Beggar Prince : New Sega Genesis / Mega Drive RPG

[CMA Death Adder]

Hey!

We @ Super Fighter Team have begun shipping our latest game: BEGGAR PRINCE. This RPG was our first commercial product back in 2006. Based on popular demand it has returned, this time as a Special 20th Anniversary Edition, to commemorate the game's initial release in Taiwan in 1996.

Full details and ordering options can be found on our website...

www.beggarprince.com

Thanks for your interest!

[Bratwurst]

Ew, cardboard packaging.

[celerystalker]

I bought this back in the first or second print run... fun game. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[PreZZ]

Gen / md looks terrible on the box and label, regular genesis red and mega drive blue option would have been better

[Aussie2B]

At least the art is about a million times better. Remember this horrendous art?

[Emperor Megas]

At least the art is about a million times better. Remember this horrendous art?

Urgh, Jesus.

[celerystalker]

At least the art is about a million times better. Remember this horrendous art?

That's the box art I have. It's... at least I liked the game.

[goldenband]

Gen / md looks terrible on the box and label, regular genesis red and mega drive blue option would have been better

Writing "Genesis" or "Mega Drive" instead of "GEN/MD" would run into trademark issues. While Sega takes a relatively benign attitude toward homebrew/indie games, IIRC they've asked that their trademarks not be used in that way, as it would give the impression that the release had their official blessing (or something along those lines).

[homerhomer]

I find this game intriguing. Looked on the website and didn't find anything specific about the "Special 20th Anniversary Edition".

Is this just a reprint or has there been fixes or changes since the original release?

Never played it, considering a purchase.

[Bratwurst]

Writing "Genesis" or "Mega Drive" instead of "GEN/MD" would run into trademark issues. While Sega takes a relatively benign attitude toward homebrew/indie games, IIRC they've asked that their trademarks not be used in that way, as it would give the impression that the release had their official blessing (or something along those lines).

The art on both the box and especially the manual obscure the GEN/MD text though, that's just bad layout. The white lettering could have been layered visibly over pedo creep cat priest's arm, for example. Little late for that now though with all those boxes printed! LOL!

And pretending that this is a Megadrive release is silly when the packaging was blue in PAL land.

I will defend the original art though. That was from a nascent time when homebrew releases on almost any platform other than the Atari consoles was unheard of. It was ragged on back then too but I've seen worse.