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[Wario64]

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=190354

Step back to the dawn of console gaming's golden age with this collection of classics. Play hits from Road Rash, Strike and other legendary series in the first EA compilation of classic handheld games. Go head-to-head with friends in multiplayer mode on select titles. You can even unlock original game art, play in widescreen or normal mode, and save any game at any point. Take fun with you - anytime, anywhere!

* B.O.B.: Help B.O.B. blast his way through alien goon squads and rendezvous with his galactic babe!

* Budokan: Walk the path of the warrior as you master the most deadly martial arts.

* Desert Strike: With a fiery blast from your Hellfire missiles you must annihilate a ruthless tyrant's military arsenal.

* Jungle Strike: The Desert Madman is dead. Now his vicious son plots a nuclear strike against the U.S.A.

* Haunting Starring Polterguy: Scare an evil family out of their house by being scary, funny or just plain gross.

* Mutant League Football: Anything can happen when mutants battle to prove who rules the galactic gridiron.

* Road Rash: Blow opponenets off the backroads in California's most illegal, unofficial and dangerous race.

* Road Rash II: Road racing isn't just a sport. It's an attitude! Cruising cross country just got a lot harier.

* Road Rash III: Keep an eye out for wildlife and other hazards as you engage in a 150-MPH bike brawl.

* Syndicate: Sources indicate a rival sydicate has developed a dangerous new computer program. We want it.

* Ultima: The Black Gate: Solve the mystery that has befallen Britannia before its manifestation is complete!

* Virtual Pinball: You design the pinball game, you build it, you play it!

* Wing Commander: Lead your elite Tiger's Claw squadron against the forces of the Kilrathi Empire.

* Wing Commander: Secret Missions: Come face to face with the ultimate threat to mankind, a weapon capable of destroying entire planets!

 

[Lambtron]

Holy shit MINE.

I wish it had Skitchin' and Mutant League Hockey, but that's still pretty damn good.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Damn, they're getting some mileage out that Genny emulator. Good list of games, though where is Urban Strike?

 

[antipode]

* Syndicate: Sources indicate a rival sydicate has developed a dangerous new computer program. We want it.

Oh dear god.

 

[DMczaf]

* Mutant League Football: Anything can happen when mutants battle to prove who rules the galactic gridiron.

* Road Rash: Blow opponenets off the backroads in California's most illegal, unofficial and dangerous race.

* Road Rash II: Road racing isn't just a sport. It's an attitude! Cruising cross country just got a lot harier.

* Road Rash III: Keep an eye out for wildlife and other hazards as you engage in a 150-MPH bike brawl.

Damn it! Put these games on XBLA with online play!

 

[Amir0x]

ho ho ho. Seems this is everyone's way of making a buck on PSP... nice classic compilations

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Wow, nice selection.

 

[arne]

Wing Commander



*drool*

 

[Dilbert]

:O

 

[Beowvlf]

* Desert Strike: With a fiery blast from your Hellfire missiles you must annihilate a ruthless tyrant's military arsenal.

* Jungle Strike: The Desert Madman is dead. Now his vicious son plots a nuclear strike against the U.S.A.

* Syndicate: Sources indicate a rival sydicate has developed a dangerous new computer program. We want it.

* Wing Commander: Lead your elite Tiger's Claw squadron against the forces of the Kilrathi Empire.

* Wing Commander: Secret Missions: Come face to face with the ultimate threat to mankind, a weapon capable of destroying entire planets!

O.

M.

G.

!!

 

[Funky Papa]

* Mutant League Football: Anything can happen when mutants battle to prove who rules the galactic gridiron.

* Road Rash: Blow opponenets off the backroads in California's most illegal, unofficial and dangerous race.

* Road Rash II: Road racing isn't just a sport. It's an attitude! Cruising cross country just got a lot harier.

* Road Rash III: Keep an eye out for wildlife and other hazards as you engage in a 150-MPH bike brawl.

* Syndicate: Sources indicate a rival sydicate has developed a dangerous new computer program. We want it.

* Ultima: The Black Gate: Solve the mystery that has befallen Britannia before its manifestation is complete!

* Virtual Pinball: You design the pinball game, you build it, you play it!

* Wing Commander: Lead your elite Tiger's Claw squadron against the forces of the Kilrathi Empire.

* Wing Commander: Secret Missions: Come face to face with the ultimate threat to mankind, a weapon capable of destroying entire planets!

I am yours EA. Here are my moneys.

 

[Mmmkay]

HOLY CRAP!

 

[Matix]

After EA's rant, this was pretty ****ing unexpected..


EDIT:

OMFG, EA releasing all this hotness at a budget price too ($29.99 for great justice) !!

 

[pilonv1]

Mutant League Football! This is great news.

 

[Mejilan]

Are these the SNES versions of Wing Commander and Ultima 7?

Cuz if so... UUUUUUUUUGH!

Spoiler

And... EA, you've already been beaten to the punch. ;p

 

[Y2Kev]

Money for EA.

EXCELLENT package.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Are these the SNES versions of Wing Commander and Ultima 7?

Cuz if so... UUUUUUUUUGH!

I wonder if it's the Genny/SNES version of Syndicate?

 

[Cloudy]

Where's the Square rpg combo pack?

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Holy shit, B.O.B was such a great game. Virtual Pinball is by far the worst pinball game ever made though.

 

[Funky Papa]

I liked Virtual Pinball =/

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Virtual Pinball is by far the worst pinball game ever made though.

I wouldn't go that far, but coming from Bill Budge, it was pretty disappointing.

 

[Bigfonzie]

Lets roll.

 

[FlyinJ]

There was a SNES version of Ultima 7? And console versions of Syndicate?

Anyhow, I'm definately buying this. Golden age of EA.

 

[bluemax]

Syndicate, Wing Commander, Mutant League Football?

Splooge.

 

[Frenck]

Damn!

Amazing selection of classics. I would prefer the PC versions of Wing Commander, Syndicate and Ultima but it's still great.

 

[Mejilan]

SNES Ultima 7 and Wing Commanders were beyond awful.

 

[Funky Papa]

There was a SNES version of Ultima 7? And console versions of Syndicate?

Anyhow, I'm definately buying this. Golden age of EA.

Syndicate was definitely available for the Sega Genesis. It was enjoyable, but no way the same thing as the original game. I don't know about the 3DO version.

 

[typhonsentra]

Holy crap, I thought Mutant League would be dead forever. Amazing, amazing news.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Worth is for the Road Rash games alone. (The last EA games I bought. Wow it's been a while. :lol )

 

[Lord Error]

Holy shit wow, and from EA? I'm surprised...

There are some of my Amiga favorites there.

Damn, they're getting some mileage out that Genny emulator. Good list of games, though where is Urban Strike?

Wait a sec, what Genny emulator? Is EA doing more stuff like this, are these all Genesis emulated games, and how do you know that?

 

[arne]

SNES Ultima 7 and Wing Commanders were beyond awful.

Wait what? I didn't know about that.
ok, drool is postponed until further clarification.

pc versions plz.

 

[Funky Papa]

Hey, now, what's up with that genny emulator crap? Because some of those games were downright mediocre on the Genesis.

 

[Mejilan]

Wait what? I didn't know about that.
ok, drool is postponed until further clarification.

pc versions plz.

I own the PC versions of course, but when I was a kid, and couldn't afford a computer, I wound up buying BOTH SNES Wing Commanders (Wing Commander and Wing Commander: Secret Missions) as well as renting the SNES version of U7 (which, IIRC, was just called Ultima: The Black Gate). Awful.

Danger Will Robinson. Seriously.

 

[Agent X]

Well, that was an unexpected and pleasant surprise!

 

[stewy]

Even if they're the ganked versions of Wing Commander and Ultima, there's too much greatness elsewhere on that list to pass up this collection.

Somebody start using a god-damned Genny emulator like this on XBLA please!

 

[aku:jiki]

Ultima: The Black Gate

And that's the title they use in the list, no VII in there. Emulator crap confirmed?

 

[Foil]

Holy shit MINE.

I wish it had Skitchin' and Mutant League Hockey, but that's still pretty damn good.

I was just playing MLH last night. Still a great game. Too bad it's not on there.

 

[Frenck]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155767.html?tag=latestnews;title;0

The full list of games listed for the compilation is included below, along with their first release dates and systems. Given the difficulties inherent in porting a keyboard-and-mouse control scheme to PSP, it is likely that the compilation would feature shrunken-down versions of the games' console versions, so those are the dates and systems given below.

B.O.B.--1993--SNES and Genesis
Budokan--1990--Genesis
Desert Strike--1993--SNES and Genesis
Jungle Strike--1993--SNES and Genesis
Haunting Starring Polterguy--1993--Genesis
Mutant League Football--1993--Genesis
Road Rash--1992--Genesis, later on 3DO
Road Rash II--1993--Genesis
Road Rash III--1995--Genesis
Syndicate--1995--SNES, 3DO, Jaguar
Ultima: The Black Gate--1994--SNES
Virtual Pinball--1993--Genesis
Wing Commander--1993--SNES
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions--1993--SNES

It's still a great compilation.

 

[Lord Error]

And that's the title they use in the list, no VII in there. Emulator crap confirmed?

BOth the SNES and PC games have had the same name according to MobyGames:

http://www.mobygames.com/search/quick?q=ultima+black&x=0&y=0

Ultima VII: The Black Gate

But I guess it doesn't matter now



Also, both this game and Wing Commander: Secret Missions were only made for PC and SNES according to them, so where the Genesis talk comes from?

 

[bishoptl]

Damn. Props to EA for putting this together.

 

[Mejilan]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?game=the+black+gate&platform=All+Platforms

For what it's worth, Gamefaqs shows the PC version as being called Ultima VII: The Black Gate, whereas the SNES was just Ultima: The Black Gate.

Both are called Ultima VII in the title screen however, IIRC.

No matter. I highly doubt these are the PC versions in any event.

 

[Lord Error]

I can't imagine SNES version of Wing Commander being much worse than the Amiga version, and that version was pretty OK back then, at least I thought so.

 

[Kuran]

Why not put Ultima: Serpent Isle on it as well?

oh my GOD, if The Black Gate is a good good port that would be AWESOME!!!!!!

too bad that I'm used to playing Exult.. which has put many advancements and fixes into the quite broken Black Gate engine.. I wonder if EA has altered or improved these games in some way.. or at least fixed some of their problems..


what if... what about WIFI play? what if we'll be able to play Syndicate over WIFI?

I'd ****ing quit my job for this!!!!

 

[Kuran]

Just read that Syndicate, Wing Commander and Ultima will be SNES ports... that screams of wasted potential... such a shame... such a crying shame...

 

[Mejilan]

Let me reminisce on U7 SNES for a bit.

No party members. No real conversation trees. No sidequests. (All the dungeons, so plenty of exploration, at least). No reagents (learn spells at level up). No fun side-tasks, such as farming, baking bread, etc. In fact, the world isn't nearly as interactive. No Forge of Virtue (or Serpent Isle or Silver Seed, of course). No strategy to combat. It's just hack and slash. Missing lots of the themes and music. It's just a bare-bones ARPG missing everything that made the original so... classic. :/

 

[Barry Lightning]

yo man. old games suck. it's best to keep this shit as a memory. wtf is it with retro games on psp? quit it already.... :/

 

[stewy]

Let me reminisce on U7 SNES for a bit.

No party members. No real conversation trees. No sidequests. (All the dungeons, so plenty of exploration, at least). No reagents (learn spells at level up). No fun side-tasks, such as farming, baking bread, etc. In fact, the world isn't nearly as interactive. No Forge of Virtue (or Serpent Isle or Silver Seed, of course). No strategy to combat. It's just hack and slash. Missing lots of the themes and music. It's just a bare-bones ARPG missing everything that made the original so... classic. :/

That sting will be deadened a bit by all three Genny Road Rash games and the first two Strike games.

I'll deal.

 

[Mejilan]

That sting will be deadened a bit by all three Genny Road Rash games and the first two Strike games.

I'll deal.

But I WANT portable U7... :/

 

[GeoramA]

* Desert Strike: With a fiery blast from your Hellfire missiles you must annihilate a ruthless tyrant's military arsenal.

* Jungle Strike: The Desert Madman is dead. Now his vicious son plots a nuclear strike against the U.S.A.

Shit yeah! The Strike games kicked so much ass back in the 16-bit era. I hope they give us Urban, Soviet, and Nuclear down the road.

 

[GitarooMan]

I hope it's the PC Wing Commander although I wonder how it would control. Anyway, at least it proves EA hasn't forgotten they own Wing Commander. Bring it back EA, you know you want to.