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There are three main methods of [[parallax]] scrolling used in titles for [[video game console]] systems. Parallax scrolling was first used in the [[1982]] [[arcade game]] [[Moon Patrol]].

An interesting variation is to have the background and foreground move in ''opposite'' directions. This creates an effect of rotation. An early example is the scene in ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' where the evil Queen drinks her potion, and her surroundings appear to spin around her.

== The layer way ==