Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 30 : Galaxy Force II

[Crafter]

Dammit. What we really need is a US-released series of Model 2 and Model 3 compilations. I would pay good money for these. And, no, I won't hold my breath.

[bbobb]

I don't think I've ever played the Galaxy Force games, but since this is cheap I may still pick it up.

[gameoverDude]

You could argue that, but the SMS port is even better than STB, so no excuses. It just blows.

At least the SMS one has the overhead scenes, even though you can't change altitude. This part and the boss scenes aren't choppy at all. I have a feeling 2 different teams may have worked on these.

The cave scenes in STB seem to have harsher collision detection than the arcade one. After full-throttling it through caves in the arcade TB, I often find myself having to brake in STB.

PC Engine's version of Thunder Blade is actually IMO better than STB.

[Frogacuda]

I played the PCE Thunderblade recently, too. Choppy as fuck but still smoother and better than the Genesis one, and more faithful, too.

[gameoverDude]

I played the PCE Thunderblade recently, too. Choppy as fuck but still smoother and better than the Genesis one, and more faithful, too.

I agree. The perspective effect on the buildings in stage 1's overhead section is terrible, but it plays smoothly otherwise. The chase-view scenes are decent.

Out Run on PCE isn't too far off from the Genesis one, even if it uses only 4 Meg. Meg count isn't everything. The music may lack a bit compared to the Genesis, but it's pretty close.

One thing I hate about Out Runners on Genesis is that you can only play in split-screen mode against a CPU rival. It would've been better to keep it full screen and maybe even nix the 2P mode totally.

[JAPJAC]

This game is out today in Tokyo and I purchased. It looks stunning! A million miles away from the awful Saturn version. Instant purchase.

[gameoverDude]

JAPJAC, that's good to hear.

NCS should be shipping this one out today. I'm ready.