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On 18 Oct 1995 22:45:09 GMT, bde...@mail.utexas.edu (Brian Devine)
wrote:

> > We've been talking about PC 3D game accelerators in this conference
>> for months.  Toshiden will certainly be able to played on a PC with
>> one of these cards quite handily.  I always find those PC owners who
>> have rushed out to get a Playstation haven't been following the
>> developments in the PC games industry one iota.
>
>Well, IMHO I think that Fighting games on the PC are darn near unplayable.
>They certainly are not as good as when played on a Playstation with it's
>very comfortable control pads. Also, I'm sure that these game accelerators
>are not cheap. I think I saw a $300 dollar price tag for the Diamond. I'd
>rather spend my 300 on a Playstation that I can hook up to my, or anyone's
>tv and plug it into my stereo for cranking sound. 

How are they "unplayable"?  There are a myriad of control options for
the PC, the SFX Gamepad is an excellent choice.  There's the new GRIP
device from Gravis with 4 port support for new digital joysticks and
8-button digital joypads.

And you can hook your PC into your stereo for "cranking" sound.
Normal 2D graphics cards cost $300.  The advantage with one of these
for the PC is that the games will be in 640*480, and have the PC's
advantages of lots of ram and component add-ons and editors/cheats.
PC's will always be more expensive.  They were when the SNES was out
by a larger margin than now, and in some respects the SNES could do
things back then that the PC couldn't.  Now, with Pentiums far more
cheap and 3D/2d accelerators, the margin is narrowed and the PC will
be able to do the same types of games- perhaps even better, than the
consoles, and still keep the standard PC fare that appeals to more
mature gamers.  With the home PC market continually growing, this
points to a _larger_ market for PC gaming, not a smaller one.
Consoles will succeed- but so will the PC.

>
>I guess its just that there are some games like doom type games that are
>better on the P.C. and there are some games like Tohshinden that are
>better on console games.

What 3D fighting games are there on the PC?  FX fighter, that's it.
It's far more of a fair judgement when the 3D accelerators become the
norm and we can compare.