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Unholy Night: New fighting game by ex-SNK... for Super Nintendo???
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Cow Mengde
Banned
Holy shit, how did I not know about this until now?
Wait, 32MB or 32Mb? If it's the latter, that's around the size of the some of the biggest SNES game. 32MB on the other hand is beyond the largest SNES games ever made. It's on par with the average Neo Geo game.
Wait, 32MB or 32Mb? If it's the latter, that's around the size of the some of the biggest SNES game. 32MB on the other hand is beyond the largest SNES games ever made. It's on par with the average Neo Geo game.
its 32 mbit. or 32MEGS as they say.
The kickstarter rewards are for a cartridge and box, whereas the Japanese release is CIB. This plus the original cartridge format means I'll stick with my play-asia preorder. This might hurt their kickstarter if too many people do the same: they should have done this the other way around, or included the Japanese package in the kickstarter.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Awwww, I was hoping they would go crazy with it since the technology has progressed so much in the last 20 years. Then again, 32MEGS was good enough back then, and is still good enough today for an SNES game.
Yes you are correct. Sticking with my Amazon Japan order. Complete in box.
Ah, good information. Thanks for pointing out the differences.
I'm undecided. I'd love to support this but at the same time fighting games aren't really my thing. I hope it does well though as I'd love to see some new retro platforming games.
Kickstarter for NTSC Unholy Nights cartridge. Min manufacturing run qty is 1500 carts so they have set up a kickstarter for preorders.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251527936/unholy-night-snes-fighting-game-console-cartridge/description
Clear black (smoke) cartridge $35 + S/H
Gold plated cartridge $70 + S/H
Box art, manual, and cartridge sticker included with each purchase.
Ends Thu, March 16 2017 9:50 PM PDT
edit:I didn't read the thread, I didn't see this was already posted but to add:
They have clarified that this release is also for CIB so depending on shipping could be cheaper.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251527936/unholy-night-snes-fighting-game-console-cartridge/description
Clear black (smoke) cartridge $35 + S/H
Gold plated cartridge $70 + S/H
Box art, manual, and cartridge sticker included with each purchase.
Ends Thu, March 16 2017 9:50 PM PDT
edit:I didn't read the thread, I didn't see this was already posted but to add:
They have clarified that this release is also for CIB so depending on shipping could be cheaper.
Their shipping is a bit fucked up. The $35 pledge (game CIB only) is $25 shipped worldwide ($5 in the US) = $60, whereas for the $40 pledge (game CIB + controller), the shipping is $10 worldwide = $50.
The Japanese version CIB is at $42 + $5 shipping on play-asia.
I don't care at all about the controller, but I'm considering which cartridge style I like better. And a manual in a language I would understand. Hmm...
As much as I love retro gaming and certainly a new title being released for a retro platform, the trailer from the KS page doesn't do much to entice me. The quality of the video doesn't really show off the sprites or artwork well and there certainly seems to be a decent bit of slow down in what was shown.
That aside the NTSC boxart and manual art just plain don't look good. Slapping a high quality artistic render of one of the game's characters alone ontop of a tinted in-game background then flame effects for good measure? Why not have a stylized cover featuring all 6 characters? The same goes for the cart, that gold especially looks ugly as is.
Although it may be too late to get one by the time reviews and high quality footage from average players comes out to get a copy not at scalped prices, I'll be waiting on this one.
That aside the NTSC boxart and manual art just plain don't look good. Slapping a high quality artistic render of one of the game's characters alone ontop of a tinted in-game background then flame effects for good measure? Why not have a stylized cover featuring all 6 characters? The same goes for the cart, that gold especially looks ugly as is.
Although it may be too late to get one by the time reviews and high quality footage from average players comes out to get a copy not at scalped prices, I'll be waiting on this one.
Ban Puncher
Member
What is the point of this KS if I already ordered a couple of copies from Amazon JP? Is it just for US style SNES carts?
sixteen-bit
Member
Seems like it.
Ban Puncher
Member
I'd rather Super Famicom packaging and cartridges over US SNES stuff anyway.
¯\_(ツ
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¯\_(ツ
_/¯A Super Nintendo.
sixteen-bit
Member
Pretty Much, I just went ahead and got a SFC cart and i'll call it that.
Yep, so I pledged for a cart and controller (which is cheaper to ship than the cart on its own, which is odd). Just in case a miracle occurs.
What are my other options for playing this on a real Super Famicom? They're still selling this in Japan, right? So, Play-Asia or one of those similar places?
sixteen-bit
Member
Well, a GBA is just a portable SNES, sooooo... 😛
Edit: Now, that's an...interesting cover. *saves to private image folder*
Sir_Crocodile
Member
play asia just shipped my copy, so I guess this is happening.
Lights and Waves
Member
This looks awful...
Same here, I just received my confirmation email. Via Fedex, I need to brace for the inevitable import taxes.
Ban Puncher
Member
Amazon Japan just shipped my copies.
Let's do this.
Let's do this.
RalliArtEvo
Member
Ninja Scooter
Member
Reminds me of Weaponlord.
sixteen-bit
Member
I guess the KS wasn't necessary
Schobeleth
Member
Trying to figure out the whole distribution/completion of this game, it's so confusing. Wish there weren't so many conflicting things coming out, like how it's up on amazon and play-asia and even shipping?? It was supposed to be done in February and ship this month, but it sounds like they got funding to do production even when their Kickstarter failed??
AlexFlame116
Member
So how is it? The gameplay looked pretty choppy when I saw the trailer for it. I preordered one from Amazon even though I don't have a SNES haha!
depths20XX
Member
After seeing gameplay, this looks pretty terrible. People must just be buying it for the novelty.
AlexFlame116
Member
Some probably for the...interesting box art. Let's be real.
Ninja Scooter
Member
That's definitely a huge part of it. I think people are also more forgiving of it's technical shortcomings because it's actually running on 25 year old hardware.
Absolutely. The SNES is ancient. The sheer idea of new titles coming out on it now is awesome. I mean, no one expects this to be at EVO.
sixteen-bit
Member
Considering the team's dev history I'm curious why they didn't make a Neo Geo release, lol. Folks like NGDEV Team proves it can be viable, right?
Ban Puncher
Member
Got mine today.
The packaging and overall presentation is really nice.
The game itself is okay. It's nothing really new but it at least feels like a SFC era game and not some aesthetically unpleasing homebrew garbage that most games that are developed for older hardware end up being.
The lack of music tracks is doing my head in though.
More people have old SNES hardware than old Neo Geo hardware = more sales I am guessing.
The packaging and overall presentation is really nice.
The game itself is okay. It's nothing really new but it at least feels like a SFC era game and not some aesthetically unpleasing homebrew garbage that most games that are developed for older hardware end up being.
The lack of music tracks is doing my head in though.
More people have old SNES hardware than old Neo Geo hardware = more sales I am guessing.
cireza
Member
This could use one or two enhancement chips.
@Ban Puncher : Does it run better than in the videos ?
More people have old SNES hardware than old Neo Geo hardware = more sales I am guessing.[/QUOTE]
The thing is, this game is a niche within a niche within a really old hardware
At least in the Neo Geo his dedicated fanbase will probably sold out this game there, specially if it was made by ex-snk
I guess that it was cheaper to made on SFC
The thing is, this game is a niche within a niche within a really old hardware
At least in the Neo Geo his dedicated fanbase will probably sold out this game there, specially if it was made by ex-snk
I guess that it was cheaper to made on SFC
Ban Puncher
Member
It unfortunately looks jerky in motion but it plays okay.
Here is some unboxing and gameplay captured directly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltr4mtmRCCo
Unholy Night also didn't cost $700+ per cartridge like NGDEV releases.
akidnamededdy
Banned
They're actually selling this on cartridges? That's kinda neat.
Ah, the gaming equivalent of a Civil War reenactor. Been 5 generations and still can't get over that L, heheh.
Ah, the gaming equivalent of a Civil War reenactor. Been 5 generations and still can't get over that L, heheh.
iamaustrian
Member
ehhh..no. more like 4 SNESes ductaped together.
in fact the GBA is more a portable NeoGeo (powerwise)