Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection-40 Games

Kyo · 11-07-2008, 04:30 AM

Like the title says sega releasing a huge pack of 40 genesis in one pack for 29.99.

Link gives complete list, has a huge amount of clasics.

New 'Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection' from Sega, 40 titles included - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Kohan · 11-07-2008, 04:50 AM

Holy shit.

Another opportunity to repurchase games I've already bought several times.

izembo · 11-07-2008, 07:39 AM

shining force 1+2 and shining in the darkness, count me in

Rokku · 11-07-2008, 08:02 AM

$30 for all the old genesis games I loved with 720p support? Count me in.

BrillCS · 11-07-2008, 08:46 AM

Shining Force 1 & 2 are on it! Fuck yeah!

Isiolia · 11-07-2008, 09:06 AM

It would figure that I bought the Sonic Mega Collection+ when I was in Wal Mart yesterday, and this includes the Genesis stuff from that. It's a nice collection, but it doesn't run in HD...

Kiarax · 11-07-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Isiolia

It's a nice collection, but it doesn't run in HD...

Wha? Says in the link that it does.

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All the games in the collection have been "converted" to high definition and will be output in 720p.

Isiolia · 11-07-2008, 09:43 AM

I'm talking about the Sonic Mega Collection+ for PS2 (which I bought yesterday), not the 360 collection.

Rokku · 11-07-2008, 09:46 AM

It's 360 and PS3. The link is misleading because it's on an Xbox site.

fantasticdan · 11-07-2008, 09:46 AM

Why exactly are people so concerned about being able to play old games in HD? It makes them look worse.

Karbuncle · 11-07-2008, 09:48 AM

Fuck Yeah, Vectorman!

Also Im probably buying this o - o, about the Shining Force games, i heard they were good, which should i play first, Shining in the Darkness or Shining Force 1

Rokku · 11-07-2008, 09:50 AM

I think the assumption is that they went back and fixed the graphics to run properly in 720p. If they just made the game capable of running in 720p by upscaling and leaving the core graphics unchanged, then yeah, it's gonna look like pixelated shit.

fantasticdan · 11-07-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Karbuncle

Fuck Yeah, Vectorman!

Also Im probably buying this o - o, about the Shining Force games, i heard they were good, which should i play first, Shining in the Darkness or Shining Force 1

Shining in the darkness is just a shitty dungeon crawler, don't play it at all.

Isiolia · 11-07-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fantasticdan

Why exactly are people so concerned about being able to play old games in HD? It makes them look worse.

It shows that the emulator they're using is actually making some effort to fill the screen n' such.
The PS2 version that I have just sort of starts the game in a box in the middle of the screen. I mean, it's not terrible, but it's noticeable (this is on my 27" tube TV, which I have consoles other than my 360 and PS3 hooked up to). Especially since the geometry isn't perfect on it...I've been spoiled by my LCD TV...

If you have an HDTV, filtering can also make things look acceptable. Not as much of a problem with 2D games, but 3D PSX and PS2 games tend to look like they were pulled out of a cat's ass on an HDTV, without filtering and all that.

Karbuncle · 11-07-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by fantasticdan

Shining in the darkness is just a shitty dungeon crawler, don't play it at all.

All right lol, They need to release a SNES pack like this ~.~, The 7TH Saga, Illusions of Gaia and some other games would make a great MEGAPACK

Isiolia · 11-07-2008, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Karbuncle

All right lol, They need to release a SNES pack like this ~.~, The 7TH Saga, Illusions of Gaia and some other games would make a great MEGAPACK

I'd love to see some SNES compilations, but Nintendo would rather we buy them all via Virtual Console (not that Genesis games aren't available on that too).

Personally, I'm more inclined to buy classic games like that stamped onto shiny plastic discs though. Not keen on paying as much as they charge for a download, and I like having the physical media for collection purposes.

Octavious · 11-07-2008, 10:00 AM

hell yea, I can put away my genesis now. I put my SNES/NES away when I got a Wii. This is awesome :3 more space for Dreamcast Games (*'-')/ gogo Jet Grind Radio~

Beckwin · 11-07-2008, 10:23 AM

wow this is sweet. I have a Genesis lying around but I think it's busted, and 40 games for 30 bucks is a steal (considering individual 16-bit era games go for like, 5 bucks a piece as a download).

BrillCS · 11-07-2008, 10:23 AM

Agreed on Shining in the Darkness. It's a fucking terrible dungeon crawler. Shining Force 1 and 2 are kind of like FF Tactics, Vandal Hearts, Ogre Battle etc. Both are absolutely fantastic. Who else killed Dark Dragon with their main character? Instead of the normal default attack motion he salutes the dragon with his green lightsaber then pummels him. Awesome.

Norellicus · 11-07-2008, 11:18 AM

The "HD" is shit.

megadrive1106

Kyo · 11-07-2008, 01:03 PM

Im getting it mostly for streets of rage 1-3, golden axe 1-3 and bonanza bros.

Rokku · 11-07-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Norellicus

The "HD" is shit.

megadrive1106

http://kotaku.com/5079490/mega-drive...s-are-optional

^

Kohan · 11-07-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BrillCS

Agreed on Shining in the Darkness. It's a fucking terrible dungeon crawler.

And you call yourselves Shining fans? You folks should do the world a favor and eat a bag of dicks. Your opinions won't be tolerated.

In all seriousness, I disagree entirely that Darkness is a poor dungeon crawler. It's relatively easy despite its age, despite many titles which have come out since then with outrageous random battle amounts. Its first-person perspective was well-done on the Genesis, and though it certainly wasn't the first of its kind, I enjoyed the memories of the more archaic "Phantasy Star."

In fact, if anyone is to insult Darkness, then you may as well say the first PS was trash, too. The dialogue in it is extremely limited, since there was only so much space the translators had to use, and many of your required goals are extremely vague. Without the wonders of the internet we now have, it was much harder years ago to conquer that game.

Darkness isn't like that at all. Far less frustration and more logical progression. It's dated, but so is PSII, which is excellent yet similarly difficult.

Let's be fair considering when these games came out. I like all of the ones mentioned, but I can look at them objectively. If you didn't like it then, very well, but it's by no means awful.

Tamago · 11-07-2008, 05:35 PM

Beyond Oasis! This game was awesome! I can't believe I forgot about this game. Oh, and the other games are nice too. I wonder if I anyone here remebers this game...

Melena · 11-07-2008, 05:52 PM

So worth the thirty dollars just for Shining Force and Phantasy star. The rest is just exceptionally tasty gravy.

BRP · 11-07-2008, 05:59 PM

That's less than 1 dollar per game. Much better deal than spending say 5-10 dollars on nintendo's VC. This is payan from roms I can get behind.

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Kyo Relic Horn Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Katie Perry's Closet Posts: 3,495	Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection-40 Games Like the title says sega releasing a huge pack of 40 genesis in one pack for 29.99. Link gives complete list, has a huge amount of clasics. New 'Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection' from Sega, 40 titles included - Xbox 360 Fanboy __________________

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Rokku Relic Weapons Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 348	$30 for all the old genesis games I loved with 720p support? Count me in. __________________ PSN ID: Rokku-X

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Rokku Relic Weapons Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 348	I think the assumption is that they went back and fixed the graphics to run properly in 720p. If they just made the game capable of running in 720p by upscaling and leaving the core graphics unchanged, then yeah, it's gonna look like pixelated shit. __________________ PSN ID: Rokku-X

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Octavious Relic Shield Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,753	hell yea, I can put away my genesis now. I put my SNES/NES away when I got a Wii. This is awesome :3 more space for Dreamcast Games (*'-')/ gogo Jet Grind Radio~ __________________ :: Cooking 100+3 Alchemy 60+1 Fishing 40 :: :: 75RDM 75WHM 75BLM 75DRG 75BRD 70NIN 60SMN 60BLU:: 284 Merits

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Kohan Sea Torques Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 791	Holy shit. Another opportunity to repurchase games I've already bought several times.

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izembo Chram Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,879	shining force 1+2 and shining in the darkness, count me in

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BrillCS Old Merits Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fuck U. Posts: 1,004	Shining Force 1 & 2 are on it! Fuck yeah!

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Isiolia Old Merits Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,409	It would figure that I bought the Sonic Mega Collection+ when I was in Wal Mart yesterday, and this includes the Genesis stuff from that. It's a nice collection, but it doesn't run in HD...

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Isiolia Old Merits Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,409	I'm talking about the Sonic Mega Collection+ for PS2 (which I bought yesterday), not the 360 collection.

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fantasticdan Relic Shield Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,658	Why exactly are people so concerned about being able to play old games in HD? It makes them look worse.

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Karbuncle Sea Torques Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 578	Fuck Yeah, Vectorman! Also Im probably buying this o - o, about the Shining Force games, i heard they were good, which should i play first, Shining in the Darkness or Shining Force 1

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Beckwin Nidhogg Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,769	wow this is sweet. I have a Genesis lying around but I think it's busted, and 40 games for 30 bucks is a steal (considering individual 16-bit era games go for like, 5 bucks a piece as a download). __________________

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BrillCS Old Merits Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fuck U. Posts: 1,004	Agreed on Shining in the Darkness. It's a fucking terrible dungeon crawler. Shining Force 1 and 2 are kind of like FF Tactics, Vandal Hearts, Ogre Battle etc. Both are absolutely fantastic. Who else killed Dark Dragon with their main character? Instead of the normal default attack motion he salutes the dragon with his green lightsaber then pummels him. Awesome.

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Melena Sea Torques Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 771	So worth the thirty dollars just for Shining Force and Phantasy star. The rest is just exceptionally tasty gravy.

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