RowdyReverb
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I am so happy that they are building in controller support! That pretty much guarantees that I'll give these a shot
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Sega Forever: The nostalgia trip that could change the company's future
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Zippedpinhead
Member
Don't know if this has been posted, but if you bought the old delisted version of phantasy star II you can upgrade it to the ad-free version for free!!
AND it's 64 bit so it won't die later this year!! All that Sega needs now is chu chu rocket and shining force!
AND it's 64 bit so it won't die later this year!! All that Sega needs now is chu chu rocket and shining force!
BareKnuckle
Member
Comix zone runs fine on iPhone 6. The wrapper isn't very nice. Hope the Sonic 1 port on my iPad is ok, that is a great port. Will check it out later.
Seems cool if you're in to mobile games
Seems cool if you're in to mobile games
RowdyReverb
Member
They are counting on nostalgia goggles putting a rose tint on things. He basically says so in the interview
nightopian
Member
Where is the controller support? I don't see it in Sonic. Just touch settings.
BareKnuckle
Member
Ouch.
I tried it, it's free after all Comix Zone worked fine. It's a mobile game.
I deleted it shortly after but I can see why people would be in to it
IronicSonic
Member
Ouch.
I can see why John doesn't like it, but I think the emulation is serviceable. I assume the emulator will be updated from here
Ouch.
Tell us how you really feel, John. lol
Nah, he's right for now.
Tried the Kid Chameleon one and it ran really really REALLY poorly.
I hope they can fix this, because I wholeheartedly love the idea and concept
Yes. Fans will redirect smartphone users to the Sega Classics store on Steam. That makes sense.
Got news for you: Even if you restore purchases to get rid of the ads, if you don't have an internet connection it doesn't let you get past the Sega splash screen. Otherwise the port is identical.
But if I want to play it on my wifi-only iPad on the train, I'm fucked.
Good job, Sega.
Rolodzeo
Member
Yikes.
Worse still, if I start a game and actually get into a level, then enable airplane, I get that same "please connect to the internet" splash, with no way of continuing.
Rolodzeo
Member
WTF. I would ask for a refund, honestly.
moltonasty
Member
Jeez, so even if you pay to remove ads you still have to sit through them depending on your connection?
When free emulators are better than your hyped up paid service, you know you done fucked up.
When free emulators are better than your hyped up paid service, you know you done fucked up.
Catchpenny
Member
Sega does what Ninten...oh, nevermind.
I bought it aaages ago, when it was just the standalone game. It's not a big deal to me, thanks to being jailbroken I can easily downgrade to the last version with very little hassle.
Not what I said. If you don't have a connection you can't get into the game *at all*. Or if you drop your connection mid-game, you can't resume it until your connection returns.
Fox Mulder
Member
All the buildup for fucking free ad filled emulated mobile games. Hahaha.
No interest.
No interest.
Yeah, I was gonna say the audio or framerate of Comix Zone was not what I remembered as a kid. Should have sounded/felt smoother but wasn't?
Doesn't bode well for Dreamcast games if they are struggling with Genesis games.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Phantasy star 2 has bad audio problems and stutter.
These need some work.
These need some work.
It's like a backend for them. So once you get past the new Sega splash screen that's in front of all these titles, it prompts you if you want to run ad-laden, remove ads for $2 (here in AU, anyway) or Restore Purchases. I tried restoring purchases and it didn't seem to go through the first time, but then I reopened the app and it didn't prompt me. But for some reason I was still getting an ad between the main menu and the start/save game screen.
But other than that ad/restore purchase option, it's identical to how it was prior to this update, Taxman goodness and all
Crazy Taxi, JSR and Chu Chu Rocket have already been ported to iOS (and possibly Android). Like with Sonic 1, they'll just use those same versions but with an ad-supported backend. I doubt we'll get any other DC games, though (except for maybe the ones that were ported to PC in that Dreamcast pack, like Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Sega Bass Fishing).
RadarScope1
Member
The games are free but some buttons and a d-pad are gonna cost ya...
eyeball_kid
Member
Wait, this has an always-online restriction even if you pay to remove ads? Nooooooope
In Android, you just pair a bt controller and use it in game.
Wish we'd get Sega arcade games.
Looks that way.
It was the same with Crazy Taxi. Which I found out the hard way. Fuck off Sega, I'll emulate all your shit myself.
Seems like it. I'd recommend people try it for themselves to be sure but that's my experience.
I had something similar with Crazy Taxi when they rolled out an update a week or two ago when it went "free". Ads I couldn't bypass despite having bought the game previously, and no option to "restore purchase" like they say there was.
Ah, so it had the same always-online thing with that too? Glad I downgraded then.
Munch Poke
Member
Is this available in the playstore yet? I'm not seeing it on android?
I've only tested Phantasy Star 2 so far, but first impression isn't good. I'm experiencing slowdowns on my phone (iPhone 6), the virtual buttons look horrible and are intrusive (seriously, how come devs still haven't figured out how to design virtual buttons that don't look like ass) and while there aren't many ads it's kinda hilarious that I've got to watch a 30 second video each time I want to save my game (and knowing these kind of phone ads, it's only a matter of time until one of these will cause the app to crash).
polyh3dron
Banned
See, this is a perfect example of why I and many others say fuck mobile games. Buy a game that works fine, and then have the publisher "improve" it and make it free, only for this bullshit to happen.
I re-tried Phantasy Star 2 a bit later (disabling all the extra permissions except storage) and uh... yeah. It's bad. There are slowdowns everywhere that shouldn't be there. The audio is significantly off, and has a nasty static in the background of almost every track. The virtual D-Pad is an unwieldy mess that has difficulty with left and right.
This is on top of the fact that it sends regular push notifications to you, and presumably uses your location for advertising purposes any time you pause or save the game. Not good, not good at all. :S
In contrast, my Moto G4 can handle the Phantasy Star IV rom (from Steam) in Retroarch just fine. :S
This is on top of the fact that it sends regular push notifications to you, and presumably uses your location for advertising purposes any time you pause or save the game. Not good, not good at all. :S
In contrast, my Moto G4 can handle the Phantasy Star IV rom (from Steam) in Retroarch just fine. :S
Crankshaft
Member
I like altered beast...
moltonasty
Member
Oops, misread that. Holy shit that's unacceptable and even worse than I thought.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
I needed some games for my phone on breaks...and you can't beat free.
Obviously I'd prefer console or even PC, but... I am pleased overall even if the emulation isn't great. It's better than nothing.
Obviously I'd prefer console or even PC, but... I am pleased overall even if the emulation isn't great. It's better than nothing.
sechsterangriff
Member
Wow... Comix Zone runs like shit. How did they manage to screw up MegaDrive emulation so much?
I mean, you can't beat free, that's true. But all of the Genesis emulated games in question are available on Steam for a couple of dollars. At which point you can take the ROMS from that (SEGA even has them uncompressed) and play them in RetroArch or MD.emu for a much superior and more accurate experience.
The only game of the Genesis games that'd be worthwhile here is Sonic 1, and only because that's the Taxman port with spiffy new features. Even then, I'd disable all permissions except storage for that, just to be safe. >.<;
I don't have one ;_;
Which I guess is just as well since it seems ta be off to a rocky start. Seriously. Altered Beast? C'mon! Don't be a Nintendo. Put your Urban Champion to sleep.