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Does it mean I can give sega my money right now, or what?Now available for download on Xbox LIVE, the Monster World saga features all new achievements, challenging new trial modes, Xbox LIVE Leaderboards, and recordable and downloadable game sessions!
They should do this with the Shining Force series.
Wow, not only is this an unexpected release of a game series that SEGA usually wouldn't care about, but it's a proper package instead of a weak single release sent to die.
Between this and JGR HD (plus throw in Sonic CD and Sonic 4 Ep 2, even House of the Dead III) it's almost as if SEGA has had a revelation in how to put its games out in the digital market.
No BackShit! Time to celebrate!
One of the few developers who give a shit about emulation accuracy.
Is Sega the biggest Japanese company in the downloadable space? Capcom's got some stuff, but it seems like Sega's really beginning to push into the downloads
sounds good, haven't remembered, but which one was the one where you could be mouse-man and shit?
Dragon's Trap/Curse on the Turbo Grfx-16.sounds good, haven't remembered, but which one was the one where you could be mouse-man and shit?
Dragon's Trap/Curse on the Turbo Grfx-16.
IS IT REALLY UP ALREADY?!?!?!?!
Is Sega the biggest Japanese company in the downloadable space? Capcom's got some stuff, but it seems like Sega's really beginning to push into the downloads
Basically:I know nothing of Monster World or Monster World IV. I don't even know what Dragons Trap is but I poured so much money into Monster Land in the arcades. So so bought. I would die a happy man if it was on PSN and Vita compatible but chances of that will be pretty slim. Will be happy with XBLA version though.
Is Sega the biggest Japanese company in the downloadable space? Capcom's got some stuff, but it seems like Sega's really beginning to push into the downloads
I know nothing of Monster World or Monster World IV. I don't even know what Dragons Trap is but I poured so much money into Monster Land in the arcades. So so bought. I would die a happy man if it was on PSN and Vita compatible but chances of that will be pretty slim. Will be happy with XBLA version though.
FINALLY. Well, sort of.
I was starting to get cold chills that this was dropped completely. How odd to see the XBLA pop up first given that it wasn't part of the May 2011 press release (even though it was ESRB rated for 360). And M2? Not Backbone? There couldn't be much more awesome news. I'm still going to get the Virtual Console version as my primary version but I'll gladly triple dip for achievements and leaderboards now that Backbone isn't involved. Well, I probably would have anyway, but now it's not a struggle.
April 25th, eh? Yeah, I'm fine with that, my next month is pretty crowded, even if these are shorter games. I would assume the VC version would be the Thursday before or after that.
Also, I wonder what led them to completely leave a game off the collection (at least in terms of the XBLA release)? Maybe they are planning a separate Wonder Boy Collection with Wonder Boy and Monster Lair that they can stick Dragon's Trap onto?
Since it's before the mandatory switch, hopefully they are using the 30/400 achievement option.
Where are you getting April 25th from?
Sega America was heavily restructured a couple years back and it's basically Sega's digital/legacy arm now, which is probably why they're so proactive in this space.
Dragons' Trap is a direct sequel to Monster Land - it even features a lil' playable prologue set at the end of Monster Land, which years later would be ripped off by Castlevania in SOTN. It's more of a metroidvania than a linear platformer; every time you defeat a boss you're able to transform into a new creature with new abilities which allows you to access more of the world.
Monster World is in the same vein - transformations are mostly gone, but you can find items/equipment that let you access new areas. Lots of references to both Monster Land and Dragons' Trap.
Monster World IV is quite different - for one, you play as a girl rather than a boy, and the setting is Arabian for no particular reason. It's also more linear than the last couple games, with basically no exploration aspects and a bigger focus on action.
The second page of the overview:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/SVC-Monster-World/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b72
That Aero City model is lovely.
-There are two versions of Dragons' Trap available - the original SMS version (500 Points) and the TG16 port called Dragon's Curse (600 Points). They're identical in terms of content, but there are a few little differences; the TG16 has a bigger resolution, and some of the sprites have been redrawn for no particular reason. (It also features a different and very 90's translation full of MONDO BOGUS slang.) The most important difference is that the TG16 version features a proper save system whereas the SMS version only has a password system - for that reason alone you should get the TG16 version.
The superior arcade arcade version of Monster Land is not up there yet (at least in the US/EU). Nobody should be stuck with the SMS version of Monster Land. It's pretty crummy. Anyway, both it and Monster World IV in their new English translations are supposed to be released for Virtual Console. At least, that's what was said in the original May 2011 press release.It's worth pointing out that most of the Wonder Boy series (with the exception of Monster World IV, but I presume it's still coming) are available on the Wii VC right now:
With VC suspend states, I don't see how the lack of a proper save system would be an issue. Unless you die a lot I guess.
Uh, what about Wonder Dog? I'd prefer that instead.
Be still my mother fucking beating heart.
Day 1.
BUT... where the fuck is Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap!?!?!?!?!?!?!
It's probably Nintendo or Sega. Sony also arguably, but not if we're looking at actual Japanese content.Is Sega the biggest Japanese company in the downloadable space? Capcom's got some stuff, but it seems like Sega's really beginning to push into the downloads
There are several graphics options (including a 240p option yeauuuh) you can change on the fly, but you can't swap versions of games (ie: from Genesis to Master System).I have the Japanese monster world collection, and iirc it let you switch between versions on the fly, so you could seriously downgrade your graphics at any time for no reason!
Experience a blast from past with this collection of classic Sega titles! Save kingdoms, shatter time trials, and destroy evil in Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Super Hang-on, and The Revenge of Shinobi! Now available on Xbox LIVE, Alex Kidd & Company have been updated with all new achievements, challenging new trial modes, and other goodies like recordable and downloadable game sessions, 3D mode in Super Hang-on, in game juke boxes, and the original Japanese dialogue!