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[adamsapple]

Limited Run Games with all the revivals today.

 

[diffusionx]

Wtf is the carbon engine and why is it showing up 6000 times today?

 

[kevm3]

I wanted to like Gex but it wasn't too great

 

[Mattyp]

I mean I fucking love Gex so I’m down I guess even if this announcement is shocking.

 

[adamsapple]

Wtf is the carbon engine and why is it showing up 6000 times today?

Carbon Engine – Limited Run Games

Limited Run Games is the industry-leading publisher and distributor of award winning collector's editions, rare video games, and merchandise for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5, PC, and retro consoles. Each Limited Run game is officially licensed, highly collectable, and only printed once...

limitedrungames.com

The Carbon Engine is a development tool that allows legacy content to be ported to modern platforms. Old, well-loved releases can find a second wind on all-new hardware using the Carbon Engine. It is a core component of Limited Run’s vision for a world that is Forever Physical.

What is the Carbon Engine?
Created internally at Limited Run Games, Carbon Engine is a multi-platform development tool that helps different emulators interface with modern hardware. It uses emulation as a base, on top of which the Carbon Engine builds features like UI, rendering, audio, data management, controller inputs, and console-specific SDK features like trophies. It allows Limited Run to put out highly accurate, emulation-based ports of classic games for modern hardware.

What are its goals?
Carbon Engine development aims to breathe new life into releases that are rare, highly sought-after, or otherwise no longer available and make them more accessible to consumers, preservationists, and developers. Furthermore, the Carbon Engine seeks to create a perfectly accurate experience for the player— creating a true “carbon copy” of the original game they played long ago and allowing new players to play games as intended by the developers. - Interested in using the Carbon Engine? Are you a developer seeking to revisit your back catalog with the Carbon Engine? We’d love to hear from you. If you have further questions or want to learn more about what the Carbon Engine can do with your legacy content, please contact [email protected].

 

[Umbasaborne]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

I fucking loved these games when I was a kid

 

[The Lunch Legend]

Great news.

 

[SEGA_2012]

Limited run games

 

[adamsapple]

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

 

[Kokoloko85]

Enter the Gecko day 1

 

[SEGA_2012]

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

They fired someone for stupid reasons
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-...-by-the-cowards-at-limited-run-games.1649473/

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

Praisethesun.gif

 

[Aenima]

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

Cuz they support cancel culture and fired a girl for no good reason because a twittard demanded her to be fired. Fuck them spineless cunts.

 

[schaft0620]

IM SO FUCKING HAPPY

 

[Power Pro]

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

They fired someone for stupid reasons
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-...-by-the-cowards-at-limited-run-games.1649473/

And I personally hated them before that because their whole organization is designed FOMO bull shit, rather than being concerned with getting physical copies in the hands of people who want them. You miss the release of one Shantae game that came out early, and had the least amount of prints? And we'll release all the other Shantae games, but make the 3rd game impossible to get unless you pay insane scalper prices? Too bad, we don't do reprints. Oh, but we'll make sure you wish you had them all, by selling more box sleeves than there are actually copies of games to fill them.

 

[crazyriddler]

Meh it's just emulation, not even a port, let alone remaster/remake...

 

[diffusionx]

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

Because they seem to have stolen my money when I bought the radiant silvergun physical edition

 

[Esppiral]

Carbon Engine – Limited Run Games

Limited Run Games is the industry-leading publisher and distributor of award winning collector's editions, rare video games, and merchandise for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5, PC, and retro consoles. Each Limited Run game is officially licensed, highly collectable, and only printed once...

limitedrungames.com

Wait it is just emulation? Then why bother? I highly doubt that their emulation solution is better than any of the current open source PSX emulators

 

[abstract alien]

They fired someone for stupid reasons
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-...-by-the-cowards-at-limited-run-games.1649473/

That is fucking insane. Taking away someone's ability to provide for themselves is like a damn hobby now.

 

[cartman414]

Because they seem to have stolen my money when I bought the radiant silvergun physical edition

Ouch. Skipped that one because they didn't even go for authenticity cover art-wise. I mean, if I'm going the physical route, might as well do it right.

 

[Doom85]

Don’t care for the games, I’m just happy for us Scott the Woz fans as I’m sure he’ll reference this in a future video.

 

[EDMIX]

Cuz they support cancel culture and fired a girl for no good reason because a twittard demanded her to be fired. Fuck them spineless cunts.

damn thats craaaaazy.....yea I'm still going to buy lol

I don't support cancel culture, sooooo I also don't fucking buy shit based on any of this or avoid shit based on stuff like this either.

Is the quality good? Is the game fun? Thats about it lol

 

[FoxMcChief]

They fired someone for stupid reasons
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-...-by-the-cowards-at-limited-run-games.1649473/

Every company fires people for stupid reasons.

 

[Deerock71]

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

They woke. Fuck 'em.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Wait it is just emulation? Then why bother? I highly doubt that their emulation solution is better than any of the current open source PSX emulators

Yeah took the wind out of my sails. Also hearing they're shitty to their employees. Nah.

 

[DeVeAn]

And I personally hated them before that because their whole organization is designed FOMO bull shit, rather than being concerned with getting physical copies in the hands of people who want them. You miss the release of one Shantae game that came out early, and had the least amount of prints? And we'll release all the other Shantae games, but make the 3rd game impossible to get unless you pay insane scalper prices? Too bad, we don't do reprints. Oh, but we'll make sure you wish you had them all, by selling more box sleeves than there are actually copies of games to fill them.

Yeah there’s some video on YouTube explaining how they state there is limited copies yet sell same item at conventions which ties into the FOMO stuff mentioned. Also earning points that expire and can’t be used on certain releases. Shady.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Meh it's just emulation, not even a port, let alone remaster/remake...

This is where I'm at. I don't think everyone realizes that all of their announcements today are just emulated games. That's it. They may have new art and some other stuff. But other than that, it's the same game. So, hopefully people are aware of that.

Why does everyone hate LRG ?

Some folks don't like that they fired an employee for absurd reasons. Others just aren't fond of how their business evolved.

 

[0neAnd0nly]

LRG?

Delayed for a year inevitability?

That’s a hard pass.

 

[Rayderism]

I liked the original 2D Gex, but the 3D ones were kinda rough because of how primitive 3D graphics were back then. Maybe if the 3D ones were made on at least PS2 tech, they would have been more enjoyable. If this trilogy is brought up to more modern graphic standards, they might be worth a go.

Oh wait.....Limited Run Games just does physical releases, right? Then there wouldn't be a digital edition? Because I haven't bought a physical game since PS3.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Oh wait.....Limited Run Games just does physical releases, right? Then there wouldn't be a digital edition? Because I haven't bought a physical game since PS3.

It's coming to Steam too, so I'm sure there will be both.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Some games are best remembered as nostalgia. I dont think these platformers age well unless its a complete remake with new controls.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

These are going to look ugly if they aren't remasters like the Crash or Spyro trilogy or any sort of sprucing up/filters.

Generally you don't want to see PS1 games in raw HD in my experience.

This ip showing any signs of life at all though is amazing.

 

[MrA]

Gex is all sorts of 90s hilarious, the joke is he's tv, and that's it again and again.. and again...and then 1 more time since it wasn't funny the first 80 times,
but neat that they're making a collection, though I must say Tomba was way more out of left field
maybe one day we'll see the dreamcast Berzerk game reissued

 

[Damigos]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!

I fucking loved these games when I was a kid

Dont play them again. Its not what you remember

 

[YCoCg]

Gex! Awwww, ...no, these have aged like warm milk.

 

[Rykan]

Wait it is just emulation? Then why bother? I highly doubt that their emulation solution is better than any of the current open source PSX emulators

Money goes to the development studio/publisher of the game, and the games will be available on more platforms.

 

[Apocryphon]

 

[GooseMan69]

I loved these games as a kid. But I have a feeling it’s one of those of things that’s better off staying in the past. I can’t imagine they’ve aged well.

 

[Maldito Kisama]

I wouldn't mind giving the first one a decent try. I never made it past the first couple of stages as a kid.
I did play the third one (?) and I remember it so vividly because Gex got laid at the end.

 

[Dzab]

I'm really excited for this. I grew up playing Enter the Gecko a fair amount, and I was playing it recently on a PS1 also. Besides the janky camera, it's still fun and we need more games like this.

 

[Honey Bunny]

Do not buy from limited run games. They fired a worker for simply following right wing Twitter accounts. They are scum.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Meh, simple ports based on emulation isn't enough, Gex series deserves better treatment. Besides I'm not planning to give LRG my money.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

Nobody asked for this. They are just porting the game with Emulation to the current consoles while using this carbon engine or what the fuck It's called.

The two 3d platformers deserved a complete remake from ground up not this low effort trash.

Sounds like the shitty Bill and Ted Games all over again. Another game nobody asked for.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I’d only play the original, and it’s still available on PC.

Gex

His uncle modeled for a yuppie shirt logo, his Dad blew up in a NASA rocket, his busy Mom

www.gog.com

 

[Evil Calvin]

Unless they release it in stores and digitally, I'm out. Not giving them money now and then hopefully get it in a year. That company sucks!

 

[Woopah]

Bringing back an old fossil? This is just like that party at Steven Segal's house

 

[KiteGr]

Is there any site/way to see their recent announcements without going through their whole presentation?

 

[Onironauta]

People shitting on this are lame. Sometimes people just want to play old games on new consoles. If you think they aged badly, just don't buy them and let other people enjoy the nostalgia.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I loved these games as a kid. But I have a feeling it’s one of those of things that’s better off staying in the past. I can’t imagine they’ve aged well.

I played the 3D ones as recently as 2020, the second one is a little dated, but the style still has charm, however I'll go to bat for the third one as just a great 3D platformer for its era, way underrated, it's a huge improvement over the second one.

They're both perfectly playable games today provided you understand they're 90s platformers, to me the 90s style still has loads of charm, especially the presence of a Baywatch actress in the third game.

 

[GymWolf]

Hype for the VA changes made for the "modern audience".