{"id":190,"date":"2021-02-21T15:52:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasterscroll.com\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2023-10-09T07:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:16:59","slug":"mdgraphics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rasterscroll.com\/mdgraphics\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to the Graphics of the Sega Mega Drive \/ Genesis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This guide is intended as a beginner-friendly, non-programming-oriented guide to the graphics of the Mega Drive\u2014from how the VDP works to the types of graphical effects that are commonly used on the console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New to the hardware? Start here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just want to see some cool graphical effects? You can find them here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Overview of the VDP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Inner Workings of the VDP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Graphical Effects on the Mega Drive<\/a>\n
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    1. Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Full-Screen Scrolling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Row \/ Column Scrolling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Line Scrolling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Animation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Multi-Jointed Characters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Tilting \/ Rotation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Scaling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Shadow and Highlight<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Transparency<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Silhouette<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. Palette Swapping<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. Vertical Scaling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    14. Sprite Raster Effects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    15. Overview of the Mega Drive\u2019s Hardware Architecture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    16. References \/ Further Reading<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    17. Changelog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    18. Reader Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Many thanks<\/strong> go to Sik (plutiedev.com<\/a>) for providing feedback and corrections. All errors are my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The impetus for writing this guide comes from the successful funding of my book, Legends of 16-Bit Game Development: A History of Treasure and the Sega Mega Drive \/ Genesis<\/em>. Order it here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      This guide is intended as a beginner-friendly, non-programming-oriented guide to the graphics of the Mega Drive\u2014from how the VDP works to the types of graphical effects that are commonly used on the console. New to the hardware? Start here. Just want to see some cool graphical effects? You can find them here. Table of Contents …<\/p>\n

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