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

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: 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 saw

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 for

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

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 :). sob story Otherwise I'll have to start... selling... my collection... to make ends meet /sob story ;-)* So, are you telling us that if you don't sell any of these, you'll have to sell your

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

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 demo

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

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]

[SWCollect] MindCandy

2002-12-17 Thread Jim Leonard
Sorry to pimp one of my own projects here, but it 1. serves as an explanation as to why I've been so silent since I created the mailing list, and 2. it has slight relevance to our hobby: After 2.5 years, I have finally finished MindCandy, a double-sided DVD filled with demos, which are best