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loves2splooge on 06 November 2009
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Theres a new (unlicensed obviously since Sega isnt in the hardware business anymore) RPG in development being created by a bunch of hobbyists for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. I kid you not. Its called Pier Solar. Having a sentimental attachment to the Genesis, I pre-ordered it. Its $35 US (shipping included) and you get the cart (region-free), soundtrack CD (which you can use with your Sega CD to use CD-quality music with the game instead of the standard Genesis hardware audio) a glossy cardboard box for it with full color art, a 24 page manual (full color I think) and a poster. $35 is quite high for a game on an old console such as a Genesis but they arent making any profit from this. They had to charge that much to cover the production costs (carts are expensive and they gotta pay for the packaging. The glossy cardboard boxes cant be cheap either) I was dissapointed that they didnt go with the plastic clamshell but I suppose the nice looking glossy cardboard would work better for a special release like this than the cheap plastic Genesis clamshells. It makes it more Working Designs-esque, which is appropriate for a collectors item.

Maybe this is something youd be interested in (since you like jrpgs. the game is developed by westerners but its in the jrpg style) if you were crazy enough to pay $35 for a Genesis game in 2009. I think it would be worth it for myself at least due to the nostalgic value. Just to be able to dust off the old Genesis (which has been irrelevant for well over a decade) and actually buy and play an actual brand new game for it. On the actual Genesis console with the actual Genesis controller. I think thats worth the $35 to me. And plus it has collector value. I cant wait until they finally finish that game (but I like that they are taking their time to make sure it doesnt ship out buggy). Theyre in the internal beta testing stage now but theres no release date yet. I do think Im crazy for pre-ordering this but the experience seems intriguing.