Convince me I was right to buy 1941

[blueraven]

I keep putting parts into a '94 Civic Vtec EX 5-speed coupe. It's basically an SI w/o the spoiler or rear discs.

my neighbors gave me shit when I made the Range Rover lady who hit me repaint my decklid and bumper. I got a kick out of it.

So yeah, what were we talking about again?

[Arkhan]

We were talking about how China Warrior is better than Halo 3

[BlueBMW]

Zeta's comment about a Miata hard top reminds me that at some point I'll need to drop a few grand on a top for my old BMW convertible... They're pretty much to the point where if you find one, you buy it.

[Arkhan]

Zeta's comment about a Miata hard top reminds me that at some point I'll need to drop a few grand on a top for my old BMW convertible... They're pretty much to the point where if you find one, you buy it.

You know, if you sell all those shitty BMWs, you wouldn't have to drop a few grand on anything.

[blueraven]

Ark, that BMW he has is tight. (BTW welcome back BlueBMW, long time )

My civic is also borderline shitty, but $500 from a surfer girl? Too fast, too furious.

[MNKyDeth]

1941's price must have skyrocketed in the past year or two. Pretty sure I bought the one I had for $250 two summers ago. Then sold it last summer for double the price.

Checking current prices it has nearly quadrupled in the past two years.

Not sure why that it has.....  But..  It was an OK game in my book. Nothing great but not complete shit either. The only sgfx game I currently own from my full set I once had is daimakamura. <- spelling
To me that is the best game on the sgfx but I have a couple of TEDs so I can play any of them when I want.

Anyways,  .... It's hard to justify any high price for any game imo. It just depends how bad you want said game. And then what you are willing to spend on it. If it's worth $1k to you then dive on in. If not,  there is always a TED.

[Arkhan]

1941 isn't worth 50$ let alone more than that.

It only seems good because what the f*ck do you compare it to?  Battle Ace?

I think I'd play Battle Ace over 1941 actually, because if I want a vertical shooter I'd just play something better.

[soop]

Actually, I figure I know what it is; a few years ago I was really poor for a good while.  Ever since then I've just been a lot more cautious with money.  Don't make extravagant purchases etc.  I do feel the need to have a decent amount  to fall back on if the shit ever hits the fan again, but I think that pulling the trigger now was sensible given the fact that it was probably the best deal I'm going to see for a while, and I'm not gonna miss the money.  Hell, I think I made double that for the few hours overtime I did last week, so I just need to chill.

Thanks for all your points of view, it's appreciated.

[Necromancer]

1941's price must have skyrocketed in the past year or two. Pretty sure I bought the one I had for $250 two summers ago. Then sold it last summer for double the price.

Checking current prices it has nearly quadrupled in the past two years.

Not sure why that it has.....  But..  It was an OK game in my book. Nothing great but not complete shit either. The only sgfx game I currently own from my full set I once had is daimakamura. <- spelling
To me that is the best game on the sgfx but I have a couple of TEDs so I can play any of them when I want.

Anyways,  .... It's hard to justify any high price for any game imo. It just depends how bad you want said game. And then what you are willing to spend on it. If it's worth $1k to you then dive on in. If not,  there is always a TED.

I think it was only worth ~$250 to soop. 

[Arkhan]

You could have gotten an Everdrive and a second supergrafx for less, lol.

[Black Tiger]

Can't play the Axelay demo without a flashcard.

[nopepper]

Since this thread is kinda silly, I don't feel bad derailing it and going off on a tangent.

I've always been intrigued by the SGX, particularly to try out Aldynes and 1941 (and Ghouls and Ghosts to a lesser extent). I used to be put off by the cost of entry, but nowadays, particularly with flash carts available, my main concern is lack of space available in my setup (although I can make space...).

So the question to the experts here is: where do you rank the SGX games in comparison to the PCE and CD shooters? Are they in the top tier league, right up there with Gate of Thunder, Lords of Thunder, Nexzr, Soldier Blade, Super Star Soldier and Spriggan (or insert your favorite here)?

[Arkhan]

All of the SGX games are mediocre.   PCE games outshine them.

Granzort is the only game worth playing as it's a sequel.

and Daimakaimura, if you like Daimakaimura, because it's basically arcade perfect.

Battle Ace is kind of neat til you realize all of the hardware involved produced a worse Afterburner.

Aldynes has cool music and 900 layers of parallax in one of the levels, but it's nothing spectacular. 

It's all pretty whatever.

Granzort is what you wanna do.

[MrBroadway]

and Daimakaimura, if you like Daimakaimura, because it's basically arcade perfect.

If all you're looking for is arcade perfect ports, might as well just grab the Capcom Generation/Capcom Classics compilation discs.

[Necromancer]

Or mame.