From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > Yep, and I visit my neighbor fairly often, and it kinda hurts each time I   
   see it there. I'm about to get rid of an old 42" 720p HDTV which I could   
   surely get her to swap it back for,   
   > but the bulk and weight issues remain. Sometimes I wish I had taken that   
   first floor unit when it came available. We recently had to turn down an   
   amazing find at a thrift store, a really nice,   
   > fancy, heavy oak entertainment cabinet just because it was far too big  and   
   heavy to bring in.   
      
   Yeah, it's the same around here...every Goodwill we visit, *every*   
   CRT-based TV is either $0.99 or $1.00(no shit). I just keep hoping to   
   run in to a decent 27"...but everytime I find something I like it's   
   either A) way too heavy or B) way too beaten up. Some day I'll get   
   another CRT TV...I just hope it's someday soon.   
      
   > It got a Western release. It's just one of those games I sold thinking I'd   
   make due with the cheaper Japanese version.   
      
   As long as you can make your way through the text, there are a lot of   
   Japanese versions that are much, much cheaper than their US   
   Counterparts. That Panzer Dragoon Saga, Japanese version, is so fucking   
   cheap it actually hurts...   
      
   > It's a great game. Sometimes I love revisiting a game when I barely remember   
   it. As much as I love, say, Gunstar Heroes, I play it often enough that all of   
   the "magic" is gone.   
   > The Legend of Oasis is really well made. I love the puzzle and dungeon   
   design. I think the way combat engine, layout, and challenge make it feel   
   special for what probably gets dismissed as   
   > a Zelda clone. It's definitely one of the Saturn's better games, and the   
   Genesis original is well made, too, even better in some aspects (more enemy   
   variety).   
      
   With my memory as bad as it is, it only takes a few years and I'm about   
   to where I only vaguely remember a lot of these games...sadly. Still,   
   the good part is that, like you mention, it's nice to come back to   
   something somewhat familiar, but still so very new. I have put some time   
   in with the Genesis version and was just thrown back at how great it   
   really is.   
      
   Bel   
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