[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']Yeah I agee there, alot of the gamers of this generation never expirenced the classic era (NES, SNES) and well they don't understand difficult games, they are used to save points and I guess the whole US community is now. It is pretty sad, that a game like this comes out and no one except the few fans left buys it, but then the market is so screwed up games like Pimp my Ride can come out, so well atleast the Wii has the classic Shumps downloadable.[/QUOTE]
A love shumps as much as anyone, but there time has come and gone. Not only are they way to hard for anyone outside diehard fans, but they feature little-to-no longetivity. Most last 1, maybe 2 hours and are completly done after that. Yes, you could go after high scores and what not, but again, that's only for the hardcore group to tackle.
The fact that the hardcore group shitted all over Sigma Star Saga was pretty much the final nail in the coffin. Instead of embracing a new style, they pretty much bashed the game and avoided it.
The industry has thrived through evolution, genres evolve, or they die.
As for Raiden 3, it's way to expensive. I took a long hard look at the game when it was rumored to be $15, at $30 I'm most certainly passing. Too many others out there that are pretty much the same game, or even better.