PCE, SNES and Genesis, screen comparison.

[guyjin]

I think we've been over this one before (but not in this thread, and without as many screenshots.)

I think they're actually pretty close; the biggest differences are the dithering and the absence of water in #12. A good effort on the Genny, but it just can't keep up with the turbo 

[sunteam_paul]

Here's a sample of Tatsujin to highlight the background tiles used compared to the arcade.

[esteban]

I think we've been over this one before (but not in this thread, and without as many screenshots.)

I think they're actually pretty close; the biggest differences are the dithering and the absence of water in #12. A good effort on the Genny, but it just can't keep up with the turbo 

I agree, the Genny version is a noble attempt and really does a nice job... it's only when you look at the finishing touches that you notice the differences. As far as I'm concerned, the SOUND EFFECTS are where it's at.



Can we start a new thread that compares the sfx of various versions of the same game?

[esteban]

Here's a sample of Tatsujin to highlight the background tiles used compared to the arcade.

Thanks for making this comparison, you aligned the screens nicely to allow for comparisons...

Unfortunately, my brain is slow and I have a hard time keeping track of what I'm seeing. Could you put a longer delay on each frame?

Tatsujin is one of those expensive HuCards, isn't it? I don't own it. I wish I did. I have MUSHA for genny, though.

[guyjin]

Here's a sample of Tatsujin to highlight the background tiles used compared to the arcade.

The Genesis version looks aesthetically closer to the arcade... the PCE version is a bit too colorful.

[ceti alpha]

Yeah, the MD port is definitely more true to the original, though the PCE port still looks good.

[Necromancer]

Here's a sample of Tatsujin to highlight the background tiles used compared to the arcade.

PCE looks to be the loser of this comparison - too much contrast and wonky coloring.

[sunteam_paul]

Unfortunately, my brain is slow and I have a hard time keeping track of what I'm seeing. Could you put a longer delay on each frame?

Here's a slower one for you grandpa 



The PC Engine is quite a way out on colour, but some of the tile alignment is a bit more accurate than the MD version, especially on the left and right. I wonder why the beacon things were changed so radically.

[Joe Redifer]

Why did you slow it down?  Pffft,  each screen should have only 1/60th of a second! 

Actually, thank you very much for slowing that down.  Side-by-sides would still probably be better.

[awack]

Its hard to tell from the small shots but the sega cd  port of lords of thunder uses more dithering than just about any game Ive seen but thats not the only difference, take the 3rd picture down, the columns in the BG look different in the sega cd version( top and bottom), the missing water of course, the 8th picture down, in the sega port the BG disappears before the foreground starts to close inn(I find that strange) and the 14th picture down, once again missing BG tiles where the giant spiked balls swing back and forth.

Hudson really tried to make the game as colorfull as they could(the pce version some times uses more than two and a half times the colors), enemy sprites would use the same colors as were in the BG, those same sprites would use a different palette for a different BG(level) and of course lots dithering.

Tatsujin was one of the first games i was thinking about doing, but hate the idea of playing through that game twice.

[esteban]

Unfortunately, my brain is slow and I have a hard time keeping track of what I'm seeing. Could you put a longer delay on each frame?

Here's a slower one for you grandpa 



The PC Engine is quite a way out on colour, but some of the tile alignment is a bit more accurate than the MD version, especially on the left and right. I wonder why the beacon things were changed so radically.

Thank you

[Tatsujin]

Yeah, the MD port is definitely more true to the original, though the PCE port still looks good.

this just seems to be so on those screenshots. if you play the games fo'real, you will find out that it's quite the contrary

[Tatsujin]

but the sega cd  port of lords of thunder uses more dithering than just about any game Ive seen

that you can say very loud!!

[awack]

Tatsujin.

                  pce                                             genesis

[termis]

This one's a toss-up.  PCE version is certainly more colorful, but the Genny version's colors seem more appropriate in some places.  (And the PCE bomb is weak-ass!)