New GBA games engine!Looks like GTA3!

Slane

Check out these new shots,and yes they are on the GBA!These arent official shots of the new GTA3 game for gba,but if AGB can make a games engine that look like this,then its very probably that the GTA3 game will be closer to the ps2 version than the earlier incarnations.The possibilities for the GBA are endless!Just when i think i have seen it all,the GBA goes and shocks me again with its capabilites.Rock on GBA!

http://pocketmedia.ign.com/pocket/image/agbgames_ects_082802_4.jpg

http://pocketmedia.ign.com/pocket/image/agbgames_ects_082802_1.jpg

http://pocketmedia.ign.com/pocket/image/agbgames_ects_082802_6.jpg

http://pocketmedia.ign.com/pocket/image/agbgames_ects_082802_9.jpg

Repli

There's loads of GBA games with graphics that good..

Slane

em,i dont think u understand the significance of this game engince,it allows the play to walk waround in this 3d-esque surrounding with a large number of NPC's and cars driving the streets,every single one of which can be stolen.this is a huge step forward for the GBA,as with this engine quality versions of games such as driver,GTA and other original games can be made.

Pugsley

Damn right this is a major step forward, the hand held is catching up on the consoles it appears. Whenever ninty's next hand held comes out (cant be THAT far away....) it should have some amazing capabilities for a handheld. I think ninty will rule the hand held market for many years to come if they can do a game like GTA3 on the GBA.

sceptre

Nice links, thanks for that.

Looks like Nintendo certainly deserve to keep their clinch hold on the handheld market.

Shinji

It's not a big shock really, we've known that the GBA was technically capable of this stuff for ages - although I'd be surprised if the framerate on those shots is particularly hot right now.

I doubt they'll try and do a GTA in this way, though - it'd be far too restrictive. Bear in mind that this is basically a modified Doom engine. Wouldn't be shocked to find Reflections doing a Driver type game with this tech tho...

Giblet

Has a certain duke3d feel about it. Especially in the last picture, with the Parallax scrolling city texture in the background, looks very familar. Duke3d on the gba would be cool, if it wasn't censored mind.