Hyper Light Drifter dev on touch screen mechanics, Mode 7 throwback, SNES demake
Coming from a Redbull interview with Alex Preston...
On touch screen use
"We want the experience to be the same across all platforms. We may try a few interesting bits with the Wii U touch or Vita touch [pad on the back of the handheld], but nothing that breaks the mold for the other games. For now we're going to have to play with the hardware a bit to see what we can or want to implement."
On Mode 7
- there may be a 'fun vehicle section' possibly using a 'Mode 7' effect
On the SNES demake that was part of the Kickstarter
"This was serious - we all have a deep love for the platform, and that type of money would allow us to hire someone full time to 'down-port' the game," he explains. "Of course, it would be a hefty task and there would be significant differences - fewer enemies, effects and animation frames due to memory limitations - though I think we could adjust and make something incredibly special with 'Super Hyper Light Drifter' regardless. It's a dream goal to put it up on my favorite console of all, and I hope to accomplish that dream sooner than later. Maybe once we release the game we will have the opportunity to accomplish this."
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On touch screen use
"We want the experience to be the same across all platforms. We may try a few interesting bits with the Wii U touch or Vita touch [pad on the back of the handheld], but nothing that breaks the mold for the other games. For now we're going to have to play with the hardware a bit to see what we can or want to implement."
On Mode 7
- there may be a 'fun vehicle section' possibly using a 'Mode 7' effect
On the SNES demake that was part of the Kickstarter
"This was serious - we all have a deep love for the platform, and that type of money would allow us to hire someone full time to 'down-port' the game," he explains. "Of course, it would be a hefty task and there would be significant differences - fewer enemies, effects and animation frames due to memory limitations - though I think we could adjust and make something incredibly special with 'Super Hyper Light Drifter' regardless. It's a dream goal to put it up on my favorite console of all, and I hope to accomplish that dream sooner than later. Maybe once we release the game we will have the opportunity to accomplish this."
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