Alistair said:
I 100 percent agree with you, almost every sentence ha. Can't say that often on the internet. Too bad we couldn't have both, but the tech needs are different and you couldn't really have an amazing 2D machine and 3D at the same time, at that time (not without a huge price). I play so many 2D games today in 2022, it is so nice to have them, or even just pixel art games. I love the FF Pixel Remasters and Octopath Traveler and STEAM STUFF, but I wish we had the AAA teams making them like in the 90s. Also I wasn't out of luck after the N64 launched, as Nintendo kept on putting out great 2D stuff for their portables. We can thank 3D for giving us totally new things to play. I just want 2D games widescreen and slightly higher resolution for my modern larger TVs. I wish Nintendo would have a full time team remaking their SNES classics for 1080p widescreen, with modern pixel art. Basically what we were both saying (regarding the Saturn also) is that it wasn't economical to continue with 2D. Also thanks to 3D, we can easily play old games at 4k/120fps without much trouble, while 2D games get stuck with their old hardware, you don't get the free upgrades. Imagine how amazing a Nintendo home console that just played the existing games at 4k/120fps would be. Little work, huge reward, but 2D games can't be improved so easily. The entire industry has made a lot of money "remastering" 3D games, but not any 2D remasters, for a reason. Every major N64 game will be remade as a native PC port over the next few years, which is the most exciting space right now. I finished Mario64 and Ocarina of Time, and I can't wait for Wave Race I hope soon enough! Couldn't do that with SNES games without a large team and lots of money. The advantage of 3D is still bearing fruit. |
