NES Games that employ parallax perspective

Blue GollumerBlue Gollumer
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I'm always impressed when I see NES games employ parallax perspective.



I can think of:

3D World Runner

Castleian

Kirby's Adventure (in the few boards where you're running alonside a tower, just like Castelian)

Battletoads and Double Dragon (the second board's floor)

Rad Racer (I think, kinda?)



Anyone?

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  • Luigi_MasterLuigi_Master
    There's Totally Rad, it does it on the first stage.



    James Bond Jr. does this as well, on the surface of stage 1 though.
  • Blue GollumerBlue Gollumer
    Oh! You're right, I played Totally Rad as a kid, it uses it Sonic The Hedgehog style. I've never played James Bond Jr. - or ever even seen a copy.
  • Luigi_MasterLuigi_Master
    There's also Joe and Mac, which employs parallax at 6 different screen levels! Foreground, ground, background, mountains, clouds, and sky!
  • EvilEyeballEvilEyeball
    Znake rattle an roll? or is that not what you mean
  • arch_8ngelarch_8ngel

    Originally posted by: EvilEyeball



    Znake rattle an roll? or is that not what you mean





    That's an isometric perspective.



    Parallax is two parallel planes moving independently.
  • ShinjuShinju
    Kickemaster
  • rokubungirokubungi
    Metal Storm
  • NightowljrmNightowljrm
    Bucky O'Hare has it in a few subtle ways in the cave level where you roll on the boulders.

    Mega Man 6.

    Sword Master (or Castle of Dragon, I don't remember - maybe both?)

    Vice Project Doom

    Mitsume Ga Tooru



    That's all I can think of.
  • cradelitcradelit
    Regular Battletoads uses parallax effects as well in a few places, even does it for vertical scrolling in level 2.



    edit: bucky been mentioned
  • NightowljrmNightowljrm
    It's kind of interesting to note that just about every game that features parallax scrolling is also among the best NES games. Of course, that's not always the case, but it's a general trend that seems to be proving itself true.
  • dra600ndra600n

    Originally posted by: arch_8ngel




    Originally posted by: EvilEyeball



    Znake rattle an roll? or is that not what you mean





    That's an isometric perspective.



    Parallax is two parallel planes moving independently.



    The NES has 1 plane, though you can scroll lines independently so you can do parallax effects.
  • arch_8ngelarch_8ngel

    Originally posted by: dra600n





    The NES has 1 plane, though you can scroll lines independently so you can do parallax effects.



    You know what I mean.



    They emulate having multiple planes to induce the effect of parallax (where points move at different rates based on the relative distance between the planes).


  • ShinjuShinju
    Shatterhand (Section B)

    Ninja Gaiden III (forest level)
  • dra600ndra600n
    I wasn't saying your were wrong Nathan
  • Luigi_MasterLuigi_Master
    There's also Panic Restaurant at the fish catching level. That alone makes it look very advanced for an NES game. EIM made that game, and seem to have developed only two NES titles, not including Superman/Sunman.



    Off topic:  NESCartDB and Wikipedia seem to have different opinions on who developed games, so who'd be more correct?
  • OuendanOuendan

    Originally posted by: Nightowljrm



    Bucky O'Hare has it in a few subtle ways in the cave level where you roll on the boulders.

    Mega Man 6.

    Sword Master (or Castle of Dragon, I don't remember - maybe both?)

    Vice Project Doom

    Mitsume Ga Tooru



    That's all I can think of.

    What part of Mega Man 6 has parallax scrolling?




  • bunnyboybunnyboy
    Does the MM2 title screen count?
  • ElijahElijah
    Mach Rider count?
  • RedivivusRedivivus
    What about Batman: Return of the Joker?
  • treismactreismac
    Metal Storm.



    That gem from Irem has parallax scrolling throughout the entire game and, yes, it among the best of the NES.  
  • removed04092017removed04092017
    Punch out with the water/background, Dragon Warrior 3 with the sky, and honestly probably a ton over all that use it _somewhere_ in their games.
  • Blue GollumerBlue Gollumer
    I just found another one, James Bond Jr., on the more obscure end.
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