@Kanrabat
ittedly, the “mean girls” do look cool in EqG. Though, we haven’t really seen them be mean much in EqG. (Unless you count the comic where Babs was kinda a punk, and Tiara growled at Fluttershy.)
Having the CMC molds made, I’d like to see another Target exclusive: THE MEAN GIRLS 3 PACK! Diamon Tiara, Silver Spoon, and Babs Seed. Their clothes could be anything, kinda like the “Wild” theme of Target’s CMCs exclusives.
Hasbro may take some available G.I. Joe or Marvel Super Hero male moulds, about higher than those of EqGirls dolls, slap in some male clothes and accessories, and voila! But then, they would be more like oversized action figures, and the little boys…
I can predict the next Equestria Girls toyline wave with Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Babs Seed, Maud Pie, everybody’s favourite gray-skinned clumsy blonde (Hasbro still could not agree on keeping the name Derpy), Lightning Dust, Coco Pommel, Principal Celestia (if there is a taller mould), Nurse __heart, and so on. Had to be sensitive to my young female cousins and nieces.
You still need to buy Cheerilee, Sapphire Shores (same sitch as Zecora), Amethyst Star, etc. as a completionist.
Monster High is Mattel’s most popular doll brand as for now and they have a fair share of male dolls. those sell very well also. Hey, how can little girls make their “girl crush on popular guy” scenarios without a guy doll?
Equestria girls dolls could have a Flash Sentry doll, a Big Mac doll, a Bulk Biceps doll, and why not that Nerd doll as well?
To answer that question, Kanrabat, male dolls/figures in a franchise for girls are not marketable (Ken from Mattel’s Barbie being a popular exception), just like the Japanese toymaker logic of protagonist toys over antagonists.
@EddersFC
Well, once you get past the first area in “Tails Adventure” it gets better IMO. Might want to give it a second chance later. (I will it the spikes in the first area take off to much HP.)
And yeah, I’d recommend the 3D Sega games, especially if you liked the originals. :)
@Beau Skunky
I’ve played Tails Adventure on the Sonic Mega Collection (or gems collection, I can’t …) I must it I wasn’t fond of it. Anyway, I’m now tempted to go out soon and pick me up some 3DS money so I can get them (only option for me :P)
@EddersFC
Yeah. they’re actually cheaper then the Sega Genesis/Megadrive games on Wii Virtual Console. (Which are 8 bucks each.) Plus, as I said have more option features added to them. (And a neat feature is you can play the Japanese version, or international version of the games to.)
M2 is the developer behind the 3D Sega games, and does a good job on remaking them. When you turn off the 3D feature they look just like the original 2D game.
I’m thinking of getting their 3D Ecco remake to.
In fact, in “3D Sonic 1,” they have an option to use the spindash (or turn it off) just like in “Sonic Jam.” (Surprisingly, the cheat codes are different when you play Sonic in the Japanese, or “International” versions of the game.)
Another Sega 3DS game I would recommend on 3DS is “Tails Adventure.” While not in 3D, (it’s a Virtual Console Game Gear game) it’s pretty good. It’s different then Sonic games, (Tails doesn’t move as fast for instance) and is a bit more “Metroidvania”-like, (as he collects items, to help him access new areas, and chaos emeralds level-up his ring hit-points, and flying-meter) it’s probably my favorite Game Gear game.
@Beau Skunky
Cheers for all of that info Beau. I must it, I’ve not played my 3DS in ages, but there’s a lot of stuff I want for it now. I would like to get some old retro games that you mentioned, especially Sonic 2 and Shinobi 3, I love both of them as well! Considering the price is $6 (I’m guessing it’s £3-4 since I’m British) that’s good value.
@EddersFC
It’s a 3D version of the original Megadrive/Genesis game. The 3D effect actually does help you be able to tell where enemies are standing on the smaller 3DS screen, and looks quite cool.
It has some handy options to like a save feature, sound/screen/button options, (you can make the screen look like the old TV sets, or have a pixel-perfect recreation of the game) and such.
Oh, and there’s a new special mode added called “fists of death” mode where you can take out any enemy with one punch. (Including the bosses.) While it really nerfs the difficulty, it actually is a fun mode, especially if you play it on the hardest difficulty setting.
It costs 6 bucks, but I think it was worth it. I also have 3D Sonic 1 & 3D Shinobi 3 on my 3DS, as well. (They have some other 3D Sega games on the 3DS Eshop to, in fact it says “3D After Burner 2” is coming out soon.)
@Beau Skunky
I’ve never actually played Streets of Rage 3D, but would love to! What is it like? Is it a 3D verison of one of the Mega Drive/Genesis or an entirely new game?
@EddersFC @Kanrabat
Oh yeah, I love “Streets of Rage!” I have the 3D version on my 3DS, and it actually looks good in 3D. They even made the ground look scaled. It also has some nice options including playing the Japanese version. (Titled “Bare Knuckle” instead.)
Well, me neither. I had to wait until being an adult to buy and play the game. (I actually beaten it! Never again though) The game was around 130$ brand new when it came out so it was a big nope at the time.
That game can easely be playable on so many Genesis games anthologies for either the PS2 or PSP.
Playing it though, is another matter. Be ready to grind for hours just to be worthy of getting a few blocks away from your homethown.
@Kanrabat
Indeed, I’m German. Although the Master System was already old when I got it, so there weren’t that many games sold. A used games store was a pretty good source of games, though.
I had pretty many games, but I regret that I never had Phantasy Star.
@Kanrabat
Actually, Sonic the Hedgehog 1: Master System Version was released in North America shortly before the Master System was discontinued there. (Making it the final game released for the console in America.)
It was basically the same game as the Game Gear version, with a few minor differences, like a slightly bigger pixel resolution to fit the TV, and a better-looking Sonic sprite.
Also, the 8-bit Master System versions of Sonic 2 & Sonic Chaos made it to North America later via the Wii Virtual Console.
@Beau Skunky
At the time, the gunless Nintendo was at the same price as the Sega that came with the gun. Mom, knowing nothing about video games, only did simple maths. Also, this was the biggest Xmass gift ever of my childhood. 200 moddafukking dollars from 1988!
@Dashu
You must be either european or Brazilian. In North America, there never was any Sonic games for the Master System. My console had all 3 games built in. Hang On (bike racing) Safari Hunt (phaser game) and Maze (accessible via a cheat). It too a while for me to have any crats for the machine, but then, I discovered used games shops. The Nintendo games were still 30-70$ in the early 1990’s while the Sega games were around 10$ each. So many games I could buy!
@Kanrabat
Must be quite a different package than we had. Mine had only “Sonic the Hedgehog” built in. Earlier ones had only “Alex Kidd in Miracle World”.
ittedly, the “mean girls” do look cool in EqG. Though, we haven’t really seen them be mean much in EqG. (Unless you count the comic where Babs was kinda a punk, and Tiara growled at Fluttershy.)
Having the CMC molds made, I’d like to see another Target exclusive: THE MEAN GIRLS 3 PACK! Diamon Tiara, Silver Spoon, and Babs Seed. Their clothes could be anything, kinda like the “Wild” theme of Target’s CMCs exclusives.
It’s kinda likely so my hopes are up.
Sorry, slow and choppy ‘net connection.
Hasbro may take some available G.I. Joe or Marvel Super Hero male moulds, about higher than those of EqGirls dolls, slap in some male clothes and accessories, and voila! But then, they would be more like oversized action figures, and the little boys…
I can predict the next Equestria Girls toyline wave with Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, Babs Seed, Maud Pie, everybody’s favourite gray-skinned clumsy blonde (Hasbro still could not agree on keeping the name Derpy), Lightning Dust, Coco Pommel, Principal Celestia (if there is a taller mould), Nurse __heart, and so on. Had to be sensitive to my young female cousins and nieces.
You still need to buy Cheerilee, Sapphire Shores (same sitch as Zecora), Amethyst Star, etc. as a completionist.
Monster High is Mattel’s most popular doll brand as for now and they have a fair share of male dolls. those sell very well also. Hey, how can little girls make their “girl crush on popular guy” scenarios without a guy doll?
Equestria girls dolls could have a Flash Sentry doll, a Big Mac doll, a Bulk Biceps doll, and why not that Nerd doll as well?
Well, once you get past the first area in “Tails Adventure” it gets better IMO. Might want to give it a second chance later. (I will it the spikes in the first area take off to much HP.)
And yeah, I’d recommend the 3D Sega games, especially if you liked the originals. :)
I’ve played Tails Adventure on the Sonic Mega Collection (or gems collection, I can’t …) I must it I wasn’t fond of it. Anyway, I’m now tempted to go out soon and pick me up some 3DS money so I can get them (only option for me :P)
Yeah. they’re actually cheaper then the Sega Genesis/Megadrive games on Wii Virtual Console. (Which are 8 bucks each.) Plus, as I said have more option features added to them. (And a neat feature is you can play the Japanese version, or international version of the games to.)
M2 is the developer behind the 3D Sega games, and does a good job on remaking them. When you turn off the 3D feature they look just like the original 2D game.
I’m thinking of getting their 3D Ecco remake to.
In fact, in “3D Sonic 1,” they have an option to use the spindash (or turn it off) just like in “Sonic Jam.” (Surprisingly, the cheat codes are different when you play Sonic in the Japanese, or “International” versions of the game.)
Another Sega 3DS game I would recommend on 3DS is “Tails Adventure.” While not in 3D, (it’s a Virtual Console Game Gear game) it’s pretty good. It’s different then Sonic games, (Tails doesn’t move as fast for instance) and is a bit more “Metroidvania”-like, (as he collects items, to help him access new areas, and chaos emeralds level-up his ring hit-points, and flying-meter) it’s probably my favorite Game Gear game.
Cheers for all of that info Beau. I must it, I’ve not played my 3DS in ages, but there’s a lot of stuff I want for it now. I would like to get some old retro games that you mentioned, especially Sonic 2 and Shinobi 3, I love both of them as well! Considering the price is $6 (I’m guessing it’s £3-4 since I’m British) that’s good value.
It’s a 3D version of the original Megadrive/Genesis game. The 3D effect actually does help you be able to tell where enemies are standing on the smaller 3DS screen, and looks quite cool.
It has some handy options to like a save feature, sound/screen/button options, (you can make the screen look like the old TV sets, or have a pixel-perfect recreation of the game) and such.
Oh, and there’s a new special mode added called “fists of death” mode where you can take out any enemy with one punch. (Including the bosses.) While it really nerfs the difficulty, it actually is a fun mode, especially if you play it on the hardest difficulty setting.
It costs 6 bucks, but I think it was worth it. I also have 3D Sonic 1 & 3D Shinobi 3 on my 3DS, as well. (They have some other 3D Sega games on the 3DS Eshop to, in fact it says “3D After Burner 2” is coming out soon.)
I’ve never actually played Streets of Rage 3D, but would love to! What is it like? Is it a 3D verison of one of the Mega Drive/Genesis or an entirely new game?
@Kanrabat
Oh yeah, I love “Streets of Rage!” I have the 3D version on my 3DS, and it actually looks good in 3D. They even made the ground look scaled. It also has some nice options including playing the Japanese version. (Titled “Bare Knuckle” instead.)
I LOVE the first and second game. However, I don’t like the 3rd. Also, the first Street of Rage have the best music ever played on a Genesis.
For the uninitiated:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfCw4tx5AME
I don’t see it, but that was also a great game. “Ristar” has become a cult-classic lately.
Well, me neither. I had to wait until being an adult to buy and play the game. (I actually beaten it! Never again though) The game was around 130$ brand new when it came out so it was a big nope at the time.
I know. And I played it. But that doesn’t change the fact that I never had it as a kid.
That game can easely be playable on so many Genesis games anthologies for either the PS2 or PSP.
Playing it though, is another matter. Be ready to grind for hours just to be worthy of getting a few blocks away from your homethown.
Indeed, I’m German. Although the Master System was already old when I got it, so there weren’t that many games sold. A used games store was a pretty good source of games, though.
I had pretty many games, but I regret that I never had Phantasy Star.
Actually, Sonic the Hedgehog 1: Master System Version was released in North America shortly before the Master System was discontinued there. (Making it the final game released for the console in America.)
It was basically the same game as the Game Gear version, with a few minor differences, like a slightly bigger pixel resolution to fit the TV, and a better-looking Sonic sprite.
Also, the 8-bit Master System versions of Sonic 2 & Sonic Chaos made it to North America later via the Wii Virtual Console.
At the time, the gunless Nintendo was at the same price as the Sega that came with the gun. Mom, knowing nothing about video games, only did simple maths. Also, this was the biggest Xmass gift ever of my childhood. 200 moddafukking dollars from 1988!
@Dashu
You must be either european or Brazilian. In North America, there never was any Sonic games for the Master System. My console had all 3 games built in. Hang On (bike racing) Safari Hunt (phaser game) and Maze (accessible via a cheat). It too a while for me to have any crats for the machine, but then, I discovered used games shops. The Nintendo games were still 30-70$ in the early 1990’s while the Sega games were around 10$ each. So many games I could buy!
Must be quite a different package than we had. Mine had only “Sonic the Hedgehog” built in. Earlier ones had only “Alex Kidd in Miracle World”.