83457Nov 2023Recommends
A great video about Another World's graphics and the capabilities of the Amiga it took advantage of... ▶ this video
in “Amiga Graphics Archive” · View on HN
The Story of Another World on the Amiga | MVG
The Story of Another World on the Amiga | MVG on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2022–2023.
Modern Vintage Gamer
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Modern Vintage Gamer explains how Eric Chahi built Another World on the Amiga 500, using 2D polygons, rotoscoping and clever techniques to run well on a stock 7MHz machine.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a clear overview of Another World's graphics and programming and what the Amiga could do.
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“A great video about Another World's graphics and the capabilities of the Amiga”
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MegaDeKayJan 2022Recommends
Modern Vintage Gamer just did a video on the programming of Another World on the Amiga with heavy reference to Fabien's work. The Amiga's architecture really shaped the look of the game that was subsequently ported to many platforms (as Fabien documents as well). ▶ this video
in “The Polygons of Another World: Atari Jaguar (2020)” · View on HN
retro_guyJul 2023Cites it
See as well: - Infernal Runner for Amstrad CPC reverse-engineering and JavaScript port by cyxx [title from creator of Another World, both games utilizing virtual machine architecture]: [link] - The Virtual Machine Architecture of Infernal Runner presentation by Norbert Kehrer (in German with English slides): [link] - The Story of Another World on the Amiga | MVG: ▶ this video - Nintendo 64 port of Another World: [link] - Another World PlayStation 1 port: [link]
in “Another World Ported to FPGA” · View on HN
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