Toys for Twats

"Fielding questions from the creeps on that chan web site? I can't believe T*HQ would do something so terrible!"

Really? I guess you don't remember the 1990s, because back then, "terrible" was pretty on brand for Toy Headquarters. Who could forget (or stomach) this?

But seriously, the company's embrace of one of the most unsavory spots on the web isn't going over too well, and T*HQ's attempt to distance themselves from Trolls R Us so soon after the fact feels about as genuine and sincere as, uh, one of their Atari arcade ports from the early 1990s.

Atta way to put your head up your own asterisk, T*HQ. (Look, they used to have an asterisk in their name. It will forever be a stain on their legacy, just like Race Drivin' up there.)

Anyway, onto 'mo better news. I just learned about the existence of the Digi Retroboy, which plays Game Boy Advance titles while offering several improvements over the original hardware. The screen is larger, the L and R buttons are on the face of the unit, making fighting games more comfortable, and there's even an AV jack, letting you connect the system to the composite port on your television set. (It's not HDMI, but it's something.) On the down side, reports on YouTube suggest that the buttons are a little mushy, and the price is uncomfortably close to three figures. You can get a Neo-Geo Mini for less if you know where to shop. Nevertheless, the folks at Digiretro get an A for effort, if not affordability.

Speaking of questionable uses of discretionary income, I bought that GDEMU earlier this month, and it's set to arrive sometime in March, giving me plenty of time to decide what Dreamcast games I'll put in it. The big names in the system's library (Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure) are a given, as well as fighting game favorites like King of Fighters '99 Evolution and Capcom vs. SNK 2. Beyond that, though? I'm coming up blank. You'd think this wouldn't be a tough decision at all given all the time I spent with the Dreamcast back in the early 2000s, yet I'm struggling to pick games to stick on an SD card, outside of the most obvious ones. Should I give Skies of Arcadia another chance? I've heard good things about Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm and Silver. Then there's the Star Wars racing game, and Carrier, and Zombie Revenge... decisions, decisions.