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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:06:12 +0100
From: pete@lucent.com
Subject: Re: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->Peter writes:
- ->>Why are you posting about FFVII?? There's an N64 in the subject line. I
- ->>don't
- ->>remember thins being PSX-L or anything. This post is as bad as the South
- ->>Park.
- ->>
- ->>Peter
- ->
- ->
- ->IÆm sure that there are people on this list that own both a PlayStation
- ->and a Nintendo 64 (like myself).
- ->
- ->Emerson
Spot on, I saw a demo of REII 'tother day, looked very good on the PSX but
I am sure it would be a better game on the 64, to me it looks like an ideal
conversion.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:00:15 +0300 (SAUST)
From: Wajdy Al-Zayer <s936937@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa>
Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil on N64 ?
On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 pete@lucent.com wrote:
> TR I or II no chance, sony paid eidos big bucks to keep TR exclusivly on
> the PSX.
That's what I thought , I loved that game :-(
Do you think guys that a ported TR or R/Evil will look much better on N64 ?
On TR for example, everything behinde walls can been seen if you turn
near it and have a the camera zoomed ...
Regards,
Wajdy.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:10:26 +0100
From: Gordon Speirs <gordons@dma-design.com>
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
But it comes on 2 CDs. Even if they're both only half full, you'd
need 10 64DD disks to store the same amount of data. And you
lose all the lovely FMV sequences. And the music.
gordon
- ----------
Spot on, I saw a demo of REII 'tother day, looked very good on the PSX but
I am sure it would be a better game on the 64, to me it looks like an ideal
conversion.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:12:45 +0000
From: emounger@saxonpub.com (Emerson Mounger)
Subject: Re(2): Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
pete@lucent.com,Internet writes:
>Spot on, I saw a demo of REII 'tother day, looked very good on the PSX b=
ut
>I am sure it would be a better game on the 64, to me it looks like an
>ideal=20
>conversion.=20
I=92m not sure that RE2 would really look better on the N64. There is no =
way
that they would be able to put all of the prerenderd backgrounds on to a
cartridge not to mention the FMV. That and Nintendo would have to censor
it of course. However, the play control would probably be better on the
N64.
Emerson
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:17:03 +0000
From: emounger@saxonpub.com (Emerson Mounger)
Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil on N64 ?
Wajdy writes:
>thus I've got N64 , but I miss some terrific games that should be=20
>available on this console.. Resident Evil and Tomb Raider. (1 and 2)
>
>Will we have a chance to play them on N64 in the near future ?
>And do you recommend Top Gear Rally ?
>
>Kind Regards,
>
>Wajdy.
I have heard rumors that Capcom is making a game similar to RE for the
N64. I have also heard rumors that Eidos is making a game similar to Tomb
Raider. They can=92t make the exact game or use the same name for Tomb
Raider because Sony bought the rights to it. Keep in mind that these are
just rumors.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:19:59 +0100
From: pete@lucent.com
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->But it comes on 2 CDs. Even if they're both only half full, you'd
- ->need 10 64DD disks to store the same amount of data. And you
- ->lose all the lovely FMV sequences. And the music.
Dincha mother tell you it isnt size that counts ;)
Size always comes up when this subject is discussed, I dont know much about it so could be talking out my arse but with PSX games surely the amount of space
available means that minimal effort is expended on compression so to say
10dd disks maybe true but thats with no compression. As for FMV yes its pretty
but if I want to watch a film then I will, real time "movies" were quite
effective (if short) in GE.
Anybody with good compression knowledge wanna comment?
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:12:40 +0100
From: Adrian Mander <adrian.mander@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil on N64 ?
Mario 64 had the same quirks, go up to a wall and look around and you can see
right through the wall.
By the way TR 1 was not exclusive to the PSX there is a PC version!
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:21:26 +0100
From: "Brian Baird" <brian@dma-design.com>
Subject: Re: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
At 16:06 15/04/98 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Spot on, I saw a demo of REII 'tother day, looked very good on the PSX but
>I am sure it would be a better game on the 64, to me it looks like an ideal
>conversion.
Mmmmm... How's the N64 going to handle 2xCDs of FMV, music + pre-rendered
backdrops?
It's capable of doing a RE *style* game - but not a conversion.
Brian @ DMA
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:27:20 +0100
From: pete@lucent.com
Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil on N64 ?
- ->Mario 64 had the same quirks, go up to a wall and look around and you can see
- ->right through the wall.
- ->
- ->By the way TR 1 was not exclusive to the PSX there is a PC version!
TRII is not PSX exclusive either it was released PC b4 PSX and with a 3dfx
card the PC versions is far superior.
As for Mario64/TR comparisons then must I say again, look at the relative
ages of the consoles when the games were released. Marion 64 was the first
N64 game to be released. Lets compare it to the first PSX one shall we?
or maybe to the first PSX 3d job (dunno what it was anyone?)
Its a fact the 64 is better than the PSX at 3d polygon effort and the PSX has
more storage room. Why keep crapping on about it all the time.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:22:13 +0300 (SAUST)
From: Wajdy Al-Zayer <s936937@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa>
Subject: [N64] RE(II) on a cartridge !! how ?
Now would you answer this ? what is the capacity of N64 cartridges ?!
On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Emerson Mounger wrote:
> I=92m not sure that RE2 would really look better on the N64. There is no =
way
> that they would be able to put all of the prerenderd backgrounds on to a
> cartridge not to mention the FMV. That and Nintendo would have to censor
> it of course. However, the play control would probably be better on the
> N64.
>=20
> Emerson
>=20
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IMO, definately yes! The general consensus however, may rate Mario
Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, or SF Rush higher, but none of those games
really qualify as a realistic car racing game.
>2) Is there only four seasons to get through, and what other neat things
>are there or other secrets to this game.
There are six seasons to get through, per year. I don't know how many
years there are. You can basically earn all the "normal cars" by the 4th or
5th season. If you place 1st in all the races during the 5th season (or is it
the 6th?), then you unlock the hidden Strip Mine track, which is a REALLY
fun track. You earn a "bonus car" after the 1st year, the Milk Truck (very
fast!). I think you can win "bonus cars" after completing each year.
3) Are there many cheats for this game
Yes, there's a few. Nintendojo.com has the most complete cheats, FAQS,
and racing tips for TGR.
matt ma
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:31:40 +0300 (SAUST)
From: Wajdy Al-Zayer <s936937@dpc.kfupm.edu.sa>
Subject: Re: [N64] Resident Evil on N64 ?
On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Adrian Mander wrote:
> Mario 64 had the same quirks, go up to a wall and look around and you can see
> right through the wall.
>
> By the way TR 1 was not exclusive to the PSX there is a PC version!
TR2 is more exciting I guess, I didn't have the chance to complete it
cause the lens was damaged.
PS> There is also RE on PC , GOD!! how many 3D accelartor does it need to
play it smooth :-)
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:46:14 +0000
From: emounger@saxonpub.com (Emerson Mounger)
Subject: Re: [N64] RE(II) on a cartridge !! how ?
n64@lists.xmission.com,Internet writes:
>Now would you answer this ? what is the capacity of N64 cartridges ?!
>
Anywhere from 8MB to 32MB. Zelda 64 is the only cartridge so far to go up
to 32MB. CD=92s hold about 650MB.
Emerson
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:45:52 +0100
From: Gordon Speirs <gordons@dma-design.com>
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
RE2 just isn't suited to the N64, a lot of the atmosphere is generated
by the music and the cut scenes. But an N64 game in the style of
RE could be excellent, esp. on 64DD. Real time 3d environments,
moveable cameras, and the whole game environment could be=20
stored on the writable portion of the DD disk, so anything you
change in the environment would stay changed for the remainder of
the game. It would probably be closer to TR meets RE though.
- ----------
From: pete@lucent.com[SMTP:pete@lucent.com]
Reply To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: 15 April 1998 16:19
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->But it comes on 2 CDs. Even if they're both only half full, you'd
- ->need 10 64DD disks to store the same amount of data. And you
- ->lose all the lovely FMV sequences. And the music.
Dincha mother tell you it isnt size that counts ;)
Size always comes up when this subject is discussed, I dont know much =
about it so could be talking out my arse but with PSX games surely the =
amount of space
available means that minimal effort is expended on compression so to say =
10dd disks maybe true but thats with no compression. As for FMV yes its =
pretty
but if I want to watch a film then I will, real time "movies" were quite
effective (if short) in GE.
Anybody with good compression knowledge wanna comment?
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:00:11 +0100
From: pete@lucent.com
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->RE2 just isn't suited to the N64, a lot of the atmosphere is generated
- ->by the music and the cut scenes. But an N64 game in the style of
- ->RE could be excellent, esp. on 64DD. Real time 3d environments,
- ->moveable cameras, and the whole game environment could be
- ->stored on the writable portion of the DD disk, so anything you
- ->change in the environment would stay changed for the remainder of
- ->the game. It would probably be closer to TR meets RE though.
At the end of the day if you get to shoot zombies I'm happy, although its
implied that to make a game with atmosphere you need to use shite loads of
space. Thats not true unless your a PC programmer then it would seem to be
the norm. PC's those fuckers have a lot to answer for shitey ares things that
they are (no I'm not typing this on one).
Hang on tho, surely the cut scenes could be done using polgon people rather
than FMV, like that bit in the first one where the shotgun/taking/crushing
ceiling/saved by the other bloke scene takes place. Yea, it could be done
just needs imagination rather than throwing resources at it.
- ->
- ->----------
- ->From: pete@lucent.com[SMTP:pete@lucent.com]
- ->Reply To: n64@lists.xmission.com
- ->Sent: 15 April 1998 16:19
- ->To: n64@lists.xmission.com
- ->Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->
- ->->But it comes on 2 CDs. Even if they're both only half full, you'd
- ->->need 10 64DD disks to store the same amount of data. And you
- ->->lose all the lovely FMV sequences. And the music.
- ->Dincha mother tell you it isnt size that counts ;)
- ->
- ->Size always comes up when this subject is discussed, I dont know much about it so could be talking out my arse but with PSX games surely the amount of space
- ->available means that minimal effort is expended on compression so to say
- ->10dd disks maybe true but thats with no compression. As for FMV yes its pretty
- ->but if I want to watch a film then I will, real time "movies" were quite
- ->effective (if short) in GE.
- ->
- ->Anybody with good compression knowledge wanna comment?
- ->
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:12:01 +0100
From: Gordon Speirs <gordons@dma-design.com>
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
I didn't mean to imply that loads of storage was necessary to create =
atmosphere,
that's crap as anyone who has played Goldeneye knows. All I was trying =
to say
was that RE on the N64 would be a drastically different game and =
wouldn't be
able to rely on FMV to create atmosphere. Mind you, personally I'd =
rather see
cut scenes using the regular game engine anyway. I totally agree with =
what
you're saying as regards applying a little imagination instead of simply =
throwing
resources at the problem.
BTW, regarding PCs - I'm converting a game from PC to N64 at the moment, =
so
I know all about lazy wasteful "why use a bit when a byte will do" PC =
programmers ;)
(Only kidding Brian)
gordon.
- ----------
From: pete@lucent.com[SMTP:pete@lucent.com]
Reply To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Sent: 15 April 1998 17:00
To: n64@lists.xmission.com
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->RE2 just isn't suited to the N64, a lot of the atmosphere is generated
- ->by the music and the cut scenes. But an N64 game in the style of
- ->RE could be excellent, esp. on 64DD. Real time 3d environments,
- ->moveable cameras, and the whole game environment could be=20
- ->stored on the writable portion of the DD disk, so anything you
- ->change in the environment would stay changed for the remainder of
- ->the game. It would probably be closer to TR meets RE though.
At the end of the day if you get to shoot zombies I'm happy, although =
its
implied that to make a game with atmosphere you need to use shite loads =
of
space. Thats not true unless your a PC programmer then it would seem to =
be
the norm. PC's those fuckers have a lot to answer for shitey ares things =
that
they are (no I'm not typing this on one).=20
Hang on tho, surely the cut scenes could be done using polgon people =
rather
than FMV, like that bit in the first one where the =
shotgun/taking/crushing=20
ceiling/saved by the other bloke scene takes place. Yea, it could be =
done
just needs imagination rather than throwing resources at it.
- ->
- ->----------
- ->From: pete@lucent.com[SMTP:pete@lucent.com]
- ->Reply To: n64@lists.xmission.com
- ->Sent: 15 April 1998 16:19
- ->To: n64@lists.xmission.com
- ->Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->
- ->->But it comes on 2 CDs. Even if they're both only half full, you'd
- ->->need 10 64DD disks to store the same amount of data. And you
- ->->lose all the lovely FMV sequences. And the music.
- ->Dincha mother tell you it isnt size that counts ;)
- ->
- ->Size always comes up when this subject is discussed, I dont know much =
about it so could be talking out my arse but with PSX games surely the =
amount of space
- ->available means that minimal effort is expended on compression so to =
say=20
- ->10dd disks maybe true but thats with no compression. As for FMV yes =
its pretty
- ->but if I want to watch a film then I will, real time "movies" were =
quite
- ->effective (if short) in GE.
- ->
- ->Anybody with good compression knowledge wanna comment?
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:21:01 +0100
From: pete@lucent.com
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
- ->BTW, regarding PCs - I'm converting a game from PC to N64 at the moment, so
- ->I know all about lazy wasteful "why use a bit when a byte will do" PC programmers ;)
- ->(Only kidding Brian)
MMM now which DMA PC game could that be then?
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:26:06 +0100
From: "Brian Baird" <brian@dma-design.com>
Subject: RE: Re(2): [N64] FOR Sony Playstation owners only
At 17:12 15/04/98 +0100, you wrote:
>
>BTW, regarding PCs - I'm converting a game from PC to N64 at the moment, so
>I know all about lazy wasteful "why use a bit when a byte will do" PC
programmers ;)
>(Only kidding Brian)
Hey, been there done it - remember PSX GTA? I still have nightmares about
it...
Brian @ DMA
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