Test Drive's pixelized transition effect

[Scali]

Here's one you guys might like: http://scalibq.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/test-drives-pixelized-transition-effect/
Basically an analysis of the transition effect used in Test Drive, and various tweaks to make it faster. Just for teh lulz.

 

[Trixter]

Good to have this documented for posterity. The "test drive fade" is more than just a fade-in/fade-out but is actually a crossfade done without any palette tricks, bitplanes, or simple pixel replacement. Very impressive for 1987.