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Updated Mega Drive list. Got a copy of Shadow Dancer The Secret of Shinobi.

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Ok then fine, as none of you were kind enough to take my bait and worry for me I'll post the real photos now that I'm home!

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This arrived this morning. Sorry for the shoddy pics (I really need a better phone  ) but I figured it gives you a good idea about the contents. I've been after it f

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I messaged Adam a couple of weeks ago, around the time of his birthday, though I haven't had a reply yet as I don't think he has been on at all since the end of April. @Julius was asking after hi

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  On 3/13/2019 at 9:24 AM, Hero-of-Time said:

I spent some more time on Shining the Holy Ark, yesterday evening and managed to complete a couple more dungeons. The first one was pretty straight forward but the second took nearly 2 hours of solid play.

The second dungeon requires you to look for hidden pathways and make your way across ice paths. The ice paths are like those ice puzzles in the early Pokemon games where you step on the ice and keep sliding forward. If you don't plan your moves carefully then you will ended up going round in circles and getting stuck in a loop of random battles. It was pretty stressful, especially when you are trying conserve your MP for the harder fights. I spent so long in the dungeon, uncovering the map, finding hidden items and making my way through the various floors, that I didn't want to leave to save the game ( you have to go back to town ) and then trudge all the way through the dungeon again. When I came across the boss I was really nervous. If I didn't pull off the win then it would be game over. Luckily my character levels were pretty high and I took care of the giant snake without any issues. There was a huge sense of relief once I was able to exit the area and head to the next town. :D 

Yup, still loving the game. Currently sitting on around 12-13 hours play time with a team around level 20. If I remember correctly, the next set of dungeons really step things up in terms of the size and puzzles. I'll have a go at the next one tonight but I may have to leave them until the weekend when I have more time and i'm able to do them in one sitting.

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You really can trace Golden Sun's lineage back to these games can't you? :D 

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In anticipation of the Mega SG I've got all my Mega Drive boxes out and started displaying them again. Such a shame I don't have boxes for all my games. Decided now unless its a really good deal I'm trying to get all future games with their boxes.

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  On 3/13/2019 at 3:49 PM, Happenstance said:

In anticipation of the Mega SG I've got all my Mega Drive boxes out and started displaying them again. Such a shame I don't have boxes for all my games. Decided now unless its a really good deal I'm trying to get all future games with their boxes.

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What's with the fancy shot? I can't see half your games. 

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You really can trace Golden Sun's lineage back to these games can't you? :D 

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Absolutely. The character portraits and menus are a dead giveaway. I miss this team making JRPGs. :( 

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What's with the fancy shot? I can't see half your games.

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Because fancy shot is fancy.

Plus, that probably just is only half my games anyway as the rest don't have boxes so it's not really supposed to show all my games. That's what my VGCollect list is for.

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Well, despite what I said yesterday I did end up playing some more of Shining the Holy Ark yesterday evening. I can't help myself. :D 

I tackled the South Shrine and man what a pain in the backside this dungeon was. It features enemies that can only be hurt with magic attacks, which seems fine, but the little gits tend to run away. You could spend a bit of time using all of your MP in order to defeat them and then they would sod off just as you are about to land the final blow! This dungeon also features twisting corridors which send you and your party on to the ceiling of the dungeon. Thankfully you don't have any enemy encounters while on the ceiling but you still have to make your way around and then find out where to drop down in order to continue. It did take a long time to work my way through the dungeon but luckily the boss waiting for me at the end of it was pretty simple. Although, she did keep spawning enemies to help her in battle which was a bit off an annoyance. I eventually just stopped attacking those, absorbed the hits from them and concentrated on defeating her.

After I finished the dungeon I went back to town and got my 5th party member who is a female ninja named Akane. I called it a night there. I think i'll be heading back to the South Shrine, this evening. I wouldn't mind grinding a few more levels with my main team and levelling up Akane a bit because she joined the team at 5 levels lower than everyone else.

I can't wait to get home and get back on it. :bouncy: Screw your modern games with microtransactions, half finish products and constant updates. :p 

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That’s 3 more games won. Desert Strike, Jungle Strike and Urban Strike.

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I'm planning on attaching mine to my original Sega Mega-CD II... at least now I kind of know what I'm letting myself in for. :p

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Ok then, just made my CEX order. Went with a mixture of games from my list and one's from my childhood that I wanted back!

Flashback
Toejam & Earl
X-Men
Golden Axe 2
Rolling Thunder 2
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie
Rocket Knight Adventures
Captain America & The Avengers
Skitchin
James Bond 007 The Duel

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  On 3/16/2019 at 8:39 AM, Dcubed said:

That’s quite the collection already @Happenstance! Congrats! :peace:

 

What’s next on the shopping list?

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I’m mostly just keeping an eye on eBay at the moment to see if I can get any deals but I would like to try and grab a copy of Ranger X soon. I missed out on it the other day and was kicking myself.

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I've been sorting through things in my parents loft and among a bunch of old Lego and other ephemera I found a Rocket Knight Adventures pin badge. Neither me or my brothers ever owned any Sega console growing up so it was bizarre to see a piece of merch from a relatively obscure Sega game, any ideas where it might have come from? The only thing I can really think of is that it might have been given away with one of the Sonic the Hedgehog comics, we had a few issues of that back in the day and they're about the only Sega thing I can remember us ever getting. 

EDIT: I've copied in a picture I found on the internet of one, in case it jogs anyones memory.

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  On 3/16/2019 at 6:30 PM, Happenstance said:

I hadn't realised that more carts adaptors would be coming for the Mega SG at a later date. I might be tempted to get the GameGear one as I have quite a few GG games still.

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Yeah, I believe we get a Master System adapter bundled in and then isn't it Game Gear and Mark III cart adapters are coming later? I was planning on picking up both of those. :)

Although I do own a Master System Converter II but I might just use that with my Sega Multi Mega.

I'm hoping one day they will find a way to add another module for 32X support.

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Yeah, I believe we get a Master System adapter bundled in and then isn't it Game Gear and Mark III cart adapters are coming later? I was planning on picking up both of those. :)

Although I do own a Master System Converter II but I might just use that with my Sega Multi Mega.

I'm hoping one day they will find a way to add another module for 32X support.

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Yeah the article I read said the ones coming later would be around $10 each which is a great price.

32X would be nice but I’m sure I read recently that it’s less likely at this point.

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