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I really wouldn't consider this underrated personally. This is arguably the best known Amiga soundtrack out there, as a good amount of people who've never even owned an Amiga have heard the SotB soundtrack (or at least a couple tracks from it). I've even seen the SotB music mentioned in magazine articles in the past. SotB2 might fall into the underrated canopy, but not SotB1... in my opinion anyway.

It's a shame to lose someone who's just getting started in their life, but having that loss come during something that was supposed to be happy and festive makes it sting just a bit more for those who knew him. My condolences to his family and friends.

Let me think up a few for the Genesis... TMNT: The Hyperstone Heist- I'm probably alone on this, but I find the Genesis music better sounding than the SNES music used in "Turtles In Time". Same tunes, but I think the Genesis lent a better sound to them. Whip Rush- A little shmup that came and went, but it's got quite a few catchy tunes in it. Midnight Resistance- There are surprisingly few tunes in this game considering how many levels there are, but the music is pretty good... especially the song used on stage 1. Alisia Dragoon- The only cart GameArts ever made, and it has wonderful music in it. Batman- Some very nice music in this one, and a great ending song. Herzog Zwei- The game that basically started the RTS genre, and it has quite a few memorable tunes. Master of Monsters- A game few people ever played, but it has a wonderful soundtrack. Sword of Vermillion- This RPG got lost in the space between Phantasy Stars II and III, thanks to its not being as good as it could have been (WAY too many random battles), but it has a great soundtrack nonetheless. Super Fantasy Zone- Never came to The States, but thankfully there are ways to still hear it's upbeat and catchy tunes. Alien 3- Probe made this film adaptation, and much to my surprise, they did a good job in writing music for it. Devilish- An infuriatingly cheap Breakout clone, but it's got some nice tunes. Gauntlet IV- A highly accurate port of the arcade game Gauntlet, but with an added adventure mode, and some new good music. Of course, let's not forget games like Thunder Force IV, Streets of Rage, Revenge of Shinobi, Thunder Force III, Castlevania: Bloodlines and the like. They're not really underrated though, since plenty of people have heard their music and liked it.

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Very nice, chumble spuzz. Here's my attempt...

Ah. My account is active again. I'll have to give you an IOU. **takes out a piece of paper and starts writiing** "I owe you, $10". Alright Escariot, just sign right here...

Hope everyone had a...

Trackmania Nations After a long hiatus, Freeware's back! Anyway, up for a little stunt driving? How about a touch of racing in the stunt driving? How about having some really nice graphics added on top of that, and having a rather option-filled track editor that allows you to build your own freakish tracks? Well, here ya go. This game was given out a freeware last year, and it really is like a strange cross between San Fransisco Rush 2049, and Race Drivin'. Lots of jumps, loops, zig-zaggy turns, and a ghost racer after each lap. You can even upload your scores, and race against others on-line. This is a really well done game, that only suffers from having no single player race outside of the 100 solo stunt tracks (and whatever you make yourself). Don't forget to grab the update for it.

Black Friday?

So who do I have to bribe to get my account reactivated? I changed my E-mail, and I never got the reactivation E-mail.

It's not free, but you get future updates for the rest of the emulator's existence for free. It's also the single best TG-16 emulator out there. The current version (1.0 PR10) runs every PC Engine CD game I have without issues, and it runs a lot of ROMs just as well. They even fixed the bugs that were around with Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo. You can either play it with the actual CDs in your CD-Rom drive (they overcame the problem they had with XP and it's whole CDDA issue so CD music plays again), or use a program like Daemon Tools to play a digital copy to run off of your hard drive (handy for those expensive, hard to find games that you want to put much wear and tear on). Sure, there are other TG-16 emus out there, but they're not nearly as good. And while it's questionable as to why they decided to charge for this when there are many other quality free emus for other systems, if you really want to play your TG-16 game ROMs and CD games, Magic Engine is the one to go with. Note: It has Magic System with it, that emulates the cards that upgraded the various CD-Rom systems that NEC put out. It runs a lot of stuff alright, but if you run into any problems (or you really want the highest compatibility rate right off the bat), you'll need to find a System Card ROM out there. It's easy enough to find.

Hmmmm... maybe this game will be a tie-in for the proposed movie. I'm interested in seeing how they both turn out, tie-ins or not.

It's been a while since the last time I got to post this...

That must make the Genesis 6-button pad, and the Saturn pad, whatever "beyond godly" is then

I got two words for ya... Master System.

Wish I could help, but I don't have a PS3, a DS, a PSP, a 360 or a Wii. And the newest PC game I have is Dark Messiah of Might & Magic.

Dear God were there a lot of low-count tie votes, and single votes this time around. Damn near the entire Saturn section got axed because of there being virtually nothing but Nintendo and Sony kids from that era. Even some GBA games only got one vote (MMZero 4 anyone?). I fear to see what's going to happen in the eventual 8bit and 16bit lists. Anyway, it was fun. See ya on the third (and final?) list.

-Judginos- Announcer- Each box is filled with nutty flakes and fruity loops. Kid- Do these get soggy in milk? Announcer- NO!

A much needed bump for this one.

A slight nudge, and an update. I decided to hold off on the sig stuff, as I really can't decide on whether to truly consider that stuff an OCR quirk. However, I do have a request... one that's coming way late... Does anyone have a link to the Overclocked thread that gave birth to the infamous "Your opinions of late have been ridiculous" quote? I believe it was archived somewhere, but I'm having a tough time finding it.

First going days without a new list, and now missing votes. You're ruining my faith in humanity, man. YOU'RE RUINING IT! **sobs**

There are two yes votes for Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. Mine, and Neo Samus'.

Opinions. They are a bitch But in all seriousness, GH1-3 are as subject to opinions as every other series out there. Some folks hate it, some love it, and others simply don't care about its existence. It's just part of the gaming landscape.

At long last, the final entry... Gradius Gaiden (import PS1)- The last Gradius game (as of right now) to play and look like classic Gradius, it's also one of the best entries in the series. Good graphics, good music, levels that are both familiar and new (with some cool twists), four different ships to choose from, and the gameplay that's been a staple of the series since its inception. It a well made shmup from beginning to end. YES. RayCrisis: Series Termination (PS1)- As the title suggests, this is the last game in the series that includes RayForce (Galactic Attack on the Saturn earlier in here), and a previous PS1 entry on this list, Raystorm. It plays much like Raystorm, and has the same visual perspective. As such, it plays a lot like that game, but it adds it's own little touches. The graphics are good, the music is decent, the levels are interesting, and the gameplay is solid. It's not quite as good as Raystorm, but it's still a good shmup that brings the series to close by taking it to its beginning. Borderline YES. Street Fighter Alpha 3 (PS1)- Alpha 3 is a great fighting game. So many characters, a good gameplay balance, lots of modes to play in... good stuff. This version of the game is about as good as one could hope for on the PS1. However, compared to the other ports out there, this one comes out on the bottom. The graphics are good, the music is good, and the game modes are all there, but the timing is a bit off. As such, it's hard to call it a must have. If you only have a PS1, then by all means get this game. You'll enjoy it. But if you have a Saturn that can play imports, a Dreamcast, or a PS2, get their versions instead. Borderline NO. Mega Man & Bass (GBA)- Back in the days of the SNES, a game called Rockman & Forte was released. Basically, it played very much like the regular MegaMan series, had rather nice graphics and music, featured a new character to play as, and proved to be an enjoyable game that could have easily been called MegaMan 9. Sadly, it never came to the US... until a few years later. The GBA port of the SNES game is quite faithful. The graphics and music are reproduced very well, the gameplay is intact, the challenge level is good, and the levels are fun. Add in a few game save slots, and you've got a very solid action/platform GBA game that's worth picking up. YES. Sonic Advance 3 (GBA)- The final GBA Sonic game (no, the horrid Sonic the Hedgehog port doesn't count). Like the first two, it's got nice and colorful graphics, good music, and loads of stages. However, this one combines the platforming style of the first game, with the speedier gameplay of the second one, while tacking on a kind of tag team aspect, that allows you to pick up a teammate that follows you around (like Sonic 2) for special abilities. Some folks don't like this game, but I enjoyed. YES.