How "old school" graphics worked

[the-pi-guy]

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I love how all aspects of video games do stuff like this. The goal is to make it look/feel good, not make it be 100% accurate.

Like for example with gravity, real world physics usually feel too floaty. So lots of games increase the strength of gravity during the second half of a jump.

Also more in line with the op, lots of games render in black and white at full resolution, but render colors at quarter resolution. Still looks almost as good.

[darkknightkryta]

Where's part 2?

[the-pi-guy]

Where's part 2?

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Only another month till part 3!