t0yrobo wrote:If you have it in mame, why bother with inferior console ports? Seems kinda silly to me.
This is probably true for Space Harrier in particular, but there are some games which are improved in consoles - if they can port the game accurately and offer something else for example (extra modes, better music, stuff like that).
this is so true. I personally much prefer the SMS port of Fantasy zone for example, although i love ALL the fantasy zone games.
isn't fantasy zone set in the same world as space harrier?
I recently played the "enhanced" PS2 version on the Sega Collection disc, and liked it a lot. As the Gamespy article points out, there's tons of ports of varying looks and controls, but the bottom line is that SH is a fantastic game. Play it however you can!