The Secret Behind 80's Donkey Kong Jr. C-64 Demo Game
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:23 pm
A hilarious video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL5Nxew ... howAndTell
Video takes a little monger than it should to get to the point but the payoff is worth it.
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This was a supposed "leaked" demo that was distributed by software pirates in the 1980's. It displays a very authentic splash screen, followed by a very authentic looking first level, then the player is asked for a password. No one ever guessed the password.
And it was a fake. Some novice assembly programmer with talent for 8-bit graphic design wrote just enough code to display the splash screen followed by the level 1 screen. Atrociously written code provides just enough sprite animation to make it look authentic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL5Nxew ... howAndTell
Video takes a little monger than it should to get to the point but the payoff is worth it.
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This was a supposed "leaked" demo that was distributed by software pirates in the 1980's. It displays a very authentic splash screen, followed by a very authentic looking first level, then the player is asked for a password. No one ever guessed the password.
And it was a fake. Some novice assembly programmer with talent for 8-bit graphic design wrote just enough code to display the splash screen followed by the level 1 screen. Atrociously written code provides just enough sprite animation to make it look authentic.