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Subject: Re: a better idea than 'Black Magic'
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 17:08:47 -0000
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Graeme Evans wrote in message <6aqnr9$711@chuka.playstation.co.uk>...
>hey dudes
>
>You know how sony always said that Ridge Racer was written using the same
>calls as the yaroze and it could all fit into memory at once, i think it
>would be really cool to see the source code.
>
>Well ive looked at loads of the demos, it would just be nice to see how
>people wrote an entire proper driving game with moving scenery, even if i
>couldnt compile it. Would anyone else like to join in a clamour?
>
>Graeme
>
>

Hi Graeme,

Unfortuantly we couldn't release the Source code to Ridge Racer as it isn't
owned by Sony.
When the Playstation was first released to developers the first version of
LibGs ( which wasn't even as good
at the Yaroze LibPS ) was pretty much all there was for quick 3D ( Ridge
Racer was produced in a very short time, and
the developers didn't have any CD access at all on their prototypes ) I
think a lot of input came from Namco and was used to improve the 3D
capabilities of LibGS ) So in my opinion you could quite easily produce a
Ridge Racer clone using the Yaroze libs.
Stuart played around with a very simple car game model that runs at 60fps
with two cars racing ( split screen ) that is available on the web site. you
could easily take some of the ideas that he uses and add more graphical
polish.

The secret to producing a good racing game is to forget about the track as
being in a 3D world and split it up into sections that you race ( like
Scaletrix or model railway track ). You can then generate a screen by
drawing background/track pieces from the position of the car up to a
clipping point ahead on the track. ( I know that this doesn't work very well
for crossing tracks but there are none of those on the original ridge
racer ) If these pieces ( straight / left turn by lighthouse / underbridge )
are seperate TMD's then this becomes quite simple with the Yaroze libs.

If you wish I'll try and knock up something over the next month or two ( as
long as I can spare the time from work and home decorating )
It won't have brilliant graphics, but I'll try to make it open and easily
improvable.

Cheers,

Colin.

( Senior Libraries & Technologies Engineer SCEE )