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    Image of Showmeyomoves! Showmeyomoves!
    12/04/09

    In reply to Here's Where The Idea For Spirit Tracks Came From
    Those kids running along the train are wearing... familiar colors.
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    12/04/09

     
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    Image of haibane-asa haibane-asa
    12/04/09

    @Showmeyomoves!: thought you were going to post ninja turtles but... guess it`d be missing the orange...
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    Image of Showmeyomoves! Showmeyomoves!
    12/04/09

    @haibane-asa: Ha, now that you mention it. There is a kid in orange walking in front of the train.
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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    12/04/09

    In reply to Here's Where The Idea For Spirit Tracks Came From
    *plots the stealing of girlfriends DS to play this game*
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    12/04/09

    In reply to Here's Where The Idea For Spirit Tracks Came From
    Is that picture a box inside a box inside a green highlight? O_o
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    12/03/09

    In reply to Here's Where The Idea For Spirit Tracks Came From
    I watched GT's review for Spirit Tracks, and if they're right, this game is going to be better than Phantom Hourglass. Not that Phantom Hourglass was a bad game, but it had some annoyances.

    Though I will say, if you don't want anything spoiled, then don't watch GT's review. It was a good review, but the game footage they used was a bit too revealing as to what you'll face in the game, not to mention some potential plot aspects.
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    Edited by Atomsk88 at 12/03/09 10:14 PM Atomsk88 was starred Atomsk88 was unstarred
    Image of Sandbox_Emperor Sandbox_Emperor
    12/03/09

    @Atomsk88: wow, I just watched it. and it sold me.

    I didn't see anything special in Spirit Tracks before, but it looks a lot more in-depth than I had thought. definitely going to pick it up!
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    Blore07 promoted this comment Sandbox_Emperor was starred Sandbox_Emperor was unstarred
    Image of bass28 bass28
    12/03/09

    @Atomsk88: Yeah, I've been avoiding videos about the game. I thought watching the review wouldn't do any damage.

    It did....
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    Blore07 promoted this comment bass28 was starred bass28 was unstarred
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    12/04/09

    @Atomsk88: Thanks for the disclaimer. I hate it when reviews do that.
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    Blore07 promoted this comment L was starred L was unstarred
    Image of jayntampa jayntampa
    12/02/09

    In reply to Glory Of Heracles Gloriously Dated
    I wonder if they're really going to be able to release it in a month ... there isn't a single retailer with a listing for it. That's unusual for a game releasing so shortly.

    I'll definitely pick this one up, though.
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    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    12/02/09

    In reply to Glory Of Heracles Gloriously Dated
    And so Western cultural history continues to be boiled down to androgynous-character-laden RPGs in Japanese culture.

    I can't wait until they do one about colonial America, where you have to use only Gunpowder and Smallpox spells in order to beat the giant flying dragon Quetzalcoatl in the last boss fight.
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    Image of Spongehead56 Spongehead56
    12/02/09

    @Polterg3ist plays bass in a band:

    That actually sounds like a game I'd play.
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    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    12/02/09

    @Spongehead56: To each his or her own.
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    Image of Lebensengel Lebensengel
    12/02/09

    @Polterg3ist plays bass in a band: To be fair, how accurate to history do you want this to be? Ancient Greece was a very misogynistic and slightly discomforting place for modern-day cultures like ours.

    And I like to think the whole pretty-boy theme fits in this game. Take a look at some sculptures of Classical period figures. Many of the great warriors of the day are protrayed quite beautiful and handsome. For me, Paris of Troy always comes to mind.
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    Polterg3ist plays bass in a band promoted this comment Lebensengel was starred Lebensengel was unstarred
    Image of bakana bakana
    12/02/09

    @Polterg3ist plays bass in a band: And in the West we have Mr. Miyagi leading an endless parade of dumbed-down 'Asian Mysticisms' from American films throughout the century. Ignorant, trashy culture is a universal phenomenon.

    But I certainly agree that this game is stupid.

    Actually, I think there was a JRPG for PS2 that took place in turn-of-the-century America, that had, like, a 7-foot-tall blonde Native American character...

    Oh! Here it is:
    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Polterg3ist plays bass in a band promoted this comment bakana was starred bakana was unstarred
    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    12/02/09

    @bakana: So hot it's factually incorrect.

    Actually, no. The other way around.
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    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    12/02/09

    @Lebensengel: I know they didn't take turns while fighting, though. That's for sure.

    There also wasn't much magic, if my textbook was telling the truth.
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    Image of Lebensengel Lebensengel
    12/02/09

    @Polterg3ist plays bass in a band: If you want to go that route, we can.

    This game involves Heracles and the Trojan War, both of which come from legends. And if we're going by legends (Homeric or otherwise), there is quite a bit of leeway-- Gods, divine intervention, monsters, and even some kinds of magic. Indeed, Odysseus is the world's first fantasy novel.

    Be it real-time or turn-based, western or eastern, games rarely buy into realism. There's a whole lot worse than a Japanese take on Greek history-- you can concede that, right?
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    Edited by Lebensengel at 12/02/09 8:39 PM Lebensengel was starred Lebensengel was unstarred
    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    12/02/09

    @Lebensengel: Indeed, we can.

    I've never heard of the Odyssey as the first fantasy novel, though. I would have thought that the early Persians took that award with that story about the king, and I'll be damned if I can't remember the name.
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    Image of Lebensengel Lebensengel
    12/02/09

    @Polterg3ist plays bass in a band: You haven't heard that because I dubbed it that just now for humorous effect. If you want to be technical, it isn't a novel.

    And I assume you mean the Epic of Gilgamesh, which isn't Persian; it's Mesopotamian. It's also incomplete and assembled from different tablets over different periods of time.
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    Edited by Lebensengel at 12/02/09 9:39 PM Lebensengel was starred Lebensengel was unstarred
    Image of Polterg3ist plays bass in a band Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
    12/03/09

    @Lebensengel: Well, thank you. Consider me edumacated.
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    12/02/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    You know, I know a lot of people here are clamoring for Sonic CD but how about a DS compilation of the GBA games. I still need to get those beyond the first one.
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    Image of DaveKap DaveKap
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    No Sonic Spinball? No sale. :(
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    Someone figured out the screenshots posted arent actual screenshots from the DS port, but rather resized genesis screens
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    Image of LedRush LedRush
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    I love the save state option being official. If this is reasonably priced and has authentic ports, I am in. Again. Yes, I'm a sucker :)
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    Image of Aquasol Aquasol
    12/02/09

    @LedRush: If you have a PSP, the same was done with its Genesis/Mega Drive Collection. :D
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    LedRush promoted this comment Aquasol was starred Aquasol was unstarred
    Image of LedRush LedRush
    12/02/09

    @Aquasol: Oh, so this just lets you save. If you continue, then die, you cannot go back to your earlier save, right? In that case, I don't need this. I will just continue to play on my PSP.
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    Image of Aquasol Aquasol
    12/02/09

    @LedRush: You CAN go back to an earlier save, same as what the PSP had. They're both savestates, only the DS should be faster at saving.
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    Image of LedRush LedRush
    12/02/09

    @Aquasol: Thanks for clarifying :)
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    It's pretty sad that the only Sonic games Sega can get right are repackages versions of the classics.

    Why do you hurt me so Sega?
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    Image of Kapwan Kapwan
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    How come these Sonic collections always leave out Sonic CD. I'd love to play that title with option of playing the American version or Japanese version. Its just to bad it isn't on XBL on PSN.
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    Image of relic1980 relic1980
    12/01/09

    @Kapwan: Sonic CD was on the Sonic Gems Collection for the Game Cube. Problem is, if you'd played the Sega CD version (which I still have), you'd immediately see that it wasn't a port of the Sega CD one, but a port of the Win 95 one, loading screens and all.

    And I suspect that Sonic R (which was on the same disc) was a port of the Win 95/98 version as well. Yukh.
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    Kapwan promoted this comment relic1980 was starred relic1980 was unstarred
    Image of Kapwan Kapwan
    12/01/09

    @relic1980: I remember the Sonic Gems collection for Gamecube. I remember being mad back then because they didn't release the Gems collection on PS2 or Xbox in the U.S. I actually have the windows 98 version, but I want to play this game on a current gen console or DS rather than an old PC.
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    12/01/09

    @Kapwan: I didn't understand why Sega went with the PC version (I have that too, but I liked the SCD version better because the loading was blended in when you went from past/future/present, instead of having that, then a still image of what looked like the play world). I tested my SCD copy on an emulator for the PC and it seemed to play alright.

    I wouldn't have thought that the PC version would have taken less power than the SCD version, but I could be wrong on that.

    And even given that I have the original, I would definitely buy a XBLA version if done right.
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    Image of Sonira - Katamari on the Wings! Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    I think at this point you can play the original Sonic games on just about... every console. Almost.
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    Image of Tiller Tiller
    12/01/09

    @Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!:

    CD-I port confirmed?
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    12/01/09

    @Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!: Tell me when I can play them on my TI-89 calculator.
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    Image of Sonira - Katamari on the Wings! Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
    12/01/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Who knows, someone's probably made a Sonic for calculators. I had Bomberman! Then my calculator purged its memory when the battery died. And I have no wire for it so... that thing got boring. ):
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    12/02/09

    @Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!: Really? Don't those things just use a simple mini-USB connector? (Though that could just be my new model.)

    I had lots of fun with that Block Dude game. But I screamed in agony when I forgot the password so late in the game.
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    Image of Random J Random J
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    Oh HELL yes! This is a no brainer, day of release purchase for me. It's a shame Sonic CD isn't included. As that was, still is and always be my favourite Sonic game to date. I felt it was greatly underrated.
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    Image of BtownDesignGuy BtownDesignGuy
    12/01/09

    @Random J: I agree. I can tell from other comments to this post that it's still controversial among Sonic fans, too. It's still one of my favorites.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    12/01/09

    @Random J: I was just hoping for the "Sonic Boom" animated intro, myself. Though the ice world music was pretty dang awesome.
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    Image of Tiller Tiller
    12/01/09

    @Random J:

    To be fair, it was one of the more "out there" Sonic games. While the core Sonic mechanics were still there, newish was exploration, the time gimmick, new moves, varying music, outlandish stages, and level designwas a far cry from the spaciness and legroom that 2 & 3 introduced as it expanded clutter layouts from 1.

    Doesn't stop it from being awesome, but it is quite different than your normal sonic fanfare.

    @Skunky:

    There was an ice level? Are we talking about the same game? O_o
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    Image of Erinaceus Erinaceus
    12/01/09

    @Tiller: I think Skunky may be thinking of "Quartz Quadrant", whose "Present" iteration was (is? Damn verb tense with time travel) very shiny and ice-like. Also, it had good music (though the Japanese Quartz Quadrant tune sounds to me a little like the old Wheel of Fortune theme).
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    12/01/09

    @Erinaceus: You know, I think I totally flip-flopped Quartz and Ice Cap. I thought the latter was in CD and the former in 3. I guess I need to sit in a corner and play more old school sonics.
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    Image of Random J Random J
    12/01/09

    @Skunky: Yes. You go do that! ;P

    I harbour so much love for Sonic CD, that it's a little sad. I wish I'd never gone and sold my Multi-mega and the copy of Sonic CD I had to search high and low for, and then found for a serious bargain. (A tenner!)

    I would love for Sega to acknowledge the game more. I loved the whole Past / Future dealio with the stages. And just the little things like the way Sonic spun around when he hit a spring.

    And then there's the soundtrack, which was killer! At least the original Japanese / European soundtrack was. I hated what Sega did for the American soundtrack so badly that I refused to buy the Gems collection because the port of Sonic CD featured it.

    I just thought... I never did complete Sonic 3! Reason to buy the DS re-release right there! :D
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    12/01/09

    In reply to Sega Spins Sonic Classic Collection To Nintendo DS
    This had better have the lock-on feature.

    That said, even if it is included it's going to have to be an amazing package for me to justify buying these game again. I've already got the originals on my Genesis, the Sonic Mega Collection for my GameCube/Wii, and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the 360. Admittedly, these are portable, but still...do I really need to spend another $20 or $30 for these games, especially when the last Sonic port for a handheld was so disastrously bad?

    I can't imagine I'm alone there. I'm sure this will sell decently, but there are only so many times you can milk the same cow.

    On a semi-related note, Sonic 2 is the XBLA Deal of the Week, for $3.
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    Image of WildTangent01 WildTangent01
    12/01/09

    @spiderweb1986: it better or else whats the point to get it? might as well get a psp and just get sega emus
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment WildTangent01 was starred WildTangent01 was unstarred
    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    12/01/09

    @WildTangent01: See, that's something that we like to call "illegal."

    Some of us like to legitimately own the games we play. That's the point.
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    Image of WildTangent01 WildTangent01
    12/01/09

    @spiderweb1986: i consider it illigal when new games are pirated... this thing makes me feel like they want to keep charging us for the same thing we bought 3 different times...
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    12/01/09

    @WildTangent01: They do.

    That doesn't give you the right to pirate it, though.
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    Image of Inkmonkey Inkmonkey
    12/01/09

    @spiderweb1986: Yeah, that's my only real concern: the fact that the last time they rereleased Sonic on a Nintendo handheld they did a worse job than a bunch of unpaid nerds sticking it on a flash drive.
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