[Skaarg]

Amazon Page

I really don't know why they're calling it the Ultimate Dreamcast Collection, but either way it's a steal if you want digital downloads of these games.

Dreamcast Collection (Amazon Download - No Steam keys) - Sonic Adventure DX, Crazy Taxi, Space Channel 5 Part 2, and SEGA Bass Fishing
Jet Set Radio (Steam)
Nights (Steam)
Sonic Adventure 2 (Steam)
Sonic Generations (Steam)

I'm still debating if I'll buy it. I already have SA1/2 on PS3 and Generations on PC. Would like to have JSR and Nights though.

[winterhell]

Sonic Generations (Steam) alone is more expensive than the whole package. Where's the catch?

[Skaarg]

winterhell, on 22 March 2013 - 12:02 PM, said:

Sonic Generations (Steam) alone is more expensive than the whole package. Where's the catch?

There's no catch, Amazon has just been really good about sales lately.

[winterhell]

If I get it from Amazon.com , can I use the steam keys on european account?

[Midway the Echidna]

I couldn't help but notice Nights Into Dreams is listed as having a download size of only 3KB. I feel the urge to pay $15 just to see what will happen when I try to download and play it.

On the related subject, to think I thought I got a good deal buying Sonic Generations off of Steam- I feel silly now, and I already own 3 copies of Sonic Adventure (XBLA + DC + GCN ) and SA2B on Gamecube, but the allure of Crazy Taxi, Nights into Dreams, and Jet Grind Radio for only $5 a piece. It's a very tempting offer if but for the chance to relive the golden age of American culture: the late 90s. I'm only surprised Neversoft didn't make a faithful remake of its Dreamcast game- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD turned out to be pretty disappointing.

Nonetheless, I would say you should totally go for it- Nights into Dreams is amazing on so many levels. My friend who lives down the hall has a Sega Saturn, and we have far more than $15 worth of fun playing that game. Buy it, and you won't regret it!

This post has been edited by Midway the Echidna: 22 March 2013 - 01:00 PM

[JaredAFX]

Midway the Echidna, on 22 March 2013 - 12:53 PM, said:

I feel silly now, and I already own 3 copies of Sonic Adventure (XBLA + DC + GCN )

You feel silly? I have those three AND the PSN and Steam versions. I own all versions of Adventure minus the original PC release.

[Friend of Sonic]

Looks like it isn't on sale anymore. How much was it?

[muteKi]

It was $15 for everything. Got the DC collection for myself (even if I already had Crazy Taxi and the old SADX, still cheaper than buying the other two separately), and Nights for my girlfriend.

[Mecha Sally]

Shame, seems I missed the sale. =/ Then again I already own and/or don't care for most of those games anyway.

Random, semi-off topic question: why is the sequel to Space Channel 5 always included in these packages/compilations, but not the first one? o_O

[Aesculapius Piranha]

I may be wrong but I don't think the first one has been ported to PC/XBL/PSN like the others have.

[Skyler]

Midway the Echidna, on 22 March 2013 - 12:53 PM, said:

I'm only surprised Neversoft didn't make a faithful remake of its Dreamcast game- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD turned out to be pretty disappointing.

Neversoft didn't make THPS HD. That was Robomodo.

[Blue Blood]

Aesculapius Piranha, on 27 March 2013 - 09:52 PM, said:

I may be wrong but I don't think the first one has been ported to PC/XBL/PSN like the others have.

Bingo.

But I don't know why that is.

[muteKi]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's for volume 2 which will also contain Chu Chu Rocket, Sega GT (or perhaps Sega Rally 2 instead), and a translated version of Rent-a-Hero.

At least, I want to believe.

[JaxTH]

Because Space Channel 5 would look like ass. I don't remember the specifics but they'd probably have to remake it for HD displays.

[DinnerSonic]

Unlike the sequel's fully polygonal backgrounds, Space Channel 5's backgrounds consisted of a lot of pre-rendered video, which would, as said, look like ass on a modern HD console or computer. Considering no company ever seems to want to just take their old videos and re-render them in HD(I guess it can be hard to use the more ancient 3D programs that would be required, though) that presents an issue.