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AFTER GIVING US A NEW SPECTRUM KNIGHTMARE, TOM POTTER’S NEXT GAME SCION SCROLLS SMOOTHLY INTO VIEW

Tom’s latest game is doing something different.“I’ve not seen scrolling done with MPAGD [Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer] by anyone, people would be surprised to discover how it was done. Once the game is finished, I’m planning a post on the MPAGD forum outlining how the effect was achieved.”

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Retro Gamer

Issue 269

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