RE: Vector Emulation

> BTW, finding an old high persistence monitor is not my idea of the
> correct solution. I want 1600x1200 with the texture mapping AND decay,
> that
> should look *better* than the real thing - except for the brightness of
> the
> bullets... Just can't win can you?
>
Of course you could also just open up the monitor, turn up the screen drive
as much as it'll go without raising the black level, detune the focus a bit,
and then crank the contrast control all the way over. :-) VGA-type color
monitors are meant to produce good *quality* images-- not really the same
settings that you want for an 80's vector game.

If someone has *way* too much time on their hands-- go modify the MAME
source to calculate the amount of vector energy drawn "offscreen" (past the
clipping area I suppose) and then re-apply a function of it to the overall
screen brightness. Recreate that "flashing" screen when you're hit.

I'll be seriously impressed if anyone can ever make a raster monitor look as
"cool" as a real color vector though-- just something about those big, slow
color vectors being drawn just under the burn-limit on the phosphors... I
doubt you could deliver enough energy to the phosphors over a given period
of time to get the same effect w/ a raster display. Well, without voiding
the warranty on the monitor anyway. ;-)

-Clay
Received on Tue Oct 5 11:47:16 1999