mothergoose729 wrote:
The biggest weakness of the NuXT right now, as I see it, is the trident graphics. While it is a great 8 bit SVGA card, there is a fair number of titles that just won't run properly on it. They need an actual CGA card , sometimes with composite output, in order to work correctly. I can understand why that isn't part of the design though (what with difficulty in sourcing parts in bulk, compatibility with VGA displays, ect).
Oh, I couldn't agree more. Main purpose of 8088 is to run period-correct games, which is early 80x titles. Most of newer games will run slow on this old CPU, as I remember, even 1983's XT was kind of disappointment because of this.
And you can see it clearly in LGR review too, lots and lots of unplayable VGA titles, so your choice is turn-based quests, very simple arcades, etc.
Trident CGA/EGA emulation is okay-ish, but again, it's only emulation, you'll never see proper 8088mph demo on this, again, thanks LGR. You can play Popcorn, but can't see its boss screen, etc. And of course, no composite colors too.
So, what's your choice for that "proper" early 80x experience? To search and buy some rare old expensive CGA card, plus sourcing even more rare and expensive monitor? Or buy CGA plus some scan-doubler frame-buffered converter(not cheap, again)? At this point, why not the whole 5150?
For that price I would love to see some TGA/EGA/CGA on board, and if DE-15 converter is too complicated - at least simple composite will do.