From: kendrick@nospam.io   
      
   In article <464da3fc$0$9881$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,   
   Grestang  wrote:   
   >"BelPowerslave"  wrote in message   
   >news:f2ih56$b2u$1@aioe.org...   
   >>   
   >> You'd think they could be bothered to release both GA's via XBLA. As so   
   >> many companies are whoring out their property to Digital Eclipse to run   
   >> through they're Xbox-mame-cobulator, you'd think Sega would jump on board.   
   >> It's basically free money.   
   >   
   >Well, that just infuriates me even more.  I was wondering why Digital   
   >Eclipse did TMNT.  If its as simple as doing a Mame port, Sega is just plain   
   >stupid for not doing so.  Such a huge backlog of arcade games...   
      
   Sega's arcade games are infuriating to emulate, based on the things I hear   
   from people in the industry. A lot of their timing is based on the video   
   clock, which is why it's so hard to convert their games to work in PAL   
   regions or in HD. There's also the hassle of having to put together a   
   front-end that replaces the coin operation and high score routines. A MAME   
   port is simple, but doesn't ordinarily replace those features (and most   
   casual gamers can't be bothered with DIP switch settings.   
      
   >You're right, the Saturn ports probably wouldn't be worth it financially.   
   >As an X-Box 360 owner, I'm dying to see something good come down the pike   
   >that's not a first person shooter.  A REAL episode of Phantasy Star or   
   >Shining Force would probably do pretty well, considering the draught of good   
   >games the 360 is having.  Instead they pump out crap like "Condemned".   
      
   The philosophy of Xbox Live content seems to be 'high score competition'   
   all day, every day. RPG and other levelled games probably don't fit into   
   that structure unless there's also a multiplayer element (which is how   
   Bomberman gets in.) If you're talking about traditional media releases,   
   it's worth considering that Sammy is in charge and seems to be   
   concentrating on PS2 releases over all other platforms. That's where the   
   money is, at least for the next 12 months or so.   
      
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