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[cosmicstarbeast]

Sure as hell isn't the most state of the art game of its era though


:|

lol

 

[JordanN]

The Order: 1886: The Thread

This for me.

The Order:1886 came out at time when there where no examples of "next gen" and all we kept getting where PS3/360 up ports. When it finally came out, it literally matched modern CGI rendering in a lot of ways.

 

[The Baron Count]

Unreal bears mention in each and every one of these threads. It's mind blowing how good that game looked at the time.

There aren't many cases I can think of where something was this far ahead of the pack though. It happened a ton with arcade stuff back in the day and it's happened a few times with PC games until new systems launch.

 

[pseudocaesar]

That asterix game for Gameboy is one.

 

[bidguy]

This for me.

The Order:1886 came out at time when there where no examples of "next gen"

uh ryse ?

 

[Krejlooc]

When I was a kid, this is what I used to show NES kids to make them jealous:

Seeing the game draw directly to the background to draw impossibly huge sprites with so many colors, all in stereoscopic 3D, was amazing at the time.

 

[Tangled Up in Blue]

This was pretty mind blowing in 1983:

 

[Jacobi]

Unreal bears mention in each and every one of these threads. It's mind blowing how good that game looked at the time.

There aren't many cases I can think of where something was this far ahead of the pack though. It happened a ton with arcade stuff back in the day and it's happened a few times with PC games until new systems launch.

Unreal had great lighting but Shenmue was out in a similar timeframe

 

[nekkid]

Considering the sheer scale, complexity of world, number of NPCs, flawless interaction with people and objects, audio...I'm going to have to say GTAV. Especially considering it was launched last gen.

 

[The Baron Count]

uh ryse ?

Yeah, I was gonna say...

The Order has the edge, but Ryse was every bit as next gen looking.

 

[Maiorum]

No mention of GTA3? The fully 3D open world was mind blowing at the time.

 

[Aztechnology]

For me it was definitely the original Crysis.

 

[Krejlooc]

Unreal had great lighting but Shenmue was out in a similar timeframe

Unreal released April 1998. The Japanese shenmue didn't release until December 29th, 1999, a year and 8 months later.

 

[Woffls]

Gonna' go with Shenmue, but I think that DF video might have biased my choice somewhat.

Also thought about Crysis, Half Life 2, Starfox and Mario 64. I wasn't paying much attention to PC gaming in the 90s.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Crysis 1

.

 

[paradise_circus]

Nintendo with the N64 was kicking with games like Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time.

 

[Krejlooc]

 

[Markitron]

I had never before or since seen anything that was such a leap forward as Mario 64.

Just seeing the game had my mind racing with what was now going to be possible in games. Then getting to play it with full analogue control was another eye-opener.

 

[orioto]

When i saw that in arcade it was like Games just reached a new level. Funny thing is that it was ported on PS soon after. It wasn't that advanced technically, but the art, the animation..

 

[Neff]

Easily Space Harrier.

 

[abstract alien]

I'm honestly having a hard time deciding between Mario 64 and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty...

 

[Erevador]

This thread is a giant tribute to the glory days of SEGA so far, which I am very much enjoying.

 

[Krejlooc]

 

[lazygecko]

No mention of GTA3? The fully 3D open world was mind blowing at the time.

Sim Copter had a 3D urban open world (generated from Sim City 2000 city saves, no less) in 1996, a year before even the first GTA came out. And there were probably others before it as well.

 

[KnightimeX_Legacy]

Mario 64

Doom

Donkey Kong Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmMObjpGRAQ

 

[M.W.]

Sewer Shark

 

[Vitacat]

Ever thought I was the only one remembering this title and thinking it was way ahead its times

Yes, it was! And I made a mistake, it was actually from 1983! So even more amazing for its time.

(Talking about I, Robot arcade game -- from my post on page 1 of this thread)

 

[Lux R7]

Rogue Squadron 2, Game Cube

 

[Clear]

I, Robot is a tough one to beat.

I remember when that first arrived in the arcades, there was literally nothing like it.

Stuff like Space Harrier was impressive, but it was an obvious evolution from other sprite-based games. I, Robot had a freakin' "draw" mode where you could *pay* to just manipulate various models and objects onscreen - that's how radical it was at the time.

 

[Markitron]

Rogue Squadron 2, Game Cube

Good call, that game still looks fucking great

 

[Tythan]

I don't agree with all you people choosing Crysis. I mean, it was a great game, with crazy graphics, but I think it's not what OP wanted you to think about.

Metal Gear Solid is my call.

 

[Krejlooc]

Sim Copter had a 3D urban open world (generated from Sim City 2000 city saves, no less) in 1996, a year before even the first GTA came out. And there were probably others before it as well.

Hunter on the Amiga, 1991:

 

[Ostinatto]

 

[Dennis]

Crysis 1

This is the post you were looking for, GAF.

 

[Aztechnology]

This is the post you were looking for, GAF.

2007 was a magnificent year in gaming.

 

[Markitron]

2007 was a magnificent year in gaming.

Yea, only 1998 comes close. 2001 wasn't so great for Europeans.

 

[Phediuk]

Elite

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game)

 

[Phediuk]

Winning Run, polygonal arcade racing game from Namco, released in 1988.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G01FZUtIMX0

 

[gypsygib]

Daytona USA blew me away.

Same with Virtua Fighter 2

both at flawless 60FPS.

 

[Phediuk]

Also, I already made a thread chronicling this stuff last year.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=984191

 

[LelouchZero]

Final Fantasy 7, Phantasy Star Online, Shenmue, Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time.

Along with: Half Life, Grand Theft Auto 3, Crysis and Uncharted 4.

 

[AusRoachman]

 

[jacob armitage]

As previously metnioned I, Robot. Damn impressive for 1984. Just a shame it wasn't very fun.

 

[Nestunt]

Came here to post this game

 

[iidesuyo]

Besides Arcade games, Gran Turismo 3 looked incredible.

Also LHX Attack Chopper in 1990.

 

[Rödskägg]

I was surprised when I saw this back in 1993:

Starfox

The same year games like Doom and X-wing were released but this was for a $100-$150 home console.

 

[TheMan]

Virtua fighter 1 was amazing in release. A fully 3D fighter with fast and fluid movement was something brand new at the time (or at least seemed new, perhaps some obscure game did it first.)

 

[Krejlooc]

Stunt Race FX released after Virtua Racing on the Genesis:

 

[CyberPunked]

Crysis. This released 9 years ago:

 

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