Show me your Retro gaming collections!

[The Predaking]

One of the things that was damaged in August when my house got hit by lightning was the 1st party GBA SP charger and the Blue GBA SP that was charging. While I haven't replaced the GBA SP yet, as I have another one, I did need to get a new charger for it. This weekend I was on Whatnot, and found this multi charger. It works for GBA SP, DS, DS Lite, DSi, 3DS, 2DS, and the Wii U gamepad. When it gets here, I will have to take a few pics and let you all know what I think of it.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

GOG had a special presentation to commemorate their 18th Anniversary. A big point of discussion was their work on the GOG Preservation Program, where they've done significant work in updating and refreshing older titles to work on modern platforms.

The biggest announcements concern a number of EA releases: The Wing Commander Anniversary collections (which include all the games up to Prophecy and Privateer 2) and the Anniversary Edition of Road Rash. The Wing Commander titles include both the original and Anniversary Editions, which bring a number of updates, fixes, and tweaks to make the games more easily played on modern systems. The anniversary edition of Road Rash is a conversion of the original 1996 PC iteration and includes ALL the original licensed material.

In addition, GOG is announcing their first steps into publishing by partnering with RetroVibe on several new releases, including Shardpunk 2, Cop Bastard, and Project Warlock The Lost Chapters.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

An additional note:
For the Anniversary Editions, EA scoured their archives and managed to find the master tapes for the FMV for Wing Commander and Road Rash. The FMV sequences have been refreshed and look better than they ever have.

 

[The Predaking]

Nice! That Wing Commander is tempting!

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Look at how GLORIOUS these cutscenes look! I got it timestamped to WC3

 

[Steevy Maximus]

Minor sales update for those EA games: In a very un-EA like fashion, the base price for the Anniversary editions is a mere $10 (and GOG DOES include the original versions!). GOG is also running a sale, taking half off that, so Road Rash, WC3 and such are a mere $5, with the Ultima games a paltry $2.50