Why the PCE? Why Not the Genesis or Snes???

[nat]

I hear what you're saying, but I think it also has a lot to do with the monitor in question. It contrasts very well on my LCD monitor, in fact it's almost clearer and easier to read for me to read than the yellow. I'd like to hear other people's opinions, as I said, this is the first I've heard of it. If the general consensus is that it's unreadable, I'll consider changing it.

I also wonder if your browser isn't rendering the font correctly; the font isn't supposed to be a thin-line font.

[sunteam_paul]

It looks OK on my CRT.

[SignOfZeta]

Why is it that light gun games got worse after the NES?  The 16-bit systems light gun games sucked, and the TG-16 didn't even get one.  Virtua Cop/House of the Dead games excluded, I never touch a light gun game that's not for the NES.

Yet for the NES, I often play Hogan's Alley, Duck Hunt, Gotcha, and Chiller.

I'm curious as to why you would say that. The NES lightgun games are so boring and monotonous and easy they just last forever. I was at a show once where they ran a Duck Hunt tournament and it ran for so long that it ended up being more of a contest to see who could stand up/stay awake the longest rather than a question of accuracy. I think it ran 3 hours.

The best light gun games of all time are the Point Blank series, Oh Bakyuun (which I really f*cking love) and Police Trainer. A lot of people haven't played Oh Bakyuun. I'm lucky that my local arcade has it, but it was released for PS1. Anyone with a pair of GunCons should get this game.

Someone needs to do a Lucky and Wild home port to a system of their choosing; with multi-tap, wheel, and guns support.

That would be rad.

[SignOfZeta]

Strange, it's very clear on my LCD monitor. This is the first I've heard of this... Anyone else have this issue?

An issue with red text on a black background? Yes, I do have in issue with this. Its both ghetto and very hard to read. Red on black has been an internet no-no since the dancing baby days. While it used to be the default palette for all Dragon Ball Z and 3DO fansites in 1996, its since become virtually extinct.

That site in general though, is f*cking fantastic.

[soop]

I can read it fine, and I'm 8ft away from the sceen

[nodtveidt]

Red text on a black background is one of the cardinal sins of web design.

[soop]

Red text on a black background is one of the cardinal sins of web design.

But taking something that shouldn't work and doing it so well it does work is a good principle of design.

[nodtveidt]

But taking something that shouldn't work and doing it so well it does work is a good principle of design.

That's not the case here... the site looks awful when it uses red text over black. The yellow on black looks fine though.

[Dusk85Z28]

I don't Know if i prefer The turbo over snes or genesis.  I love the turbo grafx, However I grew up with Super nintendo and Genesis.

The rpgs for snes were amazing like Zelda, super metroid, chrono trigger ect.  Then you had the mario games.  I got into turbo grafx because it was cool, obsecure and i did not have one as a kid, nor did i even know what it was.  The Turbo grafx has a lot of neat and akward titles that peak some interest, i believe this is why it is a "niche system" to some.

I rate the sega genesis the snes and the Turbo grafx 16 as equal for their differences

[esteban]

Strange, it's very clear on my LCD monitor. This is the first I've heard of this... Anyone else have this issue?

Hey nat

I can read the red text (Bonk III HuCard), but, compared to the yellow text (Bonk III CD), the red text is slightly more difficult to read. Everything is relative, as Albert would say, and I can see where spenoza is coming from.

Spenoza, the good thing is that depending on the OS/browser you are using, you can create a customized preference for reading sites that prove to be "challenging" for you.

[Duo_R]

Agreed. On my main LCD it isn't bad, but on my tablet it is unreadable the red keeps messing with my eyes. Maybe I am going blind.

Red text on a black background is one of the cardinal sins of web design.

[Black Tiger]

I just tap zoom once or twice if the particular font I'm reading doesn't feel easy enough to read at the default view. I can read Alexi's articles just fine on my TV, PC monitor and phone without zooming in.

[Arkhan]

Black text on a yellow background is scientifically the easiest thing to read.

Thats why school busses and hazard signs are made like this.

[Tatsujin]

i love hazard signs.

[soop]

Black text on a yellow background is scientifically the easiest thing to read.

Thats why school busses and hazard signs are made like this.

Actually, it's the most eye-catching colour combination, possibly to do with natural threats like bees, wasps and some snakes, though I suppode that could translate to easier reading.  I personally think white on black, and (hard copy) black on white are nice to read.

I also quite like gentle tweaks, such as dark grey fonts which aren't arial.