Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Derek da Silva" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: High Scores Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:16:25 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 219 Message-ID: <7a12hk$o0v9@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <36C09070.ACA7365E@btinternet.com> <36C0A87C.2DE436D@manc.u-net.com> <36C1F3D7.8EB60B35@btinternet.com> <36C2010A.33FDBD01@manc.u-net.com> <1dn21ak.89edvh1rvpn3vN@a1-88-100.a1.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: p78s02a01.client.global.net.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0070_01BE5679.20A3F480" X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01BE5679.20A3F480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable James Shaughnessy wrote >I wonder what kind of score Alexey Pajitnov (the late creator of = Tetris) >could manage on the new DeluXe version of his genius classic (if he >hadn't been shot dead that is) I reckon he'd still be on his first >game.. Talking of GameBoys, death and genius, the GameBoy inventor >himeself (sorry, can't remember name) got killed a year or so ago by a >passing car while he was stood by the side of the road, in case any of >you didn't know, and, er, wanted to. Gumpei Yokoi was also responsible for Metroid, Game&Watch, and Virtual = Boy. Shigeru Miyamoto worked on his first videogames - Game&Watch = titles - under Gumpei Yokoi's supervision. A certifiable genius in my = book. DEnnis Brinkhuis wrote >And I heard that it suffers from slow processor speed. Is >that right? is it slowing down some games in colour? Don't think so. All of the GBC games released so far have been = backwardly compatible, and so make no use of the GBCs full colour = palette or double speed processor mode (I guess it does have a slow = processor speed - it's only a modified Z80 after all :-))=20 I think the first GBC specific title in this county will be Rug Rats, = which'll feature some tasty parallax scrolling and looks pretty close to = MegaDrive standard graphics. Oh well, still got Zelda DX and SMB to = look forward to. :-) Hmmm... got a strange urge to get that VB out for a quick spin. Derek --- --- --- --- --- --- dasi@globalnet.co.uk Alexey Pajitnov is dead? Q "Whats hard, six inches long, and great fun to play with in the = toilet?" A "The Gameboy of course!" - MEAN MACHINES magazine ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01BE5679.20A3F480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
James Shaughnessy wrote
 
>I wonder what kind of score Alexey Pajitnov (the late creator = of=20 Tetris)
>could manage on the new DeluXe version of his genius = classic (if=20 he
>hadn't been shot dead that is)  I reckon he'd still be on = his=20 first
>game..  Talking of GameBoys, death and genius, the = GameBoy=20 inventor
>himeself (sorry, can't remember name) got killed a year = or so=20 ago by a
>passing car while he was stood by the side of the road, = in case=20 any of
>you didn't know, and, er, wanted to.
 

Gumpei Yokoi was also responsible for Metroid, Game&Watch, = and=20 Virtual Boy.  Shigeru Miyamoto worked on his first videogames -=20 Game&Watch titles - under Gumpei Yokoi's supervision. A certifiable = genius=20 in my book.
 
DEnnis Brinkhuis wrote
 
>And I heard that it suffers from slow processor speed. = Is
>that=20 right? is it slowing down some games in colour?
 

Don't think so.  All of the GBC games released so far have = been=20 backwardly compatible, and so make no use of the GBCs full colour = palette or=20 double speed processor mode (I guess it does have a slow processor speed = - it's=20 only a modified Z80 after all :-))
 
I think the first GBC specific title in this county will be Rug = Rats,=20 which'll feature some tasty parallax scrolling and looks pretty close to = MegaDrive standard graphics.  Oh well, still got Zelda DX and SMB = to look=20 forward to. :-)
 
Hmmm... got a strange urge to get that VB out for a quick = spin.
 
Derek
---   ---   ---   = ---  =20 ---   ---
dasi@globalnet.co.uk
 
Alexey Pajitnov is dead?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Q "Whats hard, six inches long, and great = fun to play=20 with in the toilet?"
A "The Gameboy of = course!"
 
- MEAN MACHINES magazine
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