Are you joking? The Sentinel takes 6-8 seconds to render a scene. The rest is just very clever 2D-scrolling and selective object insertion and removal.
Geoff Crammond (author of The Sentinel) wrote another game that's graphically way more impressive in this context: C64 Stunt Car Racer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMgjmIW8fd8
This is not to say The Sentinel wasn't an amazing game in all aspects, including graphically. It certainly was.
Geoff Crammond (author of The Sentinel) wrote another game that's graphically way more impressive in this context: C64 Stunt Car Racer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMgjmIW8fd8
This is not to say The Sentinel wasn't an amazing game in all aspects, including graphically. It certainly was.