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The rtype effect is only a vscroll effect ??

because it looks as sharp as the Sega version, just with a smaller screen. Yes i have also noted that it's not as pixelated as usual with mode 7. It's really good if all the redering is done with the CPU, and mode 7 is only here to have a "chunky" display . thunder spirit on snes is reall...

Yes,but it's not 100% software,i think mode 7 must be used for zooming .

Star Fox running without co-processors and Wolfenstein 3D running at a higher resolution are pretty good arguments, though. those demos were helped a lot by the chunky display that the MD has,but i agree a 2.68mhz 65816 cannot do a 3D game like the 7.6 mhz 68k can do . Wolfenstein on Apple 2 gs tro...

In think you mean by logic is this :

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread ... or-others)

Feel free to make a SNES demo as a labor of love. :) I see no reason for animosity between programmers based on different platform choices. There's a ton of awesome stuff you can do with the SNES - doesn't matter if the Mega Drive can do the same, just make something cool. i agree, and you should r...

8x8 bullets are really useful for maximising sprite bandwidth,and of course VRAM consumption(wich can be a problem for the snes if you're short). I think 16x16 bullets just look cooler IMHO, even if they are slightly more flicker prone. it's a game design choice, for exemple i dislike Wings of war/g...

Aaaah the good old debate .. We all know that the 65816 is a crappy slow 8 bits CPU, and the 65xxx are all inefficient processors with an inefficient architecture . And the best,i have also read that the 68k is more efficient with memory .. And obviously,we all know that 32 bits operations are often...

Although the love for the PC Engine is typically strong, the user base is naturally a lot more limited than the NES which is one of the most famous video game systems ever, and in the recent years it has been regaining a very strong presence based on nostalgia as well. I love the PC Engine myself, ...

There doesn't seem to be a homebrew scene for TG16/PCE. It's a shame. I know almost nothing about the system. Never saw one in my life. i agree, and it's strange because if you take this forum for exemple, there are many people who know how to code for 65xxx, and the PCE is really a simple, straigh...

I suppose the other reason is a mundane one: to simply play it on your snes. yeah, but no need a SA-1, you can do a pretty accurate port on a stock machine . We do know that "to prove it's possible" is a working motivation. The Mega Drive Star Fox demo proves it. Hu-Zero proves it. Heck, ...

The Mode 7 level can be done without an SA-1 if Vitor Vilena didn't treat every BG sprite cell as separate objects. technicaly you're right, but there is some slowdowns even with SA-1,imagine with the stock CPU !! I've managed to do software rotation of a 64x64 sprite on stock hardware, but at leas...

I'm confused, Wikipedia says they both cost $200 at launch, but the Genesis was $150 when the SNES launched. ah yeah, i kept in mind the european price :? but the Md was at 150$ in 1992, not at the snes launch,but at the european snes launch . here the snes was at the same price (150$ after convers...

Why would using the SA-1 be cheating Because it's not a part of the stock machine and help a lot for doing better games, that normaly the standard hardware cannot without slowdowns . And using a SA-1 to do a simple TF4 port would be boring, because i think a snes+SA-1 can do something largely bette...