Quake 3 is not way off...

[Moose or Chuck]

i don't believe its completely possible with the current hardware, but with the new 400-500 mhz systems coming out i believe it will be done. But  i don't wanna buy a new ppc yet

[SonicSilicon]

Well, I couldn't find and solid facts to base this on, so be warned. It appears the max bandwidth of CompactFlash is 8 MB/sec. Assuming they mean 8 million bytes instead of 8 megabytes, if I divide that by the amount of memory needed for a 320x240x16-bit display the result is just over 52 frames per second.<br><br>That sounds great since i don't think any actually refresh higher than 30 HZ. (At 30 FPS the bandwisth needed would be ~4.6 mB/sec.) They almost did it with the Casio CF camera add-on so, technically, it could be possible to cram the video into a PPC. As for seeing Quake3 on a PPC, well, how long was it between Quake's release and the release of its source code?

[Moose or Chuck]

a long time, to long... this is why i call for 486 EMUU!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moose or Chuck]

I di- NM. you'll all just ignore me again

[xid]

I dont think anyone should be knocking the idea that Quake3 might be running on a PDA someday. I can list quite a few people who laughed when someone mentioned running Quake on a PDA and look where we are. Also I agree the Q3 engine is excellent however the game is very unispired but I can name 2 games coming out using the Quake 3 engine that are TOTALY worth drooling over. Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Medal of Honor Allied Assault.

[Moose or Chuck]

yes it is possible, but highly unlikely on current hardware. They can't convert the code unless its released. Maybe if the software company compiled there own Pocket QUake 3 ...

[randall]

Yeah, I can't wait to see some other games using the Q3 engine. FAKK2 was among the first to use the Q3 engine. Combined with SinScript it was a pretty amazing game with quite a lot of versatility. Unfortunately multiplayer was lacking (at first).<br><br>Has anyone seen the new Doom engine? WOW! I downloaded a movie with John Carmack showing off the new Doom technology running on the upcoming GEFORCE3.<br><br>Shadows are drawn "per-pixel", even on animated models. It is simply astounding. It's quite a hefty download though.<br><br>Another badass game is Metal Gear Solid 2. OMFG. I have only played the demo for PS2 and downloaded a HUGE 100 meg movie. I would kill for a game like that on a PDA- forget Q3.

[Jaybot]

Where'd you get a playable demo of MGS2?  I guess I haven't been looking hard enough.  And yes, that game looks f'in amazing.... good ol' hideo kojima, gotta love him.  I don't really need a 100MB movie, since I have the 10 minute intro/otherstuff movie on a PS disc. <drool>

[Moose or Chuck]

Why does everyone want the worst console gaming system in history? My local Target got in 3 or 4 and I was seriously tempted to sell them off eBay for a couple thou each. Doesn't everyone realise that that system will crash within a year. Mark my words! I'm warning you. It's an impossible white paper gaming system, not a real world power house.

[randall]

Jaybot, the 10 minute movie IS the 100 meg movie. Pretty amazing. The MSG2 playable demo isn't easy to get- especially since it is only for Playstation 2 (so far). There are a couple ways to get it:<br><br>1. Beg your friend at the local PS2 retailer.<br><br>2. Find a pirated copy on the internet which means you'll have to burn a CD (have Chuck help you with this one)<br><br>3. Buy a game that includes the playable demo. Sorry I can't remember the title of the game that includes this.<br><br>Moose, what do you have against Playstation 2? We have had ours since early December- we didn't have any difficulty getting it since a friend notified us they were in stock.

[Dr. Phat]

[Dan East]

I said it was faster than the MIPS devices at floating point math. However, compared to integer math, it does floating point calculations extremely slow. MIPS devices do them even slower.<br><br>Dan East

[Dr. Phat]

but in the other post, that i quoted, you said that ppc did not support FPM

[God 4:21]

ps2=shit <br><br>It's all about building hardware with bottlenecks.<br><br>I love how namco (a software king) couldn't figure out antialiasing on all it's japanese launch titles.<br><br>Nothing like a little hardware making your job harder.<br><br>Emotion Engine? HAh... I got another catch phrase for you "Blast Processing"...  1 in 10 EE chips is actually usable...  Great...<br><br>Now u'r whetting yourself over MGS2?  God you must really like shit.  To call that anything BUT a point and click game on tracks would be a crime. So let me get this straight with you cretans, watching realtime FMV is what makes MGS2 superior to all other games?  <br><br>E3 Excerpt from the show floor of morons:<br>"Ohhh look, it's doing matrix cut scenes... OMG did you see that knife?  Oh shit how about that motion blur? OMG OMG, O SHIT, THIS IS THE GAME OF THE FUCKING SHOW, GAME OF THE F * * K I N G  S H O W !!! "<br><br>God, there's no hope for the future of games with sheep like this at the bottom of the food chain.<br><br>God 4:21<br><br>Last modification: Matt Keys - 04/16/01 at 01:10:53

[Matt Keys]

Phat, hassling the developers is forbidden.