Sup RB.
If Im not mistaken, Moogle used to be the #1 troll to anything that posted on mameworld, for Years. Doing irreparable damage, to would be contributors.
My OPINION,and Constructive Criticism, isnt a troll. I have nothing against the guy, nor am I verbally cutting him down, on some kind of personal level.
This is about technical data. You can take it personal all you want. Wont change a thing. There are many today, that think games are supposed to look like the mames jagged pixelated screenshots, on an SVGA or LCD display. Its quite sad really. The older CRT low dot pitch monitors, were before their time, or time of observant memory.
Supposedly, there was a guy who was getting an accurate vector drawing mode in mame... but he was shut down, because he didnt use the FX processor...
So please do tell me.. why is it that people think its better to use some phoney & highly inaccurate shader effect, rather than an actual attempt at semi realistic representation?
And.. as I so stated, its better than its been in some time. (At least with the earlier mames, the bullet in Asteriods was actually visible period..)
But being somewhat better, is far different from accurate. Some roads might never lead to the desired result. Especially when theres no good and accurate comparisons, and constructive criticisms. Merely the good-guess and fragile Egoism.
Its always frowned upon, when someone represents hardware inaccurately. (But yet, certain controllers are not able to be mapped accurately to real arcade controls to this date) And yet, a mere opinion on Vector output, ruffles panties...
It matters not, if I cant program more than C64 level basics. I can easily tell you that certain games are programmed poorly, and the end result, isnt worth playing.
It doesnt matter if Im a Painter. I can tell you when I see a painting, that looks bad. Whos colors are off. That isnt shaded well... etc.
Whether Im a sculptor or not, I just may be able to tell when a body part is out of proportion. Or when something was made in pairs or duplicated... and one isnt exacting.
If he takes my, or others words personally, then that is truly his problem. And its also his decision to release, withhold, and or improve, whatever he works on. Nobody can blame me for his, or anybodys, choices.
On the other hand, if I constantly attacked the man on a personal level of insult... then yes, I would be at least a little bit accountable for the blame.
Im not going to jump up and down raving over something that I dont feel is that good, especially from the initial shot posted...which besides the fact that the one asteroid is way too thick lined and bright... has a very odd issue with glow spread progression. Something that he may not have even realized?
In the same token, Im not telling the guy that he should just stop trying to be a programmer... and just walk off a high cliff.
Im just giving a combination of constructive feedback, and opinionated disappointment, in what I see.
Mame itself, wouldnt be as good as it is today, if it were not for some constructive criticisms, and resulting changes.
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