16-Bit Blast Processing Heroes - Ecco, Vectorman, Ristar, Kid Chameleon, etc

[Berto]

I'm sure there's many heroes with stretchy arms out there.

Yeah, but in video games Dhalsim is the most famous.
Even his toys came up with stretchy hands variant.

[Mystic Monkey]

Yeah, but in video games Dhalsim is the most famous.
Even his toys came up with stretchy hands variant.

They could've released a toy of him with Stretch Arm Strong like arms!

[Berto]

They could've released a toy of him with Stretch Arm Strong like arms!

Yeah. I never saw Ristar toys (other than the official pin badge).
Do they exist?
Even the custom and fanmade ones, they never have the stretchy arms.

[Mystic Monkey]

Yeah. I never saw Ristar toys (other than the official pin badge).
Do they exist?
Even the custom and fanmade ones, they never have the stretchy arms.

I rarely see any franchise with more than one game last long enough for merchandising, so I doubt there's any Ristar toys out there.

Though Ristar with corn syrup stretchy arms would be cool.

[Berto]

I rarely see any franchise with more than one game last long enough for merchandising, so I doubt there's any Ristar toys out there.

Though Ristar with corn syrup stretchy arms would be cool.

Yeah but sometimes there's an exception.
For example Skies of Arcadia only has one game (not counting port) but it managed to get merchs.

[Berto]

The Epyx Collection: Handheld (Nintendo Switch) - Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B-MaDILMNM

Six awesome handheld classics

Witness the return of six awesome Epyx classics from the 1980s/90s, originally designed for cutting-edge handheld gaming.

Blue Lightning
Take command of the top secret Blue Lightning jet fighter in this third-person 3d shooter!

California Games
Take on the challenge of 4 sun-drenched sports: Foot Bag, BMX, Half Pipe Skateboarding, and Surfing!

Electrocop
Save the president's daughter in this unique side-scrolling 3d shooter!

Gates of Zendocon
Survive the hostile alien inhabitants of 51 deadly universes in this side-scrolling shooter!

Todd’s Adventures in Slime World
Delve the depths of the grossest planet in the universe in this side-scrolling exploration shooter!

Zarlor Mercenary
Blast away enemies to earn the cash to upgrade your ship in this top-down vertical scrolling shooter!

This collection allows you to play these classic games with many modern features, including:
• Display filters, including retro LCD and CRT filters
• Save games - save and restore your game at any point
• Right- and left-handed control presets

Link : https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-epyx-collection-handheld-switch/

[Mystic Monkey]

Yeah but sometimes there's an exception.
For example Skies of Arcadia only has one game (not counting port) but it managed to get merchs.

True, but that's because it was an RPG, they tend to have big stories and advance gameplay. Ristar only had a bit of story and decent platformer gameplay.

[Berto]

True, but that's because it was an RPG, they tend to have big stories and advance gameplay. Ristar only had a bit of story and decent platformer gameplay.

I think it's also more about on the characters for figures / merchs.
RPG has richer characters (both on quantity and development) compared to platformer.

[Mystic Monkey]

I think it's also more about on the characters for figures / merchs.
RPG has richer characters (both on quantity and development) compared to platformer.

Yeah, maybe if Ristar had more than one game then despite it's cartoon like design it could have been more marketable.

I mean, I have a feeling Ristar was supposed to be Sega's answer to Kirby at the time.

This is why I wish Sega were more intuitive over their IPs. Kirby is older than Ristar but still around.

[Berto]

Yeah, maybe if Ristar had more than one game then despite it's cartoon like design it could have been more marketable.

I mean, I have a feeling Ristar was supposed to be Sega's answer to Kirby at the time.

This is why I wish Sega were more intuitive over their IPs. Kirby is older than Ristar but still around.

Kirby also has many other interesting characters such as Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee, and King Dedede.
Ristar doesn't have any memorable one other than himself.
May be if the game has a sequel it could introduce more characters but sadly there was none.

[Berto]

The Original Version Of Columns For The HP-UX Has Just Been Found

Most people will probably know of Columns from Sega's versions of the game — which have since been reissued across various compilations and mini consoles — but the title actually has an interesting history that predates those releases.
It was originally designed by Jay Geersten for the HP-UX operating system while working at Hewlett Packard in 1989, who later gave his source code to various other developers to produce additional versions for MS-DOS, Atari ST, Macintosh, and Windows 3.x.
In the past, Geersten's original HP-UX version of the game was considered to be lost media, but yesterday, the video game collector @TrevgauntletNeu announced that they had found the original title and had managed to get it working in MAME. They've since shared ...

Article : https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/the-original-version-of-columns-for-the-hp-ux-has-just-been-found

[Berto]

SEGA Talk #139: Tom Kalinske (1976-Now)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd1IwWK9Ltc

On this episode of SEGA Talk we look back at the career of Tom Kalinske, the man who started at Mattel and took on Nintendo with the SEGA Genesis and leaped over to take over the education toy market with LeapFrog.
This is the retrospective of Tom Kalinske!

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2024/04/30/sega-talk-139-tom-kalinske-1976-now/