Ivo wrote:I tried a bit of level 10, and despaired, for the background and the playing area are basically the same and it really confuses my eyes.
Apparently that's intentional.
From wikipedia:
Opti-Challenge
To make matters even more difficult, the game also employed what was referred to as "opti-challenge" backgrounds. As the game progressed, the backgrounds would become increasingly distracting. Early on, this would involve the use of contrasting colours, and increasingly intricate colour schemes. Background patterns would also become more intricate and would make subtle use of asymmetrical elements. Ultimately, the background on level 9 employed black and white tiles, roughly the size of the invading pieces, while the center square contained a picture of clouds, which expanded to fill the screen on levels 10 and later. Although the opti-challenge element of the game was used as a selling point, very little information exists about the technique itself, and no other game on the market has ever openly claimed to use opti-challenge graphics.
Congratulations on that crazy score though.
I noticed the backgrounds were getting more psychedelic at times but I'm fairly good at abstracting, they were always backgrounds separate from the playing area I think I could handle pretty much anything provided as long as there is enough contrast. In level 10 they just sort of merge together and it is also hard to see the blue pieces...
