1993, Game of the Year

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Vinther1991 said:

curl-6 said:

The Model 2 arcade board cost $15,000, it would be shameful if the games didn't look graphically ahead of a $200 console. The cost ratio is literally 75:1.

It was impressive for a home console game period, whether SNES or otherwise.

I realized I mixed up the years, Daytona USA was 1994, but Ridge Racer was 1993 and looked almost as good.
Star Fox was impressive for a SNES game or any game for a 1990 home console or computer, in 1993 the 3DO and Jaguar released and had games with more impressive 3D graphics from day one. But when I look at what pushed video game technology forward during that era (1972-1994) I would mainly look at the arcade.

Starfox hit the market before either the 3DO or the Jaguar released.

And yeah, the arcades where way ahead back then, but again it's not really an apples to apples comparison when you're comparing massive machines costing thousands of dollars to consoles costing a few hundred and a fraction the size. They really were two totally different worlds.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 05 October 2023