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That price was insane...I can't imagine any reason why somebody would pay that for that game...might as well save for a copy of Battlesphere Gold when one becomes available. I think we're living in the price bubble right now...eventually, the people most interested in these games will become less and less interested in them and the demand will become almost nonexistent. It's like people who had tons of old Magic cards in the late '90s and they're worth squat now because the majority don't really work well in the modern game so there's no demand.

I wouldn't USE it, just put it in a display case and let it shine.

I'll have to do my own comparison one day. I have most of the Jaguar library and the entire US release set for the 32X, so I'm well suited to give it a go when I have a chance.

Much as I wish I could afford a Neo-Geo AES, I was able to grab a Neo-Geo X with all the expansions and haven't regretted it one bit. A lot of those games are timeless.

I dunno, I didn't think Zoop was that easy to get, at least not CIB. Certainly not as easy as a lot of the other games.

Only my Jag collection is in a cabinet. Most of my game collections are stored in these: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/atlantic-elite-media-tower-black-gray/9735365.p?id=1218164358640&skuId=9735365 The shelves are the perfect height for DVDs and just about every kind of game box, plus they have a space that fits most loose cartridges nicely. I have TG-16, N64, and NES games, all in plastic protectors, nicely organized in them and it looks great on the wall. For those who'd like to protect their Jaguar games, SNES protectors work just fine, but the CD long boxes don't have anything available, sadly.

Huh...I just keep mine in a DVD storage cabinet with sliding glass doors. Adjustable shelves, so I can fit the CD long boxes in also. It should be able to hold pretty much every Jaguar game out there...I'm at about 60 and still have a full shelf left out of the four.

No reason you can't join the party now! Shinto's Podcast has given me an excuse to go through my library game-by-game and give each their due in turn. Some I've never played before, so it gives me motivation to grab them off the shelf and try them out. I have way too many PS3 games to catch up on to ever play Jaguar regularly, but it's been a nice diversion from modern systems, even if half the games absolutely suck.

Happy to hear you got a functional unit! Be sure to check the forum for CD unit repair services, though. If you can get that other unit up and running it could be a worthwhile investment yet, or at the worst, usable for spare parts for your new one. Jag CDs do have a bit of a reputation for crapping out, though for a 20 year old product this shouldn't be surprising.

I don't think I ever explicitly stated I wanted in on this, so please add my name to the list.

Good luck with everything. I bought a Turbografx CD with docking station about a year ago and it did not even power up, which was most disconcerting given the money I'd spent on it. It's been with a repair guy for about four months now, and he says he thinks it just needs a new capacitor, but it definitely has made me wary of every getting anything being sold without specifically stating it is in operating condition, at least not without first asking several direct questions of the seller. That said, $600 is an awful lot of money for a Jaguar CD, even CIB, so the seller should at least refund what it costs to have it repaired, IMO, if only to maintain a good eBay reputation.

Nice surprise that!

What TG-16 are you looking for? I have about 75% of the TG-16/CD library, though I'm missing most of the usual suspects (Super Air Zonk, Bonk 3, Darkwing Duck, Super Air Zonk, Magical Chase, etc.).

That was my anniversary present last year. Haven't used it much as yet, but looking forward to picking up some of the late release stuff for it!

I keep screwing up the ratings system when I write in...need to rectify that for Bubsy.

Given it is significantly worse in so many ways to side scrolling shmups that preceded it (UN Squadron, Darius, R-Type, Gradius, etc.), it can't be regarded as anything but an utter failure. Yes, the graphics were impressive, but gameplay is everything and it just didn't have it. I have run across very few shooters I regard as zero fun to play, as it's a genre with pretty well established standards and methodologies. Trevor McFur would be among the notable few, and possibly the worst of the genre I've ever experienced.

Almost all of those Songbird titles are still available for about $80-100 brand new. They go for about $60-100 on eBay usually.

Would have been nice for any number of industries outside of television and toys to not completely botch the He-Man IP.

Some of the greatest games ever had extremely high learning curves. The Ghosts n' Goblins series has always been notorious for a ridiculous difficulty level, and the same goes for the Contra games (Shattered Soldier was notoriously difficult). These were all well-designed products which were made intentionally hard on the player and required a great deal of repetition and learning to complete, but the experience was fulfilling and engaging. Difficult games on the Jaguar were too often difficult through poor design and frustrating control response and gameplay, which made it more of a grind than a fun and rewarding experience.

Is Impulse X rotary controller compatible?

Golden Axe is exactly what I was thinking, and how perfect would a port of that be? Side scrolling beat-em-up, easily replicated and improved graphics, three button control scheme...seems like it was a game begging to be ported to the Jag!

Nice find! eBay is always a crapshoot, but I could see a copy of Battlesphere Gold going for $1000+ at auction if you're lucky. Just depends how many people with spare cash are looking to bid against one another. You can bet some douche speculator will try to grab it for about $800 at auction so they can put it back up for $1500 buy it now and wait forever until some unsuspecting or desperate buyer grabs it.

Hope everything goes well for you, Shinto. Do what you gotta do and we, your faithful, will anxiously await your return to podcasting!

I'd say custom case by a collector or just somebody who does it as a side business is the likelihood, but don't discount the possibility of a really good local game rental store. There were a rare few that had Jaguar games and systems for rent back then, and Defender 2000 was rare, but certainly available from 1995 on to anybody who really wanted it. I'm just not aware of any special edition case from the manufacturer...really, that type of thing didn't happen back then very often.

Submitted my thoughts on Kasumi Ninja a couple days ago. It was not fun.