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P47's Cancelled Mega Drive Port: A 35-Year Journey to Release

In a journey spanning decades, the dream of bringing Jaleco's 'P47: The Phantom Fighter' to Sega Mega Drive consoles has finally become reality. City Connection, the company behind this revival, is set to release P47 II on March 13th in Japan for ¥8800, followed by a worldwide release for $54.99/€64.99.

Box Art and Content:

The game will come with a unique packaging artwork by Tankro Kato, renowned for his plastic model box art. Additional bonuses include an 8mm CD of the original soundtrack, a full-color manual, and individually numbered commemorative slipcover.

Special Release Date Updates: Western Distribution & Pre-Order Window

Retro-Bit is handling western distribution with pre-orders running until February 16th, 2025. This move by Retro-Bit comes to cater a wider player base beyond Japan's borders with special events and pre-orders available.

Quote from Tankro Kato: Congratulations on the release of P-47 II MD. I was deeply honored when offered the role of illustrating the main visual. The passion of the original developers in crafting a visually effective game within the limitations of the time greatly inspired me. I hope my illustration captures that same spirit...

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What did you think about the original "P47: The Phantom Fighter"? What are your hopes for this port?

As a kid, I got my Dad to take me to Funcoland to trade in my Sega Genesis to buy Super Smash Bros for the N64. I kinda regret getting rid of it, but I played the heck out of Smash, and my Dad probably would have pawned it when I got older anyway, but I still missed my old Genesis. So I started looking to replace it.

I found a decently priced Genesis on eBay that came with a bundle of sports games I might never play, as well as a CIB copy of Sonic 2 at my local game shop. I ordered Road Rash 2 on eBay when I saw it was less than the market price. There's still a few more games to collect to rebuild my childhood library (even though some were just memorable rentals). I still need:

• Sonic collection
• True Lies
• Road Rash 1 and 3
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Rocket Knight
• Rock 'N Roll Racing

What other not-too-expensive games should I get?

Bonus pictures of a couple games on my old CRT for the best OG experience:

https://monsterbathchris.itch.io/mega-splatterhouse-demo

Was playing some Castlevania Bloodlines tonight and was reminded how much I love this reflection.

Most of the time, not necessary, but apparently on some consoles it will make the 32x work without the Sega/Mega CD

I know the Mega Everdrive doesn't work with the 32x. Probably what kills most of the utility for me

This is a va1.8 that was recapped.