Raiden DX old vs. new version

raiden · Post by **raiden** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:21 pm

I remember reading something like [pic of the old version] "avoid like the plague" - [pic of the new version] "spend a whole month´s pay" in the old forum. The question is why? I know the old version has a large layout (similar to Psikyo boards in size), while the new version is super small (similar to Ketsui), which is a fine enough reason to prefer the new version, but it doesn´t tell me why the old version is as bad as to avoid it. The reason I ask is of course, that the old version is easier to find, sometimes cheaper, or availlable as full kit. So what´s so bad about it, apart from size?

Post by **nZero** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:34 pm

I was under the impression that the new version was a budget release, like the 2000 version SPI games. I'd much rather have the PCB of the original version.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:52 pm

ehm, besides pcbs aesthetics, is the game they run exactly the same, right?

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:23 pm

I had the new version- the music is really horrible! Muffled and loopy, all the sounds seemed a little muffled. And the video seemed kind of crappy- sort of high contrast. I actually havn't tried the old version, but I'm sure that's the difference. My raiden 2 sounds and looks crisp and clean.

I mean, really muffled sound. You'd hate it unless you turned the sound off.