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    • obsidianspiderO
      obsidianspider @MrJordaaany
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      @mrjordaaany I tried it after watching a number of videos and reading articles that said you need a low temp iron so you don't melt the cable. I tried many times over the course of a few hours, with a last ditch effort using my hot air station and I can't get it to work. :-(

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      • SgtJimmyRustlesS
        SgtJimmyRustles
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        Playing the SNES Aladdin reminded me of how inferior it is to the genesis version.

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        • lilbudL
          lilbud @SgtJimmyRustles
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          @sgtjimmyrustles said in Retro game stuff talk:

          Playing the SNES Aladdin reminded me of how inferior it is to the genesis version.

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          • SgtJimmyRustlesS
            SgtJimmyRustles @lilbud
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            @lilbud

            We're all entitled to our own opinion. But from what I've seen, most people generally agree the Genesis version was better.

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            • ruckageR
              ruckage @SgtJimmyRustles
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              @sgtjimmyrustles said in Retro game stuff talk:

              Playing the SNES Aladdin reminded me of how inferior it is to the genesis version.

              Sacrilege. I owned both when they were released and always enjoyed the Snes version much more - classic Capcom at it's best and I can happily play it over and over again. The Megadrive version gets boring fast in my opinion.

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              • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                SgtJimmyRustles @ruckage
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                @ruckage

                I respectfully disagree. The Aladdin by Virgin Games feels more like I'm playing an aladdin game, while the SNES version feels more like a generic platformer. That being said, SNES is smooth and shows off Aladdin's agility and natural grace, but the Genesis one feels more authentic.

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                • ruckageR
                  ruckage @SgtJimmyRustles
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                  @sgtjimmyrustles
                  I disagree with your disagreement :D

                  I was impressed with the animation on the megadrive version but I can't say I really enjoyed playing it that much (apart from the level in the Dungeon which I did like).
                  If it wasn't for the state of the art animation (for the time) I don't believe it would have been regarded so highly when it was released

                  The snes version feels more varied and the levels are more fun. The graphics though lacking the official Disney animation are equally beautiful and dare I say prettier in many ways than the megadrive version (particularly the backgrounds). For me it's just much more fun to play and so I think as a game it's better. (And it definitely feels like an Aladdin game to me).

                  Perhaps they shouldn't really be compared as after all they do only share a name and a lot of it boils down to personal taste. And the fact we have 2 totally different high quality games (something that rarely happens today) is in itself a plus as it's one extra game that may never have existed. I got a game I loved, and you got game that you loved - everybody's happy :).

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                  • MrJordaaanyM
                    MrJordaaany @ruckage
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                    @ruckage @SgtJimmyRustles Wait they are both not the same game? I thought it was just the same game ported to different systems.

                    @obsidianspider that sucks man. I didnt opt for a lower temp soldering iron, I just used my usual one. The DMG gameboy is alot more durable for sure when it comes to this fix, the ribbon cable can really take the heat.

                    That being said, its not always the fix. Sometimes the ribbon cable is too far gone.

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                    • obsidianspiderO
                      obsidianspider
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                      OK nerds, to bring us somewhat back on topic, here are my two copies of Aladdin.

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                      • ruckageR
                        ruckage @MrJordaaany
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                        @mrjordaaany said in Retro game stuff talk:

                        @ruckage @SgtJimmyRustles Wait they are both not the same game? I thought it was just the same game ported to different systems.

                        Yeah totally different games, you should try both if you haven't already.

                        @obsidianspider said in Retro game stuff talk:

                        OK nerds, to bring us somewhat back on topic, here are my two copies of Aladdin.

                        0_1521058143245_Screen Shot 2018-03-14 at 4.08.19 PM.png

                        One thing's for sure - Megadrive/Genesis cases are much nicer (those cardboard SNES cases were terrible - I'm sure most ended up in the bin as they got so tatty). What was it with Nintendo and cardboard cases. On the plus side boxed Snes games are now rarer so worth more.

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk
                          last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                          I always liked the MD stuff more than SNES.
                          IMO SNES was more mainstream where MD was more for "real" gamers, more gore inside. At least that is what I thought about it then.
                          I also liked the MD boxes. For cartridges best there ever was. Just the manual holder sucked and you tend to loose them or damage them more often.

                          The downside of MD is, if you would start to collect all the games now it would cost you a lot, lot money. Acclaim titles are very expensive.

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                          • edmaul69E
                            edmaul69 @SgtJimmyRustles
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                            @sgtjimmyrustles due to the genesis’ crappy color palette and crappy audio i prefer any game on the snes over the genesis version. Not saying anything wrong with the genesis as i love playing genesis and sega cd just a personal preference when playing games that are available on both.

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                            • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                              SgtJimmyRustles @edmaul69
                              last edited by SgtJimmyRustles

                              @edmaul69

                              There's a case to be made if it's the same game and it plays the same, yes. But these are two completely different games that just so happen to contain the same character.

                              The smoother animations, the fact that the Genesis Version is super chilled and laid back (Look at all the background items in the desert, the dungeon, and the Genies levels for example) and you can see that Virgin games really put a lot of love into the game, and it shows. You know that it was the third best selling genesis game right?

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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                                @flyingtomahawk said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                The downside of MD is, if you would start to collect all the games now it would cost you a lot, lot money. Acclaim titles are very expensive.

                                I just learned about Crusader of Centy from SNES drunk. It looks like a really cool game, but it's selling for $500+ on eBay right now...

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                                • ruckageR
                                  ruckage @obsidianspider
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                                  @obsidianspider
                                  That does look cool, I've never played that - I'll have to give it a try.

                                  Regarding the price of the games, when the Snes and Megadrive came out I was young and couldn't afford to buy the games because they were expensive - I used to trade them in for new games otherwise I'd rarely have anything new to play (there were some exception that I never traded though). Now I'm older the games are rarer and even more expensive so I still can't afford them so not much has changed :D .

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                                  • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                                    SgtJimmyRustles
                                    last edited by SgtJimmyRustles

                                    Wow, that game is pretty legit. Easily looks like it has SNES visuals in my opinion.

                                    @ruckage said in Retro game stuff talk:

                                    @obsidianspider
                                    That does look cool, I've never played that - I'll have to give it a try.

                                    Regarding the price of the games, when the Snes and Megadrive came out I was young and couldn't afford to buy the games because they were expensive - I used to trade them in for new games otherwise I'd rarely have anything new to play (there were some exception that I never traded though). Now I'm older the games are rarer and even more expensive so I still can't afford them so not much has changed :D .

                                    You know what game I miss? Eternal Champions. And that was actually gorier than Mortal Kombat.

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                                    • MrJordaaanyM
                                      MrJordaaany @ruckage
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                                      @ruckage Will do!

                                      @obsidianspider looks like a cool game alright. Will note it down for later.

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                                      • FlyingTomahawkF
                                        FlyingTomahawk
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                                        @ruckage
                                        Wonder why the US version of the Centy game cost around $500 and the Japanese version only a fraction of it like $30. And besides I always had my issues with those retro game price policies. Who defines them? I mean I could put Sonic on ebay for $1000 does that make Sonic a 1000 bucks game?
                                        I can accept if a game has been actually sold for such a price but anything else is just a fluke, right?
                                        I keep seing high priced games on ebay but rarely see one go for such high price.

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                                        • obsidianspiderO
                                          obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
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                                          @flyingtomahawk US games go for a lot more because most people don’t know how to read Japanese. If I could I’d totally be buying the Japanese versions of games.

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                                          • cellyC
                                            celly @obsidianspider
                                            last edited by celly

                                            @obsidianspider you and me both. Like @FlyingTomahawk was saying, the Japanese releases are usually a fraction of the price. Plus there are a lot of games I really wish I could understand that never got a US release or in English.

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