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I'm not really a big fan of either Virtua Figher or Tekken.  Only reason why I have a couple of Tekken games in my library is because they had a feature or mode I liked, and I still waited until they went way down in price before I got them.  For instance, one or two of them had a side scrolling beat 'em up mode, and one let you unlock the old arcade game StarBlade.  And the Wii U version of Tekken Tag 2 let you dress up the characters in Nintendo outfits.  So I think I have those, but I didn't get them until they were less than 20 bucks (I think I got the Wii U one at 10 bucks).  I think the only thing that interested me in Virtua Fighter was that in one of the games, you could unlock an outfit for Sarah Bryant that let her dress as Ulala from Space Channel 5.  The only 3D fighter I really got into was Soul Calibur, but that's because it was made for dummies like me. :)

Who are your favorite VF characters?  Mine are Jeffry, Sarah Bryant, and Vanessa Lewis.  I don't know why I like those characters, I just do.

I'm glad they're doing a Switch 2 Experience in Dallas.  I just hope I can get in.

It's been a while since we've had a new VF game, hasn't it?

Be sure to read my reviews of Yars Rising and Bakeru!  Links are in the article!  I just got a press release that Spike Chunsoft is having a sale, and Bakeru is up to 60 percent off until the end of January!

I'd probaby be more inclined to play a Prince of Persia game if they had more cute things in them.  

Taito Legends 1 and 2 were so good.  So many great games.

The SNK collection is also pretty good.  It had some things even I didn't know about!

I still think BreakOut on PSOne is pretty neat, and I'm still impressed my brother Jeff beat it when he was really little.

You're not missing much if you don't play Alleyway.

By the way, I just got a press release from Spike Chunsoft that Bakeru is on sale until the end of January for up to 60 percent off.  I don't know which version it is (PC or Switch) because I didn't look into it further, but it might be something for you to look into.

If you like Metroidvanias you should check out Yars Rising.

This is one of the reasons why I prefer physical over digital.  But in Card Jockey's case, you don't have a choice.

Glad you like Arkanoid DS.  Now you hopefully understand why I was gushing about it.  Isn't the music great?  A lot of reviewers panned the game, but I loved it.  

I don't think the GBC Space Invaders is the same as the SNES version.  The Space Invaders Extreme games are amazing.  They came out around the same time as Arkanoid DS so Taito must've been eating their spinach then.

Definitely look into Bakeru.  It's one of the better games I played last year.

Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On is a lot like the 3DS version, but it's still super fun.

I never liked Alleyway.  It was just Arkanoid without the fun power-ups.

That's cool you got the NES version of Arkanoid.  That was one of the first games I bought for the NES becuase it was one of the few games my dad would play, and I thought the included paddle controller was cool.

Bookworm is a really fun game.

Glad you got the PSOne version of Breakout.  It's pretty fun and I think it's better than the Pong PS1 game.  And it's just as creative as that one is.  Plus it's one of the first games I saw my brother Jeff beat as a little kid.  He loved it.

Oh no, that Retro Atari game is really bad.  They tried to update and remake Atari games with grafitti style artwork and it doesn't gel.

I'm jealous you got the SNES version of Space Invaders.  That was one of the last SNES games released in the US.  I do have the SNES version of Arkanoid, though.  It was called Arkanoid: Doh it Again.

I THINK the 50th Anniversary of Namco Museum has the arcade Arrangement versions of titles like Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Galaga, and they're really good.