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[saltypickles]

Ranked online sounds incredible. Don't screw this up DotEmu.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

As a GB fan this is insane but I also really wanna play this game, especially online. Can't wait.

 

[TheMissingLink]

Been waiting years for this. Ever since getting hooked on it during middle school at Wonderland so, so many years ago.

 

[Hasney]

Yet The Game Awards are trying to tell me that Jeff isn't the trending gamer.

He's not trending. He's already on top.

 

[Basileus777]

Doubt it. Given who his friends are I'd guess he has known about this for months.

It doesn't seem like he knew at all.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The true megaton of Playstation Experience

 

[andrerobot]

Santa is real!

 

[Fat4all]

 

[vertopci]

OMG, so excited. Shame theres no steam release though

 

[SmackAttack]

He's not trending. He's already on top.

*nods in agreement*

Can't wait for the podcast about this.

 

[Technosteve]

Big Breakfast delivers? Where do I preorder?

 

[ScientificPizza]

lmao at the eurogamer video description

 

[Ledbetter]

This one will end up being a system seller.

Can't wait to play it online.

 

[PushTheButtonMax]

He's not trending. He's already on top.

Been wanting this for a while, and I can even play it on my Vita. Amazing.

 

[I am Christina Aguilera]

YAY

*sees dotemu is porting it*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I've never owned a dotEmu port, but I remember hearing non-specific negative things about their emulation. I'm already probably going to buy this, but what's the issue with dotEmu?

You better be able to disable the clock!!!!!

I like the game both ways, but they really ought to offer the option, both feel different and equally valid, and you know how intense it can get clock-free.

 

[magnetic]

RAKETENWURF

First thing I thought of.

 

[Alfredo]

I really hope there's cross play and the option to turn off the timer.

Most exciting announcement out of PSX for me, lol

 

[Shaanyboi]

Hooooly shit

 

[Blablurn]

Crazy that they managed to take care of all the trademark issues. Sounded like it was burried in some kind of trademark hell.

 

[saturnine]

Announcement made me go from "Sony why you so meh" to actually excited in a heartbeat. The true multiplayer game of the forever reclaiming its throne, at last!

 

[Devilgunman]

Can't believe the re-release have come to fruition.

 

[Attack You]

Yep. I will straight stink up Twitch with some salty Windjammers binging. God, what a get.

 

[MyleMan1010]

Time to sell this Neo Geo CD and import copy of Windjammers. You did it Jeff! We all owe you one.

 

[eyeball_kid]

Honestly a great game. I had played it a long time ago, but got in a couple hours on a MAME cabinet in 2013 and was just enraptured. Great, kinetic feel. Really polished. If you've ever liked a Mario Tennis or Super Dodge Ball anything like that, just a simple stripped down arcade sports game, you'll enjoy it. Really cool surprise.

The Sony stream after the conference tried to explain it... "Windjammers... uh... it's like an industry inside joke... Jeff Gerstmann from GiantBomb likes it... people on GAF like it... I think many people in the audience were too young to have played it... uh...."

I mean I'm of the arcade era but I don't ever remember seeing this game. I figured it had to be some secret cult GAF game. Looks like it could be fun, but are they really not even going to upres the sprites?

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

lmao GOTY 2017 FUCK EVERYTHING ELSE

 

[Basileus777]

I mean I'm of the arcade era but I don't ever remember seeing this game. I figured it had to be some secret cult GAF game. Looks like it could be fun, but are they really not even going to upres the sprites?

This is likely being emulated. I really doubt anyone has access to the original source code.

 

[AU Tiger]

Ps4 Pro patch please!

 

[Tagyhag]

Ps4 Pro patch please!

Lol that makes me think, just what exactly can they do on Pro patches for games like this?

Like, what's Garou's patch? Or do only brand new games require it?

 

[oneida]

https://twitter.com/limitedrungames/status/805235712836730884

@Pellegri116 @oneida__ Might have something else planned with @DotEmu first - if that works out well maybe this or other games!! 😀

 

[Gorillaz]

Definitely Giantbomb effect on this one. No way would this have came back like this without the brehs and lang apparently putting the spotlight on the game over the years.

 

[robotrock]

https://twitter.com/limitedrungames/status/805235712836730884

prob mark of the wolves

 

[FStop7]

I want to know what all this hype is about

It's a simple but compelling couch co-op game that's also very exciting to spectate when the players are skilled.

 

[antitrop]

I mean I'm of the arcade era but I don't ever remember seeing this game. I figured it had to be some secret cult GAF game. Looks like it could be fun, but are they really not even going to upres the sprites?

They had a Windjammers/Samurai Shodown II cabinet at the card shop I used to play Friday Night Magic at in high school, ~15 years ago. That's where I first played it. It got a lot of my quarters.

 

[Sojgat]

Finally I can see what the GB crew have been raving/crapping on about.

 

[Megawarrior]

I don't know what this. Never heard of it but it's by snk or a neo geo classic right? I'll buy it so they can continue to port other games.

 

[entremet]

Lol that makes me think, just what exactly can they do on Pro patches for games like this?

Like, what's Garou's patch? Or do only brand new games require it?

Absolutely nothing. It's emulation.

 

[Arttemis]

Day fucking one!!!!

 

[jbueno]

Pic no longer relevant?

 

[Sulik2]

Giant bomb has done it. All praise to the bombers we are getting windjammers!

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Pic no longer relevant?

We'll see how the port goes.

 

[Spy]

What does soon mean? This year possibly?

 

[MilShap]

Online Windjammers, what a time to be alive.

 

[Devilgunman]

I mean I'm of the arcade era but I don't ever remember seeing this game. I figured it had to be some secret cult GAF game. Looks like it could be fun, but are they really not even going to upres the sprites?

The arcade version is quite rare even in 90s. Most people got exposure to Windjammers from the Neo Geo CD. Truly great game. Hopefully online is not garbage.

 

[Tagyhag]

Absolutely nothing. It's emulation.

Ah ok that makes sense. So emulated games don't require anything but what about ports of older games?

Like for example UMVC3?

 

[valkillmore]

Announcement made me go from "Sony why you so meh" to actually excited in a heartbeat. The true multiplayer game of the forever reclaiming its throne, at last!

Hyperbole or for real? I've never even heard of it but I'm real interested in competitive multilayer that isn't a frustrating twitch shooter or my current and future stalwart Rocker League. Why should I be so hyped for this?

 

[dallow_bg]

Lol that makes me think, just what exactly can they do on Pro patches for games like this?

Like, what's Garou's patch? Or do only brand new games require it?

Just 4K output really.

 

[pirata]

Damn, Giant Bomb and NeoGAF pretty much willed this motherfucker into existance! We did it, duders!


I haven't played this game before myself, but it looks awesome from the Giant Bomb coverage, and some friends of mine were talking a few years ago about how great the arcade version was (they didn't remember the name, but how many "two-player frisbee arcade game"s are there?). That also means that at least one arcade machine of Windjammers must exist in here in Austin...anyone know anything about that?


Also, #fuckdavelang

 

[antitrop]

Hyperbole or for real? I've never even heard of it but I'm real interested in competitive multilayer that isn't a frustrating twitch shooter or my current and future stalwart Rocker League. Why should I be so hyped for this?

It's frisbee pong with super moves. The music is good, the animations are good, the sound fx are good, the controls are good, it's all good. There's a lot of strategy involved, lots of mind games, with a pretty big move set to work with. It's super fast and easy to pick up and play. Perfect arcade game.

 

[Hasney]

Ah ok that makes sense. So emulated games don't require anything but what about ports of older games?

Like for example UMVC3?

I mean, all we saw was leaked slides. Publishers could have gotten the rules they don't like changed or tweaked for certain circumstances and not every game has to have a pro version.

 

[eyeball_kid]

The arcade version is quite rare even in 90s. Most people got exposure to Windjammers from the Neo Geo CD. Truly great game. Hopefully online is not garbage.

Cool. Yeah it sounds like the kind of game that will really need good online to shine. I'm certainly interested.