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Bad Apple demos
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:29 pm
by Cristian
ZX 81:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMzVWNWk4E0
ZX Spectrum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd5iEeIe7L0
Atari STe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuOmoV5edRk
What about the feasibility with a (not emulated) QL? I think also the sound would be a big problem...
Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:25 pm
by mk79
I actually do have a QL that is equipped with the Spectrum sound chip, so that is feasible in theory. But an unmodified QL would certainly be a problem sound-wise.
Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:37 pm
by vanpeebles
What about this demo? It's got music as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xypc1LV976s
Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:45 pm
by mk79
Sure, with some pain you can do some music. But probably not this specific music. Even the Spectrum version uses 6 tracks (so three more than my AY-3-8910 equipped QL can do at the moment), I don't think a single track QL version would knock anyone's socks off. But I like to be proven wrong

Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:58 pm
by vanpeebles
I think you should be telling us a lot more about your AY equipped QL too

Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:16 pm
by Cristian
vanpeebles wrote:I think you should be telling us a lot more about your AY equipped QL too

I agree. I think this would merit a specific topic indeed
Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:25 pm
by vanpeebles
Top secret skunk works QLs, hidden from our view!!!
Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:27 pm
by Cristian
mk79 wrote:Sure, with some pain you can do some music.
OK, apart from sound issues, what about the (theoretical) feasibility on real machine? The following "making of" might provide some ideas or inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j66Nu7BoCE
Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:30 pm
by Cristian
top secret skunk

Re: Bad Apple demos
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:41 pm
by vanpeebles
Cristian wrote:top secret skunk

"The designation "skunk works" or "skunkworks" is widely used in business, engineering, and technical fields to describe a group within an organization given a high degree of autonomy and unhampered by bureaucracy, with the task of working on advanced or secret projects."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works