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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 [...].

Miss your old genisis?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I never had a genisis and it looks amazing.!!I got mine from the sega smash pack value on vaction{Reno,NV}and I was impressed by SEGA.It has 10GENISIS and Saturn games and 2 dreamcast games!!

Great Way to Enjoy Classic Gaming!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

SmashPack is reminiscent of byone Sega Genesis & Saturn days. If you ever had one of those, then you'll most likely recognize some of these in this 12 game compliation. Honestly, I don't play all 12 games. I bought this cd for 6 of them, but hey, you can't get 6 games for [price] either! There are some "newer versions" of the classics, such as VirtuaCop 2 which is a follow-up from Saturn's VirtuaCop, as well as Genesis' Streets of Rage 2. A newer game included that is fun is Sega Swirl. Probably one of the better known games is Sonic the Hedgehog...poster boy for Sega. Keep in mind, these are classic versions and will not illuminate your screen w/ awe-inspiring graphics like those of today. But, it is fun to be able to play these on my Dreamcast(which I love!) as I have missed Sonic, Columns and Streets of Rage from my old Genesis. I gave it 5 stars because it is a good compliation of games from "yesterday" and for the price, you can't find a better way to enjoy these classics. Also, makes you really appreciate the awesome graphics that we so commonly enjoy in gaming today. If you're looking for a great volume of classic games, this is it.

The only way to get Virtua Cop 2 in the US without importing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The title says it all. Even without all the emulated games (with the sucky sound), you still get sega swirl (which you may already have if you have a planetweb browser 2.0 or up) And, of course, the big benefit of getting this...: Virtua Cop 2! Like I said in the title, getting this disk is the only way you are going to get this game in the US without importing (unless you have the US Saturn version, which I would assume most people reading this don't). For that alone, get this game! You won't be disappointed (just make sure you have a light gun first as you can use it with this)!

Nice Collection on One Disc

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun if you grew up playing older games on Genesis or Saturn,which I both own.These games are almost the same as the originals except for the sound It does not sound good at all.Other than the sound the game is pretty good because of the price I paid only $10 and their is 12 games so I think its great.I didn't think some games should not of been on here like Wrestle War and Altered Beast,they are not fun to play. On the other hand, Sonic the hedgehog,Golden Axe,Vectorman,and Streets of Rage 2 were true classics that were still awesome to this day.This game is lacking titles because just the Genesis games I could pick out 30 great games so they should of split the disc on two discs with one great Genesis and one with Saturn games. I would like to see Sonic CD,Toe Jam and Earl,Ristar,Golden Axe-the revenge of the death adder(arcade release only)Streets of Rage 3,Die Hard Arcade,House of the Dead(arcade),Virtua Fighter 2(Saturn version),Nights into dreams. Even though it does not have these games its still a nice collection.

Pros: cheap, most games are still fun,play like the originals,easy to find

Cons: weak sound, not enough games and some are not fun

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.

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!

A Great Blast From The Past!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This Is A Good Disc. I Highly Reccomend This For Everybody. My Only Complaint Is The Game Sega Swirl. I Mean, Why Would Sega Put A Game That Isn't A Classic On This Disc.

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!

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.

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