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2010-11-15 22:38
chriz74

Registered: Apr 2009
Posts: 33
80 columns and ascii demos

Question: Any text demo for c64 like for example the entries at http://tmdc.scene.org/ ?
Can anything like that be done on a c64 in a 80 column mode?
 
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2010-11-16 08:32
Shadow
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Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 355
I did a port of Hardcore Petting, my Commodore PET demo to C64.
It uses only standard textmode (monochrome even) and doesn't look very nice, but here it is just in case someone is interested. :)
2010-11-16 08:40
Cruzer

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1048
Here's a little ASCII (or PETSCII to be precise) crapmo I did once: Xtreme Mega Comeback

I think the reason there aren't more textmode demos is that it usually looks better if you use a customized charset e.g. with dithering. So in fact there are a lot of textmode effects, they just don't look like it.

About 80 columns char mode on C64 - it's emulated in bitmap. You can kinda define 2000 color RAM values though, but it's on the other axis, i.e. 40x50. See HCL's half char mode in Edge of Disgrace.
2010-11-16 10:10
Street Tuff

Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 88
check the 2nd and 3rd part of Episode 64 (final) for some 80 chars ascii stuff
2010-11-16 13:23
chriz74

Registered: Apr 2009
Posts: 33
Quote: Quoting chriz74
strangely I never saw any ascii demo on c64. I think some are cool.

What exactly do you mean with ASCII demo?
There's the BASIC demo category here on CSDb, as well as PETSCII Graphics.


I mean a demo written in ASM w/ modern demo effects in an 80 columns ASCII screen mode.
2010-11-16 13:31
Steppe

Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1510
Hm, actually there's no real 80 column mode on the C64. You can fake it with interlace (flickers) or by reducing the charset width to 4x8 (unreadable).
2010-11-16 17:29
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350
Quote:
I mean a demo written in ASM w/ modern demo effects in an 80 columns ASCII screen mode.

textmode demo on the c64 would be petscii and 40 columns. since the c64 has neither ascii nor 80 columns. obviously. =P
2010-11-16 17:51
chriz74

Registered: Apr 2009
Posts: 33
Well ok then. I vote for more petscii / 40 columns demos.
2010-11-16 21:16
goto80

Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 138
everybody's favourite petscii demo is Notemaker Demo II
2010-11-17 08:36
chriz74

Registered: Apr 2009
Posts: 33
Nice
2010-11-21 09:53
chriz74

Registered: Apr 2009
Posts: 33
what about c128 etc? 80 columns are possible on that land.
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