PCE, SNES and Genesis, screen comparison.

[Necromancer]

What's up with the Game Boy logo?

[Tatsujin]

lol..every side scrolling game with parallax is a 3D game, with the nuoptix glasses put on. it's the pulvrich effect.

[esteban]

"The stunning visuals of this game have to be seen to be believed there is nothing else out there like it!"   --Electronic Gaming Monthly



"...the feeling of depth that you get is unmatched by anything seen on a home screen to date...there is no question that the technology and design employed in Jim Power is a breakthrough."     -- Die Hard Game Fan

That ad is awful.  You have to really look hard to even find the words "Jim Power".  No wonder the game sold only 3 copies.  I also like it's claim that it is the ONLY true 3D game.  I guess those 3D games on the Master System were fake 3D.

I know! Horrible text effects for "Jim Power".

My first experience with 3D was Worldrunner (sp?) and Rad Racer on the NES.

I loved Rad Racer, but I did not play the 3D mode too frequently.

What's up with the Game Boy logo?

Dude I'm playing the Gameboy version as I type this out. If ever there was a Gameboy title that deserved to be on Virtual Boy, Jim Power is it. This game is just begging for the Virtual Boy 3D treatment.

[Joe Redifer]

Can't you just put a sunglass lens over one eye and accomplish the same exact thing the included glasses did?  Which eye is darker?

[Tatsujin]

Can't you just put a sunglass lens over one eye and accomplish the same exact thing the included glasses did?  Which eye is darker?

that's very right. that's how the pulvric effect works. sure optimised glasses will work much better.

[esteban]

Can't you just put a sunglass lens over one eye and accomplish the same exact thing the included glasses did?  Which eye is darker?

that's very right. that's how the pulvric effect works. sure optimised glasses will work much better.

Why are you two discounting genuine, unadulterated 3-D? This is for REAL, none of that baby stuff for the 16-bit machines.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Just played the Gen & SNES versions, wow, now the Turbo version really DOES feel like some type of prototype!  Some things are fairly well done, like the animation on "some" enemies n' stuff, but, then other stuff feels totally beta'd

[Tatsujin]

the PCE port is the weakest, no doubts. but it's still much worth as a pure audio cd

though i've never played the ST version.

[awack]

Just wanted to give a slightly more detailed look at each level in Aero Blasters.


PCE animation/effects                       GENS animation/effects


PCE                                                 GEN
















Castlevania.

Just the basic animations,all unique sprites, no repeats... first set of pics, walk/walk up stairs/walk down stairs.


SCIV                                              Bloodlines

                                             
                              Rondo
                             


second set, swing/swing while walking up stairs/swing while walking down stairs/swing while ducking/ jumping.

Bloodlines                                                    SCIV

Rondo
 

[ceti alpha]

Ahhh, Aero Blasters. 

Interesting animation comparisons. Seems the PCE/TG has more detailed frames. I have to side with the PCE/TG on this one, not only from these comparison shots but because it doesn't have those silly characters from the cartoon the game was based off on the "next stage" screens. Does the Genny port have the rockin' stage 2 muzik? I know the arcade port doesn't have the same music on stage 2; and for that I put the TG/PCE port above the arcade since they're otherwise virtually identical.

[Arkhan]

man.  That aeroblasters one is like no frigging contest.    some of those backgrounds on the genesis one are lackluser as hell.   

[Tatsujin]

as for the BGs and parallax, MD aeroblaster is superior, no doubts. but the animations are better on the PCE.

[Tom]

as for the BGs and parallax, MD aeroblaster is superior, no doubts. but the animations are better on the PCE.

 True that. But they did do a decent job with parallax on the PCE version, which I thought was a nice touch.

[ceti alpha]

as for the BGs and parallax, MD aeroblaster is superior, no doubts. but the animations are better on the PCE.

 True that. But they did do a decent job with parallax on the PCE version, which I thought was a nice touch.

Yeah, the parallax isn't a deal breaker for me on this one.

[awack]

Does the Genny port have the rockin' stage 2 muzik? I know the arcade port doesn't have the same music on stage 2; and for that I put the TG/PCE port above the arcade since they're otherwise virtually identical.

The Genesis version has different music for stage 2, the pce, stage 2 music is better, in my oppinion.