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Title: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: acvieluf on September 11, 2017, 12:30:20 pm
An INCREDIBLE video from one of my all time favorite youtube channels.  Actual, investigative journalism into the origins of the Polybius rumor.  With a cameo from Delusional's Arcade! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7X6Yeydgyg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7X6Yeydgyg)
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: yotsuya on September 11, 2017, 12:31:36 pm
That's me fat ass at 17:51 showing off the cab I made for ZapCon.
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: acvieluf on September 11, 2017, 12:41:23 pm
That's me fat ass at 17:51 showing off the cab I made for ZapCon.
Yots, your comment, coupled with this ad...XD

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Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on September 11, 2017, 01:39:08 pm
Yup.  That Youtuber approached me asking if he could use my footage for his documentary.  I gave him the thumbs up.  I'm glad I did it's a really compelling documentary and he goes pretty in depth on his research.

DeL
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: acvieluf on September 11, 2017, 02:15:57 pm
Yup.  That Youtuber approached me asking if he could use my footage for his documentary.  I gave him the thumbs up.  I'm glad I did it's a really compelling documentary and he goes pretty in depth on his research.

DeL
Yeah, all his stuff is compelling. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND his documentary on the history of graphics. It's on his channel.

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Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: yotsuya on September 11, 2017, 02:27:22 pm
That's me fat ass at 17:51 showing off the cab I made for ZapCon.
Yots, your comment, coupled with this ad...XD

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Well, lads, off to the jacks!!

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Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on September 11, 2017, 07:07:16 pm
Yeah, all his stuff is compelling. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND his documentary on the history of graphics. It's on his channel.
Yeah, I've seen that one.  For those that haven't seen it check it out here:
http://youtu.be/QyjyWUrHsFc (http://youtu.be/QyjyWUrHsFc)

DeL
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: ark_ader on September 11, 2017, 11:33:28 pm
Makes me feel old.

Actually ascii was used in games in home computers around 1979.  The first shooter game I coded in 6502 had no bitmap graphics, just ASCII.  Nice video, a bit dull in narrating.
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: acvieluf on September 11, 2017, 11:53:47 pm
Makes me feel old.

Actually ascii was used in games in home computers around 1979.  The first shooter game I coded in 6502 had no bitmap graphics, just ASCII.  Nice video, a bit dull in narrating.
Maybe you'd prefer someone like this to narrate? Haha

https://youtu.be/NeK5ZjtpO-M

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Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: ark_ader on September 12, 2017, 04:30:32 am
Makes me feel old.

Actually ascii was used in games in home computers around 1979.  The first shooter game I coded in 6502 had no bitmap graphics, just ASCII.  Nice video, a bit dull in narrating.
Maybe you'd prefer someone like this to narrate? Haha

https://youtu.be/NeK5ZjtpO-M

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Loved those old commercials.  Actually we have meetings like that with clients.  J/K
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: Titchgamer on September 12, 2017, 08:54:28 am
Just finished watching, Great little watch that think I might have to subscribe to his channel :)
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: gedman on September 17, 2017, 04:45:34 pm
I watched the Polybius and History of Graphics videos.  Very interesting and well done.

Gedman
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: Ian on September 18, 2017, 10:23:23 am
Anyone else find his videos odd? Other than those two (graphics and Poly), They are for guns but like he never shows them... only what they look like in video games.  ???
Title: Re: Polybius rumor investigation
Post by: acvieluf on September 19, 2017, 12:11:45 pm
Anyone else find his videos odd? Other than those two (graphics and Poly), They are for guns but like he never shows them... only what they look like in video games.  ???

yeah, from what i can tell that was some of his earlier stuff. Then some of these type of videos came out, and the channel grew.  So he still does some gun stuff, with these history-style videos, too.  Check out the videos on half-life, doom, wolfenstein and the like if you're interested in more along those lines.