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After the War (video game)
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After The War is a video game in which the player controls a character through a post-apocalyptic city, probably after a nuclear war. Released and unreleased artworks by Luis Royo
and Alfonso Azpiri
reveals that the city should be a post-nuclear version of New York City.
, and consisting in two separated parts, being the second one only accessible by typing a password [94656981] obtained by successfully finishing the first.
Character movements were slightly different in both parts: common movements where to move left and right, to jump and to duck. While in first part the only way of fighting is using fists and legs, second part gives the character the ability of using some kind of futuristic gun. Both loads featured some parts with two levels.
Some 16-bit
versions featured digitized voices. Some ports featured tricky graphical effects (e.g., the Amstrad CPC
version included both mode 0 and mode 1 graphics at a time). After The War featured two of the classical “FX” brands of Dinamic, the FX double load (consisting on two separate parts to get advantage of computer memory) and FX giant sprites, that made use of very big sprites
that can be even ¾ of the total play area height. Note that those “FX” brands are simply commercial names that Dinamic used to name some features of its games.
The “giant sprites” trick was that sprites were composed by a set of small parts that allowed reusing of those parts in different characters (e.g., a lot of enemies share the same trousers and leg movements). In some ports, a problem with the vertical sync of the monitor lets the player to easily see this trick (sometimes characters got rendered divided in two clearly different slices).
First part is localized in the streets of the city, and is just a sequence of fights with minor enemies and some big bosses; target is to find the entry to the city underground transport, that is in the opposed part of the map.
Second part is localized in the railways and stations of the city underground transport. Some enemies are bigger than in the first load, and more complex in design.
A few computer magazines published notes about a coin-op
version of the game that was never released outside Spain, although a coin-op of the game could be played many years ago in the Parque de Atracciones in Madrid
, graphically identical to the 16-bit computers counterpart.
Luis Royo
Luis Royo is a Spanish artist, known for his sensual and dark paintings, its apocalyptic imagery, his fantasy worlds and mechanical life forms...
and Alfonso Azpiri
Alfonso Azpiri
Alfonso Azpiri is a Spanish comic book artist, whose work is mainly of the adult variety.Azpiri was born in Madrid. His early work was published in the 1970s and was mainly aimed at the Italian market which then welcomed stories containing a mixture of horror, sex and nudity...
reveals that the city should be a post-nuclear version of New York City.
Summary
The game was published in 1989 by Dinamic SoftwareDinamic Software
Dinamic Software was a Spanish videogames producer and publisher company. It was founded in 1983, and its activity ceased in 1992, comprising the Golden Era of Spanish Software. One year later, a part of its owners founded an independent company named Dinamic Multimedia...
, and consisting in two separated parts, being the second one only accessible by typing a password [94656981] obtained by successfully finishing the first.
Character movements were slightly different in both parts: common movements where to move left and right, to jump and to duck. While in first part the only way of fighting is using fists and legs, second part gives the character the ability of using some kind of futuristic gun. Both loads featured some parts with two levels.
Some 16-bit
16-bit
-16-bit architecture:The HP BPC, introduced in 1975, was the world's first 16-bit microprocessor. Prominent 16-bit processors include the PDP-11, Intel 8086, Intel 80286 and the WDC 65C816. The Intel 8088 was program-compatible with the Intel 8086, and was 16-bit in that its registers were 16...
versions featured digitized voices. Some ports featured tricky graphical effects (e.g., the Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,...
version included both mode 0 and mode 1 graphics at a time). After The War featured two of the classical “FX” brands of Dinamic, the FX double load (consisting on two separate parts to get advantage of computer memory) and FX giant sprites, that made use of very big sprites
Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene...
that can be even ¾ of the total play area height. Note that those “FX” brands are simply commercial names that Dinamic used to name some features of its games.
The “giant sprites” trick was that sprites were composed by a set of small parts that allowed reusing of those parts in different characters (e.g., a lot of enemies share the same trousers and leg movements). In some ports, a problem with the vertical sync of the monitor lets the player to easily see this trick (sometimes characters got rendered divided in two clearly different slices).
First part is localized in the streets of the city, and is just a sequence of fights with minor enemies and some big bosses; target is to find the entry to the city underground transport, that is in the opposed part of the map.
Second part is localized in the railways and stations of the city underground transport. Some enemies are bigger than in the first load, and more complex in design.
A few computer magazines published notes about a coin-op
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
version of the game that was never released outside Spain, although a coin-op of the game could be played many years ago in the Parque de Atracciones in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, graphically identical to the 16-bit computers counterpart.