Thread by @gosokkyu

thinking way too big here, but I wonder if the licensed repro market might be a savvy way to establish certain Japan-exclusive games/series outside of Japan—my mind immediately goes to Linda Cube, but even just staying in Konami's stable, there's that one Brooktown High clone...

https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1404536378113863685

I thought the same thing about the TG16 Mini and not only did they not do that but they completely excised certain games for content reasons, but I also wonder if a niche format like this, where the buyers understand precisely what they're getting, might make Konami less skittish

for example, Tengai Makyou II was cut because the producer didn't want to cut the manji, but the TG16 was (ostensibly) a mass-market product with a zillion games, whereas anyone buying a licensed repro of Tengai Makyou isn't going to interpret a manji as anything fascist

there's also the reality that there are a lot of games that simply can't be reissued on modern platforms, for which physical repros may be the only authorised way to put them out again, in Japan or internationally

but either way, I'm shocked Konami signed off on Rondo. good get