Ask HN: Clever optimizations in old video games?

Posted by mkozakov on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:26AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Does anybody know any interesting or creative stories about how old time games (NES, game boy) were optimized to be able to fit as much content as they did?

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Re:Ask HN: Clever optimizations in old video games? by totetsu on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:12AM (#24268525)

Heard of color cycling? http://www.effectgames.com/demos/worlds/ http://www.effectgames.com/effect/article-Old_School_Color_C... GDC talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcJ1Jvtef0

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Re:Ask HN: Clever optimizations in old video games? by mkozakov on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @01:06PM (#24284513)

That was awesome, thank you! The example where he had 2 images in one and would do a pallet swap to show one or the other was SUPER cool!

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