The best way I remember enhancing the graphics of my door games, was with those local versions of the game you could install that'd connect using its own protoc

The best way I remember enhancing the graphics of my door games, was with those local versions of the game you could install that'd connect using its own protocol to the BBS. Versions of The Pit where you'd get local images and sound files. In a lot of ways that feels closer in step to the web, which focused more on protocols and structure of your data than on how to render your image. RIPscrip maybe intersects with the <form> element. Flash seems like the more direct competitor that he touches on. It's easier to see in hindsight, but they really won by taking care of the content creators. I tried a few times to make RIP graphics back in the day but could never really figure it out. Flash, in contrast, had an experience for the designers and artists that is still remembered fondly today. It set the course for a whole new generation of animation.