I asked everyone, “What is the most underrated gaming platform ever?”
Believe it or not, we got a tie between Turbo-Grafx 16 / PC Engine and Adobe Flash.
I can see the arguments for both.
The PC Engine came out in 1987 but was only introduced to North America, as the Turbo-Grafx 16, in 1989. Contrary to what the name implies, it was actually an 8-bit system, not 16-bit. And the library is much bigger than North Americans realize.
Meanwhile, Adobe Flash was the first OS agnostic platform. It truly revolutionized game development creating the indie scene as we know it. Whole Internet subcultures sprung up around Flash.
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... Show more...I asked everyone, “What is the most underrated gaming platform ever?”
Believe it or not, we got a tie between Turbo-Grafx 16 / PC Engine and Adobe Flash.
I can see the arguments for both.
The PC Engine came out in 1987 but was only introduced to North America, as the Turbo-Grafx 16, in 1989. Contrary to what the name implies, it was actually an 8-bit system, not 16-bit. And the library is much bigger than North Americans realize.
Meanwhile, Adobe Flash was the first OS agnostic platform. It truly revolutionized game development creating the indie scene as we know it. Whole Internet subcultures sprung up around Flash.
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Easily, I’d say the Nintendo 64 is the most overrated gaming platform of all time.As for underrated? That’s a hard question. But for various reasons, I’d say these platforms are all candidates:
- Commodore 64
- Turbo-Grafx 16 / PC Engine
- SEGA Naomi
- Neo Geo Pocket
- Adobe Flash
- PICO-8
Which of these platforms do you think is most underrated?
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in reply to M.S. Bellows, Jr. • • •@msbellows This should work on your PC. It’s well-regarded. Has a 97% positive rating.
Of course, as a lawyer, you might find it absolutely ridiculous—but you might enjoy it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/Phoenix_Wright_Ace_Attorney_Trilogy/
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy on Steam
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in reply to LittleTownJane • • •@LittleTownJane @msbellows What are you looking to do with your computer? What are your personal interests?
I might be able to find something for you.
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in reply to LittleTownJane • • •@LittleTownJane @msbellows I’m going out on a limb here and guess that you might like narrative-driven typing games that engage your brain. So here’s recommendations:
Epistory: https://store.steampowered.com/app/398850/Epistory__Typing_Chronicles/
Her Story: https://store.steampowered.com/app/368370/Her_Story/
The Crimson Diamond: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/
Nanotale - Typing Chronicles: https://store.steampowered.com/app/944920/Nanotale__Typing_Chronicles/
The Crimson Diamond on Steam
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in reply to Chris Trottier • • •I think the poster child for underrated games machines has to be the Atari 7800.
For many years, what was written about the system was based on the few games Atari released during its initial run.
Mostly single screen with awful sound and a slight graphics improvement over the 2600.
Turns out it's far more capable than many gave it credit for.
Most of the games for the system are homebrews.
The best games for the system (Ricki & Vicki, Crystal Quest, 1942, Scramble, EVO, etc.) are all homebrews.
And not marginally either. They wipe the floor on graphics and sound compared to many if the official releases.
Close second is the Amiga (and Atari ST) by many Americans.
In Europe and Australia, the Amiga 500 sold in good numbers and was a gaming powerhouse.
Meanwhile, in the US, it didn't sell nearly as well.
As in, for every American household that had an Amiga, there were 20 in the UK.
Conversely, the impact of the NES outside the US, particularly in the UK and Europe, I'd vastly overestimated.
It sold *much*
... Show more...I think the poster child for underrated games machines has to be the Atari 7800.
For many years, what was written about the system was based on the few games Atari released during its initial run.
Mostly single screen with awful sound and a slight graphics improvement over the 2600.
Turns out it's far more capable than many gave it credit for.
Most of the games for the system are homebrews.
The best games for the system (Ricki & Vicki, Crystal Quest, 1942, Scramble, EVO, etc.) are all homebrews.
And not marginally either. They wipe the floor on graphics and sound compared to many if the official releases.
Close second is the Amiga (and Atari ST) by many Americans.
In Europe and Australia, the Amiga 500 sold in good numbers and was a gaming powerhouse.
Meanwhile, in the US, it didn't sell nearly as well.
As in, for every American household that had an Amiga, there were 20 in the UK.
Conversely, the impact of the NES outside the US, particularly in the UK and Europe, I'd vastly overestimated.
It sold *much* better in the US than most of Europe. And it didn't really take off in Australia until the Super NES was out. (Master System 2 and C64 easily outsold it.)
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in reply to AJ Sadauskas • • •@ajsadauskas Yeah, the 7800 has an exceptional homebrew scene. It’s so good that the pack-in title for the new 7800+ started life as a homebrew. That’s a revival I’m fully on board with.
Regarding the Amiga, I think everyone into PC gaming would agree that it was way ahead of its time.
In a weird way, the Turbo-Grafx / PC Engine is the Japanese equivalent to the Amiga. When that thing came out, I remember everyone making fun of it. But it was huge in Japan, and sold more units there than the Master System and Genesis.
NEC is the Japanese equivalent to Commodore.
AJ Sadauskas
in reply to Chris Trottier • • •Here's one from left field for you: The MicroBee.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroBee
Ask anyone in IT in Australia who's in their 40s or 50s what their first computer was, and there's a good chance the answer will be a C64, Vic20, or the MicroBee.
The very earliest ones came in kit form, and then later preassembled.
They were an 80-column Z80 machine, that later came in colour.
Lots of love from the UK for the Speccy, barely a word for the MicroBee.
home computer
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in reply to Chris Trottier • • •@ajsadauskas wouldn't the "Japanese Amiga" be one of their indigenous computers that left a gaming/retrocomputing scene behind, like the PC-98 or the X68000?
But yes, the PC Engine was a great little 16 bit console that had a ton of many games, and a CD expansion that made more sense than the SEGA CD at the time. I still fire up the emulators to play Lords of Thunder and Final Soldier every now and then.
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in reply to Varyag • • •@varyag @ajsadauskas The PC Engine is related to the PC-98 and PC-88 in that NEC made all those platforms.
But actually, PC Engine is not a 16-bit console. It’s actually an 8-bit console. This is partially why I regard it as underrated.
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in reply to Chris Trottier • • •A really great example of why the Atari 7800 is (or at least was) so underrated is the new homebrew Dreadnought Assault.
Horizontally scrolling screen. A huge number of independently-moving sprites on screen at the same time. Broad colour palette.
With zero flicker.
#Atari #Atari7800 #RetroGames #RetroGame #Homebrew
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