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Programming terrain from scratch using C++ and OpenGL by Shamus Young (2006)
This week I’m unsurprisingly playing video games. I’ve gotten a little distracted with other games and haven’t played any Alice: Madness Returns.
The game did particularly well in Britain and Europe; most likely due to the original release version, written by Scottish programmer Chris Sawyer, being largely based on British and European theme parks. RollerCoaster Tycoon had some interesting company in 1999: the hottest titles were all home console games; Pokemon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver, Final Fantasy VIII, Donkey Kong 64, and Super Smash Bros. Noted PC releases included Heroes of Might and Magic III and several clones, plus an original Baldur’s Gate expansion and a spiritual sister-game Planescape: Torment.
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