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DeeKay
Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 362 |
VSP = HSP and HSP (Linecrunching) = VSP
I don't know what scene genius decided that VERTICAL SCREEN POSITIONING should describe the effect of moving the screen HORIZONTALLY (and vice versa with HSP/Linecrunching) but it's been bugging me like forever... Isn't it about time we used the correct terminology?
Discuss! 8)
P.S: In Crest, we barely ever called it VSP and HSP, Crossbow just calls the effects "Wanker" (yes, seriously, from german "wanken", meaning to sway left & right - our english wasn't all that great back then!) and "Linecruncher"! ;-) |
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Cruzer
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1048 |
Whoever comes up with a routine gets to name it, no matter how stupid the name is. With some exceptions - Sodan called it "Multi Scrapper Screen Scroller," but the scene decided that it was better to just call it the TechTech effect.
Talking about "Wanker," that's what I knew VSP as in the old days as well. When I wrote an article for 64'er in 1992 about AGSP I also used the term Wanker, which they happily printed. Afterwards I wrote to them again with some other suggestions for articles, but never heard back for some reason. Later I realized what wanker meant and figured that the 64'er staff might also have realized it, and therefore deemed me untrustworthy for using naughty words. :-) |
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Fungus
Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 617 |
Hah, that's pretty funny. Probably true too why they didn't take anymore articles from you. |
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Monte Carlos
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 351 |
Names are to confuse people. Get rid of names. ;) |
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WVL
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 886 |
Quote: Whoever comes up with a routine gets to name it, no matter how stupid the name is. With some exceptions - Sodan called it "Multi Scrapper Screen Scroller," but the scene decided that it was better to just call it the TechTech effect.
Talking about "Wanker," that's what I knew VSP as in the old days as well. When I wrote an article for 64'er in 1992 about AGSP I also used the term Wanker, which they happily printed. Afterwards I wrote to them again with some other suggestions for articles, but never heard back for some reason. Later I realized what wanker meant and figured that the 64'er staff might also have realized it, and therefore deemed me untrustworthy for using naughty words. :-)
I still remember that article! |
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zscs
Registered: Sep 2010
Posts: 45 |
Quote: I still remember that article!
Wich 64'er Magazine was that? I would read some of those technical articles. :-)
I found only this from 1992 at archive.org: https://archive.org/details/64er_produktfuhrer_1992-01 |
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Cruzer
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1048 |
September 1992, Page 58, "Profi Corner"
https://archive.org/details/64er_1992_09/page/n57/mode/2up
The headline "Der geniale Trick" is something they came up with btw. :) I wrote it in English since my German skills were, and still are, very sucky, and then this Peter Klein dude translated it. So I blame any errors in the article on the translation. The lame code I gotta take responsibility for though, but hey, I was just 17 at the time. |
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zscs
Registered: Sep 2010
Posts: 45 |
Quote: September 1992, Page 58, "Profi Corner"
https://archive.org/details/64er_1992_09/page/n57/mode/2up
The headline "Der geniale Trick" is something they came up with btw. :) I wrote it in English since my German skills were, and still are, very sucky, and then this Peter Klein dude translated it. So I blame any errors in the article on the translation. The lame code I gotta take responsibility for though, but hey, I was just 17 at the time.
Really cool, thanks! <3 <3 <3 |
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Digger
Registered: Mar 2005
Posts: 421 |
Quote: September 1992, Page 58, "Profi Corner"
https://archive.org/details/64er_1992_09/page/n57/mode/2up
The headline "Der geniale Trick" is something they came up with btw. :) I wrote it in English since my German skills were, and still are, very sucky, and then this Peter Klein dude translated it. So I blame any errors in the article on the translation. The lame code I gotta take responsibility for though, but hey, I was just 17 at the time.
I <3 "wanktiming" :) Jolly 17 yo's xD |
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Cruzer
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1048 |
Quoting WVLI still remember that article! Amazing :D
Quoting DiggerI <3 "wanktiming" :) Jolly 17 yo's xD I'm cringing so hard. Sorry, 64'er, for disgracing your fine publication! |
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Monte Carlos
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 351 |
I remember that article, too. But in that time I did not understand the code nor have I been in the scene at that time (but shortly after). I would have liked to type the code in and assemble the whole part like in the picture. |
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