I can't believe I didn't see this thread sooner!
Joe, thanks for posting the letter. Awesome.
SNK was brilliant when they (unknowingly, perhaps) allowed Chad to perform his duties in such a professional manner.
How refreshing. If only this happened more often. The world would be a happier place.
1. Chad gives us the real deal on Alpha Denshi. I find it astounding that Chad admits to any weaknesses (however slight) concerning NEO GEO's developers... couldn't he have found a way to sugar-coat this a bit further? At least Chad suggests that Alpha Denshi, being mere mortals, were were simply overwhelmed by the infinite power that lay before them.
2. You can't help but grin at Chad's dig at Altered Beast and the rental policies of Sega and Nintendo.
3. "Most Sega fans do not find my points valid." Most TurboGrafx-CD fans, on the other hand...
4. I'm a little bummed that Chad doesn't like TurboGrafx-CD. At the close of the letter, he's willing to make a disclaimer about how he actually likes the Genesis, but he doesn't make a similar disclaimer for his comments on the TG-CD. Damn.
5. I would have loved to have Chad's job at SNK.