Interesting video on old school pixels

[BigusSchmuck]

[sirhcman]

heh

[DragonmasterDan]

Yep, I just watched this the other day. I knew how sprites worked and about various limitations but was unaware of some of the specifics tied to individual hardware limitations. I don't know much about the C64 for example.

[esteban]

Yeah.

[Opethian]

blitter > raster

[ccovell]

blitter > raster

Could you explain?  'Cause they're totally different things.

(Raster being a horizontal beam of photons...)

[wilykat]

I've known about C64 graphics and its limitations.  The sprite for example can have 24x21 (3 bytes wide, 21 lines) in high res mode but it can have only 1 color plus background.  Sprite can also have hi-color at reduced resolution, all 8 sprites shares the same 2 additional colors so you're still limited by available color.

[EvilEvoIX]

Very interesting.

[LostFlunky]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

[_Paul]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

[ccovell]

Maybe he paid for the "Youtube metaphysical special" where 1 frame = 1 view.

[esteban]

... Oops!

[esteban]

Maybe he paid for the "Youtube metaphysical special" where 1 frame = 1 view.

Hahahajajjajajajaj.

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

Quality of content does not necessarily correlate to viewership numbers in any way, sadly.

[BigusSchmuck]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

You and me both, thought my cat would generate views but I guess not. Oh well.. I'm still waiting on part 2!

[esteban]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

You and me both, thought my cat would generate views but I guess not. Oh well.. I'm still waiting on part 2!

Your cat wanted me pass this message to you:

"Stop."

And then he muttered something about "monetizing videos" under his fishy breath.

[BigusSchmuck]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

You and me both, thought my cat would generate views but I guess not. Oh well.. I'm still waiting on part 2!

Your cat wanted me pass this message to you:

"Stop."

And then he muttered something about "monetizing videos" under his fishy breath.

LOL, we have to be careful with him if we mention the word greenie he goes crazy. Literally. Or toy, those are his buzz words. Depending if I actually get a lot of views, I might post yet another video of the little critter. Back to topic, PART 2 now!

[esteban]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

You and me both, thought my cat would generate views but I guess not. Oh well.. I'm still waiting on part 2!

Your cat wanted me pass this message to you:

"Stop."

And then he muttered something about "monetizing videos" under his fishy breath.

LOL, we have to be careful with him if we mention the word greenie he goes crazy. Literally. Or toy, those are his buzz words. Depending if I actually get a lot of views, I might post yet another video of the little critter. Back to topic, PART 2 now!

HahjHhahH! Cats are awesome. My cat (R.I.P.) used to fetch, just like a dog.

[BigusSchmuck]

Part two is up:

[Arkhan Asylum]

1.4 million views already?!? (video was uploaded 3 days ago...)

Gawd, I must be doing something seriously wrong with my channel.

Nah, one of the tardass Gaming Propaganda sites just mentioned the video, so now everyones coming out of the woodwork to go HEH NOW I KNOW HWO TO ATAR2600

[LostFlunky]

Part two is up:

Don't know why he called it Apple and Atari - he just mentioned the Atari 2600 in passing and didn't explain the way it draws graphics at all....

[ccovell]

Don't know why he called it Apple and Atari - he just mentioned the Atari 2600 in passing and didn't explain the way it draws graphics at all....

Well, I suppose they're both related in that they both generate graphics in weird ways, and they both rely on NTSC timings to get colour/graphics at all.

[Arkhan Asylum]

Don't know why he called it Apple and Atari - he just mentioned the Atari 2600 in passing and didn't explain the way it draws graphics at all....

Well, I suppose they're both related in that they both generate graphics in weird ways, and they both rely on NTSC timings to get colour/graphics at all.

the Atari 2600 also relies on heavy drug use.

Activision was basically a bunch of professional stoners/acid users, I think.