dj_convoy Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Well, they aren't, really. Presumably Disney and Capcom own the roms, and then some kind of dandy emulator is applied. Additionally, you have years of Mega Man collections for everything from the PS2 onward and stuff that has the SNES Star Wars games and probably other things I'm forgetting about. This kind of collection is nothing new. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 The truth of what it is and all it entails is no secret and already out there. Look no further than this, the ECLIPSE ENGINE: http://www.digitaleclipse.com/#technology Basically what they've created is their own specific hand crafted NES emulator within the Eclipse Engine. The way it is designed is that it's a one stop shop so they don't have to repeatedly recode the same crap over and over again. You do it once in the engine, then the engine itself retools itself to the format intended for them saving them time and money. Clearly it's not flawless as the Mega Man Legacy Collection didn't perform 100% accurately on ANY of the 6 MM games across any of the formats, but some suffered more than others. On the whole it's fine but it needs updates/refinement to be better and perhaps it's a v2 situation with this Disney package. All they did was get back with Capcom again, they created/upgrade the existing NES emulator made for Eclipse Engine they were using and added all the extra fluff like MMLC has, then used the same eclipse engine program, tossed yet another set of 6 NES ROMS into their emulator, pushed the PORT GAME button(sarcasm here) on their engine package, and poof...the DIsney Afternoon Collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted March 23, 2017 Author Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) Some original source code alterations are happening to enable the Boss Rush and Time Attack modes for each game. I am wondering how Nintendo isn't upset that they are using Nintendo technology on competing systems. NES patents expired long ago. Edited March 23, 2017 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Comments on Capcom's page include "twenty bucks? Too expensive!" Ha, kids these days.. Considering what copies of Duck Tales 2 and Chip 'n Dale 2 go for on their own, I'd say $20 for the bundle is a pretty good deal, digital or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Well, two things. 1. I'm kind of an asshole. I will say that, from personal experience, it's entirely possible to be an asshole without taking constant potshots at people who enjoy having physical media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Vive la difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I am wondering how Nintendo isn't upset that they are using Nintendo technology on competing systems. Maybe they have to license it? Maybe not? Ask Rare, they've been doing it for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Ks Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I will stand outside the offices of Capcom and drive hot railroad spikes up my rectum every day until the Switch port is confirmed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Which means we can set a stopwatch for as long as that protest will survive, yourself included. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I will stand outside the offices of Capcom and drive hot railroad spikes up my rectum every day until the Switch port is confirmed. You could probably generate very significant revenue from the sale of that video... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I wish there was a disc version, but since it has DT2 and RR2 I'll make an exception and get it anyway. The originals are way to expensive in Europe, CIB they are sold for 250€ and above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 You could probably generate very significant revenue from the sale of that video... Yeah, as a snuff movie. :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Finished the boss runs for DT1, Darkwing Duck and RR1. Don't think I'll play them any more than that, but I'll play through TaleSpin next, as I only had the Game Boy version until now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Look how quiet the launch has been. While this never was going to be as big of a deal as Mega Man Legacy Collection was, part of it surely is the lack of a retail version or Nintendo support. It entered with a whimper where as forums were full of MMLC threads and it saw widespread review coverage by the usual outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Look how quiet the launch has been. While this never was going to be as big of a deal as Mega Man Legacy Collection was, part of it surely is the lack of a retail version or Nintendo support. It entered with a whimper where as forums were full of MMLC threads and it saw widespread review coverage by the usual outlets. Very true. I don't really keep up with modern gaming consoles, but even then, I never would have heard about Blaster Master Zero if I hadn't stumbled upon an AtariAge thread about the game. It would have made more waves if it had been released as a cart (even as a budget title of some sort) than just a download. It seems downloadable games are a dime a million nowadays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's out? Huh I forgot about it. Probably as you said there, because it didn't come to Nintendo. Had those short sighted idiots put it on 3DS or Switch I'd have seen a pop up about it and probably picked it up. I guess it kind of serves them right the general lack of coverage or interest outside of the day of and few after of that video and press release showing up. It's like they didn't even really want to try and move it for some reason when you look how MMLC rolled out. I think that's a good point though, so many games are download now and especially stuff that rightly really shouldn't be, that they're a dime a dozened, so cheapened by the skin flint tight fisted antics of some companies people just lose interest and forget they're there either when they arrive or after they get it and it just rots on a list in your system of choice. Blaster Master 0 I was well aware of in advance, but in all this time I've just got to area 2 or 3, but only played it like 2-3x too. It's not that it's just ok (because it's great) or that it's not worth my time, but digital games I place little value in as I don't really own them. I'll always play a physical piece of gaming media first no matter what. I put real money into that, got a real item back in my hand, and I greatly more so commit to its use because of that as I have a real stake in it. Maybe some others are like that too, or maybe that makes no sense, but it does to me. As it is Wonderboy Dragon's Trap for a heavy handed $20 price tag popped up on Switch and the other guys today. I'd like to buy that, but it's too much for a lease I'll end up using very little. I've seen a LOT of comments online already of people calling them stupid cheapskates that it was made for physical media. I 100% agree, and I had thought it was going to be too at one point so it largely dropped off my radar. That true wonderboy (Monster Boy) sequel coming from the old makers, that one looks to be going physical so I'll be all over that later this year if that holds true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 A bit dry and long, but here's a video review with a lot of footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Look how quiet the launch has been. While this never was going to be as big of a deal as Mega Man Legacy Collection was, part of it surely is the lack of a retail version or Nintendo support. It entered with a whimper where as forums were full of MMLC threads and it saw widespread review coverage by the usual outlets. Maybe there were too many retro releases as well : http://tinycartridge.com/post/159718827887/too-many-games-out-today-start-all-the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Look how quiet the launch has been. While this never was going to be as big of a deal as Mega Man Legacy Collection was, part of it surely is the lack of a retail version or Nintendo support. It entered with a whimper where as forums were full of MMLC threads and it saw widespread review coverage by the usual outlets. It's been out for a day and has 18 reviews so far: http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-disney-afternoon-collection 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Okay, I said I probably wouldn't do it, but after seeing some Time Attack run doing the first Rescue Rangers in under 12 minutes I decided so much time I have as well. Okay, my run was over half an hour in the end and I did it twice to get the playthrough and no-rewind trophies as well. 6 trophies down, 14 more to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Probably in the minority but wish they would release them for other consoles than just the newest ones. But that's just me I guess. Edited May 21, 2017 by thegamezmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Comments on Capcom's page include "twenty bucks? Too expensive!" and "waaah, I want it on physical media." Meh, different people have different priorities, I wouldn't roll my eyes at the comments. But then I guess I'd fall into this group too in this particular case. I'd like to play one or two of those games again, and this would be a cheaper option than trying to buy the original NES carts (to which I will roll my eyes at the price tags those stupid things demand these days!). But I'm not that interested in it, so at 20 bucks for digital I can easily refrain. I will keep an eye on it if it shows up in a flash sale later however. That being said, if a physical copy of it showed up at 39.99 I'd probably go ahead and buy it. I guess you could more accurately say I'm the silent portion of that group of comments. I'm not worked up enough to actually -say- anything about the prices or distribution choices made by capcom (or any other publisher doing similar things) but my buying habits end up being the same result as felt by the publisher. If there's enough people like me out there, then capcom is losing a pretty penny by not bothering with a physical release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I'm still working on the trophies for this one. I completed all for the first Rescue Rangers and Duck Tales games and I'm currently playing Darkwing Duck, which is probably the best out of the six games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Halfway there, just beat Darkwing Duck in a little less than 2 hours http://psntrophyleaders.com/user/view/CybergothX/disney-afternoon-collection-ps4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 This is $6 off on PSN right now, if it's of any interest to anyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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