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@rustyduck Yeah it is pretty quick, but I'm getting used to it. Bloody good game though... really enjoying it.

Great, I recently downloaded this and it's quite good 👍

Everspace 2 looks great, deffo giving that a try.

@Sifi Yeah that happened, and from what I read on release, they then reduced the amount of in-game credits you could win with races which further encourages the player to purchase these microtransactions.

I am quite hyped for it, but I'm not doing early access. I will how-ever be looking forward to the comments during that time. Who knows... It could create more hype or turn out to be over-hyped.

Haha! That looks bonkers, will deffo give that a go.

They release a couple of new games every Tuesday and you can request games through their website here... https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKLBqg1s4daGQz5hciOyOM6dwg4Sqq2rCaDDArCE3gRonfhg/viewform?usp=sf_link

They are very active on Discord too, always listening and responding to your ideas and bug reports. Great service so far.

@hypnotoad I'm a big fan of the SHMUP genre too. Have you tried Crimson Clover on Switch? That's a good one. Also, there are some proper classics on Antstream Arcade.

I've been playing Exoprimal over the weekend, really enjoying it.

Oh right, I don't spend enough time on the UI, I'm too busy choosing a game to play.

You stream the games, so it's always connected.

@johndoe89 I'm pretty old too. I was 6 years old when Space Invaders hit the arcades and my first computer was the Amstrad CPC464 (colour monitor).

I completely understand where you're coming from, I have a Mini Amiga 500 connected to a CRT TV just to keep it authentic, and they do still look great, even better looking than my gaming monitor, everything seems so much smoother and cleaner. I'm also sure... infact, I know there are ways of connecting the current gen consoles to CRT TV's, so that's also an option if you want to experience all the other games as they where originally played.

Edit: Check out this video on youtube of a guy comparing CRT to OLED 4k... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PdMtwQQUmo

Meh! Boring.... Why not TwitterX, or TwiX or.... something else.

I've just had an email from Antstream, and they say that the NAMCO titles like Pacman and Galaga aren't available in the XBOX version and this is why they are missing... but hoping to bring them soon.

@SacredPYRO Haha! Yes I remember Pushover, played that on the Amiga.

@Kharjo Same here... I did email support and they are aware of the issue. I have a few games missing too.

@Cashews Yeah, I'm a big fan of the SHMUP genre. I have found a few on Antstream, so hoping more will be added.

@TojoDragon84 Yeah, the challenges and Tournaments definitely add that One More Go appeal to them, it's a lot of fun.

@MSX Yeah I'm familiar with that one, was just watching the video you posted. Funnily enough I did play this on the Amstrad.

New interface, great! Glad to hear they are still looking to improve the service. I've had a lot of fun with this over the weekend.

@MSX I never owned a Spectrum, but I always remember when playing on a friends, that the colours all blended and clashed into one another. Like... if your character was white and you walked in front of a red door, your character would turn red.

I did try this, but couldn't really get into it...

Looks like she was right... pretty sure I saw this advertised on my menu this morning.

Edit: Apologies it was the game sale.

@Knightmere Same here, very addictive. How-ever, back in the day when I had an Amiga, I used to think my high-scores where unbeatable... now having them uploaded to the world, it turns out they weren't that great after all... LOL!!!

@G13lx Yeah, I have a few games missing too. Is this an issue with the service or are they missing because they aren't available on the xbox version?

Aside from a couple of issues I'm having, I've had a great time with this over the weekend. Firstly, a few games aren't showing up like Pacman, Galaga etc. and the save feature isn't working. I emailed support and they were quick to let me know that they are aware of these issues and looking into it.
I was concerned about having to stream the games, but I've had no issues with connection lag or input lag what-so-ever.

I'm a big fan of top down, scrolling shooters and I've found quite a few gems... one is called Boogie Wings and is absolutely bonkers. Apparently they add new games every week, so I'm hoping to see more like this. So yeah, I've loved it so far...

@Richwalker13 Colour monitor or Green screen monitor? LOL!

I'm really looking forward to this, especially the Amiga collection. I'm quite excited about the Amiga games having the online leaderboards. As you can imagine back in the Amiga days, these games didn't have online capabilities, so it will be unique to see how my scores actually compare to the rest of the world... haha!

@niggyt2004 Haha, haven't played Manic Miner since my Amstrad days. I remember you had to have pixel perfect timing when jumping, was a simple but tough game.

@RingOfLite666 Each to their own I guess, but I've played a ton of indie games that I thought are better than AAA games.

It's actually 1,406 games if you include Antstream Arcade on 21st July... Haha!

@Ninfan Psychonauts 2 is brilliant, I'm part way through it at the moment.

Everspace in August, Starfield in September, Forza in October... that's not bad at all.

@elpardo1984 Rather than it just being a platform to play these games, it appears there are other features like setting high scores and challenging your friends, leaderboards, community competitions etc. I'm quite excited by this kind of approach as you can only normally play these games by yourself or having a friend round.

@NorthwestEagle I get a feeling you are just being negative for the fun of it.

@Bartig The gameplay is from the Alpha stage, so they have plenty of time to smooth things out. I'm quite excited about this.

@Amigator Was thinking the same, will deffo try the 12 month first. I'll be honest though, the nostalgia kicked in big time when I saw this post and I do have pretty much all the amiga games. I'm quite interested in how the online leaderboards will work which is something that didn't exist in the Amiga games.

Love a good Retro Release. I have most of the games on my Mini Amiga 500, but this is a great way for gamers to experience them at a great price. I'm very tempted how-ever to give this a try, especially with online highscores... would love to compare my R-Type high score with others, always thought I was pretty good at that game haha!

@Titntin Oh of course, I mean if it was $30 I might've considered moving over there

@Titntin Yeah, DAMN my UK residency

@ParsnipHero I'm still using a Nokia 3210

@Tarps Yes, me too. Vicarious Visions did a great job with that remake. It had a great skate park creator also, shame the community on the PS4 (when I last played it) didn't do much with it, so hopefully if it does come to GamePass, it might inject new life into it.

Never really realised that Geometry Wars Retro Evolved was Activision. I purchased this on my 360 and still play it now, bloody addictive it is.

@Gollum Yes Vacarious Visions did a great job with the Pro Skater 1 & 2 remake... would love to see that on Game Pass.

Ooh! Does this mean we could see some Tony Hawk games come to game pass?? Hahah!

@LonelyMuthaShutYo "capcom doesn't make good games, no thx"

ahem!.. Ghosts n Goblins Resurrection. It's like Dark Souls in 2D lol

Never really watched Anime but I too am quite interested in that Crunchyroll subscription.

I never had the opportunity to play Death Stranding. I know it had mixed reviews, but it always intrigued me.

Mmm! Quite like the sound of Commonhood...

Never for a game, but when I picked up my 360 at a midnight launch, I had booked off the following day.

@gollumb82 Well I just did a random search on how long it takes and apparently if you focus on the Main story it can take upto 34 hours, but if you want to 100% complete, then you are looking at around 200-300 hours.