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Just a quick idea that's been knocking about in that crazy brain of mine and I was wondering what your thoughts on it were.
We all know the conventional process that consoles evolved in such as from 8 bit to 16 bit then 16 to 32bit and so on. Well as you all know Nintendo got ahead of themselves and skipped the 32bit consoles and went straight from 16 to 64 while Sony and Sega were knocking about with their 32bit counterparts.
Well I was thinking if Nintendo hadn't made the jump missing the 32bit gap would these 'next generation' consoles now be on the 64bit mark? Would we be playing in the wondrous 128bit worlds that we are now?
It was just a thought so what do you think are we to thank Nintendo for that?
Andy
P.S. I'm not saying that Nintendo or anyone else are great or anything, i'm simply asking a question.
We all know the conventional process that consoles evolved in such as from 8 bit to 16 bit then 16 to 32bit and so on. Well as you all know Nintendo got ahead of themselves and skipped the 32bit consoles and went straight from 16 to 64 while Sony and Sega were knocking about with their 32bit counterparts.
Well I was thinking if Nintendo hadn't made the jump missing the 32bit gap would these 'next generation' consoles now be on the 64bit mark? Would we be playing in the wondrous 128bit worlds that we are now?
It was just a thought so what do you think are we to thank Nintendo for that?
Andy
P.S. I'm not saying that Nintendo or anyone else are great or anything, i'm simply asking a question.
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I would have though that the technology increased at a steady rate like it has in the PC world, but Sony released a machine when 32 bit was the latest spec. ninty at the time of 64.
Sony diddnt release a machine in the 64 bit market cos the PS1 was still doing well, and came in again at the next step.
Sony diddnt release a machine in the 64 bit market cos the PS1 was still doing well, and came in again at the next step.
"Nintendo's Fault" was just quicker to write, than "Was it Nintendo who caused the speed up of Bit's", lol.
Well, this topic just gets better and better.
does it matter? I don't see how you managed to get so many replies for this topic, so what if the N64 was a 64 bit, explain why you made this topic, what do you mean fault?
does it matter? I don't see how you managed to get so many replies for this topic, so what if the N64 was a 64 bit, explain why you made this topic, what do you mean fault?
Amiga was wicked. Anyone remember Superfrog?
Sensible world of soccer on the AMIGA, still one of my fav games to date!
Amiga, now there were some quality games on that thing...
... I have to admit, I used to play Amiga Games a hell of a lot more than todays offering, I don't know why ... I just did.
Still, it's not really about "bits" it's about games, and if they are any good.... right???
... I have to admit, I used to play Amiga Games a hell of a lot more than todays offering, I don't know why ... I just did.
Still, it's not really about "bits" it's about games, and if they are any good.... right???
Nope, that would be an amiga.
Mystique wrote:
> whats an amigo?
you for one
> whats an amigo?
you for one
whats an amigo?
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