Rick Dangerous Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Playing Cybermorph on Switch is going to be a trip! Going to have to wait a year for the LRG cart release... They punish people who want to own things and not just rent the digital license these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) I really doubt Limited Run Games will be involved. My hunch is that just like the Atari Flashback Classics line (outside of the Vita collection), Atari SA wants to give this a wide retail release. A lot of compilation sales happen on a whim when a customer notices it on a shelf and they simply don't get that same visibility from digital storefronts (And they lose out on people buying it to gift it if it's a digital exclusive). It's what killed the Atari Flashbacks and such from AtGames when they lost retailer support from chains like Walgreens and Dollar General due to their business practices, knowing that the model doesn't work for them if their products are Amazon exclusives that a potential customer has to specifically seek out and is unlikely to just stumble across randomly at Amazon like if it was a retail release. Heck, even Atari Vault got a retail release on PC that was a frequent sight pre-COVID in the retail PC section at retailers like Walmart, albeit still having to be tied to your Steam account afterwards. Years after virtually all PC software was a digital exclusive, but Atari SA still wanted that presence at retail for it to maximize sales. Ultimately though it hinges on if they can get a big retailer or two onboard like Walmart to stock it. If that fails and it ends up having to be an online exclusive, it largely defeats the benefits of giving it a retail release from their perspective and I imagine would then become a digital exclusive (And then we'd probably see Limited Run Games or a similar publisher snapping it up for a small scale run). Edited July 11, 2022 by Atariboy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostdragon Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) On 7/10/2022 at 5:51 PM, JagChris said: Wow I was at that. Do you have something that autogenerated the transcript? It's a standard YT feature. Pull down Description, click box saying follow Transcript. Edited July 12, 2022 by Lostdragon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagosaurus Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Do we happen to know a release date? Going to be a trip playing Cybermorph in 4K ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I really hope they do something good with the emulator. Work with indie authors to bring games to modern platforms or something. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagosaurus Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Now looks like a targeted November release. To answer my own question lol... Really excited to play Cybermorph & Tempest 2K on the new Xbox Series X 😆. Nice to see a more affordable way to experience Atari Karts & Missle Command 3D as well. McFur & FFL don't do much for me lol, but nonetheless, like seeing the Jaguar officially acknowledged & given some love. Hope the community somehow gets involved with this emulator post release. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laymanpigeon Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 At least it can be said that frames per second and graphical fidelity of Fight For Life is superior to Virtua Fighter on Sega's 32X add-on for Genesis/Mega Drive. On other hand Atari Karts looks like it should have been a launch title for Jaguar all the way back in 1993 yet released in 1995. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Fight For Life, Like Virtua Fighter, isn't a button-masher. If you put the hours in, it's a highly technical and rewarding game. It was unfairly panned by the critics, and ATARI themselves didn't give the developer the respect he deserved. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Gunther said: If you put the hours in, it's a highly technical and rewarding game. We're talking about a fighting game, not an RPG. If you need more than 5 minutes to start playing against a friend, it's badly designed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) I liked FFL first but it's heavily flawed. The 2 player mode is practically broken 100%. And that is a nogo for any fighting game. On the positive side, the engine, moves and animations are fairly good for a Jaguar game. Its nothing at the level of Playstation, but it looks like the Jaguar could handle a 3D fighting engine rather well. Edited August 27, 2022 by agradeneu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Zerosquare said: We're talking about a fighting game, not an RPG. If you need more than 5 minutes to start playing against a friend, it's badly designed. So you think Virtua Fighter is "badly designed"... Try button-mashing against a decent player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zerosquare said: We're talking about a fighting game, not an RPG. If you need more than 5 minutes to start playing against a friend, it's badly designed. Edit: I get what you mean Edited August 27, 2022 by agradeneu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Gunther said: So you think Virtua Fighter is "badly designed"... Try button-mashing against a decent player. The winning formula for any fighting game might be: easy to play, difficult to master. Iam not sure about FFL, it is hard to play, but there is not much depth: once you have learned the moves, they are pretty weak and pointless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.JT Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 16 hours ago, Gunther said: Fight For Life, Like Virtua Fighter, isn't a button-masher. If you put the hours in, it's a highly technical and rewarding game. It was unfairly panned by the critics, and ATARI themselves didn't give the developer the respect he deserved. I actually agree with this. Took bloody ages to learn, but once you did the nuances on defence vs dodging vs attack plus getting the timing right makes it quite strategic. Different to most fighters, and not instant gratification, but felt like there was depth. It’s a little slow responding but that felt like part of the style once used to it… kinda like a cross between mortal kombat and chess?! Lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 27 minutes ago, Mr.JT said: kinda like a cross between mortal kombat and chess?! Lol Yeah but it tastes more like spaghetti bolognaise and ice-cream. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 49 minutes ago, Mr.JT said: I actually agree with this. Took bloody ages to learn, but once you did the nuances on defence vs dodging vs attack plus getting the timing right makes it quite strategic. Different to most fighters, and not instant gratification, but felt like there was depth. It’s a little slow responding but that felt like part of the style once used to it… kinda like a cross between mortal kombat and chess?! Lol You can beat the entire game by jump kicking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 hour ago, JagChris said: You can beat the entire game by jump kicking Indeed. But that's relevant only for the single player mode. I think the comments are much more geared towards PvP, which is the main point of any 1v1 fighting game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Sauron said: Indeed. But that's relevant only for the single player mode. I think the comments are much more geared towards PvP, which is the main point of any 1v1 fighting game. Yeah but I couldn't get any of my friends to try it with me. They just kinda went wtf is this. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiTavern Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Have there been any mods for the game? I know the source code is out there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Fight for life reminds me a lot of fx fighter in the graphics department. Probably because both are sub ps1 quality texture mapped 3d fighting games. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 9:43 PM, laymanpigeon said: At least it can be said that frames per second and graphical fidelity of Fight For Life is superior to Virtua Fighter on Sega's 32X add-on for Genesis/Mega Drive. Uhhh… it CAN be said, but that doesn’t mean Virtua Fighter isn’t a vastly superior game in every meaningful respect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Yeah virtua fighter on 32x is good quality. I've put hours into it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Back on topic: There will be physical releases for the 50th game. Best Buy will have them for Switch in both regular and steel book versions: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-nintendo-switch/6518136.p?skuId=6518136 PS4: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-playstation-4/6518138.p?skuId=6518138 PS: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-playstation-5/6518133.p?skuId=6518133 and XSX: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/atari-50-the-anniversary-celebration-xbox-series-x/6518141.p?skuId=6518141 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karyyk Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 And against my better judgement I just put a pre-order in for the XBOX One version. It's not like it will be the worst money I've even spent on a pre-order. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) Here's the full list for the compilation. Only 9 Jaguar games made it in... https://www.player2gamestore.nl/a-74842785/pre-orders/ps4-atari-50-the-anniversary-collection-pre-order/ 1) Atari Karts 2) Club Drive 3) Cybermorph 4) Evolution Dino Dudes 5) Fight For Life 6) Missile Command 3D 7) Ruiner Pinball 8 ) Tempest 2000 9) Trevor McFur In The Crescent Galaxy Edited September 12, 2022 by KidGameR186496 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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