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Lots of rose colored glasses here. Yes, looking back on the EGA graphics, there is definitely a level of skill and stylization that I took for granted at the t
by brandonmenc 6y ago
Lots of rose colored glasses here.
Yes, looking back on the EGA graphics, there is definitely a level of skill and stylization that I took for granted at the time and have a certain nostalgia for, but when the VGA versions of these games came out they were all mind-blowing and you just kind of had to be there - no one was selecting the EGA option if they had a VGA card.
I remember the VGA version of Indiana Jones in particular being awesome in VGA, on a CRT, live in motion.
- dharma1 6y agoyep. I had EGA and played most of these games on it - I remember seeing the same games on my friends VGA screens and they were sooooo much better on those. Looking at them now, the EGA ones have a certain amount of nostalgia, but I vividly remember 16 colours being really limiting, especially at those resolutions where dithering was really noticeable.
- flanbiscuit 6y agoI remember when I got my first VGA card, I was so excited and the games did look so much better to me! It's also how I felt about getting my first audio card (the original Sound Blaster) Even looking at the comparisons in that post I still prefer the VGA versions over the EGA versions. Guess I did not get enough exposure to EGA to have that much nostalgia for it. My family got a computer around '91 and I think the VGA card came within a year after purchase
- miohtama 6y agoIt was very early for VGA, or more technically MCGA 300 x 200 x 256 colour mode. Artists had not yet figured out how to utilize 256 colour palette to the best of art.
- 1wd 6y agoExactly right. I specifically remember someone excitedly telling me at the time that the VGA Indiana Jones "is completely photo-realistic!"