XPost: alt.sega.genesis   
   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > On one hand, I don't mind this sort of thing even if it turns out to be   
   > just a vanity project. Anybody can broadcast a TV show thanks to Youtube,   
   > and anybody can record an album thanks to Garage Band. Why can't somebody   
   > with a PROM burner and a label printer release a Genesis game? And a   
   > licensed one, to boot.   
   >   
   > On the other hand, I question whether or not the intent behind this   
   > release is worthwhile. If you're trying to reach a large gaming audience   
   > and turn a minor profit, Xbox Live Arcade or the Wii Virtual Console has a   
   > built-in marketing mechanism and no hardware or media costs. If you're   
   > trying to preserve a valuable bit of gaming history, why not something   
   > more prominent or more influential? "Because we can" doesn't seem like a   
   > good enough reason to do this, as much as I enjoy seeing it happen.   
      
   I'm with you in enjoying seeing the stuff still coming out, but I just   
   feel really burned on the whole Beggar Prince 3rd run issue. I mean, now   
   I have to sell my 1st run copy at a loss, just to try to turn around and   
   buy the FINISHED version of the game, all because they couldn't be   
   bothered to fix the save bug in the first place(I'm not disconnecting my   
   32X or SCD just to play the game). With the way they handle things,   
   you'd almost assume they'd be all too willing to take 1st run copies in   
   exchange for the 3rd run, then sell them on the site/ebay as "ULTRA RARE   
   1ST RUN PRINT OF BEGGAR PRINCE! L@@K!!!!!!!"....but no.   
      
   I also understand that Pier Solar has no real licensing cost, and as   
   it's all homebrew it was probably pretty cheap to produce as most people   
   just wanted to contribute with no real promises of compensation...but   
   still, it just makes the SF Team look bad when an original game, WITH A   
   CD SOUNDTRACK(something never before done in Genesis history), is   
   outpricing them by a good $10(Pier Solar is $35 shipped, BP/LoW is $48).   
      
   Honestly, once I get my copy of BP sold I'll buy the 3rd edition...but   
   I'll probably wait a few months, if not more, to make sure the SF Team   
   doesn't pull another "3rd run" stunt...   
      
   As for Pier Solar: The days it's available, I'm buying.   
      
   Bel   
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