lordcoxis information 96 glöps
- demo ZX Spectrum Illusion by X-Trade
- @introspec, unfortunately there was no free space to use .PSG player (specially if one wanted the demo to be able to loop like the original).
Most effects were just a case of moving everything to fast ram, using correct fast ram pages (depending on 128/+2 or +2A/+3) and doing slight optimizations (simpler IM2 routine, etc).
On the rotozoomer, the IM2 table was located in slow ram, which may cause issues with some 128+ models. There was no free space for this anywhere else, so I had to place it in the actual bitmap and choose a vector that didn't look out of place in the picture (if it isn't noticeable then great :).
The textured ball doesn't run in one-frame even with all code/data in fast ram... Took me a while to actually realize that the whole ball doesn't need to be cleared - just clear either the top or the bottom half, according to it's direction.
The final zooming scroller, even after moving all code to fast ram, would skip a frame now and then (depending on which part of the music was playing). I had to limit the zoom factor just a little bit (so it doesn't zoom all the way as on pentagon).
This was one of the first "Pentagon-only" demos that I saw back then and it always bummed me not being able to run it on my Speccy, hence the perseverance ;) - isokadded on the 2021-04-14 19:09:10
- demo ZX Spectrum Illusion by X-Trade
- Great effects. 128/+3 fix is available here.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-13 23:28:40
- demo ZX Spectrum VOID by Invaders
- Amazing, and the .nfo rocks!
- rulezadded on the 2021-01-13 21:57:45
- demo ZX Spectrum Bomb by ate bit [web]
- First time I watched it, I didn't think much of it for some reason (maybe because it was on an emu), but rewatched today using a proper setup and it has definitely grown on me - it's now one of my faves.
- rulezadded on the 2020-05-31 15:30:02
- demo ZX Spectrum TIRATOK by deMarche
- Looks (and sounds) great on an original 128+ with hardware (MB03+) gigascreen.
- rulezadded on the 2020-02-22 23:14:00
- 64k Amiga AGA Goon Royale by Spaceballs [web]
- What keito said!
- rulezadded on the 2019-06-22 20:33:06
- 40k invitation NEC TurboGrafx/PC Engine Datastorm 2019 Invit' by Up Rough [web] & Resistance [web]
- PCE!
- rulezadded on the 2019-06-05 16:21:50
- demo MS-Dos Stars: Wonders of the World by NoooN
- now this brings back memories.. love it!
- rulezadded on the 2019-05-28 10:45:07
- 4k demo ZX Spectrum Megademica 4K by Serzhsoft
- Serzh never disappoints + awesome music given the constraints
- rulezadded on the 2019-04-22 17:07:44
- 4k procedural graphics Amstrad CPC The Third Kind by Vanity [web]
- Love the atmosphere!
- rulezadded on the 2019-04-21 23:05:14
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