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Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - OB1 - 3rd November 2004

Remember that awesome Banjo Pilot transformation? When it went from mode 7 to awesome voxels?

From this:
[Image: dkp_5.jpg] [Image: dkp_13.jpg] [Image: dkp_7.jpg]




To this:
[Image: 516241_20040430_screen002.jpg] [Image: 516241_20040430_screen005.jpg] [Image: 516241_20040430_screen011.jpg]


Well it went back to mode 7, and it doesn't look too good. If the DS weren't coming out I'd still get it, but with Mario Kart on the way, what's the point?




[Image: banjo-pilot-20041019025723293.jpg] [Image: banjo-pilot-20041019025754276.jpg] [Image: banjo-pilot-20041019025753776.jpg] [Image: banjo-pilot-20041019025722715.jpg]



:graphics:


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - A Black Falcon - 3rd November 2004

Yeah, I saw that a few weeks ago too... too bad, but I guess framerates couldn't handle the voxels or something...


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - Smoke - 4th November 2004

While it's nice that it was psuedo-3D and had depth with the voxels I wouldn't exactly call either "good graphics".


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - OB1 - 4th November 2004

Those graphics were amazing for the GBA.

Voxels!


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - Sacred Jellybean - 4th November 2004

...

How can you tell the difference? :S


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - OB1 - 4th November 2004

Um, one is flat mode-7 and the other is 3d voxels. One features flat terrain and the other 3d terrain. You can't tell the difference between these two shots?

[Image: dkp_7.jpg] [Image: 516241_20040430_screen011.jpg]


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - Sacred Jellybean - 4th November 2004

Ahh, now I see. That hadn't occured to me. Looking at the ground in those Mode 7 screenshots still gives it a 3D appearance.


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - OB1 - 4th November 2004

Well look at it in motion. It looks pretty crappy. :(


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - A Black Falcon - 4th November 2004

It looks 3d, but it has no height... Mode 7 is okay, but Voxels are so much better (and I mean for gameplay, not just graphics... so much more is allowed with them...)! This is definitely dissapointing.

The main problem is that since Voxels aren't polygons, they are Voxels, they cannot be 3d accelerated, which is why you don't see them in PC games anymore... too bad, there were some pretty cool looking pc games with them a few years back. It allows you to form things without having to worry about polys (volume pixels!)...


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - Great Rumbler - 4th November 2004

Voxels!


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - A Black Falcon - 4th November 2004

Voxels > Mode 7 for graphics.

Mode 7 > Voxels for framerates.


Oh yeah, I forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago... - OB1 - 4th November 2004

Gummi bears > Mode 7 for tastiness.