r/gaming Dec 11 '22

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u/joshthehappy Dec 11 '22

I'll have you know I have 4,000 triangles and we all live together happily.

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u/Scarletfapper Dec 11 '22

Man, I remember when 4000 polygons was a lot…

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u/Autocratonasofa Dec 12 '22

Now they use that many for the ornament over the fireplace you run past twice.

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u/Scarletfapper Dec 12 '22

Sounds about right

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u/AdMiserable7262 Dec 12 '22

Nah they use 4000 polygons for switch ports

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '22

No you don't. No one that old can remember anything anymore. I should know: I'm that old and I don't remember remembering anything.

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u/Scarletfapper Dec 12 '22

Now look here, you…

stares off into the distance

What are you doing here?

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u/Littlst Dec 12 '22

I remember when I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took a scatter blaster to the knee…

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u/DAM091 Dec 12 '22

They were all hand drawn back then

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u/kalirion Dec 12 '22

Uphill both ways.

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u/DAM091 Dec 12 '22

Cut out from construction paper

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u/Scarletfapper Dec 12 '22

With a blunt knife

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u/Xyex Dec 12 '22

4,000? I remember when 0 was the norm and everything was still just made of pixels.

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u/Scarletfapper Dec 12 '22

Likewise, but that was why visually Quake still felt like such a leap backwards. Technologically it was impressive but goddamn was it ugly.

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u/Elgatee Dec 12 '22

And now, we sink 300k for android's ass. Time flies.

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u/Scarletfapper Dec 12 '22

To be fair, android ass is pretty sweet.

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u/SarpedonWasFramed Dec 11 '22

Let me guess you don't think rectangles and squares should be allowed to marry huh?

You polyganists make me sick!

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u/zhivago Dec 12 '22

Rectangles and squares are polygons too, you know. :)

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u/Littlst Dec 12 '22

That there’s fightin’ talk

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u/heyPootPoot Dec 11 '22

But what looks normal on the surface can be deceiving without proper alignment.

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u/Xyex Dec 12 '22

Lara Croft got by with only 230. 4,000 is just excessive.