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Tag Archives: Amiga
Lemmings, or how clever tricks make platforms more different than they seem
The other day I read this in-depth article on font usage in early DOS games by VileR. Since some of the fonts were apparently stored not as 1-bit bitmaps, but as multiple bits per pixel, I was wondering when the … Continue reading
Posted in Oldskool/retro programming
Tagged Amiga, Atari, Atari ST, CGA, DMA Design, DOS, EGA, Lemmings, oldskool, PC, Psygnosis, retrogaming, VGA, video-games
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Retro programming, what is it?
As you may have seen, in the comment section of my previous two articles, a somewhat confused individual has left a number of rather lengthy comments. I had already encountered this individual in the comments section of some YouTube videos … Continue reading
Posted in Oldskool/retro programming
Tagged Amiga, coding, Commodore 64, DOS, IBM, oldskool, PC, retro, reverse engineering
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An Amiga can’t do Wolfenstein 3D!
Like many people who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, gaming was a 2d affair for me. Scrolling, sprites and smooth animation were key elements of most action games. The Commodore 64 was an excellent gaming machine in … Continue reading
Posted in Oldskool/retro programming
Tagged Amiga, bitplane, Catacomb 3-D, DOOM, DOS, Dread, EGA, Mode X, oldskool, optimize, PC, Wolfenstein 3D
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Do 8-bit DACs result in 8-bit audio quality?
During a “””discussion””” some weeks ago, I found that apparently some people think that any system that uses 8-bit DACs is therefore ‘8-bit quality’. A comparison was made between the Amiga and a Sound Blaster 1.0. Both may use 8-bit … Continue reading
8088 MPH: Sprites? Where we’re going, we don’t need… sprites!
I would like to give some technical background information on the sprite part in 8088 MPH, but before I do that, I want to discuss the music and the musicians, as they did not seem to have gotten very much … Continue reading
Posted in Oldskool/retro programming, Software development
Tagged 8088, 8088 mph, Amiga, assembly, bobs, CGA, IBM, MS-DOS, PC, Sprites
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When old and new meet: lessons from the past
As you may know, I like to dabble in retro-computing. I have held on to most computers I’ve used over the years, and I play with them from time to time. However, an interesting change has happened over the years: … Continue reading
Posted in Direct3D, Oldskool/retro programming, OpenGL, Software development
Tagged 3D, Amiga, assembly, C, C64, Commodore 64, compatibility, compiler, digital longevity, Direct3D, directx sdk, libraries, MS-DOS, oldskool, OpenGL, portability, retro, Windows SDK
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Just keeping it real, part 7
Initially, part 7 was about something different altogether, but I have decided to bump that up to part 8 instead. Because as I was working on part 7, it dawned on me that I still had some loose ends to … Continue reading
Posted in Oldskool/retro programming, Software development
Tagged AGA, Amiga, amiga games, bitplane, blitter, demoscene, gaming, graphical effects, oldskool, optimize, polygon, subpixel
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Chiptunes…
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. One thing that annoys me is the recent fad in ‘8-bit’ music. Especially when people also refer to it as ‘chipmusic’ or ‘chiptunes’, then … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware news, Oldskool/retro programming, Software news
Tagged Amiga, C64, chip music, chiptune, Commodore, mod, music, Paula, SID, software synthesizers, sound chips, tiny chips, tracker
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Random thoughts on programming, culture and such
I recently stumbled upon the blog of Mike Taylor, The Reinvigorated Programmer. He touches on various subjects that I can identify with (such as retro-computing and sushi), and some of which I have wanted to write about for a while … Continue reading
Posted in Software development, Software news
Tagged Amiga, C64, culture, linux, Mike Taylor, programming, retro, technology, Windows
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