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Originally posted by CAPCOM View PostNo Mode 7! Visually the SNES could do stuff the Megadrive was incapable of and it made the difference...until the Mega CD came out and by that time it was too late in the States... and Japan. The SNES was built on the success of the NES that is not to say the Megadrive or Genesis was not a great machine 68000 processor and all if the SNES had been given 12.5MHz speed processor this would not even be a conversation.
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UN Squadron is a solid and good-looking game, but as a port it plays to the strengths of the system - it moves along at a fairly slow pace and there's that not many sprites on screen. That's probably why Capcom chose to port it over the arguably superior (spiritual) sequel Carrier Airwing, which was probably too busy.
I'd agree that the MD probably couldn't do as good a port of UN Squadron due to the colours involved, but I would also say that the SNES would struggle if it had to do a shooter with a ton of sprites moving around at once like Thunder Force III. Gradius III really struggles and Super R-Type runs like an absolute pig.
Even the sound chips - you can't do everything on a SNES that an MD does and vice-versa. Yakumo did a great set of videos showcasing the best music on both system and if you tried to reproduce one on the other it definitely wouldn't sound as good. It's easy to produce nice strings/brass type noises on the SNES, but the MD can handle a variety of guitar type sounds very easily.
They're just different systems and can do different things. It's like choosing to eat one type of meal forever rather than enjoying the whole variety of flavours out there. Just get both and enjoy them.
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I think Thunderforce 3 did have a version on the SNES, or of the arcade game or something. Isn't it spirits and AC?
Super Aleste was a fast moving shooter but not many firms achieved that.
The MD sound chip is amazing for synth sounds.
Some of the opinions in this thread were silly and intended to provoke a response.
(just the one poster)Last edited by monel; 04-12-2020, 22:20.
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Originally posted by Hirst View PostThey're just different systems and can do different things. It's like choosing to eat one type of meal forever rather than enjoying the whole variety of flavours out there. Just get both and enjoy them.
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Originally posted by samanosuke View PostAlright, Mr Sit-on-the-Fence.
Run Sabre is a pretty good action game. It may not be as big and bold as Strider, but it has impressive stuff alongside the small sprites. Some of the music is really nice.Last edited by Leon Retro; 06-12-2020, 20:00.
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