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What if Game Graphics Never Aged?

An anonymous reader writes "If you've heard of Procedural Synthesis, you already think it's amazing. It's been used to create some extraordinary visuals in tiny packages, like .kkrieger, which is less than 96 Kilobytes big but still has graphics that look like like a modern PC title. Beyond that, there's even more that Procedural Synthesis might be able to do; what if your old video games never aged, never looked out-of-date? Imagine putting Halo 2 into your Xbox 360 only to have it automatically upgraded to look like Halo 3 in graphical quality. This article examines the unexpected way that Procedural Synthesis might impact gaming in the generation after the Xbox 360, PS3, and Nintendo Wii."

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  1. Open source games by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Most open source games look like they were made in the 80's.

    However, I don't know if they apply in the context of this submission since they are not fun.

  2. Re:Waste of Resources for the Company by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No, "fag"s generally have a sense of taste. Halo players are just morons.

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    Please, for the good of Humanity, vote Obama.
  3. Re:Disposable Games Vs Design Patterns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Man, your sig shows you have never taken an elementary statistics course.
    Fuck wit.

  4. Re:Disposable Games Vs Design Patterns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Half-Life 2+ having "one of the finest plots ever"?? What are you smoking? You really need to get out and play some games that have decent plots to realise that HL2+'s plotlines were empty as Bush's head.

    Fuck, Pac Man had a better plot than HL2.