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To: Hal Rubel who wrote (2651)	4/28/1998 9:34:00 PM
From: Laptev	Respond to of 16960

Hey guys - I was just sluething around the newsgroups tonight looking for people's opinions on 3dfx cards and I started laughing when I read this thread on the alt.games.3dfx group: Thread name: why 3dfx card, not playstation? [main question] I just want to know what attract u guys spent US$2xx to get 3dfx card.....not playstation? [start of 9 various eliquent responses] if u dont know the diffrence then its not worth explaining Ive had my PSX for a year and a half. Had 3dfx card for a month. Dont play PSX no more. nuff said The playstation games are slow and gritty. The 3dfx card is cheaper than a PSX if you already have a PC. Pc games are cheaper. Pc games have add-ons and editors. Pc games are bigger and deeper. There are more games are on the pc. With the Pc, you have a choice of how you want to control the games. PC has better sound. 3dfx graphics are kick-ass - colout mist, coloured lighting. 3dfx games have a sort of reputation of being kind of um, billions of times better than the best PSX game. yes, i have a 3dfx pc, a psx and a n64 and out of all of them the psx is the only one collecting dust. spag Sure, P.C.'s are expensive and need upgrading every year or so to keep up with the latest games but at least it's not just a ZX Spectrum with a pretty case on. Can't access 'Net with a PSX either. Which might be a good point depending on your POV (my poor phone bill, comes printed in a hardback binding). Umm, because the Playstation won't run Battlezone, Myth, Diablo, Total Annihilation, Starcraft, Quake II, etc. etc. etc. Hammer hammer@pulp-fiction.com henge.com Well for one thing a Playstation looks absolutely dog rough against a 3dfx card. Mark Well here is my two cents. PSX are for gamers who don't want to hassel with hardware. They are more willing to settle for what they can get. Usually PSX people have less money to spend or unwilling to spend for fear of something comming out thats better and cheaper for tommorow. PC games are for more advanced people who know what they want. PC games go a longer ways then PSX. They have editors to make newer levels on some games. I prefer PC games and some day I will preffer them more when I finnaly get a vodoo or vodoo2 card. i LOVE 3dfx but i still own a PSX. Why? Tekken 3 NFL Gameday 98 thats two pretty good reasons. How about Namco porting their stuff over to PC? or maybe someone in the PC software industry will actually stand up and make a Good football game. blayz