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    That's awesome! I want to come play :) I've actually never played a Saturn before. I saw a few in shops here and there, but I never bought one because I don't know anything about them. Some of those games look really cool.

    Mine hardly gets any play due to the scarcity of games in my area. If you can find games for it, then go get one.

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    Yeah, this is kool.

     

    I was starting to get worried at first because alot of what I was reading was talking about having your DC internet connected and uploading VMU saves through a DC browser, but after some poking around I found they have information on using the Coders-Cable for doing it. I have a Coders-Cable, I don't have dial-up access. :P

     

    Speaking of internet, in lieu of not having a BBA on any of my DC's, I've got to research using a PC modem as a bridge to said PC's ethernet card. I'm sure it's possible. :ponder:

    Yes it's possible, but it's a pain in the ass.

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    Over the past few days, I've been playing Road Rash on the SegaCD.

     

    The SegaCD iteration of Road Rash is an odd duck. It's a port of a title made for the 3DO (and the same title was later ported to the PS1). The main difference being that it doesn't look anywhere near as good. The game was followed shortly thereafter with Road Rash III, making the SegaCD game a sort of red-headed stepchild of the Road Rash franchise.

     

    Road Rash CD looks very pixelated. Scaling is just barely good enough with objects noticably jumping in size. Animation is limited. The soundtrack was excellent for the time (and I didn't even like that kind of music), but the sound effects are weak sauce. All of these qualities were true when the game was new, as well. In fact, I already had the excellent 3DO version, so why would I want to downgrade? If you didn't have a 3DO, this game didn't seem to be a good deal compared to Road Rash III.

     

    But this is one of those games where time is kind. Today the game looks like puke, but it still plays just as well as it's more celebrated relatives. There's still the thrill of racing down the highway at full tilt, dodging chain wielding mainiacs, and kicking people off the road.

     

    One odd thing is the new pixelated digitized riders blend in very well with the pixelated FMV between races. The various videos are all from the 3DO version and are various forms of redneck humor. Ordinarily they'd attract attention with how bad they look, but since the whole game looks kinda naff, then it's just par for the course.

     

    I'll stick with my PS1 or 3DO version of this game, but the SegaCD port isn't all that bad. If it had come out earlier in the SegaCD's lifetime instead of at the tail end and hadn't gone for such pixelated looking riders, it would probably be regarded as one of the best games for the system. I'm happy I discovered the forlorn disc sitting at the bottom of the box of the last Model 2 I got.

    I love that port the most. It has the best controller for that game. I Don't know if you've ever played the Saturn version but it's a steaming pile of shit. Sure it looks great but WTF there's no in-game music.

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