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The Skia Graphics Engine or Skia is an open-source 2D graphics library written in C++. Skia abstracts away platform-specific graphics APIs (which differ from one to another). [1] Skia Inc. originally developed the library; Google acquired it in 2005, [2] and then released the software as open source licensed under the New BSD free software ...
In February 1983, [8] the isometric platform game arcade game Congo Bongo was released, running on the same hardware as Zaxxon. [14] It allows the player character to traverse non-scrolling isometric levels, including three-dimensional climbing and falling. The same is possible in the arcade title Marble Madness, released in 1984.
It combined the platform gameplay of Donkey Kong (1981) and Mario Bros. (1983) with side-scrolling elements from the racer Excitebike and the beat 'em up Kung-Fu Master, [28] [29] and was more expansive than earlier side-scrollers, [18] striking a balance between arcade-like action and longer play sessions suited for home systems. [18]
Parallax scrolling is a technique in computer graphics where background images move past the camera more slowly than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth in a 2D scene of distance. [1] The technique grew out of the multiplane camera technique used in traditional animation [ 2 ] since the 1930s.
2D/3D game engine packaged in a 3D modelar with integrated Bullet physics library [2] [3] Build engine: C: 1995 Yes 2.5D Windows, Linux, macOS, DOS: Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, Redneck Rampage: Custom, free non-commercial use FPS engine; 2.5D, 2D grid base geometry Buildbox: C++: 2014 Optional Yes 2D, 3D Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
This article gives a list of platformer series, i.e. video games of the "platformer" genre. There are both 2D and 3D variants of such games, with the latter becoming more prevalent from the 32/64-bit era and up to the present.
Axmol Engine is an open-source, C++ multi-platform engine designed for mobile devices, desktop, and Xbox, well-suited for 2D game development. It was launched in November 2019 as a fork of Cocos2d-x v4.0.
A platformer (also called a platform game, and sometimes a jump 'n' run game) is a subgenre of action game in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are characterized by levels with uneven terrain and suspended platforms that require jumping and climbing to traverse.