XPost: alt.games.phantasy-star   
   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > The lesson is, never sell game hardware. You don't win in the long run;   
   > even with Wii backward compatibility, there's no network compatibility   
   > there. Even though the server is down now, I'm hoping that the original   
   > Xbox version of PSO Episode I and II ends up on the backward compatibility   
   > list some day. Yeah, and winged primates may emerge airborne from my   
   > backside.   
      
   Problem is, even if it does make the compatibility list, the servers   
   have been dead for a long while now. :(   
      
   Quick Question: If I have never owned PSU, can I Just skip the first   
   version and go straight to the "Illuminus" version? Does it have   
   everything the original did?   
      
   Also, I noticed that it's download-only on the 360...does one have to   
   own PSU in order to download the new version?   
      
   I have PSU on the PC, but haven't installed it yet(this was before I had   
   the 360)...if "Illuminus" is the same thing, I guess I could just sell   
   it off and go with that one(on the PC or 360).   
      
   These classic PSO levels, are they online only, or can you play them   
   offline?   
      
   Just a quick reminder to anyone with the 360 version: An Xbox tech told   
   me that, for some odd reason, if you only have an Xbox Live Silver   
   account, you can play PSU online for free. He said he's not quite sure   
   how Sega didn't catch that, but that it works. My one month Gold trial   
   is up next month, I may attempt to verify this...   
      
   > -KKC, enjoying the new Conan game.   
      
   Is that the beat'em up? If so, I've been playing the demo a lot on the   
   360. The graphics...I hate to say it, suck ass, but it's still a lot of   
   fun. I wouldn't mind picking it up for around $20 at some point.   
      
   Bel   
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