What games did you want to see most on the 32X?

[sheath]

Not sure if these have been mentioned.

[Tanegashima]

Deus Ex or even Resident evil II on 32X would have been nice, I know they would have had to make a few compromises but I'd have loved to play them on 32X

[Chilly Willy]

Resident Evil games would have been pretty easy as the 32X does 320x200 thousands mode video, like most of that gen's consoles. Throw in the fact that the backgrounds are static images and only the characters are drawn in real-time means it takes much less power than a racing game, for example. It would just take a BIG DAMN CART. If the 32X had survived, I think RE/RE2 would have been the first BIG carts on the 32X. I'd have put most of the game on cart, then made a CD with cut scenes FMV that you could use if you had the SCD as well and if you felt it necessary for the game.

[Tanegashima]

I was attempting to be sarcastic...

Deus Ex on 32X...

I'm surprised MYST never came out on 32X since it was out on everything known to man, there was even a series of Tiger Electronic MYST games....if I remember correctly hmmmm

[sheath]

I always wanted to see the 32X get a Tomb Raider game. Hmmm, flat shaded Madonna boobies.

[StarMist]

Pong.

I know there would've been some hardware concessions but it still would've been nice to see it.

[Chilly Willy]

I was attempting to be sarcastic...

Deus Ex on 32X...

Oh yeah - that would be EASY!

I'm surprised MYST never came out on 32X since it was out on everything known to man, there was even a series of Tiger Electronic MYST games....if I remember correctly hmmmm

Yeah, that was surprising. I guess they felt CD32X was too small a group to work for. If I knew more about how Myst worked, I'd make a CD32X version myself. I was always a big Myst fan.

I always wanted to see the 32X get a Tomb Raider game. Hmmm, flat shaded Madonna boobies.

Well, they were supposedly working on Tomb Raider for 32X when it got cancelled. I was very disappointed about that and the cancellation of Rayman. I wound up getting both for the PSX.

Pong.

I know there would've been some hardware concessions but it still would've been nice to see it.

Now you're dreaming! Might as well ask for Deus Ex!!

[StarMist]

Originally Posted by sheath

I always wanted to see the 32X get a Tomb Raider game. Hmmm, flat shaded Madonna boobies.

Well, they were supposedly working on Tomb Raider for 32X when it got cancelled. I was very disappointed about that and the cancellation of Rayman. I wound up getting both for the PSX.

Damn. TR was the biggest realistic IP Sega fucked up. Had Sega got TR exclusive the Saturn's history would've been far brighter even with the 32X as it is--hell, they might've even been able to resurrect the 32X with downports of the TR series. Just look at how Dead or Alive turned out and imagine TR 2 on the Saturn...then add the 3D pad and, why not, a revamped control scheme for it.
The 32X could probably have made a playable port, only I'm wondering about some of those textures (though aware they're done FPS style), particularly St Francis's Folly and Palas Midas. But they could've been simplified, which may even have improved the game because visibility, questionable in both 32 bit versions, is paramount.

[Tanegashima]

The 32X is like an electric car: even if it didn't totally suck, wasn't totally inconvenient, and just all around moronic...I'd still hate it.

[Bones Justice]

The 32X is like an electric car: even if it didn't totally suck, wasn't totally inconvenient, and just all around moronic...I'd still hate it.

Actually, electrics like the Tesla and Tango are awesome cars. I suppose they are not a good analogy, though, because of their high price point. The 32X is probably more like a budget electric like the Arcimoto; a good analogy because they are both very cool machines!

[Tanegashima]

Nope, Electric Cars are dumb, period and Tesla was founded by the inventor of Paypal so if you need any proof that they're evil look no further...

anyway I understand the sadness over 32X failing, but you all realize that had it gone on it just would have gotten worse, the first twenty games should have been killer but they all were re-hashes or sucked, but most things with a bunch of potential usually get buried by moronic corporate management.

But I think it's goofy to almost act like one's a victim because they have been deprived of a 32 bit version of KLAX that'd just sitting on a bookshelf so one could post photos of the awesome version of KLAX 32X they picked up from some old lady who "had no idea what she had!" for $5!!

Besides...had it succeeded you guys wouldn't have anything to talk about.

[Chilly Willy]

the first twenty games should have been killer but they all were re-hashes or sucked,

You clearly don't understand game libraries... Sturgeon's Law tells us that 90% of everything sucks, and that includes video games. Expecting EVERY SINGLE RELEASE for a console to be good is laughably naive. The 32X actually does outperform Sturgeon's Law, which is good for as small as the library is.

Launch titles in particular tend to be WORSE than normal because 1) companies are still learning how to get the most from the console, and 2) trying to rush to market to get games out during a period when they know customers will buy almost anything since there are so few titles available.

[sheath]

I agree with Chilly on this. A full one third of the 32X library is arguably good to great, and two thirds of the library is worth owning for specific reasons over any other versions that might be available. The ratio absolutely puts the Playstation's first year, or any year really, library to shame. The 32X was running fully 3D games when the PS1 was rendering Poll Position in texture mapped 3D (Ridge Racer) and putting rudimentary polygonal characters on flat grounds with flat backgrounds (Tekken/Toshinden).

[StarMist]

The 32X was running fully 3D games when the PS1 was rendering Poll Position in texture mapped 3D (Ridge Racer) and putting rudimentary polygonal characters on flat grounds with flat backgrounds (Tekken/Toshinden).

Toshinden's backgrounds are a mixture of flats and polygons; normally only the horizon is flat. And the character polygons are completely beyond the 32X's scope, I'm not sure it could render them still.

[Da_Shocker]

I agree with Chilly on this. A full one third of the 32X library is arguably good to great, and two thirds of the library is worth owning for specific reasons over any other versions that might be available. The ratio absolutely puts the Playstation's first year, or any year really, library to shame. The 32X was running fully 3D games when the PS1 was rendering Poll Position in texture mapped 3D (Ridge Racer) and putting rudimentary polygonal characters on flat grounds with flat backgrounds (Tekken/Toshinden).