Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news
From: "Ben James" <meep42@clara.co.uk>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english
Subject: Re: 2 techniques I need help with
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:12:26 -0000
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
Lines: 28
Message-ID: <coq0ve$lsp1@www.netyaroze-europe.com>
References: <codl1l$jkf3@www.netyaroze-europe.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: host217-44-253-106.range217-44.btcentralplus.com
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180

Hi Nigel, I got bored so made a little Nebulus spinny tower demo.  The code 
is shockingly bad but gives the general idea. It even captures the 
wobbliness of the original, yay!  No idea about the scrolling road though, 
sorry.

My little demo is here
http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~madmonk/ftp/neb.zip

Hope it's of some use!
-Ben


"ncritten" <Nigel@100tinsoldiers.com> wrote in message 
news:codl1l$jkf3@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
There are a couple of techniques that have been used over the years that
I can't get my head round.

*Assume 2D hardware*

1st the rotating tower effect in Nebulus, it would be easy in 3D but
that wasn't available on the spectrum, c64 or even Amiga

2nd the scrolling road that they used in poleposition which was flat,
outrun which went up and down as well

Any ideas?