>Gosh for such an 'underpowered' machine, the Duo really had some terrific
>titles.
Interestingly, I found that the other machines of the era (SNES and
Genesis) had slowdown problems MUCH more commonly than the Duo.
Specifically, I saw Mega Bomberman for Genesis recently, and I picked it up
to see what it was like. Disappointing. Not really great sound, poor
control of the character, and there was slowdown in some spots when you
rode a kangaroo !!! (This was basically Bomberman '94 for Genesis).
For a machine with a co-processor for sound, this kind of thing shouldn't
happen.
And the SNES... well, I'm surprised it could even do some of the things it
did, when its CPU was so underclocked. Certainly a lower ceiling for
maximum performance.
>Why do you think the Duo had so many memorable games on it anyway? IMHO the
>games really set the system apart from any other system I've owned before
>and after. I'm still not sure why I love it so much:)
That's a good question.
I think it actually had a lot to do with Hudson's support for the
system. They made the chips, so they had great advance libraries. They
also had a vested interest to sell more machines, not just games - and only
outstanding games will sell machines by themselves.
Hudson really had a great stable of games when you think about it... their
'Soldier' shooters, Bomberman, the Far East of Eden series, etc. It really
raised the bar for anybody who wanted to compete.
- Dave