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2013-01-09T13:44:15+00:00
'Top game' lists ('Top 100 Sega games' &c) are bad, and people should
stop making and reading them, but despite that, the people over at
brilliant job of them. Despite the conceptual incoherence of ranking
games, the lists that \_RSÂ *compiles do a good job of helping one gain
an understanding of how the libraries of third, fourth and fifth
generation platforms are related to amongst themselves.*
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The [ported-games
comparisons](http://www.retro-sanctuary.com/Comparisons%20Main.html)Â section
that the website has developed features a really good run-down of the
differences between the [Earthworm Jim
ports](http://www.retro-sanctuary.com/comparisons%20-%20earthworm%20jim.html)
of the early 90s. What is particularly interesting about the article on
EWJ is its discussion of the different graphics capabilities of the SNES
and the Mega Drive--specifically, the Mega Drive's use of
[dithering](http://www.retro-sanctuary.com/comparisons%20-%20differing.html)Â as
a remedy for its limited on-screen colour palette.