From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > On one hand, that's as it should be. Newsgroups should reflect current and   
   > relevant interests. Outside of Brazil, the Genesis/Megadrive hardware   
   > isn't still in use by a majority of gamers. And we knew that Sega group   
   > traffic would die down once they exited the hardware business. On the   
   > other hand, I prefer to stick around on Usenet. There's no such thing as a   
   > universal web forum filter yet. :)   
      
   I'm actually enjoying forums more than I thought I would. There's no   
   more bullshit like trolling, or spammers like fucking Radeon/Parallax   
   Scroll/whatever identity he's using today/etc. You just have to find a   
   forum that's right for you.   
      
   > If you were a bigger RPG fan you'd be less despondent about the state of   
   > the Sega. Valkyria Chronicles on the PS3 is likely to push me over the   
   > edge into buying the console. Tactical RPG fans thing it's *that* good.   
      
   There's nothing on this planet, not even if Lobotomy re-assembled and   
   put out PowerSlave 2 exclusively on the PS3, that'd get me to support   
   Sony and the BDA.   
      
   > Between that and the Creative Assembly stuff, I see that there's a new   
   > Sega rolling down the hill that looks nothing like its old self.   
      
   Rolling down hill is exactly right. ;)   
      
   > Barbarian was cross-platform, and from the look of it was probably   
   > intended for the Dreamcast at one point. You can find both PS2 and   
   > original Xbox versions, but it's not on the backward compatibility list so   
   > it won't run on the 360.   
      
   Oh, I'm not one of those people who traded off their Xboxs when I got a   
   360, so the BC thing doesn't mean a whole lot to me. ;)  Honestly, I'll   
   trade in/sell the 360 before I *ever* consider doing it for the original   
   Xbox. That said, I'll look in to this Barbarian game. Thanks for the   
   heads up. :)   
      
   > Sega gladiator game... You mean Total War Spartan?   
      
   Possibly. A buddy of mine had it, he said it was super-violent...maybe   
   it was that other Gladiator game out there?   
      
   > That was more of a   
   > tactical hack-n-slash like the current Dynasty Warriors series. Decent   
   > mindless fun, but not the best effort from Creative Assembly. Spartan came   
   > out on PS2 and Gamecube too, if I'm not mistaken.   
      
   Speaking of, have you ever played Circus Maximus on the original Xbox?   
   It's good stuff, you ought to look in to it... :)   
      
   Bel   
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