Kresnik said:
Still, I'm buying it for that price, because I suck. |
This is how far portable gaming has come with Vita though...
This was a port of the NES Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros 2 (Lost Levels in the West) which came out in 1999. The visuals were identical to the 1985 NES game and it cost full price. (Think it was £34.99 we paid for it). Remember at this point, we were only a few months from the Dreamcast coming out and the N64 was entering it's final years and it was that much for a port of a game from several generations earlier. The NES Mario was Carboot fodder at this point :p
I still loved the game to bits though. But I guess it's a "kids today" thing. But the void between handhelds and home consoles has been bridged so much by Sony, less so by Nintendo as I think the 3DS is probably a generation behind the Vita, but it's clear that mobile technology is catching up to home console stuff. However because of that, I still expect a bit of a portable "premium" to be paid on handheld games.
I guess I also judge games based on the value they provide though, rather than comparing with other consoles. Can't take my PS3/4 on the bus with me, so I'd rather have a game like that on the go and will happily pay the premium to have it as a handheld title. (I'm baffled by the fact that games like Dragon's Crown were day and date on Vita and PS3 and cheaper on Vita in the US).
Btw, wasn't Duke Nukem 3D announced a while back? I love that game. Can't wait for it. Happy times playing that on the PC. Will gladly pay £10-15 for that again. Would be nice if that recent Rise of the Triad remake would come to Vita too.
RIP Dad 25/11/51 - 13/12/13. You will be missed but never forgotten.
