bloodline wrote:
Not really.
Hardware is the biggest limiting factor at all times. The Amiga for example had no 16bit or 24/32bit graphic mode with instantly eliminates a whole class of effects.
The better the Hardware the harder it gets pushed.
I agree. I am not that kind of a coder myself, but I believe that a coder that has *not* found limitations in the hardware has not yet pushed the limits far enough! ;-)