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    Now that I think about it, a lot of modern Mario games showcase Birdo, Shyguys and such, so don't the Japanese gamers wonder who the hell these characters are, or what Birdo from Doki is doing in Mario Kart? hmmm...

     

    They released Super Mario 2 in Japan under the name "Super Mario 2 USA". Since Doki Doki Panic was a Famicom Disc Game, I have a feeling more people there have played that version than Doki Doki Panic.

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    There were two types of pads packed with the US Saturn. The one that you have a picture of is the second one, and it's one of the best pads ever made. The first one was absolutely terrible and was cobbled together by Sega USA. It had a very uncomfotable angle for your hands that caused ungodly hand cramps. There was also a "3D" Pad with an Analog stick which came with NIGHTS, but I don't think it was ever a pack in.

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    Look, it's very simple why the DC failed. There are basically three reasons:

     

    1. Sega didn't have enough money to market or support it correctly.

     

    2. Sega targeted the machine at the hardcore gamers, and didn't go after the casual gamer money like the PSOne. Most casual gamers are not going to want to play fighting games or any game where some form of technique is required. The Dreamcast was the last console to cater to the hardcore gamer who has been playing games since the Atari 2600. It wasn't made for the generation who grew up on the PSOne. This, BTW, is why it has so many die hard fans, but it's also the reason that it failed.

     

    3. Sony had the brand name that Sega just couldn't compete with. One week before Sega released the DC, Sony showed demos of the PS2. The demos showed that the PS2 was much more powerful than the DC, a claim which was later refuted by EGM and others. Unfortunately, (and partly because consumers no longer fully trusted Sega due to the Saturn, 32X, and Sega CD disasters) many of the "casuals" who would have bought a Dreamcast on 9/9/99 decided to wait for the PS2 instead.

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    The Super 8 is better. It allows you to play Famicom, NES and SNES games on the SNES. The Tristar works on the N64, but I don't think you can play NES games without an adaptor.

     

    BTW, I have one of the new Famiclones, and I love it. It has composite out, which the Top Loader NES lacks, and the controllers are much better.

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