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Re: ideas for super mario bros?

From	D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.apple2.programmer
Subject	Re: ideas for super mario bros?
Date	2012-08-21 17:12 +0000
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BLuRry wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 3:10:15 AM UTC-5, Antoine Vignau wrote:
>> Use a table, do not do some math, it will require more cycles!
>> 
>> av
> 
> Use velocity and gravitational constants rather than directly linear
> movement.  This makes jumping and falling look more realistic and yields
> that nice elliptical shape.
> 
> Moon Patrol uses y velocity to control vertical movement, as do other
> games
> of that era.  Using x velocity is also important because it is what keeps
> you moving in the air.  When you're on the ground, it goes to 0 stopping
> your forward movement right away.  Or maybe it doesn't go directly to zero
> but only gets cut in half (slippery ground)
> 
> There are a lot of potential uses of this, and they're actually not too
> hard to implement.=
> 

Also, as I recall from the game, it is possible for the player to alter
Mario's trajectory while he is in mid-jump. Impossible of course for us mere
flesh-bodied mortals, but entirely permissible in-game.

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