From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:   
     > Sadly, this year the pickings were quite slim. Only came home with two   
   > Dreamcast games, Zombie Revenge and Fur Fighters. The first game was   
   > roundly disappointing; how could you mess up a Die Hard spinoff set in the   
   > House of the Dead universe? It's painfully slow and it's hard to see   
   > what's happening on screen. The second game I wouldn't have been   
   > interested in under normal circumstances, but I understand that many of   
   > the head-to-head features of Fur Fighters were revived in The Club, the   
   > excellent third-person shooter Sega released for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Fur   
   > Fighters is a decent game on its own, but I like The Club much more.   
      
   Zombie Revenge is one of the better 3D beat-em ups, it just seems to   
   have a steeper learning curve than some would like.  If you have the   
   manual, give it a read before giving it another shot. This one is a   
   definite keeper even though it's by no means a 3D Streets of Rage.   
      
   > Anyway. I think at this point I own something on the order of 70 percent   
   > of the American Dreamcast library? I'm missing quite a few of the kid   
   > games and the Playstation ports, so I'm thinking the further I go the   
   > easier this should get.   
      
   > The only other Gamers purchase of note was Alisia Dragoon, a loose cart I   
   > bought to replace my broken one. You guys were right, it's not really that   
   > special of a game. Still, it can't hurt to have more bikini armor   
   > cartridge labels. :) Also, a three-dollar Genesis cartridge is better than   
   > a fifty-dollar MIB package with manual and original price sticker.   
      
   I never could get into this game, and I generally love Game Arts.   
      
   > After coming home, I noticed that the bad economy has a lot of gamers   
   > selling the older items in their collections. I managed to snag a   
   > second-hand copy of Iron Storm for the Saturn from one of these trade-in   
   > situations. I didn't realize before that this was a version of   
   > Daisenryaku, and very likely the first one localized for the west. I love   
   > turn-based strategy and I like this particular game fine, but reading the   
   > Working Designs translation notes years after the fact is just another   
   > reminder of how arrogant and self-righteous that company was. If they were   
   > just a little more humble and forgiving, they might still be part of a big   
   > localization machine that they helped to build.   
      
   I like Iron Storm, though I haven't ever finished it and haven't played   
   it in years.  It seems like an interesting strategy title.   
      
   > Reading back over my post, I realize that I sound a bit more negative   
   > about things than I really meant to. I'm still really enthusiastic about   
   > gaming in general and Sega in particular, but Sega's performance this   
   > holiday season isn't focused on the west in particular. I'm thinking about   
   > Phantasy Star Zero and other new RPG properties on the way, but we   
   > probably won't see those until March or April at the earliest.   
      
   I hear that, but I'd extend that disappointment to the entire industry.   
     I spent less than half of what I usually do on games this year, and   
   played probably less than that.   
      
   > Anyway, that's the Sega part of my Christmas. How's yours?   
      
      
   Some of these have been on my lists for months if not years.   
      
   Master System:   
   Kings Quest (Boxed)   
      
   Genesis:   
   Boxed:   
   Micro Machines   
   Ren & Stimpy: Stimpy's Invention   
      
   Boxes for games I already had:   
   Super Street Fighter 2   
   The Punisher   
      
   Cart only:   
   Ranger X   
   Joe and Mac   
   Starflight   
   Gaiares   
      
   Sega CD   
   Mansion of Hidden Souls (Complete)   
      
   Dreamcast:   
   Charge N Blast (Import)   
      
   Xbox 360:   
   Sonic Unleashed   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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