*just notices that his phone is probably faster than his 2001 desktop*

[Twiggy]

So... I guess when you give it over a decade of advances, you can get really fast hardware in your pocket. Even when it's not new hardware...

My old desktop, circa 2001, and now dead
Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz
64 MB x 2 of RDRAM (128 MB in total)
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX
20 GB of hard disk drive storage
Windows 98 Second Edition
Usually displays in 800x600, 16-bit colour on a 17" CRT

My current smartphone, circa 2012
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2, 1.4 GHz
512 MB of RAM
Adreno 205
16 GB of flash memory
Windows Phone 7.5
800x480, 24-bit colour

Think about it. Think about your first computer, and the phone in your pocket.

[OMGITSJAD]

Originally Posted by Twiggy

Think about it. Think about your first computer, and the phone in your pocket.

Not sure if it's off topic or not, but the same can be said about gaming too.

Just a little over 15 years ago, this was the norm:


Now this is the norm:
edit 2, gah attachments edition): http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...s/?id=94101412
(^And that's even resized down)


EDIT: Actually, a better comparison is the N64 and the 3DS. The 3DS is capable of what, near gamecube level graphics AND has built-in 3D? Obviously at a much lower resolution too, but even the original DS was more than capable of beating out the N64's graphics and the thing is about half the size of an N64 and doesn't require being plugged into some TV or something.

[The Spirit of Time]

That is true. I also think of how we used Floppy discs when I was young, and now a USB pen drive that is way smaller and has more storage space.

[Twiggy]

Originally Posted by OMGITSJAD

Now this is the norm:

(^And that's even resized down)

Your attached image is 404'ing. I wonder what you're trying to show? But, yes, I can see the advances... Remember when your average handheld game looked like a bad colouring job? Remember warped textures, wobbly polygons, and trees that don't look like trees? Lego people?

[OMGITSJAD]

Originally Posted by Twiggy

Your attached image is 404'ing. I wonder what you're trying to show? But, yes, I can see the advances... Remember when your average handheld game looked like a bad colouring job? Remember warped textures, wobbly polygons, and trees that don't look like trees? Lego people?

Ha, I made that connection too before even reading your comment and edited my post accordingly.
And here's a link to that image if you're getting 404's still: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...s/?id=94101412 (I'd post a direct link, but I guess hotlinking is illegal now and I didn't hear about it. )

[The Spirit of Time]

What is funny is that we used to enjoy all the devices we used and actually looked at them as miracles. Now, we freak out if we see such devices.