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Re: Sega announces Wonder Boy collection!!

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Ted

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Dec 26, 2006, 10:23:04 AM12/26/06
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BelPowerslave wrote:
>
> > Btw, there is one (retro) collection that I am highly anticipating for
> > the PS2. Can you guess which release I'm referring to?
> >
> > Well, it's Samurai Spirits
> > http://ffl.sakura.ne.jp/topic/tgs2006/tx_tgs2006_samurai_wh.jpg one of
> > my all time favorite 2D fighters and unfortunately, it's been anounced
> > for a Japan only release. I understand the following games will be
> > included:
> >
> > Samurai Showdown
> > Samurai Showdown 2
> > Samurai Showdown 3
> > Samurai Showdown 4
> > Samurai Showdown 5/Zero
> > Samurai Showdown Tenkaichi
> >
> > I just hope the developers don't take the lazy route and give us the
> > crappy fake high resolution treatment the way they handled the Street
> > Fighter Zero/Alpha Collection. If they do this right, then they must
> > bring it to the US!
>
> No offense, and Azum you're a great guy so you know I mean that, but
> no-fucking-way. A) Japanese PS2 releases are "too good" for US
> distribution(just ask Eiji, who sports a Canada email address, about
> this) and B) the package is just simply to good to be true. I'm sure
> they'll fuck it up with whatever fake resolution, redone soundtrack,
> misplaced voice acting(so they don't have to pay the original voice
> actors), etc. in order to put out the quickest, cheapest and crappiest
> comp. they can possibly put forth.
>
> The only true form of nostalgia is the actual rom from which it came
> forth. Fuck everything but emulation...for it has the "arcade perfect"
> form that shall set the Nick Rox in all of us all free...

So I should toss my MVS motherboard, supergun and SamSho (uh, 3?) cart,
for they are not as good as emulation?

BelPowerslave

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Dec 26, 2006, 2:35:07 PM12/26/06
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>> The only true form of nostalgia is the actual rom from which it came
>> forth. Fuck everything but emulation...for it has the "arcade perfect"
>> form that shall set the Nick Rox in all of us all free...
>
> So I should toss my MVS motherboard, supergun and SamSho (uh, 3?) cart,
> for they are not as good as emulation?

No, because you have the original rom...in cart form. ;)

At the same time though, you're one of the few...the rest of us don't
have Neo Geos(and quite honestly, after owning both an AES and NGCD
unit, I'm more than content with just emulating the stuff). :)

Bel
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