From: drmcclin@uncc.edu (David R McClintock)
Subject: Re: cd games
Reply-To: drmcclin@uncc.edu
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 15:32:03 GMT

In article 171351GJF106@psuvm.psu.edu, Greg Fazzaro <GJF106@psuvm.psu.edu> () writes:
>Concerning all of this hype about cd-rom players and cd games:
>
>    Are cd-based games REALLY that much better than standard cartridge games?
>I mean, is it worth the extra $250-$300 for the cd-rom player? From what I have
>seen of cd-games, it is not worth it. The regular game-play graphics are not
>any better, only the intermission graphics are. Granted, these intermissions
>are excellent, but intermissions only add so much to the game itself. If all of
> the graphics looked like those, yeah, I could see spending the extra $$$ for a
> cd player. And the sound. I know that cd sound is great, but does it add that
>much to the game? Is it that much better than regular sound, such as SNES
>sound, which is digital (I think)?
>     As for those 'reality based' games, I have another $0.02. From the Sega cd
> commercial, these games don't appear to be that great. The pictures look to me
> to be fuzzy (not clear). Is this true of all of these full-motion video games?
> If so, I don't think that the cd-player is worth the money.
>     As a final note, do you think that the US game market is ready for
> cd units? Based upon the dismal sales of the tg-16 cd player (with respect to
>tg-16 base system owners, which was a small user group to begin with), I don't
>think so. Also the price may be a hindrance, especially in today's economy.
>
>
>  Well, that's my opinion. Take it as you will.
>
>
>                                                 GREG

Well as everyone knows when a new system comes out (base system, light gun, CD) the
software for it is limited and not very good. It is unfair to rate a system on a few
games. Just look what the first game that came with Genesis was, Altered Beast (what
a great game that was....NOT!). Anyway the point is as companied learn how to use the
new power of the CD player and learn how to make it do things it is not suppost to be
able to do, we will see some ordinary games. Wait until you see and hear Batman
Returns on CD, this will be the first CD that really uses a small percentage of the
CD's power.

One last note, just think how good games will be 3 years from know on the CD player.
The 8-bit NES is proof of how programmers get better at using what the system offers.
Compare the first 8-bit NES games to the ones in the last year, there is no comparsion.
The latest games are close to the first batch of 16-bit games!! So as I said before
the CD unit shouldn't be judged by these first games, but by as much better the games
get as time passes.

Finally, if you win a Super Bowl your rookie year in the NFL what are the next 20 years
going to be like???  BORING.....and hard to match.  SEGA is doing themselves a favor
by given use mediocre games to start with a small hint of what is to come in the future.




                    
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