I’m a huge fan of my Analouge pocket. I love the compatibility and the drop in and play nature of games and cores.
Hoping for a similar home console experience. Is the Superstation one similar enough ? Is it worth the price ? (I know it’s fairly cheap for a mister)
I considered it a fine whine.
Like the theme park and city genres before it. Indie developers are looking to rejuvenate the 5 Fret Rhythm game genre.
Two studios popped up late last fall, boasting being comprised of talent that worked on previous Rockband and Guitar hero games. The games: Sound System and Stage Tour. Neither of them showing anything of substance early on. Both boasting Fall 26 releases.
Over the last several months Stage Tour has pushed tons of information including new guitar controllers and a 90 song setlist with master tracks and console releases! Sound System announced 3 indie artists and boasts an in game song track editor.
Stage tour will play more like Rockband and Guitar hero games. Sound system will look more like Clone Hero. Stage tour will be 40 dollars for the game, Sound system will be 30. Stage Tour Instruments will set you back 120 to 280 dollars (pending on bundle). You can use your own instruments if you have them with either game.
Sound system is now being pushed as a platform for smaller artists to get noticed . I think they have abandoned any hope for known licensed artists. They hint you can upload any song you like and make your own tracks but you can’t share them within game.
Understanding Clone Hero, YARG and many Guitar Hero mods allow you do the same right now for free. YARG constantly highlights new small artists in their game.
Do you see any value in this model ? Paying for a PC only game where you actively look for new bands you never heard of ?
To me it sounds like sound system will be dead on arrival.
Author Note: Red Octane Games(Stage Tour) is owned by Embracer Group. They are by no means small but still no EA or Activision.
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The good news is he is slowly coming around.
Thinking of purchasing one , but the reviews I see don’t talk about the electric aspects much. At least in comparison to like minded vehicles.
After a long research journey I ended up with the Mobapad M12 S. A bit surprised how few mainstream media sites gave any coverage to Joycon replacements. But the small YouTuber community was a buzz with how great these were. So I took the plunge and spent my own money.
Spoiler alert: they’re not.
I’ve had the controllers for over a month now and the experience has never gotten better than awkward. And I really wish I could get my money back.
Let’s start with the build quality. On first glance it seems pretty sturdy. Initially the controllers even remove the screen flex that the official Joycon exhibit. However within days of heavy gaming I noticed issues. The Joycon stared to flex on the switch (magnets weakened I guess ?), scratches and smudges all over the joy con handles from basic use. Worse yet the (overly clicky) buttons started to get stuck and not register presses. Leading to some issues in games.
It’s been pretty well stated on the M12s that vibration motor isn’t as good as HD rumble. What most people neglected to mention is the games still treat the normal motors as HD motors. Meaning you get long drawn out and loud vibrations that sound and feel awful. Some games are worse than others but they are all terrible.
Ergonomics which is suppose to be a key selling point for devices like this are also not great. The placement of the buttons like screenshot, home and even their custom macro buttons are all to close together. It’s far too easy to accidentally hit the wrong button. The custom buttons in the back of the controller are placed right where your grip and I accidentally click them all the time. The buttons issue led to a scenario where I somehow set a macro to screenshot and enabled turbo. Which lead to my memory card filling up with screenshots taken every second. Spent an hour deleting photos.
The joystick, standard buttons and shoulder buttons for me are still awkwardly placed. I still feel fatigue and cramping with any long play sessions. Especially if I’m playing lying in bed. No matter what I tired I still felt like I wasn’t able to hold the controller comfortably and play. Especially in games like Metroid prime and StarFox.
Even the joysticks supposedly “TMR” also have issues with travel and centering. Not to mention the Mobapad sticks travel pale in comparison to the pro controller sticks which aren’t TMR. Meaning in games which require more precise stick control have issues. You will still hit walls avoiding things in StarFox you will still hit walls you shouldn’t in MarioKart.
The M12S can be found on sale for 80 bucks much of the time. But MSRPs for as much as the switch 2 Joycon do. And considering what you are getting I think it’s far too expensive for something that feels this cheap.
Reading that the Nyxi controllers have durability issues and Crked just a grip that uses Bluetooth. I feel confident saying at this point there is no true pro Joycon controller that’s worth purchasing yet in 2026.
Also do not listen to the small switch controller YouTube community. Save your money for now and do lots of research!
The games will vary in obscurity, but I promise each would have had a North American release.
Please refrain from using reverse image search.
Provide the full title if you would like credit !
I’ll provide an answer if unsolved in 8 hours.
Can you guess the game ?
The games will vary in obscurity, but I promise each would have had a North American release.
Please refrain from using reverse image search.
Provide the full title if you would like credit !
I’ll provide an answer if unsolved in 8 hours.
Can you guess the game ?
I tell them he’s a plastic sturgeon , he can afford it.
The years go by and I still find myself booting up Left 4 Dead 2 now and again. When I do I catch myself saying over and over again: wow these character models still look damn good.
Is it just me or is there something to the Source engines skin modeling ? It still to me looks convincing. Especially in comparison to other games actual in gameplay characters ?
Edit: and the lighting water effects also still pretty fantastic..
