Spy Hunter 97 Introduction

• Team Members
  • Slava Elkin - Developed the scrolling background procedure. Created a map for the game play and an implementation for the display of the background.
  • David Iffland - Implemented digital sound effect, music, scoreboard and intro and closing sequences.
  • Andy Simmons - Developed the game play, enemy car artifical intelligence and collision detection.

• Introduction
  • Spy Hunter 97 was developed to allow players of the classic game from Atari and Nintendo to play the game on their PC. The goal was to create a game with good game play, good artificial intelligence, and good user interface and present it in a profession manner suitable for production

• Problem Description
  • This project was much more difficult than one of the MPs from the semester. Some of the challanges included artifical intelligence, collision detection, background scrolling, differential velocities, and interfacing with the sound and graphics hardware. It is different from a standard MP in that it interfaces with hardware that has never been interfaced with. The characters in the game that have a mind of their own instead of a predetermined path while all cars have the possibility of hitting any other car. This collision detection and handling provided a challenge that is beyond the scope of a MP.