Pseudo 3D games.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:02 pm

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:14 pm

Mickey Mania (both SNES and Genesis I think; Genny fo' sho') has a platforming section which totally rips that off...I think. Castlevania Bloodlines also has some areas that are kind of like that in the Milan level.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:24 pm

Zebra Airforce wrote:NES Castelian TAS

Shit, it also had an amiga version!

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:30 pm

Super Ghouls and Ghosts does the same in one stage. But it looks more impressive on the NES.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:30 am

Dynamite Headdy has a stage like that too... which I always found super-annoying.

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:16 am

I just noticed the NES/FC Kirby game has something similar as well in several scenes.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:20 am

Doesn't NES battletoads also have something similar?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:17 pm

Nope, the last stage in Battletoads is a tower but that's comprised entirely of floating platforms without circular movement.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:54 pm

Ganelon wrote:Nope, the last stage in Battletoads is a tower but that's comprised entirely of floating platforms without circular movement.

Watch this! Not as dramatic as castelian, but I'd say it still qualifies.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:38 pm

Ah, right you are. Hmm, must be thinking of another version of Battletoads (or another series) with the floating platforms.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:33 pm

The formula for the rotating platforms is really quite simple. To rotate any point along the y axis you use the following formula:

The center x value would be the center of the orbit.
The radius is the distance from the center of the orbit to the platform.

point x value = centerx+cos(angle of rotation) * radius

By keeping the centerx value and radius constant you only need to change the angle to make the platform orbit the center of the screen.

I don't believe in holding knowledge back from people. Just thought I'd share what makes these kinds of games tick.