[Sploit]

KingofHarts, on 06 June 2014 - 08:46 PM, said:

Covarr, on 05 June 2014 - 01:40 PM, said:

Sonic Action 4 Pack right pissed me off. The included copy of Sonic R didn't have music. I assume it was supposed to be red book audio, but there were no tracks anywhere to be found on the disc aside from the data track.

Not to get too far off topic but I've always been curious about this. Especially since my brother had a separate copy of Sonic R which DID have all the music. Adolescent me thought that R simply didn't have music... as I never knew of any other version, nor was I smart enough to look at the time. Needless to say I was stunned to learn of the tracks, and also couldn't find any trace of music in my game.

I wonder why this is?

I think it is because those packs were essentially budget re-release pack-ins - not handled by SEGA themselves but by companies who got the rights from SEGA and whoever else they needed to - in order to re-distribute the games that they placed within the packs after the games had kinda passed their original release phase. Therefore they may have been put together hurriedly and with less care.
The re-distributers were just trying to make quick money by selling older titles and as such would not spend loads on putting those things together.

Same probably applies to single games that were re-distributed as budget titles on budget labels. Expert seems to be the main one you see in the US for handling these things. In the UK the names I remember are Xplosiv and SoldOutGames.

Anyway, I have tried to obtain all original SEGA releases, rather than budget re-releases. Same goes for compilations, I haven't bothered with the budget re-release compilatiosn like the 'Action Packs' just compilations such as Sonic & Garfield, SEGA Puzzle Pack and now I recently obtained Smash Pack 2 (hoping it is an original release version). Smash Pack 1 is due to arrive soon.

[Black Squirrel]

Sploit, on 06 June 2014 - 07:11 PM, said:

Okay our scanner is pretty shit...so I took a lot of photos on my iPhone, dunno if they will be any use, but I'll upload them, and see what you think. If they are no good they I aren't sure what to do really.

EDIT: here is a link...

http://www.filedropp...cgamesselection

Let me know if those are any use.

It was when the download passed 400MB that I suspected you might have done it wrong.

Sega Retro -> register an account -> upload files if better than what we have (copy naming conventions), replace files if necessary (scanning guide) -> ??? -> profit

This post has been edited by Black Squirrel: 07 June 2014 - 04:30 AM

[Sploit]

That doesn't outright indicate exactly what I have done wrong...

...bearing in mind I did not bother editing anything before knowing if they were going to be any good.


On a side note can someone add a new page to the Wiki for me?

I will edit it and put in all the information required, but I am unsure how to actually create a new one and don't have time right now to spend ages trying to.

I have a LCD game that I just purchased new and sealed - it is not currently on the list.

The game is a pocket arcade title, called Sonic Blast - and it is about rescuing Tails from Robotnik in Space.

Interestingly enough the game has no Tiger branding on it at all, it has the SEGA brand all over it and on the back in small print it says 'Pocket Arcade' used with permission from Tomy. So perhaps Tomy made these Pocket Arcade games primarily and Tiger were only involved with the games that were re-releases (I.e. Sonic 3 and Sonic 3D blast), rather than all titles.

This post has been edited by Sploit: 07 June 2014 - 05:41 AM

[Black Squirrel]

Search for a page, and when the wiki can't find it, it'll ask whether you want to make it.

[Sploit]

Okay...

Bad news...opened up the game and batteries leaked long ago so at present it does not work.

I also broke the flimsy spring mechanism that makes it pop out, so the game screen now need to be manually slid up out of the bottom half

[Sploit]

Page now created, pictures to follow in due course...

Will also provide an update when I have batteries to see if this thing works after 20years (probably will create a new topic for it).

EDIT: got it working with some nice new Duracells />

This post has been edited by Sploit: 07 June 2014 - 09:45 AM

[Sploit]

SEGA Smash Pack 1 complete in Big Box (original release) arrived a week or so ago...looks awesome.

This post has been edited by Sploit: 19 June 2014 - 08:25 PM

[Xilla]

TimmiT, on 05 June 2014 - 01:42 PM, said:

"Knucles"

I was gonna say how on Earth did that get through quality control? But then he's also Knucles in Sonic Drift 2, and in Bare Knuckle 3's Battle Mode, you're actually playing Bare Knucle 3

[Meat Miracle]

Xilla, on 19 June 2014 - 11:28 PM, said:

TimmiT, on 05 June 2014 - 01:42 PM, said:

"Knucles"

I was gonna say how on Earth did that get through quality control?

Because Sega has no such thing.