An Interview With Alan Laird (OutRun)

[ComSoft6128]

2000 interview from the reassembler blog:

http://reassembler.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-with-alan-laird.html

[sigh]

That was an interesting interview.

[ComSoft6128]

Wiki page for the PDS development system:

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PDS_development_system

[Anthony Flack]

I think it was averaging about 3fps in the end, but this game was never destined to be lightening fast.

I had to laugh at this. Not lightening fast, no.

[ComSoft6128]

Related thread:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/frame-rate/

[roudoudou]

Related thread:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/frame-rate/

do slideshows have framerate ?

[ComSoft6128]

Related thread:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/frame-rate/

do slideshows have framerate ?

Generally not but there are a few exceptions.
One or two simple CPC animations load three or four screens into memory and then "flip" between them rapidly to create the illusion of motion.

EG
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=8873