Special Stage Systems MING MECCA, User Manual

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BUILDING SIMPLE ENVIRONMENTS
Following the steps below, see if you can
build a simple environment by selecting
specific
TILEs
from the table.
1. Use the
TILE 1
controls to select the
STARRY SKY TILE.
Starting with the
OBJECT
knob fully counterclockwise, slowly turn it to the right until the
CLOUDY SKY TILE
(position “1”) is replaced by the
STARRY SKY TILE
(position “2”).
2. Finish building the sky by slowly turning the
TILE 1 PALETTE
knob
until you reach
PALETTE 10
, producing a black background with
white and yellow stars.
3. Select the first
GRASS TILE
by setting
TILE 2’s OBJECT
knob to “5”
and
ORIENT
to “1”
4. Use
TILE 2’s PALETTE
knob to select
PALETTE 5
. You should now
see a green field underneath a star-filled nighttime sky.
PALETTE
selection is just as important as
TILE DATA
selection when
constructing environments, and simple color changes can have huge
effects. Try turning the
TILE 1 PALETTE
knob
to select
PALETTE 2
, a color set composed
of greys and light blues. The stars now
resemble snowflakes suspended in a
cloudy winter sky. Complete the scene by
selecting one of the
ICE TILEs
for the ter-
rain, and color it using
PALETTE 7.
Turning the
TILE 1 ORIENT
knob will scroll the snowflakes a few
frames up and down across the screen. Let’s automate this using a
control voltage to create the appearance of falling snow.
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