NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/games/video/25657

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From: [e-mail] (Primus Sucks!)
Subject: Re: SNES CD Drive: Fact or fiction?!?
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Oliveira) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Primus Sucks!) writes:
>|> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (John Oliveira) writes:
>|> >In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Teh Kao Yang) writes:
>|> >|> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
>|> >|> >Sega has had a problem coming up with decent games, only one or two
>|> >|> >worth paying $50 for a year.  I don't see how a $300 CD player could
>|> >|> >somehow help matters.  Games are games, after all.
>|> >|> >
>|> >|> Sega's "problem" of coming up with decent games has lasted for about a year,
>|> >|> and it seems to be ending now. Most of 1992 was one of the worst periods for
>|> >|> a Genesis owner. However I wouldn't label Sega as a company that isn't capable
>|> >|> of producing decent games just because of one year of lackluster games. One
>|> >|> reason for a lack of good games could be because Sega had to spend more time
>|> >|> developing games that would compete better with the SNES games.
>|> >
>|> >I think this is ridiculous, Sega had to spend a WHOLE year developing games so
>|> >that they can compete with SNES???
>|> >If this is what Sega is trying to do than I might as well sell my Genesis.
>|> >I spend a whole F****** year waiting for a decent game for  the Genesis and
>|> >all they had released was junk, plain junk.
>|> >Thats why I bought a SNES because of these long droughts  of games from Sega. I'm
>|> >glad that I bought the SNES since there the ones thats making me happy with decent
>|> >games being released.
>|> >Right now if I had a choice between the 2 I'll take the SNES over Sega hands down.
>|> >If Sega and Nintendo would stop worrying about which of the two will be the
>|> >number 1 and start making decent games than all of us would be happy, I think..:-)
>|> >
>|> >|>
>|> >|> It seems like Sega likes to release all their best games near Christmas time,
>|> >|> causing periodic "droughts" of good games during mid-year. And I think it was
>|> >|> worth the wait this year. I don't think there ever has been as many great
>|> >|> Genesis games out on shelves at the same time. Right now there's Streets of
>|> >|> Rage 2, Sonic 2, Terminator 2, TMNT, Sunset Riders, Ecco the Dolphin, Lightning
>|> >|> Force, Madden 93, Pro QB... And I think Road Rash 2 and a whole slew of new
>|> >|> Sega CD games will be out any day now.
>|> >|>
>|> >|> -Teh Kao
>|> >|>
>|> >
>|> >I don't think it was worth the wait a WHOLE year for Sega to release decent games.
>|> >It's like saying, don't buy any games for the Genesis during Spring, Summer or Fall
>|> >because the games will suck. Just wait till Christmas thats when Sega will release
>|> >great games, yeah right. I the meatime SNES will dominate the market.
>|> >The problem with the games you listed above only one game that I found to be
>|> >excellent and that is SOR2, the rest I wasn't impressed.
>|> >I have to admit that I haven't had the change to play Sunset Riders, Ecco the
>|> >Dolphin and Lightning Force.
>|> >So is it worth the waiting??  I think Not!
>|> >John
>|>
>|> I think you are over reacting a bit here. IMHO the best Sega Genesis game of
>|> all time was released this past Fall/October, NHLPA Hockey. Anyways Sega
>|> always has good games out, it is just that they glut the market during X-mas
>|> time and people expect the same amount of production all year long and that
>|> is unreasonable. I for one have been very happy with the Genesis.
>
>I'm not over reacting, I stating a fact. So the only decent game that Sega
>released during Fall/October was NHLPA Hockey, is that it?
>If I cough up money to purchase a Sega Genesis, I don't expect to have good games
>during Christmas time. I would like to at least have decent games during all
>season, not just X-mas time.
>So, I guess I should put my Genesis away  after X-mas and wait till next X-mas to
>take out the Genesis and play the games that Sega will release during that time,
>ok that makes sense..:-)
>John
Well I guess you may have a point, but the fact of the matter is that I
don't and never will buy many more than a game a month. How many do you
want? How many can you afford? I am more than pleased with ONE quality game
a month. Now if SOA would release a quality game for the SEGA-CD.