XPost: alt.sega.genesis, rec.games.video.classic, alt.games.video.classic   
   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   >> If only they'd put a sprite scaler in the gen hardware.   
   >   
   > Shmeh.  I thought After Burner 2 and Outrun turned out all right.  With   
   > SNES, you had parties cramming "Mode 7" down our throats like it was the   
   > greatest gaming innovation since playing games at home.  I remember   
   > especially that Mode 7 level levels in the Super Star Wars trilogy were   
   > craptacular.  Stuff gets spun around, and as you get closer to it, it just   
   > gets pixely.  Woohoo for technology.  It was also used excessively, and   
   > didn't add much to the game (Super Mario World, Act Raiser, the intro of one   
   > of the Final Fight games.).   
      
   Some Mode 7 stuff was alright, but for the most part it was just a   
   flashy gimmick. Games that used it right though, were really impressive,   
   imo. I just wished we'd of seen more games using the hardware scaling of   
   the Sega CD...   
      
   Bel   
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