How strong is this lineup of portable megadrive games?

Post by **migo** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:23 am

I'm looking at getting the AtGames Portable Megadrive, and these are the games it has. I've checked them all out on Youtube, but there's only so much you can gather from watching videos.

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Force
Altered Beast
Arrow Flash
Columns III
Crack Down
Decap Attack
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Ecco
Ecco Jr.
E-SWAT: Cyber Police City Under Siege
Flicky
Gain Ground
Golden Axe
Jewel Master
Kid Chameleon
Ristar
Sonic and Knuckles
Shadow Dancer - Secret of Shinobi
The Revenge of Shinobi

I'm also wondering how many of them would end up really sucking on a 2.4" screen. It's obvious Crack Down will, with the action being in 1/4 of the screen, and looks like Ristar, Sonic & Knuckles and Ecco will be alright since they also have game gear versions (except maybe S&K?), but the rest I'm not so sure about. A lot of them seem to be arcade ports which makes me wonder about their viability on a handheld.

Post by **lordofduct** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:23 pm

Sonic % Knuckles sucks without Sonic3 attached!

Jewel Master might turn out to be annoying on a small screen with the text and the sort.

Decap Attack is just amazing all around

and revenge of shinobi might turn out to be hard in teeny weeny, eye strain-o-vision.

Post by **racketboy** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:31 pm

lordofduct wrote:Sonic % Knuckles sucks without Sonic3 attached!

I enjoyed S&K bare bones.

Post by **Scooter** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:05 pm

lordofduct wrote:Sonic % Knuckles sucks without Sonic3 attached!

Jewel Master might turn out to be annoying on a small screen with the text and the sort.

Decap Attack is just amazing all around

and revenge of shinobi might turn out to be hard in teeny weeny, eye strain-o-vision.

Decap Attack was panned when it was new, I never understood why. It is a great little game and one of the few platformers I've actually completed.

Post by **D.D.D.** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:57 am

I don't know what that port/Gen is going for but if it's $30 or less, there's enough good stuff to play IMO.

Post by **migo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:53 am

It's going for $40, shipping is $7 and I can get a $5 off coupon. So total it'll cost me $42, maybe ~$50 if I get hit with customs.

Post by **D.D.D.** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 8:58 am

Well for $50... Hmm. These would be the ones I'd play;

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Columns III
Decap Attack
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Ecco
Golden Axe
Kid Chameleon
Ristar
Sonic and Knuckles
Shadow Dancer - Secret of Shinobi
The Revenge of Shinobi

So 11 games but not all of them are long-play games but for about $5 a game... Why not get a PSP, mod it, and use ROMS? I know it's more expensive at first but at least you won't be limited game-wise or too much system-wise.

Post by **migo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:51 am

I've worn out being able to play games on my cell phone, and my GBC doesn't have a backlight. I've got a 2 hour daily commute, so a game system with backlight is about the only thing to stay occupied. I don't have a huge amount of money to burn right now, but I'll have more later. I'm also still debating between the DS, PSP and GP2X, so this is a good temporary system.

Post by **D.D.D.** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:38 am

Sounds like a solid plan