If I were to get one of these, would I be able to use it to play any Japanese or European game I like on my Dreamcast? Does anybody here have this? How well does it work? Does any Gameshark disc for Dreamcast let you play import games, or do only Gamesharks with the "Cheats N Codes" branding have this feature?
Information is pretty scarce about this version of the game. I tried searching around and skimming a couple guides, but I wasn't able to find the answers to these questions. I'm interested in playing this game, but I'd really like to know a few things before I jump in.
First, how difficult is this version? I've heard it's harder than the PS1 version, but to what extent? Is the difficulty at all comparable to Super Robot Wars A Portable on PSP? That's a pretty notoriously difficult game in the series that I tried out, but wound up quitting very early on because I just wasn't having fun.
Do skill points/expert points (I've seen two different names for the special points you can collect throughout the game from fulfilling certain conditions) work like SR Points and Battle Masteries from other games in the Super Robot Wars series, where the difficulty changes depending on how many you have? I ask because, looking at a guide that outlines these points, some skill/expert points are awarded for selecting certain dialogue options in cutscenes, unlike SR Points/Battle Masteries which are solely obtained by completing specific objectives during battle, and additionally, not every stage has a skill/expert point, and some actions award multiple points or even cause you to lose points, which is also unlike SR Points/Battle Masteries. A lot of the game's secret unlockables require X number of skill/expert points, and I'm curious if that means they're only obtainable on hard mode or not.
I'm aware that this game has another ending route not in the PS1 version that goes on for several stages longer than the "normal" or "true" ending routes. Are there any prerequisites for this route, or is it just always available? And what does this route entail? Is it a "bad ending" route, or a "truer ending" route, or what?
What exactly do "love points" do? They're a collectible similar to skill/expert points, but ll I can find out about them is that they "change the ending between the main character and their significant other". In what regard? Just makes the dialogue between them during the ending more lovey-dovey, or does it change the ending more significantly?
Now, a question more on the technical side of things rather than being about gameplay, how much space does a single save file for this game take up on a VMU? I only have one, so I hope it doesn't take up a big chunk of it.
Lastly, what does a legitimate Dreamcast game disc for this game look like? I've seen some discs that have a fancy reflective label on the top of the disc and the underside looks like a disc normally does, and others where the label is just flat white and black and the underside is white too. Are these both legitimate, just from different print runs, or is one a bootleg?
Thanks to anyone who can answer any of these questions!
Sort of a follow up to my previous thread where I asked if Alpha DC was any good. I've decided to give it a try, but before I jump in, I'd like to ask a few questions about it so that I can have a good idea of what to expect.
First, are the secrets all the same as the PS1 version? Akurasu doesn't have a secrets page for the Dreamcast version. Can I use the PS1 version's secrets guide while playing the Dreamcast version?
Next, how difficult is this version? I've heard it's harder than the PS1 version, but to what extent? Is the difficulty at all comparable to A Portable? That's a game I tried out, but wound up quitting very early on because I just wasn't having fun.
Do skill points/expert points (Akurasu uses two different names for these points for some reason) work like SR points/battle masteries from other SRW games, where the difficulty changes depending on how many you have? I ask because, looking at Akurasu's flow chart, some skill/expert points are awarded for selecting certain dialogue options in cutscenes, unlike SR points/battle masteries which are solely obtained by completing specific objectives during battle, and additionally, not every stage has a skill/expert point, and some actions award multiple points or even cause you to lose points, which is also unlike SR points/battle masteries. A lot of secrets require X number of skill/expert points, and I'm curious if that means they're only obtainable on hard mode or not.
I'm aware that this game has another ending route not in the PS1 version, that goes on for several stages longer than the "normal" or "true" ending routes. Are there any prerequisites for this route, or is it just always available? And what does this route entail? Is it a "bad ending" route, or a "truer ending" route, or what?
What exactly do "love points" do? All I can find out about them is that they "change the ending between the main character and their significant other". In what regard? Just makes the dialogue between them during the ending more lovey-dovey, or what?
Lastly, how much space does a single save file for this game take up on a Dreamcast's memory card? I only have one card, so I hope it doesn't take up a big chunk of it.
Thanks to anyone who can answer any of these!
EDIT: One more, what does a legitimate Alpha DC game disc look like? I've seen some discs that have a fancy reflective label on the top of the disc, and others where the label is just flat black-and-white. Are these both legitimate, just from different print runs, or is one a bootleg?
I recently got a Dreamcast and am looking for more games to play on it. While looking around, I found out that a 3D remake of Alpha 1 is the one and only SRW game released for the console. Is it worth playing?
Also, are the gameplay mechanics and secret requirements and stuff for this version the same as the PS1 version? Akurasu doesn't have much info for the Dreamcast version. Can I use the guides for the PS1 version while playing this version?