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I had this game back in the 90s and the French translation was really poor with spelling and grammar errors and the translators were obviously not aware of the names used in the french version of the anime and manga at that time.
The french magazine Joypad even made a joke about this translation when Sega and Bandai were supposed to merge, saying that Bandai is better in making business than it is at translating in French.

I would rather play GBA on my RG35XX SP with the GBA bezel rather than this console. The bezel makes it look like the real thing whereas the screen looks "centered" on this version.

@jtotal And if Back to the future was to be released in 2025, Marty would go back to 1995. Just on time for the western PS1 release. 🤭

@MontyMole You should check the Retro Game Corps channel on YouTube, he does this kind of recommandation quite often and you should find he kind of advice you are looking for.

Edit: like this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeSvpicPzc

@slider1983 Maybe it will help if you have a look at the Coca Cola Game Gear: https://www.gamecash.fr/thumbnail-600/console-en-boite-edition-coca-e145349.jpg

Or even the offical red Micro Game Gear: https://segabits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GGM-Red.jpg

If they manage to release a mini cabinet with SegaSonic and proper controls, that would be something much more interesting than just a bunch of MegaDrive ROMs and an instabuy for many Sega fans.

@Andee I also hope that this mode will be in the collection but that depends which version (Arcade or console) Capcom decides to include. I am not sure but I think the arcade version has all the improvements and extra characters the console versions added but the world tour wouldn't have made sense in arcades. That needs to be confirmed though.

@Andee The world tour mode was actually ported to the Dreamcast and Saturn versions. Maybe on PSP but I am not sure as I never touched this version but it is quite likely.

@DeciderVT Same for me, I am French so these keyboards are definitely not useful for people who need different layouts and extra letters.

Console versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3 had a solo mode which was a bit similar and I really liked that back in the day.

Doesn't look really good, they should just use an Astro city style instead of a weird Saturn logo.
They also need to use a Sega button layout instead of a Vewlix layout.

It made me think about this French book: https://www.editionspixnlove.com/artbooks/653-mario-goodies-collection-classic-edition-9782918272861.html
I thought it was a translation at first.

It is also available on Deezer so it is likely available on most platforms.

Sony France used this artist to promote Tekken 2 in a music video back in the days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjXjG1sNvyQ

I am sure that, at some point, developers will be able to make perfect pixel art style with 3D engines and we won't be able to notice the difference. It will be voxels but we will just see regular pixels so saying that pixel art will not be "viable" depends on on how tools evolve and we have seen that a lot has changed during the last 2 decades so it will be probably be the same.

It's funny because English is not my native language but when it was released, my English was getting good enough to get good grades at school and I was able to understand what was going on in this game but the fact that it was badly acted is something I couldn't notice. For me, it was just a way to hear some English as all the movies and TV series were dubbed (VHS were always dubbed). As the game was not translated in all European languages, I am almost sure I am not the only one.
Oh, and that same year (1998), I got Mega Man 8 at Chritsmas. The US dub had the same effect on me.

The console is also supposed to be released in France by Just For Games. I don't know if that means that could release it elsewhere in Europe but it should be easier to import than a US version.
(Source in French: https://www.sega-mag.com/actualite/astro-city-mini-vers-une-sortie-en-france-cet-ete-35671 )