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From: scalawag@blake.u.washington.edu (Keith Frederick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Stellar-7 for GS was Re: New Computer?
Summary: GS could probably do it!
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Date: 7 Dec 90 20:21:16 GMT
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In article <249@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes:
>> Someone posted that Sierra has released a new version of Stellar-7 and
>> asked when a GS version would be written. It'll never be written. The GS
>> cant do what that program needs it to do. Stellar-7 uses VGA (640x480
>> graphics) with 256 colors; the GS cant do 640x480 and cant do 256 colors
>> in its highest (640) mode.
>

I would be personally surprised if the game was 640x480 w/ 256 colors. Most
games that support VGA 256 colors do it in 320x200 mode.  I would be interested
if you know, for sure, of a game that uses 640x480 w/ 256 colors. VGA graphics
doesn't necessarily mean 640x480.
 
Given that a GS can do 320x200 w/ 256 colors it might be possible; I think
the GS's problem is still speed even though demos, as you mentioned, have
shown otherwise.


keith
scalawag@blake.u.washington.edu