On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 07:31:38PM -0000, Colin Piggot wrote: > > (BTW, does anyone know whether the SAM's version of Elite was the > > Spectrum's version?) > > It was. > > Although the Sam can easily handle MODE 4 vector graphics ........
Then a new version of Elite for the Sam would be really good, as I'm sure that the framerate, resolution, colour, and/or sound/music and maybe even a few other things could be improved. I've heard that the BBC version works using a z-buffer, in thin strips (due to memory contraints). The SAM can of course use much larger strips, but I'd like to know if there's any alternative to a z-buffer. I've noticed that most of the time there are only one or two ships visable on the screen at a time, so I'd have thought that hidden surface removal would often suffice. Any thoughts? -- Stuart Brady
