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Are there any plans to add other old titles to the collection, at least to have the same titles as the Steam collections for Contra and Castlevania?
This collection was released in 2002 and can't be added to, there were other collector series released at the time though so those could see future release.

Another thought is that they released this here to test the waters to see if demand is here for these games then release the larger collections down the road, I'm just speculating of course.
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wolfsite: This collection was released in 2002 and can't be added to, there were other collector series released at the time though so those could see future release.

Another thought is that they released this here to test the waters to see if demand is here for these games then release the larger collections down the road, I'm just speculating of course.
I see. Thank you for explaining.
Post edited September 27, 2020 by _Auster_
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wolfsite: This collection was released in 2002 and can't be added to, there were other collector series released at the time though so those could see future release.

Another thought is that they released this here to test the waters to see if demand is here for these games then release the larger collections down the road, I'm just speculating of course.
So, releasing a limited and crappy version, in hope that it shows that people will maybe buy it, AND buy the games AGAIN?

That sounds like real hollywood executives dumb.
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wolfsite: This collection was released in 2002 and can't be added to, there were other collector series released at the time though so those could see future release.

Another thought is that they released this here to test the waters to see if demand is here for these games then release the larger collections down the road, I'm just speculating of course.
Why not release the same collections as on steam. Emulation collections this old are always barebones, and the emulation quality itself is pretty questionable.
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wolfsite: This collection was released in 2002 and can't be added to, there were other collector series released at the time though so those could see future release.

Another thought is that they released this here to test the waters to see if demand is here for these games then release the larger collections down the road, I'm just speculating of course.
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khaliewicz: Why not release the same collections as on steam. Emulation collections this old are always barebones, and the emulation quality itself is pretty questionable.
Because Japanese develpers/publishers absolutely love DRM. So this is about the best we can get for right now, DRM free anyway.
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twillight: So, releasing a limited and crappy version, in hope that it shows that people will maybe buy it, AND buy the games AGAIN?

That sounds like real hollywood executives dumb.
It's just laziness. They released this originally in 2002 on CD, then during 2006 on Gametap. The original release had another NES game, Jackal, built into the code but inaccessible; it also featured a demo of Dance Dance Revolution. In 2020, 18 years later, this gets released on GOG.com with Jackal still included in the code and with no noticeable improvements to the games or interface whatsoever. I wouldn't be surprised if the DD demo was actually inside the compilation itself just to bloat the program.
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khaliewicz: Why not release the same collections as on steam. Emulation collections this old are always barebones, and the emulation quality itself is pretty questionable.
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pimpmonkey2382.313: Because Japanese develpers/publishers absolutely love DRM. So this is about the best we can get for right now, DRM free anyway.
[cough]Inti Creates[cough]
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zulfir: It's just laziness. They released this originally in 2002 on CD, then during 2006 on Gametap. The original release had another NES game, Jackal, built into the code but inaccessible; it also featured a demo of Dance Dance Revolution. In 2020, 18 years later, this gets released on GOG.com with Jackal still included in the code and with no noticeable improvements to the games or interface whatsoever. I wouldn't be surprised if the DD demo was actually inside the compilation itself just to bloat the program.
I've actually been wondering about the Gametap version for a long time. How was this collection distributed on their site? Did they just have this compilation downloadable as-is or each of the 5 games separated out into their own individual downloads?