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Was this considered peak graphics at the time?

t. born in 2002

>> No.7791942

>>7791930
Vector graphics were always a novelty more than anything else.

>> No.7791945

it's a really cool looking game if you ask me

>> No.7791953

Tempest was a fun game, but I don't recall anyone saying wow I have to play this game at home. People were more interested in Pacman.

>> No.7791968

>>7791930
No one knew of this games existence.

>> No.7791971

>>7791945
It's a fucking awesome game to play too. And the PSX Tempest X with It's super trippy visuals is fantastic.

>> No.7791979
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>>7791930
probably the star wars atari arcade game

>> No.7791980

Wasn't the test build of this that started the whole Polybius myth?

>> No.7792002

Color vector graphics are a true spectacle.

>> No.7792015

>>7791930
Vector games had high resolution when most were limited to less than 320X200.

The beautifully smooth rendering, combined with up to 128 levels of brightness made for an experience which can NEVER be duplicated by raster graphics.


Plus a lot of concepts don't work very well in raster either.

>>7791942
More 80 games that I can just name off the top of my head. Try harder.

>>7791968
Tempest was very popular in its day, and Atari shipped thousands of them brand new.

>> No.7792193

>>7791930
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsfq2PXTxSA

>> No.7792197

>>7791930
No, they weren't exactly special even back in the late 60s. That said, the landscape for video games in its entirely was an entirely different beast. Games and the people who played them were a lot more consolidated back then, even shortly after Pongs release.
Vector displays were just uncommon for more civilian or casual uses.

>> No.7792318

>>7791979
>>7791930
this was peak graphics at the time:

https://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?8069-slightly-ot-1980s-military-flight-simulator-with-flat-shaded-polygon-graphics

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>>7791930
I like the way colored vector graphics look. It is really sharp and bright. Wikipedia says it was released in 1981, so by then I like the look of Galaga, Donkey Kong, and Pac-Man better, but that is rasterized form of graphics different from the vectors made by the beam in Tempest. They all have their own positives and look great to me.

>> No.7792345

>>7792015
I don't think I ever saw an Atari jag in my country. I didn't even know any other kids who owned a Saturn until me and a mate bought one in 98/99 dirt cheap.

>> No.7792397

>>7791980
That's just a conspiracy theory. It was actually an early build of Polybius that started the Polybius myth.

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7792462

long exposure photos of these games look real cool

>> No.7792526

>>7791930
No. It was beyond peak. It's hard to describe how intense and clear this looks IRL. And a youtube video doesn't even come close. I really feel sorry for zoomies who will never have a chance to play this or other greats like Star Wars.

>> No.7793470

>>7792015
>More 80 games that I can just name off the top of my head. Try harder
There aren't even that many vector games in MAME and Vextrex combined, LARPing zoomer.

>> No.7793512

>>7792328
that song is playing in my head just looking at it kid

>> No.7793915

vector graphics are beautiful and I love them
how the hell did they manage to make them in color?

>> No.7794045

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6CPtjyr19M
this game is like the coolest shit i've ever seen and i only discovered it this week

>> No.7794262 [DELETED] 

>>7794045
There was a grocery store within walking distance of my house as a kid that had stun runner. I wasted so much money on it.

In case you didn't know, the arcade cabinet was actually a bike you sat on. You controlled left/right by leaning the bike and the throttle was built into the handle. As a five year old in 1989 this was fucking mind blowing

>> No.7794469

>>7792015
>More 80 games that I can just name off the top of my head. Try harder.
I remember one girl having a vector game system (not sure what) but most of everyone else was playing Nintendo or SEGA stuff by then.

>> No.7795448

>>7792462
neat

>> No.7797472

>>7791930
One of my favorite games ever

>> No.7798805

>>7794045

It wasn't very fun in the arcade.

>> No.7799349

>>7792462
This should be in a museum.

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>>7794469
Vectrex?