When was the first screensplit being used? | MSX Resource Center (Page 3/10)

Ascended (8258)

11-05-2004, 22:34

Well... I don't think 'it's just a matter of putting 2 and 2 together'. I mean, behind *ANY* idea was sumkinda brilliant person. Others saw 'Hey! That's a great thing!', and copied it.
What I'm trying to say is that finding out about screensplits isn't a small thing.

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (9950)

11-05-2004, 22:39

And what about the first really smooth horizontal scroll? When did we see that for the first time?

Was it Psycho World, Hydefos ?

By Maggoo

Paragon (1216)

11-05-2004, 23:13

Theseus on MSX1 got the first smooth scroll on MSX no ?

By Sonic_aka_T

Enlighted (4130)

11-05-2004, 23:34

Well... I don't think 'it's just a matter of putting 2 and 2 together'. I mean, behind *ANY* idea was sumkinda brilliant person. Others saw 'Hey! That's a great thing!', and copied it.
What I'm trying to say is that finding out about screensplits isn't a small thing.
I'm sure it wasn't for the person that indeed invented them. Ofcourse for the person that thought 'Hey, MSX can prolly do that too' it was just a matter of putting 2 and 2 together...

By Manuel

Ascended (18718)

11-05-2004, 23:55

AFAIK "Laydock" was the first MSX2 game that was available in Europe, at least. And it has a screensplit... So, maybe it was one of the first ones? (AFAIK it's from 1985)

EDIT: hmm, it is from 1985, but it doesn't have a screensplit after all, does it?

By snout

Ascended (15184)

12-05-2004, 00:23

IIRC Bernard Lamers told me that many of the VDP tricks are well documented in ASCII's impressive collection of MSX Databooks.

By anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

12-05-2004, 00:51

And what about the first really smooth horizontal scroll? When did we see that for the first time?
Super Cobra

By anonymous

incognito ergo sum (116)

12-05-2004, 00:52

IIRC Bernard Lamers told me that many of the VDP tricks are well documented in ASCII's impressive collection of MSX Databooks.
Can't he and/or Rieks translate them?

There's so many pieces of information locked away in those japanese docs....

By snout

Ascended (15184)

12-05-2004, 00:54

Hehe.. sure Bernard and Rieks can translate those databooks. If they start now and work 8 hours a day, I think they'll be finished somewhere in the year 3032. Brilliant idea!

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (9950)

12-05-2004, 01:10

well.. that's sounds fairly doable