Posted May 22, 2010

destroyermaker
damaged lemon
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada

lowyhong
resident bff
Registered: Dec 2008
From Singapore
Posted May 22, 2010

destroyermaker
damaged lemon
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
Posted May 23, 2010
I refuse to accept that, "braver", "stupider", and "addicting." :P

mogamer
New User
Registered: Oct 2008
From United States
Posted May 23, 2010


Yes, I have that collection for my X360. But those collections are are very rare this gen. Konami has two (with only three games each), Namco has one, there was the Raiden disc, is there anything else I missed?

PaakType
Space Chief
Registered: Oct 2008
From United States
Posted May 23, 2010

Over the past few years, SNK came out with a few for Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, and The King of Fighters, as well as a more general arcade collection. Those are only kind of this gen, though--they came out on Wii, PS2, and PSP, but not PS3 or 360. (Plus, the emulation on the collections was pretty bad all around, but that's another issue entirely.) Konami also released a surprisingly good arcade compilation for the DS a while back. More recently, the Wii also got a Data East arcade collection (Bad Dudes, Burger Time, Magical Drop, etc.).
But on the whole, you're right--what with the Virtual Console, PSN, XBLA, and the like, great old game compilations don't seem to be as common as they were last gen.
Post edited May 23, 2010 by PaakType

StingingVelvet
Devil's Advocate
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted May 23, 2010
Honestly my thing with collections of that type is that I buy them to give the publisher their money, then emulate the games on the PC. It works better that way.
Did that with Final Fantasy VII and VIII recently, I bought the PSN releases but then played them up-resed without memory card and with save states on my lovely PC.
I don't see the issue with that.
Did that with Final Fantasy VII and VIII recently, I bought the PSN releases but then played them up-resed without memory card and with save states on my lovely PC.
I don't see the issue with that.

destroyermaker
damaged lemon
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
Posted May 24, 2010

I don't see the issue with that.
God they look gorgeous with fancy settings.
If Sega is doing this, they should offer some way to modify the games as emulators do...or someone should make a new PC-based platform for this kinda thing...
Post edited May 24, 2010 by chautemoc

StingingVelvet
Devil's Advocate
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted May 24, 2010

If Sega is doing this, they should offer some way to modify the games as emulators do...or someone should make a new PC-based platform for this kinda thing...
The settings used as an example there pretty much mirror mine exactly, and yes games look very good. Why Sony and its partners did not do some basic enhancements like that when porting the games to PSN is beyond me, but I guess the answer is people would buy them either way, and they did.
Luckily we have emulation to enhance classics in ways publishers won't (and making the games future-proof through backups).
I haven't been much of a console gamer since the SNES, though I do buy every Nintendo game and Final Fantasy title since then. Those are mainly what I emulate.

Catshade
resident feline
Registered: Jun 2009
From Indonesia
Posted May 26, 2010
Copied from gaming deals thread:
Gamersgate has started offering preorders for Sega Megadrive/Genesis games, .49, DRM-free (minus Sonic 3D Blast, which is around $6)
You also get bonus 250 blue coins too
Gamersgate has started offering preorders for Sega Megadrive/Genesis games, .49, DRM-free (minus Sonic 3D Blast, which is around $6)
You also get bonus 250 blue coins too

taczillabr
ATTN: Sarcastic
Registered: Apr 2009
From Brazil
Posted May 26, 2010

Gamersgate has started offering preorders for Sega Megadrive/Genesis games, .49, DRM-free (minus Sonic 3D Blast, which is around $6)
You also get bonus 250 blue coins too
Sonic 3D Blast is $4.99. And "* 250 Blue Coins is equivalent to $0.25"
Why the hell I would pre-order old games... only if for the blue coins credit, but I still wouldn't do it. Anyway, it's good news to see all of 'em on gamersgate listed with this phrase "DRM: DRM Free".

Crassmaster
Right bastard
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted May 26, 2010
I really would have preferred to see the arcade versions ported, rather than the Genesis versions.

kalirion
Future HFIL King
Registered: Apr 2009
From United States
Posted May 26, 2010
Heh, I remember playing the comix zone Windows demo.
An emulated ROM release would probably have way better graphics through scalers and what not.
An emulated ROM release would probably have way better graphics through scalers and what not.