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#68926: Nov 12th 2022 at 5:20:25 AM

Can't really think of any. I thought it was on that PS Classics thing Sony do but I guess not.

PAGETOPPER: [up] wanted to know if there was any legal way to play Sonic Heroes

Edited by MightyKombat on Nov 12th 2022 at 1:20:48 PM

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ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#68927: Nov 12th 2022 at 5:28:17 AM

My first guess would have been GOG, but I looked and it's not there.

So, if you've got an xbox or ps2, maybe find it on ebay?

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#68928: Nov 12th 2022 at 5:54:31 AM

[up]That seems to be the way to go. It's not like it's enormously expensive secondhand, averages out at like $15-$30. Way more if you want it mint and sealed for whatever reason, but that's to be expected.

Edited by Chortleous on Nov 12th 2022 at 8:01:58 AM

MisterTambourineMan Unbeugsame Klinge from Under a tree Since: Jun, 2017 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
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#68929: Nov 12th 2022 at 5:59:40 AM

Back when Heroes first came out, it... did not have a good reputation with the fanbase. In the mid-00s, it was about as reviled as Shadow the Hedgehog was. It seems like its reputation has improved, or at least the dislike for it has cooled.

@Red Hunter 543: You could also try checking Vintage Stock's website.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#68930: Nov 12th 2022 at 6:01:40 AM

I have fond childhood memories of playing Sonic Heroes back in the day.

Of course I was naive back then, didn't really interact with the internet. And was happier for it.[lol]

But yeah, that game was the shit for my school group way back.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Nov 12th 2022 at 9:02:02 AM

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#68931: Nov 12th 2022 at 6:41:28 AM

[up][up] It's funny you say that, because I distinctly recall ClementJ642 saying the exact opposite in his LP for Heroes lol The game was at least well-liked back when it first came out but became reviled after Shadow and 06 tainted everyone's perception of 3D Sonic. Granted, that's one person versus many others. But from the many videos and comments I've seen, general consensus on Sonic Heroes is that it's an overall fun game that's just marred from needing to play all four teams for the true final boss, which makes the undeniably many technical problems more apparent. Though I guess I wouldn't be surprised if Heroes was hated by the fanbase on release because it dared to be a plot-light game after the very plot-heavy Adventure 2.

Edited by KaoticKanine on Nov 12th 2022 at 9:48:14 AM

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#68932: Nov 12th 2022 at 7:12:22 AM

[up] It wasn't disliked for being plot-light, as I recall. Even at that time their was already a school of thought that the Genesis games were the apex of the series and that the 3D games should be judged solely by their similarity to the Genesis games, which led to things like Penny Arcade deriding Adventure 2 as "Tails' and Knuckles' Stupid Shitty Adventure" for having playable characters other than Sonic.

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#68933: Nov 12th 2022 at 7:20:27 AM

[up]It’d be ironic if that were the cause of the complaints about Heroes, as that game’s about the closet thing to a direct 3D translation of the classic games so far in the whole series.

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MisterTambourineMan Unbeugsame Klinge from Under a tree Since: Jun, 2017 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
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#68934: Nov 12th 2022 at 7:26:09 AM

[up] There's a lot of playable characters and relatively complex gameplay, so quite a few people didn't see it that way.

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powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#68935: Nov 12th 2022 at 7:45:29 AM

[up][up][up]That complaint is stupid as Tails and Knuckles have been playable since the Genesis games.

As far as getting Heroes, I’d look at getting it on eBay. However I’d recommend Game Cube and Xbox versions, not PS 2.

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#68936: Nov 12th 2022 at 7:47:27 AM

[up][up]''Heroes'’ is what these people count as “complex gameplay”? That says a lot about them, none of which is good.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#68937: Nov 12th 2022 at 7:58:36 AM

Relatively compared to the Genesis era at least.

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#68938: Nov 12th 2022 at 8:01:25 AM

In that case, that suggests "anything different at all is no good" is the mindset.

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#68939: Nov 12th 2022 at 8:37:19 AM

You can tell people have beaten Frontiers cuz of the sudden influx of Sage art.

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IvanovTroping97 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#68940: Nov 12th 2022 at 8:37:41 AM

My first guess would have been GOG, but I looked and it's not there.

Sega not putting their games out on GOG is one of their many decisions that we'll never understand.

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#68941: Nov 12th 2022 at 8:55:35 AM

Heroes is an odd case because its not as beloved as the Adventure titles nor is it associated with the Dark Age like Shadow or 06. Its a strange side diversion in its emphasis that renders it the 3D Blast/Lost World of its time; a brief experiment in contrasting gameplay before the series largely continued with the direction it had before.

Its qualities are all over the place in that regard too; great aesthetics with weird character models, a wide cast with oddly simplistic characterization, and lengthy gameplay that can feel inflated thanks to required playthroughs in getting the true ending.

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#68942: Nov 12th 2022 at 9:20:05 AM

[up][up]And as I said before, you can tell the staff did something right when people are asking for her to appear in the Takeover over Shadow. They nailed the character.

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#68943: Nov 12th 2022 at 10:25:54 AM

Sega not putting their games out on GOG is one of their many decisions that we'll never understand.

There are a lot of decisions that SEGA make that I never understand.

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ReynTime250 Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#68944: Nov 12th 2022 at 1:26:25 PM

Someone did the thing.

When I saw MoistCritikal's review of the game, comparing the boss fights to Metal Gear Rising, I didn't think one of them would have an almost identical quick time event.[lol]

Edited by ReynTime250 on Nov 12th 2022 at 9:26:36 AM

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#68945: Nov 12th 2022 at 1:44:55 PM

Interesting trope about Eggman and Sage I saw:

"Eggman's relationship with Sage is portrayed in a very different light in the Japanese dub than it is in the original English version. In English, Eggman develops a fondness for Sage over the course of the game, going as far as to consider her to be a daughter by the game's finale, while in Japanese, Eggman is portrayed as being rude and indifferent to Sage for much of the game, with his later development being almost entirely absent from the Japanese dub."

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ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#68946: Nov 12th 2022 at 2:02:00 PM

Well, for once we can say the english script is, in fact, the original and the translation is the one that's wrong.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#68947: Nov 12th 2022 at 3:19:20 PM

So yesterday my Genesis Mini 2 came in the mail, and I was finally able to play the original Sega CD version of Sonic CD. I’ve played both the original PC port (via Gems Collection) and the Taxman version, but never the original version.

That Collision Detection is jank.

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diddyknux Straw Hat Robin (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#68948: Nov 12th 2022 at 3:24:07 PM

Hanging out with Big, fishing, and unlocking some Egg Memos. Ah, here's some of those deep cut references I've been hearing about.. had to look up what the heck "Planet Donpa Kingdom" was.

Edited by diddyknux on Nov 12th 2022 at 5:24:21 AM

lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#68949: Nov 12th 2022 at 3:27:22 PM

[up][up] How does it differ from the PC one (on Gems, which I played?)

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#68950: Nov 12th 2022 at 4:06:53 PM

I FINALLY GOT THE GAME LFGGGGGG


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