![]() When Namco released Ridge Racer in the arcades of 1993 I thought this was a good as it would ever get, and that these amazing ‘photorealistic’ graphics would never be able to be re-created at home. Music and sound soon reached their pinnacle, helped by the use of CD formats, and so the race was on to keep delivering the best graphical experience at home. ![]() ![]() Progression in terms of graphics and sound moved at a rapid pace, where each new console released would be heralded as truly next generation gaming. I found it hard to believe, for example, that there was only five years between the 2D delights of Sonic The Hedgehog and the fully 3D realised world of Super Mario 64. ![]() I feel the same can be said with the graphics in modern video games, of which progression, if you can call it that, has moved along at a snail’s pace over the last 15 or so years, to the point where claims that an up-and-coming title may have the best graphics ever will raise not much more than a casual shrug or lazy lift of an eyebrow.ĭuring the first lockdown of 2020 I purchased a Raspberry Pi to pass the time playing through some retro classics and had great fun looking at games through the 80s and 90s, amazed at how rapidly the graphics and sound improved in such a short time. ![]()
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