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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: February 26, 2009 (08:45 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This was an interesting review, considering it's a compilation. Though I have no idea how being developed and produced by Shiny/Virgin (Playmates in the US) has to do with Earthworm Jim's lack of appearance on the collection.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: February 27, 2009 (01:13 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Hey, thanks for the comments. All the games on the collection are developed or published by Sega (as far as I know), which explains Earthworm Jim's omission. Shinobi III was like that on the Genesis, but it's still an excellent game. And the compilation vs. ROM argument is a non-starter. I don't think there's any way to convince people to pick collections over downloads (other than fining them or something). This is more a review for people who were thinking about getting the compilation anyway.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: February 27, 2009 (07:02 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I really liked this review, Janus. Had a stream-of-consciousness like feel to it that worked well for discussing the compilation. I just picked this disc up and I know what you mean about the smoothing. I've actually used it on several emulators (where they call it an eagle filter or some such nonsense) and it seems hit or miss depending on the game.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: February 27, 2009 (11:42 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I liked the review, as well. Especially how you spent a decent amount of time focusing on a lesser title (Alien Storm) that, as you said, would likely be looked at as sub-par by many gamers. That's a nice technique: people expect games like Sonic, Golden Axe, etc. to be on a Genesis collection, so by talking about a less-known game, it gives this review a nice touch.
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Author: Synonymous
Posted: February 27, 2009 (12:51 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'll add to the compliments. The review struck an informative balance between expounding on the virtues of compilations in general and the flaws and highlights of this specific effort, both in comparison to the original games and to other such compilations. Very nice.
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Author: Masters (Mod)
Posted: February 27, 2009 (02:27 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
*I* liked Wardner quite a bit, despite it's obvious shortcomings. By why take my word for it? Why not see what this guy has to say about it. =D
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: February 27, 2009 (02:35 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Shhh.....
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Author: joseph_valencia
Posted: February 27, 2009 (03:56 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I like that this compilation omits Revenge of Shinobi and includes the orginal arcade Shinobi. Whoever put this collection together has good taste. They should've included Shadow Dancer for the Genesis, though.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: February 27, 2009 (07:23 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
They should've included Shadow Dancer for the arcade!
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: February 28, 2009 (02:03 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the comments everyone. I think we should have a Wardner review contest judged by Masters. Or not. I believe that Revenge of Shinobi was excluded for copyright reasons, but I agree that its omission is the most glaring in light of Shinobi III's appearance.
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