Gunstarheroes
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Yeah, its all Paypal invoices for us anyways. This is a cardboard style box, much like the later Genesis releases.
Also the homebrew we are doing has the blue stripe.
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Yeah, its all Paypal invoices for us anyways. This is a cardboard style box, much like the later Genesis releases.
Also the homebrew we are doing has the blue stripe.
IrishNinja
Member
so yeah, went & ordered a copy of the next run of Beggar Prince (since everyone else wants like double for it), got a paypal confirmation but nothing from the site - emailed them to ask if there's a ballpark on when it might ship, got a letter back from Brandon himself saying "it ships in 2016" so uh cool
haha, glad to know it's not just me winging it in yakuza games
...i was interested right up till this point =/
haha, glad to know it's not just me winging it in yakuza games
...i was interested right up till this point =/
Eh, I'm waiting for the actual release instead of preordering myself, I'm not keen to preorder this sort of stuff. I should get an email whenever the game is available, and Megadrive-GAF should go crazy about it so I should notice.
IrishNinja
Member
that's a smart move, honestly..you'd think i'd learn after Project Y, but here we are
That's not unlike the Virtua Racing prototype board I played decades ago.
Shadow Hog
Member
That was fun. Also, thanks for humoring my Blue Sphere suggestion - always loved how (almost) every cart had a single unique stage to try out.
Haha, yeah, I know about that place too.
And... I didn't know an Action Replay code could restore (or allow you to access to) that scene, at least according to the YT video itself. Anyone had the chance to try it and see if it works? I don't understand if the video is actually showing the effect of said code, or just some rom hack where the scene has been put back in and translated.
I just got myself a copy of PAL Soleil (US Crusader of Centy) for not as much as I planned to. In English! Even though the game is completely unoptimised and plays the way it was meant to at 60Hz, there is a lock screen at boot so I need to start the console in 50Hz and switch back during the SEGA logo. Not a big deal, but American players can't enjoy it without a mod. Sad, considering the crazy prices of Crusader of Centy.
The game is one of the few that was translated in French and German, so if you're a language learner it can't do you any harm ebay is filled with cheap German copies that no one wants, and also French copies that no one wants either, but greedy French still want to believe :/
The game is one of the few that was translated in French and German, so if you're a language learner it can't do you any harm
ebay is filled with cheap German copies that no one wants, and also French copies that no one wants either, but greedy French still want to believe :/
I just got myself a copy of PAL Soleil (US Crusader of Centy) for not as much as I planned to. In English! Even though the game is completely unoptimised and plays the way it was meant to at 60Hz, there is a lock screen at boot so I need to start the console in 50Hz and switch back during the SEGA logo. Not a big deal, but American players can't enjoy it without a mod. Sad, considering the crazy prices of Crusader of Centy.
The game is one of the few that was translated in French and German, so if you're a language learner it can't do you any harm
One of my favorites on Mega Drive, the music in this game is something else!
Guys, apologies for the ad, but I am sharing this here because I think you're exactly the crowd to value it. I'm selling a rather large amount of JP Mega Drive games, cases, inserts, and manuals. Extremely handy stuff if you're looking for replacements, upgrades, or maybe re-uniting a game into a complete set.
Here is the Google Doc link listing everything. I have a thread with full details over at Neo-Geo.com, but that's not going to be helpful to you if you're not already a member there. I'll figure out a way to share that piece with GAF without creating another thread, if you're all interested. Let me know if you have any questions!
A few images of what's for sale:
Here is the Google Doc link listing everything. I have a thread with full details over at Neo-Geo.com, but that's not going to be helpful to you if you're not already a member there. I'll figure out a way to share that piece with GAF without creating another thread, if you're all interested. Let me know if you have any questions!
A few images of what's for sale:
Years ago, I picked up a huge lot of Mega Drive cases complete with inserts and manuals but without the games (there were around 75 in total, as I remember it). The idea was to have replacements, upgrades, and hopefully hunt for loose games to complete sets. In this spirit, and because I would have loved an option like this back then, I am offering up everything individually.
sixteen-bit
Member
I'm assuming it's gutting out a sports game and flashing the ROM to it's board.
IrishNinja
Member
Gyrian makes me want to print out JP covers for like my whole collection, damn those are sexy
Picked up a couple of Japanese Mega Drive shumps as a birthday present for myself. I'm not that great at the genre but I dig the games. Yeah yeah before you say anything I know it's not MUSHA but this version was less expensive and I like the cover art better. The ebay seller threw in TFII as a freebie - very cool to get a bonus like that, especially after dealing with a potential scammer lately.
Wow, congrats! JP Aleste - other than being pretty awesome - is quite expensive too, so you may have gotten a very good deal on it. Prices range widely, but it's still around the $150 mark iirc, ignoring those random sellers who just push it through the floor with 300+ price tags, because hey why not.
davidwhangchoi
Member
oh wow! thunder force II for free! that's one of my favorite games because it's challenging and the first 16-bit shooter i played ever =)
compared to nes shooters like gradius, this was another level for a home console. i always got annoyed with the rate of fire with early shooters (gradius' two bullet shot limit per screen) especially when getting a gradius "double" i hated.
thunder force II rate of fire and the number bullets shots that can be fired at one time just floored me.
compared to nes shooters like gradius, this was another level for a home console. i always got annoyed with the rate of fire with early shooters (gradius' two bullet shot limit per screen) especially when getting a gradius "double" i hated.
thunder force II rate of fire and the number bullets shots that can be fired at one time just floored me.
They are fantastic, and the authors know it! Many of the earlier games actually credit the illustrator on the back cover.
I hate to ask given your last sentence, but are these reproductions? The cases are not standard, and the insert colors look a bit off (could easily be the picture, however). Unlikely for TF2, but MUSHA Aleste is definitely being bootlegged left and right now.
sixteen-bit
Member
ST pls
Gunstarheroes
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I'm willing to try it again, but i just can not get into that game, and i've tried.
I got some free time this evening, and instead of playing McDonalds (Yeah, I know...), I had a blast with Sunsoft's Batman. Being a huge fan of the NES and Gameboy Sunsoft Batman games, I never played the Genesis entry.
...It's awesome! Great music, graphics are good for an early Genesis title, and it's just fun to beat down wave after wave of enemies. Figuring out patterns for a couple bosses was satisfying, though being able to spam Batarangs to defeat others was welcomed.
I made it close to the end in what I believe is the final stage: I got through a "boss rush", and was climbing the Cathedral spires when I finally got Game Over with no continues left. I'm guessing The Joker was pretty close.
I may revisit this one later on and try to complete it... It was pretty darn enjoyable.
...It's awesome! Great music, graphics are good for an early Genesis title, and it's just fun to beat down wave after wave of enemies. Figuring out patterns for a couple bosses was satisfying, though being able to spam Batarangs to defeat others was welcomed.
I made it close to the end in what I believe is the final stage: I got through a "boss rush", and was climbing the Cathedral spires when I finally got Game Over with no continues left. I'm guessing The Joker was pretty close.
I may revisit this one later on and try to complete it... It was pretty darn enjoyable.
Bar81
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It doesn't hold up in retrospect (it was awesome back in the day - still remember some dude in Toys r Us checkout line showing me the import screens in a JP mag he had before it was confirmed for the US) but it's still enjoyable if you temper expectations.
Agreed that they don't look right - colors are off and cases are wrong not to mention you can see the frayed edges on the TFII insert where they unprofessionally chopped it. Highly suspect.
Bar81
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I'm assuming you purchased from ebay or via paypal. Just file a claim and return them.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
The scene was never actually removed from the game.
An NPC is placed in front of the entrance to her room, so you can't get in.
Before the ESRB, Sega of America had the Videogame Rating Council. This began in June 1993. Landstalker (released shortly afterwards) in the US had a "GA" rating, which is basically kids to adults. What likely happened is that the scene was translated, but then word got out about the new rating system. Leaving that somewhat provocative scene in the game probably would have gotten it slapped with an MA-13, limiting its possible appeal/sales.
IrishNinja
Member
same
its one of those i dig cause it's doing things differently, but i haven't come around to that different way just yet! see also: shadowgate, herzog zwei, maybe gain ground
ps why is Flicky not like a $5 game
Shadowgate? Fam, that shit is lit. You need to revisit it.
But Uninvited is the GOAT MacVenture
IrishNinja
Member
it's on my list! i really do gotta figure out how to survive the first few hours though
*edit whooops i meant shadowrun, hahaha
Uninvited is great but im totally stuck, saved without enough time to do much and i just keep dying. might move onto Deja Vu sometime!
*edit whooops i meant shadowrun, hahaha
Uninvited is great but im totally stuck, saved without enough time to do much and i just keep dying. might move onto Deja Vu sometime!
Sorry to rip that bandaid. Better to know now. And definitely consider Bar81's advice: if this was on eBay/PayPal, you will be fine. I'm still at a loss that someone would bootleg TFII? Maybe they just replaced a ruined insert with a bad printout? Makes me hesitate on my long distance diagnosis. If you have pictures of the cartridges & manuals, we can better help you authenticate.
They do.
Sorry to hear you've had some bad luck. Furthering this, if you're thinking about getting an Everdrive I'd order from https://krikzz.com/store/ just to mitigate the chances of more BS for you. There definitely are a few knockoffs on Ebay floating around, etc.
That's one thing I started noticing on Italian ebay too... Loads and loads of 'speacial/custom/PLEASE-READ-DESCRIPTION' dodgy MD auctions. On the one hand, it's pretty much impossible to buy a bootleg accidentally, but on the other one, those things are everywhere. Neo Geo aside, is it the same for other consoles?
PS - Sorry to read your story, gwallo. It's sad that some nasty scammer is leading you to quit collecting original carts.
davidwhangchoi
Member
it's good that you'll get your money back =)
Bar81
Member
Sorry to hear but glad you bought on ebay so you can get your money back. Given how prices are going, if you just want to play the games the everdrive is the way to go.
Of course they do!!!