How far have we come? (jpeg heavy -huge- post)

[Cry Havoc]

Basketball:

1986:
http://www.ripten.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/doubledribble-copy.jpg

1995:
http://i.neoseeker.com/p/Games/Super_Nintendo/Sports/Basketball/nba_live_95_image_ev0aLkFXx5jBtU0.jpg

2000:
http://s2.subirimagenes.com/fotos/94530816nba-live-200.jpg

2005:
http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2004/reviews/920671_20041001_790screen002.jpg

2010:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/09/500x_4969876288_35fd1657e2.jpg


Football:

1987:
http://cdn1.gamepro.com/blogfaction/images/tecmo_bowl_gameplay_lg.jpg

1993:
http://www.videogamecritic.net/images/gen/madden_%2793.gif

1999:
http://www.videogamecritic.net/images/ps/nfl_gameday.jpg

2005:
http://cdn1.gamepro.com/screens/108249/36170-7-2.jpg

2010:
http://www.differentvideos.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/CJ-Spiller-Highlights-Madden-2011.jpg



Racing:

1982:
http://www.automopedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/poleposition.png

1987:
http://www.consoleclassix.com/info_img/Rad_Racer_NES_ScreenShot2.jpg

1993:
http://www.juegomania.org/Rock+n+Roll+Racing/fotos/snes/1/1644/Foto+Rock+n+Roll+Racing.jpg

(I had to put this in there :lol )

1998:
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/screenshots/medium/2008/04/1998_Colin_McRea_Rally.jpeg

2001:
http://www.digitalvideogamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/granturismo3-Screen.jpg

Present day:

http://ps3media.ign.com/ps3/image/article/862/862827/gran-turismo-5-prologue-20080328045650641_640w.jpg

FPS:

1992:
http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/figure2(2).jpg

1996:
http://www.clickgamer.com/products/pid_13420/screenshots/ppc/large/quake0037.jpg

1997:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_STJZEVU8XeA/TCTQ6uJwV5I/AAAAAAAAALw/sR1b4jNKfCY/s320/goldeneye007_n64_02%5B1%5D.jpg

1998:
http://netdna.webdesignerdepot.com/uploads/2008/11/unreal-1998.jpg

2000:
http://i79.servimg.com/u/f79/13/19/21/29/cs1_610.jpg

2005:
http://downloadsource.net/img/69fa440b653644001ce1b1b5f71bf2af.jpg.jpg

2007:
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/277/920744_20051005_screen009.jpg

Present day:
http://www.geekcodex.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/crysiswarhead.jpg



Any other genres I should do this with? Hmmmmmm......

[SourCandy]

strategy games?

big jumps for most in the 2000. I remember the 1995 basketball game. My brother was playing it the other day,showing me how when u checked some one you could knock them over to the floor. At some points he would have everyone on the floor ...uh oh fast break 5 on 1 lol

[z0sa]

I miss old school CS :(

[TDMVPDPOY]

strategy games?

big jumps for most in the 2000. I remember the 1995 basketball game. My brother was playing it the other day,showing me how when u checked some one you could knock them over to the floor. At some points he would have everyone on the floor ...uh oh fast break 5 on 1 lol

nbalive94,95,96,97,98,99 were actually really good games, then 2000,03,06

nba jam 2on2 lead the way for many other 2on2 or 3on3 games

smoother graphics dont mean shit, if the gameplay is crap....

[Cry Havoc]

strategy games?

big jumps for most in the 2000. I remember the 1995 basketball game. My brother was playing it the other day,showing me how when u checked some one you could knock them over to the floor. At some points he would have everyone on the floor ...uh oh fast break 5 on 1 lol

Yeah, 2000 is around the time the Ps1 was released, which was the first system to allow real processing power for shadows and lighting.

Big jump too in the ~2007 era, where real-time lighting and more advanced visual techniques came into the picture like depth of field, etc.

[Cry Havoc]

nbalive94,95,96,97,98,99 were actually really good games, then 2000,03,06

nba jam 2on2 lead the way for many other 2on2 or 3on3 games

smoother graphics dont mean shit, if the gameplay is crap....

Luckily we have both now with NBA 2k11. :toast

[leemajors]

give me outrageous physics, strafe jumping, rocket jumping, and the like over "realistic" games like CS any day. that was the beginning of the end for me.

[NASpurs]

You put the wrong game for 1999. (for football)

NFL 2k for the Dreamcast is when it's started to get the "Oh shit, this looks real".

I miss the Dreamcast. :(

[NASpurs]

I'm selling Visual Concepts short. NBA 2K back in 1999 raised the bar for graphics.

You're also missing Virtua Racing for the racing section which is like the first (?) 3D- polygonal racer, released in 1992.

[robino2001]

You put the wrong game for 1999. (for football)

NFL 2k for the Dreamcast is when it's started to get the "Oh shit, this looks real".

I miss the Dreamcast. :(

Agreed... first realistic looking rain/snow too. Everyone played in blizzard conditions just because of how cool it was.

And for Live 95, at least find a picture with the Spurs and Rodman and his white hair :lol

[MannyIsGod]

wrong thread

[Xevious]

Graphics have gotten so ridiculously good nowadays, they don't even impress me anymore. All these system X looks better than system Y arguments are bullshit to me. The Coleco Vision was my first console, and I've had just about every console along the way and countless PCs. Now I just looks for games that blow my socks off with a good storyline, or unique gameplay.

[Dex]

Rock & Roll Racing was the shit!

[Dex]

RPGs

1977
http://www.solopassion.com/files/zork.png

1982
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Dragonstomper.png

1986
http://www.toy-tma.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Legend-of-Zelda-NES.png

1994
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nurg6bZcnwo/RrFi_MSMttI/AAAAAAAAAA0/4ETGWOCPGOY/s320/FF-VI-2.png

1997
http://www.forceforgood.co.uk/screenshots/ff7_3.jpg

2006
http://www.futuregamez.net/ps2games/ffx/ffx5.jpg

Present Day
http://jpompliano.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/ffxiii1.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

You're also missing Virtua Racing for the racing section which is like the first (?) 3D- polygonal racer, released in 1992.

remembered playing this shit or was it ridge racer, fkn had like 6 gears in the arcades :(

[eyeh8u]

look at 1999

http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0010/granturismo2.jpg


and what 2013 will look like when gt5 comes out

http://www.el33tonline.com/images/cache/8277.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

took at 1999



need for speed 2 i think... that was the shit

then u had daytona usa 1 > triumps over any arcade racing car game, unless you play initial d...


the bs you see at game conventions and previews of new games, most of the time they are rendered shit right to get you sucked in...

[eyeh8u]

need for speed 2 i think... that was the shit

then u had daytona usa 1 > triumps over any arcade racing car game, unless you play initial d...


the bs you see at game conventions and previews of new games, most of the time they are rendered shit right to get you sucked in...

i cant believe i misspelled look, my post was just a joke about gt5 delays, notice the 2013, lol :(

[TDMVPDPOY]

NBALIVE 94-97 + NBA JAM, were these the only games where you can break the backboard :D:D enjoyed 94 on the sega megadrive 2 with drob or rodman breaking backboards

[Creepn]

look at 1999

and what 2013 will look like when gt5 comes out

http://www.el33tonline.com/images/cache/8277.jpg




Man that looks like an actual photograph. Very impressive. :wow

[hater]

yup gt5, can't wait for that one

[AnthonyM]

Tecmo Super Bowl was the shit.

So was Wolfenstein 3D. Finding those secret doors behind the tapestries and walls was way more fun than most stuff you'll find in FPS games now :lol

[Fernando TD21]

Crysis was released at the end of 2007 and that F.E.A.R. screenshot is older than that.

[Cry Havoc]

Crysis was released at the end of 2007 and that F.E.A.R. screenshot is older than that.

Yes, F.E.A.R. did release in 2005, my mistake.

However, Crysis is still considered to be the high bar for First Person Shooters in terms of graphical prowess, so until something supersedes it, it is best representative of what graphics are capable of today.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i use to remember going to a friends house back in 97, lol i think that time they were still usuin pentiums or slower....lol he was doing rendering...he told me his comp has been on for over a day rendering this galatica city image...im like wtf show me some porno

[The Reckoning]

that zork game looks fun, tbh

[Mixability]

Damn, I still remember being amazed by NBA Live 2000.... that was the first 3d one right?

[robino2001]

Damn, I still remember being amazed by NBA Live 2000.... that was the first 3d one right?

I BELIEVE nba2k on the dreamcast was the first 3d one... could be wrong though...

http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/screenshots/3/198053/nba2k_790screen001.jpg

[SAtown]

In the Zone for the ps1 (circa 98-99) was the first 3d bball game. Rodman's hair also changed colors each game

[TDMVPDPOY]

dont forget the big head feature :D

[lefty]

http://s2.subirimagenes.com/fotos/94530816nba-live-200.jpg

WTF is that Spurs player (Robinson?) doing ?

It reminds me of Bynum in the NBA Live :lmao

[Mixability]

I BELIEVE nba2k on the dreamcast was the first 3d one... could be wrong though...

http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/screenshots/3/198053/nba2k_790screen001.jpg

Nah, I meant to say that was the first Live to go 3D, right?

[Cry Havoc]

http://s2.subirimagenes.com/fotos/94530816nba-live-200.jpg

WTF is that Spurs player (Robinson?) doing ?

It reminds me of Bynum in the NBA Live :lmao

Tip off animation. Players used to move like scarecrows. Oh wait, right, Bynum, they still do. :lmao

[resistanze]

LOL @ DRob doing the C-Walk in that screenshot.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i remember playin nbalive2003 the arcade mode was awesome...the dunk package in that game was nasty, under the leg, reverse 360 mainly all of vcs dunks in the asg that year b4 was in that game...

[Dex]

Tip off animation. Players used to move like scarecrows. Oh wait, right, Bynum, they still do. :lmao

:lol

http://www.joblo.com/dvdclinic/images/news/nba-elite-11-crucified-bug.jpg

[TinTin]

I dont care what anyone says. Cs is the shit, its gameplay > graphics trumps most multiplayer games

[Cry Havoc]

I dont care what anyone says. Cs is the shit, its gameplay > graphics trumps most multiplayer games

Counterstrike? Oh, absolutely.

The only thing I dislike about Counterstrike (and this is a single dislike in a sea of loves) is the fact that often times it was far too defensive of a game. Dust 2 was an amazing map because there was no real advantage for either side. the elevation advantage the Ts had was curbed somewhat by the fact that they also had to plant a bomb.

Other than that though, there were times on certain maps that I felt completely helpless to do anything, because the CTs would just lock their side down and sit on it with awps. Even with smoke, against good players it is almost impossible to penetrate defenses unless your team knows precisely how to behave and respond, and even then it can put you at a disadvantage.

[z0sa]

Counterstrike? Oh, absolutely.

The only thing I dislike about Counterstrike (and this is a single dislike in a sea of loves) is the fact that often times it was far too defensive of a game. Dust 2 was an amazing map because there was no real advantage for either side. the elevation advantage the Ts had was curbed somewhat by the fact that they also had to plant a bomb.

Other than that though, there were times on certain maps that I felt completely helpless to do anything, because the CTs would just lock their side down and sit on it with awps. Even with smoke, against good players it is almost impossible to penetrate defenses unless your team knows precisely how to behave and respond, and even then it can put you at a disadvantage.

I always found CS was slightly CT sided (for detonation, T sided for hostage rescue but de_ was the only league supported mode). A good CT team could rape terrorists time and time again unless they really had their shit together.

Of course, pug or pub, the t's often have a big advantage simply by forcing their will down 1 site's throat and a lack of communication ruining any chance for reinforcements.

[TinTin]

Counterstrike? Oh, absolutely.

The only thing I dislike about Counterstrike (and this is a single dislike in a sea of loves) is the fact that often times it was far too defensive of a game. Dust 2 was an amazing map because there was no real advantage for either side. the elevation advantage the Ts had was curbed somewhat by the fact that they also had to plant a bomb.

Other than that though, there were times on certain maps that I felt completely helpless to do anything, because the CTs would just lock their side down and sit on it with awps. Even with smoke, against good players it is almost impossible to penetrate defenses unless your team knows precisely how to behave and respond, and even then it can put you at a disadvantage.

Strictly speaking from a scrimming pov, I am not trying to bullshit you but d2 is a general T sided map. I also don't see this elevation advantage o__o.

Agreed certain maps are very ct sided but even great awpers fall to counter awps. It really takes coordinated teamwork (unless your team is >>>>>>>> than the opposing team in aim) at the international tournament level to break through any ct because it is much easier to play ct than T


I always found CS was slightly CT sided (for detonation, T sided for hostage rescue but de_ was the only league supported mode). A good CT team could rape terrorists time and time again unless they really had their shit together.

Of course, pug or pub, the t's often have a big advantage simply by forcing their will down 1 site's throat and a lack of communication ruining any chance for reinforcements.

Yup for scrimming it is de anyways but at the professional level, a team won't usually rape the other one (unless they are very good or just got amazingly lucky)

[Cry Havoc]

Strictly speaking from a scrimming pov, I am not trying to bullshit you but d2 is a general T sided map. I also don't see this elevation advantage o__o.

I'm aware that Dust2 is a T favored map. There are too many ways T can go to force a bomb plant for CT to stop. However, it was such a dynamic map and it was about as close to balanced as any map could be, I think CS_Office was probably one of the few standard maps that offered a similar level of play, although that also favored T because of the long hallway.

You don't see the elevation advantage? T starts on top of a ramp at the highest point on the map, while CTs start at the very lowest and have to work their way up. Yes, they can rush to A to even the playing field, but even then they are only better situationally because Ts can hard rush far right or go through mid to A, or both.

Elevation is a huge advantage because you can see the enemy's entire torso when they can only see your upper shoulders/etc. It also gives you more distance on smoke/flash/nades, and makes it easier to funnel throws down toward the CTs. I would say the choke points arguably favor Ts as well, because of how many forward areas they have to hide.

[Wild Cobra]

http://www.geekcodex.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/crysiswarhead.jpg

That one just almost fills my screen.