16th March 2009, 8:30 PM
:)
Zool 2 instead of Rayman or something is a questionable choice (Zool 2 is a DOS/Amiga port, so of course it's 16-bit style, while Rayman was a Jaguar original, and limited-time exclusive...), and Checkered Flag might have been better compared to Genesis Virtua Racing, 32X Virtua Racing Deluxe, or SNES (Super FX) Stunt Race FX, rather than Mode 7 F-Zero, but overall, pretty good. I mean, F-Zero clearly has better gameplay, graphics, and style than Checkered Flag, but wouldn't it be more fair to compare it to competing polyagonal racing games?
As for Star Fox vs. Cybermorph, Star Fox does clearly win on music (Cybermorph has none ingame...) and artistic design, but its abysmal framerate hurts it a lot, and he didn't mention that. Cybermorph's looks a bit higher, though it does also have a terribly close draw distance, and it's free-roaming instead of a rail shooter, so the gameplay is different. Haven't played it so I can't say how good it is... Star Fox is likely the better game, though, sure. But unless your cart's overclocked or you're playing it emulated, that awful framerate is brutal, like all polygonal 3d Super FX games.
Overall though, nice summation of Atari history, and a great leadin for the next video... definitely looking forward to it. :)
Zool 2 instead of Rayman or something is a questionable choice (Zool 2 is a DOS/Amiga port, so of course it's 16-bit style, while Rayman was a Jaguar original, and limited-time exclusive...), and Checkered Flag might have been better compared to Genesis Virtua Racing, 32X Virtua Racing Deluxe, or SNES (Super FX) Stunt Race FX, rather than Mode 7 F-Zero, but overall, pretty good. I mean, F-Zero clearly has better gameplay, graphics, and style than Checkered Flag, but wouldn't it be more fair to compare it to competing polyagonal racing games?
As for Star Fox vs. Cybermorph, Star Fox does clearly win on music (Cybermorph has none ingame...) and artistic design, but its abysmal framerate hurts it a lot, and he didn't mention that. Cybermorph's looks a bit higher, though it does also have a terribly close draw distance, and it's free-roaming instead of a rail shooter, so the gameplay is different. Haven't played it so I can't say how good it is... Star Fox is likely the better game, though, sure. But unless your cart's overclocked or you're playing it emulated, that awful framerate is brutal, like all polygonal 3d Super FX games.
Overall though, nice summation of Atari history, and a great leadin for the next video... definitely looking forward to it. :)