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Just think for a second if Nintendo didnít exist.
Do you think it would be ok in the Gaming world?
Do you think that Playstation as many know and love would be around?
Yes?.
Er... well think again!. Or you could just read on.
Could we possibly see this sort of Hardware alliance again in videogames? Letís face it, the Playstation as we see it today would never had existed without the expertise of Nintendo.
As strange as that may sound to some, it is true!, Nintendo and Sony where in their glory with each other working closely, in fact, ëToo closelyí on the advancement of the Super Nintendo.
The PlayStation is the product of the un-consummated relationship between the Sony Corp and Nintendo of Japan, that is a well publicised and well known fact. The PlayStation was the name and designation of the ëSNES CD-ROMí. I can happily remember reading reports of this supposedly wonderful add-on and itís possibilities. I saw diagrams and Sony Sketches of it and it kept gamers across the world waiting with wonder and baited breath.
With the excitement, NCL and the Sony Corp continued to be Jointly combined, in a strong effort, in order to create this CD-ROM peripheral for the SNES; for the purpose of competing with the Sega-CD.
Sketches made it to the worldís gaming press of ëThe Playstationí sitting snugly attached to Nintendoís system, with even photoís of Super Nes Joypadís with the Playstation logo upon them. This got more people excited, However, NCL suddenly defaulted on the agreement and re-announced the SNES CD, to be developed by Sony Rivalís- Phillips Electronics, a European corporation.
Sony where reportedly furious and the SNES- Playstation never came to fruition. However Sony where left in the lurch with an effectively completed machine, with Nintendo expertise and thinking in itís innards.
Nintendo wasnít expecting their joint adventure to go Solo. Who could blame Sony into thinking of releasing it? it was stuck with a working model of the SNES Playstation, with a lot of too much hard work woven like a spell about it.
And so the Major turning point happened, the work on pursuing the project as a stand alone console started to materialise. Sony Corp with Nintendo secrets in hand enhanced it, combined it with LSI Logic Technologies for chip design, and finally released it into competition with the 'next generation' consoles, with its sights set primarily upon the looming Nintendo Ultra 64, itís sole intention for competition and the thoughts that the Playstation would do well. And didnít it just!
So think about it again. A world without Nintendo.
And think again what things it helped to bring into this world..... intentionally or not.
Do you think it would be ok in the Gaming world?
Do you think that Playstation as many know and love would be around?
Yes?.
Er... well think again!. Or you could just read on.
Could we possibly see this sort of Hardware alliance again in videogames? Letís face it, the Playstation as we see it today would never had existed without the expertise of Nintendo.
As strange as that may sound to some, it is true!, Nintendo and Sony where in their glory with each other working closely, in fact, ëToo closelyí on the advancement of the Super Nintendo.
The PlayStation is the product of the un-consummated relationship between the Sony Corp and Nintendo of Japan, that is a well publicised and well known fact. The PlayStation was the name and designation of the ëSNES CD-ROMí. I can happily remember reading reports of this supposedly wonderful add-on and itís possibilities. I saw diagrams and Sony Sketches of it and it kept gamers across the world waiting with wonder and baited breath.
With the excitement, NCL and the Sony Corp continued to be Jointly combined, in a strong effort, in order to create this CD-ROM peripheral for the SNES; for the purpose of competing with the Sega-CD.
Sketches made it to the worldís gaming press of ëThe Playstationí sitting snugly attached to Nintendoís system, with even photoís of Super Nes Joypadís with the Playstation logo upon them. This got more people excited, However, NCL suddenly defaulted on the agreement and re-announced the SNES CD, to be developed by Sony Rivalís- Phillips Electronics, a European corporation.
Sony where reportedly furious and the SNES- Playstation never came to fruition. However Sony where left in the lurch with an effectively completed machine, with Nintendo expertise and thinking in itís innards.
Nintendo wasnít expecting their joint adventure to go Solo. Who could blame Sony into thinking of releasing it? it was stuck with a working model of the SNES Playstation, with a lot of too much hard work woven like a spell about it.
And so the Major turning point happened, the work on pursuing the project as a stand alone console started to materialise. Sony Corp with Nintendo secrets in hand enhanced it, combined it with LSI Logic Technologies for chip design, and finally released it into competition with the 'next generation' consoles, with its sights set primarily upon the looming Nintendo Ultra 64, itís sole intention for competition and the thoughts that the Playstation would do well. And didnít it just!
So think about it again. A world without Nintendo.
And think again what things it helped to bring into this world..... intentionally or not.
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All of it.
I don't know who's supplying the different building blocks though.
Still, they've made a programmers dream machine out of it.
I don't know who's supplying the different building blocks though.
Still, they've made a programmers dream machine out of it.
How much of the GameCube is Nintendo actually building themselves?
I heard that could you imagine it
i dont think it would be as good now if they had joined together there would be no competition
i dont think it would be as good now if they had joined together there would be no competition
Logan wrote:
> Turbonutter wrote:
> And IBM seem to be making the chip as well.
Well,
> ninty have never made their own chips! The n64 chip set was made by that company
> whose name I cannot remember...
Silicon graphics or something...
> Turbonutter wrote:
> And IBM seem to be making the chip as well.
Well,
> ninty have never made their own chips! The n64 chip set was made by that company
> whose name I cannot remember...
Silicon graphics or something...
oh and ATI are making the graphics chip for the Gamecube.
zeldapro wrote:
> Yeah I agree with Gronti!
PC games are the best around for life-time lasting
> RPGs, FPS (Max Payne), the best adventures (well sort of).
and they have the
> best graphics and Sequels are next to nothing (well 15-£20) as they can be
> released quicker as an Expansion Pak!
But Consoles, don't need to be
> constantly upgraded and have a cheap and the best controllers but are only
> really good for an hour or so too play!!
Why sort of? Monkey Island, the top four adventure games surely? Maybe you prefered Grim Fandango or something? Not to mention Sam and Max. Maybe you meant Action Adventures which is what Max Payne is, it's in third person, the best FPS is a long drawn out argument, could be said to be Deus Ex but some would say that's an RPG. Personnally I would say Deus Ex could be best FPS since it's certainly not a contender RPG wise and it's closer to an FPS than an RPG by far. Of course maybe it's just a First person RPG with shooting, if Fallout had been first person that's what it would have been. Still there's not enough choice and character interaction in Deus Ex to make it more RPG. Oh of course some people prefer Half-Life, but when you think about it, would Half Life be any good without the mods? If you think so then do you remember the same ending as me, the same feeling that it's a little repetitive near the end and the same feeling that the alien world took out more than it put in. Not to mention the end boss.
Don't forget the PC also has the best RTSs and the best Space Combat sims (these sorts of games generally don't work well on consoles, or at all in the case of Space Combat sims). Actually the PC has the best everything, except wrestling games, of course this can be put down to hardware and other ever increasing technological possibilites.
> Yeah I agree with Gronti!
PC games are the best around for life-time lasting
> RPGs, FPS (Max Payne), the best adventures (well sort of).
and they have the
> best graphics and Sequels are next to nothing (well 15-£20) as they can be
> released quicker as an Expansion Pak!
But Consoles, don't need to be
> constantly upgraded and have a cheap and the best controllers but are only
> really good for an hour or so too play!!
Why sort of? Monkey Island, the top four adventure games surely? Maybe you prefered Grim Fandango or something? Not to mention Sam and Max. Maybe you meant Action Adventures which is what Max Payne is, it's in third person, the best FPS is a long drawn out argument, could be said to be Deus Ex but some would say that's an RPG. Personnally I would say Deus Ex could be best FPS since it's certainly not a contender RPG wise and it's closer to an FPS than an RPG by far. Of course maybe it's just a First person RPG with shooting, if Fallout had been first person that's what it would have been. Still there's not enough choice and character interaction in Deus Ex to make it more RPG. Oh of course some people prefer Half-Life, but when you think about it, would Half Life be any good without the mods? If you think so then do you remember the same ending as me, the same feeling that it's a little repetitive near the end and the same feeling that the alien world took out more than it put in. Not to mention the end boss.
Don't forget the PC also has the best RTSs and the best Space Combat sims (these sorts of games generally don't work well on consoles, or at all in the case of Space Combat sims). Actually the PC has the best everything, except wrestling games, of course this can be put down to hardware and other ever increasing technological possibilites.
And IBM seem to be making the chip as well.
Yeah I agree with Gronti!
PC games are the best around for life-time lasting RPGs, FPS (Max Payne), the best adventures (well sort of).
and they have the best graphics and Sequels are next to nothing (well 15-£20) as they can be released quicker as an Expansion Pak!
But Consoles, don't need to be constantly upgraded and have a cheap and the best controllers but are only really good for an hour or so too play!!
PC games are the best around for life-time lasting RPGs, FPS (Max Payne), the best adventures (well sort of).
and they have the best graphics and Sequels are next to nothing (well 15-£20) as they can be released quicker as an Expansion Pak!
But Consoles, don't need to be constantly upgraded and have a cheap and the best controllers but are only really good for an hour or so too play!!
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