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[The God Of The Game]

should i buy this version if i have th egamecube version already
why or why not please answer in detail
what kind of lag may i experience
good mods?

[Fiarel]

seen no lag or bug on win8x64, but i guess i am a lucky one. pc ver = game cube ver, mods are as usual: naked rouge, original chars, hacks, cheats.

[funewchie]

The gamecube version is probably more stable than this, but you can mod this game.

Not to mention, if you use something like Fusion's Chao Editor, you can actually unlock special chao that you normally can't have (i.e. the "Amy" and "Tails" Chao). Plus, you can easily transfer Chao from SADX to SA2:B and back, with that tool.

One drawback to this version of SA2: You have to buy the SA2:B DLC to unlock Chao Karate and the extras from the Gamecube (I believe that also includes the 2P Battle mode). Also they are using the Gamecube's shorter soundtrack (as well as censoring Knuckles's theme, to remove the "ain't a **** thing funny!" part)

The upside: The graphics seem a little more crisp, the text is sharper, and they restored Big the Cat little cameos (which were strangely removed from the Gamecube version).
They've also added a new Menu Theme, with the President's Secretary (*Shrugs* Don't ask me why her. All I know is she was voiced by the same actress that did Rouge).

Originally posted by Fiarel:

seen no lag or bug on win8x64, but i guess i am a lucky one. pc ver = game cube ver, mods are as usual: naked rouge, original chars, hacks, cheats.

...Naked Rouge? People make and/or play a mod like that, but then whine and cuss about Elise giving Sonic a kiss? Kind of hypocritical, wouldn't you say?
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Anyways, I use a mod that allows you to use the 2P characters in 1P stages (Amy, Metal Sonic, Tikal, Chaos 0, Chao Walker, and Dark Chao Walker), as well as the alternate alignment character (Shadow in Sonic's stages, for example)
It's pretty cool.

So like Fiarel said, there's a lot of ways to mod the game to be even cooler, if you look around.

[sadowx13]

Originally posted by funewchie:

The gamecube version is probably more stable than this, but you can mod this game.

Not to mention, if you use something like Fusion's Chao Editor, you can actually unlock special chao that you normally can't have (i.e. the "Amy" and "Tails" Chao). Plus, you can easily transfer Chao from SADX to SA2:B and back, with that tool.

One drawback to this version of SA2: You have to buy the SA2:B DLC to unlock Chao Karate and the extras from the Gamecube (I believe that also includes the 2P Battle mode). Also they are using the Gamecube's shorter soundtrack (as well as censoring Knuckles's theme, to remove the "ain't a **** thing funny!" part)

The upside: The graphics seem a little more crisp, the text is sharper, and they restored Big the Cat little cameos (which were strangely removed from the Gamecube version).
They've also added a new Menu Theme, with the President's Secretary (*Shrugs* Don't ask me why her. All I know is she was voiced by the same actress that did Rouge).

Originally posted by Fiarel:

seen no lag or bug on win8x64, but i guess i am a lucky one. pc ver = game cube ver, mods are as usual: naked rouge, original chars, hacks, cheats.

...Naked Rouge? People make and/or play a mod like that, but then whine and cuss about Elise giving Sonic a kiss? Kind of hypocritical, wouldn't you say?
---

Anyways, I use a mod that allows you to use the 2P characters in 1P stages (Amy, Metal Sonic, Tikal, Chaos 0, Chao Walker, and Dark Chao Walker), as well as the alternate alignment character (Shadow in Sonic's stages, for example)
It's pretty cool.

So like Fiarel said, there's a lot of ways to mod the game to be even cooler, if you look around.

I agree with everything here, however if you have a intel gpu there are some graphical glitches, the city escape one seems to be the most commen.

[funewchie]

Originally posted by sadowx13:

I agree with everything here, however if you have a intel gpu there are some graphical glitches, the city escape one seems to be the most commen.

Although, strangely, my Windows 8 laptop uses Intel HD Graphics, and yet I've never had any graphical issues.

[sadowx13]

Originally posted by funewchie:

Originally posted by sadowx13:

I agree with everything here, however if you have a intel gpu there are some graphical glitches, the city escape one seems to be the most commen.

Although, strangely, my Windows 8 laptop uses Intel HD Graphics, and yet I've never had any graphical issues.

You mind telling me the cpu you have? anything that I have tried with hd2000-HD4000 have had issues.

[The God Of The Game]

Originally posted by funewchie:

remove the "ain't a **** thing funny!" part)

hint me what that word is

[The God Of The Game]

Originally posted by sadowx13:

I agree with everything here, however if you have a intel gpu there are some graphical glitches, the city escape one seems to be the most commen.

way to fix?

[funewchie]

Originally posted by sadowx13:

You mind telling me the cpu you have? anything that I have tried with hd2000-HD4000 have had issues.

My laptop's CPU? It's an Intel Pentium B960.

Originally posted by The God Of The Game:

Originally posted by funewchie:

remove the "ain't a **** thing funny!" part)

hint me what that word is

The d-word, obviously. The game was always rated "E", even with the lyrics. Hey, I try to act like a gentleman, but "darn" just wouldn't make any sense.

Apparently, Sega thought that as well, since they censored it.

(They already had done that in the music for the Death Chamber stage, by removing the verse with Sonic and Knuckles talking to each other, all because Sonic swore "You're **** right Knuckles!". Now it just plays music-only during that verse.)

I'm half-surprised they didn't censor Wild Canyon's lyrics, too.

[sadowx13]

Originally posted by The God Of The Game:

Originally posted by sadowx13:

I agree with everything here, however if you have a intel gpu there are some graphical glitches, the city escape one seems to be the most commen.

way to fix?

Not that I've found.