| ▲ | smcin 4 days ago | |
“Mode X” was discussed in comments on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29088881 , don't think it's ever been the subject of a post on HN but it should. | ||
| ▲ | anyfoo 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Some interesting stuff in there, I didn't know that DOOM used a variation of it called "Mode Y". (Even though I must have read about it at some point...) | ||
| ▲ | delusional 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
From that thread: > The semi translucent spectres causing VGA reads were very bad on that machine, causing <5FPS if there were multiple on screen. I learned to shoot them on sight and from a distance. I absolutely love that. The implementation of the game and the specifics of his hardware colluded to make a new enemy type, and he adapted. What a cool story. | ||