From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   >> Hmmmm, that's weird, some talk of Populous on the Genesis, SNES and   
   >> Turbo just popped up for me over the weekend. At any rate, I found the   
   >> Genesis version to be quite solid, wouldn't mind actually getting it at   
   >> some point down the line.   
   >   
   > The Genesis version is excellent. My friend used to have it when we   
   > were in high school.   
   > That's why I wanted it.  And also because many (including myself)   
   > consider this game to be the forefather of   
   > the Age of Empires genre.   
      
   I used to see it all the time, but never bothered to pick it up. I   
   wished I had.   
      
   >>> Radical Rex,   
   >> I'll get this at some point, but I want the Sega CD version.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Love the artwork on the front of the cart. Very ungenesis-like.   
      
   Hehehe, indeed. ;)   
      
   >   
   >>> Skitchin,   
   >> I have this, but haven't put a whole lot of time into it.   
   >   
   > I'm more of a collector now, than just a gamer. It's doubtful I will   
   > ever play this.   
      
   It sounds interesting enough, and I sure read heard enough about it back   
   in the day...I'm just not sure I can put up with the mandatory   
   choppy-ass scrolling. ;)   
      
   >>> Double Dribble   
   >>> playoff edition,   
   >> Being a huge fan of the NES original I'd love to try this one out.   
   >   
   > The back of the box brags about 5000 frames of player animation.   
   > LOL.   
   > The animation is terrible.  The guys jump, land, and then shoot the   
   > ball. Wouldn't that be considered to   
   > be a penalty? :D  The computer constantly steals the ball from you.   
   > You have more or less have to   
   > shoot full court shots just to get the ball down the court to the   
   > computer's side.  This isn't as rare as   
   > I thought, or I would have passed on it probably.   
      
   Ah, that's too bad. As good as the NES version was, you'd assume the   
   Genesis version would have been over-the-top in the quality dept.   
      
   >>> I've been after Populous for like a year and a half now.   
   >> It's definitely a hard one to come by.   
   >   
   > I got one like six months ago, but it didn't work.  This time it   
   > works.   
   > All of the games I got this weekend were in fabulous condition too.   
      
   Wow, now that's rare! Man, I go out looking foe Genesis stuff and   
   they've got all sorts of rental stickers or just plain crap all over   
   them. I've not only got to clean the cart's contacts(I always do) but   
   then try to clean off the actual cart casing on top of it.   
      
   >>> Jewel Master   
   >>> has also been on my wish list for a while now.   
   >> As well it should! ;)   
   >   
   > This is your prototypical genesis cart with the mystical theme and the   
   > pastel artwork on the front :D   
   > It looks like a good game, but I haven't tried it yet. I love side-   
   > scrollers though.   
      
   It's a little hard at first, but put some time in with it...it's really   
   good. The last battle scene is pretty hip too...   
      
   >>> Beast Wrestler falls   
   >>> under the ?WTF? category.   
   >> I hear it's quite good.   
   >   
   > Really?  Well, maybe I'll have to give it a try.   
      
   It's one where, I've heard, you need to be into the whole strategy-rpg   
   genre to start off with and if you are...   
      
   >> Yeah, it pisses me off that a lot of retailers do that...but at the same   
   >> time, it's kind of nice because they price their Genesis, Saturn, DC,   
   >> etc. stock at insanely low prices allowing you to get a hell of a deal. ;)   
   >>   
   >> Bel   
   >   
   > Agreed.  The Genesis to me right now is a collector's dream.   
   > The games are absurdly cheap. I mean I prefer n64 stuff, but I   
   > can't even find anything anymore.  The Genesis stuff is still sort of   
   > sitting there. I'm not too proud to take it :D  I got pirates gold for   
   > $5   
   > at a local pawn shop over the summer.  I still need streets of rage 3.   
   > EPay hasn't been much help  :(   
      
   It's amazing the deals you'll come across due to the dumb-ass pawn shops   
   lack of intelligence. I do love fucking them. Of course, they come back,   
   and with a vengeance, on ebay. $5 for a cart-only game, then $27.50 to   
   ship it. ;)   
      
   Bel   
      
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