Evening Star Enhanced (2023, Grue)

A new, and especially enhanced version of an old (1987, Hewson) game has been created recently. The original version of the game is a sequel to the 1985 vector graphics train simulation game Southern Belle, in which the player travels in a BR9F class train.

The improved game has been enhanced with a nice title screen and in-game help menu, as well as a speed boost.

Some speed enhancements:
– C128 2Mhz mode in the borders
– if REU is Detected, it is used to clean Gfx Buffer and for copying it to the bitmap
– A lot of speed code added for places it needs to be
– Pixel plotting integrated into line drawing routine instead of JSR/RTS to it
– Game math speed improvements
– Smoke drawing routine rework
– TNT / BF overhauled the 3D engine and objects into a more optimized form. It’s still not 100%.



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