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Post by Sarge on Dec 15, 2020 19:25:08 GMT -5
While everyone is on the raytracing kick...
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Post by Xeogred on Dec 15, 2020 19:47:20 GMT -5
WTF... I want to see Super Mario RPG RTX now.
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Post by anayo on Dec 15, 2020 19:54:55 GMT -5
Sarge My inner vintage CGI nerd is happy.
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Post by toei on Dec 15, 2020 20:30:47 GMT -5
It's only "on the SNES" because expansion chips are a thing (if I read correctly, there are 3 cores at 50mhz on that thing, while the SNES CPU clocks at 3.58), but it does use the SNES's graphic hardware, so it still has that look. Reminds me of 32X or 3DO graphics - that first wave of console 3D, before the PSX and Saturn. Actually, I can see that being a country area in the same world where Virtua Racing takes place.
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Post by anayo on Dec 15, 2020 20:36:55 GMT -5
It's only "on the SNES" because expansion chips are a thing (if I read correctly, there are 3 cores at 50mhz on that thing, while the SNES CPU clocks at 3.58), but it does use the SNES's graphic hardware, so it still has that look. Reminds me of 32X or 3DO graphics - that first wave of console 3D, before the PSX and Saturn. Actually, I can see that being a country area in the same world where Virtua Racing takes place. To me it looks more like something a wealthy hobbyist would have made on his or her Amiga. The flat shaded polygons do look like something from the Virtua Fighter and Star Fox era but the raytraced reflections and shadows look pre-rendered to me.
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Post by Sarge on Dec 15, 2020 22:07:35 GMT -5
I mean, if price weren't a concern, it's something that could have existed back in the day. But yeah, it's an expansion chip, much like others for the SNES. I'm actually imagining what a combo of the Super FX + this would do for Star Fox.
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Post by toei on Dec 15, 2020 22:17:11 GMT -5
It's only "on the SNES" because expansion chips are a thing (if I read correctly, there are 3 cores at 50mhz on that thing, while the SNES CPU clocks at 3.58), but it does use the SNES's graphic hardware, so it still has that look. Reminds me of 32X or 3DO graphics - that first wave of console 3D, before the PSX and Saturn. Actually, I can see that being a country area in the same world where Virtua Racing takes place. To me it looks more like something a wealthy hobbyist would have made on his or her Amiga. The flat shaded polygons do look like something from the Virtua Fighter and Star Fox era but the raytraced reflections and shadows look pre-rendered to me.True, but it could have been the intro to a 32x or 3DO game. It looks very 1992/1993 to me, is what I'm saying. I looked up a video of 3d animations by Amiga hobbyists from 1990. It's very bizarre.
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Post by Ex on Dec 27, 2020 22:10:57 GMT -5
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Post by toei on Dec 28, 2020 3:12:31 GMT -5
Histories of the arcades always seem to focus on the late '70s and '80s, and then pretend arcades died immediately after. The summary for this book suggests it does the same. I grew up in the '90s and the arcades were very much still a thing. That's when all the best games came out.
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Post by Ex on Dec 28, 2020 10:50:16 GMT -5
Histories of the arcades always seem to focus on the late '70s and '80s, and then pretend arcades died immediately after. I haven't read many books on the subject, but if indeed that is the case, then it's a gross misrepresentation. I agree with you, that arcades were fully alive and thriving all the way into the '90s. I was there too, good times.
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