From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > There is a rom out there that uses the shadow and lighting effect to   
   > crate 1024 simultaneous colors. It's the image that I'm using for my   
   > color count icons now (with the colors scaled down to suit each 64 color   
   > range.   
      
   Yeah, it looks a lot like that, from what I remember. I really hope I am   
   remembering correctly...I swear that I am. It's like that trick I was   
   telling you about, that allowed devs to make huge, full screen-sized   
   sprites with no slowdown(initially used in one of the Power Ranger or VR   
   games, and then in the incredible "VF Anime" game) on the Game Gear...I   
   saw it in a magazine, which is where I think I heard about this one.   
      
   > It is a free flying overhead shooter and a forced side scrolling shooter   
   > depending on what level you are on.   
      
   Ah, ok, it's good to hear that there are, at least, some side scrolling   
   levels.   
      
   > Fantasy Zone was all side scrolling,   
   > but let you go backward and forward.   
      
   Yeah, I've got it on the Genesis and played most of them on the SMS as   
   well. Just don't like switching directions and whatnot.   
      
   > The only other shooters I've played   
   > like the overhead section of TFII are Herzog Zwei, Star Flight and Star   
   > Control.   
      
   I've not ever run in to anything like it. Speaking of shooters though,   
   did you know that Panzer Dragoon Mini is now playable via Kega Fusion?   
   They managed to fix the varying refresh rates that KKC mentioned a long   
   while back. You really ought to give it a shot, it's damn impressive. I   
   also broke out something called "GG Aleste", thinking it would be like   
   MUSHA or Robo-Aleste...and it is, but just with a ship rather than a   
   mech-like flyer. Really good stuff. The GG continues to amaze me...   
      
   > ME's uneven audio instrument volume problems blows me out every time I   
   > try to play something on it. It's good for a test, but I just can't   
   > tolerate it for a full play through.   
      
   Hmmmmm, I guess I haven't run in to that just yet. Are you using the   
   most recent version? Granted, it has a lot of issues...and I haven't   
   played a lot of titles in it, but the few I have(I play a lot of Double   
   Dragon II and Batman) seem to be pretty rock-solid in terms of emulation.   
      
   > It's 2D backgrounds with (really bad) 3D characters. The gameplay has   
   > already ruined this one for me. It is actually more difficult to aim and   
   > shoot than RE1 if you can believe it.   
      
   I can...now that you mention the horrid control, it's all coming back. I   
   remember loading up on, back on the Mac, and making it to an enemy only   
   to give up after that encounter. ;)   
      
   > What's worse is that all of the   
   > enemies have weapons and once they start opening fire you just don't   
   > have time to aim anymore.   
      
   Yup. About the only AitD I've liked is that one on DC...good stuff. I   
   hear that, after the patch, the one on PC/360 is pretty good.   
      
   > Rats! I had forgotten about that AC adapter, this one didn't come with   
   > one either. Ah well, I can just go and snag that adapter for my universal.   
      
   Yeah, that'd work. Sometimes I have the rumble enabled, sometimes   
   not...without it, the wheel won't fight you when you make a turn.   
      
   Bel   
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