Retro Gaming - The Bear and Badger

nick_md

I loved that you could unlock the portraits for other bonds in GE using an action replay. Don't think you could actually play as them though.

I hope I haven't imagined that.

davyK

I've given up on Retro Gamer magazine. It was too patchy.

Blue Swirl

nick_md wrote:

I loved that you could unlock the portraits for other bonds in GE using an action replay. Don't think you could actually play as them though.

I hope I haven't imagined that.

Sounds right. I did read that previous Bonds were originally included, but later removed. Art assets were left hidden in the code.

Blue Swirl

davyK wrote:

I've given up on Retro Gamer magazine. It was too patchy.

Patchy is the perfect word for the GE article. Nothing was given time to breathe before moving on to the next subject.

I still subscribe and read each issue cover to cover. Usually things are much better than the GE article.

Moot_Geeza

I've been meaning to give up for a while, but never get round to cancelling. Would be the end of buying magazines for me, maybe that's what's keeping me on. I've had one or more mags on the go each month since the early 90s.

It doesn't help that I usually read it at work before my copy arrives, so I'm just wasting money and acquiring more junk.

davyK

Aye. I hit the reset button for magazines last year. Had T3, Which and Retro Gamer magazine subs - cancelled them all as I wasn't getting the value out of them.

Which is a great magazine if you are spending money - I was a few years ago post house extension - but I should have cancelled my sub a year earlier than I did. Subbers also get access to great online content too. Worth a month or two if you are in the market for anything.

wonderbanana

http://www.seganerds.com/2018/03/13/sega-genesis-collection-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-pc-this-may/

JonB

Nice. Over 50 games should mean all the best stuff on there, and would be good to have the convenience of having them all on the PS4. A decent price and I'm definitely interested.

retroking1981

Wheres the bloody Switch version!!

retroking1981

... and Disney Afternoon Collection!

Blue Swirl

Went to my bank today, not realizing it opens at 10, not 9, on Wednesdays. Luckily CEX was open and had four titles to add to my Dreamcast collection. Win/lose. (For the interested: TrickStyle, F1 World Grand Prix, Dave Mirra BMX, and Racing Simulation: Monaco GP.)

Moot_Geeza

I was looking forward to Trickstyle. Turned out to be a load of old guff in the end, despite the 8's and 9's.

retroking1981

Style over substance.

Blue Swirl

retroking1981 wrote:

TrickStyle over substance.

afgavinstan

Hey it was not bad at all.

Dave Mirra though... Stone cold classic. What a purchase.

davyK

Moot_Geeza wrote:

I was looking forward to Trickstyle. Turned out to be a load of old guff in the end, despite the 8's and 9's.

I always assumed it did well because it was an early release.

Blue Swirl

afgavinstan wrote:

Dave Mirra though... Stone cold classic. What a purchase.

All four titles were £15. Soooooold, sir. Fuggin' sold.

afgavinstan

Arrrghh I hate cex now but damn you done well.

JonB

A full list of the Megadrive collection's games:

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alien Soldier
Alien Storm
Altered Beast
Beyond Oasis
Bio-Hazard Battle
Bonanza Bros.
Columns
Columns III: Revenge of Columns
Comix Zone
Crack Down
Decap Attack
Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
Dynamite Headdy
ESWAT: City Under Siege
Fatal Labyrinth
Flicky
Gain Ground
Galaxy Force II
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II
Golden Axe III
Gunstar Heroes
Kid Chameleon
Landstalker
Light Crusader
Phantasy Star II
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
Ristar
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Shining Force
Shining Force II
Shining in the Darkness
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Spinball
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Space Harrier II
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Super Thunder Blade
Sword of Vermilion
The Revenge of Shinobi
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
ToeJam& Earl
Vectorman
VectorMan 2
Virtua Fighter 2
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Wonder Boy in Monster World

A fair few of the ones you'd want there, but a lot of crappy filler as well. Bit disappointing really.

optimark_prime

The Genesis Collection trailer...

https://youtu.be/-GYBh2pe3Gk

ChopperByrne

Not an EA title in sight.

Actually, are they all first/second party?

Comes out on my birthday.

JonB

A couple of EA games would've been nice, but didn't really expect them.

I'm more disappointed with the lack of shoot 'em ups, as it's a good console for those, and Konami games.

At least the Treasure stuff is there. And the Shining Forces, Shinobis and Streets of Rages are always welcome.

Blue Swirl

Just realised that those four DC games puts me at 50 titles in my collection. It's a mile stone, of sorts. Should I expect a letter from the Queen or something?

retroking1981

No Sonic3/Knuckles????? LOL

Moot_Geeza

If they'd done a NES Remix type thing I'd be all over it, but it's the same stuff again, it's missing some fairly obvious titles and I've got it all on the Pi anyway. Or the Xbox, according to a post in that thread recently. Nice trailer though.

retroking1981

That collections worse than the PS3/360 ones iirc.

optimark_prime

Landstalker is a nice addition as it’s quite pricey these days.

retroking1981

So in terms of the two gens Mega Drive collections:

The following are exclusive to the PS4/XOne:
Alien Soldier
Bio-Hazard Battle
Columns III: Revenge of Columns
Crack Down
Galaxy Force II
Gunstar Heroes
Landstalker
Light Crusader
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Space Harrier II
Sword of Vermilion
The Revenge of Shinobi
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
ToeJam& Earl
Virtua Fighter 2
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Wonder Boy in Monster World

The following exclusive to the PS3/360:
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic & Knuckles

There's must haves on both lists but Sonic 3/Knuckles??? Thats a pretty fucking big omission for a Mega Drive collection.

Moot_Geeza

Eteranl Champions not making the cut for either release is an odd one. Poor Eric.

Moot_Geeza

Sword of Vermillion was a good buy for me in 1992/93, my first RPG. Nice mix of realtime top-down battles and occasional side on bits, along with the maze thing. Would be absolutely terrible for a first time play now, but it definitely had its charms. The music was good too.

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