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Stunts (computer Game)
''Stunts'' (also known as ''4D Sports: Driving'') is a 3D computer graphics, 3D racing video game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Broderbund in 1990. The game places emphasis on racing on stunt tracks and features a track editor. It is influenced by the arcade game ''Hard Drivin''' (1989). Gameplay In ''Stunts'', players race a lap around the circuit, with the aim of completing the lap as quickly as possible without crashing. These laps often feature special track areas such as loops, jumps (including over tall buildings), slalom roads and corkscrews. The square-shaped game area where the track is built is surrounded by a fence that prevents the player from leaving. Players can either race against the clock or choose between six different opponents; there is no support for real-time multiplayer. ''Stunts'' features 11 different drivable cars, with either automatic or manual transmission. Replays of races can be saved and reviewed. There are four camera views ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distinctive Software
Distinctive Software, Inc. was a Canadian video game developer established in Burnaby, British Columbia, by Don Mattrick and Jeff Sember after their success with the game ''Evolution''. Mattrick (age 17) and Jeff Sember approached Sydney Development Corporation, who agreed to publish ''Evolution'' in 1982. Distinctive Software was known in the late 1980s and early 1990s for their racing and sports video games, including the ''Test Drive'' series, '' Stunts'', '' 4D Boxing'', and '' Hardball II''. In 1991, Distinctive was acquired by Electronic Arts in a deal worth million and became EA Canada, which is where the most EA Sports branded games are developed. Unlimited Software and lawsuit In 1989, programmers Pete Gardner and Amory Wong of Distinctive, under the pseudonym USI (Unlimited Software, Inc.), converted Sega's arcade game ''Out Run'' for MS-DOS. They used several software libraries they had developed for ''Test Drive II''. Consequently, Accolade charged that Distincti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Mode
Real mode, also called real address mode, is an operating mode of all x86-compatible CPUs. The mode gets its name from the fact that addresses in real mode always correspond to real locations in memory. Real mode is characterized by a 20- bit segmented memory address space (giving 1 MB of addressable memory) and unlimited direct software access to all addressable memory, I/O addresses and peripheral hardware. Real mode provides no support for memory protection, multitasking, or code privilege levels. Before the introduction of protected mode with the release of the 80286, real mode was the only available mode for x86 CPUs; and for backward compatibility, all x86 CPUs start in real mode when reset, though it is possible to emulate real mode on other systems when starting in other modes. History The 80286 architecture introduced protected mode, allowing for (among other things) hardware-level memory protection. Using these new features, however, required a new operating system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game Graphics
A variety of computer graphic techniques have been used to display video game content throughout the history of video games. The predominance of individual techniques have evolved over time, primarily due to hardware advances and restrictions such as the processing power of central or graphics processing units. Text-based Some of the earliest video games were text games or text-based games that used text characters instead of bitmapped or vector graphics. Examples include MUDs (''multi-user dungeons''), where players could read or view depictions of rooms, objects, other players, and actions performed in the virtual world; and roguelikes, a subgenre of role-playing video games featuring many monsters, items, and environmental effects, as well as an emphasis on randomization, replayability and permanent death. Some of the earliest text games were developed for computer systems which had no video display at all. Text games are typically easier to write and require less pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demolition Derby
Demolition derby is a type of motorsport, usually presented at county fairs and national events. While rules vary from event to event, the typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. The last driver whose vehicle is still operational is awarded the victory. Demolition derbies originated in the United States and quickly spread to other Western nations. For example, Australia's first demolition derby took place in January 1963. In the UK and parts of Europe, demolition derbies (sometimes called "destruction derbies") are often held at the end of a full day of banger racing. In demolition derbies, serious injuries such as whiplash are rare, but they do happen. Drivers are typically required to sign a waiver to release the promoter of an event from liability. At almost all derbies, attempts are made to make the event safer; all glass is removed from the vehicles, and deliberately ramming a drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stunt Driver
A stunt is an unusual, difficult, dramatic physical feat that may require a special skill, performed for artistic purposes usually for a public audience, as on television or in theaters or cinema. Stunts are a feature of many action films. Before computer-generated imagery special effects, these depictions were limited to the use of models, false perspective and other in-camera effects, unless the creator could find someone willing to carry them out, even such dangerous acts as jumping from car to car in motion or hanging from the edge of a skyscraper: the stunt performer or stunt double. Types of stunt effects Practical effects One of the most-frequently used practical stunts is stage combat. Although contact is normally avoided, many elements of stage combat, such as sword fighting, martial arts, and acrobatics required contact between performers in order to facilitate the creation of a particular effect, such as noise or physical interaction. Stunt performances are highly ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Computer
A personal computer, commonly referred to as PC or computer, is a computer designed for individual use. It is typically used for tasks such as Word processor, word processing, web browser, internet browsing, email, multimedia playback, and PC game, gaming. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or technician. Unlike large, costly minicomputers and mainframes, time-sharing by many people at the same time is not used with personal computers. The term home computer has also been used, primarily in the late 1970s and 1980s. The advent of personal computers and the concurrent Digital Revolution have significantly affected the lives of people. Institutional or corporate computer owners in the 1960s had to write their own programs to do any useful work with computers. While personal computer users may develop their applications, usually these systems run commercial software, free-of-charge software ("freeware"), which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race Drivin'
''Race Drivin'' is a sim racing arcade video game released by Atari Games in August 1990. Players test drive several high-powered sports cars on stunt and speed courses. The game is the sequel to 1989's '' Hard Drivin''' and was part of a new generation of games that featured 3D polygon environments. Unlike most racing games of its time, it attempted to model real world car physics in the simulation of the movement of the player's car. Like ''Hard Drivin'', it includes a force feedback steering wheel, an ignition key, a four-speed shifter, and three foot pedals. Approximately 1200 arcade cabinets were produced for roughly each. Home ports of ''Race Drivin'' were released in the mid-1990s for the Super NES, Amiga, MS-DOS, Game Boy, PlayStation, Genesis, and Saturn. In 2005, it was included in the '' Midway Arcade Treasures 3'' collection for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. An expanded port, ''Race Drivin' a Go! Go!'', was released in Japan in 1996 for the PlayStation, deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atari Games
Atari Games Corporation was an American producer of arcade video games, active from 1985 to 1999, then as Midway Games West Inc. until 2003. It was formed when the coin-operated video game division of Atari, Inc. was transferred by its owner Warner Communications to a joint venture with Namco, being one of several successor companies to use the name Atari. The company developed and published games for arcades under the Atari brand, and across consumer home systems such as the Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and others using the Tengen (company), Tengen label for legal reasons. Some of the games Atari Games had developed include ''Tetris (Atari Games), Tetris, Road Runner (video game), Road Runner, RoadBlasters,'' ''Primal Rage, Hard Drivin''' and San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing, ''San Francisco Rush''. Atari Games effectively operated independently from 1987, when Namco sold its controlling stake, until Time Warner reassumed full own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Circuit (video Game)
''Grand Prix Circuit'' is a racing video game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade for MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1988. It was ported to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Gameplay Players can choose from three different cars in the game. They are: # McLaren MP4/4 (Honda 1.5L V6 turbo - ) # Williams FW12C (Renault 3.5L V10 - ) # Ferrari F1/87/88C (Ferrari 3.5L V12 - ) The McLaren-Honda turbo is the most powerful car in the game but is also the most difficult car to control. This is the combination that won 15 out of 16 Grands Prix (along with 15 pole positions) in the hands of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. The Williams-Renault is the next most powerful and the car is relatively neutral to control. It is the combination. The FW12C was driven by Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese in 1989. The Ferrari is actually the turbo car's chassis with the V12 engine. This version did appear in public in 1988, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Drive II
''The Duel: Test Drive II'' is a 1989 racing video game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Sega Genesis and SNES. Gameplay Like the original ''Test Drive'', the focus of ''The Duel'' is driving exotic cars through dangerous highways, evading traffic, and trying to escape police pursuits. While the first game in the series had the player simply racing for time in a single scenario, ''Test Drive II'' improves upon its predecessor by introducing varied scenery, and giving the player the option of racing against the clock or competing against a computer-controlled opponent. The player initially is given the opportunity to choose a car to drive and a level of difficulty, which in turn determines whether the car will use an automatic or manual transmission—the number of difficulty options varies between gaming platforms. Levels begin with the player's car (and the computer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Test Drive (1987 Video Game)
''Test Drive'' is a racing video game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade, released in 1987 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS, and in 1988 for the Apple II. It was ported to the PC-98 in 1989. It is the first game in the ''Test Drive'' series. Gameplay The player chooses one of five supercars (Lamborghini Countach, Lotus Esprit Turbo, Chevrolet Corvette (C4), Chevrolet Corvette C4, Porsche 930, Porsche 911 Turbo (930), or Ferrari Testarossa) to drive on a winding cliffside two-lane road while avoiding traffic and outrunning police speed traps. The course's five stages are separated by gas station pit stops. Release In 1987, Accolade published ''Test Drive'' worldwide, and Electronic Arts imported it to the United Kingdom. The quality of the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS ports differs from each other. The Amiga version's detailed visuals and audio realistically depicted the game's racing theme, while its Atari ST counterpart us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard Inlet with its Indian Arm to the north, Port Moody and Coquitlam to the east, New Westminster and Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey across the Fraser River to the southeast, and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond on Lulu Island to the southwest. It has a population of 249,125 as of the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 census. Burnaby was incorporated in 1892 and achieved its city status in 1992. A member list of municipalities in British Columbia, municipality of Metro Vancouver, it is British Columbia's List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, third-largest city by population (after Vancouver and Surrey), and is the seat of government, seat of Metro Vancouver's regional district government. 25% of Burnaby's land is designated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
