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by Hikaru
Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:22 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43277

Re: World of Spectrum....

@ 1024MAK, interesting. I can't seem to I remember a single time you spoke up against the many injustices happening over at WoS, not when people were banned for no reason nor explanation, not when they were pointed the door at a slightest hint of disagreement, the silent treatment and censorship, th...
by Hikaru
Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:06 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43277

Re: World of Spectrum....

1024MAK wrote: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:24 pmHumans should be able to think for themselves and not act like "sheep".
Humans should possess something called 'common sense'.
by Hikaru
Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:34 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43277

Re: World of Spectrum....

Well, personally I'm just glad the people at SC have put the final missing piece in. It's probably OK to covertly hope 'dat old WoS spirit' will live on in the end. :)
by Hikaru
Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:37 am
Forum: Website
Topic: Demoscene subforum
Replies: 5
Views: 1949

Re: Demoscene subforum

Definitely not.
by Hikaru
Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:55 am
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: My projects
Replies: 9
Views: 3971

Re: My projects

The problem with beatemups is that they require a fast engine and a lot of memory for sprites. Sprites needs to be big and each actions requires a lot of frames to look nice. Needless to say it requires a good artist to draw them. I'm 90% programmer, 10% artist and I really struggled with these fra...
by Hikaru
Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:39 am
Forum: Website
Topic: Sub forums for the Programming section
Replies: 10
Views: 3160

Re: Sub forums for the Programming section

I'd suggest to maybe do this later as needed when there are more topics. Personally I quite like the current clear and concise look of the forums, uncluttered by a hundred million unused sections.
by Hikaru
Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:30 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: Edge Grinder for the Spectrum
Replies: 20
Views: 7576

Re: Edge Grinder for the Spectrum

Rotate on the screen. The Zynaps and R-Type scroller. Scroll the blocks on the screen, not the empty space. no need to move a buffer to the screen. Huge time saving and probably the best way to do it, the small downside is that background interaction with sprites sometimes looks a bit odd. Trouble ...
by Hikaru
Mon Nov 13, 2017 2:32 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: Aline and CATS Mint
Replies: 3
Views: 1887

Aline and CATS Mint

Aline: this is a somewhat-new synchronization method that allows to use multicolor for basically anything, with very few restrictions. You can read about it here . CATS Mint is a 8x2 multicolor scrolling engine using this technology. You can see a video of it in action here , or download a TAP here ...
by Hikaru
Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:58 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: Edge Grinder for the Spectrum
Replies: 20
Views: 7576

Re: Edge Grinder for the Spectrum

Very nice. :)
by Hikaru
Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:53 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Introduce yourself!
Replies: 670
Views: 178695

Re: Introduce yourself!

Hallo!