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I'd be doing the PS1, Saturn and PSP versions of Symphony of the Night. The collections collection doesn't seem badly priced, so I'll keep an eye out for an offer. -
I don't think this aspect is that big a deal. These games only use the second screen as a map or stat screen. So nothing is lost by displaying them all on one screen. The three screen option is far better! The only criticism I have is that it would be nice if there was a TATE option to have the vertical layout while not wasting loads of real estate. I do agree with the resistive stylus stuff though. A pity, seeing as two of the bonus character modes utilises the Touch Screen. -
The collections are very well done, but the DS games will naturally be compromised by the loss of the second screen and Resistive Stylus controls. M2 did the best they could with what they had (and the Switch version of the collection does still retain touch controls when played in handheld mode), but it’s still sub-optimal compared to real DS/DSi hardware. The rest of the modern collections though? Absolutely fine, ideal ways to play even. Keep in mind that if you’re planning on doing a full series playthrough, you would need to buy the Dominus Collection anyway even if you’re planning to play the original DS releases on DS/DSi hardware, because it includes a brand new game called Haunted Castle: Revisited (which is a Metroid Zero Mission style reimagining of the utterly godawful arcade game by the same name… which M2 somehow spun into gold!). As for SOTN? The ideal version is still the PS1 original; you can still get it on the PS3 PSN store if you still have a PS3 kicking around (just make sure you buy the US NTSC version for that 60hz support!). The 360 version is probably second best, but you do lose the FMV cutscenes (not a huge deal, but obviously not ideal). The PSP version (which is also on PS4 in emulated form, alongside Rondo of Blood) is not ideal, as they recast the voices and made some gameplay tweaks that are not ideal. Likewise, best version of Rondo if Blood is the TG16 original, which is available on the Wii VC (only available via piracy/2nd hand sales now) and the excellent TG16/PC Engine Mini console. The PSP version is ok, and even comes with an English dub, but it’s not quite as good as the original. Castlevania Chronicles? PS1 or Sharp X68000 is your only option, but the PS1 version IS still available via the PS3 PSN service for a vastly lower cost than the physical version. Again, be sure to get the US 60hz NTSC release instead of the PAL one. And the weird whip-based arcade game has no official home release, so Technoparrot on PC is your only option. There’s also the GB version of Kid Dracula, Vampire Killer MSX, and the PS2/N64 3D games which have never seen any sort of re-release ever. So physical carts/discs or piracy are your only options. Everything else? The modern collections and PC versions of the Lords of Shadow games are the way to go. -
Aww man, sounds like I missed out on a fun night. Unfortunately my work schedule is utterly brutal this month (having to work quite a few extra shifts to pay for my Switch 2 stuff, amongst some other bits n’ bobs), so I won’t be free to join in for NSO Nights until June.
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Those collections are handled by M2, so you know the emulation is excellent. They let you choose which region to use. (EU, American, or Japanese for both, with Korean for the DS ones) Save states, rewinds, the ability to save replays, button remapping, standard stuff. Each game also has an "encyclopedia" with enemy stats, item lists, and more specific information about whatever "Gimmick" that game has. Music players, and various artwork, including the original instruction booklets. The Advance Collection has these "Gadgets" that add extra HUD elements to the border that differ depending on the game you're playing. For example, in the Harmony of Dissonance screenshots, you can see those squares on the side which show what items and furniture are in the area. The Dominus Collection goes further. It takes a note from how the WiiU did DS screens and gives various layouts, but it also has a very neat option that displays three screens. The DS games originally had an option for displaying either a map or stats on the second screen, but this three screen option displays all of them! It's very cool. Dawn of Sorrow is also notable in that the mandatory touch screen segments have been tweaked so that you can do them with a button sequence instead. As well as that, each collection also has a "Classicvania" game included. Dracula X on the Advance Collection, and Haunted Castle on the Dominus one. Haunted Castle is terrible, though, so M2 also did a full-on remake of that game, and it's pretty damn good, apparently. Those aren't my bag, though, so I didn't play them.
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