Sega's 3D Ages Remake Series Rated

Thanks to 1UP for their feature reviewing the Sega 3D Ages remake series for PlayStation 2. Unfortunately, it appears "the games aren't coming to the US; this is import-only stuff", but the budget price (2500 yen, or "$25 to $30 for US buyers" via import stores) may still attract nostalgists hunkering for updated versions of Space Harrier ("the textbook example of how to remake a game: improve the things that need improving, highlight the good bits, and sell it for a song"), Monaco GP ("It's as fun as it is dumb, and it's really dumb"), Phantasy Star Generation 1 ("a decent remake of a fantastic game"), and, well, maybe not Golden Axe ("A slap in the face to fans.")

Comments

Virtua Racing

[Apreche]

Hey Sega! You're remaking all the wrong games. I want Virtua Racing back!

If anyone knows where a Virtua Racing 2 machine is, tell me, I'm dying to play it again.

Nice try... just a little too late....

[imperator_mundi]

Of course the targets of these remakes are the old school player, don't think the palyer of the newest generations will lose they sleep for Space Harrier or Golden Axe... well the point is that any player who ever had a nostalgic crisis already got and installed Mame or just another emulator out of the zillions available on the net...

of course there's the rom's IP issue... but well, I can't really figure out how many people would erase the rom of Golden Axe and buy the "slap in the face" PS2 remake.

Re:Nice try... just a little too late....

[Saige]

I'm picking up the Treasures for my Gamecube, even though I already have all those games for MAME on my PC. The ability to play them on a TV, with stereo sound, and a group of friends, that's just going to be too good to pass up. I am seriously looking forward to 4 player Gauntlet sessions. I must admit to being very disappointed they left Gauntlet 2 off though.

Now, perhaps Midway should try redoing some of their best games Sega Ages style, keeping the game intact and just making it look better. After all, they blew it with Robotron X, and the new Gauntlet games don't have any of the spark of the original.

Hmm... I wonder what an open source Gauntlet like game could do, graphics wise and new feature wise, while keeping the gameplay elements that made it worthwhile...

Phantasy Star G1

[Joe Tie.]

I bought a ps2 for little reason other than to play this game - and I consider it money well spent. I was a big fan of the original series, but the online installments left me nostalgic for the characters and story of the first four (or 14, whatever) games. Some of the changes I've found a bit odd, but all in all I'm loving it. Though it helps that one of my friends speaks Japanese and is interested enough in PS to be willing to translate as we play.