Omega-TI Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) A Doom style game on the TI?!? That would be killer for sure.... but... while we have a ton of talent here in our little community, do you think anybody here really has the chops to pull something like that off? No disrespect intended towards anyone here or their talents, it's that I'm thinking about how much coding would be involved, how tight the code would have to be to pack everything necessary to that game in there, and that's using a 1meg SAMS and/or possibly a 2048K cartridge, or possibly both? However, considering the amount of time someone would have to devote to a project like this, it would be mind blowingly long. I just can't fathom it. Edited January 30, 2017 by --- Ω --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) My take on the Amiga bouncing ball. Edited January 30, 2017 by sometimes99er 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Great minds think alike Ciro! I burned my copy earlier today too, but had to wait to make the label because I was missing a graphic. yes i guessed about 32k too... but i was undecided whether to add 32k text or leave the original label... probably i will add in future ...still undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 With permission I am building these carts for those of you that don't want to burn your own roms etc.. Labels are on order so there's a little lead time.. I can ship without label if you want it right away. https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/2017-MEGADEMO-Solid-State-Cartridge-Dont-Mess-with-Texas-32k-required/p/79125319/category=12497082 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 The YouTube video has had almost 3000 views already . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 The YouTube video has had almost 3000 views already . That's impressive! None of << my videos >> have even made it to 1000 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmheads Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 The YouTube video has had almost 3000 views already . You guys deserve any kudos you get. Is quite an achievement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Okay... first, please forgive me. Recording from CRT is a magic which I have not mastered. Second, I hope this is a adequate showing of how the MegaDemo looks and sounds on real iron, complete with TI monitor. What I found neat during playback and conversion to FLV is how some parts show a little artifacting which give hints as to how the effects were done. From my perspective, the fun is trying to figure out how some of the effects were done without looking at any source. (Oh, and I had to cut the bit-rate down to fit into the AA upload limit. I will probably put a better video up on my own site next weekend.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I miss my TI monitor... An iconic piece of hardware made obsolete by the inexorable march of technology. I almost want to rip out my F18A. I said almost... Does the ROM image require the 32K expansion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Does the ROM image require the 32K expansion? Yes. For more comments and info ... http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68783 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I've seen the mention of this demo in all sorts of communities, so it is really making the news around the world. Or at least among those who are interested in demos. Not surprised at all it has hit 3000 hits, and it is well deserved! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrice montupet Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 The YouTube video has had almost 3000 views already . I advertised the megademo in French old computers community :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) http://www.vintageisthenewold.com/ti-994a-takes-1st-place-in-synchrony-2017-oldskool-demo-compo/ http://hackaday.com/2017/01/30/dont-mess-with-texas-the-ti-994a-megademo/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/303317629035 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_Mess_with_Texas https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13520789 Edited January 31, 2017 by sometimes99er 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 The best kind of recognition must be when people flat out refuse to believe it is real, that it must be some kind of tweaked emulator or at least a co-processor in the memory expansion that makes it possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrice montupet Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 This MegaDemo is great, it deserves that! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbitaldecay Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 The best kind of recognition must be when people flat out refuse to believe it is real, that it must be some kind of tweaked emulator or at least a co-processor in the memory expansion that makes it possible. Yes! I was so happy when I read this in the ycombinator thread: OK for the 2017 demo, but the TMS9900 was slower than the Z80/6502 of the same time, because it was a 16-bit microprocessor with a 8-bit bus, and registers were mapped to the RAM. This demo required power, and is very far from all other TI99/4A games, and most of them were written in assembly (the basic was too slow). So I still think it's a fake, or it is running on a deeply modified emulator, or with hardware extensions listed in the wikipedia page * ) but it's not a "vanilla" TI/994A. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I guess it depends on what HE thinks "vanilla" means. It will not run on a stock console but it does run on all TI hardware (32k, for instance.) (After a quick read I see someone else pointed that out, as well.) I am curious to see it run from floppy with my SAMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) I suppose it depends on what his definition of 'vanilla' is. Sure, it will not run on a 'bare bones' console, because it requires a 32K expansion, to me that's not cheating. Sure, to run 'smoothly' it requires a little help from a cartridge that did not exist back in the day or a third party memory card to do a little buffering, BUT if your definition of 'vanilla' is STOCK HARDWARE, sure it'll still run on a basic box. Looks like we were thinking along the same lines OLD CS1... you must have an excellent mind! Edited January 31, 2017 by --- Ω --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I missed the post on Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13520789), but sadly there was some confusion and misinformation in the comments. Thank you orbitaldecay for clearing things up! One comment mentioned that the description on the youtube video did not have any links or info about the creation of the demo. I have not checked yet, but if that is the case then I think whoever posted it needs to add some details. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 No big deal. Anyone who claims it "must be fake" could have tested it for themselves and couldn't be bothered. Everything is out there. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I was considering leaving this running on a system at Fest West this year, sadly there is no provision to put it in "loop mode". I'd love to get my hands on a hacked cartridge version with a 3rd selection with that provision. HINT HINT (You know me always wanting more.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Just release the alpha lock and it loops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Just release the alpha lock and it loops. REALLY! COOL! I'll give it a go. I guess you thought of everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Anyone tried running it on a 9938/9958 system? Doesn't seem to work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Even with its current celebrity, should the MegaDemo thread be moved up out of Dev or at least a release announcement made in the parent forum? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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