Screenshot Comparisons (PCE vs MD vs SFC) — awack's enduring legacy

[esteban]

Some of you may be interested in this (help me fix errors):

http://tg-16.com/screenshot_comparisons.htm

UPDATE: in the past few weeks*, I tried to get all the MAJOR STUFF from awack's original thread. I literally read the entire thread, noting major games (but my notes are incomplete). I had to avoid this forum in order to get this work done. That's why I have been M.I.A.



MY THOUGHTS:

0.0 1,500+ images on one page is insane (poor design!). I think my best bet is to split up games by genre? Any other suggestions on organizing this stuff?

0.5 Surprisingly, even my mobile devices can handle 1500+ images on Jumbo Page. How about you?

1.0 I know I'm missing games (didn't he do Dracula X?)...provide a LINK (and description) so I can easily get to the content

2.0 The sprite comparisons are my next step? I only included a few thus far...

3.0 I will NEVER include Black Hole Assault (or whatever the game is called). I have a link to it, but I just can't defile the spirit of the project with BHA.

4.2 Some of the comparisons I left out were stretching things (DKC vs Beyond Shadowgate), but maybe I will add them later. They didn't make the "first cut"... UPDATE: a separate page for all of the stuff that that doesn't neatly fit into the "straightforward comparison category" would solve this...

5.0 Please help me correct any errors.

6.0 Sometimes an image is missing/lossy format/flawed or sourced from the interwebs, if you can contribute better screenshots (preferably, your own original), do so!

7.3 I may change my mind on #3


* I started this over a year ago, but as of a few weeks ago, I had only covered ~50% of awack's original content.



DREAM GOAL:

23.5 Most comparisons are between TWO games, but there is room for THREE. if you wanted to take screenshots from arcade/other platform that matched the existing screenshots (location in game), I could easily add them. It would make the comparisons even more fun (ARCADE ORIGINAL, when one exists, would be IDEAL/PRIORITY).

24.0 Mega Bomberman is .jpg (lossy) and needs to be .png/.gif (non-lossy)

[Necromancer]

Farkin' imageshack ate my Don Doko Don comparison. 

I'll check the archives and forward it on if I can find it.

[galam]

Site keeps crashing my iPad. 

[esteban]

Farkin' imageshack ate my Don Doko Don comparison. 

I'll check the archives and forward it on if I can find it.

I actually had this in my notes: "Lost in the ether...Don Doko Don"

Seriously, though, I noticed that images for Don Doko Don were MIA...4 images, IIRC?

Site keeps crashing my iPad. 

Hmmmm... I have iPad2 and it is fine with Safari/Chrome. Also, iPhone 4 Verizon is fine.

Of course, this will be moot when I split the page into multiple pages. 

[Nando]

NICE! Will test it out at home with the tablet. Looks good on the browser. No layout issues that I can see.

[galam]

Site keeps crashing my iPad. 

Hmmmm... I have iPad2 and it is fine with Safari/Chrome.

Same here.  I tried it again and it worked fine.  Must have just been my connection.  Stoopid FIOS, can't wait for my contract to be up!

[Necromancer]

No luck finding Don Doko Don, but I did find the one for Columns.  You got an email addy I can send it?

[esteban]

No luck finding Don Doko Don, but I did find the one for Columns.  You got an email addy I can send it?

Thanks for looking, I was hoping you'd find it.

I have Columns saved...but it's just one huge image, right? What was Sun_Team_Paul_ thinking?

He did the same thing for...Altered Beast? I gotta put those up, I forgot about Columns and AB...

ASIDE: It's sad that my brain is filled with this information instead of the birthdates of my loved ones.  Seriously! 

[Necromancer]

Columns is my pic.  'Tis easier in one big image - one file to upload, one link, and no worries about layout formatting.

Perhaps one day I'll redo the Don Doko Don comparison and do one up for ze Hatris too.

[esteban]

Columns is my pic.  'Tis easier in one big image - one file to upload, one link, and no worries about layout formatting.

Perhaps one day I'll redo the Don Doko Don comparison and do one up for ze Hatris too.

(1) I hear you   about formatting...in the original thread it was confusing if anything was slightly misaligned.

(2) HATRIS! Do it, because then I can...

(3) Recycle old stuff! And start a misinformation campaign about the history of Hatris...



 

[SuperPlay]

Great page there esteban :-)

[esteban]

Great page there esteban :-)

Thank you, kindly. 

[Gillian Seed]

I remember lurking in the original topic a long time ago. I realize these are more than likely emulation shots, but man do those super crisp Mega Drive pics sure make me want to upgrade from the crappy composite output I'm currently stuck with.

[Black Tiger]

I remember lurking in the original topic a long time ago. I realize these are more than likely emulation shots, but man do those super crisp Mega Drive pics sure make me want to upgrade from the crappy composite output I'm currently stuck with.

The Mega Drive/Genesis benefits the most (of the three consoles) from upgrading beyond stock composite. Even if you're the type who wants to see games with certain effects retained, using an adapter to turn s-video into composite will give you the vibrant color the graphics actually have, while still improving clarity.

[awack]

 

1.0 I know I'm missing games (didn't he do Dracula X?)...provide a LINK (and description) so I can easily get to the content

                                 







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I did a lot of dracx stuff that's by far my favorite game, I did one of rondo vs sotn.

Rondo                                          SOTN











I never did finish sprite ripping I wanted to do, one reason was because of Rondo, I played that game a million times and every time I played it I saw a new animation and I got sick of it no other game was like this...no other game that I looked into my self or saw some one elses complete sprite tables came close to the number of real frames as rondo, not only that but if you look at the some of the better animated games like The adventures of batman and robin for the genesis or demons crest, or earth worm jim etc, the the sprites are far smaller than whats in rondo, I mean damn, the enemy attacks such as projectiles are larger than just about any sprite of the best 16 bit games, it truly is an amazing game.