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From: farren@sat.com (Michael J. Farren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Hires games
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.010344.28161@sat.com>
Date: 20 Mar 91 01:03:44 GMT
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C506634@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU writes:
>rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) said:
>>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.

I did CRYSTAL QUEST in 320 X 400.  Flicker isn't too bad for the moving
objects, but can be pretty awful for the stationary ones, like the score
display, etc. - not to mention the title screen and instruction screens,
which are just plain ungodly on a crummy Commodore (sorry - the 1084's
just aren't very good at interlace) monitor.

The biggest problem with 320 X 400 is that it takes twice the buffer
space of 320 X 200, and motion is limited to 30Hz.  Not much of a limitation,
but there.
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| Michael J. Farren                                      farren@sat.com |
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