Newest episode number 15: Descent on Nvidia NV1, 3DFX and DOS software Cards used in this episode: Diamond Edge 3D NV1 3240 2MB PCI (Nvlib) 3DFX Voodoo 3 3000 AGP (Glide) Matrox Millennium 4MB PCI (DOS software) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4l_2Bqbi9Q Previous episodes: Episode 1 - Indycar Racing II - Rendition Speedy3D vs SVGA Software Episode 2 - SODA Offroad Racing - Rendition Redline vs DirectDraw software Episode 3 - Whiplash / Fatal Racing - 3DFX/Rendition/S3 Virge/SVGA Software Episode 4 - Virtua Cop - Nvidia NV1 vs DirectDraw software Episode 5 - NASCAR Racing - Nvidia NV1/Matrox Millennium/SVGA software Episode 6 - HAVOC - S3 Virge vs DirectDraw software Episode 7 - POD - 3DFX/PowerVR/ATI RAGE/S3 Virge/Direct3D/DirectDraw software Episode 8 - Resident Evil - PowerVR/Direct3D & Playstation Episode 9 - Destruction Derby - S3 Virge vs DirectDraw software Episode 10 - Assault Rigs - ATICIF & Software Episode 11 - Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat - 3DFX/PowerVR/ATI RAGE/S3 Virge/Matrox Mystique Episode 12 - Wipeout - ATICIF, software & Rage I/II/Pro Episode 13 - Battle Arena Toshinden - 3D Blaster/3DFX/Matrox Mystique/NV1 & SVGA Episode 14 - Rave Racer on PowerVR **SPECIAL**
Interesting. I would have thought the accelerated version would have looked better. I would imagine the software version would've run pretty slow at the time, however, unless you had a very fast CPU.
Awesome stuff indeed mate! When I see things like this it makes me imagine how good the Saturn could look if it could be rendered in such resolutions compared to it's standard low res on the console. Heck imagine an emulator that could truly rescale and up the resolution. The thought of NiGHTS, Burning Rangers etc in such HD resolutions looking so sharp and smooth makes me drool... Also software mode does look a lot better imo!
Thanks for the support It is unfortunate that only 5 games ever came out with support for the NV1, as it is pretty cool to play Saturn games with the genuine Saturn controller on the PC. The card had a bracket with 2 saturn controller ports. One game that looks better and really runs well on the NV1 is Panzer Dragoon. That game rocks with the controller in your hand, the awesome soundtrack playing and ofc the increased graphic also helps Will do a video of that game sometime, hopefully soon. Another episode is out: Nascar Racing (Nvidia NV1, Matrox Millennium and software) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bJGnzb0Asw
Back from some vacation and finally a new episode is up. This time it's a obscure very early DirectX (Windows95) game called HAVOC from Reality Bytes. It was released in 1995 to show of the greatness of DirectX and Windows95 gaming capabilities. If you are curious to know more about the game, then I recommend the review I've linked to in my videos description field. This episode looks at the S3 Virge version (exclusive for acceleration) against software. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM7Wx4tteVQ
Next episode is out. This time it is POD or Planet of Death with all the different versions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU5Zi69QPQs&feature=plcp
Wow, very nice. Are you a member at Beyond3d forum? Those guys would be all over these videos. Is it okay if I make a thread there about this? (I´ll let you do it yourself if you prefer)
Thanks. No, I'm not actually. I have visited that forum a couple of times, but never signed up. Will do it now, thanks for the tip
just watched the last 2 vids, awesome work vetz! The virge version of POD is actually playable this time
Ofc I will do more. Thanks for the support Here is the newest episode - RESIDENT EVIL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2LVfam6w1o Showing Direct3D and PowerVR versions for the PC. I have also included some footage from the Playstation version. Can a moderator or administrator please remove "- Virtua Cop" from the thread title? This thread have turned into more than just about that episode/game.
Next episode is out, Destruction Derby with S3 Virge and the regular MS-DOS version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVcYvOvCrs&feature=youtu.be 10th episode will be a very requested one, Tomb Raider
wouldn't mind seeing a comparison of the various Mechwarrior 2 releases (3dfx, mystique, ati, s3, powervr, 3drave), I've heard the mystique had the best port but I have no idea where my mystique card is tat his point / yet alone the hardware to install it.
I saw the new Destruction Derby video this morning, awesome job. I can't wait for Destruction Derby 2 on the Matrox Mystique. Man that and its version of Mechwarrior 2 blew everything else away. I wish I had kept at least that video card for a 90s game box, but I guess it wasn't that fast with the later 3D accelerated games.
