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[john tv]

Everyone's been talking about all the PS2-to-PSP ports that are gonna happen as a result of Sony releasing the PSP, right? Well, how about this: why don't you guys take Ridge Racers, optimize it for PS2, throw in a few extras (original Ridge as an unlockable bonus?), and release it as Ridge Racers Deluxe for PS2?

It's the best racing game you've made in years. Forget R: Racing Evolution or that Rune Chaser crap, give the people what they want: pure, old-school Ridge Racer.

I promise to buy a copy if you do.

THX

 

[Yusaku]

How's the soundtrack? I still listen to R4 regularly.

 

[tetsuoxb]

and throw in some more R4 tunes.

hell, if you give us reiko as a passenger in an unlockable convertible, ill blow your character modeller....

wait.... im not...........fuck it, id blow him anyways.

 

[B'z-chan]

While were on the subject of namco...
Dear NAMCO:
If you could find it in your heart to figure a way to make a katamari game on PSP. Make the controls work and release it with some bumpin sounds like you did the first, and i'll buy all your crappy games. That inclues death by degrees, those horrible spawn games and dare i say ridge racer evolution? Well just make it happen namco and i'll forget i ever played some of your horrible games and put you back into my good graces.

On topic:

I too also agree, just give us a Ridge Racer, not some hybrid crap. I dont mind body mods and stuff for cars, but you cant get rid of the drifting. It is god and it is what makes Ridge racers so much fun. That and the nitro does kick ass.

 

[jarrod]

Rune Chaser looks pretty fun actually. But I agree, Ridge Racers should jump to consoles next fall. Call it Ridge Racers Revolution or something.

 

[cybamerc]

DEAR NAMCO:

Stop making more Ridge Racer games, plz.

 

[Solid]

Dear Namco

Please give me chance to play your beatiful Katamari Damacy.

Thanks, European gamer

 

[tetsuoxb]

DEAR NAMCO:

Stop making more Ridge Racer games, plz.

Dear cybamerc - troll a different thread, plz.

 

[Folder]

Dear Namco.
Good work on stealing all of Sega's ideas and managing then much better than they did. You stole the concepts for Tekken, Ridge Racer and Time Crisis and now all of your stolen franchises are worth more than Sega's originals.
Love Sega fanboys everywhere.
;-)
Also, all is forgiven if you release Katamari sooner rather than later!

 

[jenov4]

I can't fucking wait to get my hands on a US PSP.

 

[cybamerc]

Dear cybamerc - troll a different thread, plz.

I thought we were writing open letters?

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Dear Namco.
Good work on stealing all of Sega's ideas and managing then much better than they did. You stole the concepts for Tekken, Ridge Racer and Time Crisis and now all of your stolen franchises are worth more than Sega's originals.
Love Sega fanboys everywhere.
;-)
Also, all is forgiven if you release Katamari sooner rather than later!

:lol

 

[jarrod]

DEAR NAMCO:

Stop letting NST make more Ridge Racer games, plz.

Fixed.

 

[The End]

I just wish they'd stolen a bit more from sega.

like a block button and real 3d movement for Tekken

 

[The Guivre]

Dear Namco,

Forget about all this racing stuff... it's throwing you off. Just start making Soul Calibur games like it's going out of style, and please for the love of all that's holy. Don't put some green suited guy in there that can snipe you from across the level, it's a fighter not an archery simulator. I've got a friend who needs more use out of the half dozen or so of his custom made arcade sticks and I think this might be the only way to get him away from his PC and Halo 2.


P.S. I suppose one or two Ridge Racer games would be acceptable. Just make sure they're good ones.. like that one.. you know, back in the day? Yeah.. it was sweet.

 

[john tv]

Hey, this is a Ridge Racer thread. Go start your own thread for Katamari or whatever else you want.

Folder: do I smell an old-school Sega fanboy still in denial? I thought they all went extinct (with the exception of Fishie, who'll never lose the Sega goggles as long as he's alive).

I'm just teasing you a bit, don't get all bent out of shape like some of your predecessors did. Hehe.

 

[Folder]

Folder: do I smell an old-school Sega fanboy still in denial? I thought they all went extinct (with the exception of Fishie, who'll never lose the Sega goggles as long as he's alive). I'm just teasing you a bit, don't get all bent out of shape like some of your predecessors did. Hehe.

You know it! I have a Naomi chip in my wallet. Really, I do. Most fanboys went extinct or defected. For me it just gets worse. I remember saying, "...hey look at this future mother in law, it's called a Naomi chip and it's from a Sega arcade board. Isn't it amazing!?"
That, in retrospect, was something of an error. My fiance however, was mightly impressed.

 

[john tv]

I kinda miss the good old days when Sega could still compete on that end. Whatever happened? Once upon a time there was room in my life for both Tekken and VF, Daytona and Ridge... Virtua Cop and Time Crisis...

How come there's no ass-kicking Sega arcade game on PSP to go against Ridge Racers? Instead we get... Puyo Puyo Fever... ugh!

 

[Amir0x]

Dear Namco,

With your next Ridge Racers game on PSP, can you give us a custom soundtrack option so we can use our own mp3s for the game? Thanks!

Love,

Amir0x

P.S. Thanks for giving us the option to turn of that announcer. He freakin' sucks. Get a new one.

 

[jarrod]

Tekken was a rather shameless take off (Time Crisis too to a lesser extent). But Ridge Racer? What was it shadowing? Virtua Racer? It's not like Sega had the first polygonal arcade racer even, that's actually Namco's own Driver's Eyes which predates VR a good 4-5 years. :/

Let's not forget Namco had excellent 3D arcade titles like Ace Driver, CyberSled, StarBlade, Solvalou and Air Combat around the same time. They were hardly just a Sega copycat, indeed they were using polygon hardware far earlier.

 

[john tv]

P.S. Thanks for giving us the option to turn of that announcer. He freakin' sucks. Get a new one.

Man he's far better than the turd from Ridge V, at least.

"Whoa! That was too close for Comm Fort!""

 

[rawk]

Dear Namco:

Please make StarFox Assault good. Also thanks for Soul Calibur 2 - it is awesome.

Hope you can make it to the christmas party!

 

[Deku Tree]

I wonder whether it's Namco or Sony that is preventing your dream from comming true john tv.

With all that stuff Sony was saying about no ports to the PSP, I really doubt Sony wants upgraded versions of their PSP games appearing on the PS2.

 

[xsarien]

Dear Namco,
A multiplayer, portable version of Katamari Damacy for either the PSP or DS would blow my mind. Full-on Internet play would be the end of the world, because everyone would stop and do nothing but try to appease the King of the Cosmos.

 

[Amir0x]

Man he's far better than the turd from Ridge V, at least.

"Whoa! That was too close for Comm Fort!""

:lol :lol

 

[Lyte Edge]

I kinda miss the good old days when Sega could still compete on that end. Whatever happened? Once upon a time there was room in my life for both Tekken and VF, Daytona and Ridge... Virtua Cop and Time Crisis...

I still want to see home versions of Daytona 2 and/or Scud Race...IMO those are still the last two great arcade racers (Outrun 2 comes close) that have been released.

Isn't VF still doing quite well? I'm sure that Tekken 4 has sold more copies than both VF4 PS2 games combined, but VF4's release seemed to finally convert many haters from Tekken to the series after years of trashtalking.

How come there's no ass-kicking Sega arcade game on PSP to go against Ridge Racers? Instead we get... Puyo Puyo Fever... ugh!

Typical Sega. :\ "Hey there's this new powerful portable system coming out that can produce games with near PS2 quality visuals!" "OH YEAH LET'S PORT A PUYO PUYO GAME TO IT!!!" "But didn't we already release Puyo Fever for all three consoles and the GBA?" "YEAH FUCK IT JUST PORT THE GBA VERSION THEY'LL NEVER KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"

I'd like to see Namco port a fighter to the PSP...Soul Calibur 2 especially.

 

[belgurdo]

Dear Namco: Please stop cutting shit out of your games (particularly the Tales games) while claiming you're doing "everything" "for the fans" tnx

 

[Idiot Member]

I would be surprised if we don't see a Tekken PSP by or at e3.

 

[Lyte Edge]

I would be surprised if we don't see a Tekken PSP by or at e3.

Sorry, I just wanted to see that name quoted. ^_^;

 

[jarrod]

I'd like to see Namco port a fighter to the PSP...Soul Calibur 2 especially.

Well, DS is rumored to be getting that SC1 port. I wouldn't be surprised if Namco split their fighting franchises between the two (DS getting SC, PSP getting Tekken).

I would be surprised if we don't see a Tekken PSP by or at e3.

Tekken 5 preferably. Or maybe a special edition Tag Tournament 2 would be good.

 

[tetsuoxb]

Dear GAF - Thead-jacking in progress. Need assistance. This was a ridge racers thread.

 

[Lyte Edge]

Well, DS is rumored to be getting that SC1 port. I wouldn't be surprised if Namco split their fighting franchises between the two (DS getting SC, PSP getting Tekken).

If it's a SC1 port, I guess it would be based on the System 12 version, and even then I don't know how that would look on the DS. :\

Games like Jump All-Stars are the way to go for the DS. I'd love to see a version of Virtual On that uses the stylus too.

Tekken 5 preferably. Or maybe a special edition Tag Tournament 2 would be good.

I would love to see ANY new fighting game see release on the PSP at the same time as the PS2. It would be so awesome have such a high-quality portable version to practice up on anywhere.

 

[Idiot Member]

Well, DS is rumored to be getting that SC1 port. I wouldn't be surprised if Namco split their fighting franchises between the two (DS getting SC, PSP getting Tekken).

No one said anything about the DS. But as for splitting the two franchises, I seriously doubt it. I think both will be on the PSP, especially looking at the sales of Tekken on the GBA.

Tekken 5 preferably. Or maybe a special edition Tag Tournament 2 would be good.

Like Ridge Racer and Tekken Advance, I doubt that they give it a specific name connecting it to a ps2 version. I think it'll simply be called Tekken. I think we'll probably see a tekken tag esque game not necessarily tag, but a collection of all the fighters from previous tekken games.

 

[Folder]

They were hardly just a Sega copycat, indeed they were using polygon hardware far earlier.

:-o

 

[The End]

Well, DS is rumored to be getting that SC1 port. I wouldn't be surprised if Namco split their fighting franchises between the two (DS getting SC, PSP getting Tekken).



Tekken 5 preferably. Or maybe a special edition Tag Tournament 2 would be good.

I'd imagine the DS would get a Soul Blade/Edge port if anything. The arcade version of SC never got a straight port and the DC version is more than the DS can handle.

 

[Lyte Edge]

The End, unless the DS is a lot more powerful than current software would have us believe, there's no way the arcade SC could be perfectly ported to the DS. The Playstation 1 wasn't able to handle System 12 ports perfectly either.

No one said anything about the DS. But as for splitting the two franchises, I seriously doubt it. I think both will be on the PSP, especially looking at the sales of Tekken on the GBA.
\

Why would the sales of a poor attempt at recreating a 3D fighter on the GBA several years ago have anything to do with the DS?

 

[Gibbo]

Dear Namco

Ace Combat 6 within the next 3 months. Thank you

Regards
Gibbo

 

[Idiot Member]

Have you seen a fighting game on the GBA by Namco since the release of Tekken Advance?

That said I don't know why anyone would think they would jump at making a DS fighting game. Especially when the DS doesn't make it any easier to make a fighting game.

P.S. Tekken Advance came out just 3 years ago.

 

[seismologist]

I'd might buy it for a bugdet price. I'd probably just settle for a $5 used copy of RR5 to get my fix.
Bring on PS3 Ridge Racer.

 

[Lyte Edge]

Have you seen a fighting game on the GBA by Namco since the release of Tekken Advance?

No, but that has nothing to do with the DS. There were only a handful of fighters released for the GBA, and Tekken was pretty much the only attempt at making a "3D" fighter, which was clearly not the system's strongpoint. Tekken actually was impressive visually and had some great audio though.

That said I don't know why anyone would think they would jump at making a DS fighting game. Especially when the DS doesn't make it any easier to make a fighting game.

WHAT

 

[Idiot Member]

You saw no Tekken Advance 2 over 3 years, but you so easily accept the thought that Namco will make another fighting game on a nintendo handheld system?

I do not know why.

 

[Link316]

Dear Namco

I want new Rolling Thunder and Splatterhouse games

ThanX
^_^

 

[ge-man]

Have you seen a fighting game on the GBA by Namco since the release of Tekken Advance?

That said I don't know why anyone would think they would jump at making a DS fighting game. Especially when the DS doesn't make it any easier to make a fighting game.

P.S. Tekken Advance came out just 3 years ago.

The DS has enough buttons now for fighters. I can understand not seeing any 3D fighters, but I will be amazed if there are no ports of 2D fighters. SNK and Capcom would be missing a nice oppurtunity there.

 

[Acosta]

I do not know why.

I do not know why not.

It´s a new system and there is a technical posibility to do it. They could do some nice things with the touch pannel.

I would love to see a Soul Calibur controlled with the stick. I think it could work very well in some different ways.

 

[jarrod]

:-o

System 21 "Polygonizer" (1987) predates Model 1 (1992) last I checked.

If it's a SC1 port, I guess it would be based on the System 12 version, and even then I don't know how that would look on the DS. :\

It'd probably look reasonably close, probably like how Tekken 3 looked reasonably close on PS1.

I would love to see ANY new fighting game see release on the PSP at the same time as the PS2. It would be so awesome have such a high-quality portable version to practice up on anywhere.

Me too. Hopefully KOF Millenium Impact tunrs out good.

No one said anything about the DS. But as for splitting the two franchises, I seriously doubt it. I think both will be on the PSP, especially looking at the sales of Tekken on the GBA.

Of course you think that, you're an idiot. And Tekken Advance sold reasonably well actually (about 300k in the US alone).

Like Ridge Racer and Tekken Advance, I doubt that they give it a specific name connecting it to a ps2 version. I think it'll simply be called Tekken. I think we'll probably see a tekken tag esque game not necessarily tag, but a collection of all the fighters from previous tekken games.

Tekken P maybe?

The End, unless the DS is a lot more powerful than current software would have us believe, there's no way the arcade SC could be perfectly ported to the DS. The Playstation 1 wasn't able to handle System 12 ports perfectly either.

DS could probably come closer than PS1 did actually, thanks to more RAM, a hardware Z-buffer and more capable chipset in general. In fact, DS is almost ideal for quick PS1 conversions too.

You saw no Tekken Advance 2 over 3 years, but you so easily accept the thought that Namco will make another fighting game on a nintendo handheld system?

I do not know why.

Probably because that's the rumor that's currently circulating (Soul Calibur DS). Also SC2 doing best on a Nintendo platform and Nintendo being rather interested in the series (lending one of their most valuable IPs to it even) add fuel to the fire. Why do you assume SC will end up on PSP exactly? Why do you think Namco will avoid a PS1+ spec machine when they have quite a few 32bit fighters just itching to be ported? Escpecially one that Nintendo's been actively supporting?

Also, Namco didn't make Tekken Advance... Eighting did.

 

[Idiot Member]

Of course you think that, you're an idiot. And Tekken Advance sold reasonably well actually (about 300k in the US alone).

Keep telling yourself that dude, and maybe it'll become true. P.S. I suggest you look at sales of Tekken 3 and tag in the united states, hell even tekken 4.

Probably because that's the rumor that's currently circulating (Soul Calibur DS).

You keep confusing me with you... I don't take stock in rumors and speculation and claim them to be facts.

Also, Namco didn't make Tekken Advance... Eighting did.

I wonder if you have a point.

 

[jarrod]

Keep telling yourself that dude, and maybe it'll become true. P.S. I suggest you look at sales of Tekken 3 and tag in the united states, hell even tekken 4.

300k is reasonably good, particularly for a low investment handheld title. Hell it outsold Sega's $20 VF4 Evo even. The game didn't bomb, live with it. Your arguments hold no weight in regards to DS being unsuitable to Namco fighters.

You keep confusing me with you... I don't take stock in rumors and speculation and claim them to be facts.

The rumor existing is the only "fact" I'm acknowleging here. Sorry if it went over your head... might not happen if you pulled it from the sand now and then.

I wonder if you have a point.

Just correcting you for fun. Yet again.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Yeah, a Tekken for PSP is a sure bet but I doubt it will be TTT2. They will probably do something similar to what they did with Ridge Racer and make it a compilation. It will probably be called "Tekkens" and consist of all the characters/stages from the first 3 games. It might have tagging but I don't think it'll be a straight port of the PS2 TTT.

TTT2 is almost certainly going to be a PS3 launch title. They will probably release TTT2 in the arcades next summer/fall and it will probably run on the T5 engine the same way TTT ran on the T3 engine.

 

[Lyte Edge]

DS could probably come closer than PS1 did actually, thanks to more RAM, a hardware Z-buffer and more capable chipset in general. In fact, DS is almost ideal for quick PS1 conversions too.

But what about the cart size? Aren't PSX discs able to hold a lot more data than the DS carts? Aren't DS carts only around 1 gigabit max? Then again a rom for Soul Calibur is only around 30 megs zipped. Hmm...

Also, Namco didn't make Tekken Advance... Eighting did.

Damn, I didn't think they could make something more mashtastic than Bloody Roar, but you just proved me wrong on that one! :lol I didn't know Eighting was behind TA...

 

[Mr Mike]

Dear Namco,

Hello! Long time no speak! How are you? I am well.

Hope to speak soon,

Love,

Your mother.