Limited Run Games Selling CD-Rs? Oof - Adam Koralik

It's Adam Koralik here and today we're discussing the rumor, which may be news by the time you see this, that Limited Run Games has apparently started releasing games on CD-Rs. We'll discuss this whole thing, and just how bad it really is.
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[@KingEurope1]

Thank you for covering this. Not going to name names, but quite a lot of KZbinrs in this community don't ever say a single bad word about Limited Run because they wine and dine those with the bigger channels. They made FOMO a marketing strategy, intentionally exploiting collectors with the implication of "buy now or never get it", and using that as leverage to provide some shockingly bad customer service. Can't say I'm surprised at all the company that ships their games in bad packaging to upsell a box would sell CD-Rs without any disclosure.

[@chaudspieler]

I think I know who they are and they're worthless shills who are losing their followers because of them shilling for the crooks at LRG! If they want their careers to die on this hill then it's their choice to lose it all over a criminal company!

[@nunyabusiness69]

The whole company is a joke. I don't know why people buy from them

[@trevormorgan9084]

I'd call it a rock and hard place sort of a scenario. If someone else was also providing these same physical editions of games that LRG is, but with better practices, it'd be a different story, but LRG is the only place to get a lot of these physical releases. Have they improved some things along the way? Yes. Is it a perfect operation? Certainly not. BUT, it's one of those things where you can't really claim to support physical media and desire to put some of these games into your physical collection, and bitch about the only avenue by which to acquire said physical editions. If the only option is to support LRG or buy it digitally (or not at all, I guess...), then I'd perhaps rather deal with the nuances that accompany the LRG buying experience than to not have it at all.

[@The-Fishkeeper]

I begrudgingly buy from them sometimes because they have some physical releases that you simply can't get elsewhere, but yes, they are a truly terrible company that treat their customers like crap and just ignore peoples complaints and go completely silent any time they f*ck their customers over and are facing backlash for it.

[@jeremy__hopkins]

To add, they've done things like colorized Trip World for the GB making it a GBC color game and released it in North America which wasn't an option for original release. That's unique among repro resellers and beyond selling translation options for carts never released in another country. They also supported a new Shantae on GBA and help with Jeremy Parish's retrospective books so they are doing some good things. But those positives are balanced out with some shady business practices.

[@BooBanana]

I think it’s pretty obvious when they’re the only ones selling a physical version of a game people really want. I’d rather they exist than not since they’re the only ones willing to produce discs for games that most publishers won’t ever touch.

[@lukaskidd4621]

​@@jeremy__hopkins I didn't know that about Trip World. I have the Japanese release of the DX physical version, am I alright?

[@AshleysBallistics]

If true this makes LRG look awful. HOWEVER, this goes to show what some people think game collecting has become. Buy it, store it & never touch it & perhaps flip it. People like myself actually open games & play them & I'd be LIVID if I bought a friggin CD-R 😡

[@leon4000]

Video games are being treated like every other item that has monetary value. I am a customer of LRG and I do buy the games because the games they are preparing, are games that were digital only to a point. That way I can get copies without much worry of eventual shutdown of the Shops multiplatform if I didn't get them yet. It does raise the question of the materials they use to make physical media and if they will last without much problems. Whoever is in charge of production just comprised the Goodwill of their customers. They need to stop making the same mistakes as others or lose customers like myself.

[@DP12321]

The real issue is that if it's stored and collected for years, the sold off... it may not work. A pressed game will work after a few decades, see: Sega CD and music CDs. However, a cheap CD-R may not. THAT is the real issue.

[@shazmanbound1496]

People that buy games to keep them sealed are hilarious. Games are meant to be played. We will die and all of this stuff stays here so enjoy it while you can.

[@robert5235]

​@@DP12321CDR'S only last a few years even in a case

[@markpugh6808]

​@@shazmanbound1496they keep them sealed because they stupidly think these products will go up in value over time and be highly sought after so they can sell them for stupid money

[@BMR86]

If this is true it is outright a scam! Very profitable for them but a scam for all of us the consumers and it's unacceptable

[@The_Soulbutcher]

If this is true shame on Limited Run Games. And they are charging $60 for a perhaps CD-R?

[@TheDemonking82]

This is just sad that a company managed to get a legal license for a product and chose the path of destruction. Man was thinking about getting some of these now I’m definitely staying away.

[@Halbared]

The sun is allowed. On the 14th of August, between the hours of 14:23 to 14:33.

[@AdamKoralik]

I appreciate you telling me this.

[@Halbared]

@@AdamKoralik Put it on your bucket list, it'll be a grand day out. :)

[@MikeRox83]

Only on leap years though.

[@GonzoDuke]

Limited Run has always seemed shady to me.

[@ebridgewater]

I just want to say, recording videos (even on the front-facing camera) on modern phones look and sound fantastic.

[@Falsechicken]

Yeah. I don't update my phones often. I run LineageOS on my stuff so I get support a lot longer than normal and I got a new phone a few months ago and was blown away lol.

[@artminusme]

Thank you for speaking up, LRG has been f**kin up. Why is it fair, that I order the Ultra Collectors edition of TMNT Shredders Revenge, wait almost two years for it to arrive. FINALLY arrives, Then a few days later they announce a One Year Anniversary edition with all the DLC on disc/cart 😑 So I and many others instead of buying the standard forked the most money possible for the top tier edition, finally arriving only to have the vanilla version with a week later them announcing a better physical copy with the DLC included…. All that time I could of went with Signature Edition games instead. That was the last time I purchased anything from them, I would rather pay the re seller for LRG products if I want them, thats how bad I don’t wanna support LRG which is sad because I wanna live in a world with physical games but their operation flat out sucks. Now CD-R!!! classic LRG that is. Also being a fellow 🇬🇧 born and bred lad (Now living in 🇺🇸 NY) make sure you get a sausage roll from Greggs 🍻

[@NoSpamForYou]

It took so long to get because they had to burn all the discs haha

[@andrij.demianczuk]

D and Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties are both allegedly pressed on CD-R for the 3DO version. I’m fortunate enough to own an original copy of D on the Saturn. Sorry I’m also not selling it since it’s very nostalgic to me - it was the first ‘mature’ game I ever bought with my own cash

[@wizzgamer]

I honestly don't get the point of them releasing basically repros of games that already have a physical version as there no longer official licensed releases. I thought the whole point of Limited Run was to release physical versions of digital only games.

[@markpugh6808]

It was until they became big and popular and started getting access to bigger titles

[@capemron6330]

Limited Rancid Garbage. and for people asking why people buy from them, it's because of the FOMO. God forbid you miss out on some 5-20 dollar indie game slapped on a disc, or a re-release of an older game you already own multiple times over. This company, Heritage Auctions, and people who look at games as a way to make money ruined the hobby of collecting and playing older titles. I'm glad I got most of my collection done years ago, cause otherwise there's no way I'd be paying a 100-200+ dollars for older PS1/PS2 titles.

[@toshineon]

Yeah, seriously. I've completely stopped considering collecting games as a viable hobby. I still love to play my old consoles, but I have no qualms about using flashcarts or stuff like Open PS2 Loader.

[@Riz2336]

I saw an unboxing video on KZbin and it’s true. They literally put burned cd-r discs in fancy packaging

[@kaisercreb]

LRG did a bait and switch with Shiren the wanderer and gave a steam code instead of physical which is what it was stated to be in the description for the PC version. Even worse than getting a CD-R

[@MetalJesusRocks]

This must be specific to this 3DO release…because my Blood: Fresh Supply Collection I got a few months ago included a proper printed Windows CD version of the game (not a CD-R). 🤔 Either way, I hope they address the issue soon because I would be pissed too. These special editions aren’t cheap.

[@WWammyy]

Limited run games just pooped all over the collectors sealed market. I mean everyone had already hypothesised that this could happen. But now it has collecting sealed games to keep them sealed you have no idea what you are buying. LRGs just gambled that no one would be opening their sealed copies 🥴

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

I hate Limited Run. It sucks to root against a company in my home state of NC, yet here I am.

[@TIDbitRETRO]

I wish a better company with more money would enter the market and copy Limited Run’s business model but just do it competently.

[@enigma776]

If it is officially licensed from the original devs/publishers it should be apart of the terms of the licensing deal that it should be on a pressed disc and not a CDR. Otherwise it should not be sold. I am not saying it is a binding part of the license agreement in general but it should be to protect customers and the actual licensed product.

[@caradinegeorge]

A company that makes scalpers all giddy inside. Never bought any of their products, just the name screams scalping..."limited run", so it's not for everybody, it's not "by gamers for gamers" to keep it cliché. Even if the whole thing with the CD-R's is not true, it's still shady as hell to sell an old game at a 60-70 price range, for what's basically some nicely printed paper. Bonus stuff, folios, etc were needed back in the day, because the the grapichs were poor, and all the stuff in the box was meant to help you get imersed in the game world. Today, all the pamphlets, figurines or whatnot are completly useless for a game, unless you're more interested to make money out of a fool's nostalgia. And in that case, you're a worm, not a gamer. I would rather have the scenario were it is the norm for the industry that all games are sold with an actual manual inside and real media (cd/dvd/bd/usb whatever) so I could play the damn game. Not some code for downloading, constant internet connection or a disc with incomplete files on it.

[@Devo4969]

Stopped ordering from them a year ago. Ironically I am still waiting for three different orders including this D “thing”. Can’t wait until these orders are finally delivered so I can finally announce I am fully done with this joke of a company.

[@RiveTheRat]

Here in Russia and apparently a couple of places in Eastern Europe, after the Sony DADS plant that produced Blu-rays closed, all new Blu-ray film releases are now made on BD-Rs. The justification is that Blu-ray sales in Russia are miniscule because Russia doesn't buy physical media and foreign pressing plants can't justify taking a tiny order or the order is too expensive. Unfortunately the only people who care about the Blu-rays are cinephiles, anime fans and collectors and those are much pickier about their physical media than your average consumer. The worst thing about companies selling games on CD-R is that a lot of old consoles are not gonna be able to read those at all. Heck, my PS2 or my mum's car won't read certain makes of CD-Rs because of the low quality of the discs. Same with BD-Rs, some players struggle with those.

[@oogrooq]

Used to be a fun service. But now it's almost all pure, unnecessary FOMO. Growth changes people and companies.

[@SleepyFracture]

Seeing a video of you in my home city of Bath is wild to me. Hope you enjoyed yourself amidst the shit weather, I promise it's more beautiful when the sun's out!

[@AdamKoralik]

Thanks for the hospitality!

[@TheGunmanChannel]

"I love England, I'm going to get some Indian food now" 😂😂

[@AdamKoralik]

British Indian food is God tier.

[@The-Fishkeeper]

You can get great Pizza in the UK, but from proper Italian or Mediterranean restaurants (they still usually offer pizzas for takeaway too), rather than any sort of dedicated pizza chain.

[@borrellipatrick]

Always had a love/hate relationship with LRG. The concept is great, i want more physical games and they provide that. But long waits, high prices, little to no communication often leaves a sour taste in my mouth 😵‍💫 But i still do business with them because i still want physical copies of things 😮‍💨

[@mmarshfairc3]

LRG SUCKS.

[@broken1394]

Love/Hate is the right stance imo. I do have a good few physicals that I am really glad to have. The culture around them doesn't flatter them a lot of the time.m though, sadly.

[@Ikram232]

As a person who's lived in England his whole life, it is true, it is illegal to see clear skies and the sun.

[@BenignStatue71]

I've been calling LRG "Literally Ruining Games" for a while, because their mission goal of "producing physical copies so digital-download games can live forever" is about as accurate to their actions as to Google's erased mission statement of "Don't be evil." If 5000 copies of a game exists but the owners never open them, and/or refuse to sell them for less than the cost of a console with the game installed on it, they basically don't exist. Just like if film survives but only in the hands of a collector that refuses to have it scanned and digitised. It exists to be in a list until it ceases to function, with only a note on the packaging detailing what it once contained.

[@chrilz1498]

Aren't burned discs or CD-R's also more taxing for the consoles' lasers? Perhaps that was just a specific case or fib I heard and mistook for fact, but that's why I'm asking! I also feel excited that my comment has substance for a change instead of just saying anything to boost the Koralik ranking in the Almighty Algorithm, haha.

[@lahuk1194]

I liked LRG when they made physical copies of previously digital only games years ago. But I stopped when they only ever seemed to release random crappy indie stuff. But getting so bad as to release CD-Rs? What utter trash.

[@Wolfstanus]

Limited run already sent out an email saying all 3do production will be halted until pressed discs are made. Those with copies of D will be getting a pressed disc. It's already been discussed on the discord and could have been the "manufacturer" of the 3do games lying about their capabilities. Wouldn't be the first time this has happened

[@AdamKoralik]

That's definitely good news.

[@lawrencepick8286]

Adam! Welcome to England, I hope you have an enjoyable visit. Thanks for all your video's - always thought provoking and worthy of a full watch

[@tomrevision2846]

I almost bought there recent rerelease of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties on 3DO too... there's no reason to not believe that that's on a CDR as well. What a shame...

[@nathanphoto6126]

Crazy just down the road from me

[@markrung8051]

Welcome to England! Happy you're here

[@MrMegaManFan]

I just saw this on Twitter and was astounded that they are selling a product you could make yourself on your own computer instead of a pressed disc. Why even buy it then? For the pretty box?

[@CCH3900]

If these rumors are true, this is extremely disappointing. That's all I have to say about this. Just very sad if true.

[@SkyScourgeGod]

Hey bud. I really hope to God you see this message and get back to me. I want to personally confirm that this is true. I bought a copy a D from limited run and I opened it immediately when I got it. I bought it because original copies of D are really expensive and hard to find. All of the discs in this package are cd-r's. I can send you the entire thing so that you can look it over yourself and perhaps even make a video about it warning others of limited runs practices. I was already not buying much just because they went to purple dot services for payment. But now I don't think I'll buy anything anymore because these are just stupid cheap and shady. I'm a long time customer too so this is really disappointing. I would honestly dread if they started doing PC engine CDs because even companies like pce Works does better with pressed discs. Please get back to me if you're interested I'd really like you to talk about it.

[@AdamKoralik]

Take photos and post them on Twitter or Discord, my links are in the description.

[@SkyScourgeGod]

@@AdamKoralik For sure my guy! I'll do it when I get home tonight. Probably going to try and message limited run to see if I can get a return for this but I don't think they'll do anything LOL.

[@SkyScourgeGod]

​​@@AdamKoralikQuick update. Looks like limited run release an email to its customers and they're saying they're working with the distributor to make pressed versions of this game now. Only when this issue gains traction did they care. What a joke.

[@Zimmy709]

Great video. Little off topic but I kinda liked this style of video where it was just a short impromptu video and you filmed while wandering around. Safe travels.

[@AdamKoralik]

That's my whole travel channel. :P

[@Zimmy709]

@@AdamKoralik I'll have to go check it out :). Thank you.

[@Gary_Hun]

Longevity problems of the disc itself, AND it makes the optical unit suffer.

[@kevindilworthno1]

I concur this statement, cd-r’s give off toxic fumes when spun at high rpm which in turn can damage the laser, the more jam packed a console system is with electronic components the less square space area there is for these toxic fumes from the cd-r to evade the laser, toxicity settling on the laser diminishing the lasers focus and clarity.

[@CandisClassicGameShrine]

Something tells me this is all true. LRG is a nightmare to deal with. The one time I bought from them was to buy that Virtual Boy book by Jeremy Parish it was only because it couldn’t be bought anywhere else. First and last time for me.

[@warrentalbot4790]

Hope you are having a good time in blighty, from 50miles away near Oxford !

[@IntelligentWisemanTV]

Wow! And I thought they were bad before! I use CD-Rs to make demos of my original games but I wouldn’t sell them that way! What a crock!

[@LEXX790]

Bath is 1 of our nicer city's :)

[@Will-qd2km]

I live somewhat close to the LRG retail store, and honestly I really like going there. That being said I stopped ordering crap from them a few years ago cause everything you order never comes in that 9 month window or whatever when you preorder, I have had stuff damaged in the mail then it was a pita to get it replaced. CDR thing does bother me in the fact if it is true and not disclosed then I really dont like being lied to by a company I spend money with. If was disclosed and I still bought it then that was my choice.

[@captainnintendo]

I'm still salty over the fact that they opted to split Trip World and Trip World DX into 2 different released on Gameboy rather than putting them both on a black Gameboy cartridge

[@Protofall]

Its not just this one CD-R. They've also been shipping out DVD-Rs for PC releases of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties and Monkey Island Anthology. Let alone their latter DVD-R doesn't even work. LRG has shown for years they don't respect the customer (Or even their employees), this is why I don't trust them.

[@saynotop2w]

Jesus Christ

[@_longgaming]

You hit the nail on the head WHY that would be messed up if true, “you’re never gonna open it so why does it matter”. If that really was their logic behind it, that is wild. That’s like in anything. “Oh, the customer is never going to look behind this or under this so why does it matter?” It’s like, integrity you know. And in their case, assuming the customer doesn’t care. As a company, you always go the route in assuming the customer is expecting quality. That’s like in the automotive repair industry. If you replace a part, by default it is new. If it is not new, it must be stated it is remanufactured or used.

[@Jeissecastillo]

I despise LRG. I have so many issues with LRG that I have experienced first hand with them. And if this is true, this just solidifies the way I feel about them even more.

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

That Rugrats orange NES cart is still cool tho. I'd buy that.

[@davemurrells3780]

Welcome to the UK, I'm in Scotland but it was a really nice sunny day. Hope you had the same

[@Ecusu]

Imagine purchasing a game with its price intentionally jacked into titanic proportions due to FOMO, only for it to be a cheap CD-R. CD-Rs are more than acceptable if you've purchased from GOG and are choosing to preserve it phisically, in case the servers shut down. This, however, is just absolutely scummy.

[@merlijn2000]

Bought a repro snes game from LRG which cost me around €110 with tax and shipping to europe. Waited for 1,5year. It arrived damaged in an undamaged shipping box. Damaged by other items or damaged before it was put in the box. They gave me 5% discount. Nothing else was possible then return it and pay for shipping myself. Not even a rebuy or a replacement box was an option because there was none available. Funny enough, the store still has multiple copies. Service is really bad.

[@SYIBOI]

"They still outlaw sunny skies here... that is a joke!" Yeah it is, we all know its actually because not enough people got their sunny day licenses renewed 😂

[@mtshark7]

Awesome video Adam! Wow that's messed up. I have that copy of D as well. Haven't opened it yet since I haven't done my pickup video yet. This is very disappointing 😞

[@AdamKoralik]

I'd ask you to check the disc, but that would mean opening it.

[@b00moscone61]

Hope you enjoy/enjoyed your time in England! :)

[@Glitch_343]

Tbf, last night thunderstorms in England were crazy.

[@HalfpennyTerwilliger]

Damn, that sucks if true. Personnaly I'm not a fan of their business model anyway. Instead of being a boutique alternative to the disapearance of mass produced video game physical media, they choose to be scavengers feeding of the scarcity through FOMO.

[@kei_nishimaru]

Tis a shame, I could have met you on a Uni day. Ah well, glad you enjoyed the local somerset weather!

[@robert_roland63]

I’m with you about the Rondo of Blood reissue. I was looking forward to that since that’s is one of the few Castlevania games in my collection. If they are burning these to CD-R, then I’m not interested in it since I would rather have a pressed disc myself. It also makes me wonder about the other disc games for the PS4, PS5 and Xbox. The Switch games are a different beast since we have opened some like the Atari Recharged games just because we want to play them. At least those Switch games appear to be fine.

[@Alorso_]

Switch games have to go through a licensing process, and you have to buy the carts from Nintendo so you can't fake those, it's just the repro releases that would be a problem

[@CDages]

I don't see this as an issue for modern consoles like the ones you mentioned either, since these console manufactures have particular standards and licenses on physical releases that need approval before mass production can begin. LRG can get away with this (alleged) Bull$hit with the older consoles because they are no longer support by their respective manufacturers.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

CD games are the only games i will only buy at Retro Stores. Like you stated you can easily flip the CD & check the underside & see if it is a CD-R or not. This can easily be done in person. So with that said, i only purchase cartridge games online & my local gamer stores get all my money for PS1 to PS4. i had a buddy in the late 90s to early 2000's who would rent PS games & just burn them. So i knew then about MacGyver style games.

[@chadbrick67]

We had a couple of days of sun in Manchester..wow. bath is a nice place

[@STP.83]

Thank you for to admid that, Adam. People should to be aware of it before purchasing.

[@shazmanbound1496]

I haven't purchased LRG games in a while too. This news is definitely the last coffin in the nail with LRG.

[@slimbroco572]

Keepin it real! Stay safe out there.

[@heymrzanzeeba]

Welcome to England, Adam :) I live in North-America now (sometimes I do miss the rain!) and you're correct, the pizza here is better! Did you have time to check out the Roman baths while you were in the city?

[@AdamKoralik]

Yep, I've walked past it like every single day. :P

[@alyxoj1361]

Yeah that is strange of them to do that. I am not a fan of them as a company personally for other reasons, but even I would admit this is surprising if true. It would show a complete misunderstanding of the whole concept of their own business. EDIT: It is now confirmed. That is unbelievable. SO cheap.

[@trollzone1]

Wow crazy a professionally pressed disc will last a lot longer.

[@AfterBurnerTeirusu]

Their international shipping costs are higher than the game prices, so I haven’t been motivated to buy anything from them in a looong time. This, and the stupid firing of an employee aren’t helping at all. Dunno about America, but both cases would have been illegal if the company was located in the EU. Lol

[@clintmatthews3500]

LRG is actually a local company to me and apparently even has a physical store. I’d been tempted to visit out of morbid curiosity. Now I’m even more morbidly curious. lol

[@mmarshfairc3]

LRG embodies the worst aspects of video game collecting. Just buy buy buy more crap for your shelf. They made a killing / business out of nostalgia and FOMO.

[@ProjectSh4dow]

Anyone surprised the company that FIRED an employee for her personal beliefs, is suspect in selling bootlegged/reproed games?

[@brianguerino5499]

They have a right to do so. If you have an opinion that doesn't align with a company or organization you work for and are very public about it, you can be terminated. Doesn't matter if it's left or right, red or blue.

[@Alorso_]

That's why at any job you have to act at least somewhat professional, it becomes a liability to any company and they have the right to terminate you wether you agree or not, nothing wrong with personal/political beliefs just don't bring them to work place

[@squeallymaniac]

​@@Alorso_ unless those beliefs are approved by the boss, of course 🤡

[@jmullner76]

@@Alorso_ She didn't bring it to the work place. It was her personal twitter account. Stalkers went looking for her, found it, then demanded her firing.

[@Protofall]

@@brianguerino5499 She was fired for being excited for an upcoming game (Hogwarts Legacy) and some buthurt, self-identified bully (That's not a joke) wrote a hit piece on her. She was acting professionally, LRG didn't.

[@btread8875]

When I first heard about LRG, my first thought was that it was just a money grab. This news (if proven true) does nothing to improve their image in my mind. Honestly, if I am feeling nostalgic, I would rather go for the real thing rather than a knockoff anyway. Sometimes you can't afford the original...I get that. My question is how does one justify the cost of a Limited Run game when there are plenty of retro games out there that cost less?

[@AdamKoralik]

It's since been verified.

[@btread8875]

@@AdamKoralik Wow! What were they thinking? Did they honestly think this wouldn't be found out?

[@benrlego]

Do you have any plans to do a vid on the recent Microsoft studio closures?

[@AdamKoralik]

To be honest I don't know much about what happened.

[@angrynorway]

Adam, so close to Bristol! Did you visit?

[@AdamKoralik]

Not on this trip, though I have been there before.

[@TechRyze]

Oh cool! I pass through Bath from time to time. How long are you in the UK for?

[@AdamKoralik]

A week or so.

[@TechRyze]

@@AdamKoralik I'm up north in Manchester at the moment, but I really should get on Discord and stuff, and keep up with your travels when you're in the country for any retro events or whatever.

[@AdamKoralik]

@@TechRyze Yeah that's usually the best way to keep track of me.

[@Lola__Cola]

This is true its currently sunny where I am up north and there are riots in the streets

[@KevinTRod]

I have mixed feelings about companies selling CD-R projects for all the reasons you listed. Granted, I do purchase from Warner Archive Collection, and if I'm buying a DVD from them it's going to be a DVD-R. I'm not really happy about that, but considering the scarcity of their projects and most of the discs costing $12, I can sort of justify it. Paying $70 for a premium project only to get this is ridiculous though. Hopefully they fix this and restore their reputation.

[@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo]

starts off the video with an amazing joke thank you Adam I smiled 10 seconds in you sure know how to captivate 😮

[@sneakingelephant]

The only games I ever bought from them were of games I wanted a physical copy of(streets of rage 4 and river city girls). They seem to be so focused on making so physical copies of so many random games that don’t really need to be physical. Their outrageous shipping and slow trickle and long lead times are terrible as well. I get that folks sometimes want a physical thing on their shelf but if it’s a Cd-R game then you could have easily made the physical copy yourself

[@dwcjr327]

LRG is a passion project turned to greed. I work in a small industry myself. Companies start up, get large and sell eventually, and once sold, they slowly start to go downhill. LRG is 200% down that path now. I still buy a few Switch or PS4 exclusives from them but thats it. As far as this subject, doesn't pertain to Mr but it's still shitty.

[@snethss]

im curious if they are going to make this right.

[@antiquefuturistic]

What is the difference between ps1 discs and pressed discs then? I always thought they were all pressed CD-Rs??

[@AdamKoralik]

Pressed CD-Rs aren't a thing. You're thinking of CD-ROMs, as in the technology. CD-Rs means Compact Disc Recordable. IE, the kind you can make at home as opposed to a disc pressing device in a factory.

[@antiquefuturistic]

@@AdamKoralik oh thanks for clarifying. I totally mixed them up

[@vodkamartini7545]

Welcome to sunny England! I don't like repros that don't clearly differentiate from originals. That's very disingenuous. Even worse is some sellers advertising these without clearly stating so. I think this was the case with Rondo of Blood though i haven't seen them both in person.

[@FukugawaUtake]

early CD systems are super easy to burn your own disc for, so why would I pay someone else to do that?

[@Futuredynamo]

While not nearly as bad as this CD-R issue, I'm VERY disappointed with an item I recently received from them.. Limited Run has been releasing the soundtracks for the TMNT games. I recently received the CD soundtrack for TMNT II: The Arcade Game (which includes both the soundtrack for both the NES and Arcade versions). Being that it is a SOUNDTRACK CD, I was expecting it too contain all of the actual, original music from these games. Well, instead of the original recording of the TMNT theme song from the actual Arcade game (which was the same recording from the original cartoon series), they have included the COVER version that was used in the first TMNT Arcade1Up cabinet and the Cowabunga Collection. To be best of my knowledge, this was NOT notated anywhere on the listing on the site (I even went back and looked to double check... the listing is still there even though it can no longer be ordered). While I didn't buy the soundtrack for only that one song, it is still REALLY annoying.

[@batconker]

"A fly in the ointment" nice saying. I will use that one.

[@richardaiken1]

As long as they haven't outlawed clear liquor and sunny dispositions.

[@vyperii]

You're in Bath! Barely half an hour from me in South Gloucestershire! Are you here for an event in England chap?

[@AdamKoralik]

Nah, just in town.

[@MarcusFenix50]

I have bought a few sets from Limited Run (Castlevania and Doom) and have enjoyed them, but I stopped because I just didn't want to deal with the crazy long wait times and little to no updates from them. I would be willing to order again if it was a title I really want (LSD Dream Emulator anyone?) However, if this is true, than I won't bother with them ever again because it's directly antithetical to what they say their mission is.

[@hermes_job_observer144]

If you like ps1 obscurities like "LSD: Dream Emulator, " I suggest an even more obscure title called: "Germs: Nerawareta Machi" (PS1) (99), as well as a point and click FMV adventure game called: "Juggernaut" (PS1) (98).

[@MarcusFenix50]

@@hermes_job_observer144 I'll check those out. Thanks!

[@JessicaFEREM]

at least squenix used an actual Pressed CD for their PS1 final fantasy in the later years of releasing them, even if it wasn't dark purple(the tooling is basically gone so they couldn't really do it) using a CDr for an officially liscensed game is straight up shameful.

[@OneMore1UP]

F ing unacceptable!

[@ntk2610]

I've bought two games from limited run, a re release of 6th gen game on switch and an independent NES game. Obviously these are a bit harder to just half ass since their not just discs but it this is the level of effort they put into their other games then that's incredibly disappointing.

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

I'm a supporter of physical media, but if the companies putting out physical editions are using the same recordable media that the consumer could and is using to make their own backups and archives, then what's the point?

[@MaI2Me]

Why am I not surprised about this 🤔

[@MrDemonsushiGuy]

Their quality of service has been on the decline for a while. I’ve been a staunch fan of theirs for years and even I’ve been disappointed with them lately. It’s gotten to the point now where if it weren’t for the fact that they offer some exclusive stuff I can’t get anywhere else, I wouldn’t even buy from them. It’s not even always malicious, but rather more incompetence on their part. They burned me hard on two games alone just this year alone: shantae and the pirate’s curse for 3ds and arzette, and the solutions they offered me were lazy af. and that’s to say nothing of the whole Scott Pilgrim versus the world incident where they took almost 2 years and made it a huge pain in the ass for me to change my address. This CDR stuff though is definitely deliberate. Seriously, shame on them. Anyway, have fun in the UK!

[@jengelenm]

Who was burning the CD-R’s? The pressing plant or LRG? If it’s the pressing plant, it’s a good warning for LRG to start doing quality checks. If i’m not mistaken, a simple look at the matrix runout code on the disc, can tell you if it’s CD-R or not.

[@AdamKoralik]

Just looking at the bottom and seeing that it's green is easier.

[@zombiekohhi3586]

I don't see D for 3DO on their website. I do see a listing for a PC version

[@AdamKoralik]

Maybe they took it down?