SNES Mode 7
Even today, I still find the old mode7 graphics from the SNES fascinating.
Fortunately the theory of mode7 is actually relatively simple.
It’s more than achievable in Flash 7, though it can look a bit ‘jagged’
Simply break your 2d image up into slices and descrease the scale the further the y-axis.
However, Flash 8’s new Bitmap functions can breathe new life into this technique, far more impressive than the SNES games of old.
The mode 7 technique is well documented but I adapted it to use one of the original pilot wings maps:
Click the image - and hold and move the mouse to fly. Altitude control with cursor keys.
…and then I got carried away and added a google earth image, so I could fly over my own house.
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