unfortunately, that 1% is how you have to be pixel-perfectly lined up with an enemy in order to inflict damage -- a handicap the opponents don't seem to worry about.
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The amazing atmosphere, the sometimes really inventive background visuals, the beast riding, the magic effects (Tyris' dragon was amazing to see back in the day) the grin you get when a ledge shows up for sending enemies flying off, and the iconic music. It does have stuff going for it.
(And the strange use of equals symbols instead of hyphens or spaces in names. I remember well joking with a friend as we played co-op about how Tyris Equals Flare and Gilius Equals Thunderhead were setting off on their quest to defeat Death Equals Adder... )
I even liked that 3D remake for the PS2 (not Beast Rider, I still haven't played that, weirdly enough; I mean the one on the Sega Classics Collection) that seemed to be almost universally hated.
It's like slipping on a favourite pair of fuzzy slippers or something, is Golden Axe. I don't think I'll ever tire of it.
I like 99% of Golden Axe. Unfortunately, that 1% is how you have to be pixel-perfectly lined up with an enemy in order to inflict damage -- a handicap the opponents don't seem to worry about.
Capcom shadows over mysteria took golden axe and made it good.
Is it the kind of thing you’d regret not getting? Personally getting this machine was one of those childhood dreams. It took a bite out of my pocketbook but I’ve been working a lot of overtime.
I'd love the machine but I tend to move around a lot. It's something I'd enjoy having but it's a hefty price (that's my budget for my next console, basically) and I can see myself having to sell it if I move again.
Man I'd love to get the cabinet, but like all the other ones I just don't have anywhere to put it. Probably by the time i do, they won't be making them anymore. Bummer. :bigfrown:
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I'd be dangerously vulnerable to a Japanese Neo Geo MVS mini-cabinet, even if it just boiled down to a Rasberry Pi-type machine with a monitor and arcade controls.
Fortunately, that'll probably never happen, so my wallet is safe. Instead I spent less than $100 and dozens of hours of frustration to get a workable RetroPie machine.
As someone who spent... entirely too much money on a couple of arcade cabinets, I'm pretty dang happy many more people are getting the chance to replicate an arcade experience for cheap.
Is it the kind of thing you’d regret not getting? Personally getting this machine was one of those childhood dreams. It took a bite out of my pocketbook but I’ve been working a lot of overtime.
My house has a lot of Childhood dreams in it. Unfortunately it does not have enough room for the mini Star Wars Cabinet right now. Although when I look at it longingly I start to think of selling off all of my new Transformers and Star Wars figures to find the room...
As someone who spent... entirely too much money on a couple of arcade cabinets, I'm pretty dang happy many more people are getting the chance to replicate an arcade experience for cheap.
While I have no space for an arcade cabinet any more, I will forever treasure the years I had with my original STUN Runner cabinet. It was a privilege to own that thing and I miss it.
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I wonder how big the box is.
Hopefully I can tell you tomorrow
Yeah, the Genesis mini currently only takes controllers licensed by Sega. I imagine it's the only drivers they have installed on the thing.
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That's kind of stupid. I figured it'd take xbox and ps controllers just fine
Stubborn and inconvenient, but not really stupid. I'm assuming Sega, like everyone else, wants to sell additional controllers if this thing has any traction.
Makes sense. I did see one review (I forget where, some Sega enthusiast site I think) that said it worked; and since most reviews don't even mention it either way, it was worth a shot.
I guess I still had in mind that time I discovered that Android actually has drivers for the Xbox 360 wireless controller adapter for PC built in. I shit you not. Use a USB-C adapter and it's plug & play (tested on Android 8.0 on an LG V30 phone). Absolutely blew my mind.
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Game night at my place!
Also, Nickelodeon logo on the TMNT cabinet!?
BTW @Krathoon the box is 24x48x11.
Like, objectively I can see that it isn't great. It's not as bad as Altered Beast (by a long shot), but it looks and feels archaic next to, say, Streets of Rage 2. And sometimes it can easily degenerate into a real grind to take down tougher enemies.
But damn if I don't still love it to bits.
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(And the strange use of equals symbols instead of hyphens or spaces in names. I remember well joking with a friend as we played co-op about how Tyris Equals Flare and Gilius Equals Thunderhead were setting off on their quest to defeat Death Equals Adder... )
I even liked that 3D remake for the PS2 (not Beast Rider, I still haven't played that, weirdly enough; I mean the one on the Sega Classics Collection) that seemed to be almost universally hated.
It's like slipping on a favourite pair of fuzzy slippers or something, is Golden Axe. I don't think I'll ever tire of it.
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Anyways, on the 7th they said this, "Pre-production is underway!" They then talked about how exited they are. So reading your post makes me laugh even more since I seriously think this will be worse than the Atari game watch that was on Kickstarter.
Edit: The watch never launched and I have a sneaking suspicion that the Atari brand screwed the guy for the VCS.
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TMNT is owned by Nickelodeon now.
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I like 99% of Golden Axe. Unfortunately, that 1% is how you have to be pixel-perfectly lined up with an enemy in order to inflict damage -- a handicap the opponents don't seem to worry about.
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Here is a video that goes into the guts.
https://youtu.be/3L21bygqsiI
Capcom shadows over mysteria took golden axe and made it good.
Is it the kind of thing you’d regret not getting? Personally getting this machine was one of those childhood dreams. It took a bite out of my pocketbook but I’ve been working a lot of overtime.
But it's sooo fucking cool
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Fortunately, that'll probably never happen, so my wallet is safe. Instead I spent less than $100 and dozens of hours of frustration to get a workable RetroPie machine.
Yeah, that could happen. SEGA has never had trouble getting games with Michael Jackson content re-released.
And Michael Jackson is universally loved these days, r-right?
My house has a lot of Childhood dreams in it. Unfortunately it does not have enough room for the mini Star Wars Cabinet right now. Although when I look at it longingly I start to think of selling off all of my new Transformers and Star Wars figures to find the room...
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While I have no space for an arcade cabinet any more, I will forever treasure the years I had with my original STUN Runner cabinet. It was a privilege to own that thing and I miss it.
Feels like a world away now.
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This is a neat video of a guy putting it together.
https://youtu.be/V50BrjJD94o
Hey, I moved a full size arcade cabinet up those stairs. I’ve done enough for a lifetime.
https://youtu.be/87OiPUzhxkQ