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One of the better purchases I've made in my life
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
For those of you Sega heads out there, pick this up. Now. ALL the Phantasy Stars, ALL the Streets of Rage games, Shining Force 1 and 2, ALL the Sonics, plus other gems such as E-Swat, Altered Beast, and Gain Ground.
And that's only half of it...there are about 50 games on this disc. It would have been beyond sick if there was online multiplayer added to it, but alas, these are straight ports. The emulation is flawless though, so the package deal is nothing short of excellent.
I bought it for PS3, but there is a 360 version as well. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| he, that's the only way you'll get to play a decent sonic game! |
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
| So true. I really liked Sonic Adventure, but ever since, the franchise has turned to utter . It's really too bad; as a kid, I was more of a Sonic fan than a Mario fan (though I loved both either way) |
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| Aortik |
| This is the best reason to own a console that I've seen yet. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| I guess this is good for people who don't know how to use emulators, but all the games can be had easily and played on a number of consoles and PC. I have a disc for Dreamcast that has almost the entire genesis library on it. Plays perfectly. |
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| Mr Game+Watch |
I wouldn't call ESwat and Altered Beast "gems" :tongue3
Definitely worth it for the Phantasy Star games though - best game series ever!!! |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
Hey, Altered Beast taught me from a very young age that WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS.
Michael Phelps being an enormous loser in life, obviously. |
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| Spam |
Pfft, what's a sega collection without Landstalker?
Collection phails. |
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aortik
This is the best reason to own a console that I've seen yet. |
Touche.
| quote: | Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
I guess this is good for people who don't know how to use emulators, but all the games can be had easily and played on a number of consoles and PC. I have a disc for Dreamcast that has almost the entire genesis library on it. Plays perfectly. |
I also have a disc like that, but there are a few problems...
1. The menu is a simple, DOS-based text list that is about as un-user-friendly as possible. It's just one long list, and you can only scroll one at a time, and it always starts at the top. So if you want to play Shining Force, you literally have to spend a good 5 minutes scrolling down to get to it.
2. The save functions are completely unreliable. Started a game in Shining Force, only to find out that the save file didn't save after all. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. The lack of consistency makes it pointless to risk starting a game in an RPG when it's possible it won't save. Not a problem with this package.
3. The PS3 (and 360) version of these games have been polished off with HD graphics, not to mention trophy support. Maybe only a small bonus, but when added with the above mentioned, it makes this package worth buying if you ask me.
And I'm not big on emulators on PCs...I remember playing these games on a console as a kid, and that's how I want it now. :cool:
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch
I wouldn't call ESwat and Altered Beast "gems" Definitely worth it for the Phantasy Star games though - best game series ever!!! |
Well, they are gems to me, if only because I loved them both as a kid. The nostalgia effect goes a long way in my book. :p
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Hey, Altered Beast taught me from a very young age that WINNERS DON'T USE DRUGS. |
In the end, there was no need for the D.A.R.E. program, we already had Altered Beast.
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
Pfft, what's a sega collection without Landstalker? Collection phails. |
I consider myself a big Sega nut, yet I can't seem to remember this game...? |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| Try another disc/compilation for the DC mate. One I have allows u to jump through pages at a time using the triggers, and I never have any issues with saves. I agree about the emulators on the PC, but u can even get NES controllers to use on the PC. There's almost nothing that can't be modded/hacked these days. You can use the new dualshock 3's for windows games, but through usb only for now. All u need is to download the drivers and it works great. |
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| miamitranceman |
| Wow...great compilation. |
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| Mr Game+Watch |
| Connerman, Landstalker is an AWESOME isometric platformer, extremely challenging but a lot of fun. Definitely worth checking out, it's on Wii VC I know for a fact. |
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