If you count adaptors, the Megadrive / Genesis could run Master System cartridges and cards with an adaptor. The MD had most of the hardware in it already, and was designed to allow this, the adaptor didn't contain any extra processors AFAIK. Although i think it did have a copy of the Master System BIOS ROM. In Japan the original Phantasy Star (a Mark III / Master System game) was released in a Megadrive cartridge, which used the original Master System code. Some pritate multicarts of MS games also apparently exist for the MD. The Genesis 3 didn't support the special mode however.
The Neo Geo Pocket Colour is backwardly compatible with the original B&W Neo Geo Pocket.
And didn't Atari have a backwards compatible console in the 1980's? I'm sure on of their later consoles could also use 2600 / VCS cartridges.
Backwards compatibility isn't fluke, it's just good design.
The Neo Geo was first introduced in 1989 (might've been 1990, but the earliest games as copyright 1989) AFAIK, so it's about 15 years old.
Playstation (PSOne) is currently about 10 years old (1994-?), although I'd say it'll probably be discontinued by the time PS3 is out, as the PS2 will probably take the throne of the holdover from the last generation that's still produced. I'll probably buy one when it's discontinued, just because...
The Famicom (Japanese version of the NES) was apparently in production from 1983 to 2003.
I think Neo-Geo was actually availible in 1989, or at least that's the earliest game copyright dates for the system.
Someday it had to stop, but it's been a bloody good run for the system, outlasting just about any other platform ever, or at least 16 bit ones (I think the Famicom outlasted it.) And quite a few very good games. Metal Slug, King Of Fighters, League Bowling, Real Bout etc. Now if only I could afford one...
it probably makes better business sense too, seeing as emulation and piracy might become a bit less of a problem, at least until a Dreamcast emulator is playable (Atomiswave is basically a cartridge based Dreamcast[1].) Sega's last console platform's afterlife is continuing...
[1] Which has been done before, as Sega Naomi arcade boards are basically a Dreamcast + extra RAM (Naomi 2 has an extra PowerVR GPU and a T&L chip as well.)
The best games for the Xbox are universally known as the platnium hits collection. All around the world game titles covered with the silver boarder are the best picks for the Xbox.
Except in the UK, where we have Xbox Classics, which have white / green border designs. The same appears to be true for France and Germany as well (from checking on Amazon's sites.) So I'm guessing this person did research on budget games in Europe, but completely failed to notice what the Xbox range was called.
Presumably a silver border and 'Platinum' would be too close to the Playstaion / Playstation 2 Platinum ranges from Sony. Although that didn't stop Nintendo Europe, who have absolutely horrid silver designs for European Player's Choice releases. But Xbox classics is a bit of a misnomer when the best game on the system has yet to be released in it, despite being a launch title (Halo, still 40 in HMV!)
Age Of Empires II for Mac can't LAN play with the PC version, and vice versa. (Plus for some reason the Mac version can't search for games, you have to know your IP address.)
It was the only reason I got the Mac version as well.
The increasing use of the internet will help, seeing as people will be able to find out the information on missing episodes far more easily than ten years ago. But I don't think many are going to turn up.
I bet the people who had every existing episode on VHS are pissed though (the last were released in November in the 'Reign Of Terror' collection[1] ('The End Of The Universe' collection in America, as they do things bigger over there)). Just when they thought they'd caught them all, another one comes along. Although I don't think it's going to get released on VHS, as it's pretty dead. Viva La DVD!
Erm, The Daleks[1] and Marco Polo were seven parts as well, both in the first season.
[1] Or The Mutants, but there's another story called The Mutants, so everyone calls it The Daleks.
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If you count adaptors, the Megadrive / Genesis could run Master System cartridges and cards with an adaptor. The MD had most of the hardware in it already, and was designed to allow this, the adaptor didn't contain any extra processors AFAIK. Although i think it did have a copy of the Master System BIOS ROM. In Japan the original Phantasy Star (a Mark III / Master System game) was released in a Megadrive cartridge, which used the original Master System code. Some pritate multicarts of MS games also apparently exist for the MD. The Genesis 3 didn't support the special mode however.
The Neo Geo Pocket Colour is backwardly compatible with the original B&W Neo Geo Pocket.
And didn't Atari have a backwards compatible console in the 1980's? I'm sure on of their later consoles could also use 2600 / VCS cartridges.
Backwards compatibility isn't fluke, it's just good design.
It's certainly in 10.3 the installer, but I did a custom install and can't remember if it was on by default or not.
The Neo Geo was first introduced in 1989 (might've been 1990, but the earliest games as copyright 1989) AFAIK, so it's about 15 years old. Playstation (PSOne) is currently about 10 years old (1994-?), although I'd say it'll probably be discontinued by the time PS3 is out, as the PS2 will probably take the throne of the holdover from the last generation that's still produced. I'll probably buy one when it's discontinued, just because...
The Famicom (Japanese version of the NES) was apparently in production from 1983 to 2003. I think Neo-Geo was actually availible in 1989, or at least that's the earliest game copyright dates for the system.
Someday it had to stop, but it's been a bloody good run for the system, outlasting just about any other platform ever, or at least 16 bit ones (I think the Famicom outlasted it.) And quite a few very good games. Metal Slug, King Of Fighters, League Bowling, Real Bout etc. Now if only I could afford one...
it probably makes better business sense too, seeing as emulation and piracy might become a bit less of a problem, at least until a Dreamcast emulator is playable (Atomiswave is basically a cartridge based Dreamcast[1].) Sega's last console platform's afterlife is continuing...
[1] Which has been done before, as Sega Naomi arcade boards are basically a Dreamcast + extra RAM (Naomi 2 has an extra PowerVR GPU and a T&L chip as well.)
Metal Slug 4 and 5 exist as well. SNK Playmore's official sites are at:
Metal Slug 4 (Japanese)
Metal Slug 5
The best games for the Xbox are universally known as the platnium hits collection. All around the world game titles covered with the silver boarder are the best picks for the Xbox.
Except in the UK, where we have Xbox Classics, which have white / green border designs. The same appears to be true for France and Germany as well (from checking on Amazon's sites.) So I'm guessing this person did research on budget games in Europe, but completely failed to notice what the Xbox range was called.
Presumably a silver border and 'Platinum' would be too close to the Playstaion / Playstation 2 Platinum ranges from Sony. Although that didn't stop Nintendo Europe, who have absolutely horrid silver designs for European Player's Choice releases. But Xbox classics is a bit of a misnomer when the best game on the system has yet to be released in it, despite being a launch title (Halo, still 40 in HMV!)
Age Of Empires II for Mac can't LAN play with the PC version, and vice versa. (Plus for some reason the Mac version can't search for games, you have to know your IP address.)
It was the only reason I got the Mac version as well.
The increasing use of the internet will help, seeing as people will be able to find out the information on missing episodes far more easily than ten years ago. But I don't think many are going to turn up.
I bet the people who had every existing episode on VHS are pissed though (the last were released in November in the 'Reign Of Terror' collection[1] ('The End Of The Universe' collection in America, as they do things bigger over there)). Just when they thought they'd caught them all, another one comes along. Although I don't think it's going to get released on VHS, as it's pretty dead. Viva La DVD!
[1] With free badge!
Erm, The Daleks[1] and Marco Polo were seven parts as well, both in the first season. [1] Or The Mutants, but there's another story called The Mutants, so everyone calls it The Daleks.