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Re: Dark Planet - Found it!!
07/25/15 08:43 PM
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> this doesn't look like a picture... it looks more like a sculpture type of thing... > looks realistic.
Yes, the video elements were layered over the background model via a semi-transparent mirror. It was a fairly common technique in older black & white games (Asteroids Deluxe, Boot Hill, Guided Missile), but they used fairly simple cardboard cutouts or vacuformed plastic backgrounds. This one must have been considerably more expensive to produce, which (combined with poor sales) might explain why so few were made.
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