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Martin Piper

@martinpiper.bsky.social

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Commodore 64, Electronics, Software, Pizza https://www.youtube.com/@MartinPiper6502 https://itch.io/profile/martin-piper

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · Apr 9

This page has up to date links for my retro projects and social media accounts and how to access them: github.com/martinpiper/...

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 16h

#ConvictedFelon

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 18h

The addition of off-axis vertically mounted slip-grab arrays, interlinked with cross-signal optical synchronisation, and with parallel side processing electro-whizzal-beams, effectively produces a complete visual representation.

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 20h

MegaWang’s turbo retro encabulator now basically has several new principles involved. Instead of power being generated by the relative motion of conductors and fluxes, it's produced by the modal interaction of magneto reluctance and capacitive duractance.
youtu.be/ki6deLobkBg

MegaWang turbo encabulator

YouTube video by Martin Piper's mostly Commodore related memories

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 2d

He is weird.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 2d

The US is a disgusting corrupt place now.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 2d

This is what kirk advocated.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps I need to provide a very short dev history of the hardware at the start of each video. :)

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 4d

Oh I wasn't aware they covered the MegaWang. :)

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 4d

I look at #Commodore64 "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Published in 1987 by US Gold. Quite a simple simple and short game, but with a very gory and disturbing film behind it. youtu.be/zJINydlNbXY

C64 Games memories - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 7d

Nice attention to detail

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 7d

I'm surprised the corrupt GOP haven't changed the rules so a simple majority is needed instead.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 8d

Today on my mysterious #Windows box I was just checking if I had openssl installed somewhere with a quick "where openssl" and it was in the C:\Strawberry directory. I really do not remember installing Strawberry Perl, but I must have done at some point.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 8d

a cartoon character with a hood on is holding a lightning bolt

ALT: a cartoon character with a hood on is holding a lightning bolt

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 9d

From the distant past...
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FX Fighter Turbo (PC) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 11d

Last space saving tweak, still 2 bytes free, more explosions on the way down...

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 11d

It's not entirely perfect but it will do, considering it's reusing a lot of existing code and needed to squeeze into a tiny space.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 11d

Because I had 53 bytes free, I thought I would add the "your plane has been winged before exploding into a ball of flames" code. I now have 2 bytes free.

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 12d

#caturday

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for the article :)

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 13d

This video shows "After Burner" for #Commodore64 and my additional #MegaWang2000TurboEdition hardware. This is a complete playthrough including mission complete, high score entry, and the attract sequence at the end. #OpenSource
youtu.be/vGDLybLMFO8

MegaWang 2000 Turbo Edition - 46 - After Burner complete game

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 17d

In this video I look at #Commodore64 "Demon Blue", its use of bitmap mode mixed with characters, hires sprite overlay, dynamic sprites, and find its collision detection screen area.
youtu.be/IwWvcKBa9BA

C64 Games memories - Demon Blue

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 20d

Spot the two super scaled sprites boards (different revisions) in this #MegaWang2000TurboEdition stack...

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 20d

#MegaWang2000TurboEdition with all video and audio boards plugged in is now at 80 watts. I think it's about time to split the power delivery to the backplane.

Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 22d

This video shows how to setup the programmer tool, and use it to erase/write/read a 2 megabyte #Commodore64 cartridge.
youtu.be/GBg5k46B5Pw

C64MegaCart Programming tool setup and use

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Martin Piper @martinpiper.bsky.social · 24d

I take a look at #Commodore64 "Arctic Shipwreck". Published by Commodore in 1983, developed by F°451 Software with music by Marton Saghegyi. It has a really nice iceberg draw, an early example of a sprite sheet, and you play a mammoth!
youtu.be/dGgzhgPe5wE

C64 Games memories - Arctic Shipwreck

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