http://curious-cat.net/rays/data/index.html
The main things I'm interested in are the "Episodes" and "Letter" sections for Raystorm. I originally thought the former was just Kawamoto's commentary on the composition of the stage songs (from "Toxoplasma" and "Heart Land"), but after looking at Bing's attempts for "Geometric City" and "Aquarium", I'm no longer sure of that. The latter...Bing couldn't get me anything even remotely comprehensible, but the header suggests it's a letter that was sent from either Earth or Secelia to the other.
One interesting thing I did discover (Bing isn't hopelessly inept): The Barca Section that developed the R-Grays (it LOOKS like they were in turn developed from ruined alien technology found on Secelia; hence the fighter select screen music being called "OoPArts"--Out-of-Place Artefacts) originally worked for Secelia, but defected to Earth over Secelia's militarism. THEY, not anyone originally from core Earth, are the ones who established Operation Raystorm in an attempt to thwart their old homeland's viciousness.
Maybe the letter is the Barca Section explaining why they sided with Earth.
More than a little Ray Series information...in Japanese...
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Re: More than a little Ray Series information...in Japanese.
And if you play the Taito G-Card version of Ray Crisis on the Taito G-Net arcade platform, you'll see that particular shmup's ending is the basis for Operation Raystorm, indeed (as shown in the Raystorm PCB release). The audio output of the G-Net platform is a razor-sharp 44.1kHz CD quality output -- it's great to listen to RC's BGMs being piped out in stereo.
Fascinating to learn the origins of the R-Gray fightercraft.
Taito of America, the USA arcade subsidairy of parent company Taito of Japan, did distribute such Raystorm Jamma conversion PCB kits stateside. They weren't cheap either as the indy arcades that wanted it, paid the asking price for one easily. I recall one American arcade operator saying that he paid over $1,200+ USD for one back in the day.
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Fascinating to learn the origins of the R-Gray fightercraft.
Taito of America, the USA arcade subsidairy of parent company Taito of Japan, did distribute such Raystorm Jamma conversion PCB kits stateside. They weren't cheap either as the indy arcades that wanted it, paid the asking price for one easily. I recall one American arcade operator saying that he paid over $1,200+ USD for one back in the day.
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Re: More than a little Ray Series information...in Japanese.
G-Card...? I'll admit I'm not familiar with that term.
Although I'm already wondering if someone colonizing Secelia was dim enough to install Con-Human Mk. II in Yggdrasil.
Although I'm already wondering if someone colonizing Secelia was dim enough to install Con-Human Mk. II in Yggdrasil.
Re: More than a little Ray Series information...in Japanese.
Looks like it has a detailed backstory for Raycrisis too
Wish someone could make a proper translation of it.
Wish someone could make a proper translation of it.
Re: More than a little Ray Series information...in Japanese.
Apparently he just means that PCMCIA card that G-Net systems use. IT'S PC-Engine Fan X! ^_~Skyknight wrote:G-Card...? I'll admit I'm not familiar with that term.