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@obijuankanoobie Awesome. The Virtual Boy is another misunderstood console that was ahead of it's time. I remember the days when those were easily found for dirt cheap clearance prices at Toys R Us and WalMart, I just feel really dumb for never buying one when that was possible.

@Sketcz Yeah. I'd love to see how things would've faired if the Saturn had big games like MGS and FF7...or even a great port of RE2. I'm not sure Sega would've won that generation but they would've been sitting better come the launch of the Dreamcast.

Such a tragic story of internal conflict within a company. I always loved Sega because it was my first console experience (Master System!!). I really wish they focused on 3rd party games as much as Sony did during that period. Another thing that really frustrated me was the fan-favorite Sega exclusives from the Genesis days really seemed absent or lackluster. Where was Streets of Rage? Or a great Sonic game? And if the rest of the world got the catalog that Japan did I feel things may have been better for the Saturn.

@GhaleonUnlimited Yeah I definitely agree with your opinion on the gameplay of MK1 as a whole. Compared to the competition the major selling point for MK was the gore/fatalities and, at least IMO, the cool plot and storylines. The SNES definitely got the nod when compared head to head with the Genesis version, and the only major critique is that it was majorly censored.
I'd definitely be happy to get this released to the public so that modders can finish it. Hell, we are in the year 2025 and we have a Jaguar port of MK1 and a 3D0 port of MK2 near completion....why not get this finished and released?

I remember reading about this back in the day when it was announced and there was some interest because of the nude-alities, but then it just disappeared (obviously because it was never released). I'm interested in playing this if it's ever possible.

Hahaha. This is great news. I've watched playthroughs of this game on youtube and always thought the coverart is stellar. The best thing is that the Saturn import is still pretty cheap. The sequel on the other hand, is definitely not cheap. I'd like to see if that one ever gets an English translation for the Saturn.

Nice. I never would've guessed that in the year 2025 we'd be talking about getting a new MSX game, but here we are and I'm ready to get it.

@Andee Yes!! This would be an awesome 2-pack HD release.

@Soupbones True legends never die!!

Does anyone know where I can find a copy of this game that already has the patch? I can never seem to figure out how to patch games and this one seems like it might be a fun game to play.

@MARl0 Lol so did I and I actually thought it was a different game.

@KitsuneNight I hope they're going to work on this port next once they get the Neo Geo port finished and shipped out the door.

I'm one of the few people to have a copy, and IMO it's a good game. Not amazing or excellent, but I'd like to think the original intentions were in the right place when they started this project. I do hope those that paid good money for a copy....actually get their copy. And I also hope that this gets a ROM dump at some point in the future for the rest of the world to try playing.

@BulkSlash Hahahaha!!!

@X68000 I know this is a late response to your comment, but I keep getting shocked whenever I hear about homebrew projects like these. For instance, I"m probably more excited about the recent 3D0 port for MK2 than I am most new games coming out in 2025.

@RetroGames I love Streets of Rage 4 so I disagree with you on that, but I completely agree with you on part 2. IMO it's the GOAT of beat 'em up games. I understand people are going to have different opinions on games but any list that doesn't include Streets of Rage 2 in the top 3 is sketchy.

I never really had a big attachment to this game, but I will say this is a cool thing to see happening. As a video game soundtrack collector I'd love to get my hands on this one.

Is there a rom available that includes all of the listed updates?

@Axelay71 Agreed. The Saturn was the 2D powerhouse for that generation so it's a shame it never got a fully developed version of this game back in the day.