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#1 Nismology
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I can't for the life of me seem to get my hands on a working copy of Need for Speed Underground 2, I have 3 unworking copies, wtf. Sali217
Man that sucks! You sure your console isn't on the blink?
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#2 Nismology
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I loved Halo 2, and moderately enjoyed HL2. I preferred HL1. Not played Metroid Prime 2
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#3 Nismology
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PSIV is the best of the series. Hands down. It's actually one of my favorite games ever. Still searching for a real copy for my mega drive ;) 2 is good, but 4 takes everything that was good about 2 and amplifies it. It's actually a really good starter RPG for someone who's new to the genre.
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[QUOTE="Nismology"]Sonic 3 looks a bit prettier, and I personally enjoyed it more than sonic 2. I hardly ever play Sonic 1 because it runs too slow on my PAL console. If you can spare the cash, do yourself a favour and play them on an original Sega Genesis. The consoles can be picked up for the price of a preowned Xbox 360 game, and the Sonic games are really common and dirt cheap. Playing them on a PC just isn't the same! :P Genesis Model 2 ConsoleSonic 1Sonic 2Sonic 3Sonic and KnucklesGreekGameManiac

There are like two MD collections,one for the PS2 released in 2006,and one for the PS3 & XBOX360 released in 2009......

Can't you just get it on the PS2?

You can set it to run on 60hz....

And i don't know about the DS Sonic collection,but it must run at 60fps.

Oh yeah.Sonic 3 is the best of the three,imo.

...because I want to play the games in their original incarnation, and I think that's the best way to experience them (aside from sonic 1 in PAL territories of course). Why are you in legacy platforms if you don't understand that concept??? And for your information, I also own the sonic games as part of Sonic Jam on Saturn, and the Sega Mega Drive Collection on PSP. However. I don't ever play those. i play the original cartridges on the Mega Drive because it's by far best way to play them! Besides, the 50/60Hz issue won't affect the OP, because he lives in NTSC land! @OP - however if going all out on purchasing the console is too much that's entirely understandable, I was just making a suggestion ;)
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I'm one of those gamers who stood there at the store witha credit card burning in my back pocket and the decision to be made between the Playstation and the Saturn. At launch the Saturn was actually $100 more than the original PS One. By the time I scrounged up enough, Sega had dropped the Saturn's cost (no games included, one controller and the AV cable) to match the Playstation at $299.

Hindsight is always 20/20 but at the time the Saturn seemed like the safer bet. Electronics makers were having a terrible time cracking into the video game sector (Phillips CD-i, Panasonic 3DO anyone?) and Sega, despite some BS with the CD/ 32X detours, still had a MASSIVE following for the Genesis. Nintendo was showing absolutely no signs of releasing new hardware and even then rumors (that would eventually be proven correct) abounded that when they did, it would be cartridge based.

Long story short, it was a $400+ day after picking up a single game and another controller but I sipped the Saturn Kool-Aid. I was actually very happy with the console initially. Games like Bug!, Panzer Dragoon, Clockwork Knight, all great stuff. I think if 2D were going to previal, the Saturn would have mopped up the market. Of course what was really happening behind the scenes was that the move to 3D was in full swing (Nintendo would cememnt this once the N64/ Mario 64 would come out a couple years later) and the Saturn's hardware architecture proved difficult to develop for.

By the time 1997 rolled around, I parted ways with the Saturn to switch to the Playstation camp. The momentum had simply run out for the Saturn but not before many good titles were released. If you actually research the history of Sega, the major reason game companies dumped the Saturn was that behind the scene Bernie Stolar, then-CEO, had basically announced that Sega themselves was pulling the plug on the Saturn to put all their effort into their next console (whcih of course would be the ill-fated Dreamcast). A long line of bad decisions are what ultimately relegated Sega to a software-only developer.

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I seem to be in the minority... Racing. My second favourite being Skateboarding/Snowboarding (SSX and Tony Hawk's FTW!) I do enjoy 3D platformers and a few very high quality futuristic FPS games (namely the Halo series and Unreal Tournament). I despise CoD and WWII FPS games in general. They all seem to melt into one. I'm kind of trying to get into SHMUPs at the moment, but really need to sit down and practice! I don't like fighting games at all, mostly because I suck at them, and I don't have the patience for most RPGs, though I have really enjoyed the odd few (Phantasy Star IV, FF7: Crisis Core).
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#7 Nismology
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If it really means that much to you, then fine. You win the debate, though I still fail to see how you can call two of the most well known games on the N64 'forgotten'. If you were referring to games like Mischief Makers or Blast Corps that are aften hailed as 'hidden gems', then I'd say fair enough, but taking two games that are on many people's 'must own' N64 games lists, and calling them 'forgotten'... leads me to conclude that this is a nonsensical thread. I just don't understand your way of thinking, and judging by the responses of other people who've posted here, I'm guessing they don't either.
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Sonic 3 looks a bit prettier, and I personally enjoyed it more than sonic 2. I hardly ever play Sonic 1 because it runs too slow on my PAL console. If you can spare the cash, do yourself a favour and play them on an original Sega Genesis. The consoles can be picked up for the price of a preowned Xbox 360 game, and the Sonic games are really common and dirt cheap. Playing them on a PC just isn't the same! :P Genesis Model 2 ConsoleSonic 1Sonic 2Sonic 3Sonic and Knuckles
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I think it was mainly a series of bad marketing decisions made by Sega while trying to market it in the west. This ended up alienating retailers and developers, which resulted in a small launch library and limited, if any shelf space for saturn stuff in game stores. It was also more difficult to write games for than the Playstation, so devs naturally favoured the PS.
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#10 Nismology
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Forgotten by whom?

The people who never looked past Mario 64, Ocarina and GoldenEye?

Both franchises still have a big following, despite them missing out a generation.

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This. /stupid thread.