Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2003-01-10 Thread Edward Franks
Hmm. ./ed. Congratulations. :-D I hope the slashdotting generates some sales for you. -- Edward Franks -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe,

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2003-01-09 Thread Jim Leonard
Chris Newman wrote: > > Misplaced? No way, that sounds intriguing. Why did you do it? Was it the > hacker in you that wanted to improve on a great piece of coding, or did > the output not translate well to TV/DVD in its native form? I had noticed that it was a rock-solid half-vertical-retrace ani

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2003-01-09 Thread Chris Newman
Misplaced? No way, that sounds intriguing. Why did you do it? Was it the hacker in you that wanted to improve on a great piece of coding, or did the output not translate well to TV/DVD in its native form? Jim Leonard wrote: > > Chris Newman wrote: > > > > Not only that, you also included what was

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2003-01-09 Thread Jim Leonard
Chris Newman wrote: > > Not only that, you also included what was for me the best early 90s demo > I saw -- Future Crew's Second Reality. The final scene in that demo was > spectacular; the spaceship flying through a city where the camera angle > constantly shifts. Pretty darn good. And what you

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2003-01-09 Thread Chris Newman
Not only that, you also included what was for me the best early 90s demo I saw -- Future Crew's Second Reality. The final scene in that demo was spectacular; the spaceship flying through a city where the camera angle constantly shifts. Pretty darn good. Jim Leonard wrote: > > Chris Newman wrote:

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2003-01-09 Thread Jim Leonard
Chris Newman wrote: > > The Bad Street Brawler intro did it for me on the PC, with that > wonderful television static effect. Pretty major for 1987! You'll be happy to know that THAT VERY CRACKTRO is in the featurette on side 1 of MindCandy! :-) -- http://www.MobyGames.com/ The world's most com

RE: Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2002-12-19 Thread Origin Museum
*So, if you want to help me break even on the project, please feel free to order one :). Otherwise I'll have to start... selling... my collection... to make ends meet ;-)* So, are you telling us that if you don't sell any of these, you'll have to sell your collection to us?! -

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2002-12-18 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Chris Newman stated: > >The Bad Street Brawler intro did it for me on the PC, with that >wonderful television static effect. Pretty major for 1987! Am I the only one getting two of every post since Jim's first MindCandy one? (Sounds interesting, too.) -- Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2002-12-18 Thread Chris Newman
Jim, I'd say this bears more than a slight relevance to our hobby! What an awesome idea, preserving and presenting the past in a format that be seen by the mainstream, via a home DVD player, in addition to diehard fans like us. I know several people that will be interested in this. I hope you do m

Re: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2002-12-18 Thread Chris Newman
The Bad Street Brawler intro did it for me on the PC, with that wonderful television static effect. Pretty major for 1987! Origin Museum wrote: > > Hi all! > > I just ordered one, based on my love for old demos, and my feelings for Jim! (Thanks >for this site, ya big lug!) :) > > I've been a

RE: [SWCollect] MindCandy

2002-12-18 Thread Origin Museum
Hi all! I just ordered one, based on my love for old demos, and my feelings for Jim! (Thanks for this site, ya big lug!) :) I've been a demo fan since the days of the C64, and I still remember how blown away I was when I first saw 'Fishtro'. I spent lots of my time just watching those little