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| bio | website | birdiesoft.dk |
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| location | Denmark | |
| age | 27 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 7 months |
| seen | 2 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 137 |
MSc in Computer Science
Programming language of choice: Delphi
Regularly working with: HTML, CSS, PHP, Delphi, (T-)SQL, C#
Spoken languages: Danish, English, German
Slowly working towards speaking: Japanese
Avatar: Pokémon #018, Pidgeot (shiny palette)
Additional info: I ❤ Unicode
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awarded | Informed |
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asked | How do I pick the right Chansey egg? |
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answered | How do I pick the right Chansey egg? |
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May 17 |
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Why do the high score tables of older arcade games limit your name to three characters? @Ekonion: The point is they at some point had to decide on some specific length, depending on various factors, including how much RAM they feel they can spare. Unless you're confident you'll have plenty of RAM leftover, that alone is likely to make you choose a small length, and once you're far enough into development, it becomes very difficult to change it even if you then discover there is enough free space to do so. Space Invaders II is not that different from the original, so it was likely an easier decision than for most other games. |
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May 15 |
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Why do the high score tables of older arcade games limit your name to three characters? Furthermore, once you've designed a 3-character system to keep the memory footprint low, it takes quite a bit of effort to then extend it to 8 characters if you finish the rest of the game and determine you have enough free RAM - you have to recode the highscore entry, redesign the highscore display, etc., etc. Since you were working on a very low level, you wouldn't do that unless you had to. |
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May 15 |
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Why do the high score tables of older arcade games limit your name to three characters? @BlueTrin: That depends on several other things: if they didn't, then they would need code to pack and unpack the names, and that means less ROM for the actual game code. Even in the best case (3 bytes for a 6-digit score, 5 bits per character), going from 3 to 8 characters will almost double the size of a single entry. |
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May 15 |
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Why do the high score tables of older arcade games limit your name to three characters? @BlueTrin: A game like Pac-Man had 4KB of RAM in total: 2KB for the actual game and 2KB dedicated for the graphics. The graphics RAM just contained references to ROM data containing the individual pixels, and then the (often dedicated) graphics hardware output one pixel at a time - you never stored a fully rendered frame in memory. Spending another 40-80 bytes on longer names (2-4% of all available RAM!), in addition to the 80+ bytes you're already using for the 3-character highscores is therefore not an easy task. |
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May 14 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Apr 28 |
answered | Are SNES PAL games before 1993 region locked? |
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Apr 4 |
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What plug/voltage/hertz does an Ouya use? @CuriousBorges: All of those voltages are within the usual 10% tolerance ranges of the others, so I can't imagine it not working. In fact, I would very much expect it to be rated for 100-240V, which covers the complete range of voltages. |
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Apr 4 |
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What plug/voltage/hertz does an Ouya use? @CuriousBorges: The vast majority of ~220V countries use 50Hz, so if it supports both 110 and 220v, it almost certainly supports both 50 and 60hz as well. |
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Mar 15 |
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Technically, does Wii U produce better graphics than PS3? Wii U discs are equivalent to Blu-ray in terms of storage capacity; 25 GB per layer. |
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Feb 14 |
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How can I play Police Quest I on Windows 7? @cloudymusic: According to the GOG forums, the EGA original was added a few weeks ago. |
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Feb 4 |
answered | Where can I find a “how to play” for Game Boy Wars? |
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Jan 9 |
answered | Can Beauty be raised or measured in Black/White, other than by Feebas' evolution? |
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Jan 5 |
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Where can I get the original Team Fortress? @JeffreyLin: The Orange Box doesn't contain TF1, only TF2. |
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Jan 5 |
answered | Where can I get the original Team Fortress? |
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Dec 30 |
answered | Running Stars! on Windows 7 |
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Dec 20 |
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Torches in a 1x2 tunnel Actually, it was implemented back in Alpha 1.2.0 - but it was removed again after a week, because no one liked the way it worked. |
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Dec 11 |
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Why did 47 cut the back of his head? If it was about blending in, it would be a lot easier to just buy a good quality wig. |
