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Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:13 pm
by REPO Man
Flak Beard wrote:elvis wrote:REPO Man wrote:B) To buy all the original carts of these games would costs far more than the compilation, since many of them are hard to come by.
Like what?
Sonic, Columns, Shinobi, Streets of Rage - these are all $3-5 on eBay.
The PS2 Genesis Collection was $20 and it had 28 Genesis titles. That's roughly 71 cents a game. Actual carts or not, that can't be beat.
The games also look better on my PS2. The Genesis didn't have s-video (without modding) and outputted natively in 320x240.
I agree with Flak Beard, but I can see where others are coming from. But you have to admit that at least $3 a cart, times 30, would cost at least $90, and that's just assuming that each game is only $3, but considering that many of the games are quite hard to find (some), they'd cost more. So... a $20-30 compilation is a savings of at least $60!
But with carts, they're only worth it if they can't be found in any other form. Like, for example, with the PSP Genesis Collection, I don't need to shell out upwards to $50-100 for Phantasy Star 4. I mean, sure there's some issues with the screen (I have an old Model 1000 PSP), but for the mere price of $15, it's a non-issue.
But nowadays, owning the carts and playing them on their native console is a luxury, at least compared to such mediums as the Wii's Virtual Console, commercially available compilations, and so on.
But don't get me wrong, cuz nothing beats the real thing.
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:30 pm
by elvis
Flak Beard wrote:elvis wrote:REPO Man wrote:B) To buy all the original carts of these games would costs far more than the compilation, since many of them are hard to come by.
Like what?
Sonic, Columns, Shinobi, Streets of Rage - these are all $3-5 on eBay.
The PS2 Genesis Collection was $20 and it had 28 Genesis titles. That's roughly 71 cents a game. Actual carts or not, that can't be beat.
The games also look better on my PS2. The Genesis didn't have s-video (without modding) and outputted natively in 320x240.
Without trying to sound all purist-wanker, did the PS2 version offer low-res progressive scan? I know the Sega Ages "Treasurebox" collection did, which I was happy about (and paid good money for with the Aussie dollar being very crap at the time, making all import purchases horrendously expensive). But yeah, interlacing hurts my eyeballs, and upscaling old pixel-based games sucks.
(And the NTSC Genesis/Megadrive generally used a 224-line mode, not a 240-line mode).
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:35 pm
by Flak Beard
elvis wrote:Without trying to sound all purist-wanker, did the PS2 version offer low-res progressive scan? I know the Sega Ages "Treasurebox" collection did, which I was happy about (and paid good money for with the Aussie dollar being very crap at the time, making all import purchases horrendously expensive). But yeah, interlacing hurts my eyeballs, and upscaling old pixel-based games sucks.
(And the NTSC Genesis/Megadrive generally used a 224-line mode, not a 240-line mode).
Yep, the PS2 collection can run in 480p.
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:02 am
by elvis
Flak Beard wrote:Yep, the PS2 collection can run in 480p.
I was more querying about a true low-res (15KHz) progressive mode.
e.g: "224p", or "240p".
480p (31KHz) is considered "high res" in arcade speak.
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:27 pm
by GagaMan
By the way guys, Sega has revealed that the 2X filter will be an option, so you will be able to switch it off and play them as they are supposed to look.
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:39 pm
by Ramatut4001
GagaMan wrote:By the way guys, Sega has revealed that the 2X filter will be an option, so you will be able to switch it off and play them as they are supposed to look.
Good news. The first thing I do on these type of games is turn that type of stuff off. I hope this turns out halfway decent. Even though I like playing the real games on my CDX hooked to CRT I still enjoy retrogaming on the 360 for the leader boards and achievements and other added value.
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:04 pm
by elvis
GagaMan wrote:By the way guys, Sega has revealed that the 2X filter will be an option, so you will be able to switch it off and play them as they are supposed to look.
Including scanlines?
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:59 pm
by Flak Beard
Updated initial post with full game list and pricing!
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:27 pm
by REPO Man
Flak Beard wrote:I previously posted a link to the Team Xbox website, but here is all the info from the official Sega site. Enjoy.
By the way, the press release mentions four titles from the Phantasy Star series. I wonder if this means PS1 is an unlockable?
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THE LARGEST SEGA GENESIS COLLECTION TO DATE!
Take a trip back in time with over 40 titles from the SEGA Genesis® era, including your Sonic The Hedgehog favorites, for only
$29.95! In classic single-player and multiplayer battles, you’ll take down a huge variety of enemies, including Sonic’s nemesis Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik), shuriken-flinging ninjas, hordes of altered beasts and the world’s greatest fighting champions.
FEATURES:
• THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF CLASSIC SEGA TITLES. All the favorites are here including Sonic The Hedgehog, four titles from the Phantasy Star™ series, as well as three titles from the Streets of Rage™ series, to name a few.
• UNLOCKABLE CONTENT. Unlock arcade games and interviews with the original game developers as you earn Achievements on the Xbox 360® and Trophies on the PLAYSTATION®3.
• ALL TITLES UPGRADED TO HI-DEF. The classic 2D style never looked so good! Each of the titles has been converted to hi-def (720p) and will be a blast to play using the intuitive controls of the Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3 systems.
• MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER OPTIONS. Play these classics together with a friend from the same console at home.
GAMES INCLUDE:Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Storm
Altered Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bonanza Bros.
Columns
Comix Zone
Decap Attack starring Chuck D. Head
Dr. Robotnik's MBM
Dynamite Headdy
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco II: The Tides of Time
E-SWAT
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Gain Ground
Golden Axe I
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Kid Chameleon
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
Ristar
Shining in the Darkness
Shining Force
Shining Force 2
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic and Knuckles
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Thunder Blade
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
HOLY BU*TFU*KING SH*T!!!
Re: Sega Announces Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:01 am
by MrPopo
Jesus, that's nearly every Genesis game worth owning (needs more Starflight). About the only way they can fuck up that pack is to not let you lock on Sonic 2/3 with S&K.