Didn't watch the event but judging from the list of games they posted in their blog looks like I didn't miss a whole lot. I was already down for RCG2 and Konami Arcade Anniversary Collection (which was a question of when not if seeing as they handled the CV and Contra collections). I'll probably snag A Boy & His Blob to go with the WayForward version as well. Currently debating if I want to double-dip on Tetris Effect since I already have the PS4 version in physical format. Kinda weird that's going to a boutique / small batch publisher but here we are.
Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties oh my god
It was actually announced almost a year ago at their last "Not E3" event.
Limited Run Games today revealed 30 physical game announcements during their annual LRG3 livestream!
limitedrungames.com
I really have to wonder, is there really a big audience for the FMV games? I understand it's important to have them avaliable for ffuture generations and all that, but they weren't good games at all. I tried corpse killer with a friend and even with nostalgia glasess I found hard to say "yeah, I need a copy of this" (granted, 3DO was never a thing here, so maybe I'm missing something)
I doubt there's a big audience, but this is what happens when you put Night Trap up for sale and it somehow does well enough. I feel like some of these games had pretty small print-runs originally or their platforms weren't all that big so the aftermarket prices on them are stupid high.
checks PriceCharting
Yup, that'd be it:
www.pricecharting.com
Ive never had any issue with them, and I know they are slow, but I also know they aren’t a huge operation and know what to expect timewise when ordering from them.
For sure going to pick up Bladerunner and probably TMNT.
I do not think they are intentionally scummy, just that they bite more than they can chew sometimes and I feel there is miscommunication between them and the companies sometimes. But those instances have been few overall.
These are basically my feelings as well. They have a vibe very reminiscent of Kickstarter projects so I treat them mentally the same: expect everything to arrive late and they're going to be punching above their weight a lot of the time so expect disappointment.
COVID I don't think did them any favors as it feels like their pipeline stalled out hard during it. It's only recently that I feel like things have started to ship a little more regualarly. The turnaround on the Axiom Verge pack was night and day compared with the Kunio/Double Dragon collection which was in production forever.
FWIW, I also only order regular editions from them and haven't had a bad experience yet because there's very little that can go wrong. I've seen some of the horror stories on the purple site so I know they're not perfect and probably need to slow down more and focus on quality control in the packing & shipping department.
Last thing I'll add is that I think they're trying to serve a lot of masters with their business. There's people like myself who simply just want a physical copy of a digital game. You also have people who want the collector's editions either for their personal reason or potentially as an investment they can flip on eBay later. There's also collectors who are trying to get "the whole set" which they definitely cater toward. There's also the retro enthusiasts and archivists who want to own a copy of retro games that they missed out on.
I think these groups have some overlap but there's also plenty of ways those groups are mutually exclusive. So I think they're trying to thread the needle as best they can while still trying to turn a profit and fund other ventures like their nascent book line (which Jeremy Parish is spearheading and actively working to expand).