The Problem Mario 64 Created

Bomb Man (Tomy Tutor)

4:24 These simple 3D mazes are easy to write; they can even be done in BASIC. I experimented with this kind of maze, but never turned it into a full game. I wrote more complex 3D effects on both the TS1000 and TS2068, but since they were in BASIC, they took forever to render. On the TS1000, I created a rotating oscilloscope with a 3D projection. I did this on the TS2068 as well. On the TS1000, I was able to animate it by storing 16 screenshots in memory and switching the screen pointer. It looked incredible. On the TS2068, I implemented a kind of ray casting that created a 3D chessboard with an infinite number of squares projected out to the horizon. I also created a 3D pyramid projected in a 2.5D isometric view. Unfortunately, I sold all of these effects—along with some simple BASIC games—as a product called The Great Game and Graphics Show. It sold well, but in hindsight, it was closer to a demo than a fully realized product. It was 1984, and I was just getting my feet wet writing software for personal computers.

68000 - The CPU ahead of its time

I found the 68000 easy to program.  The instructions are very straightforward.  i.e. move 8, 16, or 32 bits to a register.  Add two registers.  Move 8, 16, or 32 bits to memory.  It is almost as easy to follow as C code.

Likewise, I found the Z80 easy with its many 16-bit registers.  The 6502 has few registers, which is more difficult to program.  However, the 6502 has a trick, which is zero page instructions that use fewer clock cycles to access the first 256 bytes in memory.  Programmers can use the zero page like registers.

The Plutonia Experiment (100%) Walkthrough (Map30: The Gateway of Hell)

@john2001plus
5 minutes ago (edited)
I finally finished The Plutonia Experiment on "I'm too young to die."   The game is no cakewalk on the easy level of difficulty.  The secret map 32 and the final map 30 are highly stressful.

This is a very imaginative and enjoyable set of maps.  I like them better than the more mundane Doom II maps.  This is what Doom II should have been.

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The Plutonia Experiment (100%) Walkthrough (Map32: Go 2 It)

@john2001plus
1 second ago
WTF. I played Plutonia Map 32 on "I'm Too Young to Die," and it was a nightmare. The arch-viles kept resurrecting enemies, and I had to kill multiple cyberdemons. I left maybe five of them alive when I hit the exit and still got 98% kills.

I had to keep saving my progress incrementally just to get through it. The map left me with a stress level that honestly feels detrimental to my health. I can't imagine playing it on a tougher difficulty.

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