Apparently, Switch (and Switch 2) owners will be able to get the Disney Afternoon Collection some time this year. This was a 2017 compilation of six NES games developed by Capcom comprising two Ducktales, two Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, one Talespin, and the termite that devours your floorboards himself, Darkwing Duck.
I have this on Steam, it plays fine… but this should have been on Switch as soon as the console was out. What the fuck took so long?
Source: https://www.superherohype.com/news/646913-power-rangers-disney-tv-show-release-date-reboot
For those who don’t want to click a link, the largely unknown Power Rangers reboot is allegedly due to see release sometime in 2027, with shooting to start in March and a massive promotional campaign to follow. With Super Sentai coming to an end, this enables the reboot to become its own thing rather than recycle material from another franchise.
I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, a fresh start is probably the way to go if you’re not going to continue what came before and you really want to put your own stamp on this thing. On the other hand, though, it’s going to be a Disney+ co-production, which is a massive red flag considering how their involvement pretty much killed Doctor Who for me. Granted, there was never a point where I felt a reboot had any hope, but anything involving Disney these days is going to be the kiss of death.
I hope I’m wrong. I want to give this thing a chance… but I’ll wait until reliable word of mouth and not the usual white noise proves that this is something I’d actually want to watch. Otherwise… well, there’s plenty of old Power Rangers that I haven’t watched yet. Maybe I should give that a shot.
A playthrough of the NES homebrew game, Doodle World, which serves as future review fodder some time next week.
Hello, kids. This is your wayward old fart who writes silly, irrelevant things on this here web log as well as occasionally craft silly videos that a very minute number of people watch for some reason that causes me to question their very sanity before thanking them for their continued followings.
And I would like to drop in and let you all know that things may be looking bleak right about now, but there are plenty of things to be positive about. And no matter what happens, if you put your minds to it, you can do anything you want in life.
Yeah… yeah…
Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too…
How long before he takes over this space?
A clip from the upcoming Starfleet Academy show featuring Robert Picardo as the Doctor… yes, the same Doctor he played in Star Trek: Voyager… what’s that saying about the more things change?
How much of this show is Picardo actually in? I might tune for his bits alone. The rest of it… eh, we’ll see when the show premieres on Thursday.
…that the new Intellivision console to hit the market is NOT the one that was promised all those years ago, but rather one that is a remake of the original console released by the current incarnation of that console’s main rival in what is now known as the “first console war?”
I came home from a quick round of errands when I noticed a brown box by the door. I picked it up and after taking care of some affairs, opened it up to reveal the new Intellivision Sprint console that was released in December. For those who don’t know, Atari acquired the rights to the Intellivision name and software line… and decided to develop a mini console of sorts much in the same vein as their Atari 400 mini platform; has about 45 games built in, but with the option to include other games through other means.
As of this moment, I haven’t tried the console out yet… though I did film some unboxing bits for a future Gimmick Table down the road. Still, I sit back in awe as I look at this spiffy new Intellivision console that I didn’t think would ever be a thing… if only because the only thing that came to mind when the phrase “new Intellivision console” came to mind was that piece of vaporware called Amico.
I haven’t touched much on the Amicovision business ever since it became a thing. I was intrigued by its early pitch and its desire to develop a console without resorting to crowdfunding means – basically the opposite of what then-current Atari was doing with its Ataribox device… which, by the way, did see release and was eventually forgotten about by all but a few hobbyists. After a while and all the bad press that came about, I decided to veer away from that mess and focus on more tangible things.
When news broke that Atari had purchase Intellivision (but not the Amico), I figured that any hope of that project coming to fruition would be deader than dead. I’m sure there are a small, minute number of devotees who still believe in the cause, but it’s hard to hold out hope when most of the games that were pushed as the main draws of the console (that Finnegan Fox game that caused that one guy’s jaw to hit the ground and the Cornhole game) are appearing on other platforms. Let’s be real here; once the new Earthworm Jim makes its way over to Switch 2 and other things, any and all reasons for wanting an Amicovision will have gone out the window… not that there was much reason to begin with.
It’s unfortunate that things turned out the way it did. Do I think Amicovision would have amounted to much had it saw release? Probably not; it’d be a nice little novelty for the hobbyists and collectors, but not much more than that. Still, it’d be more than what any of the backers got so far, which was empty promises and a whole lot of fuck alls. Maybe some day, Amico will see the light of day… but maybe it’s time to just call it quits and move on. Tommy Tallarico sure as hell did.
Anyhoo… that’s my five cents on the matter. Let’s move on to bigger and better things… but first, I need to go to the bathroom.
Later.
This was sent my way a couple days ago, but I’m posting about it now to keep the post streak going. Long story short; head of physical snake merchants Limited Run Josh Fairhurst is stepping down from his CEO duties, citing other opportunities that he’d rather be pursuing. Obviously, I wish him all the best in all his future endeavors, good health and all that jazz… but anyone expecting this to change the dynamics of a largely shitty enterprise is going to be in for a rude awakening.
I’ve made no secret about not being a fan of Limited Run’s business model. I’ve bought one product from them that took months to ship and when it did arrive, it was a complete afterthought. Granted, it was a fine package for what it was – it’s the TIE Fighter limited edition – but was this the sort of thing that you’d expect from someone championing physical media? Meanwhile, I’ve ordered from a couple homebrewers who made their own carts and I got those in weeks time.
So yeah, nothing against the dude personally. I don’t know him, I don’t know how much he was involved in the way that business operated, and again, whatever he does next, I wish him nothing but the best… but nothing of value was lost from this company because there was no value to be had here in the first place. Why people insist on partnering up with these snake oil salespeople to this day confounds me. Hell, I almost purchased the physical NES cart for AVGN 8-Bit and was willing to spend a premium for that thing… until I realized that I’d be giving my money to Limited Run and thought better of it. That’s how toxic that company has become in my mind.
Anyway… that’s the story. Have a nice weekend, kids.
The first video review of 2026 has been uploaded to Youtube, waiting to be unleashed onto the public. I wouldn’t get too excited, though. It’s not a major review, but it’s a start. And it’s an appetizer for a good run of videos that will cover the Valis series after all this time.
In other update news, all forty reviews from 2011 have been refreshed on Youtube and the blog has been updated to feature these new uploads. I’ll probably start on the first half of 2016 later this month to get THAT piece of business out of the way.
It’s going to be a fun ride, kids… and this time, it’ll start off on the right foot.
So this is old news, but I wanted to respond to a little something I read over at Inside The Ropes, the wrestling web portal of news as curated by the Brits. Particularly, their response to WWE’s Moments Of 2025 where they declared John Cena’s Heel Turn as the biggest moment of 2025. Well, those Brits being cheeky fuckers, decided that, “No, WWE! THIS is the Biggest Moment of 2025 and we will not be denied!”
And what was their choice for biggest moment, you ask?
The return of Brock Lesnar… you know, the same Brock Lesnar who showed up, beat up John Cena on one PPV, and then fucked off again.
That’s their biggest moment of 2025?
Really?
Setting aside the obvious elephant in the room that needs not be mentioned, Brock Lesnar coming back was certainly a surprise… but the biggest, most defining moment of 2025? Really? That’s your fucking choice, kids? Are you trying to pull my plonker?
Look, the John Cena Heel Turn might not have been the big success story that it was and could have gone a hell of a lot better… hell, that whole retirement tour, apart from the way it ended, could have gone better… but John Cena turning heel was a bigger deal than the 283,876,975th cameo appearance by Brock Lesnar that’ll last a couple shows before he fucks off back to his farm or something. That turn made more of an impact that Mr. Sable’s brief run. Unless he turns out to be the real culprit behind… yeah, on second thought, let’s not go there.
Anyway… just thought I’d share my thoughts…
And yes… chances are nuggets like this are the closest you’ll get to me discussing the particulars of modern wrestling as you’re going to get.
Today’s Nitro offering begins with Chris Benoit making short work of this Alex Wright fella… I’d use some other word to describe the massacre involved, but… yeah, it’s already feeling awkward. This is quickly followed by a pretty fun match between Eddie Guerrero and Lord Steven Regal that saw Eddie win with a backslide pin, which is a nice, sneaky move that fits the man. I’d use some other word, but that’s being too cute shortly after the awkwardness of the Benoit match.
Mean Gene interviews Sting and Lex Luger, where Luger suggests that he and Sting go after the tag titles, even though Luger is somewhat of a spotty individual. This transitions to a match between Sting and DDP (still a scummy heel at this point, for those keeping track) that sees Sting submit Yoda Man with the Scorpion Deathlock. And then we have our main event tag match that sees Hulk Hogan and Macho Man defeated Ric Flair and Arn Anderson via Hogan dropping the leg on Arn for the pin… and then Benoit and Brian Pillman are brawling with some Dungeon of Doom dorks while Giant comes out and chokeslams the babyfaces to close the show.
A nice breezy hour of Nitro; not much happening, but the wrestling was solid and I was entertained. That’s all I ever want out of an entertainment program. Good job.
dtm666 