@oOo-Sega-oOo The Snes had an unconventional resolution of 256 x 244 in most games (240p). On the HDTV, it's being scaled to either 720 or 1080p, way beyond its native resolution. On the game pad, it's scaled only to 480p, much closer than the higher resolutions. Also, keep in mind the data is being streamed to the game pad, so there's bound to be compression. How anyone can stand the look of the pixelated/unfiltered appearance on a large HDTV is beyond me. Looked better on an emulator or CRT.
NES games are filtered as well, it's not your end or a defect, just the way the data is sent and compressed.
@Damo The problem is that HDTVs can't perfectly simulate the color bleed, which is what I grew up on and as such, yes, it is crisper, we can agree on that at least, but there's something about CRTs/blurred pictures that has a charm to it I guess. NES games like Balloon Fight are filtered on HDTVs, but not Snes games? That I can't understand, oh well.
My HDTV makes the game look crisper yes, but I personally prefer the filtering the game pad offers, but YMMV I guess
"Crystal clear on HDMI"? Surely you jest. Upscaling any Snes game on an HDTV looks like utter pixelated s**t. Playing on the game pad looks infinitely less pixelated and filtered. The game is good and well worth the money, don't get me wrong, but the very notion that the scaling the resolution from 240 to 720/1080 makes it look good on non-CRT TVs is a joke.
@Lambduh You DO know why Nintendo cut ties, right? Yes, both companies were working on the then Playstation, but Sony wanted all the royalties from sales.
As long as it doesn't suck like the games before Sonic Colors and Generations, I'm sold. Wait, wait, wait, make sure there's only Tails, Knuckles and Sonic. We don't want Big, Amy, Cream or Charmy. No, just no. Blaze the Cat you can keep because her Japanese VA was awesome.
@AugustusOxy Not to mention that if the servers get hacked/go down and the company goes under. Well, your games go down the crapper, too. Money well spend indeed. I'll stick with Steam thank you.
What does cloud gaming have that Steam doesn't? Oh, I know, nothing, that's what.
@Happy_Mask You mean dragons from Anne McAffrey's series of sci-fi novels? Because that would be awesome, though I'm sure we'd need clearance from the FAA to ride them.
@Austroid It's too much of a PITA to remove the old save battery and solder on a new one, the VC is easier to deal with.
@FluttershyGuy You have to keep in mind that there are potential legal issues should the game get released. Either Nintendo has it planned for eventual release, or they don't, but we could always start to spam their phone lines and servers with email begging them.
@miletich3, only for certain games that will be released between now and July, but you keep them forever.
@NintendoCat14, we can thank America's copyright trolls for preventing Earthbound's release. We need the same laws as Japan, that way, we can see its release.
@Sun Why are you disappointed? Would you rather have them not have custom controls and be forced to use a controller that isn't to your liking?
@Five-seveN They have to recode the emulators to have save states, custom controls and eventual game pad support. please, it's not necessary to be rude about it — TBD
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Re: Rumour: Assassin's Creed IV Due This Year, Features Pirates
@Zellybeanie The ship battles weren't so bad (so far), what pisses me off is sneaking on the ships without the Redcoats detecting you.
Re: Bioware: "No Plans" To Bring New Mass Effect 3 DLC To Wii U
@EvisceratorX They really are the Bank of America of games.
Re: Review: F-Zero (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)
@oOo-Sega-oOo The Snes had an unconventional resolution of 256 x 244 in most games (240p). On the HDTV, it's being scaled to either 720 or 1080p, way beyond its native resolution. On the game pad, it's scaled only to 480p, much closer than the higher resolutions. Also, keep in mind the data is being streamed to the game pad, so there's bound to be compression. How anyone can stand the look of the pixelated/unfiltered appearance on a large HDTV is beyond me. Looked better on an emulator or CRT.
NES games are filtered as well, it's not your end or a defect, just the way the data is sent and compressed.
Re: LinkedIn Profile Suggests That Splinter Cell: Blacklist Is Stalking Towards Wii U
Still no Michael Ironside = FAIL
Re: Review: F-Zero (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)
@Damo The problem is that HDTVs can't perfectly simulate the color bleed, which is what I grew up on and as such, yes, it is crisper, we can agree on that at least, but there's something about CRTs/blurred pictures that has a charm to it I guess. NES games like Balloon Fight are filtered on HDTVs, but not Snes games? That I can't understand, oh well.
My HDTV makes the game look crisper yes, but I personally prefer the filtering the game pad offers, but YMMV I guess
Re: Review: F-Zero (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)
"Crystal clear on HDMI"? Surely you jest. Upscaling any Snes game on an HDTV looks like utter pixelated s**t. Playing on the game pad looks infinitely less pixelated and filtered. The game is good and well worth the money, don't get me wrong, but the very notion that the scaling the resolution from 240 to 720/1080 makes it look good on non-CRT TVs is a joke.
Re: Developer Says Watch_Dogs Will Offer The "Same Experience" On All Consoles
Read that the Vita isn't getting a port
Ha-ha!
Re: The European Version Of F-Zero On Wii U Virtual Console Comes With 60Hz Support
@Revolution5268 http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/virtual-console/
Already out today
Re: The European Version Of F-Zero On Wii U Virtual Console Comes With 60Hz Support
@Nintenjoe64 I see what you did there
Re: You Can Now Control Your PC With Your Wii U GamePad
@phoenixology FYI, a mac still falls under the definition of PC
#inb4pcversusmadebate
Re: Sony Trolls Nintendo Ahead of PlayStation 4 Announcement
@MetalKingShield And people said Sony doesn't make mistakes...oh wait.
Re: Rumour: Aliens: Colonial Marines Tester Says Wii U Version Is "The Worst"
@cornishlee Nope
Re: Rumour: Aliens: Colonial Marines Tester Says Wii U Version Is "The Worst"
Wait, there were people that looked forward to this game? If Criterion can port a game, these half-a**ed wankers can too.
Re: Sony Trolls Nintendo Ahead of PlayStation 4 Announcement
@Lambduh You DO know why Nintendo cut ties, right? Yes, both companies were working on the then Playstation, but Sony wanted all the royalties from sales.
Re: Sony Trolls Nintendo Ahead of PlayStation 4 Announcement
@Reala Sure, they do things that Nintendon't like forcing themselves out of the hardware department
Re: Sony Trolls Nintendo Ahead of PlayStation 4 Announcement
U butthurt Sony? http://www.deviantart.com/download/326406760/iwata_trollface_meme_by_herox95-d5ec12g.png
Re: Wii U Resident Evil: Revelations Will Not Support Wii Remote and Nunchuk
There's something wrong here, they're not cancelling the Wii U port!
All joking aside, glad Capcom doesn't hate Nintendo
Re: Rayman Legends Boss and Dev Team Protest Wii U Release Delay
Dear Microsoft, because you forced the devs to port it to other systems, you can sod off and burn in hell
Re: Rayman Legends Boss and Dev Team Protest Wii U Release Delay
Why do I get the impression that this Byuu is who I think it is?
Re: Developer States That Wii U Woes Were a Focus At DICE
I guess you could say that DICE took quite a gamble.
Re: Tiger Woods Is Skipping The Wii U This Year
EA: "We'll continue to support six year plus systems and not the newest one just to piss you off"
More whining wankers at EA HQ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaHcZUHI00
Re: Talking Point: This Fan's Tragic Tale Highlights The Problem With Nintendo's Approach To Download Purchases
With stupid attitudes like their's, it's no wonder people rely on piracy.
Re: Rumour: Next Sonic Game Will Be Called Sonic Adventure 3
As long as it doesn't suck like the games before Sonic Colors and Generations, I'm sold. Wait, wait, wait, make sure there's only Tails, Knuckles and Sonic. We don't want Big, Amy, Cream or Charmy. No, just no. Blaze the Cat you can keep because her Japanese VA was awesome.
Re: GPU Images Reveal Wii U Graphical Power
@Jellitoe Right because a weaker console ALWAYS sells less. Oh, wait.
Re: Nintendo Is Strengthening Development Teams, Defends Wii U Capabilities
@Ima_Gerd Tell that to Sony and Microsoft.
Re: Nintendo Is Strengthening Development Teams, Defends Wii U Capabilities
@AugustusOxy Not to mention that if the servers get hacked/go down and the company goes under. Well, your games go down the crapper, too. Money well spend indeed. I'll stick with Steam thank you.
What does cloud gaming have that Steam doesn't? Oh, I know, nothing, that's what.
Re: EA: Excited About New Generation Which Is "Yet to Come"
Can I use Photoshop on his face? It's the perfect derp expression.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Lower Expectations Are No Surprise
@Happy_Mask You mean dragons from Anne McAffrey's series of sci-fi novels? Because that would be awesome, though I'm sure we'd need clearance from the FAA to ride them.
Re: You Can't Use Your Wii Virtual Console Saves With the Wii U Virtual Console
@bezerker99 The game pad is disabled in Wii mode
@bulby1994 Let me know when used N64 games are that cheap on eBay'.
@Candido0411 At least they didn't have peoples' accounts compromised with stolen data.
Don't like losing the saves, don't transfer and/or don't upgrade. Simple.
Re: Crystal Dynamics Explains Why Tomb Raider Isn't Coming To Wii U
Oh good, another overrated series that we don't have to suffer from
Re: Emergency Maintenance Scheduled for Nintendo Online Services on 28th January
@Sean_Aaron You could lie about your age.
Re: Emergency Maintenance Scheduled for Nintendo Online Services on 28th January
@Shugo Maybe when pigs fly. It would be nice to tie all purchases to their system and not the consoles.
Re: Emergency Maintenance Scheduled for Nintendo Online Services on 28th January
you don't suppose that it's an excuse to release something special, do you?
Re: Emergency Maintenance Scheduled for Nintendo Online Services on 28th January
@pariah164 Ah, you must be of the five people around here that has one.
Re: Balloon Fight On Wii U Reportedly Running At 50Hz in Europe
I feel your pain, European gamers, you don't deserve to be treated like crap. I signed the petition on the NeoGAF site.
Re: Talking Point: The Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign's Advertising Role
@Austroid It's too much of a PITA to remove the old save battery and solder on a new one, the VC is easier to deal with.
@FluttershyGuy You have to keep in mind that there are potential legal issues should the game get released. Either Nintendo has it planned for eventual release, or they don't, but we could always start to spam their phone lines and servers with email begging them.
Re: Nintendo Comes Out On Top In Consumer Experience Poll
Too Apple, I say http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrhVo1WA78
Re: Talking Point: The Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign's Advertising Role
@miletich3, only for certain games that will be released between now and July, but you keep them forever.
@NintendoCat14, we can thank America's copyright trolls for preventing Earthbound's release. We need the same laws as Japan, that way, we can see its release.
@Sun Why are you disappointed? Would you rather have them not have custom controls and be forced to use a controller that isn't to your liking?
Re: Talking Point: The Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign's Advertising Role
@Five-seveN They have to recode the emulators to have save states, custom controls and eventual game pad support.
please, it's not necessary to be rude about it — TBD
Re: Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign Schedule Released
Ain't gonna happen, copyright trolls will flay Nintendo alive
Re: Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign Schedule Released
@russellohh Nothing a little VPN or proxy can't fix. Stupid copyright trolls.
Re: Review: Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (Wii U)
@Bass_X0 Wait, it's not! I thought it was a Dreamcast game.
Re: Ralph Nader Targets Violent Video Games and Their Developers
Whew That was a close one! For a minute there, I was afraid that having children watch violent movies wasn't bad either.
Re: Rumour: Monster Hunter 4 Delay Is Due To PS Vita Port
Wait, the PSVita is out, and has games? Surely, you jest!
Re: Review: 101 DinoPets 3D (3DS eShop)
@Morphtroid I hope that's a joke....right??
Re: Review: 101 DinoPets 3D (3DS eShop)
I'm surprised that they didn't use a "z" in the title. Hell has indeed frozen over.
Re: Virtual Console Games Will Eventually Be Playable On Wii U GamePad Alone
@Peppy_Hare A crime? That would be heresy!
Re: Virtual Console Games Will Eventually Be Playable On Wii U GamePad Alone
Maybe Snes games will actually look good on the gamepad, unlike an HDTV.
Re: Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Caught In Worldwide Release This October
@MeowGravy Nah, the polygon count is too high to be a PSX game ROFL
Re: Feature: Nintendo in 2012 - Part One
@Absolute_Zero Someone paging me?