From: davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks)
Subject: Re: Sega CD Rom
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 22:51:46 GMT
Organization: VMARK Software, Inc.

In article <1jmsnvINN2pi@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> outcast@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Mark Mavromatis) writes:
>>
>>However, yes, the price will come down and the pack-ins will probably change,
>>but his statement is still true.  During those 1-2 years that you wait for the
>>price to come down, he will be playing the games he enjoys and the ones that
>>come out between here and then.  You, well, you will still be playing with
>>whatever you currently have.  I doubt you care and are happy with your 
>>decision.  However, I doubt he cares and it sounds if he is happy with his,
>>so who is the real sucker???
>
>Well, let's see who the "sucker" is. First of all, Sega and Nintendo are 
>furiously battling for 1st place in the 16-bit console battle. Who's winning
>depends on who you talk to, but I'm sure most people agree with my opinion that
>Sega was leading until the middle of 1992 when titles like TMNT IV, Street   
>Fighter II, Contra III, and Zelda III arrived. SNES sales then starter to lead
>Sega while the Genesis's release schedule slowed in terms of quality titles 
>(an area where Sega was leading in 1991). Anyway, I hardly think it will take
>1-2 years for Sega CD to drop in price. I give it 1-2 months.

However, as far as the 16bit war is going, most reports I have seen from 
independent sources show the Sega had a LOT better Christmas sales, and that
would make sense seeing their XMas releases.  Sonic II, Ecco, Streets of Rage
II, TMNT IV, etc...  were all great.  

>Don't forget, Sega has unveiled a $300 system and has released absolute trash
>with it. Why not offer a few EXCITING titles with the system. Not many people
>get excited by shooting rats and bugs in a sewer (Sewer Shark) or interacting
>in a movie (Night Trap). I prefer what NEC has done (even though I'll never 
>buy the Turbo Duo).

It is YOUR opinion that they have released trash.  Many other people have 
really liked the new games.  Some people have loved games like Night Trap,
Sewer Shark, and others.  And, there new releases like Wonder Dog and Hook
look great.  The early releases were just that, early releases.  I remember
the Sega and it's first releases.  I remember more recently the SNES and it's
first releases.   There was a reason why I waited until SFII came out to buy
it...  I thought the same about a lot of the SNES releases.  They were 
basically lame.  Things have changed and they have some really good stuff
out now.  
>
>The Turbo Duo, though maybe technically inferior in many aspects, has the best
>shooter of any CD-system (Gates of Thunder), arguably the best RPG's (not sure
>about Japanese titles, but in the US, Cosmic Fantasy has no competition from 
>Sega), while Sega is getting obsessed with their full-motion video (which NEC
>fooled around with a year ago in titles like It Came from the Desert).

Well, having played a little of G.o.T, I still prefer Thunder Force IV, or
even Space Megaforce.  Sega released what, 3 games with Full-motion video???
Night Trap, Sewer Shark, and Sherlock Holmes??  Any others???   Not what I 
would call obsessed.  However, those are something that couldn't be done on
the SNES or Sega systems, so were good in that respect.  They also have games
like Wonder Dog and Hook, which are more like cart games, just with a lot 
more in them.  And, from what I have seen some of the upcoming releases look
great...

>
>I sure as hell wouldn't pay $300 for a system only to WAIT for good games to   
>come out for the damn thing. I'd say the sucker is the one who runs out and
>buys the unit just because Sega says its "state of the art" (see "blast 
>processing" department).

When did you buy (if you did) a SNES system???  Thousands of people bought it
even though the early games, for the most part, sucked.  However, those people
are very happy they did as the games are now coming out pretty good.  I
think you will see the same with the Sega CD.  The games coming out early
this year look very, very good...
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