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Capcom's special announcement April 16th 3:00 PM GMT - £200 plug and play arcade stick (Includes Alien vs Predator & more)
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a deal for AvP would probably have had to have been made with Fox before the merger closed
If the stick its actually 100% functional and with high quality parts, then i'm in. But i doubt that even more
Yeah, quality and emulation issues kinda hang over my head on if it'd be worth a pre order, even if the games are there. Not so much for past Capcom stuff but seeing how other companies have treated past Retro boxes like this I'm pessimistic and a £200 price point doesn't exactly make for a cheap gamble!
How would Koch Media handle this anyway? A Tournament Stick alone its around 120-150$ (but theres price drops every now and then), so really something around $200 USD for really high quality stick plus the games would be neat. But again, how many people would buy something like that, just to play Alien vs Predator?
Problems: TMNT wasn't Capcom so that's not happening ;)
Also, Mega Man only had two arcade games on the CPS systems and they were Power Battle and Power Fighters. No other classic arcade games featuring the blue bomber exist.
Could you be talking about some of the Battle Network arcade games (think two of those exist) but those used completely different hardware to my knowledge.
No idea on either of those questions. I'm in the minority as I've been on a huge Capcom binge these last few years, picking up and playing each of their arcade/console releases but other than that I'd imagine your aiming for the super niche audience of older Capcom fans interested in these arcade ports with sizeable disposal incoming...
I've never heard of a Mega Man arcade game that wasn't Power Battle or its sequel.
Capcom made a TMNT game? I only remember the ones Konami did.
The worst part about this, if real, is that a few years in the future, when somebody happens to ask Capcom about a new AvP or something like that, they are gonna blame the fact that this thing flop. I hope its something more than just the games on the teaser. And i really hope Capcom doesn't make a statement saying "if you buy this thing, we'll make Capcom .vs Capcom·
I'd love another beat'em all compilation.
AVP, Punisher, Cadillac and dinosaurs...
If Capcom includes both of the Dungeons & Dragon's Arcade games: Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara - I'm sold.
In some weird backwards method of price conversion, Capcom stuff is usually more in pounds than it is in dollars.
My thoughts exactly. I can definitely understand being put off by this, but if it means having a legal, simple way to play AvP, so be it. Especially when when the only other alternative is the expensive endeavor of tracking down the CPS2 board and jumping through the hoops of getting that set up to play. Having done that for Battle Circuit prior to the recent compilation, I'd take it as part of an official plug and play solution any day.
It's an interesting prospect. If the hardware is premium, the emulation is high quality and the game selection is decent, I can totally see a niche audience for something like this. It'll certainly be substantially cheaper than the original arcade hardware.
It's a neat idea, but I need to know the game selection, who's doing the emulation, and what the lag -if any- is like. The noticeable lag on the recent Beat 'Em Up Bundle wasn't a deal breaker for a £15 download, but I'm going to want much better for £200.
Depending on the licensing agreement, this could have been the only option.
Still can't believe they are finally re-releasing AvP and Progear and this is the way it's happening. Wtf.
Do you not have Steam or a PS3 or an Xbox 360 or an Xbox One?
I know but it's honestly one of greatest beat-em-ups ever made and it's been languishing in obscurity for years!
As much as I want Progear I'm not reserving space on my shelf for this. It's just a huge missed opportunity.
I had the CPS2 game and got rid of all that for the same reason, space. That and the fact the I never bothered to mod the fan and sounded like it was headed for orbit.
I had the CPS2 game and got rid of all that for the same reason, space. That and the fact the I never bothered to mod the fan and sounded like it was headed for orbit.
I might be interested in this really depends on build quality and list of games of course.
If the price is too high, it's probably something you'd be able to get a deal on at some point.
Love CPS1/2/3 stuff and arcade stuff in general.
If the price is too high, it's probably something you'd be able to get a deal on at some point.
Love CPS1/2/3 stuff and arcade stuff in general.
Yep. I really hope this won't be the only way to play it after 25 years.
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I was hoping for a compilation...
Been on work until now.
Thanks to the mod who made the change.
Sorry for the late reply!
Been on work until now.
Thanks to the mod who made the change.
I think the only thing that may redeem this thing would be a digital thing for console
holy hell $261 for that jesus
holy hell $261 for that jesus
So it's made by the guys who put together the c64 mini? That doesn't inspire a huge amount of confidence.
I'm going to be seriously disappointed if they don't have a stand-alone version that's not attached to a double arcade stick. Just let me plug in the sticks I already own.
I'm going to be seriously disappointed if they don't have a stand-alone version that's not attached to a double arcade stick. Just let me plug in the sticks I already own.
Do you have a source on that? I'm completely giving up on it if that is true.
At the very end of the trailer, "Manufactured by Koch Media GMBH".
The C64 Mini was made by Koch? Yikes. The catalog for that was pretty bad and even the packaging was a bit lackluster.
I'd like for my guess to be a successful troll of everyone who's been asking for a Progear port. But in reality it's almost certainly just so someone can throw some ROMs at a legal emulator and make a quick buck with a terrible product.
I really really REALLY hope the ports of stuff like Progear and AVP aren't restricted to just this.
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