Matinee Ideas

       Okay now that our grey box is due its time to make our level look like a game. That means its time to add intro's to the level, make props, and overall make things look pretty. In order to do that I took some time to look at other racing games to see how they accomplished showing off their levels before the race started.


Mario Kart 64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl6hzf3FvN4


Although Mario Kart 64 is an older game its still best to check to see the progression of older games to see what worked and what didn't. In Mario Kart 64 the introduction are dulled down to show the race track as a player starts and pans away from the character on turns so we can see how "Fun" the map is, they also begin to show key landmarks on the race track.


Mario Kart Double Dash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-eHTSLVd6c
In Mario Kart Double Dash the introduction to the level has changed to key land marks or the cool center piece of the level it self. Game mechanics aren't always the top things that they show on the level it self but some cases they are. Sand level compared to the jungle level.

Examples 6:15-12:00-

Mario Kart Wii
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_wRERiTZp7Y#!

In Mario Kart Wii it seems they have changed the intro to the map by showing key land marks and game play mechanics in a quick overview. So from first gen to the wii what they kept on the introduction of the level is
-A pan of racetrack showing major landmarks
- Game play mechanics the player will encounter around the map or at key spots they showed us.
- Kept it upbeat and fun to look at while we wait for the start of the race.

It seems easy enough but then again making things simple and good is quite difficult to accomplish at times.






Formula One Championship-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfEEzWk6agU

Just a little extra but in Formula One Its not really an intro but the tv mode of the race seems pretty cool and could have some good mechanics/shots we can take from it.

Ridge Racer 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5CxmxWXtvY

A city level of Ridge Racer that gives off a little vibe on how I want the art aspect of my level to somewhat resemble.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AYoVvpJWWs

Just some cool prop ideas that I wanted to show people