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and isn't new) and that background processing is ignored so sprites can be
moved really fast (which isn't new either).


``What is anime?''

Anime refers to Japanese animation.  It's often better done, less censored,
and aimed towards an older audience than, American animation.  (Cautionary
note: some American fans go overboard in thinking anime adult; a lot of series
popular in America _are_ aimed at children or teenagers.)  In the past, lots of
anime was hacked up and changed for the US market (Speed Racer, Star Blazers,
Robotech), but in the last few years new companies have released unedited anime
with better translations.  The connection with video games is that many
Japanese video games are anime-based or have anime-style art (not to mention
anime being videogame-based), and also that such games are often either not
ported or drastically changed for American release because of supposed lack of
interest in anime.


``What is a Tera Drive?''

It's a Japan-only system combining a PC and a Mega Drive; it's not available in
the US.  There are similar systems in Europe, though.  The connection between
the Mega Drive and PC parts is minimal.


``What is a Wonder Mega?''

It's a Japan-only system combining a Mega Drive and Mega CD with a JVC CD
system.  It's not available in the US.


``What is a Super Gun or a Mach 4?''

These are "home" systems which play a JAMMA arcade board at home.  This plays
the same as the arcade game, of course, but the board costs about as much as
the arcade game.

The systems are legal, but at least the Super Gun is often sold with illegal,
pirated, arcade boards.  They are not 32-bit (nor can they meaningfully be
called any-bit) and you could build one yourself with $100 or so in parts.


``What is Valis I/II/III/IV?''

The original Valis game was a Japan-only Famicom game.  Valis II was released
for the TG-16 CD, then Valis III for the Genesis and TG-16 CD.  Valis IV was
released for the PC Engine CD, but only in Japan, and then later for the SNES.
Valis I came out for the PC Engine SCD (also only in Japan) and the Genesis,
long after Valis III.  At around this time, SD Valis came out in Japan for the
Mega Drive ("Syd Valis" for the Genesis).  So no one system has all the games
(though the PCE has all except the nearly unrelated SD one).


``What is Thunderforce I?''

It is a game produced by Technosoft for Japanese personal computers.  It
resembles the "overhead" stages of Thunderforce II.


``What is Phantasy Star I?''

It's a Sega Master System (8 bit) game.


``What is Cosmic Fantasy I?''

It's a Japanese PC Engine CD game, with no US release.


``What is Street Fighter I?''

This old game only let you use Ryu (player 1) and Ken (player 2); versus mode
was always Ryu versus Ken.  The hurricane kick, fireball, and dragon punch
existed and were done the same way as in SF2; there were no throws.  The only
other character that also appeared in SF2 was Sagat, who was the final boss for
SF1.

There seem to have been two versions of this game, one with six buttons and
one with two buttons where the move depended on how hard you push them.

The game was adapted for PC clones, for the Atari ST, and for the TG-16 CD
(the latter under the name Fighting Street).


``What does 3DO stand for?''

It is allegedly from the sequence "audio, video, 3DO" and isn't an acronym.
Early information did say that it stood for "three dimensional object" or
"three dimensional optics".  Probably, they changed their minds.


``What does "Atari" mean?''

The word is from the Japanese game Go.  It's used when making a threat, like
"check" in chess.
--
Ken Arromdee (email: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu)
ObYouKnowWho Bait: Stuffed Turkey with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes

"You, a Decider?"  --Romana    "I decided not to." --The Doctor
