Rotatron by Thunderdog
- O !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!! ! !! !! ! !! !! !! ! !! !! ! !! !! !!!!!! !!!!!! !! ! !! !! ) - $# ## - ## # - - #$% ROTATRON #$% BY THUNDERDOG 1989 ... THIS DEMO IS BASED ON 3 MAJOR TOPICS: MULTIPLEX ROTATION, AMAZING MUSIC 'N' FAR-OUT FREAKY FX #$% MUSIC IS BY ROB HUBBARD 'N' BEN DALGLISH #$% PRESS SPACE TO START #$% A QUICK EXPLANATION OF WHAT GOES ON: THE MAJOR ORBITS ARE LIKE EARTH'S ORBIT ROUND THE SUN ... MINOR ORBITS ARE LIKE THE MOON'S ORBIT ROUND THE EARTH ... AND TERTIARY ORBITS ARE LIKE A SATELLITE'S PATH AROUND THE MOON ... THSE ARE ALL ADDED TOGETHER, AND YOU GET SOME REALLY HOOPY FX! ... STARRING LICKER, WIZBALL, GRIBBLY 'N' FROGLET #$% A NOTE TO ALL SPIRALLIUM FANS: THE STARFIELD'S HAD A GOOD GOING OVER, 'N' IT NOW LOOKS NICE 'N' MEAN ... LOOK OUT FOR IT ON SELENIUM, A GAME OF OUT 'N' OUT DESTRUCTION, HITTING YOUR 8-BIT MEGA MACHINE SOON, COURTESY OF THUNDERDOG, OF COURSE #$% AND NOW, THE HELLOS: HI TO JOHN "HOPALONG" CHEESMAN; GAZ "HACKER" NIBLETT; TOM "MATHSMAN" WHITLOCK; IAN "AMIEEGA" GOODENOUGH; MARK "DJ" WARDLE; TONY "MAD" IRWIN (+ CO); MATT "METALHEAD" KIRBY; LIAM "CLUB WRAPPERS" GRIMBLE; MARCUS "LONG JOHN" SPELLERBERG; STEVEN "POLITE LABELS" PATTULLO; NEIL "AMSTRADIA" EASTMAN; DAVE "NINJA" BAKER; RUSS "AIRCRAFT" HARROLD; STUART "SPECCY" PRATT AND ALL THE FREAKY PEOPLE I KNOW #$% AND NOW, THE OBLIGATORY ANTI-ST JIBE: BUYING AN ST IS A COMPLETE 'N' UTTER WASTE OF DOSH. MYSELF, I'D RATHER HAVE A ZX81 #$% THE OBLIGATORY JOKE: JAMES WHALE (10 MINUTE PEAL OF INSANE LAUGHTER) #$% THE OBLIGATORY GAG ABOUT SEMTEX ... A QUICK SONG: THE IRA SONG (KILLER 'N' O'BOMBFLIGER, DEATH MUSIC '89): SEMTEX SEMEMEMTEX, SEMTEX, SEMTEX. #$% THE OBLIGATORY 'SICKO' JOKE: WHAT'S THREE MILES WIDE AND INVISIBLE? LOCKERBIE AIRPORT #$% THE OBLIGATORY "CLEVER BIT": THIS DEMO FEATURES NON-SELF-INTERUPTING CENTRALISED RASTER-SCAN DRIVEN CIA LINE POLLS VIA THE VIDEO INTERFACE CHIP'S DETECTION OF CURRENT RETRACE POSITION (RIQ'S TO US MORTALS) #$% THE OBLIGATORY DAFT BIT: THIS DEMO WAS WRITTEN ON LOCATION IN JEFF MINTER'S HEAD (WHAT A PLACE!) #$% AND FINALLY, THE OBLIGATORY OBLIGATORY BIT: OHHHHH, GIVE ME BACK MY GABERDINE MAC, IT'S TOO BIG FOR YOU (OKAY, SOMEONE CALL THE MEN IN WHITE COATS) #$% STILL READING THIS RUBBISH? #$% EYES HURT YET? #$% WANNA READ SOME MORE? #$% YOU DO? (FOOL!) #$% THE OBLIGATORY BIT ABOUT CURRENT AFFAIRS: DID YOU KNOW THAT MR. SALMAN RUSHDIE IS REALLY AN ANAGRAM OF MUSLIM HANDS (RARE)? #$% THE OBLIGATORY HERO WORSHIP: ME ME ME ME ME (EGOCENTRIC OR WHAT?) #$% THE OBLIGATORY REALLY AWFUL JOKE: AND NOW, THIS SCROLLY MESSAGE WITH SUBTITLES FOR THE BLIND ... STUPID, INNIT? #$% THE OBLIGATORY BIT STOLEN FROM SOMEONE ELSE'S SCROLLY MESSAGE: YAWN ... RUN OUT OF INTERESTING THINGS TO SAY ... #$% AND FINALLY, THE OBLIGATORY MESSAGE RESTART CODE, SO YOU CAN SUFFER THE WHOLE ROTTEN LOT AGAIN (AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN) ... - - - OTATRON - - NIGHT - NSTRUX 2> - LEAR - EL : - EL : - EL : - TROBES AND BORDER: ,> - TROBE ON/OFF - ORDER EFFECT ;> - ACKGROUND COLOUR - HANGE DEFINITION - - - ) - $# ## ## # -