Graphics: Turbo vs. Genesis - ye old debate

[malducci]

The music on the CD version is chip generated. They were too lazy to even give us a proper soundtrack.

So there's no difference at all between the two then? 

 Besides the cinemas? I noticed a difference in the background tiles between the two. They weren't really an upgrade as they were a change. The tree's are blue instead of green in the CD version - don't know why. Also, the CD version pauses the scrolling stage to load more of the game. It's definitely not the best use/configuration of the old CD layout (pre 3.0).

 hmm...

[Joe Redifer]

The CD version also has all of the voices from the arcade in full ADPCM glory.  There is an opening cinema on the CD music with music from the arcade version.  Other than that, they're pretty much the same for the most part.  The CD version is more playable due to the lack of ridiculous difficulty.

[ceti alpha]

The CD version also has all of the voices from the arcade in full ADPCM glory.

Well, that IS a significant improvement. How can you have Altered Beast without "Welcome to your doom!". 

[sunteam_paul]

Here's an example of the colour difference

[Keranu]

The CD version also has all of the voices from the arcade in full ADPCM glory.

Well, that IS a significant improvement. How can you have Altered Beast without "Welcome to your doom!". 

Agreed!

And those screenshots paul posted really help because I was wondering why they decided to choose that brown color as water in the HuCard version!

[ceti alpha]

Oh man. The graphics are way sharper on the CD version. And yeah, the colours make much more sense. heh 

[sunteam_paul]

Here's another interesting comparison

[Joe Redifer]

Those are interesting comparisons!  The water is brown in the HuCard version because it is full of diarrhea to represent the quality of that version.  The thing that bugs me most about both versions is the sky in the first stage.  On the bottom it is bright, then it starts to get gradually darker as it goes towards the top, then at the score BAM it's full brightness again.  It looks really bad like that.

[nat]

Those are interesting comparisons!  The water is brown in the HuCard version because it is full of diarrhea to represent the quality of that version.  The thing that bugs me most about both versions is the sky in the first stage.  On the bottom it is bright, then it starts to get gradually darker as it goes towards the top, then at the score BAM it's full brightness again.  It looks really bad like that.

I don't think the area behind the score is supposed to be part of the sky/background. I'm pretty sure it's just a "status bar".

[Joe Redifer]

You're probably right, but it would look better as a giant black bar like most other NEC Avenue games.  They love the bar.

[ceti alpha]

You're probably right, but it would look better as a giant black bar like most other NEC Avenue games.  They love the bar.

I agree. If they were going to use that space as a status bar then why make it the same colour as the rest of the screen? Oh well, doesn't really matter because the game in whatever format on whatever system isn't much to write home about. It's just fun to compare Genesis/MD and Turbo/PCE. hehe 

[Tatsujin]

  There is an opening cinema on the CD music with music from the arcade version. 

i watched that load of shit this week. they better had concentrated to improve the game to its max (grafx, gameplay, loading issues..) instead of wasting time and money for that useless and boring crap.

[Keranu]

Here's another interesting comparison

Wow, amazing differences! Some changes in the CD version's backgrounds look better, but other parts look worse (like that little statue shrine - ugly!)

[Tatsujin]

amazing how paul managed to take a pixel exact shot of the 2nd and 3rd comparison

[Keranu]

I think it's because the screens are stopped at those points.