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

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Ninja Gaiden (SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive) - Control Hack

The hack fixes player controls.
In the original beta release player forced to walk diagonally due to code bug.
This hack fixes player controls issue.

Download the patch here: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/8717/

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Gameplay aside, I can't wait to see the new design of Ax and Tyris. I really dislike the last 3D design of them.

Understandable. But to give Beast Riders some credit, at least it tried to preserve the Hyborian-like barbarian setting the original series tried to emulate. I hope the remakes will do just the same.

It doesn't have a SEGA logo in it so pretty sure this wasn't made by SEGA.

Oh well, I guess third-party tech once again.

And who knows when this product will be ready. It could take years.

My ideal "new Sega console" would be a small form factor gaming computer, like VALVe's Steam Machine. And just like the Steam Machine it would still allow Sega to be a multi-platform corporate just a machine that would be ideal for Sega games. Perhaps fitted with an emulator that allows at least some degree of backwards compatibility.

Yeah, it's the closest thing to ZELDA in a Mega Drive console.

If I was a big-wig at Sega during the '90s, I would've proposed instead of replacing Alex Kidd with Sonic, Alex could compete with the Zelda franchise.

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Understandable. But to give Beast Riders some credit, at least it tried to preserve the Hyborian-like barbarian setting the original series tried to emulate. I hope the remakes will do just the same.

Yeah, I won't deny that.
Actually the concept arts were good, I don't know why the final versions were different.

My ideal "new Sega console" would be a small form factor gaming computer, like VALVe's Steam Machine. And just like the Steam Machine it would still allow Sega to be a multi-platform corporate just a machine that would be ideal for Sega games. Perhaps fitted with an emulator that allows at least some degree of backwards compatibility.

It's kinda like Steam Deck then ... with emulators installed in it.

If I was a big-wig at Sega during the '90s, I would've proposed instead of replacing Alex Kidd with Sonic, Alex could compete with the Zelda franchise.

Too bad this 16-bit game of him killed any Alex Kidd's future plans at that time.
How could his 8-bit games were better than this.

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Aero the Acro-Bat coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on August 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6H5YJtmius

Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden will release SUNSOFT-published platformer Aero the Acro-Bat for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on August 2, the companies announced.
Aero the Acro-bat first launched for SEGA Genesis on August 1, 1993, and has since been ported to Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance.
Here is an overview of the game ...

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/aero-the-acro-bat-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-august-2

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Yeah, I won't deny that.
Actually the concept arts were good, I don't know why the final versions were different.

Development crunch, I think.

It's kinda like Steam Deck then ... with emulators installed in it.

Yeah! And if Steam wants, they can start their own digital distribution service while still marketing their games multiplatform.

Too bad this 16-bit game of him killed any Alex Kidd's future plans at that time.
How could his 8-bit games were better than this.

Ambitious I suppose. That and perhaps the rock-paper-scissors motif was over-done at this point.

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Dream Figures unveils Ax Battler collectible statue from SEGA’s Golden Axe

Sideshow and Dream Figures have unveiled the sixth scale Ax Battler statue from SEGA classic fantasy arcade game Golden Axe.
Limited to just 99 pieces, the collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $345;
check it out here …

Article : https://www.flickeringmyth.com/dream-figures-unveils-ax-battler-collectible-statue-from-segas-golden-axe/

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Golden Axe Fan Art by Janus3003



Source : https://x.com/shinobi_sf/status/1129031954089807873

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Yeah! And if Steam wants, they can start their own digital distribution service while still marketing their games multiplatform.

Steam might want it but the former console maker (whose games are being emulated) might NOT want it.

Ambitious I suppose. That and perhaps the rock-paper-scissors motif was over-done at this point.

They should've use "Alex Kidd in Shinobi World" approach instead.
A parody of existing SEGA franchises.

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Steam might want it but the former console maker (whose games are being emulated) might NOT want it.

*Bangs my head on the table*
I meant to say Sega, not steam.
"If Sega wants, they can start their own digital distribution service while still marketing their games multiplatform."

They should've use "Alex Kidd in Shinobi World" approach instead.
A parody of existing SEGA franchises.

If Alex Kidd was a thriving franchise today, what do you think his games would be like today?

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*Bangs my head on the table*
I meant to say Sega, not steam.
"If Sega wants, they can start their own digital distribution service while still marketing their games multiplatform."

Ah yes, if SEGA wanted it of course.

If Alex Kidd was a thriving franchise today, what do you think his games would be like today?

I'm pretty sure he'll go 3D.
May be something like Mario Odyssey or Sonic Frontiers (without the running fast thing though).

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I'm pretty sure he'll go 3D.
May be something like Mario Odyssey or Sonic Frontiers (without the running fast thing though).

I like to imagine his games competing with the Zelda franchise while still being a platform game like Mario Odyssey or Sonic Frontiers.

I had ideas for an Alex Kidd game which serves as a reboot to the series. One of my ideas to contribute to Alex Kidd would be the Bladecore and Fancore as alternates to Shellcore. Gooseka, Chokkinna, and Parplin would be recast as allies and teachers to Alex who teach these various core techniques. The core techniques are used in combat as well as some puzzle solving that follow the rock-paper-scissors relations.
I even came up with this in-game card game that also use rock-paper-scissors relations to play. The idea was various towns had saloons where Janken's loyalists hang out and Alex could go in and play cards with them. This card game was to replace the regular rock-paper-scissors matches.

When Miracle World DX came out, I decided to forget the idea given no point in a reboot now that we have a remake, but I might reuse the rock-paper-scissors card game idea somewhen along the line.

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New Art of Fighting game and Samurai Shodown action RPG in development

Speaking during the EVO 2024 showcase panel for The King of Fighters XV and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Weatherford confirmed the new titles when asked about the future of SNK.
“There’s a lot of stuff in the works,” Weatherford said. “There’s a lot of stuff I can’t talk about. But we have said, and we’re trying to—we’ve got a few projects that are very far out—we want to get more and more staff, because we need more people to make ..."

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2024/07/new-art-of-fighting-game-and-samurai-shodown-action-rpg-in-development

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Ristar Fan Art by Σtigma

ristar redesign ig
I like the idea of his legs stretching and doin wrestlin moves

Source : https://x.com/stigm0id/status/1814473518920413343

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We Own the Street This Summer!

30 years ago this month, GameFan dedicated their cover to the SNES and Genesis ports of Super Street Fighter II.
Plus, first looks at Sony's PS-X and Sega's Saturn, Way of the Warrior for 3DO, and more!

Source : https://x.com/StoneAgeGamer/status/1814344451135025176

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Kid Chameleon Fan Art by DADO



Source : https://x.com/dadotronic/status/1566933078026616832