Push-scrolling
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of scrolling that is triggered whenever the user's text cursor, player character, etc. approaches the border of the screen, so as to keep it more or less central. uncountable
"So, your masterpiece is going to have to be either a straightforward (upward?) vertically scrolling blast (with a choice of fast or faster still but both supremely smooth), a single flip-screen affair or a 'push-scrolling' jobbie where the screen scrolls in accordance with the main sprite."
Example
More examples"So, your masterpiece is going to have to be either a straightforward (upward?) vertically scrolling blast (with a choice of fast or faster still but both supremely smooth), a single flip-screen affair or a 'push-scrolling' jobbie where the screen scrolls in accordance with the main sprite."
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