Retro-Bit clarifying they are responsible for shoddy work on the GBA Shantae release for LRG, following both the LRG release of that flammable NES Rugrats game and the recent Retro-bit releases using stolen fan translation work… I’m starting to think this boutique retro market is a big scam. - ThreadSky

mercurycdx.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Retro-Bit clarifying they are responsible for shoddy work on the GBA Shantae release for LRG, following both the LRG release of that flammable NES Rugrats game and the recent Retro-bit releases using stolen fan translation work…

I’m starting to think this boutique retro market is a big scam.

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dopedanny.bsky.social•2 days ago

“We are videogame preservationists”

“Also our business model is buggy fomo garbage to milk slob market speculator investors buying rare games to seal in plastic!”

zeether.bsky.social•2 days ago

I pirated the ROM of GBA Shantae lol

yukamichi.bsky.social•2 days ago

shocked to find out that the professional video game counterfeit market is full of grifters

randomstranger.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm kind of mad I bought that GBA Shantae release since I started hearing about their disastrous cart quality just after I ordered it. It is the last cart reproduction I'm buying from LRG, at least.

mercurycdx.bsky.social•2 days ago

I got that GBA Shantae still sealed, dunno if I should just hang on to it or what. But basically, same.

demonpugo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can I make the correction that LRG still has an obligation to vet who they work with. If they published retrobit products without QA LRG is still liable.

mercurycdx.bsky.social•2 days ago

Oh, I wasn't going to let LRG off the hook on anything

demonpugo.bsky.social•2 days ago

adelinecubed.bsky.social•2 days ago

This sounds so ass lol

marcnormandin.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don't worry, I'm now up to two Strictly Limited orders out of many more than that actually being shipped out

inobscurity.bsky.social•2 days ago

at least columbus circle are still good

right?

randomstranger.bsky.social•2 days ago

I've heard complaints that their carts can damage original hardware, so I've stayed away from them.

taizou.12bit.club•2 days ago

Columbus circle have always had a reputation for fairly poor quality carts afaik. Although the only one of theirs I have is Darius Extra and it seems ok

inobscurity.bsky.social•2 days ago

i've had no issues with my copy of xiaomei

effiesnake.bsky.social•2 days ago

"In perhaps the most damning example, one fan translation included the translator’s name in the credits, written in Japanese, which Retro-Bit’s programmer seemingly missed and kept in the game." https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-let-our-guard-down-retro-publisher-admits-16-bit-re-releases-contain-uncredited-fan-translations/

skops.bsky.social•2 days ago

saralene.tv•2 days ago

This is exactly how I've been feeling too... when it turned out this release was from Retro-Bit, all I could think was, "Oh, those clowns, that explains it"...

andyanajonseph.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's also usually sloppy when it's LRG making it themselves.

applegreen.bsky.social•2 days ago

They do be makin' some good ass controllers tho!

andyanajonseph.bsky.social•1 day ago

By flammable do you mean the quality of the game or do the carts actually catch on fire?

gundroog.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's like turning over a stone after it rains. Except you can't scoop these boys into a jar and go fishing.

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