Lets talk or play... Breathless

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We could use a few SA-style Let's play-threads. I was thinking about making one about Genetic Species.

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Unfortunately I never got Genetic Species to run at a reasonable speed/quality, even on an 060+RTG, which was a shame as I'd read amazing things about the graphics in that game.

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moto

It runs like a charm under UAE. :p

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Well, if I'm to do a Let's play-thread, I want video clips and screenshots!

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There are some nice videos on YouTube

Well, I did say SA-style Let's play, didn't I?

Link for the ignorant masses

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Well I've just tried Breathless on my 030 A1200 and unfortunately it wasn't particularly smooth

Lying again, are you?

Also, the definition of "smooth" has changed quite considerably the last 15 years.

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I never saw "Let's play" as a meme. Regardless, there's huge potential for terrible puns in those kind of topics and I welcome any future AO memes that spawn from such threads.

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Problem?

You, good Sir, just won this thread! :lol:

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I installed Genetic again last night and it is aaaawesome. I can't believe how quick it runs on an 030, and still looks so great.

Genetic species basically uses a Wolfenstein-esque engine with good textures and some transparent sprites. It's a cheap trick but the end result is awesome!

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Didn't it use lighting and shading effects and  multiple alpha sprites? ISTR the magazine reviews discussing the fact  that GS employed these techniques, seen for years on the PC, for the  first time in an Amiga FPS.

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moto

Yeah, that's what I meant with transparent sprites, wasn't familiar with the technical term for them.

The  3D rendering is done with ray casting, just as in Wolfenstein 3D. It's  just that the textures are waaaay prettier and the sprites have an alpha  channel.