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Sega Genesis/MegaDrive Appreciation Thread: Alien Storm > Golden Axe
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Dude. I keep forgetting the minecart throws you off at the end in rocket knight adventures and I just did it three times a row and then forgot to stop myself and slide off into the abyss.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Anyone want a dirty, beat-up Sega Genesis retail box (late model 1, non-HDG, Sonic 1 pack-in era)? I'm cleaning out the apartment before I move out and am getting rid of stuff I don't want or need. Normally I'd just toss this out since I don't think its in a good enough condition for eBay, but I figure some collectors out there die a little inside every time something like that happens, so I figured I'd ask. I'd only ask for enough money to cover shipping. I can also snap pics later.
I'm also rummaging through my older Genesis box for the system that I actually use, and I'm surprised that I seemed to have kept everything that came with it, including not only the manual but all of those obscure connectors for TVs that don't even have standard RF inputs. I didn't think I held onto this kind of stuff when I was that young. Still have the expansion module for the model 2 Sega CD as well.
I'm also rummaging through my older Genesis box for the system that I actually use, and I'm surprised that I seemed to have kept everything that came with it, including not only the manual but all of those obscure connectors for TVs that don't even have standard RF inputs. I didn't think I held onto this kind of stuff when I was that young. Still have the expansion module for the model 2 Sega CD as well.
IrishNinja
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^gonna PM you now sixfortyfive, was looking for a genesis box!
oh man, i'd be all over that if it was done. i picked up the game onna cheap with a JP saturn bundle on ebay last year or so and i just love looking at it but fuck if i can get through the menus
*edit: just found an old micro SD that i'm gonna format (FAT-16! *nods to peagles) in anticipation of my Mega Everdrive....it's 8GB, is that too large? should i hunt down a 2 gig or is that just the max it'll read? all i gotta do now is find some unwanted shells...
oh man, i'd be all over that if it was done. i picked up the game onna cheap with a JP saturn bundle on ebay last year or so and i just love looking at it but fuck if i can get through the menus
*edit: just found an old micro SD that i'm gonna format (FAT-16! *nods to peagles) in anticipation of my Mega Everdrive....it's 8GB, is that too large? should i hunt down a 2 gig or is that just the max it'll read? all i gotta do now is find some unwanted shells...
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Picked up forgotten worlds today. Game seems really absurd.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Here's some pics of the box.
The front has a huge sticker and some damage after another huge sticker was removed:
Beat-up corners and edges:
The previous owner actually cut-out and mailed in the proof of purchase. Who does that?
Rear side seems to be in good enough shape:
A preview of coming attractions, with tentative names and logos:
And since I've dug out all of this junk, let's take a moment to briefly relive Christmas morning 1992 by unpacking and thumbing through some of this stuff together:
Who else actually called one of these hotlines? The only time I remember doing so was because I wanted someone to tell me what sound test #10 in Sonic 2 belonged to. (They didn't have a clue either.)
But I'm really curious what customer service would have had to say about this:
Look at all this bullshit:
Anyone need an RF box or some of these other miscellaneous parts? lol
The front has a huge sticker and some damage after another huge sticker was removed:
Beat-up corners and edges:
The previous owner actually cut-out and mailed in the proof of purchase. Who does that?
Rear side seems to be in good enough shape:
A preview of coming attractions, with tentative names and logos:
And since I've dug out all of this junk, let's take a moment to briefly relive Christmas morning 1992 by unpacking and thumbing through some of this stuff together:
Who else actually called one of these hotlines? The only time I remember doing so was because I wanted someone to tell me what sound test #10 in Sonic 2 belonged to. (They didn't have a clue either.)
But I'm really curious what customer service would have had to say about this:
Look at all this bullshit:
Anyone need an RF box or some of these other miscellaneous parts? lol
I remember when I was a kid I had a commodore 128D which plugged into a NEC monitor through a RGB cable that also fit into the Genesis port ( was it just a standard non proprietary cable?). So whenever my older siblings were using the living room tv ( only other tv in the house was in my parents room) I'd hook it up to the monitor and play on there. I wish I could recall if it looked better I am sure it must have.
Also I remember the controller ports were the same on it and the Genesis, which my child's imagination totally ran with.
Sorry all of that randomness just from looking at the system manual.
Also I remember the controller ports were the same on it and the Genesis, which my child's imagination totally ran with.
Sorry all of that randomness just from looking at the system manual.
2GB is too small for holding everything Megadrive (nor Master System and 32x). You want 4GB minimum (the total file size is about 2.5GB. Mega Everdrive, nor any other Everdrives iirc doesn't have any limitation regarding formatting and card size anymore. You can use any SD, SDHC, SDXC as long as they are formatted in a FAT filesystem (FAT32 is the way to go).
There isn't, but there's at least one group slowly working through one. We don't even have one for Policenauts on Saturn, the definitive version.
Given there was an excellent translation of the mostly identical PSone version a few years ago, it's pretty surprising that this work couldn't be leveraged for the Saturn, also.
Saturn (and PSone) Snatcher is a little bit off, compared to the 16-bit versions. All graphics were re-colorized with a larger palette or outright redrawn, not always for the best. There is also some fairly laughable CG replacing the opening intros. The fantastic music is the same where it was CD-based, but wildly different for what you hear during most of the gameplay which was synthesized. Just like the graphics, some it this is arguably better and some is a good deal worse.
Nice close up! Never heard of Sega of America being at Mega-CD at some point, with an unused logo to boot!
Odd to see the RGB output mention.
sixteen-bit
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Sega flossing that RGB tech. Neat.
IrishNinja
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^nice box!
okay, so i should be golden with this micro then, awesome! also you sure it's 32, i thought flashcards fancied FAT16?
okay, so i should be golden with this micro then, awesome! also you sure it's 32, i thought flashcards fancied FAT16?
I sure did. I actually owned the Genesis that came in that box (well maybe not THAT box) and I remember vividly standing in the store and choosing it carefully.
They had two models at the time: a Model One that came with Sonic 1, and if you mailed in the PoP you got Sonic 2 in 6-8 weeks.
The other model was the Genesis Model 2, and only had Sonic 2.
I did the sensible thing.
Yep, I didn't even bother to format the one that I bought for it.
IrishNinja
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this is me with flashcarts
Shadow Hog
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#ThanksObama
this is me with flashcarts
sixteen-bit
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Or is it more
Needs an "Epic Fail" caption
Glad to see you got in on that. If I see something like that come up again il try to throw it in this thread to let people know.
And let me know how that works. Right now I just went with the Everdrive 64 since I want to put my games back in there boxes and put them in box protectors. Will probably do the Mega Everdrive next time, since it looks like October he might try to do another group buy.
IrishNinja
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will do man! i'm looking through my torn label C-tier carts for donors & selecting a label (still gotta sort that out), got everything else lined up i believe. if i can get some more overtime/justify the expense i'd love to get another one in the next go - was looking into it and for the cost of a SD2SNES, i could get a Super Everdrive + Turbo Everdrive and still have $ left over...since i have most of the games the Super doesn't play, really leaning towards that direction. prolly should've done this years ago, heh.
Here's the link for the one I mentioned. Even if you use another label it could be easier than drilling through another shell: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...itable-for-sega-md-flash-card/1033961575.html
IrishNinja
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oh wow, $8 shipped & that does infact look like it'd save me some trouble...do they have an SNES shell as well? still sorting out the turbo one, but since it looks like that'd take a few moons to get here anyway, maybe i should grab the others ahead of time...thanks peagles!
Shhh spoilers!
sixteen-bit
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Someone made an improved sound patch for SF2CE for some reason
http://youtu.be/-iE5GJNkOqs
http://youtu.be/-iE5GJNkOqs
Shadow Hog
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Took me a minute, but I see what they did there. The voice clips in the "original" sound kinda choppy - like it's taking an intermittent pause every few milliseconds. The "improved" section doesn't have those pauses, so it sounds a lot smoother.
It always bears repeating: This Shit Does What Nintendon't.... at least, that's how I remember the slogan. There's been a lot of fucking weed since then.
Because of this thread I played a round of Altered Beast the other day. Sometimes you just gotta rise from your grave and power the fuck up.
Because of this thread I played a round of Altered Beast the other day. Sometimes you just gotta rise from your grave and power the fuck up.
IrishNinja
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the final, pre-mega everdrive (read: not buying carts for a wee bit) haul arrived today, quick impressions:
Predator 2 - this went right on the should've-played-this-inna-day list; what an awesome game. totally gearing up for a Genesis themed retro game night in september, and this will likely be my first pick.
Two Crude Dudes - oddly, i enjoyed this a bit more than the arcade one on the Data East Collection disc...not a whole helluva lot, mind, but a bit more
Insector-X: i like this one's style! mean though, totally does the R-type thing where you feel boned if you die & lose your weapon. gonna spend some time with this one.
Lost Vikings: Okay i see why this one gets name-dropped, puzzles get interesting only a few stages in, pretty cool
Golden Axe - yup, it's Golden Axe...still can't 1cc it. Seller said it was lacking the manual, so he tossed in the one for part 2...close enough
Paperboy 2 - fits right in with Mrs Pac-Man, Frogger & the other arcade classics on that shelf, but i am such ass at this game. i'm supposed to remember which houses are subscribers while dodging shit & hitting things with accuracy? maaaan
Zoom - still butt. I dig puzzle games but...hopefully i won't need that $4 soon
Trampoline Terror! - this was less butt
Willie Beamish - from that sierra era of everything-equals-game-over, haha...had to replace my boxed copy when i had the chance, but there's no way i can see myself finishing this one again. i was always curious to see if i could actually win at the frog race though.
bout to boot the power base converter & finish the night with Rampage (superior por!) and Alex Kidd in Miracle World, which after a cheap PAL copy of Shinobi World finishes off the set. waiting to hear back from a guy who's swapping my extra Bloodlines for Wonder Boy, and after that i'll have replaced a good 85-90% of my old collection, god knows i can just dump the rest on this incoming flashcart till another good garage sale too. think my sega madness is done for the year!
*edit: Miracle World is still mean, Rampage is still awesome
hey there's a guy on the CGR forums saying Mega-CD & 32X in euro land can cost up to 500 euro...there's no way that's possible, right?!
Predator 2 - this went right on the should've-played-this-inna-day list; what an awesome game. totally gearing up for a Genesis themed retro game night in september, and this will likely be my first pick.
Two Crude Dudes - oddly, i enjoyed this a bit more than the arcade one on the Data East Collection disc...not a whole helluva lot, mind, but a bit more
Insector-X: i like this one's style! mean though, totally does the R-type thing where you feel boned if you die & lose your weapon. gonna spend some time with this one.
Lost Vikings: Okay i see why this one gets name-dropped, puzzles get interesting only a few stages in, pretty cool
Golden Axe - yup, it's Golden Axe...still can't 1cc it. Seller said it was lacking the manual, so he tossed in the one for part 2...close enough
Paperboy 2 - fits right in with Mrs Pac-Man, Frogger & the other arcade classics on that shelf, but i am such ass at this game. i'm supposed to remember which houses are subscribers while dodging shit & hitting things with accuracy? maaaan
Zoom - still butt. I dig puzzle games but...hopefully i won't need that $4 soon
Trampoline Terror! - this was less butt
Willie Beamish - from that sierra era of everything-equals-game-over, haha...had to replace my boxed copy when i had the chance, but there's no way i can see myself finishing this one again. i was always curious to see if i could actually win at the frog race though.
bout to boot the power base converter & finish the night with Rampage (superior por!) and Alex Kidd in Miracle World, which after a cheap PAL copy of Shinobi World finishes off the set. waiting to hear back from a guy who's swapping my extra Bloodlines for Wonder Boy, and after that i'll have replaced a good 85-90% of my old collection, god knows i can just dump the rest on this incoming flashcart till another good garage sale too. think my sega madness is done for the year!
*barrig Shining Force III falling off a truck. or like Steel Empire or one of the few SHMUPs i don't have, or...no no i'm done
*edit: Miracle World is still mean, Rampage is still awesome
hey there's a guy on the CGR forums saying Mega-CD & 32X in euro land can cost up to 500 euro...there's no way that's possible, right?!
There is one thing I noticed about the Mega Everdrive sold by StoneAgeGamer (besides their humongous price), it's that their shell is region free: it has both the back grooves of the western shells and the side indentation of the Japanese shells. I don't think any other shop have these shells. Retrogate (Krikzz own personnal shop I think) certainly doesn't and neither does the Chinese seller from aliexpress.
It is. 32X was a total failure here, the addon itself usually costs over 90€, whereas it's really cheap on eBay America. The games with their European packaging are similarly expensive.
The European Mega-CD games are also rarer than their American counterparts. I can tell you that Flink and Batman & Robin are stupidly rare and expensive compared to the common US edition, to the point I'm considering buying these instead. Other stuff like Cobra and Snatcher are also rarer and more expensive than the copies from your continent. And everything got caught in the retrogaming bubble so prices of common but popular games are also rising.
It's a playback timing error which stems from the coding. Why some games suffered from this pitfall, including first party titles, while others didn't, is beyond me.
sixteen-bit
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Have you seen the arcade original? It's so much more cheery and cute. I wonder why they went all grimdark on the home conversion? Maybe it wasn't successful in the arcade.
Here is the whole thread for the Street Fighter 2 hack:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showth...ter-2-new-Z80-PCM-sound-driver-project/page14
It's just interesting to read how the whole game is picked apart and commentary on how much better the code could be.
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showth...ter-2-new-Z80-PCM-sound-driver-project/page14
It's just interesting to read how the whole game is picked apart and commentary on how much better the code could be.
sixteen-bit
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Arcade SF2 is programmed pretty funny too, with moves doing randomly variable damage, random auto-block, and variable special move input timing lenience.
theSlacker
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Play the pc version if you want to finish it. The latest version of that doesn't have all the problems the sega CD version has, as well as some added things. Also no long as fuck loading. Why play a point and click adventure without a mouse anyway?
The arcade version was originally pitched to Taito as a sister series of Darius with insects instead of fish, but Taito had them change the visual style halfway through development for whatever reason. The MD version doesn't actually use the original assets but it was designed to reflect their original proposal.
sixteen-bit
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Wow, that's good to know. Just imagine if this took off like Darius did. Insector-X Gaiden, G-Insector X, Insector-XBURST
lol
sixteen-bit
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Ristar hold up exceptionally well. Another Sonic Team classic for Genesis.
Ristar is one of the best games for the MD.
sixteen-bit
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lol, I never played it. I only played the first one and didn't think much of it.
sixteen-bit
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quite literally too; it's in a snow storm, lol