Early bird: Why does the best new integrated retrocomputer have no games?
Added 2023-11-30 07:26:42 +0000 UTCUpdate - Video updated with several corrections/fixes below plus a thumbnail:
- Device has 512K RAM now not 256K.
- The chips I pointed to as Flash are VIAs. The Flash is next to the real-time clock.
- The DVI output supports analog so would've worked with a VGA monitor, and doesn't require HDMI.
- The Balls demo showcases sprite muxing and there are over 128 sprites there.
- Music volume errors corrected.
It's been a while since I've done a purely retrocomputing video, and I've missed it! I was also holding this one back a little to see what other software might materialise.
Feel free to let me know what you think of the machine and my perspectives.
As mentioned in the video, you can get $75 off before 5-Dec using the code "perifractic" here. (I do not benefit from any sales.)
Video: https://youtu.be/KfZ37C-zKwQ
BTW an interesting side effect of revisiting this genre after a little time focussing on other content was some techniques I learned producing different videos made their way in here. May not be noticeable, but I had fun implementing them during the making of this!
Thank you for your ongoing support! 👍🕹️
Your friend in retro, Perifractic
Comments
Yeah good point: • Device has 512K RAM now not 256K. • The chips I pointed to as Flash are VIAs. The Flash is next to the real-time clock. • The DVI output supports analog so would've worked with a VGA monitor, and doesn't require HDMI. • The Balls demo showcases sprite muxing and there are over 128 sprites there. • Music volume errors corrected.
Perifractic's Retro Recipes
2023-11-30 23:57:48 +0000 UTCHaha yeah Final Cut just flipped out on me apparently before I rendered the new one. New fix rendering now!
Perifractic's Retro Recipes
2023-11-30 23:55:34 +0000 UTCFor those of us who've already watched the video, what were the corrections/fixes?
Eric Floehr
2023-11-30 23:46:33 +0000 UTCThere's a strange floating masked section of blurry background near the ZX Spectrum box. It's like a vertical blue blurry bit. I can't take my eyes off it because it's "in front" of your head in places.
Bumbum McPoopy-FartFace
2023-11-30 23:46:33 +0000 UTC
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