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@DefShepherd - Absolutely, any element or idea of trust (albeit from a corporation) died along time ago.. Been like that for a while, unfortunately.

I hope those who care can get a positive result (I stopped collecting after the Megadrive), but I would be genuinely surprised to see it, or if it does happen, it will come at a massive premium.

As for the vinyl, cheers.. Combination of my Dad and Uncle gave me my music education, so the memories from these alone, is priceless

@DefShepherd - Yeah monetisation above all else, not that its a surprise...

Makes me appreciate inheriting my Uncle's old vinyl collection: Santana, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and so on...

Dread to think what reissues of these would cost nowadays..

@Rahmus - Bang on

Thankfully my 50 years there, say otherwise...

Might give this a go, although I don't hold much hope of my reactions being as quick as they were back in 1996, when I imported SF Zero 2 on the Saturn.

I appreciate times have moved on for my near 51 year old arse, but I do miss the old arcade modes, they were pretty well balanced and allowed me to learn/improve in my own time, before venturing to the local arcade at the Elephant & Castle and getting my arse handed..

Shuffles off to find slippers, cocoa and rose-tinted specs

Clearly never played 4-player Micro Machines on the Megadrive with the J-cart...

Are we ready to admit that a game no one has played, is looking good?

Sod it, I may as well bin my 45 years of getting fingers burnt by the gaming industry and just pre-order now...

As much as i appreciate the series and those that love it, I've never been able to get into it over the years. Jump on for a couple of hours and then fall off it..

Maybe I should try again now I'm 50, rather than Balatro and Golf

@Max_the_German Guilty as charged. 😁

@lazarus11 Just had to drop a like for the sheer mention of Daley Thompson's Decathlon. Doffs cap

Imagine what this does to Leon in RE9, considering he's around my age, 50...

Poor man's Super Hang-On..

First-person would have been better here, but I guess the Road Rash style wouldn't work so well..

@BecauseBecause - Hey leave Rise Of The Robots alone

Great stuff.

Things like this are why I've in my 12th year on the site..

Cheers all, appreciate the efforts.

Love the little touch with the Oyster Card

Wouldn't mind seeing the two originals updated to modern stylings but other than that, not much else I'd wanna see..

@Northern_munkey I hope at the end there, you were still talking about the ancient PC and not the missus!

One of my earliest gaming memories was watching my dad putting a couple of 10p's in this cool looking cabinet with monsters on the side, when we went to the seaside. Fond memories.

Think I was about 5 at the time as also remember him playing Battlezone and Seawolf...

Nice to see Keisuke Honda making an appearance, but will probably steer clear. Looks like a managerial version of Ultimate Team or the other one on the new PES.

Have hole-heartedly dug watching this ground-breaking game on YouTube, but I've heard you have to dig-deep for the platinum.

Gets coat

@omadeli 100% on selling parts! We can but dream 😁

Consistently have anywhere between 20-40 million credits nowadays and 400+ cars, so not so bothered about a new player getting a little nudge in the right direction, especially amounts that can be earned with an hour's play.

@darylb24 - Sorry you have had to experience that in the first instance.

I guess my take, albeit poorly worded in truth, is as you said, the narrative of "everything is bad now" just isn't the case imo.

@TruestoryYep - I didn't suggest that it doesnt happen, all I pointed to was the generalisation of the "what London has become" in that particular comment..

The only thing that has changed about this whole subject matter, is the coverage, as it's a great political football to kick around for a multitude of reasons, but the idea that it's "broken" and "unsafe" is simply untrue based on living in and around the supposed no-go areas of town as I have done.

Maybe, I've been lucky, who knows, that's quite possible, but from my time here, I don't see it as any worse than anywhere else

@Jammer Weird that, I've lived South London all my life and never felt unsafe in the 50 years I've been alive.

On buying the original release, if you told now 50 year old me, that this would be on my Playstation, I'd have laughed at you!

However, with the changes in the industry over the last few years alone, it doesn't surprise me as much as it should and it will be interesting to see what happens across the industry in the next 5-10 years😁

Pricing will be key without multiplayer, but will happily pick up in a sale at some point..

Played the demo and ended up buying it.. Definitely has that "one more go" feel and the progression is good..

Visually fine, if unspectacular, but has gameplay in spades.

Played it back on release and again a couple of years ago, when dusting off the old Xbox.

Has held up well in fairness, so I would be interested to see what they do here, although my backlog is such, that I don't know when I'd play it again.

Loved this on the Dreamcast, be keeping an eye on this new version

It looks like an interesting concept, although it reminds me of something else. I may wait for a sale, though.

On a sidenote: Review scores are just a guideline now.

Back when I only had gaming mags such as Zzap 64, Mean Machine and CVG to read, they held more sway, but nowadays, the sheer weight of content available makes the score a moot point IMO.

Still value the editorial, as it usually mentions a few key concerns, which I can then witness in a video of gameplay.

Not a massive fan of the franchise, but the breadth of its reach is quite something.

Even in my field (Gambling Industry), the number of Bookmakers/Sportsbooks around the world that have offered odds on a variety of markets regarding the game, including its release and even potential characters or famous people appearing in the game, is something I had not witnessed in my previous 15 years of experience.

@Jrs1 - We can dream!

Still have the original on the Saturn..

Brilliant game for its time and really interested to see how they treat it with a new lick of paint etc.

I use AI at work, but the idea of just syphoning someone's likeness for profit is insane to me. And I say that as someone who works in the gambling industry, well-known for its ethical behaviour!!!!

Plus, it just stinks of laziness. Maybe I'm alone, but if a company feels it's okay to cut corners and advertise this way, I do question what else they have saved time on in terms of their product.

As a sarf Londoner myself, am gonna keep my mincers on this one..

I imagine it will be a Tower Defence game, which is fine, although it will need to improve a lot from the 2009/10 original for 20 quid, especially with recent years giving us some decent IP in this genre.

Strange considering the basis of the story and the fact that other games and media has used references to Adolf in the past, including Wolfenstein more recently..

Be interested to hear their reasoning as to why and hope it's just more a personal design choice than a preemptive effort to avoid potential criticism somehow

Hexic remastered 🤣

As someone born in '75, love the musical references and the old 80's voice over track. Not my usual genre but certainly keeping an eye on this from a nostalgia point.

Hopeful there is a standalone story within, rather than just more stuff added.

If so, I will be happy to jump in..

Looking forward to Samurai Showdown with Ronnie O'Sullivan in it.

Really enjoying this so far, I like how they introduce the new mechanics through gameplay, rather than "here ya go" get on with it and the extra tactical layer it introduces with it.

The ability to customize gameplay settings and speed is a nice addition, with 120% well recommended, but I'm having as much fun as I did with the original back in 1993, so I cannot complain.

Small Note: The enemies inability to blow up red barrels is the QoL change I didn't realise I needed

@Quintumply -A minor suggestion/request.

Would it be possible to add a straightforward list at the end of this article?

I appreciate (as I hope others do) the detailed sections, but it would be cool to have an 'at a glance' list too.

Either way, thanks, these pieces are already helpful. 👍

I paid £69.99 for Virtua Racing on the Megadrive with the SVP chip years ago, but the big difference nowadays is the sheer wealth of titles begging for our attention. Its so much easier to wait for heavy discounts or buy an indie at a reasonable price, as most of our backlogs are rediculous in the first place.

Another +1 on Robocop but can't complain as enjoyed getting the platinum.

Top tip: Ed209 is thick as anything, use it to your advantage 🤣

More faux pearl clutching for likes, clout and revenue.

So pleased that i'm nearly 50 and can look at bo**ocksl like this, shrug my shoulders and go back to what I'm doing.

People waging imaginary wars, I honestly wish I had that much spare time and imagination.

Very much looking forward to how this plays out and great to have a home setting for a change.

Nothing says England, like a cricket bat to the head

Has elements of Alien 3, Robocop v Terminator and Contra. I'm definitely up for this...

The concept is sound, but I have no intention of paying for an algorithm to pick my next game.

Don't get me wrong, if they can make it work and make money, then good luck to them, but I would rather go by word of mouth or watch gameplay, or as @jonnyAces said above, just looking for myself and do my own digging.

Back on with four others in London,UK

Online play too.

Enjoyed the Dreamcast version back in the day, so looking forward to this. Hopefully it keeps the faithful gameplay with some modern tweaks.