PCE, SNES and Genesis, screen comparison.

[Arkhan]

Well, it is still better than Riot Zone




What I don't understand is how the Genesis one could get away with looking so crapass.  Kind of like how the Sega Battletoads was like no better than the NES one... -_-

[Joe Redifer]

Double Dragon 1 for Genesis has nice vibrant and colorful shaded graphics, the kind that Genesis games don't get enough credit for.

Maybe so, but I recall the sound being horrible, almost Accolade bad on the Genesis Double Dragon.

[rag-time4]

Double Dragon 1 for Genesis has nice vibrant and colorful shaded graphics, the kind that Genesis games don't get enough credit for.

Maybe so, but I recall the sound being horrible, almost Accolade bad on the Genesis Double Dragon.

Yes the sound is incredibly lame. The music was ok, but the sound FX were extremely disappointing. The only time enemies make sounds while falling is when they croak. In the arcade every time they fell there was a nice sound effect.

The kicker is the Abobo's wild groan he does in the arcade when he throws you.... like BLEEEEEEHHHHH .... it's totally missing from the Genesis version. It's one of the highlights of the arcade version for sure.

[Arkhan]

Yknow though, it COULD be worse


It could be the Commodore 64 double dragon


with... no music except for end of level.....

and.... yeah.....

:-D

Yknow, the Master System Double Dragon is pretty awesome.  Even if it isn't as shiney as the Genny

[Black Tiger]

I bought this game when I had a Genesis and i was really disappointed. It seemed like they really cheaped out to me.

I can understand being disappointed little details being changed from a classic game and as much as I love good dithering, I'd always rather have a better shaded game that uses fewer general colors (like reds or blues, not individual colors) than one that looks weird or patchy just to mimic the coloring of a base game overall.

Double Dragon 1 for Genesis has nice vibrant and colorful shaded graphics, the kind that Genesis games don't get enough credit for.

Maybe so, but I recall the sound being horrible, almost Accolade bad on the Genesis Double Dragon.

Yeah, I was so psyched to hear Double Dragon in Genesis sound the first time I played it and wound up so disappointed, especially since the graphics were so well done.

[Necromancer]

Here's a real demonstration of the raw graphical power of the Genesis and PCE - the visual tour de force known as Columns:

Genesis                                                      PC Engine


Tee Hee.... 'how to play with the jewels'

[ceti alpha]

Tee Hee.... 'how to play with the jewels'

  

It's hard to declare a clear winner here. The PCE is brighter and the resolution looks to be different on each of the ports. I'm going with PCE because I'm just wack like that.

[Tatsujin]

even it's almost a pixel perfect port on the pce, the MD looks slighly better. but i would go with the PCE version at anytime for the better BGM

[Necromancer]

Indeed; other than the resolution change and minor color differences, they're like two peas in a pod.  The biggest differences are the detail and extra colors (8 vs. 3) in the PCE version's menu backgrounds and the more varied coloring of the spilled jewels on the Genny high score screen.

[ceti alpha]

The Genny menus are actually easier to read because the colours aren't as bright.

[guyjin]

Why haven't I picked this game up yet?! columns is sweet. The Genny version is awesome, except for the ear-bleed-inducing music: the PCE version must be better.

[Joe Redifer]

The Genesis Columns has super-high resolution that slices my eyes into ribbons like razors. 

[Arkhan]

The Genesis Columns has super-high resolution that slices my eyes into ribbons like razors. 

what about the gamegear one!


so awesome.  I drained tons of batteries playing that

[awack]

Out Run, i stuck to the right when ever the road would split .

                  pce                                              genesis







After Burner II

                     pce                                            genesis

[guyjin]

what about the gamegear one!


so awesome.  I drained tons of batteries playing that

Me Too! I prefer the GG music to the Genny's. By a lot.