Is SDF MACROSS {PS2} ever coming out stateside?

I remember reading in a Game Informer or one of those mags you see at EB or Gamestop that stated that the game might possibly get released in the R-1/USA region since Japanimation is on the rise, and the GUNDAM franchise has done better than expected... with the exception of maybe 0079: Rise From The Ashes on Dreamcast that no one save "Die Hards" bought. I know their was some problems with the fact most people associate SDF Macross with ROBOTECH, but by now anyone with half a brain knows that technically there is no such thing as ROBOTECH, it was always MACROSS and two other un-related shows. *I remember the pics looking sweet indeed, though it's up in the air as to whether or not the game was any good as Macross M-3 on the D.C. sucked donkey balls. ---I wasn't impressed at all with ROBOTECH: Battle Cry so any info on Gaming Gossip {ala' the old "Quarterman" when EGM ruled} or someone with some actual "in the know" knowledge would be great.

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This will never happen.

Thanks to Harmony Gold and Carl Macek's screwed up licensing agreement, you will never see any *official* Macross merchandise released here in the US. This is why TDK keeps putting out Robotech games, and we have never gotten ANY of the Japanese Macross games. This will not end any time soon either, it's been in courts forever.

Loopz said:

This will never happen.

Thanks to Harmony Gold and Carl Macek's screwed up licensing agreement, you will never see any *official* Macross merchandise released here in the US. This is why TDK keeps putting out Robotech games, and we have never gotten ANY of the Japanese Macross games. This will not end any time soon either, it's been in courts forever.

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DAMN!

*I was thinking that BIG WEST and BANDAI could work something out with Harmony Gold at least, but those bastid's probably want too much money. Sons of bitches! ---The ROBOTECH games that have come out stateside are okay, and "BattleCry" did have some potential, but I just have this odd feeling that the SDF MACROSS game for PS2 might have been the best usage of the license since the PCE SCD Macross 2036. ---I'm not into modding my systems so I guess I'll never know, unless there's some kind of a BOOT Disc out there for the PS2 to play imports on? IS THERE?

EDIT: ***Actually the Famicom version of SDF MACROSS is available in the USA on that N64 controller looking emulation system along with SD GUNDAM called the Super Joy III

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Mercenary X99 said:

---I'm not into modding my systems so I guess I'll never know, unless there's some kind of a BOOT Disc out there for the PS2 to play imports on? IS THERE?
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Well, there is, sort of. Unfortunately you have to mod your PS2 slightly to use it. You'd have to replace the top shell of your PS2 with a flip-top cover, but after that, you can use the swap magic discs to play imports.

I never played either of the games you mentioned, but I thought that Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie for the Super Famicom was quite good.

I'll have you know, I enjoyed Side Story.

Crovax said:

Well, there is, sort of. Unfortunately you have to mod your PS2 slightly to use it. You'd have to replace the top shell of your PS2 with a flip-top cover, but after that, you can use the swap magic discs to play imports.

I never played either of the games you mentioned, but I thought that Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie for the Super Famicom was quite good.

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#1> Thanks for the INTEL on the PS2 "Boot Disc" thing. *Don't think I'll be tearing up my new system anytime soon. Though I'm wondering if KILLZONE is going to get it's own Limited Editon PS2 system ala' the Xbox HALO thing. That be bad ass to have a Helgast "Red Spectacled" Soldier all Jin-Rohed out glaring at you from the top of it or something.

#2> I totally had forgotten about Scrambled Valkyrie, though I bugged Rick over at Japan Video Games about it for months back in the day, that when he got it in I was the first person he called and said: "You'd better be buying this game after harassing me every week for the last month." ---S.V. was indeed an alright usage of the Macross license, but in all reality most of the enemies you fought had nothing to do with the Zentraedi at all, save a boss battle with a Zentran destroyer inside the Macross with Minmei in the background on jumbo trons. The ending alone is classic though, especially the fact that the game that never saw the light of day on the SNES was All in English?... or Engrish as the last line about the final character stated:

"...but he decided to die." ---I still laugh about that one simply because the last boss {strange how the Cyberpunk Baby/Star Child thing in Blazing Star looked like a fully realized version of Scrambled Valkyrie's final boss?} got knocked off by 1,000+ GU-11 Gunpod rounds and a salvo of missiles!

...again thanks for the info.

FormlessOne said:

I'll have you know, I enjoyed Side Story.

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Yeah I too own and enjoy Gundam Gaiden 0079: "Rise from the Ashes" on my Dreamcast as well. In fact I like it better in it's play mechnaincs from what I'm doing currently in the PS2 game Zeonic Front, but since it's the only game ever released stateside that focuses on the ZEON in toto, I guess I'll have to take what I can get. ---To bad "Giren's Greed" never made the jump to the states on the D.C. but with the lackluster sales GAIDEN got I guess BANDAI didn't want to chance it is all.

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If you have a DC boot disk you should deffinetly check out the CAPCOM designed Mobile Suit Gundam vs Zeon DX Fighter.



It's ill

FormlessOne said:

If you have a DC boot disk you should deffinetly check out the CAPCOM designed Mobile Suit Gundam vs Zeon DX Fighter.

It's ill

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Thanks for the tip, but I own that game on the D.C. already as well. *Just got a version of it for my PS2 as well. Think I like the play mechanics on this game better than how "Encounters in Space" handle personally. ---Strange how we're onto GUNDAM in a MACROSS thread. On the SDF note, I guess I'll never know.

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Mercenary X99 said:

Thanks for the tip, but I own that game on the D.C. already as well. *Just got a version of it for my PS2 as well. Think I like the play mechanics on this game better than how "Encounters in Space" handle personally. ---Strange how we're onto GUNDAM in a MACROSS thread. On the SDF note, I guess I'll never know.

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I wasn't aware they were the same game. I saw the box at GameStop one day but never botherd to check it out. Learn something new every day...