RayStorm PC CD-ROM...

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RayStorm PC CD-ROM...

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I just got RayStorm - XPLOSIV Classic Pack for the PC CD-ROM today, for 9.99 Euros.
The package is very simple. No manual & the CD has nothing printed on it. Just a simple orange coloured CD, with the name "RayStorm" printed on it.
But the Box cover is the Arcade/JPN PS-1 version unlike the PAL PS-1 box cover.

What surprises me is that the frame rate is actually a bit faster than the PS-1 version & the gameplay is very similar to the arcade version. The button layouts & in game menus are the ones from the PS-1, but the ability to insert coins with the select buttons & gameplay it self, resembles the Arcade version.

The game runs at 640x480 Res, which is higher than the PS-1 version if I'm not mistaken. It Features all explosions & laser transparencies of the PS-1 & has no slowdowns like the Saturn version.

This specific pack was released in 2001... Was there another "Richer" pack released before that, with manuals & such...?

Overall I must say that it was a good buy.
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