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Worst Dreamcast Game Ever

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 25
Date: May 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Smash Pack Sucks. All the games except Virtual Cop 2 have the most god-forsaken annoying sound in video game history, especialy Golden Axe. This was done very badly. ... Good thing I only borrowed it!

Disappointment City :(

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well, I've gotta say that I was hella excited about the Smash Pak when I saw it on Amazon the other day; it was a great excuse to break out my Dreamcast again, right!

In a word: No. No, it wasn't. It's a great idea on paper, but the sound reproduction is astoundingly bad. I actually compared several of the games on the disc to the originals, and there are missing sounds, added sounds (what's with the ridiculous "boing" noise when you hit the jump button in Streets of Rage 2!?), scratchy samples/noises, horrid music that, in some cases, has different notes and sounds than the originals.

The graphics are fine, and appear to be pretty much perfect, however, an option for bilinear filtering or interpolation sampling to clean things up a touch would've been nice.

I suppose there are probably worse ways to spend [...].

A mixed bag

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: August 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

About half of the games contained on this Smash Pack are still fun games to play today, the rest feel too dated to be of much fun and makes me wonder why certain titles were picked. Streets Of Rage 2, Sonic The Hedgehog, Golden Ax, and Vectorman stand out as the best games on the pack. THey're still fun, not too difficult, and haven't grown boring with age. Virtua Cop 2 should also be up on that list, but since I don't have a gun its not as fun as it could be. Shining Force and Phantasy Star 2 are two decent RPG which could probably be enjoyed by a fan of the genre. The two puzzle games Columns and Sega Swirl aren't too special, but aren't really bad either. Revenge Of Shinobi seems like it would be fun if it weren't so insanely hard. Finally, Altered Beast and Wrestle War are the only two games on here that I'd classify as being terrible. I guess my only two problems with the set were that I wish some different games had been on here in place of some of the ones I didn't particularly enjoy, and that maybe a few more games should have been included to sweeten the Smash Pack. Overall, it really depends on how many of the games you like, and what you want to pay for the ones that you do like.

Faithful translation to the dreamcast.....except the sound

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: August 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have to say that the Sega Smash Pack is a complete blast, firstly, and before I get into the nitty gritty of my dislikes, I have to say that the smash pack is awesome. I grew up with the genesis, and I remember the better half of the games on the smash pack. Golden Axe, Sonic 1, Phantasy Star 2 (I still have to beat that game), Revenge of Shinobi, they're all done incredibly well. except for the sound reproduction.

Now I'm sure we all know that sega decided to take the easy way out of redoing each game and just made an emulator to handle the genesis games in their raw form. If not, there's a head's up right there to what I'm getting to. Now, seeing as the emulator is meant to mimic the original system, it can't be perfect, can it? In some cases, it can, in this case it is not. The sound reproduction is horrible, and it's a bear to sit through 15 minutes of listening to phantasy star, or shining force.

My words of advice are these: if you want to get the smash pack, then great, hop to it and buy it now. but be ready to turn the volume all the way down and turn on some other form of audio entertainment.

What's with the sound?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of Phantasy Star 2. I bought this CD just for this great game. Golden Axe, Sonic the hedgehog and Virtua Cop 2 would be great bonuses, I thought. It turned out that the sound was so bad. It was nothing near the original version. I couldn't bear playing through the first dungeon.

Be prepared. I was warned before but I thought it would be alright and that's not true.

Did they try to pack too many titles (some are mediocre) in one disk by reducing the sound quality? If so, I have to say this is a horrible decision, indeed.

Classic games, but not a classic experience.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

No doubt about it, these SEGA games are classics. It will keep you entertained for hours and hours, specially if you're playing with a friend. The only thing I didn't like was the sound. It sounds weird and nothing like the classic games. Other than that... A must have!

Oldies But Gudies

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 22 / 27
Date: February 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I do not own Sega Smash Pack For Playstation But I own it for Dreamcast let me start off by sayin the genisis games are changed none whatsoever.I was a big fan of an Extremely rare game called Altered Beast when i saw it on the package i flipped.It is excatly like its Arcade counterpart.I also Love Sonic the Hedgehog wich is also on here.The Music everything is the same.Phantasy Star 2 Is a wonderfull game that many have not played.I hve a new appreciation for Genisis now.Revenge Of Shinobi Or Shining Force ring a bell? pick this one up.Not all the games are that great but there are many that are.

Great game, just turn down the volume

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: August 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It's great being able to play all the great games on here, but what is with the sound??? Now I know the Genesis didn't have the best sound quality, but it least it was listenable, the sound on here on the Genesis games is absolutely terrible. Besides that gripe the games are great though, being able to play Phantasy Star 2, Shining Force, Revenge of Shinobi, and Streets of Rage 2 without having to hook up my old Genesis is great, plus the addition of Virtua Cop 2 and Sega Swirl adds a lot to this great package.

Classic!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Sega SmashPack has all your classic favorites! I bought it for the dirt cheap price and it was one of the best Dreamcast Buys ever. If you like classic games, SmashPack is for you. I hadn't played Sonic the Hedgehog for years, and I had loads of fun playing it on the SmashPack. And how can we forget Altered Beast and Golden Axe! These games are perfectly remade, exactly like the originals. Vectorman, Revenge of Shinobi, and my personal favorite, Streets of Rage 2. Buy the Sega Dreamcast Smash Pack! It's well worth it!

Streets of Rage 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Take it old school to your friends... Streets of Rage 2 is the highlight. You'll only use 8 of these games.

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