Battle of the Ports

[Anonymous No.6578202]

Sony PlayStation or Sega Saturn:
Which system did these two games justice?

[Anonymous No.6578217]

PlayStation has true transparency and Saturn doesn't. Transparent lighting effects are key to the fifth generation console Mega Man experience and so I have to hand it to the PlayStation.

[Anonymous No.6578234]

>>6578202
> X3: SNES + MSU-1 romhack
No contest. Ports removed some graphical effects.

> X4: Saturn
transparency uses hardware dithering on Saturn, but thanks to emulation you can make it actual alpha transparency, eliminating the PS1 version's edge.
AND enjoy less compressed backgrounds and exclusive 2d effects not in the PS1 version (heat waves, some scaling effects)
All other ports are based on the PS1 version, and recently censored on top.

> X5: PS1 + retranslation / no-Alicia romhack
> X6: PS1 + retranslation / game design fix romhack

Classic MM

> 7 : SNES JP + retranslation
Adds missing content back, three characters commenting on Rock's items.
> 8 : Saturn
Has a lot of exclusive content like new bosses, different music...
> 8.5 / MM & Bass : SNES JP + retranslation
GBA has screen cropping and an official machine translation

[Anonymous No.6578235]

PlayStation. Added effects, cheaper.

[Anonymous No.6578268]

>>6578202
For X4 and 8, Saturn and PlayStation were the lead platforms, respectively, and even load a little faster, at least in my informal testing. (Contrary to popular belief, 8 was not designed for Saturn initially - the true story was that Sony OF AMERICA turned down it down at first, but seeing that the Saturn version was greenlit in America, they accepted on the condition that first print runs have the commemorative booklet to have an extra incentive over the Saturn port - the leaked proto is of the PlayStation version, supporting it.)

[Anonymous No.6578285]

>>6578234
>using emulation as part of your answer as to why support a port
man, its like your retardation certificate wasn't enough

[Anonymous No.6578353]

>>6578217
>Transparent lighting effects are key to the fifth generation console Mega Man experience
I feel like this has to be a falseflag to make Sony fans look desperate.
MM8 in particular has more content than the PS version, transparencies are probably the least important thing of all, especially if you're playing on CRT where dithering effects work.

[Anonymous No.6579396]

>>6578217
>PlayStation has true transparency and Saturn doesn't.
WOW literally who the fuck cares

[Anonymous No.6579401]

Wasn't saturn mm9 toted as a special edition? Was that the reason it had extra content?

[Anonymous No.6579462]

>>6578202
PEECEE

[Anonymous No.6579609]

>>6579396
>Caring about video games
Nobody here does.

[Anonymous No.6579870]

>>6578217
Big surprise, the Saturd version looks like shit.
Look at the buildings in the background too, the colors are off.

[Anonymous No.6579897]

>>6579870
To me it seems like the buildings look better on Saturn, on PS1 they look like they forgot to color them differently from the sky.

[Anonymous No.6579904]

>>6578202
Mega Man X4 is fine either way, but I like the japanese Saturn cover best. Mega Man 8 on Saturn has two extra bosses (Cut Man and Wood Man) that are otherwise irrelevant in the main game, some extras like an artwork gallery if you care about that and the music is slightly different.

>>6578217
B-But mesh transparencies have SOUL and the Saturn version has better heat effectzz, enjoy your horrid port Snoy!!

[Anonymous No.6580773]

>>6579870
>>6579897
duality of man

[Anonymous No.6580913]

>>6578234
>Ports removed some graphical effects.
such as?

[Anonymous No.6582586]

Sonycope