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- From: andrewg@brtph600.bnr.ca (Andrew Grant)
- Subject: Re: What the hell is with Genesis?????
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.044740.17122@brtph560.bnr.ca>
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- References: <1992Dec29.162635.45948@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 04:47:40 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.162635.45948@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> epasls@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
- >
- >
- > You see it on t.v. They're constantly and perpetually rubbing it in
- >your face. Sega has BLAST PROCESSING and Super Nintendo doesn't. Then they show
- >the dolphin game and Sonic 2(well done). But I have a question...
- >
- > WHAT THE HELL IS BLAST PROCESSING?
- who cares ???
- >
- > As far as I can tell it just means that the machine can move more
- >screens quickly and more efficiently. But Super NES has Road Runner's Death
- >Valley Rally which is faster than anything I've seen. Then they show Super NES'
- >Super Mario Kart, which is one of the best games ever made. It got all 9's in
- >EGM, which is better than any Genesis or Genesis CD game (except Sonic 2)
- >And all my friends would take the awesome roataing, scaling and Mode seven on a
- Ha Ha Ha. SMK one of the best games ever made. I played it over Christmas.
- I thought it was awfull. But I am used to playing Road Rash on the Genesis
- which blows SMK away. Road Rash has much better graphics in spite of the
- Genesis "only" having a maximum of 64 colours on screen.
- >Super NES than the "Blast Processing" Genesis offers. Have you ever played
- >Pilotwings, or F-Zero, or SMK, or Final Fantasy 2? Those games kick the crap
- >out of Genesis games, or al least the ones I've played, and I've played a lot!
- I have only played SMK. The other games may be better, but from what SNES
- owners are saying about SMK I doubt it.
- >
- > And what is the mass appeal with Sega products? I know that Genesis
- >cleaned house this Christmas and will probably dominate the market next year.
- >I make no excuses for Nintendo's ad campaign, though. Rarely do I see a
- >commercial for Nintendo, and when I do, it's either for a really sorry game, or
- >is an ad for a game which has no relevance with the actual game itself. Look at
- >the Zelda 3 ad. They show this obese Link climbing up a mountain trying to get
- >the sword. But do they ever show the actual game once? Oh well, getting off
- >subject.
- >
- I was thinking of buying a SNES in addition to my Genesis. Using someone else's
- to play SMK over the holidays has made me think again.
- > Someone out there kindly post what Blast processing is, and why
- >people are turning to Genesis. The color's bad, the 3-D effects are inferior,
- >and you can't beat SNES's music, unless you talk about the CD Rom. Prince of
- >Persia has fuzzy graphics that SNES could do in its sleep. The music, I will
- >admit is no contest, but it's a CD.
- The Genesis colors are not bad. Games like Sonic and Road Rash make great use
- of color.
-
- > My final point is that the Genesis shows in its ad; their system and
- >the SNES side by side. But when they show the Genesis with its 2nd controller
- >and Sonic cartridge, they flash on the screen for about half a second:
- > 'Second Controller and game cartridge sold seperately'
- >SNES comes with 2 controllers, and SMW. I just don't get it.
- >
- > Well, I outta hea. Peace.
- It's interesting that although the SNES has superior graphics in many respects,
- many (non-technical) people I have spoken to seem to think that the Genesis
- has better graphics. I didn't argue with them having just being playing SMK.
-
- Andrew Grant.
-
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