digitaldoofus wrote:
Really nice graphical version of Flight Unlimited -- just wish they had included clouds, it would have really given it so much more realistic atmosphere.
I tweaked the settings a bit more after the screenshots to improve the bilinear filtering. I've think I've made it as good as possible in this video:
Flight Unlimited on PowerVR PCX2 640x480 (AMD K6-III @ 500mhz)
For comparison (some clips I had in my capture catalog):
Flight Unlimited on 3D Blaster PCI 640x400 (Pentium 133)
Flight Unlimited on 3D Blaster VLB 640x400 (AMD 5x86 160mhz) More footage here.
Shot offscreen, no VGA capture.
Flight Unlimited software 640x480 (Pentium 200MMX)
Settings used are not the same in all the clips, nor are the CPU speeds, so take this with a grain of salt 😀
The terrain "jumps" a bit in the PowerVR version. You can also notice this on other versions (including software), but it's not as noticeable as with bilinear filtering turned on. I personally think this game looks and runs best in software mode which allows for a stunning 1024x768 resolution. Ofc you need a very quick Pentium III to make this possible. This game was only released for the PowerVR on the Midas3 card which had no bilinear filtering, making it look very similar to the software version, just with no clouds. I'm going to use my 1996 setup and put in a Pentium 166 and test all the different versions. To be able to compare performance to the 3D Blaster VLB I will also need to test the cards with a Pentium 100 (as my VLB setup has a Pentium Overdrive 83@100mhz). Personally I think the 3D Blaster VLB wins at Pentium 100 speeds. When it comes to the Pentium 166 I'm more in doubt about Midas3 or 3D Blaster PCI.
digitaldoofus wrote:I always felt the Air Power game was overly criticized (it made CGW's "Worst Games" list). If it is accelerated/enhanced by the Paradise card, I would be very interested in seeing! 😀
Alot of users and some reviews all claimed that they never received these three games from Paradise/WD. So it's going to be interesting to see if the retail version actually works.