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From: C506634@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Eric Edwards)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Hires games
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Date: 17 Mar 91 21:31:35 GMT
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In Message-ID: <1991Mar16.181918.17906@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
          rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) said:
[description of use of sprites on a hires screen deleted]
> A using 640x200x3 bitplanes would be possible since that's the bandiwdth
>used by a HAM screen. Pioneer Plague proved a game in HAM was possible.
>8 colors is very limiting, the copper would have to poke a new palette
>every few scanlines otherwise the game would look too plain.
>
>I don't think using hires mode would add much to the game. More colors
>and faster animation make games look better. HI-res would only stifle it.

Well, then, how about 320x400?  Objects in games are rarely single pixel and
those that would (or come close) should be moving pretty fast so flicker
shouldn't be noticeable.  It's the same resolution as 640x200 but without the
bandwidth limitations.

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