[RadarScope1]

Looking at this on my phone and so I can't tell - does it just stretch or is it really a wider background? Anyone??

[Endo Punk]

Downloaded Alex Kidd, Revenge of Shinobi which are my ALL TIME FAVOURITE games. Also got Monster World 4 because it looks interesting and heard good things. May download Super Hang On later.

[Barrel Cannon]

The fan remake of SoR2 is so good. Is sega porting that version?

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Looking at this on my phone and so I can't tell - does it just stretch or is it really a wider background? Anyone??

It's stretched to some point, BUT it still looks great. You can't tell the difference between original and fullscreen.

[Combichristoffersen]

I know the Master System II one is where he eats a hamburger instead of a rice ball. Not sure other than that.

This baffled me too. I first tried the Europe version since I had a PAL MS when I grew up, but it was so slow and shitty it felt almost unplayable to me. So I tried the MS II version, and that's the one I grew up with, even though I had the first version of the MS.

[Tain]

oh man, these menus. 1080p, and on my Japanese 360 it defaults to showing a Mega Drive and The Super Shinobi, MD cart shape and all.

this is a good start.

[racerx77]

Downloaded Alex Kidd, Revenge of Shinobi which are my ALL TIME FAVOURITE games. Also got Monster World 4 because it looks interesting and heard good things. May download Super Hang On later.

Err.. unless I am wrong, when you download that vintage collection, it already HAS super hang on

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Err.. unless I am wrong, when you download that vintage collection, it already HAS super hang on

On PSN there aren't collections. You have to buy them separately.

[racerx77]

On PSN there aren't collections. You have to buy them separately.

Ah.. gotcha. Did not know about the way the did the PSN versions

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Ah.. gotcha. Did not know about the way the did the PSN versions

Yeah. If you own both systems, get the 360 one because it's much cheaper.

[Endo Punk]

I had a 6 game in 1 disc with my Sega system that included Super Hang on. I remember the game being frustrating but with a killer soundtrack. Should I buy the game?

Yeah. If you own both systems, get the 360 one because it's much cheaper.

I would glady pay 3x the price for Shinobi :D

[RadarScope1]

It's stretched to some point, BUT it still looks great. You can't tell the difference between original and fullscreen.

Fantastic. Thanks. Cannot wait to dig into these.

[goldenpp72]

I only played the first game (demo) and it looked horrific, that doesn't look bad stretched though.

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

I only played the first game (demo) and it looked horrific, that doesn't look bad stretched though.

Really? Hm
First game looks good, too IMO.

[patrickthehedgehog]

Yeah. If you own both systems, get the 360 one because it's much cheaper.

I almost did this, but decided on PS3 due to d-pad. I'm not sure I'm going to buy every game at this point. Picked up MWIV so far. I'll buy another when I beat it!

[RadarScope1]

I almost did this, but decided on PS3 due to d-pad. I'm not sure I'm going to buy every game at this point. Picked up MWIV so far. I'll buy another when I beat it!

Planning to go 360 but I'm also a but leary of the Xbox d-pad. However, we're not exactly talking about Super Meat Boy precision needed for these titles so I think it will be fine. And I also have the drumpad in case I actually do need a real d-pad for any of these. Would be interested to hear impressions from 360 players on this.

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Planning to go 360 but I'm also a but leary of the Xbox d-pad. However, we're not exactly talking about Super Meat Boy precision needed for these titles so I think it will be fine. And I also have the drumpad in case I actually do need a real d-pad for any of these. Would be interested to hear impressions from 360 players on this.

I have no problems playing on 360.

[DarkCloud]

Planning to go 360 but I'm also a but leary of the Xbox d-pad. However, we're not exactly talking about Super Meat Boy precision needed for these titles so I think it will be fine. And I also have the drumpad in case I actually do need a real d-pad for any of these. Would be interested to hear impressions from 360 players on this.

Using a fightpad here...best 10$ purchase I ever made. And thanks to these ports not being shit I can set them up exactly as they would've played on an actual genesis 6 button pad (though only tried MWIV atm which is a 3 button game.

Will be buying the next two batches as well...anything that may get me a sega ages style release for Phantasy Star Collection I'm all for it. (Doesn't hurt that the emulation is worth supporting even if some of the games may not be:Golden Axe III)

[@MUWANdo]

Then why, oh why, did they shut down Streets of Rage Remake?

The dude behind the Sonic CD port had the sense to keep his shit under wraps and make an official proposal to Sega, as opposed to SORR which just spewed out onto the internet with no (well, not much) warning.

I doubt Sega could have officially released it anyway, could they? I don't know about any of the legalities surrounding OpenBOR games, especially ones with new assets.

Ok just bought alex kidd. In the options theres a setting called 'game version' and theres north america, master system II, europe and japan. Anything differences with these?

The international versions have the buttons switched from the Japanese version, and Alex eats a hamburger on the map screen instead of a rice ball. I think that's it.

[robot]

Super Hang On is so awesome.

They did a great job with these collections. Nice amount of options, great presentation, and solid ports. Has anyone tried 3D yet, I noticed the option in Super Hang On.

[Combichristoffersen]

Jesus, thank God for savestates, or that forest level in Alex Kidd would've robbed me of all my lives (it was MUCH harder than I remember it being). Funnily enough it's much easier if you go about completing it via regular platform jumping than if you buy the motorbike at the beginning of the level.

Anyway, the trophy for losing all your lives in Janken's dungeon with less than $400 left, do you have to lose all your lives in the specific room Janken is in, or is it enough to lose them while you're in his castle? Also, to get down to less than $400, I guess you can just lose all your lives and do the continue trick until you're under $400, but how do you pull off the continue trick on PS3?

[parathod]

Picked up all the games on PSN besides Revenge of Shinobi. I'm not sure I'd like that one and nobody in this thread seems to be hyping it.

[Hazanko]

If you go into options for super hang on, set 3D to side by side. Use the cross eyed method and you can see it in 3D without a 3D tv.

[Endo Punk]

Picked up all the games on PSN besides Revenge of Shinobi. I'm not sure I'd like that one and nobody in this thread seems to be hyping it.

Revenge of Shinobi is best Shinobi, in fact it's my favourite Sega mega Drive game period.

[Kyouji]

Picked up all the games on PSN besides Revenge of Shinobi. I'm not sure I'd like that one and nobody in this thread seems to be hyping it.

Revenge of Shinobi/Super Shinobi is a lot of fun and has godlike music from Yuzo Koshiro.

Check out some Youtube videos if you're not sure. It's a shame this version no longer has Batman, Godzilla, and Rambo; I was really hoping M2 would hide the earliest version in the options menu.

[CecilMcW00t]

I've been playing Revenge of Shinobi the most out of all them so far. The level design is so damn good. And that Yuzo Koshiro soundtrack.... Gotta turn up your speakers while you play man. Those trials are brutal though! I need to practice and re-memorize these levels again. Been too long.

[Tain]

Picked up all the games on PSN besides Revenge of Shinobi. I'm not sure I'd like that one and nobody in this thread seems to be hyping it.

oh my god, it's probably the best game across both collections. It's also one of the very very best games on its platform. It is entirely unskippable.

[Diablohead]

If you go into options for super hang on, set 3D to side by side. Use the cross eyed method and you can see it in 3D without a 3D tv.

Cool for about 20 seconds then I have to stop, did the same with sonic generations.

[Rhazer Fusion]

Umm...why can I not start the demos/trials for the X360 versions?? When I hit any button, it just goes to the purchase/main menu screen? I am just trying to decide if I want the PSN or X360 versions of these games.

[Jucksalbe]

Umm...why can I not start the demos/trials for the X360 versions?? When I hit any button, it just goes to the purchase/main menu screen? I am just trying to decide if I want the PSN or X360 versions of these games.

You can only play the first game of each collection.

[ikaruga]

Incidently tried out Dot by Dot and it does get rid of the minor tearing although I couldnt stretch the screen to my liking.

Scaled the size down to 720 and wbml runs like a dream with or without dot by dot.

Can I just say one of my favourite noises in any game is wonder boy in monsterland the sound of the coin jumping up and dropping..............

[Rhazer Fusion]

You can only play the first game of each collection.

Oh.....I'll try that. Thanks.

[Lord British]

Could somebody please post the Miracle World trophy list? It's the first game I ever had, and I love it to death.

[Jucksalbe]

Could somebody please post the Miracle World trophy list? It's the first game I ever had, and I love it to death.

Here you go: http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/alex...orld/trophies/

[Lord British]

That's blocked here. That's why I asked - I should have been clearer, sorry. I appreciate the effort though. I don't suppose someone could copy and paste it? I want to pore over them in absurd detail and suggest better ones.

[@MUWANdo]

Amazing Score
Collect all the items and finish the game.
Mission Complete
Clear every stage.
Boat Cruise
Clear Stage 9 while on the Suisui Boat.
Copter Rider
Have a snack on the Petit-Copter!
Shameful
Lose rock-paper-scissors even while using a Telepathy Ball.
Petit-Copter
Enjoy a sky cruise in the Petit-Copter.
Rockin' the Bike
Ride through Stage 2 on the Sukopako Motorcycle.
Fists of Stone
Break 300 blocks with your fists.
Octopus Sushi
Defeat both giant octopi.
A Brush with Death
Outrun a ghost!
Tears of Regret
Run out of lives in Janken's dungeon with less than $400.
Good Vibrations
Freeze in fear from breaking a Skull Block.

[Lord British]

Amazing Score Collect all the items and finish the game. Mission Complete Clear every stage. Boat Cruise Clear Stage 9 while on the Suisui Boat. Copter Rider Have a snack on the Petit-Copter! Shameful Lose rock-paper-scissors even while using a Telepathy Ball. Petit-Copter Enjoy a sky cruise in the Petit-Copter. Rockin' the Bike Ride through Stage 2 on the Sukopako Motorcycle. Fists of Stone Break 300 blocks with your fists. Octopus Sushi Defeat both giant octopi. A Brush with Death Outrun a ghost! Tears of Regret Run out of lives in Janken's dungeon with less than $400. Good Vibrations Freeze in fear from breaking a Skull Block.

Mega-thanks! Those are actually pretty good! I love how some of them look simple on the surface, but are actually pretty tough (the boat and copter ones).

I would have added one for beating the forest stage while riding the bike, and one for finding the secret area underneath the first octopus; kill it, then swim down into its "bowl" and press buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously. It's hard to pull off but worth it.

It's actually kind of a goal of mine to one day produce a remake of Miracle World, but I have no programming or art skills whatsoever!

[ULTROS!]

The final boss in Wonderboy in Monster World is the worst.

[@MUWANdo]

The final boss in Wonderboy in Monster World is the worst.

-Make sure you've maxed out the heart meter (it's capped at 14 hearts, go explore the world for the remaining hearts if you need to, or you can trade a charmstone for a heart in the secret shop on the bottom level of Purapril town)

-Take a Super Potion, and don't use it until you're almost dead

-Abuse the crap out of Power magic during the second phase, as well as Thunder if the moving lasers are causing you trouble

[Combichristoffersen]

Anyway, the trophy for losing all your lives in Janken's dungeon with less than $400 left, do you have to lose all your lives in the specific room Janken is in, or is it enough to lose them while you're in his castle? Also, to get down to less than $400, I guess you can just lose all your lives and do the continue trick until you're under $400, but how do you pull off the continue trick on PS3?

Quoting myself here. Just finished the game, and it is indeed enough to run out of lives with less than $400 in Janken's castle, not in hos 'room'. The easiest way to go about this was IMO to make a save state when entering his castle. Proceed to the first flame enemy, and use that to lose all your lives. When the 'game over' screen appears, quickly hold up on the d-pad and mash the square button repeatedly to get a continue (I think you have to press square about 8 times). Rince and repeat until you have less than $400, and then get a 'game over' one final time for the trophy to pop. Then load your save and keep trudging through Janken's castle.

For the final boss, since he can be a bitch with those projectiles he starts flinging after the Janken match, just stand right next to him so that the projectiles will fly over you, and jump up and punch his head a few times.

And I have no idea how I ever managed to complete this game as a kid without savestates. It gets pretty damn hard towards the end of the game.

PS: Remember to pick up the signed letter in the blue castle, the one Alex's brother tells you about, if you want the trophy for finding all items (there's also a telepathy ball in the cave level and in said blue castle, and you'll need one of those too for the 'all items' trophy).

[ULTROS!]

-Make sure you've maxed out the heart meter (it's capped at 14 hearts, go explore the world for the remaining hearts if you need to, or you can trade a charmstone for a heart in the secret shop on the bottom level of Purapril town) -Take a Super Potion, and don't use it until you're almost dead -Abuse the crap out of Power magic during the second phase, as well as Thunder if the moving lasers are causing you trouble

Thanks. I was able to finish the game and I got all the trophies.

I'm playing Monster World IV now. Any impressions from GAFfers? The game aged well graphically though IMO.

I'm thinking about getting WB in Monsterland or Revenge of Shinobi. What can you guys recommend?

[Galdelico]

Incidently tried out Dot by Dot and it does get rid of the minor tearing although I couldnt stretch the screen to my liking.

Yeah, it's a fixed aspect ratio that emulates each game's screen size/resolution and I guess the original refresh rate as well: so if you play your games in Dot by Dot, you cannot stretch the screen (if you do that, you automatically switch to Manual).

With NeoGeo Station, for example, if you put side by side an early game such as Fatal Fury and a more recent one, as in Shock Troopers - both running Dot by Dot - you'll notice their screen size being slightly different.

[Varshes]

My wife doesn't play a lot of current games, but she loves Revenge of Shinobi something fierce. She also starts to swear a lot when playing, haha. Really impressed with these collections. I'm putting that classic-style controller to use finally.

[Reluctant-Hero]

So besides achievements/trophies, do both systems run the games equally well? Or does one platform stand out better than the other?

[CecilMcW00t]

My wife doesn't play a lot of current games, but she loves Revenge of Shinobi something fierce. She also starts to swear a lot when playing, haha. Really impressed with these collections. I'm putting that classic-style controller to use finally.

Dude... Please tell me where you got that controller! I hope it isn't an import... :( I would love to use that for Golden Axe and Streets of Rage next week!

[RadarScope1]

That's the drumpad. It's essentially a connector to a "portable" rock band drum kit made by MadCatz. Not sure if they still sell it, but it was only $20 when I got mine. Took the above piece out and never even removed the rest of the set from the box! Best d-pad on 360 by a country mile. Wouldn't want to play Super Meat Boy with anything else.

[Barkley's Justice]

Played last night. Hopelessly overpriced when you sit back and think about it. Beautifully emulated however and awesome frontend/music.

[Chacranajxy]

Played last night. Hopelessly overpriced when you sit back and think about it. Beautifully emulated however and awesome frontend/music.

You can find a way to complain about anything, apparently.

[Tain]

Even at PS3 prices, you can get one of the greatest 2D action games ever made with ridiculously accurate emulation and extra challenges and all regions and shit for five dollars.

I mean, I would consider this a good deal even if the game was public domain.

[Yes Boss!]

Barkley's Justice is definitely a thread crapper, it seems.

These things are a steal.