It has Crystalis

[Blind]

That is all

[Frozen Esper]

Yes! I agree!

[StriderTien]

I was about to say. Looked at the games list and was like "HOLD UP!!! This has Crystalis?"

Unfortunately, I still think this bundle requires a VERY deep discount before I could even consider it worth the price. A lot of these games were great for their time but I'm not dropping $30 for a collection of prehistoric roms.

[sailorbear510]

Japanese licensing of regional roms and other content requires royalty paid to those who have licensed it to SNK Of America. So this price is on par with other games despite it being $30. Be grateful that you don't get expensive Tecmo or Koei prices on releases.

[Daikatan]

Originally posted by StriderTien:

I was about to say. Looked at the games list and was like "HOLD UP!!! This has Crystalis?"

Unfortunately, I still think this bundle requires a VERY deep discount before I could even consider it worth the price. A lot of these games were great for their time but I'm not dropping $30 for a collection of prehistoric roms.

Imho it worth it not for game themselves only, but also for accompanying museum section which is done very good - not only images of flyers/posters, but also different scans of guides, photos etc. and also comments about this or that details and anecdotes from SNK history.

TL;DR good release if you love exploring legacy of video game industry, but out of 24 titles most players would only play and replay around 7 or less, i'd say.

[Wicca-san]

Too bad they don't have the GBA version with the bonus dungeon. Just sayin :-P

[themazingness]

Originally posted by StriderTien:

I was about to say. Looked at the games list and was like "HOLD UP!!! This has Crystalis?"

Unfortunately, I still think this bundle requires a VERY deep discount before I could even consider it worth the price. A lot of these games were great for their time but I'm not dropping $30 for a collection of prehistoric roms.

Well, it is 50% off now. I'd say $15 is worth it for all that you are getting.

[Blind]

Ok, guys...

Devs.

The Crystalis port is almost 1:1. Amazing. The emulator you used was really spot on. I've only seen a single mapper error, and it's exclusively from overscan which not all emulators do correctly.

10/10

[Crafter]

Just having learned this collection has Crystalis I came to add it to my wishlist~
The current 50% sale is also pretty good, but I've always been one to only really purchase during the store wide seasonal sales for the little bonus things I can get. This collection will have a very high spot on my list and possibly be something I'll pick up in the winter

[Paratech2008]

I picked it up but I wish the ROMs were accessible. I'd love to be able to play the games on my tablet and phone plus have other options but I guess you can't have everything.

[Blind]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

I picked it up but I wish the ROMs were accessible. I'd love to be able to play the games on my tablet and phone plus have other options but I guess you can't have everything.

Not sure what emulator they're using but it's almost 1:1 perfect... there's only a few minor overscan errors (or lack thereof) compared to original hardware, but hey may have been intentionally fixed for this port.

[Paratech2008]

I hate to ask but what is so great about Crystalis?

I never played it yet. I'm just curious.

[Blind]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

I hate to ask but what is so great about Crystalis?

I never played it yet. I'm just curious.

Oh, if you didn't play it back in the day then it's just a generic NES action RPG

But at the time it was hyped as one of the BEST action RPGs and wasn't tabled for a long time... not until the mid~late SNES era

[themazingness]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

I hate to ask but what is so great about Crystalis?

I never played it yet. I'm just curious.

I didn't play it back in its heyday, but I did have an NES. It's my favorite game on here so far. It plays a lot like a Zelda game (but with xp levels).

[Liam Neeson Punching Wolves]

Is this game like YS?

[themazingness]

Originally posted by Liam Neeson Punching Wolves:

Is this game like YS?

Kind of. You don't attack by running and colliding your weapon into enemies. But otherwise I'd say they are similar.