Are there any consoles out there that truly do this? There are plenty out there that have backwards compatibility and some of them boast the ability to upscale graphics on previuos generation games. But which ones can actually back this claim up?
Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance are obvious choices, I suppose. But I was thinking actual consoles. Some I'm thinking of:
-Atari 2600 on Atari 7800
-Sega Master System on Sega Genesis
-PS1 on PS2
-PS1 & PS2 on PS3
-XBox on XBox 360
-Gamecube on Wii
What's the verdict on these? Do they actually upscale?
Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
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Re: Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
GameCube games are not upscaled on the Wii.
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Re: Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
Yup. In my opinion, gamecube games look better when played on a Gamecube (With component cables)YoshiEgg25 wrote:GameCube games are not upscaled on the Wii.
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compared to ngc comp cables? O_oXxBroBuzzxX wrote:Yup. In my opinion, gamecube games look better when played on a Gamecube (With component cables)YoshiEgg25 wrote:GameCube games are not upscaled on the Wii.
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Re: Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
My understanding is that the Genesis and 7800 offer no upgrade whatsoever on games for the older consoles, and I've certainly never noticed any differences when playing 2600 games on the 7800.
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Re: Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
I depends on what upscale means exactly. The gba can stretch a Gb/bga color game to fill a screen, but it offers no special filters or any sort of internal rendering change. It just renders at the low resolution and stretches the picture.
The wii VC N64 games are upscaled. They are rendered at a higher resolution then they were originally. I think the PS3 does the same thing with psone games, but I can't say for sure since I don't own one.
The wii VC N64 games are upscaled. They are rendered at a higher resolution then they were originally. I think the PS3 does the same thing with psone games, but I can't say for sure since I don't own one.
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Re: Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
By definition this is up-scaling.DinnerX wrote:It just renders at the low resolution and stretches the picture.
The Wii isn't up-scaling the N64 games, it is rendering them at a new resolution. No up-scaling at all.
Hate to nitpick about that, but yeah.
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The super game boy upscales some games and enhances the graphics a bit.
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Re: Consoles that Upscale Graphics on Backwards Compatible Games
iirc, doesn't the Wii via component cables allow you to have 480p in games that didn't even support 480p originally?YoshiEgg25 wrote:GameCube games are not upscaled on the Wii.
Anhow, the ps2 has a somewhat out of the way option to enable texture filtering in ps1 games. Generally it looks pretty nice, but you have to turn it on EVERY TIME you turn on the console. It can also enable fast loading, which causes some games to glitch up.
Not too sure if the ps3 has those options. I think it does, but I'll have to go check again. I know it CAN upscale ps2 games though.