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Watching episode 77 yesterday

Back in the day (2005) I watched the Metarex saga in french. A while later I downloaded the Japanese version episodes but never got around watching them. Last year I got me the Japanese dub BluRay from Discotek, just yesterday I finished watching the whole thing.

The Metarex Saga, known for its Space Opera setting, a more involved plot, a dark tone, and character development (specially from Tails). Set it apart from the previous season. Really enjoyed watching it in its entirety this time in the original Japanese Dub with the original cast from the Dreamcast games.

I feel satisfied but at the same time as sad as the first time I watched the show (maybe even more). Probably because I know I won’t watch the whole thing again.

The last two episodes felt as they did back in 05, (except this time no onions nearby), packed with a lot of emotion. Great show, underappreciated in its native Japan. Great job from the Discotek team compiling it.

Sayonara Sonic X!

Without going too deep into the tech aspect of this, modern displays (pretty much all flat screen TVs made in this century) require an input signal of 480p or better from your video game console, because they were not designed with old gaming consoles (anything before 6th gen) in mind.

Something as simple as a Retrotink 2x can make a world of difference. No need to modify your old console, just hook it up to the Retrotink’s composite or s-video input and play on your modern TV. Decent picture quality and almost no input lag.