XPost: alt.sega.genesis   
   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > The original Panzer Dragoon is available as an unlockable feature of   
   > Panzer Dragoon Orta, isn't it? An original Xbox is probably easier to get   
   > a hold of now than a Saturn. Also, even though Orta is on the backward   
   > compatibility list it doesn't run well on a 360. The PC version of the   
   > first Panzer Dragoon game is also frequently available, and for cheap.   
      
   I think it's a bitch to run, though, as Sega programmed it to make use   
   of some sort of MMX instructions(thus killing it for chips that don't   
   support it. Scott has been through all of the Sega PC games and reported   
   issues like that on most of them). When you do finally find one that   
   will run in XP it either runs WAY too fast, or the graphics are messed   
   up, or just something(it's a nightmare).   
      
   > Apropos of nothing, I hate that the last update to the 360 backward   
   > compatibility feature was three years ago, to the day. Some of the best   
   > Sega titles are left out of that functionality, which is annoying. It's   
   > also an indicator of how Microsoft still doesn't understand the gaming   
   > market they're trying to dominate, and why Nintendo frequently eats their   
   > lunch in terms of respect in the marketplace.   
      
   I still just wish they'd of opened it up to let EVERYONE test OG Xbox   
   games, and then send in reports on what ran and what needed work.   
   Granted, it'd need to be slimmed down to a set of dedicated users who   
   could accurately report issues...but they could have gotten this all for   
   free. Hell, I'd of played Xbox games on the 360 until my fingers bled if   
   it helped get the BC list number up there...   
      
   > -KKC, who still plays his original Xbox more often than his 360.   
      
   Same here. I could easily live without the 360...I never want to let go   
   of my original Xbox.   
      
   Bel   
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