Unfortunately, for every gem these companies managed to put out, they’ve also handled some stinkers (the recent Pachi Pachi on a Roll being a fantastic example but plenty of others exist such as Drive Girls, Mutant Mudds and Tokyo Tattoo Girls), which often makes me yearn for the titles that fell through the cracks. Thanks to the fantastic efforts of companies like eastasiasoft and Limited Run Games, many Vita games which would otherwise have been digital-only got physical releases, plus a handful of niche publishers like Aksys and NISA also released small print runs of their titles. While this doesn’t look to be a reality any time soon for Vita, the fact that Sony blocked access to already-bought PlayStation Mobile titles does not paint a promising picture.
Fast forward 17 years to the launch of the PlayStation Vita and suddenly digital gaming is on the rise, a cheaper and easier way to distribute titles which, combined with the handheld’s poor market presence (except in Japan, where you can find stores filled to the brim with Vita cartridges) meant that many games were only available digitally.įor many gamers like me, this was disappointing as there’s something enjoyable about holding a copy in your hand, plus it means they’re future-proofed in the same way my PS1 titles are – many digital games can be pulled from the store without notice and in the case of things like the infamous P.T., are gone forever unless they’re backed up to your hard-drive.
#Metal slug tactics physical release full
My first ever console was the original PlayStation and back then, digital distribution wasn’t a thing – I had a shelf full of games in their jewel cases that are there to this day and all of them are still playable on the original console (touch wood none of them suffer from disc rot).
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