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Re: Final Fight MD Adds Two Features That Weren't In The Original

AFourEyedGeek

So many great projects for the Mega Drive, and I really enjoyed the demo for the Mega Drive. I'm impressed with the hard work being put in by people, for free, for us to enjoy.

I'm not a fan of the comparison people make against the SNES version though as people seem to miss the ROM size limit imposed by the cost of manufacturing at the time. The original SNES Final Fight ROM was 1MB in size, this incomplete demo is already more than double that.

Re: This Christmas, You'll Be Able To Play SNES Batman Returns On Your Genesis, For Free

AFourEyedGeek

People keep saying audio is from this or that source, a lot of audio is from asset packs, even back in the day. You could purchase CDs and tapes with a collection of royalty free audio samples for any project, game developers wouldn't have try and make their own. Why you and I hear sound effects we associate with games we played, I keep hearing sound effects used in Daggerfall, like the bat "eee" sound FX.

Re: Saturn Was "More Powerful Than PlayStation" Claims Argonaut Founder

AFourEyedGeek

@RetroGames Being the most powerful console, or more powerful than a competitor doesn't really mean much. I think the majority of us buy consoles to play games, if we get enjoyment out of the game, then the system has done well. If we don't like the game selection, then the console failed.

I personally don't understand the whole feeling pride about a corporations success when you don't work there. I don't get why it's so terrible to not be the best selling console or game of a generation, sometimes the best selling game hasn't appealed to me while a small indie game really hits the mark. We have so many car companies out there, there is a best selling or most profitable car company, but I wouldn't feel some sense of pride if my car happened to be the brand of one of the best selling cars, I don't feel the same for consoles either.

Re: Saturn Was "More Powerful Than PlayStation" Claims Argonaut Founder

AFourEyedGeek

How many times has the most powerful console been the most successful for its generation?

Intellivison was more powerful than the Atari 2600. Master System was more powerful than the NES, Neo Geo was more powerful than the SNES, N64 was more powerful than the PlayStation, XBox was more powerful than the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 was more powerful than the Wii, PlayStation 4 is more powerful than the Switch.

Re: Interview: Meet The Man Who's Upgrading SNES Doom With The "Super FX 3" Chip

AFourEyedGeek

@Athropos Yoshi Island runs on the SNES and uses the SFX chip to do some calculations when needed, while Doom / Star Fox runs on the SFX chip and uses the SNES for audio, joystick input, UI, and video out. Second scenario is equivalent to using a Raspberry Pi in the cartridge, even back then, however, back then you got enhanced games for 10 dollars more instead of getting a new system.