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Retro Sega on (Megadrive + Dreamcast)!
Mr_Grinch
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Ok folks, I need some help. I got up bright and early today and, for my efforts, managed to snag the following from a carboot sale:
For £2 - Megadrive with 2 official controllers + Micro Machines 2 + Some crappy pool game
For £4 - Dreamcast with 0 games, 1 official controller, 1 HUGE unofficial controller, standard Composite cables
So I almost totally missed out on the Dreamcast due to being obsessed with PC Gaming at that point and I need recommendations (Anywhere to buy them in the UK would be appreciated too), and whilst I didn't miss out on the megadrive and have a good idea of games I want (Sonics, Streets of Rage, Echo) I wouldn't mind knowing about some gems I might have missed.
Being I'm hooking these up to a 42" screen I also want them to look the best they can. I have an RF cable for the megadrive, is that all it's capable of doing? Same with the dreamcast, I know you can pick up a vga cable but I hear they're all kinds of expensive, what's my best option?
Cheers guys!
For £2 - Megadrive with 2 official controllers + Micro Machines 2 + Some crappy pool game
For £4 - Dreamcast with 0 games, 1 official controller, 1 HUGE unofficial controller, standard Composite cables
So I almost totally missed out on the Dreamcast due to being obsessed with PC Gaming at that point and I need recommendations (Anywhere to buy them in the UK would be appreciated too), and whilst I didn't miss out on the megadrive and have a good idea of games I want (Sonics, Streets of Rage, Echo) I wouldn't mind knowing about some gems I might have missed.
Being I'm hooking these up to a 42" screen I also want them to look the best they can. I have an RF cable for the megadrive, is that all it's capable of doing? Same with the dreamcast, I know you can pick up a vga cable but I hear they're all kinds of expensive, what's my best option?
Cheers guys!
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The Dreamcast i would recommend VGA box for it if the TV has one. Be warned though some games don't run through VGA
*edit* also I have a selection of pretty good* Mega Drive games spare im willing to offer to you if you want PM me.
*meaning awesome
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I'll have to consider the VGA box, again, as above, I'm saving cash at the mo (who would have thought after getting engaged and saving for a ring I have to start saving ALL over again for a wedding?)
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You have to look and see with them i've seen RGB's that look like crap but have a picture so sharp you would think it was a Pc resolution, and good quality looking ones that were just crap. £10 is a good price.
I also had to take apart one of the Megadrive control pads as it didn't work very well but a quick clean around inside later (with Ann Summer's Buzz Fresh!) and it seems to be functioning well enough till I can get another. Not super responsive but good enough for Micromachines.
Quite how someone got the Dreamcast in the state it was in is beyond me, but it works and isn't making any strange noises.
Cheers for the suggestions up to now folks, any DC games ideas?
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The "__ Strike" series was pretty cool. Urban Strike, Jungle Strike, and I think there was another. It was an isometric game where you flew around shooting things in a helicopter.
Also Micro Machines is amazing and anyone who disagrees is just plain wrong. The same can be said for NBA Jam, Outrun, Road Rash 2, Rock 'N' Roll Racing, Syndicate, Phantasy Star... Man this brings back some memories.
Jet Set Radio, Power Stone 2, Sonic Adventure 1&2, Shenmue, Virtua Fighter 3.
That's just a quick glance over some of the games I've got. Dreamcast has one of my favourite back catalogues. So many hidden gems with the Dreamcast, thinking about pulling mine out and playing Shenmue thanks to this thread!
Also, if you have any GameStations near you, they're great for getting retro-games, Dreamcast and Mega Drive included (though the one near me doesn't have cases for MD games, just the cartridges). Make sure to take a look in Blockbusters as well, when Game Station was bought out by GAME, any of the Game Stations that were attached to Blockbusters stores just converted them into large Gaming sections, with their stock remaining pretty much the same.
Nearly all the Blockbusters got rid of their retro stock a while back. Try inde shops and even look at a few CEX stores have been selling some dreamcast games of late. Just always expect the mark up on anything considered desirable.
Do look out for Bangai-o on the DC. The PAL is the lowest priced of all the regions and is still fairly easy to pick up for under £10. For an excellent Treasure shooter is a bargin.
I guess the one near me must be the exception then. Quite surprising to be honest, I know a lot of people who trade in and buy Retro Games from there all the time. That's a damn shame, I thought they'd pulled a rather smart business move by allowing Retro games to be bought and sold.
A while back, me and some friends bought Chrono Trigger from our local Blockbusters for £69. Not many places you can just walk into and find that nowadays.
I know that blockbuster had plans to keep retro in at first especially after Gamestation was dropping it to just a handful of stores. Maybe BB are just leaving them in the profitble stores. But I remember the company e-mails asking about ways to phase retro out of the stores back when I was working there. Btw the Chrono trigger was american version boxed? Just remember a lot of Gamestations getting scammed out by people trading the insanely cheap Jap versions for really high values.
For the love of god, get kid chameleon!
I can't recommend Jet Set Radio, Power Stone 2, and Shenmue enough. You can tell I'm a whore for JSRF by my avatar, but the original is even better, in my opinion. And I still prefer Power Stone 2 over Smash Bros.
I also recommend Cannon Spike and Chu Chu Rocket. Both are good, cheap, arcade-style fun, and both are fun in multi (CCR being especially fun in multi).
Not sure how VF3 holds up since you can get VF4 on PS2 and VF5 on PS360.
Then there's Virtual On 2, but that can be really expensive to play it the way it was meant to be played.
I love my Dreamcast(s).
And they had a copy of Dragon Force.
Which I bought.
For $35
Anyway, I love Bangai-O and Tech Romancer on the Dreamcast. Also I played this game Elemental Gimmick Gear(E.G.G.), and it was pretty fun, very Zelda-ish.
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Holy hell, how could I forget Virtual On 2. The original on the Saturn was one of my favourite games when I was younger.
Hmm, couldn't tell you right now, my mate has it at the moment. I'd like to know though, because we were planning on selling it off in the future (none of us are really Chrono Trigger fans, or own a SNES to even play it).
I have VO2 and the Twin Sticks for the Dreamcast. I've thought about grabbing another set of sticks and a 2nd copy of the game so I can use system link.
Arguably the best games, depending on mood.
One of my other Dreamcast favourites was Grandia 2, if you happen to come across a copy its definitely worth putting time into.
Oh, and, MARVEL vs CAPCOM 2.
I have Powerstone 1, but not Powerstone 2. I'm think about getting the collector's set for PSP cause PS2 is so expensive.
Back to 2D fighters, IIRC the Dreamcast is the home of the only perfect port of Marvel Vs. Capcom 1 (I know some people prefer 1 over 2). Mark Of The Wolves and Last Blade 2 are awesome, and probably much cheaper than getting the Neo Geo carts (though they may have been re-released on one of those PS2/XBox compilations, I can't keep track of them all).
Dude, pony up and get it for Dreamcast if you can, and play it on the biggest TV you have. This game can get pretty crazy, and sometimes its hard to tell what's going on. Having a smaller screen only exacerbates the situation.
Jet Set Radioooooo!
Yes!
For the mega drive...
Streets of Rage
Sonic series
Revenge of Shinobi
Altered Beast
Mickey Mouse & The Castle of Illusion
Forgotten Worlds
Ecco the Dolphin
Cool Spot
Alex Kidd series
I know you listed a couple.
Forgotten Worlds is a bit of a 'hidden gem', it's a side-scrolling shoot 'em up, you can play co-op, upgrade weapons etc in shops that appear throughout the game.
Strider is an excellent side-scrolling platform / beat em up / shoot em up. Full of space commies.
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First-person slasher made by the SMT team.
And don't forget to track down a Sega CD to go with the MD(I don't know what they call it there; Mega CD?).
for Dreamcast, Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense, and Armada.
there, I suggested some shit nobody else will suggest.
Grandia II is a fantastic RPG. Me and a friend wasted hours upon hours playing that game. Shame about Grandia III to be honest (excellent game, horrible story).
You have no idea of how insanely jealous I am of you.
It's called the SegaCD over here, I believe. I think they're pretty rare over here now though. It's been years since I've even seen one.
Any of them. They are the best games the Megadrive has to offer. I don't care whose dick you have to suck, get them.
But if you only get one of them, get the second.
Yes. It's also on Wii's VC and 360 XBLA. The 360 version is magnicificent, for 5 bucks you get a perfect port of the game with ONLINE CO-OP. It still makes me weep tears of joy.
The 32X version of NBA JAM T.E. is far superior, if you're at all interested in a 32X. Also, if you pick up a 32X you can get the best version of Virtua Fighter and the always popular Kolibri.
Also, its threads like this you notice TSR isn't around anymore.
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Was he perma-banned or just temp banned.
I am gonna miss him if it was permanent.
Perma-banned i think
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