Is the 3DS between the Dreamcast & the PS2,in terms of graphical prowess?

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#51 GreekGameManiac
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There's no "fact" saying that.

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#52 Epak_
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If you can,find me high quality screens of the PS2 ver.

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Why the hell would you want to see those? It's the worst looking version of the bunch. The GC version had minimal use of normal mapping (or nicely faked NM) but RE:R has it all over the place. RE:R has better lighting and shadows also. RE4 beats it as a game though IMO.

Edit: Lighting, not lightning lol.

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#53 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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Okay, I see this discussion has drawn to a close, but I must reiterate: the 3DS is at the very least more powerful than a Gamecube (meaning it is also more powerful than a PS2), and its shader capabilities probably put it above the Wii as well. It is an extremely powerful and capable handheld, albeit not as powerful as some competing devices.
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#54 deactivated-5e9044657a310
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While I haven't seen it beat Mario Galaxy yet, it looks every bit as good as the majority of Wii games. I think Mario Kart 7 looks better than MK Wii. But I only have about 5 games for it.
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#55 BigBen11111
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I say the 3DS is more like a mini GameCube.

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#56 GreekGameManiac
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While I haven't seen it beat Mario Galaxy yet, it looks every bit as good as the majority of Wii games. I think Mario Kart 7 looks better than MK Wii. But I only have about 5 games for it.Nuck81

>_> no it doesn't,you're very mistaken.

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#57 deactivated-5e9044657a310
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[QUOTE="Nuck81"]While I haven't seen it beat Mario Galaxy yet, it looks every bit as good as the majority of Wii games. I think Mario Kart 7 looks better than MK Wii. But I only have about 5 games for it.GreekGameManiac

>_> no it doesn't,you're very mistaken.

The Shared tracks on 7 look better than the ones on Wii. It's also using the extra juice to produce 3D. The 3DS looks fine.
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#58 GreekGameManiac
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[QUOTE="GreekGameManiac"]

[QUOTE="Nuck81"]While I haven't seen it beat Mario Galaxy yet, it looks every bit as good as the majority of Wii games. I think Mario Kart 7 looks better than MK Wii. But I only have about 5 games for it.Nuck81

>_> no it doesn't,you're very mistaken.

The Shared tracks on 7 look better than the ones on Wii. It's also using the extra juice to produce 3D. The 3DS looks fine.

That's not what i meant.

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[QUOTE="Nuck81"][QUOTE="GreekGameManiac"]

>_> no it doesn't,you're very mistaken.

GreekGameManiac

The Shared tracks on 7 look better than the ones on Wii. It's also using the extra juice to produce 3D. The 3DS looks fine.

That's not what i meant.

Clarify?
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#60 FPS1337
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[QUOTE="GreekGameManiac"]

[QUOTE="Nuck81"] The Shared tracks on 7 look better than the ones on Wii. It's also using the extra juice to produce 3D. The 3DS looks fine. Nuck81

That's not what i meant.

Clarify?

Ya I also feel that Mario Kart 7 is a lot more colorful, and it runs in Full 3D 60 FPS. Mario Kart Wii had some better character models like for Donkey Kong, but that's about it, 7 had better lighting, colors and overall textures.
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#61 blaznwiipspman1
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i have about 4 games for the 3ds and used to own about 7 games. I also own a vita with 5 games. The ps vita definitely has better looking games, similar graphics to the ps3 and xbox 360. The 3ds on the other hand has games that look as good as ps3/xbox 360, but also has games that wouldn't have been out of place on an n64. One game im playing right now on the 3ds is called tales of the abyss and man is it an ugly looking game.

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#62 Aero5555
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This was a fun thread. Greek taking other differing opinions too seriously as usual.

I see the 3DS as a PS2, version 1.5 in graphical power.

Ya pes mou, file. Ektos apo sena, eimaste oli edo zoa? lol.

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#63 Aero5555
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One game im playing right now on the 3ds is called tales of the abyss and man is it an ugly looking game.

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It's a port of an 8-year-old PS2 game. The Tales team were lazy on it. But I had alot of fun because I never played it past an hour before then. PS2 loading times kill it.

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#64 sweeten16
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The 3DS' graphics are actually very good.

It's about 800x more powerful than PS3, so about 1/4 the power of Xbox 360.

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#65 Pikminmaniac
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I'd say it's definitely beyond PS2 and debateably at Gamecube levels in terms of visuals. Apparently on paper it's more powerful than Gamecube on every level.

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#66 bonesawisready5
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I'd say its between GameCube and Xbox, just doesn't always show it. Kid Icarus, Resident Evil are particularly good lookers. Let's compare: 3DS: Dual-Core CPU rumored to be in the 266Mhz-300Mhz range, GPU rumored to be in the end 250Mhz-300Mhz range, 128MB RAM. DC: 200Mhz Hitachi CPU, 16MB RAM, 8MB VRAM PS2: 300Mhz CPU, 32MB RAM, 4MB VRAM I'd say it shows up those two consoles 90% Of the time