Akka Arrh ( And here it is ! )

[gilesgoat]

Enjoy !

https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/07/jeff-min ... -17894075/

[WiteWulf]

Can't wait!!!!

[Jamesac]

Well that's pretty high on my list of things I'd never have guessed. Congratulations!

[gilesgoat]

Some tech details ( for the PC version ) :

- no more "strange startup screen"
- "bordeless windows support"
- "instant change of video res/modes/etc." windows/fullscreen seamlessy
- works with *ANY* refresh rate INCLUDING "NO VSYNCH"
- supports KB/Mouse/Trackball/Gamepad ( various 'control schemes' selectable )
- tested up to 5K monitors "no letterboxing", action "expands" on all available screen ( with some limits of course )
- COMPLETELY NEW/re-done game engine

It's a VERY addicitive game, as usual "very easy to get into, hard to master" .. you can just have fun and "blast all you see" OR start to learn "how to actually get ( lot ) more points" .. it's a pretty strategic game.

It's a lot of fun

[edit] - been tested up to 165 Hz and works a charm

[gilesgoat]

Forgot to say , someone mentioned ( kidding ? ) somewhere else ... but no WE DO HAVE A MODE for "people with photosensitive strobes issues" you can select to eliminate certain effects in the "options" menu.

[Rhythm]

Fantastic news!!!

[Deckard]

I see you baby !! Handy the voice over obscured how it is pronounced....

[p-saurus]

That looks amazing! Can't wait to play it.

[Misfit]

Excellent!

I'm in. PC (and Xbox probably)

Any tester tried it on the Steam Deck?

[Deckard]

Interesting back story to the ROM arriving on Mame decades later too -

With Akka Arrh now playable on MAME, people online started to wonder how the anonymous dumper got his/her hands on the Akka Arrh ROM in the first place. Considering the game's rarity and the owners of the three existing arcade cabinets refusing to dump Akka Arrh online, people started to believe that the Akka Arrh ROM was stolen from one of the existing Akka Arrh arcade cabinets.

One user on the MAMEWorld Forums named atariscott claimed to know an incident regarding Akka Arrh. In the MAMEWorld Forums, atariscott reports that a collector who owned one of the three Akka Arrh arcade cabinets had a technician fix some of the collector's games. The technician was then able to copy Akka Arrh into a ROM without the collector's permission. The Akka Arrh arcade cabinet was not broken and not one of the games the technician was told to fix. As a result, the collector had to look through months of security footage to see if he can catch the technician stealing the Akka Arrh ROM. However, some people online are skeptical about the story's validity.

The YouTube channel Hot Take uploaded a YouTube video with Shane from Rerez and Adam discussing the possibility of atariscott's story not being true, especially when considering the time and risk it would take for someone to extract a ROM file from an arcade machine without destroying it. It has not been verified as to whether the Akka Arrh ROM was stolen or just dumped online by one of the owners of the three existing arcade cabinets. Either way, the Akka Arrh ROM is now available to the public and can be played through MAME.

and a good interview here -

https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/07/jeff-min ... -17894075/

I hate to ask but is it 60fps on the Switch ? As that will be my default platform.

[WiteWulf]

So......when?

[Misfit]

So......when?

Metro article says early 2023 but really that could be anything up to March?

[WiteWulf]

Steam says 21st of Feb, apparently

[Misfit]

Steam says 21st of Feb, apparently

Steam link if anyone wants to add it to their wishlist:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005680/Akka_Arrh/

[Misfit]

So what is the best way to play this?

If it's a spinner, is that on the PC only and can you recommend a good one?