What could have been

[sunteam_paul]

I did this experiment converting Gilius Thunderhead into the PCE palette. I thought I'd share.

[Necromancer]

f*cking Telenet.  Those bums murdered the art work, but a bigger loss is that Ax and Tyris aren't standing next to Gilius. 

[sunteam_paul]

Tyris

[sunteam_paul]

Ax

[BigusSchmuck]

Makes you wonder why the PC Engine CD version was so terrible...

[Arkhan]

dare I say, the PCE ones look better than the arcade

[nectarsis]

dare I say, the PCE ones look better than the arcade

Better shading/definition for sure

[TheClash603]

I kinda like Ax Battler as a brother.  Gilius is white enough, this game needed diversity.

[Arkhan]

I kinda like Ax Battler as a brother.  Gilius is white enough, this game needed diversity.

hes all like

YO MUTHA f*ckA, DEATH ADDER IS A PUNK ASS BEATCH. 

then he makes the "dat ass" face at Tyris.

[fragmare]

DAT ASS!  lol  :p

[Tatsujin]

Lol that's rad. When comes the hack?

[sunteam_paul]

It needs more than a hack. It needs completely reprogramming.

[Arkhan]

Golden HAXE

[Black Tiger]

Makes you wonder why the PC Engine CD version was so terrible...

Same reason any port is less than optimal.

You can see in a direct comparison that they didn't have the original assets to work with and redrew everything.

[Arkhan]

The art isn't the problem though.  If the gameplay didn't suck balls, the graphics would be acceptable.