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by Jerry Whorebach 06/19/2013, 4:21pm PDT |
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Details here. This is a special publisher sale instead of the usual Deal of the Week, so no Gold subscription is required.
Daytona USA, Guardian Heroes, Jet Set Radio, Nights into Dreams, Sonic CD, and Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown are all OUTSTANDINGLY EXCELLENT PORTS. Daytona USA is better than the arcade version. Nights had some control issues that were fixed in a patch. Guardian Heroes for $2 is basically stealing.
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles are all INSULTINGLY SHIT PORTS, courtesy of Backbone Entertainment (nee Digital Eclipse). They're still outstanding games, obviously, but even if you absolutely have to play lacklustre emulations of them on your Xbox 360, a cheap copy of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection is still better value (NOTE: I do not recommend Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, either).
I can't speak to the quality of the "Dreamcast Collection" ports (Crazy Taxi, Sega Bass Fishing, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, and Space Channel 5 Part 2) except to say I don't think they're actually ports of the Dreamcast versions at all. Crazy Taxi, for example, uses the inferior PlayStation 2 physics, which made me so sad I didn't even bother trying the rest. Maybe you can take a flyer and fill me in? Or maybe I'll cave and just pay the $2 for Space Channel 5 anyway - it's still got Space Michael, how bad can it be?
As for the original games The Cave, Renegade Ops, and Sonic 4: haven't played 'em. I fucking *know* at least one of you has something to say about Renegade Ops. Don't lie, I've seen it in your played games lists! Is it worth $4? Is it worth my *last* $4?
Finally, I don't like to mention Games on Demand in this thread - why download when you can own a disc, usually for less money? - but Condemned: Criminal Origins was one of my top ten games of the generation, and I'd be remiss if I didn't take any opportunity to talk it up a bit. It's definitely not for everyone. In fact, I'd say it was made specifically FOR ME. Just an immensely satisfying, hilariously dumb B-movie of a game. I probably blow through it once a year just to relax. Like Costume Quest, but for people who were playing Blood fifteen years ago instead of "nothing". |
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Bump this thread every time XBLA has a sale. by Jerry Whorebach 09/29/2011, 3:53am PDT
one sentence Catherine review by fabio 10/22/2011, 3:53pm PDT
there are only four directions in the game! what was the problem? by Worm 10/22/2011, 11:59pm PDT
Exactly that by fabio 10/23/2011, 11:20am PDT
Re: Exactly that by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/25/2011, 10:59am PST
Black Friday sale by Jerry Whorebach 11/22/2011, 7:41am PST
MvC:2 for 320 NT by mark 11/25/2011, 5:39am PST
No one can stand against my Dream Team of two Cables and their mummy! NT by Anakaris 11/25/2011, 6:51pm PST
Outrun is awesome, thank you Jerry. by mark 11/26/2011, 2:12pm PST
Beyond Good & Evil HD for 240 MSP (70% off), today (and maybe tomorrow?) only. NT by Great Fucking Game 11/27/2011, 7:03pm PST
Sales today and Monday. by The Happiness Engine 11/25/2011, 9:33am PST
12 Days of Christmas Sale: Day 1 by Jerry Whorebach 12/20/2011, 12:18am PST
Correction: Bastion is today only, the rest are good until January 2nd. NT by Jerry Whorebach 12/20/2011, 3:32am PST
Final Fight: Double Impact was 50% off a few months ago and I forgot to tell you by Jerry Whorebach 03/11/2012, 7:17am PDT
Madness! Magic Sword is the best Capcom arcade game of that generation! by Mischief Maker 03/11/2012, 11:58am PDT
Was someone playing Final Fight for SCORE? by fabio 03/11/2012, 12:54pm PDT
At first I thought you must have forgotten about Street Fighter II... by Jerry Whorebach 03/11/2012, 1:42pm PDT
Who said it was a Beat 'em up? It's a brutal platformer with fantastic artwork. NT by Mischief Maker 03/11/2012, 7:04pm PDT
HEYA HEYA HEYA HEYA HEYAAAAA! NT by Magic Sword dude 03/11/2012, 8:07pm PDT
chwhop chwhop chwhop chwhop chwhop NT by Magic Sword Guy's Sword 03/15/2012, 2:27pm PDT
Is it possible you're confusing Magic Sword with Ghouls'n Ghosts? by Jerry Whorebach 03/11/2012, 8:17pm PDT
Your awesome joke flew right over my head. by Jerry Whorebach 03/14/2012, 7:15pm PDT
Black Tiger was a great game by Arbit 03/15/2012, 2:23pm PDT
Symphony of the Night, one of the greatest games ever made, is $5 this week. by Jerry Whorebach 03/15/2012, 1:15am PDT
Doesn't XBL SotN have those goofy borders due to the aspect ratio diff? by Entropy Stew 03/20/2012, 11:33pm PDT
So it does! I didn't even notice, because I played it on my old FD Trinitron. by Jerry Whorebach 03/21/2012, 12:32am PDT
This week: two Double Fine games, Stacking and Costume Quest, are 50% off. by Jerry Whorebach 03/20/2012, 5:09pm PDT
I've been playing Stacking a bit by Hans Clastorp 03/20/2012, 5:31pm PDT
Thumbs down on Costume Quest by fabio 03/21/2012, 9:46am PDT
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is an awesome Halloween game for kids. by Jerry Whorebach 10/24/2012, 8:22pm PDT
Save your points: Daytona USA's going half price next week, March 27 - April 2. by Jerry Whorebach 03/21/2012, 5:06am PDT
This week: Iron Brigade (née Trenched) and DLC, 50% off. by Jerry Whorebach 05/16/2012, 12:02am PDT
I like it. The demo pretty much says it all. NT by The Happiness Engine 05/16/2012, 4:47pm PDT
Resident Evil 4 is half-off this week, $10 or 800 MSP. by Jerry Whorebach 10/24/2012, 8:00pm PDT
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is 600 MSP this week, down from 1200. by Jerry Whorebach 12/05/2012, 5:59am PST
MASSIVE WEEK LONG SEGA SALE by Jerry Whorebach 06/19/2013, 4:21pm PDT
Oh for fuck's sake I botched the link by Jerry Whorebach 06/19/2013, 4:24pm PDT
I believe tomorrow is the last day for this sale. by Jerry Whorebach 06/23/2013, 7:46pm PDT
How do you find all these deals Jerry? NT by re: 06/23/2013, 8:12pm PDT
I've got kind of a lot of free time on my hands :( by Jerry Whorebach 06/23/2013, 9:51pm PDT
This week's Capcom sale is not particularly comprehensive, but still notable. by Jerry Whorebach 07/18/2013, 5:35am PDT
This year's Capcom sale is MUCH better. by Jerry Whorebach 08/07/2014, 3:56pm PDT
I'm gonna pull a TDARCOS here and correct a post no one read in the first place. by Jerry Whorebach 08/11/2014, 5:53am PDT
Back to School Sale by Jerry Whorebach 09/04/2013, 5:56am PDT
Countdown to 2014 sale starts tomorrow. by Jerry Whorebach 12/16/2013, 3:41pm PST
Spelunky is 75% off ($3.74) for the next 24 hours. That's good, right? NT by Jerry Whorebach 12/17/2013, 6:00pm PST
It's worth 4 bux. I don't know if it's "good" but it's addicting. NT by Fullofkittens 12/17/2013, 7:21pm PST
Really fun to play, raises fundamental questions about game design. NT by mark 12/18/2013, 2:30pm PST
Can you elaborate? I've put in about 5 hours and want to appreciate it better. by Last 01/13/2014, 8:51am PST
Yes. I would love it if mark told us what he meant by that in Spelunky. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/13/2019, 6:38pm PDT
Next 24 hours: some fighting games. by Jerry Whorebach 12/21/2013, 11:57pm PST
Tomorrow is your last chance to get DuckTales: Remastered for 50% off ($7.49). NT by Your last chance this year, anyway. 12/30/2013, 11:00pm PST
"Ultimate" Games Sale by Jerry Whorebach 02/18/2014, 5:35am PST
Glad I put "Ultimate" in skeptiquotes, because they're running another one. by Jerry Whorebach 07/10/2014, 1:12pm PDT
Is there a sense where any most recent sale is the "ultimate" one? by laudablepuss 07/10/2014, 3:14pm PDT
Spring Sale, April 15th-21st by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2014, 11:47am PDT
Talespin is for faggots. NT by Eurotrash 04/15/2014, 1:42pm PDT
Yes, you have seen the show! by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2014, 4:55pm PDT
Well it was just retarded. My 3 y/o daughter watches them now, I still hate them by Eurotrash 10/11/2014, 11:05am PDT
Tale Spin is the shit. NT by Classless European Scum 04/16/2014, 7:23am PDT
You're insane. NT by Eurotrash 10/11/2014, 11:06am PDT
Everything SNK must go by Jerry Whorebach 10/03/2014, 1:18pm PDT
I figured out why I never got into KOF, and its not because of the input windows by Jerry Whorebach 10/10/2014, 10:47pm PDT
I am absolutely delighted I did a GIS for "erotic postcard" by Rafiki 10/11/2014, 8:54am PDT
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