top | item 36904112 Iridis Alpha Theory: The Making of a C64 Classic 47 points| mwenge | 2 years ago |iridisalpha.com | reply 7 comments order hn newest [+] [-] cmrdporcupine|2 years ago|reply I'm always blown away by how good the frame rates are in classic Jeff Minter games, vs what other people were doing on the same hardware.I don't recall playing any of these games back in the day, but looking at videos now, they're fantastic.These days I follow him on YouTube and Mastodon mainly for videos and photos of his pet sheep and llama. [+] [-] acegopher|2 years ago|reply Do you have links to his Mastodon and YouTube? Would love to follow him as well. load replies (1) [+] [-] smeagull|2 years ago|reply I never understood anything that was happening in that game. [+] [-] prenoob|2 years ago|reply neither did i but the speed was mesmerizing [+] [-] JonBonnick|2 years ago|reply Thanks for writing this. Loved this game, purchased from Jeff at a computer show or other in London. #FFFF is 65,535 BTW, not 65,532. Great to finally learn how fast-loader etc worked. [+] [-] blackwater|2 years ago|reply Asking Jeff was not an option?
[+] [-] cmrdporcupine|2 years ago|reply I'm always blown away by how good the frame rates are in classic Jeff Minter games, vs what other people were doing on the same hardware.I don't recall playing any of these games back in the day, but looking at videos now, they're fantastic.These days I follow him on YouTube and Mastodon mainly for videos and photos of his pet sheep and llama. [+] [-] acegopher|2 years ago|reply Do you have links to his Mastodon and YouTube? Would love to follow him as well. load replies (1)
[+] [-] acegopher|2 years ago|reply Do you have links to his Mastodon and YouTube? Would love to follow him as well. load replies (1)
[+] [-] smeagull|2 years ago|reply I never understood anything that was happening in that game. [+] [-] prenoob|2 years ago|reply neither did i but the speed was mesmerizing
[+] [-] JonBonnick|2 years ago|reply Thanks for writing this. Loved this game, purchased from Jeff at a computer show or other in London. #FFFF is 65,535 BTW, not 65,532. Great to finally learn how fast-loader etc worked.
[+] [-] cmrdporcupine|2 years ago|reply
I don't recall playing any of these games back in the day, but looking at videos now, they're fantastic.
These days I follow him on YouTube and Mastodon mainly for videos and photos of his pet sheep and llama.
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