mbd36 wrote:The streamer was playing it on real hardware on a CRT...
Nice. I approve! Always great to see people go the extra mile to play games as originally intended. Good for him.
mbd36 wrote:It might not have been a big deal in 1991 when there wasn't as much to compare it to.
It's not a big deal 30 years later, either.
I understand that different people look for different things in their games. I've seen people on other sites make posts about how "anything under 60 FPS is unplayable." I... can't say I agree with that. But that doesn't make me right, and it doesn't make them wrong for feeling that way, either.
What makes RR hold up is that the game just "feels" right. You always feel like you are in complete control of the action (aside from when you're first getting used to superbikes) and any mistakes are on you. The random nature of traffic and the AI racers can make things pretty dicey, but the control of your biker never lags. It's sharp and responsive, even when the passing scenery may look choppy to a casual observer.
It might not look like much from watching a streamer, but playing the game is a different story. One of the reasons I play it as often as I do is because the control just feels so smooth. No delays, no lag, just speedin' and bleedin'.
mbd36 wrote:He did also play Jurassic Park Genesis at one point and didn't care for that either.
This is a bit off-topic, but what's the point of playing a game if you aren't having a good time? Why would the same streamer force himself to play games that he doesn't enjoy? I just don't understand.
Much like I said in my lengthy post before, I think it's important to be able to identify things that just aren't for you. Not necessarily bad, not terrible, just not your thing. Personally, I just think life's too short for that. If the game you're playing isn't doing it for you, why not just play something else that you might like better?