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    I want to say there are quite a few differences on the X collection. X3 is the PS1/Saturn version of the game from what I understand (FMV and all). Supposedly X1 runs too fast? I never really noticed as it's been a while since I have played it. A friend that's really into Mega Man was telling me about all sorts of differences, but I can't name them off the top of my head. For the price it's still an amazing compilation.

     

    Yeah, especially if you want to buy the games individually. They're REALLY expensive!

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    I bought a top load NES back in 2001 and still have it today. I enjoy it a lot, and I rarely notice the barely visible lines that run vertically on the screen. And actually the picture isn't all that bad. I got tired of swapping pins on the front loading model I bought that instead.

    I agree with you about the picture-it isn't near as bad as people make it out to be.

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    One of my best birthdays ever.

     

    We had recently been victim to a house fire (that destroyed my beloved Atari 2600) and were living with my grandmother. I had rented NES systems before (remember when you could rent systems?) and loved the games. I finally got my own on what was probably about my 12th or 13th birthday. I got an NES (with SMB/Duck Hunt), Castlevania, 1943, and some game called Metal Gear. I had played all the other games before and liked them. I had never even heard of Metal Gear. I didn't get past the first building before giving up. I was stuck. I let a friend from school borrow it and about a week later, he returned it saying he had beaten it. Apparently, the TV I was playing it on (an old crappy black and white that I nicknamed Bert) was stretching the screen out vertically just enough that I couldn't see a door on the bottom of the screen that led to the elevator. From that point, it took me about a week or so to reach the end. (I just had to keep checking the walls on the bottom of the screen for doors. Damn you, Bert.)

     

    But enough about that...

     

    As far as the game goes, I really did enjoy it and still think it's a pretty good game. There are a few grammar mistakes (the infamous "I feel asleep" and "The truck have started to move.") but it wasn't that uncommon for these to be in games back then. There was so much to find and explore with a little backtracking. Using items from an invenory, waiting on guards to leave or turn around... it was a pretty fun game. I don't know how it compares to the MSX version, but I've watched videos of that version and it seems very similar as far as gameplay goes. Although there may be differences in item location or end boss battles or whatnot, overall, it's very similar.

     

    I played Snake's Revenge when it came out, but I never really liked it as much. Not sure why. I just couldn't get into it and never got that far into the game.

     

    Yeah, people seem to rant too much (AFIK) about the Engrish in Metal Gear. Not to get too off-topic, but even though I'm no "graphics whore", I would love to see Metal Gear Solid redone in HD. AFIK, the Gamecube port is the best-looking one.

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    I really like what I've seen from the Xbox One, and would like to get one. However, I keep hearing about games running at lower frame rates then they do on the PS4. How noticible is this, and is it anything like what we used to call slow down in games?

     

    Although I love the SNES and the Genesis, I can remember a time when a game magazine, forget which one, complained about slow down in certain SNES games, while the Sega was boasting of the Genesis's blast processing/ speed. I don't know if the current situation mirrors that at all, though.

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    You may be forgetting that each of those Supercharger games requires extra RAM and besides other hardware and software complications, very short answer is no. And no.

     

    Just get a Harmony cartridge and download the SC ROMS. Damn, this has got to be the third time I've endorsed the Harmony cartridge this week! :rolling:

    Good suggestion, I just might do that!

  24. Posted · Edited by newataridave

    Yesterday, I purchased a cartridge cleaning kit from these guys: 1upcard.com

     

    I heard about them on a Youtube video, and I have a lot of cartridge games, Jaguar, NES and Famicom, that need a good cleaning. As far as the Jag CD goes, I've read that you should not press down on any part of it, except right where it says "close here" in order to keep it in good working condition. (As opposed to say, a PS1, where you can press down anywhere on the lid.)

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