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New Officially Licensed Sega Genesis/SNES Game
kylethestyle:
Realisticly, the price of such a game would be $80+. Would anyone here be willing to pay that? With the popularity of classic gaming still on the rise, it doesn't seemed too far-fetched to see Sonic The Hedgehog 5 as a Genesis release. I thought it was interesting that games like Pier Solar did fairly well, and I loved the expanded soundtrack on Sega CD idea. It would be interesting if Sega did something like that. What does everyone think about this idea?
wiggy:
I'm not sure exactly what you mean. There isn't ever going to be another "officially licensed" SNES of Genesis game.
Seraph Man:
I could see a game in the same style as Genesis or SNES, ala Mega Man 9 and 10. However, an officially liscenced brand new game released on carts? Not gonna happen. Neither Nintendo nor Sega manufacture those consoles anymore, and have no real reason to manufacture games for it. As popular as retro gaming has become, the market is still niche. And with things like Virtual Console, Wiiware, and the like, there's no reason to make a physical copy of a game that plays in the same style. Hell, you can use the same style and not be restricted by the hardware, just like MM9 and 10. Those two games, similar as they are to NES games, are too advanced to be put into NES carts.
Now there are people who are making NES, SNES, and Genesis games now, but these are indie develpers who loved the old consoles and are trying to breathe new life into it for no other reason than nostalgia. For those games, find a kickstarter page and pledge, and hopefully they'll get made and you can enjoy new games on old systems. But they won't be officially liscensed.
larryinc64:
To go on a slightly off topic rant:
I personally am getting sick of all the retro looking indie games. Ti seems like now its just a gimmick to get there unoriginal games to sell, especially seance most of the games rip off game play or art styles from Mario or Mega Man. It was cool a few years ago when this was new, but now it has been overdone to death.
Back on topic:
To have a new and original game on a retro platform, or a official sequel would be cool, but incredibly unlikely, retro gaming on retro platforms is a very small market, even smaller for people who would pay $80 for a game, Sega would probably be the most likely to do it. Thay have been licensing some Genesis on a chip systems recently. But making carts and everything would probably cost quite a bit.
What ever happened to the Cheetah Men 2 re-release Kickstarter?
Dravenae:
--- Quote from: kylethestyle on June 22, 2013, 03:09:32 PM ---Realisticly, the price of such a game would be $80+. Would anyone here be willing to pay that? With the popularity of classic gaming still on the rise, it doesn't seemed too far-fetched to see Sonic The Hedgehog 5 as a Genesis release. I thought it was interesting that games like Pier Solar did fairly well, and I loved the expanded soundtrack on Sega CD idea. It would be interesting if Sega did something like that. What does everyone think about this idea?
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With the new consoles coming out, the retro scene will die down for a few years. Nintendo or Sega aren't going to undermine their current release's by releasing games for generation 4 machines. Nintendo and Sega are both partners with each other and other companies. Releasing game for older consoles suggests that their focus on their current consoles is waning, therefore other companies may question their partnerships. Nintendo isn't going to risk that, and Sega can't afford to risk that.
We may see a rise in unlicensed games though however.