Wraparound (video games)

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title: Wraparound (video games)
text: Wraparound, in video games, is when an object moves off of one side of the screen and reappears on the other side. In Asteroids for example, the player's ship flies off of the right side of the screen, then continues on the left side with the same velocity. This is referred to as wraparound, since the top and bottom of the screen wrap around to meet, as do the left and right sides. Some games wrap around in certain directions but not others, such as games of the Civilization series that wrap lef
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description: Video game mechanic where opposite screen edges are connected
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wraparound_(video_games)
date created: 2006-08-02T18:48:42Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T02:37:41Z
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