XPost: alt.games.phantasy-star   
   From: sheath@gamepilgrimage.com   
      
   Kendrick Kerwin Chua wrote:   
      
   > Heh. Can't you get an original DS (as opposed to a Lite unit) for around   
   > $60 at this point? Dimmer screens and less reliable wireless connectivity,   
   > but all the functionality is there in a sturdier housing. I suppose   
   > pricing will skew upwards as the holidays draw closer.   
      
   I think I actually would prefer an original DS to accomodate my ~to+   
   sized hands.  The issue is actually low income plus Christmas. Actually,   
   the problem is the unnecessary expenses that come along with Christmas   
   when one of the household's family lives three states away and want to   
   see their grandson.   
      
   > I'm still holding out hope that the original PSO code will get ported to a   
   > handheld machine at some future point. I always imagined they could nail   
   > the server and quest functions to the side of a theoretical PSP version,   
   > so that one handheld ends up being a host for three clients. That would   
   > eliminate the need for centralized servers. But PSZero is the closest   
   > we've had so far, and is excellent fun in its own right. I've played at   
   > least an hour every day since the order came in.   
      
         I would honestly be shocked if the original PSO code couldn't be   
   translated with minimum graphical detriment to the DS.  How would you   
   compare PSZ graphically to PSO?   
      
   > -KKC, who went looking for copies of the 360 version of PSU and couldn't   
   > find any.   
      
   Yeah, I bet not many people bought one, I got mine from a collector   
   locally who snagged it from a pawn shop for $10 or so.  Are there any   
   online sources you would be willing to consider?  I find it a relatively   
   good first gen 360 adaptation of the PS2 version.   
      
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