BydoEmpire Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) You could play these on that fancy new Genesis, but if you don't have one yet then play the incredible Master System ports. I was one of those kids that didn't get a Genesis for a while, so I really loved the fact that Sega put a lot into their SMS ports, and that the hardware was up to it. I would definitely have been happy to find any of these under the tree. I had Altered Beast and Golden Axe back in the day, but didn't play the SMS Streets of Rage until later. This round runs US Thanksgiving Day (Nov 24) Christmas Even (Dec 24). Each game score 10 points for 1st place, 9 for 2nd and so on. Add them all up and get your total score. As always, NO CONTINUES. Streets of Rage is boring on Normal, please play on Hard. Bonus point: [edit] changed at the last minute - play the Genesis version of one of these games and post a score. Altered Beast @fakecortex 114,800 @BydoEmpire 95,000 @jeremiahjt 35,000 @Frozone212 18,400 Golden Axe @jeremiahjt 68.5 / 53.8 @fakecortex 34 / 35.0 @BydoEmpire 32 / 40.6 Streets of Rage (Hard Mode Only) @BydoEmpire 25,900 @fakecortex (Easy 150,000) might as well Bonus Point @jeremiahjt (Altered Beast 225,800) @fakecortex (Altered Beast 220,900, Streets of Rate 81,000) @BydoEmpire (Altered Beast 182,600) Edited December 25, 2022 by BydoEmpire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) I don't know how to find a score in Streets of Rage after the game is over, but I took a few shots along the way. It also auto-continues but the score seems to reset. I'll have to look at the instructions. [Edit] I'm deleting my Streets of Rage score since I played on Normal. This game is boring on Normal, we should play on Hard. Edited November 26, 2022 by BydoEmpire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuySan Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Streets of Rage seems quite solid. Altered Beast is obviously pared down, but playable, but Golden Axe is absolutely horrendous. This is one of my favourite games of all time, and I played the arcade a lot, but this just hurts my feelings. What was Sega thinking? Better to scale the graphics down a bit, but al least maintain a solid framerate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 I haven't played Altered Beast on the SMS in a long time, it seems more challenging than the Genesis version. Much better after another game or two: 95,000. Golden Axe is the least technically impressive of the three, but it's my favorite. I don't mind Golden Axe on the SMS, I think it's a good port. Definitely choppy, but the gameplay is there. Streets of Rage is a really impressive 8-bit game. It looks great... it's just kind of boring. Matter of taste, of course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Streets of Rage (Hard): 25,900 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 12800 for Altered Beast 12600 for Altered Beast why is it so slow? seriously, I cannot get past the first stage. Onward to Golden axe I guess Edited December 1, 2022 by Frozone212 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 how do we calculate score for golden axe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 18400 Altered Beast Question: Why port altered beast to a system that can't handle it? anyone have an answer? Edited December 1, 2022 by Frozone212 Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Frozone212 said: how do we calculate score for golden axe? Just post the score and strength from the end page. I'm not sure how the game calculates "strength" but maybe it's a tie-breaker. I should google that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahjt Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) For Golden Axe, I had a total score of 68.5 and a strength of 52.8. For the terrible Altered Beast, I had 35,000. I really want to like Altered Beast on the Master System, but it is horrible. Unfortunately I do not have Streets of Rage. *Edit-Bonus score: 225,800 on Genesis Altered Beast. Edited December 19, 2022 by jeremiahjt Bonus point 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Hah, interesting to hear peoples' feeling about various games. I always liked (and still do) Altered Beast on the SMS. It's slow, I can see why people don't like it compared to the arcade or Genesis, but I still think it's pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozone212 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I apologize for not showing up. Chistmas is coming and things are...confusing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 20 hours ago, Frozone212 said: I apologize for not showing up. Chistmas is coming and things are...confusing No worries, I haven't had a lot of time either. Just a casual bonus month anyways. I did squeeze in a game of Altered Beast on the Genesis this afternoon: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Final day one and done marathon for me. I logged a lot of time with Altered Beast on Master System as a kid, but despite its ability to frustrate me a lot, I kept going back to it. First time for the other MS ports. I find Streets of Rage to be the most playable for either version. I forgot to play it on hard tho and don’t feel like going back. It was funny bc I was thinking how boring it was, lol. Played each on MS and Gen back to back, and ooh boy do each just play smoother on Gen. It’s cool that there were 8bit versions tho. Altered Beast MS - 114,800 Gen, fun bonus- 220,900 Golden Axe MS- 12/34 Gen, fun bonus- 14/34.6 Streets of Rage MS normal, IGNORE - 150,000 Gen fun bonus- 81,000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahjt Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I have been playing a little more of Golden Axe, and I have yet to score as high as I did on my first attempt. I think this game may be as bad as Altered Beast. I really want to like both of these games, but there are just so many things wrong with both. Altered Beast on the Genesis is one of my favorite Genesis games, but I have never played Genesis Golden Axe. Maybe I should give it a try finally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakecortex Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 This was a real cool idea for a round. @BydoEmpire Thanks for giving us a good reason to try out these Sega “classics” 😉 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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