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|    Scott H to BelPowerslave    |
|    Re: Sega Genesis collection is well wort    |
|    22 Nov 06 15:36:04    |
      From: weaponx013@yahoo.com              BelPowerslave wrote:       >> Well, over the years I have noticed that the GA voice samples are       >> actually taken off of various movies. I forget which screams come from       >> which movies (and I don't know if the movies I heard them in are the       >> first time they were used in a movie). But I know that Conan the       >> Barbarian has about 2/3rds of the screams in the arcade Golden Axe.       >> None of the Arcade game's screams made it to the home version, if I       >> recall, and I just figured that was so they wouldn't get sued. What       >> kind of throws my theory off though is that the boss scream from Streets       >> of Rage 1 is the death curdle of that last big barbarian that Conan       >> kills after cutting through his father's sword (that the big guy took at       >> the beginning of the movie).       >       > Hmmm, I never really noticed that...and man, I've seen both Conan       > movies like a thousand times! I'll have to pay attention next time and       > check it out.              I know that I figured out the SoR boss scream, I'm just not certain       which of the GA screams come from what scene anymore. I think that long       scream from the arcade game that sounds like he's screaming "awe shit"       didn't make it for that reason. ;)              >>> I almost kind of liked that. I mean, back in the day, you'd get, like,       >>> 1 to 3 games a year, you know? You rented the rest. When you had that       >>> kind of limitation, you really played the fuck out of the title, got to       >>> know it, appreciate it, explore it. Nowadays, with some bullshit 40       >>> hours a week job, we can afford to just buy game and game after game       >>> after game...never really getting a chance to sit down with what we've       >>> bought and actually get into it, or really enjoy it...or at times, even       >>> play it. I find that sad...but I also find myself falling into that       >>> little hole myself...       >> Yeah, that's where I'm at too. I am actually getting to where I just       >> want to settle down and play what I have collected though. We'll see       >> how that turns out. ;)       >       > Same here...but I've been trying to do that for years now. This is the       > reason I think I may just pass on a 360, PS3, PS2, etc. I've already       > got WAY MORE than I could ever sit down an play, even if I retired       > tomorrow, so why add a completely new system to it?              With Nintendo trying to attract "new gamers" with gimpy controls and a       magic wand and MS and Sony trying to force feed me the same damn game       they've already released 20 times on the PS2 and Xbox, I really don't       see the point.              --       Scott              http://www.gamepilgrimage.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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