IISANDERII
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Which is the best FIFA Soccer for Genesis?
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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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Personally I always thought FIFA '95 was the best.
Diablohead
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Back when I was a kid I learned about the sega channel, in the uk one of the megadrive magazines did an article about it and how it was going into testing in parts of america before spreading over seas, which never happened.
They never explained much after that, it was an one off news article.
They never explained much after that, it was an one off news article.
Genesis Knight
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I have 3, not 2. Waiting until closer to Halloween to pull it out. I hear people like 2 more?
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
yeah id go with 2 over 3
A Black Falcon
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It was basically its own internet. I mean, cable internet comes through your cable provider too... Sega had to get cable providers to set this up. It's quite different from just sending television feeds down the cable.
Keep in mind that the Batman game on Sega CD is a completely different game than the cartridge version. Sega CD game is all behind-the-card driving stages, from what I've heard, while the cartridge is one of the best run-and-gun games on the system plus a really long horizontal shooter stage.
Milky Eiko's score remains a great moment. Captured the essence of the series' inspirations without resulting to dogshit teenage metal like the remake did.
3 is a lot more ambitious with its multi-path and multi-ending format but the second nailed the basics so well. It's deliberate in its pace and there are so many good moments.
When I was younger I never beat the end boss. Ten years later my girlfriend at the time got me a Megadrive for Xmas. I finally beat it. That credit music rolled. I welled up a little.
Zany Golf...Never did play the Genesis port, but I can't imagine it looking the same. Ironically, my first avatar for GAF was this:
It looks exactly like that avatar. I have the original boxed version stored away. If I had £200 knocking about the place I'd buy one of those mini-XRGBs and hook it all back up.
Genesis Knight
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It's a weird vertical-camera-angle hori. That's how you know it was NOT made by veteran shmup devs, lol.
Shadow Hog
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Yes, we went into that last page. :V
baphomet
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Splatterhouse 3 is much better than 2. Its extremely difficult to actually get the good ending on it. I got extremely good at it until i traded it a few months back. Most people dont even realize you can get to Jennifer before the bore worm even gets to her in the first stage. You have to beat the level with 3:00 (maybe 2:00, dont recall) left on the timer. Its super difficult to do. The roundhouse and the monster rick's arm attack are the best moves in the game by far.
A Black Falcon
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No way! The SCD Adventures of Batman & Robin game is a great game! Sure, it's impossibly hard (I've never gotten past the "Joker's cyberworld" level...), but even so, the gameplay, graphics, and cutscenes are all very good. The game's one of the system's more visually impressive games too, right up there with Silpheed and SoulStar, and it's not too expensive either. I'd say people should definitely get it, hard or no.
theSlacker
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I agree with you on everything, except gameplay. Why I wouldn't recommend anyone to get it unless they are really really into TAS Batman.
Fox Mulder
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so since I stupidly left a $5 sega cd on the shelf at goodwill, I've been considering actually buying one.
What's the best model to get?
What's the best model to get?
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
ideally id go for a sega cd x
Shadow Hog
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Model 1's sexier, with the better BIOS music (IMO) and that retractable disc tray, but said tray is more prone to breakdown. It's also more vertical than the Model 2.
Model 2's less sexy, but is the only one that works with Model 2 Geneses (there's a gap present underneath the Genesis if you put a Model 1 Sega CD down there, which can bend contacts) and is less prone to breakdown (since there's no tray sliding in and out). It's also more horizontal than the Model 1 (significantly so if paired with a Model 1 Genesis).
There are also Genesis/CD hybrids, the JVC X'Eye and the Sega CDX. Both are very sleek. Both are insanely expensive.
I went with a Model 2 Sega CD under an S-Video-modded Model 1 Genesis, personally. If you do go this route, be sure to ensure the Model 2 Sega CD comes with the little plastic extension for the Model 1 Genesis, as well as the plate to secure it to the Sega CD itself.
Model 2's less sexy, but is the only one that works with Model 2 Geneses (there's a gap present underneath the Genesis if you put a Model 1 Sega CD down there, which can bend contacts) and is less prone to breakdown (since there's no tray sliding in and out). It's also more horizontal than the Model 1 (significantly so if paired with a Model 1 Genesis).
There are also Genesis/CD hybrids, the JVC X'Eye and the Sega CDX. Both are very sleek. Both are insanely expensive.
I went with a Model 2 Sega CD under an S-Video-modded Model 1 Genesis, personally. If you do go this route, be sure to ensure the Model 2 Sega CD comes with the little plastic extension for the Model 1 Genesis, as well as the plate to secure it to the Sega CD itself.
IrishNinja
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CD-X looks awesome but (think it was on the last page?) doesnt it not do RGB though?
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
it has RGB
A Black Falcon
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Is there any reason you say that other than the difficulty level? Because while it can be fair to criticize a game for being too hard, difficulty and game control/gameplay are not the same thing... Adventures of Batman & Robin is somewhat absurdly difficult, but plays well. If you manage to memorize the game, you'll get through. I don't know, I think that even if a game is too hard, if it's fun anyway (through the part I can manage to get through), I can like it anyway. That definitely applies here.
ResidentDante
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Zany Golf. I remember the Apple IIGS at my town library had it. Never did play the Genesis port, but I can't imagine it looking the same. Ironically, my first avatar for GAF was this:
Damn, thanks for the trip down memory lane. I remember playing that game at my dad's work on a DOS machine.
sixteen-bit
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I liked comix zone a lot as a kid. It was really hard and didn't help that the game locked up on me often though, lol
Regarding Flink Mega CD, it just appeared on eBay in good condition for £120. That's a bit excessive in my opinion.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLINK-SEGA-MEGA-CD-GAME-VERY-GOOD-CON-/360764809256
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLINK-SEGA-MEGA-CD-GAME-VERY-GOOD-CON-/360764809256
Shadow Hog
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...I paid $30 for my NTSC copy <_<
On another note, I really want the wireless controllers. But then I'll also want the wireless Saturn controllers, and those are like $150. Each. Eep.
I should probably just get cable extenders, then, but Saturn ones only come in black, which doesn't go well with the white Saturn controller... #firstworldproblems
Comix Zone is an amazing game if you can figure out how to get past that jump in the Tibet level.
A Black Falcon
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US Flink is not a hugely expensive game; it's not common, but it's not super pricey. $30's a reasonable amount for it. I have no idea why the European release is so valuable, but yeah, the US version isn't.
It seems rare. I think it's the first I've seen it listed in the last six month (or the others were incomplete cd only crap).
Frankly they're not so good. I have the Saturn ones and its infrared communication, so if you're not at the right angle in front of your console or if someone steps between you and the receiver then the signal is lost. It can take some time to get accustomed to not moving too much.
I thought about modding mine to PC HID controllers by putting some bluetooth in them, but then I got lazy. I still think it's a great idea though.
sixteen-bit
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This poster on NFG is making RF controllers for old systems. Should be way better than IR.
http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=4065.0
http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=4393.0
Yeah but this was before broadband internet was really a thing. Basically I just mean that it didn't use the standard internet.
Never did. Never even saw it in action but I think it was a relatively big thing at the time. But my understanding is that you essentially had a selection of games that you could play for free on a short term basis. like weekly or monthly or something. Good for discovering games without renting I suppose.
Fox Mulder
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Gunstarheroes
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(Maybe) Good news everyone! I will be filming my Sega panel tomorrow, so you can all laugh at me and judge me when i didn't include game X!
baphomet
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That second link has some really awesome stuff in it. I would love to have those.
Embarrassing, really. The Genesis was good, but not for most of those reasons.
Genesis Knight
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Buzz feed article is what happens when someone who isn't a Sega fan pretends to be.
Diablohead
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I decided what I am going to do for a christmas treat this year and that is to buy a new mint megadrive unit, find my mega CD (and probably buy replacement cables) and rock some classic games I own.
And buy some others of course, I own the sonic titles, jungle strike, PS4, quite a few others I forget right now and i'll probably buy some golden oldies too.
And buy some others of course, I own the sonic titles, jungle strike, PS4, quite a few others I forget right now and i'll probably buy some golden oldies too.
baphomet
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It was obvious right away that wasn't a Genesis game. He's right though, that does look really good.
sixteen-bit
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One of those games on the buzzfeed list is a bootleg
Pretty much. =/
Bog
Junior Ace
Where in Upstate NY?
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
embarrassing list.
I could make a real article that would trump that list in every meaningful and superficial way.
I mean, seriously.
I could make a real article that would trump that list in every meaningful and superficial way.
I mean, seriously.
I'm reading glycerin oil is good to nourish artifical rubber. Soaked overnight and then washed away I guess. Some people seem to use brake oil. I never tried it myself though, but I'm facing the same problem so I'm considering it. Just don't hold me responsible if it fucks up your controller!
Natural oil and vaseline dissolve rubber (condoms and controllers alike), so please don't use that.
(also milk for natural rubber! who knew that?)
Also I have no idea what would happen to that black pin included in the rubber to make electrical contact. Will it still be able to conduct electricity after being soaked in oil?
I want to try but I have no spare old non-functional controller to sacrifice.