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also allows for the addition of conditions, using the very simple-to-program
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has a standard sound bank which can store up to 32 sounds. Sounds 0–6 are predefined. These are: "00 Laser out", "01 Shooter", "02 Bump", "03 Explosion", "04 Ping", "05 Smash" and "06 Clang". The user can add up to 26 other sounds of their choosing.
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that "the
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screen created with any image editing program, the games created with this tool could be made to look more professional.
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come to life and add a level of uncertainty to the gameplay.
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The 8-bit version has a sound bank of 12 predefined sounds.
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executed every frame regardless of the viewpoint position.
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710:"3D Construction Kit - Review"
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742:Roberts, Nick (May 1991).
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324:The kit has a very simple
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309:engine before, but with
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637:at Amiga Hall of Light
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268:3D Construction Kit II
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224:Virtual Reality Studio
795:Computer Gaming World
744:"3D Construction Kit"
679:"3D Construction Kit"
608:"What's Out and When"
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295:Church created using
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985:Game creation system
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542:ZX Spectrum
533:Crash Smash
520:Publication
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430:ZX Spectrum
426:Amstrad CPC
405:The 16-bit
173:29 May 1991
155:ZX Spectrum
139:Amstrad CPC
126:Platform(s)
1025:Categories
831:Dedicated
649:Acorn User
591:References
508:100% (C64)
392:procedures
330:Primitives
237:worlds in
102:Ian Andrew
80:Sean Ellis
1066:DOS games
959:Dark Side
942:Freescape
916:Confuzion
826:MobyGames
472:Reception
467:Reception
307:Freescape
251:platforms
239:Freescape
119:Freescape
89:Artist(s)
35:Cover art
319:keyboard
287:Features
277:Atari ST
255:retailed
182:Genre(s)
143:Atari ST
693:24 June
612:Games-X
565:The One
461:Italian
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161:Release
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801:3 July
281:MS-DOS
247:Domark
219:Israel
215:Canada
151:MS-DOS
114:Engine
59:Domark
901:Games
748:CRASH
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529:Crash
523:Award
515:Award
484:Score
417:Ports
401:Sound
273:Amiga
135:Amiga
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