An easy comparison would be Super Mario 64 to Super Mario 64 DS, in which case, the DS is superior. Look at games like Zelda: PH and Metroid Prime Hunters, and its an easy choice.
Is it me or is there a major lack of 3D games for the ds. This make me feel that the ds graphics are inferior even though I know diffrently. No use of 3D = Worst graphics IMO. If you don't use it you can't really claim it right?
Is it me or is there a major lack of 3D games for the ds. This make me feel that the ds graphics are inferior even though I know diffrently. No use of 3D = Worst graphics IMO. If you don't use it you can't really claim it right?kai5o4
The DS is more suited for 2D games because its a handheld, but it also does 3D games extremely well. As long as the game is fun in the end, I dont care which style the developer chooses.
Is it me or is there a major lack of 3D games for the ds. This make me feel that the ds graphics are inferior even though I know diffrently. No use of 3D = Worst graphics IMO. If you don't use it you can't really claim it right?kai5o4
Sorry, but considering 3D to be superior to 2D is probably the most ignorant thing I can think of.
[QUOTE="kai5o4"]Is it me or is there a major lack of 3D games for the ds. This make me feel that the ds graphics are inferior even though I know diffrently. No use of 3D = Worst graphics IMO. If you don't use it you can't really claim it right?Miyomatic
The DS is more suited for 2D games because its a handheld, but it also does 3D games extremely well. As long as the game is fun in the end, I dont care which style the developer chooses.
I agree with you all the way 2D is the best sometimes. The DS is the only real system with a lot of 2D potential. I love 2D, but I want some 3D games too. There are a few and most are griddy that it's hard to see much, like MPH
From the screen shots I have seen, ASH looks better then all other N64 games. I like the 2D/3D style of games like New Super Mario Bros though. Lunar Knights is a good game for fans of the Boktai series and while it is not full 3D, it still looks good and plays pretty well.
One thing the DS lacks is texture filtering, so while the N64 had blurry textures, they still looked a lot better than the DS. Look at Diddy Kong Racing and compare, and Super mario 64 DS has a slight upgrade and more polygons (and is brighter) but the textures are more pixelated due to lack of texture filtering.
The DS has a hardware limit on the number of triangles that can be rendered per frame (about 3000-4000). This means 2 things : we won`t see games with a high poly-count ever, no matter what generation of games we are talking about and, the better part is, the fact that the DS can render about 120.000 polys per second assures a framerate of at least 30. The N64 had no such limits, but most of the games had a horrible frame rate, even top games like Goldeneye. On the other hand, I preffer the N64`s filtered textures.
The DS has a hardware limit on the number of triangles that can be rendered per frame (about 3000-4000). This means 2 things : we won`t see games with a high poly-count ever, no matter what generation of games we are talking about and, the better part is, the fact that the DS can render about 120.000 polys per second assures a framerate of at least 30. The N64 had no such limits, but most of the games had a horrible frame rate, even top games like Goldeneye. On the other hand, I preffer the N64`s filtered textures.N-K0d3R
For anyone who wants a comparison, Leon in RE4 had around 9,000 polygons rendering him alone, in-game.
The lack of (good) 3D games is explainable by the fact that it takes a lot of time to develop and optimise a 3d engine for the DS (due to the limitations I mentioned before). For example MPH, one of the most technically impressive DS game, took a lot of time to hit store shelves (the basic engine was done when the DS was launched, there was a demo of the game packed in, I also have it, but it was tweaked and optimised for a long time to reach the level we know it now).
There's a reason people still play old 2d games like super metroid but not old 3d games like goldeneye.
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[QUOTE="kai5o4"]Is it me or is there a major lack of 3D games for the ds. This make me feel that the ds graphics are inferior even though I know diffrently. No use of 3D = Worst graphics IMO. If you don't use it you can't really claim it right?kai5o4
The DS is more suited for 2D games because its a handheld, but it also does 3D games extremely well. As long as the game is fun in the end, I dont care which style the developer chooses.
I agree with you all the way 2D is the best sometimes. The DS is the only real system with a lot of 2D potential. I love 2D, but I want some 3D games too. There are a few and most are griddy that it's hard to see much, like MPH
An easy comparison would be Super Mario 64 to Super Mario 64 DS, in which case, the DS is superior. Look at games like Zelda: PH and Metroid Prime Hunters, and its an easy choice.Miyomatic
Nintendo have always been reluctant to go into 3D with handhelds- if you look at the GBA it could do semi-3D, the DS can do 3D- its about as powerful as a N64 though does lack some effects that the N64 could do.
I dunno, i just remember N64 games looking better i mean, Ocarina of Time looks better than all games on the NDS, well in my opinon, even compared to MPH.
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