Spectrum Computing

Please notice that there is a lot of empty space on the screen all the time. I'm pretty sure that the engine just doesn't touch it at all. If it had more complicated background and had to redraw all screen each frame it would be much, much slower. The engine completely redraws every frame. The enti...

1. Would this engine be much slower if the background used variable colours? (I don't mind if the colours and graphics come out of alignment during scrolling, as long as they're aligned when the screen is static.) 2. This is the first time I've seriously believed that Sonic the Hedgehog could be br...

Hey! Thanks for posting "Nothing" here. Yes, as it was already posted above, the development of the game took ~1 year. Moreover, the development of the engine took about 9 months. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I am happy to answer all your questions! With kind regards, Serge...