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SuperSight: a graphical enhancement mod for Brøderbund's Stunts
Clickbait disclaimer: Stunts was actually created by Distinctive Software; Brøderbund was only the publisher. But nobody heard about Distinctive, and I wanted to be sure this article does not get confused with the one about Disney's Stunt Island. Sorry about that.
Part I
This series will tell about the creation of SuperSight, a mod for Stunts intended to bring the game’s 3D engine into a new era (let’s say, 1992 instead of 1990). You can read the articles to learn some reverse engineering techniques and enjoy my rants, but feel free to jump instead to the download page and start playing the game immediately. Also, if you like it, consider joining the community – racing is more fun in company.
Here is how the game looks like, with and without the patch.
The start of ZCT282, vanilla game (left) and patched (right)
What is this game?
Stunts (also known as 4D Sports Racing) is a racing game where the player controls real-life cars on very non-real-life tracks, packed full of jumps, loops, elevated roads and difficult terrain. If you are thinking of Trackmania (or Hard Drivin’) you are on point: just add the charme of driving a Lamborghini or a Porsche instead of an anonymous vehicle. The most important difference, however, is a track editor that makes creating new circuits as easy as playing with Legos: it can really be picked up in a couple of minutes.
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