SEGA SATURN vs SONY PLAYSTATION for WipEout

[Lance]

The original PC version is graphically inferior to the PSX console version; it wasn't your monitor's fault.

[AG-wolf]

Is there any way to get that running on say a current machine's hardware? I've got the CD kicking around somewhere but could never get it going on my machine. Does it have specific video card requirements? Boot into dos?

[love9sick]

The game requires pretty old drivers and DOS. I could not get it to run on my machine, doesn't matter really to me but if you really are intent on running it on your PC than I think you should look for some software that simulates windows 95 or older compatibility and DOS. Even than I am not sure if you will be successful in booting the game up.

[Lance]

One could acquire a computer 'tower' from the era that has a 166 MHz Pentium. I have one of those, but I don't bother because I much prefer to play it on the console.

I got the 166 as a freebie in 2005. People throw the things away; you don't have to buy them.

[G'Kyl]

I'd never throw my 200MHz/MMX-Voodoo 2-Soundblaster 16-DOS AND Win95 computer away! Built it up after compatibility through current Windows version became a pain in the back. Messing with emulator values etc. is nothing compared to the real thing!

But then, of course, there is neither neGcon nor record tables for PC WipEout, so I don't ever play it on that monster system.

Ben

[RJ O'Connell]

I remember PC WipEout and its' abnormal ship colours. Kel Solaar will always be the green racer to me, no matter how orange they made his ship in the DOS version.

Another fun fact: The initials of the default top record holders at Silverstream, Single Race, Venom - the initials put together from 1st to 5th place spell "Hand Tossed Pizza." Of course they always end up spelling "RJO RJO RJO RJO RJO" at some point.

But a 166 Pentium is not a Sega Saturn, so we should go back to discussing the latter at some point. XD

[lunar]

"Hand Tossed Pizza" - Awesomest Wipeout trivia of the year! All of my records end up saying, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, but I should try to add RGH in fifth place. I am going to have to check the other tracks for similar, one day.

[Hail Seizure]

Lunar: the Yellow/red text thing in the PAL/NTSC PSX/Saturn versions annoyed the crap out of me... I thought there was a standard where red text meant Saturn and PSX PAL, and yellow mean PSX NTSC, but when we were up at Al's place in april, there were both NTSC and PAL versions for Playstation and if I recall correctly BOTH regions could have EITHER color. It may have something to do with the greatest hits/original release thing, no idea.

That's probably it. I have PAL WO1 in both the original and Platinum versions. The original version has red text, and the Platinum version has yellow text.

[DawnFireDragoon]

thank god it's not just me, i noticed the text colour difference a few years ago, when i got a new copy of the original game and thought something was a bit different!!!

probably end up been a collectors item!

[JABBERJAW]

the Saturn version has many videos on YouTube now. the pal and NTSC Saturn versions in venom mode are way faster than the ps1 versions. I had one track where my venom time was faster than my NTSC ps1 time. It's the turbo boost that causes it to be so fast. The Saturn seems to slide less, and while the wall hits are better, they still slow you down which is good. Do NOT play the Saturn version after the ps1 version. It will feel unplayable, but instead, play the pal Saturn version, then switch to the NTSC version and it feels awesome. The turbo speeds between the pal and NTSC Saturn versions are bizzare. Some tracks are faster one or the other versions, and the turbo speeds seem different under different circumstances. On the rapier pal version, the ship bounces out of control often making it difficult to get a good time, but if you do, it is generally faster than the ntsc version. If you cannot, the NTSC version is sometimes way faster, like on Firestar.