Syndicate on the 3DO-is it a good port?...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:27 pm

Compared to the other home console ports, like the Jaguar and the Sega Genesis. I mean, good in terms of it's frame rate and it's controls.

sneth · Post by **sneth** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:05 am

I sunk a ton of hours into syndicate back in the day. I actually bought this at a store during the 3do's lifetime.

The port is solid. If you read a review that says it plays slow, that is just how the game is. The PC version is probably best, but i think it lacked the CG scenes.

The controls take a bit to get used to. We lack buttons on the 3DO, and it really shows with this game. Once you get used to it, it handles fine.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:02 am

sneth wrote:I sunk a ton of hours into syndicate back in the day. I actually bought this at a store during the 3do's lifetime.

The port is solid. If you read a review that says it plays slow, that is just how the game is. The PC version is probably best, but i think it lacked the CG scenes.

The controls take a bit to get used to. We lack buttons on the 3DO, and it really shows with this game. Once you get used to it, it handles fine.

Well, I can play Star Fighter just fine with the 3DO controller. This video is supposed to be one of the Syndicate on the 3DO-but as you can see, a viewer says that it's not the 3DO port:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC4TCMqlST8

sneth · Post by **sneth** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:45 am

cracked open my Jag version to compare.

The sound and CG is better on the 3DO.
The Jag controller actually helps a little bit here with it's little button matrix, but the sound is not as good. Seems to run a little smoother on jag as well.

I could not imagine playing this on a 16bit console. that would be scary.

I'm curious if all the content is on the jag since it uses the cart format. If everything is there, I would give a slight nod to the Jag version.

edit: ok, toyed around a little more and the Jag version is definitely better. You can zoom in and out which is completely unique to this version ...AFAIK.

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:49 am

The Jag version isn't edited in any way, is it?

sneth · Post by **sneth** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:49 am

I'm assuming they cut out or dumbed down the sound to make it fit on the cart. And I doubt it has all the CG cut scenes from CD versions.

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dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:29 am

sneth wrote:I'm assuming they cut out or dumbed down the sound to make it fit on the cart. And I doubt it has all the CG cut scenes from CD versions.

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Great, thanks!! This definitely helps, as I am going to purchase a Jag soon!

Jones · Post by **Jones** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:18 am

Does anyone share the opinion that "Cannon Fodder" is just
a parody of "Syndicate"?

The perspective, the sprites, the cross-hair mousepointer, ...etc?

Actually I always liked Cannon Fodder better - even the 3DO
version, though it's just a simple port of the PC game.

Post by **3DOKid** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:37 pm

I never managed to get into either Cannon Fodder or Syndicate on the 3DO. I played them both to death on the Amiga but the Dpad implementation never worked for me on the 3DO.

Post by **3DO Experience** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:58 pm

I love Cannon Fodder for the Jag.

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:25 am

3DO Experience wrote:I love Cannon Fodder for the Jag.

How does it compare to the 3DO version?

Jones · Post by **Jones** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:31 am

3DOKid wrote:I never managed to get into either Cannon Fodder or Syndicate on the 3DO. I played them both to death on the Amiga but the Dpad implementation never worked for me on the 3DO.

The dpad is indeed a bit clumsy for those games.
Wasn't there also support for the 3DO mouse?
And... if I used a SNES pad adapter, could I also use the SNES mouse?

Post by **3DO Experience** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:01 am

A SNES mouse wouldn't work on a 3DO, even for a 3DO mouse supported game.

I know I compared the two ports after I got it for the 3DO. I really can't recall much of the differences. The audio was better on the 3DO but that's a given considering it's cart vs CD. It is easier to play on Jag simply because all your actions are right there on the controller as their own button.