Phro by OTM
-= PHRO =-
System Requirements:
- 386+ computer. 486dx2-66 recommended.
- A standard VGA card. Local-Bus recommended.
- 580K conventioal memory (500K EMS is necessary for Sound Blaster owners)
- Optional sound card (GUS, SBPro, SB).
Details:
Phro was made to compete in Hastanan's 2 minute intro competition.
The rules were: the intro could be any size, use only standard VGA modes,
and be no longer than 2 minutes long. Anything else goes.
Phro was a huge rush job, I coded it in 4 days. The reason for this is
the deadline for the compo was right during my final exams :( That is
why some of the routines are very unrefined.
In order to get the full effect of the intro, it should be run on a
486dx2-66 machine with local bus video and a UltraSound card. On this
setup, the intro will run for about 100 seconds (the judging maching is
such a machine :) Since I didn't have any time to sync any of the routines
the duration of the intro will vary widely from machine to machine (it
will crawl on a 386). The duration of the routines is determined by the
number of frames, not a timer or the music. This due to lack of time.
Also, those memory requirements aren't etched in stone. You _do_ need
EMS memory for Sound Blaster playback, but that conventional memory
requirements vary. I just put down values I know work :)
Info:
- Coded in Turbo Pascal v6 and Assembly. Source is about 8000 lines
long (not including the sound code).
- Sound routines used is BWSB v1.19 which is available from
teeri.oulu.fi /pub/msdos/programming/mxlibs directory (blatent plug :)
- The music is a short 10 pattern tune by Stalker/OTM.
Greets:
- All of OTM, a great bunch of guys
- Hastanan, for holding this competition
- Kodiak, Goblin, and Flynn for entering and providing some competition
- #coders guys: MainFrame, ae, TheFAKER, FORT, pGeist, Mooming, Anixter,
Explorer, LiveFire, pagefault, MidNight, Rodent, fysx, Volt :), Zed,
Pyros, Jereon, Cerulean, Reptile, Onyx, Fenris, and everyone else I
forgot (which is alot of people :).
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me:
Phred/OTM
[email protected]
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