It’s funny, when people think of Prince of Persia games, they think of either the first one, or the ones including and following 2003′s Sands of Time. It’s as though there was a game in there that never existed… That game was 1999′s Prince of Persia 3D.
After it hit an excitement jackpot with news of a re-released Jet Set Radio, Sega must be frantically digging through its Dreamcast catalogue for more games it can sell to a whole new (or, well, same but older) audience, because it’s now teasing HD re-releases of Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia.
Last week’s teaser is now this week’s confirmation. Sega will be releasing a revamped HD version of Dreamcast favourite Jet Set Radio for digital download on an as-yet-unspecified date this (northern) summer, on XBox Live, PlayStation Network and PC.
Going by the old adage “it’s not racist if it’s France”, this Dreamcast commercial plays on one of Europe’s oldest rivalries in an attempt to sell the Brits on the console’s pioneering online play.
The House of Sonic’s dropped a vague but drip-filled teaser that strongly suggests that the beloved inline-skating, graffiti-tagging Jet Set Radio game will be hitting modern consoles soon.
Gearbox, along with working on the Blue Shift and Opposing Forces expansions for the original Half-Life, was responsible for the PS2 and Dreamcast ports of the game. As history tells, the latter title was completed, but never released. It still won’t see the light of day on Sega’s defunct console but, thanks to the work of a small team of modders, you can now enjoy the experience on PC.
When Sega pulled out of the hardware race over a decade ago, it meant the poor little Dreamcast never got the successor it deserved. Well, aside from the Xbox.