The Dude
@lanceboyle94.bsky.social
Some dude from Argentina that's too lazy to write up a description different enough from the one he uses elsewhere
It's odd seeing them with actual faces. lol
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's odd seeing them with actual faces. lol
(and of course this one. lol)
thank you Jaleco
thank you Jaleco
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
(and of course this one. lol)
thank you Jaleco
thank you Jaleco
shoutouts to the great art of her from the Tetris Plus 2 endings
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
shoutouts to the great art of her from the Tetris Plus 2 endings
What's funnier is that Mobile Light Force 1 was a version of Gunbird 1, released not just after Gunbird 2, but after the US/EU version of it, which kept the original name and cover, so XS Games doing that is even funnier.
(the actual Gunbird 1 cover, for comparison)
(the actual Gunbird 1 cover, for comparison)
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What's funnier is that Mobile Light Force 1 was a version of Gunbird 1, released not just after Gunbird 2, but after the US/EU version of it, which kept the original name and cover, so XS Games doing that is even funnier.
(the actual Gunbird 1 cover, for comparison)
(the actual Gunbird 1 cover, for comparison)
gotdang, Lumines: Electronic Symphony was good stuff
(beat it on my first go)
(beat it on my first go)
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
gotdang, Lumines: Electronic Symphony was good stuff
(beat it on my first go)
(beat it on my first go)
This amused me, cuz it's such a good demonstration of just how wildly varying in quality the library can be. lol
(The Crow: City of Angels is so rough)
(The Crow: City of Angels is so rough)
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This amused me, cuz it's such a good demonstration of just how wildly varying in quality the library can be. lol
(The Crow: City of Angels is so rough)
(The Crow: City of Angels is so rough)
Found one of those instances; I remember she replied to at least one other repost of it too.
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Found one of those instances; I remember she replied to at least one other repost of it too.
Also I forgot that Japan did actually end up getting Dead Space Extraction at least, but I presume it was probably still edited compared to the rest of the world.
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Also I forgot that Japan did actually end up getting Dead Space Extraction at least, but I presume it was probably still edited compared to the rest of the world.
A slight correction in that it's Aoi Ichino (一乃あおい), not Fujino.
Still awesome pics, tho.
(also fitting and a perfect excuse to mention a recent nude gravure vid of hers I saw that was real good, I recommend it)
Still awesome pics, tho.
(also fitting and a perfect excuse to mention a recent nude gravure vid of hers I saw that was real good, I recommend it)
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A slight correction in that it's Aoi Ichino (一乃あおい), not Fujino.
Still awesome pics, tho.
(also fitting and a perfect excuse to mention a recent nude gravure vid of hers I saw that was real good, I recommend it)
Still awesome pics, tho.
(also fitting and a perfect excuse to mention a recent nude gravure vid of hers I saw that was real good, I recommend it)
I guess this was the guy Jaleco USA's localization team decided to reference when they localized Rushing Beat to Rival Turf. lol
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I guess this was the guy Jaleco USA's localization team decided to reference when they localized Rushing Beat to Rival Turf. lol
Even Sega themselves tend to fuck up; there's the still inexplicable case of the two mobile versions of Streets of Rage 2 (the 2008 iOS one and the Sega Forever one) using scene releases, evidenced by the modified copyright notice, tho I believe the latter was fixed eventually.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Even Sega themselves tend to fuck up; there's the still inexplicable case of the two mobile versions of Streets of Rage 2 (the 2008 iOS one and the Sega Forever one) using scene releases, evidenced by the modified copyright notice, tho I believe the latter was fixed eventually.
shoutouts to F1 Pole Position 64 outright referring to its d-pad option as SUPER NES (and in the original Japanese version as FAMICOM POSITION)
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
shoutouts to F1 Pole Position 64 outright referring to its d-pad option as SUPER NES (and in the original Japanese version as FAMICOM POSITION)
It kinda reminds me of this that I saw on MobyGames back in 2009; eventually it was taken out of that list, but it's still funny it happened.
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It kinda reminds me of this that I saw on MobyGames back in 2009; eventually it was taken out of that list, but it's still funny it happened.
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
(I feel like Viper Racing wasn't also included cuz that one's a bit more known. lol)
And of course the one and only
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
And of course the one and only
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
...god, it's still insane just how much Sega knocked it out of the park with 3D beat 'em ups right from the get-go, it's so good.
I feel like if they had more space to fit in there they absolutely would've shoved in the nonsense text from the bottom of the flyer.
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I feel like if they had more space to fit in there they absolutely would've shoved in the nonsense text from the bottom of the flyer.
The Japanese release of early PS1/Saturn game Loaded, BLOOD FACTORY, has entirely different logos between platforms, even though both were published by the same company, just a few months from each other.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Japanese release of early PS1/Saturn game Loaded, BLOOD FACTORY, has entirely different logos between platforms, even though both were published by the same company, just a few months from each other.
Great article as usual; a lot of these older plug-and-plays are always neat to look at these days, cuz of how they did things sometimes.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great article as usual; a lot of these older plug-and-plays are always neat to look at these days, cuz of how they did things sometimes.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
The linked AtariAge post mentioning Vavasour reminds me that he talked a bit about it on his old personal page (see alt text), explaining how it was made.
No, YouTube, that's the *wrong* Eye of the Beholder!
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
No, YouTube, that's the *wrong* Eye of the Beholder!
The best thing is that the actual Japanese boxart not only has that as the cover, but also another extra illustration that's also very good.
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The best thing is that the actual Japanese boxart not only has that as the cover, but also another extra illustration that's also very good.
Also, in a similar vein, there was the DS Populous that EA Japan later did (in collaboration with Genki), which also went for a different artstyle to the original; it's a pretty neat version, as it also adds many new things (some based on the JP-developed SNES port)
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Also, in a similar vein, there was the DS Populous that EA Japan later did (in collaboration with Genki), which also went for a different artstyle to the original; it's a pretty neat version, as it also adds many new things (some based on the JP-developed SNES port)
Sometimes I get recommended this one JP YT channel that largely does vids about racing games, and I saw this one just a bit earlier, and at first I was like "never heard of this one, wonder how it is", and then the moment the loading screen with the album covers appeared I was like "wait wha"
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sometimes I get recommended this one JP YT channel that largely does vids about racing games, and I saw this one just a bit earlier, and at first I was like "never heard of this one, wonder how it is", and then the moment the loading screen with the album covers appeared I was like "wait wha"
Various times I've said I'm still fascinated at Capcom releasing PS1 Test Drive 5 in Japan, but I now know that another JP company released the PC version there, under a new name (Gekisou 99), and they inexplicably split it into three different releases.
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Various times I've said I'm still fascinated at Capcom releasing PS1 Test Drive 5 in Japan, but I now know that another JP company released the PC version there, under a new name (Gekisou 99), and they inexplicably split it into three different releases.
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
These things are so weird sometimes. lol
I am surprised this wasn't a European release because the Euro version of TekWar was published by US Gold, a year or so before Eidos bought them, and then was rereleased there *by* Eidos.
(also big lol at that 90% score)
(also big lol at that 90% score)
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I am surprised this wasn't a European release because the Euro version of TekWar was published by US Gold, a year or so before Eidos bought them, and then was rereleased there *by* Eidos.
(also big lol at that 90% score)
(also big lol at that 90% score)
Though in a similar vein it reminds me of how amusingly the PS4 has both Like a Dragon Ishin! and its remake; probably one of the few cases I can think of where a console got a remake of a game that originated on said console. lol
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Though in a similar vein it reminds me of how amusingly the PS4 has both Like a Dragon Ishin! and its remake; probably one of the few cases I can think of where a console got a remake of a game that originated on said console. lol