Keith

Megaman 9 was a major step backwards too, you had to download Protoman just to get the mega buster & slide.

"melee"

Does Capcom have SF III amnesia or something? Have none of their employee's hit a (Japanese) arcade in the past decade, come across a copy of Guilty Gear or Arcana Heart? Having blinders is one thing, but both HD & IV being such a huge step backwards into the SFII era is shameful.

He didn't forget to give the body back, he couldn't give the body back. It was stated in the series that extended periods of Possession lead to permanent host status. You'll note Gigil wasn't able to leave his host until the body died/

All I'm saying is "child bearing hips," & the voice of Sayla. I alawys attributed the man chest as a transformation when being connected with the larger male Protodevelin host.

Not sure if Noriko sent it to you yet, but if not, I just e-mailed it to your yahoo address.

So wait, this is just SSF2T with Alpha style graphics? An ancient engine is still an ancient engine, fighters have evolved so much since then.

I'm still only half way through the 5th series, but I'll catch up

Also, when in doubt, melee attack the small fry. Just 3 more pilots to max out on hearts!

] Positive, you just have to be the one hosting multiplayer.

Any time you load up your save, it shows your pilot & co-pilot stats, general rank (E, D, C, B, A, S, SS) and at the bottom, how many hours you've played.

Yup, when you get to the pilot/mecha select, hit X (or whatever your have set for cancel), and it should go to a general highlight (if you get the option asking you to go back to the previous screen, you hit x too many times), from there, you should be able to scroll down over the other pilot slots, hit O to comifrm that slot, then pick the pilot/mecha, or while its highlighted in the general way (before you hit O), you can scroll left/right to select no pilot at all for that slot.

In a world with sausage link fingers & toes, you're worried about a sailor fuku?

This worked for the remaining free missiosn I had, now they're all S/SS'd, though that in itself doesn't seem to have unlocked anything extra. Now I'm just 7 pilots away from having everyone with full hearts. BTW, has anyone else put over 100 hours into this game yet? I'm at about 109 right now...

hit cancel when in the pilot select screen, and that will let you scroll through the other pilots. From there when the line is highlighted, you can scroll to "no pilot, or select that slot to change their pilot/mecha from random to any specific one you choose.

Sad Sniper EX is an exorcise in equal parts luck & skill. It makes the Lafressa EX stage in Gundam Battle Universe look like a training mission.

It'd also be nice if they included the Sega CD versions of appropriate titles (such as Ecco).

After I got home from work, I played a bit more. After playing one co-op mission, Gepelnitch finally unlocked, comfirming as the last slot in both mecha & pilot. I don't have all the co-op missions S'd, but apparently playing one after the last password mission is enough (assuming all the co-op missions only have to have a complete status). Now mission & item are at 100%. I can't help but think about the Minmay icon available in the card options. I wonder if she'll unlock as a pilot with all pilots having max hearts. I'm just a little over half way towards finding out.

Crap. Missions are 100%, but items is still only at 97. As I suspected, the co-op missions have to be S'd before the last pilot/mecha will unlock. Bastards!

Definately strange. I picked the non-goateed main original character, and right now the #1 slot is held by the purple haired co-pilot, #2 slot is held by the Ruth Buzi haired male operator, and #3 slot is held by the Brunette operator, even though I've used the Blonde more.

Just when I thought these soundtracks were finally starting to dry up. Scarrier yet still, I wonder how many they'll pull for the movie.

As far as I can tell, the crowns just represent the top 3 spots, the reason they're probably fluctuating is because you're still raising up their hearts. Right now I've only got 12 (maybe 13 after gepelnitch unlocks) pilots to raise to max hearts, then who knows what if anything will happen. As for the songs, don't think there's anything different in what they do, just a musical preference.

First song is Totsugeki Love Heart, and the Second song is Holy Lonely Light, duh! I love the SP with Speaker Pod Gamma & Try Again!

That's weird, my disc only has Seikan Hikou, Neko Nikki, Ai Oboete Imasuka (Deculture size), Watashi no Kare wa Pilot, & the off vocal versions of Seikan Hikou & Ai Oboete Imasuka. Was it a first press thing?

Wait, which song is Brother Spaceship? And when are those singles supposed to be out? Damn Frontier is a freakin' money black hole!