Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Al Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Ssssh! Dreamcast talk... Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:49:56 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 45 Message-ID: <37C33DB4.DA3BD626@breathemail.net> References: <7pts91$6lp5@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <37c2cbcc.674970512@news.scea.sony.com> Reply-To: admars32@bigfoot.com NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-214-123.vip.uk.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en,ja Scott Cartier wrote: > > >Is anyone else here definitely getting a Dreamcast? > > Oh my gosh yes definitely. One look at Ecco the Dolphin at E3 > cinched it for me. And the recent Shenmue videos from IGN just > took my breath away. I'm not sure if I'll get Sonic though since > it left me somewhat flat when I played it. Blue Stinger sounds > intriguing. I hope it can live up to my expectations. i played Sonic 'cos my mate got a JPN machine, I couldn't believe how fast it is!I quite enjoyed it. Also I hear the've "finished" it for UK ;) As for Shenmue, I agree the vids are amazing, but various reports imply that you may as well just play the quicklime movies over again 'cos that involves more interaction than plaing the game! Seems like they decided that rather than carry on doing what sounded like it was going to be an innovative breath of fresh air, they've done an interactive movie :( > > That being said, I'm not pre-ordering a DC. I'll just wait until > I can pick one up in the store normally. After all, Ecco and > Shenmue aren't launch titles. I was toying with the idea of getting a US machine, 'cos JPN ones are about as cheap as UK ones now, so US ones will soon, then no massive wait for games and crappy slowdown. i'm not convinced many Euro developers will be arsed to make use of being allowed to do NTSC and PAL Hz in the games. Virtua Fighter 3TB is a top notch conversion, Sega rally 2 also. I haven't played it but another friend who has played Get Bass says they spend all day playing that at work! (he works for THE, yes the Nintendo distributor !!!) House of the Dead 1 and 2 is apparently v v good also if you like gun games, that's also been finished for UK ;) Al -- http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/3657/ music 'n' computers 'n' piercing 'n' stuff