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mk  ·  2361 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: TANK

TANK is good.

I remember when graphics like this were on the bleeding edge.

Of course, there's always a nostalgic component of retro tech, but it should also serve as a reminder that because our brains can fill in, is sometimes why something is so good.

My daughter and I have been playing some Minecraft together, and she is so excited about taming a horse and making some armor for it. It doesn't matter one bit that the horse is cubic.





kleinbl00  ·  2361 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude I miss vector engines so much. That's the truly impressive thing: a skilled craftsman can now effectively assemble the Battlezone engine within AfterFX.

I enjoyed playing "count the influences" - Battlezone is clearly in there, as is Tron, but I never thought I'd say "ohh shit, this guy played O.G.R.E.!"

fun fact: Atari got a two-color vector graphics display in Battlezone by putting red cellophane over the top 2" of the CRT

mk  ·  2361 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  

kleinbl00  ·  2361 days ago  ·  link  ·  

After the mead comment I should have learned never to underestimate your madcap gaming prowess.

FOR THE SAKE OF POSTERITY: It took mk less than four minutes to find his copy of OGRE, take a picture of it, post it to Imgur and link to it. He might keep it in a body cavity.