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DF Retro: SoulCalibur - Beyond Arcade Perfect
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Naked Snake
Member
Still remember how amazing it looked upon first hooking it up to a small curvy CRT with RGB scart cable.
Dem ground textures.
Dem ground textures.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Isn't there a 360 port that's backwards-compatible on Xbox One?
Edit:
See the 360 version is looked at.
GasProblem
Member
Good memories of playing this on the Dreamcast. It looked so good and felt so smooth. Lots of singleplayer content. Do hope well get a new entry someday with some crazy guest characters. Aloy for PS4. Switch...they already did Link. Maybe the main character from the upcoming Fire Emblem game.
AgentOtaku
Member
Snaaaap!
We've been blessed again with another Retro! (^____^)
We've been blessed again with another Retro! (^____^)
barneystuta83
Member
Oh boy. This should be a great DF Retro.
It's up there. The graphics were jaw dropping.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
In all fairness to the Arcade port, Namco were never exactly the standard bearer for visuals in the arcades.
Their arcade hardware is and has always been pathetic compared to Sega.
So it's completely understandable that Sega arcade hardware for the home made their game look better than Namco themselves could ever dream of with their own.
Their arcade hardware is and has always been pathetic compared to Sega.
So it's completely understandable that Sega arcade hardware for the home made their game look better than Namco themselves could ever dream of with their own.
Eternal Flame
Member
I think this version is missing the edge/weapon master mode. I know it's missing something for sure .
I am chomping at the bit. I know it wasn't everyones cup of tea, but I LOVED Soul Calibur 4.
I don't like Tekken anymore and MK has gotten stale. Was never into Street Fighter.
Young gamers can't understand completely the impact of Soul Calibur in the gaming world back then.
It was fucking incredible.
There was nothing like this, not even on PC. It was like watching into the future, 5/6 years later. The Dreamcast hardware was something ahead of its time.
I don't how to describe it for the young people here.
It was fucking incredible.
There was nothing like this, not even on PC. It was like watching into the future, 5/6 years later. The Dreamcast hardware was something ahead of its time.
I don't how to describe it for the young people here.
sixteen-bit
Member
Awesome. SC is one of my favorite games ever. Can't wait to watch.
MrCunningham
Member
The Dreamcast version of Soul Calibur was so good that I am surprised that Namco didn't just re-release it on Naomi in the arcades back in the day...
I'm not sure if this game is the first example of a "better than arcade" experience, maybe for 3D arcade games? But in any case, the Dreamcast version was a huge leap over the Namco system 12 hardware
. If I remember correctly, The Dreamcast version of San Francisco Rush 2049 also looked and ran better than it's arcade counterpart.
I'm not sure if this game is the first example of a "better than arcade" experience, maybe for 3D arcade games? But in any case, the Dreamcast version was a huge leap over the Namco system 12 hardware
. If I remember correctly, The Dreamcast version of San Francisco Rush 2049 also looked and ran better than it's arcade counterpart.
I do not think so. Rush was 3DFX based, whereas Soul Calibur was playstation based.
Yes, but the 3DFX arcade games were pretty shit with generally low frame-rates. Hydro Thunder was one of the best ones but it was still just 30fps.
The Voodoo based Rush games are not great.
The Dreamcast version of Rush 2049 definitely does run better.
reggieandTFE
Member
Is it? It's not in the App Store anymore.
Auto-Reply
Member
Soul Edge and Soul Calibur are my alltime favorite fighting games, and a big reason for that was the mission mode of the singleplayer.
It looked insane on the Dreamcast back in the day and I even watched the exhibition presentations quite bit.
The missing features in the 360 version made me avoid that port.
It looked insane on the Dreamcast back in the day and I even watched the exhibition presentations quite bit.
The missing features in the 360 version made me avoid that port.
And it's a shame really, great mode scrapped all because of the lol 200 MB limit.
Human Trashcan
Banned
This game was mindblowing if you came from PSX or N64. It was just incredible. Really hope we get a new SC some day
Dictator93
Member
SoulCalibur looks soooo good on DC. Makes me wish we had more modern ports of it beyond xb1.
theaffection
Member
Wonder how SC2 would've been on the DC compared to the other consoles and who the exclusive character would've been 🤔
Bubba_Sparks
Member
I remember walking through the mall and noticing the demo cabinet EB had set-up for Soul Caliber. The visuals and smoothness of the animation completely blew me away! I stopped by and ended up playing several rounds, not wanting to leave.
I sometimes wish we could go back to an era when tremendous advancements in visuals seemed to be always around the corner.
I sometimes wish we could go back to an era when tremendous advancements in visuals seemed to be always around the corner.
JonnyDBrit
Member
What's crazy is how Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast has aged so incredibly well. Like, I knew of but had never seen it prior to this video, and it looks good for a game that came out in 1999. Like, how the hell did that come out in the same year as Final Fantasy VIII and Donkey Kong 64?
Now I'm getting nostalgic for a console I never even owned.
Now I'm getting nostalgic for a console I never even owned.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I remember opening up the EGM issue with the first Dreamcast reviews shortly before the launch, and seeing four 10s. Visually it was jaw dropping and so far beyond anything else.
Growing up with the industry it was always exciting to see how close a console release was to the arcade version. Dreamcast and that generation of consoles was pretty much the point where arcades were no longer the cutting edge.
Growing up with the industry it was always exciting to see how close a console release was to the arcade version. Dreamcast and that generation of consoles was pretty much the point where arcades were no longer the cutting edge.
chaobreaker
Member
I hope John goes through the PS1 Tekken games next week.
Ah perfect! Just yesterday (for some reason) I was looking at vids comparing TTT (PS2) against Soul Calibur.
protip: TTT looks a generation behind in motion, and its infinite backgrounds just look fucked. Ah man, the Dreamcast got a raw deal.
I gotta say, I watch these DF Retro vids on a 42" screen and I'm consistently surprised how clean these SD games look.
protip: TTT looks a generation behind in motion, and its infinite backgrounds just look fucked. Ah man, the Dreamcast got a raw deal.
I gotta say, I watch these DF Retro vids on a 42" screen and I'm consistently surprised how clean these SD games look.
Yeah, it was fucking incredibile. It was the future. I was like "WOAH What is this?!"... Even on PC, never seen anything like this before 1999.
It was the turning point of 3d technology, for real.
(And DOA2 DC too, I'd say, but this a matter of another DF video I think, lol)
Kissenkopf
Banned
That game was mindblowing in 1999 and still looks great. The animations still hold up if you ask me.
Seems like they couldn't be bothered updating it anymore, and they unfortunately never got around to adding controller support. The ios verison--like the X-Box 360 version--is missing the mission mode (which was my favorite part of the game).
SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny on PSP/Vita is still the best available option for SoulCalibur on the go, even if it is based on my least favorite SoulCalibur (that being IV).
As for consoles, thankfully we at least got HD II on PSN, but I'd love to have at least one SoulCalibur game on PC/Steam for posterity. And man, what I would give for an updated V decked out with modes.
I had no idea it had been an arcade game originally, so the quality of this game was a wholly original surprise to me. They removed Exhibition Theater after a certain numbered entry; a crying shame, as those animations deserved to be shown off.
Probably the last fighting game to wow me. Nowadays the textures are better, the polygon count higher, but the gameplay never feels any different. Although I'm buying Tekken 7, it doesn't feel like anything special. Soul Calibur *was* special and highlighted the power of my Dreamcast.
Probably the last fighting game to wow me. Nowadays the textures are better, the polygon count higher, but the gameplay never feels any different. Although I'm buying Tekken 7, it doesn't feel like anything special. Soul Calibur *was* special and highlighted the power of my Dreamcast.
Nachtfalke
Member
Soul Calibur on Dreamcast was mindblowing and still looks great today. You can say the same for SC2 aswell, especially for the old Xbox version. It's one of a few titles you could play in 720p even back then. And it looked so good.
Great video!
Great video!
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Yep. That game held the IQ crown for YEARS.
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