Why are PC graphics so horrible?

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From: Mike Mcaulay
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 17:58

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VKS>        I rented a Super Nintendo for a couple of days and was totaly amaze
VKS>by its graphics capabilities.  The question I have is why can the PC not do
VKS>the same things that the SNES can.  The SNES double and triple scrolls with
VKS>slow down, and it easily moves large sprites around the screen(street fight
VKS>and tmtm 4).  The SNES is based on an 8 bit proccessor, while most pcs this
VKS>are based on 32 bit processors.  Why don't we see such high quality games o
VKS>PCs?  The CPU is definetely powerfull enough, and the resolution is higher
VKS>the SNES.

The SNES has hardware dedicated to sprite management, scrolling,
rotation, etc.  The PC does not.

M.
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