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mycarsucks
06-23-2004, 12:24 PM
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so i finally got a chance to play it via a saturn emulator, and i'm really glad that i didn't shell out 200 bucks for it.
Where did you get the emulator and ROM? I've heard so much about this game I'd love to see it but no way am I paying hundreds of bucks either...
mycarsucks
06-23-2004, 12:49 PM
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dmhawkmoon
06-23-2004, 01:13 PM
so i finally got a chance to play it via a saturn emulator, and i'm really glad that i didn't shell out 200 bucks for it. 8-)
Are you serious? A few minutes on an emulator playing a choppy version of a game that lives and dies by the preciseness of its control and its presentation, and you see fit to judge it? Please tell me this is a joke...
mycarsucks
06-23-2004, 02:13 PM
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omnedon
06-23-2004, 03:25 PM
i bet you did, though
LOL
A lot you know. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Mine runs smoove and responsive. LOL
It's worth the money actually. Next chance I get at it when I have the $$, I'm buying it.
le geek
06-23-2004, 04:37 PM
Radiant Silvergun
Dracula X
Bounty Bob Strikes Back
My short list of great (non Neo Geo) pricy games. But yeah $200 is a lot of money for a game.
BTW Avoid Battlesphere! :embarrassed:
Cheers,
Ben
Captain Wrong
06-23-2004, 04:50 PM
There is more than one way to skin a cat.
Yep. ST-V board + RS cart.
Still...not worth the $200+ the Saturn rev goes for. But I've covered that many times before.
dmhawkmoon
06-23-2004, 04:59 PM
It goes for $200? I got mine for like $100 or something last year... Who the hell pays that much for such a common game? I mean, it's one of the best shooters ever made, but it's not exactly hard to find. You'd think the supply and demand thing would take effect here...
ubersaurus
06-23-2004, 05:15 PM
You'd think, but since every magazine and website in the universe goes on about how great and rare the game is, everyone assumes tht 200 bucks is a fair price.
Also see: Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Kid Ice
06-23-2004, 05:19 PM
IMO RS is one of the few (Panzer Dragoon Saga is another) "rare" games that is actually worth the dough. Think about the other systems' most desired games...at least the Saturn games are fun to play and worth owning without regard to their collectability.
-hellvin-
06-23-2004, 05:34 PM
so i finally got a chance to play it via a saturn emulator, and i'm really glad that i didn't shell out 200 bucks for it. 8-)
Agreed. After playing the iso on my saturn I would have to say it's not my favorite shooter on the system. I just don't think it lives up to it's legend, or, price tag.
Jive3D
06-23-2004, 05:40 PM
I paid for it and Love it. Though, it's in storage right now. All I did was sell a few dusty items from my basement on eBay and then BANG, I get Radiant Silvergun for simply taking out the trash. yeah baby.
It's worth it. That game has great tunes.
Spartacus
06-23-2004, 06:02 PM
I always knew I would get RS eventually, I did some spot checking and realized it's pretty easy to find. Seen 'em in the $150 -$200 range. That's about what I would spend taking a party of four to dinner. Not unreasonable at all, considering it's reputation. Never understood the emulator or CDR scene. I'm not wealthy and I've been poor. I never mistook being poor for allowing me to screw the system. I thought it meant it was time to get off my ass and do some work. When I want to try it before I buy it, I read reviews. I thought that's what they were for.
Lemmy Kilmister
06-23-2004, 06:38 PM
Didn't videogamedepot try to sell RSG for like 15 bucks a few years back (before it was famous of course)?
NE146
06-23-2004, 06:44 PM
so i finally got a chance to play it via a saturn emulator, and i'm really glad that i didn't shell out 200 bucks for it. 8-)
200 bucks!? O_O Geezus there's something to be said about buying games in their time.. if they friggin get popular at least you only payed full price :P ... of 39 bucks
ManekiNeko
06-23-2004, 06:45 PM
Seen 'em in the $150 -$200 range. That's about what I would spend taking a party of four to dinner.
For that price it better be one hell of a dinner. Like, a meal served at one of Emeril Lagasse's restaurants. Hell, for $200 it had better be at Emeril Lagasse's HOUSE.
JR
dmhawkmoon
06-23-2004, 09:19 PM
I actually would spend just about any amount on Radiant Silvergun if that's what it took because it's one of my favorite games from my favorite genre. But if you don't love it then don't worry about it. I just was surprised that it is still rising in price (I thought it cost a lot when I got it!) and I'm disappointed to hear people knock it without playing it more than a few times and without playing it on a decent setup.
Azazel
06-23-2004, 10:37 PM
I paid $50.00 for it some years ago and was ripped off. :angry:
mycarsucks
06-23-2004, 11:13 PM
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whoisKeel
06-24-2004, 12:52 AM
Are you serious? A few minutes on an emulator playing a choppy version of a game that lives and dies by the preciseness of its control and its presentation, and you see fit to judge it? Please tell me this is a joke...
actually, i've played it on an emulator (only) and i thought it was pretty badass...it wasn't 'choppy' for me, just 'slow as all hell' (Athlon 1800+ radeon 8500LE)
the game seems real manac...maybe one of the first manac shooters? i dunno my shmup timeline that well but it seems pretty damn manac for such an early game (relatively).
mycarsucks
06-24-2004, 12:59 AM
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dmhawkmoon
06-24-2004, 02:56 AM
Are you serious? A few minutes on an emulator playing a choppy version of a game that lives and dies by the preciseness of its control and its presentation, and you see fit to judge it? Please tell me this is a joke...
actually, i've played it on an emulator (only) and i thought it was pretty badass...it wasn't 'choppy' for me, just 'slow as all hell' (Athlon 1800+ radeon 8500LE)
the game seems real manac...maybe one of the first manac shooters? i dunno my shmup timeline that well but it seems pretty damn manac for such an early game (relatively).
It's very pattern-based, though. A lot of the time you have to interpret the patterns coming at you and then move through them properly. The problem being, of course, that some of the patterns take a lot of skill to avoid no matter what you do... Usually when I think of a manic shooter I think of the bullets being almost completely "random", or rather, based on where you are at the time. Which is for all intents and purposes going to make a block of bullets that appear random. I'm not sure if that's the proper way to think about it though. Either way, for a shooter fan like me, RS is a very fun game and one of the best shooters there is.
classicb
06-24-2004, 03:17 AM
I actually would spend just about any amount on Radiant Silvergun if that's what it took because it's one of my favorite games from my favorite genre. But if you don't love it then don't worry about it. I just was surprised that it is still rising in price (I thought it cost a lot when I got it!) and I'm disappointed to hear people knock it without playing it more than a few times and without playing it on a decent setup.
I have two points to make here
1. I agree with what is stated above. My favorite game is Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES and if I lost it and the going rate was $200 i would buy it. I'm sure that sounds crazy but I love that game. Some people love shooters and although I haven't played Radiant Silvergun its supposed to be one of the best.
2. I actually like seeing good games go up in price. It adds value to our collections. I know it sucks for people getting into collecting late but don't we all like the idea that our collection has some value. If we didn't we would all but loose CDs and carts.
dmhawkmoon
06-24-2004, 03:46 AM
The main reason I like to buy the real things is for three reasons:
1. Since it's my main hobby, I like to actually know something more about the packaging and history and see everything working for myself.
2. I like to know for sure that everything is working as it should.
3. I like to have a nice looking gaming area.
I don't really care about my collection having value as much as I care about those things.
Azazel
06-24-2004, 12:27 PM
I paid $50.00 for it some years ago and was ripped off. :angry:
well, sell it to me for 50 bucks and you'll get your money back! ;)
I sold it for $120.00 or so a few years ago.
Captain Wrong
06-24-2004, 01:00 PM
It's very pattern-based, though. A lot of the time you have to interpret the patterns coming at you and then move through them properly. The problem being, of course, that some of the patterns take a lot of skill to avoid no matter what you do... Usually when I think of a manic shooter I think of the bullets being almost completely "random", or rather, based on where you are at the time. Which is for all intents and purposes going to make a block of bullets that appear random. I'm not sure if that's the proper way to think about it though.
That's a very good description of the gameplay. RS is entirely pattern based, like a top down R-Type. Personally I prefer manic games, like Donpatchi, and that's why I don't like RS as it feels more puzzle-like to me.