there was a Sega engineer who talked about this. he said some Hitachi guys decapped an SVP and were like "whaaat? what kind of chimpanzees designed this thing?"
It's actually a good deal, paying that much for 52 games, too bad they all suck and there were cheap ass multicarts with actual NES games (albeit, bootlegged) for cheap ass prices. >But BOOTLEG!
So what if Miyamoto loses one sale?
The UK version shown in the pic was £60, which was equivalent to $90 at the time. The usual price for Mega Drive/SNES releases was £40-50, with MD games usually being on the lower end of the scale.
I was able to buy it CiB just over $100 around maybe 10yrs back. Most I've ever spent on an NES game. Haven't looked at the price in awhile but from the last time I checked I'm sure glad I bought it when I did.
Meanwhile, the people who own Tetris literally force the Type A song from the Game Boy version to be in every new release. There's nothing wrong with variety, Pajitnov.
Meanwhile, the people who own Tetris literally force the Type A song from the Game Boy version to be in every new release. There's nothing wrong with variety, Pajitnov.
So how come the first modern “guideline game” (aka “The New Tetris” for the N64) didn’t allow us to have much choice with the music to begin with?
Not him, but I agree. It's the worst version now, sure. But in 1994 it was pretty damn impressive looking and I was more than happy with the purchase. All games were pricey back then anyway.
Not him, but I agree. It's the worst version now, sure. But in 1994 it was pretty damn impressive looking and I was more than happy with the purchase. All games were pricey back then anyway.
Still worth it for the soul and the unique Game over sound effect.
Also its still pretty fun to play despite the lower framerate, it's well made in house by Sega.
'cos it had a custom 3D chip in it that Samsung scammed Sega with and they all overheated and died
These things overheated? That's funny.
They sure did. Samsung were moronic and ran the SVPs at too high of a clock speed for the process used so they shit themselves.
good old korea sabotaging japan again
there was a Sega engineer who talked about this. he said some Hitachi guys decapped an SVP and were like "whaaat? what kind of chimpanzees designed this thing?"
didnt help that the "not-thermal paste" they used rendered the heat sink entirely useless
This went for $199 dollars at the time of release
That's a bootleg. At least post the original.
It's actually a good deal, paying that much for 52 games, too bad they all suck and there were cheap ass multicarts with actual NES games (albeit, bootlegged) for cheap ass prices.
>But BOOTLEG!
So what if Miyamoto loses one sale?
This cost $90 in 1993 and didn't even have the excuse of having a special chip inside.
It was $70, but also it was a 24 megabit cart, and ROM was expensive
The UK version shown in the pic was £60, which was equivalent to $90 at the time. The usual price for Mega Drive/SNES releases was £40-50, with MD games usually being on the lower end of the scale.
This went for $75 used in 1994
I was able to buy it CiB just over $100 around maybe 10yrs back. Most I've ever spent on an NES game. Haven't looked at the price in awhile but from the last time I checked I'm sure glad I bought it when I did.
Tengen Tetris is legitimately better than the Nintendo one on the NES mind you.
The entire game could have been shit and it would be worth it for Bradinsky alone
Meanwhile, the people who own Tetris literally force the Type A song from the Game Boy version to be in every new release. There's nothing wrong with variety, Pajitnov.
I like the rendition in Puyo Puyo Tetris.
Has anyone from CTWC ever played this version?
So how come the first modern “guideline game” (aka “The New Tetris” for the N64) didn’t allow us to have much choice with the music to begin with?
It sure did and I bought it and loved it.
Sega warned stores to not run VR in kiosks for extended periods of time because of the issues with the SVP chip.
Sauce?
That was a frick ton back then
And it's worth it.
not really, it's the worst home version of the game
Not him, but I agree. It's the worst version now, sure. But in 1994 it was pretty damn impressive looking and I was more than happy with the purchase. All games were pricey back then anyway.
Still worth it for the soul and the unique Game over sound effect.
Also its still pretty fun to play despite the lower framerate, it's well made in house by Sega.
https://www.pricecharting.com/game/sega-genesis/virtua-racing
collectors rarely prosper lmao
I think these are canadian prices but still. Original retail prices were no joke. I remember paying $70 for MMX3 for snes in 1995.
forgot pic
Love those weird alternate covers.