Atari XL/XE - Rescue on Fractalus [Lucasfilm Games] 1985

Name: Atari XL/XE - Rescue on Fractalus [Lucasfilm Games] 1985
Description: Intro and gameplay footage of Rescue on Fractalus, the 1985 Lucasfilm Games title for Atari XL/XE, programmed by Loren Carpenter and David Fox. It shows the game's fractal-generated mountain terrain.

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Intro and gameplay footage of Rescue on Fractalus, the 1985 Lucasfilm Games title for Atari XL/XE, programmed by Loren Carpenter and David Fox. It shows the game's fractal-generated mountain terrain.

Shown as a historic example of fractal terrain rendering in games, in threads about voxel and terrain rendering.

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