BK III Director's cut Deluxe

[NeoVamp]

I'd rather use a flash cart then. When it comes to translation hacks, I buy the original Japanese version and play the hack on a flash cart.

True dat, with fan edits you never know if you have the final version, too many bug fixes and stuff,
I see the fun in having a real cart of a hack/translation, but my OCD would never allow it unless its an old translation that's pretty much been proven to be complete.

so BKIII DC DLX.. too buggy to warrant a real cart purchase.

[djshok]

so BKIII DC DLX.. too buggy to warrant a real cart purchase.

That.

I love repros or hacks and unreleased stuff but only if they're good and bug free.

[tbp]

Concerning the 1.5.1 version, the game is playable with all characters and 2P mode works.
So what do you need more ? It is not perfect but it is better than nothing.
And it allows you to discover the unreleased content and 3 secret characters.

A lot of official games had been released with bugs. Also there are plenty of bug free hacks/bootlegs
but they are pointless or simply awful games. Bug free is not the only one thing to enjoy a game.
BK III is a great game, and the director's cut add material and levels. You couldn't be wrong in that way.
If you don't have a flash cart, buying it at a reasonable price is not a bad choice to play it on real hardware.

[Pyron]

But the DC version its really brtther than the original ?

[tbp]

DC = Japanese version + Cut & Bonus extra content with some bugs. See the first page for details.

[djshok]

I'd rather just play the translated version of BKIII it also has the secret characters albeit only after certain points in the game. The missing content ie: the bike level is so incomplete in DX it's basically unplayable, definitely not worth it IMO. I'll stick to the translated BKIII as it's basically perfect.

[tbp]

The two bike levels are fully playable in 1.5.1. I played through several times with different characters.
Shiva is a fully playable character with all its moves available in this hack version.
You can choose all the secret characters from the beginning with a cheat code.

[NeoVamp]

You can choose all the secret characters from the beginning with a cheat code.

Is there no way to hack it in so that they are already enabled? I'm lazy.

[tbp]

The code is easy to do : on the BK3 title screen press UP+B, then START.
I don't know if it works on previous versions (1.4 & 1.5). Sorry I don't have any skills in hacking whatever.
I am only a fan of (good) beat'em all, or side-scrolling beat'em up, or brawlers (the name genre is a bit controversial).

[djshok]

Is 1.5.1 newer than 1.5 or are they the same?

[tbp]

Yes, 1.5.1 is the latest version you can find. There are minor changes/bug fixes.
But I have never played the 1.5 version so I am not able to compare them.

[Vector2013]

Any videos showing this 1.5.1 version of game ?

True dat, with fan edits you never know if you have the final version, too many bug fixes and stuff,
I see the fun in having a real cart of a hack/translation, but my OCD would never allow it unless its an old translation that's pretty much been proven to be complete.

so BKIII DC DLX.. too buggy to warrant a real cart purchase.

Totally agree.

[tbp]

Any videos showing this 1.5.1 version of game ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_L63DBOTs

[Vector2013]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_L63DBOTs

Thanks can you pm me the rom link, can't find much on Bare Knuckle III: Director's Cut v1.5.1.