This month's haul: September

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

5 bucks brand new from a local bookstore. I've only seen clips from it but I'm pretty sure it's off the hook. Now I can make all sorts of goth friends.

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I think the Kino version has the colored tinting that was intended for the film, if it's the version I'm thinking of, it's awesome. Enjoy it, it's a great looking film. So great looking, in fact, that Tim Burton decided to bite its style (well, and that of other German Expressionist films, I guess) for his entire career!

For those who haven't seen it and are interested, you can watch or download it at http://www.archive.org though the Kino version (asssuming it's the one I'm thinking of) is the one to watch, in terms of proper speed and the tinting. Still, it's worth checking out if you've never seen it. What the hell else were you going to do with the next hour? Watch it. Seriously.

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Originally Posted by morphix

I already have the import of Guilty Gear XX #Reload, is the extra side scroller worth the $50?

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Well, if you really care about playing the newest version of GGXX, you'd want the Japanese GG Judgment for Slash anyway, but if you have a modded PS2 I don't see why you'd buy the PSP version. So far, the port of Slash appears to at least be as good as PSP #R, though it would help if I've logged any large amount of time into the PS2 or arcade versions of it. I'm still not familiar with a lot of the changes yet.

I'm not sure how I feel about the anti-aliasing for the scaling, either. Not sure if you can turn it off, either, but I'll check. Haven't played Judgment mode yet, but I can almost guarantee you that it won't be worth the price tag if you're not too worried about Slash. Though, the Asian version is entirely identitical to the Japanese version, and it's $10 cheaper. The only thing you're missing out on, that I've noticed, is the CERO rating on the front of the box.

I'll bump the GG Judgment thread, assuming we have one, tomorrow with some impressions when I get into it... which will be right when I get off the computer.

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Originally Posted by Grave

Though, the Asian version is entirely identitical to the Japanese version, and it's $10 cheaper. The only thing you're missing out on, that I've noticed, is the CERO rating on the front of the box.

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So what's the deal with these "asian" versions of games? I see them on play-asia. They're perfectly legit? Manuals aren't black and white or the disc isn't missing its artwork or something weird? How come they're cheaper?

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Originally Posted by Compass

So what's the deal with these "asian" versions of games? I see them on play-asia. They're perfectly legit? Manuals aren't black and white or the disc isn't missing its artwork or something weird? How come they're cheaper?

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Couldn't really tell you. I got an "Asian" DC too back in the day, perfectly compatible with Japanese games, exact same hardware. The stuff comes from Hong Kong but it's legit. I assume the only explanation would be that their prices for games are closer to ours, rather than the astronomical shit Japanese people have to pay for CDs, DVDs, games, etc. The "foreign" versions of CDs from a lot of Japanese artists are a lot cheaper, too. The stuff they export to other parts of Asia, I guess.

The only thing that would have told me this wasn't Japanese, other than the lack of CERO rating (and I do love their little descriptor pictures) is the region 3 logo on the back of the box and the blurbs in Chinese near the bottom of the box, specifying that all text and spoken dialogue in the game is in Japanese. Supposedly sometimes these versions include Chinese manuals, but nope, this is the Japanese manual, full color and all.

Crazy.

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Originally Posted by Grave

I think the Kino version has the colored tinting that was intended for the film, if it's the version I'm thinking of, it's awesome. Enjoy it, it's a great looking film. So great looking, in fact, that Tim Burton decided to bite its style (well, and that of other German Expressionist films, I guess) for his entire career!

For those who haven't seen it and are interested, you can watch or download it at http://www.archive.org though the Kino version (asssuming it's the one I'm thinking of) is the one to watch, in terms of proper speed and the tinting. Still, it's worth checking out if you've never seen it. What the hell else were you going to do with the next hour? Watch it. Seriously.

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I watched the Kino version of Nosferatu several moons ago and enjoyed it.

Silent films are so hit or miss with tinting and scoring but Kino usually comes out on top. The version of Caligari screened in a film class of mine had electric fucking guitars playing. It was horrendous. The title cards were even worse (it was some comic book looking shit)

EDIT: Ah, I found a review for it comparing it to the Elite version:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/caligari.htm

Looks like I got the shit title cards but at least there's an option on what score to listen to.

200 beans. :)

Advice: check your local Craigslist under "electronics" often.

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Originally Posted by Revoltor

Silent films are so hit or miss with tinting and scoring but Kino usually comes out on top. The version of Caligari screened in a film class of mine had electric fucking guitars playing. It was horrendous. The title cards were even worse (it was some comic book looking shit)

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My old roommate had some batshit insane VHS copies of a lot of silent movies given ridiculous synth soundtracks in the 80s. I imagine a lot of said versions are hard to find info on/hard to come by, and he expressed interest in making digital copies, and I told him I'd help out. Considering the massive number of stalled projects the both of us have undertaken as of late while struggling to graduate, I dunno how likely it is that we'll make any progress on this, but if you're interested, I'll let you know. One version of Phantom of the Opera I've seen was incredibly bizarre, I'll have to check if he has the one, I know he and I have talked about it before.

Speaking of which, have you seen the version of Phantom they did with surviving pieces of the soundtrack from the talkie verison? Heard it was interesting, though I don't really know if that's the good or bad kind of interesting.

I think I have on of those for matrapolis

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Originally Posted by Compass

So what's the deal with these "asian" versions of games? I see them on play-asia. They're perfectly legit? Manuals aren't black and white or the disc isn't missing its artwork or something weird? How come they're cheaper?

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It is different game to game. Most of the time they are identical, they just slide in a extra insert with the controls explained in English. Sometimes you get a different version of the game, IIRC some NeoGeo pocket games where like that, you got the cool hard box of a Japanese game but the black and white instructions and English game cart.



So the US version of GG:Judgment doesn't game with Slash?

In a trade...

http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/190281b.jpg

I never played it on PS1, so I am hoping to be wowed.

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

In a trade...

http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/190281b.jpg

I never played it on PS1, so I am hoping to be wowed.

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If you have high expectations for this, you'll probably hate it. It's only expensive on eBay due to supply and demand (and it was pretty good when no one hyped it up).