davyK wrote:

Interesting info about SFII, hunk, thanks. So, with original carts, is there a version worth owning if you've got a SNES one?

Imho, unless you're a sf2 collector and nut, no not really. Not sure what a complete boxed version in mint condition is worth tho'.

Always thought SF2Turbo was the best SNES one. There's a nice collector's edition in a tin with a badge. Don't think it is that expensive though.

To clarify I was being specific about owning the md cart versions if you already have the snes versions. The original md versions are only worth bothering with if you are a collector as the snes versions are obviously superior.

The modded versions (see the b and b dropbox) are definitely worth checking out as they arguably show what the md is capable of on a technical level when in the right hands.Top stuff for actually rivalling the snes versions.

If you think the snes version of sf2t is good you should definitely check out the patched version of md sf2 sce. It slightly edges the snes release as its presentation is a tiny bit closer to the arcade and just as polished as it's SNES sibling.

Bear in mind I be remembering this from 90s Sega magazines.

Blue Swirl wrote:

I always thought the Snes versions had better sound due to better sound hardware, while the MD versions played better (as long as you had a six button pad) as the Sega machine had a faster processor?

Snes had a slower cpu and better custom gpu while the md was the reverse; it had a faster cpu but weaker gpu.
If you wanted to get the most out of the md hw you had to manually program the fx to eek the most out of the faster cpu.
Snes had visual fx out of the box or supported custom chips to aid it. Sound of md was always weaker due to a crappy sounddriver; the snes hw is far superior in that respect.

The snes ed of sf2 looked and sounded better than their original md counterparts. Better color palette and superior sound and voices all round for snes. The md mods rectify this to some extent with a redone palette and updated sound driver with clear voice samples. SF2sce is especially close to the arcade as it includes the arcade intro and losing animations in the continue screens, something which was cut from the snes ed.
And yeah, framepacing seems slightly better than the snes versions which makes it feel slightly more responsive; it's not something due to the controller. Not sure why that is, might be due to the faster cpu in the md.

Ah, I forgot about the MD colour palette.

https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/27/17786352/streets-of-rage-4-dotemu-sega

Bit of a Sega revival.

I hope they're begging Mr. Koshiro for a few new tunes.

Funny you should say that davy I was having a look at a YouTube review of one of them yesterday. They seem good value for £120

There's a lot of games on there (999) 300 of which are variants of SFII but there are some glaring omissions and I wonder how good the stick components are.

That was a useful watch, most of the reviews I have seen relate to the 5s and 6 both of which seem to have emulation issues. I am tempted by the 5 as a stop gap before I hopefully get a candy cab, but it's competing with a new receiver, an OSSC or a copy of Cannon Spike.

Gremill wrote:

Up in the loft today, rooting through some stuff. Found my N64 (with memory expansion), 4 controllers and a load of games. A friend at work is asking to buy it and the games. Anyone got any advice on a reasonable price for the machine and games?

LTTP in that condition with a map and manual will go for up to £200. The N64 version about £45-55. Illusion of time about £40. I'd not sell and go the ebay route myself.

Broke 55K on Asteroids Dx last night. High score. That's my second 50K+. The difficulty gets ridiculous at 50K - the homing missile speed seems to step up with each 10K score barrier. Not sure when it will top out but I can't imagine it getting much quicker when I bust 60K.

SCART should be fine, though will probably look a bit crap, and there will be input lag that wasn't there on your old CRT.

Good stuff.  I'm more interested in seeing if the SNES fires up than the N64.  Ooh, that's a point.  It's a US SNES.  Is that possibly going to be an issue?  I'm assuming it shouldn't be but I DO NOT KNOW.

Righto.  Might try to fire it up this weekend.  Not even sure what games are in the box.

I'm assuming I already have one of those as it's never blown up before.

The transformer on a SNES is external - ie . is a power brick - so you don't need to worry about voltages as long as it has a UK plug on it.

The only consoles that you really need to be careful re voltages are those that just take a kettle lead or similar - ie. Dreamcast, Saturn, Playstation1,2 etc.

I suspect the US console will be fine on the TV.