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• first name: Roald
• last name: Strauss

• diskmag Java 8-bit Memoirs Issue #1 English
• 8-bit Memoirs Issue #1 released!
  
  
  I've put this in Java -> Diskmag, although it is more like Blu-ray -> eBook, though it's made to look like a diskmag to boost the retro feeling. :-)
  
  8-bit Memoirs is intended to become a series of eBooks about how different authors experienced the computers and consoles back in the 8-bit era, written from the perspective of the kids we were at the time.
  
  I'm proud to be able to present you with the first issue of 8-bit Memoirs, written by myself. :-)
  
  The computers and consoles I experienced back in the 8-bit era includes the Philips Videopac G7000, the Amstrad CPC and the Amiga. So the stories in issue #1 describes how I experienced (some of) the games on those systems, and how I experienced creating my own BASIC stuff on the Amstrad CPC.
  
  My stories contain supplemental illustrations, screenshots and videos - and there's a 5-hour long playlist to accompany you while you're reading, consisting mainly of the Amstrad CPC and Amiga music I made back then, but also some tracks by various artists of IndieGameMusic.com
  
  
  I have wrapped all the stories in a somewhat retrostyled diskmag-like GUI, because I've always found diskmags extremely cosy myself, and my biggest wish is that 8-bit Memoirs will give you the same nostalgic relaxation that diskmags has given me in the past. I also wanted to boost the retro-feeling while you're reading, and I think the diskmag-like GUI helps doing that.
  
  
  
  8-bit Memoirs is completely free!
  
  Issue #1 is available as a 23 gb ISO file that you can download from www.8bitMemoirs.com
  (If you don't want 23 gb taking up space on your harddisk, you can choose to put it on a USB stick instead).
  
  You can play this ISO file on your PC with any software media player that supports BD-J. I strongly recommend Cyberlink PowerDVD for this. Otherwise VLC is your buddy. (Although VLC is still in its early stages of getting BD-J support, so it's not the best way to experience 8-bit Memoirs at the moment. Expect bugs!)
  
  Other devices should also play the ISO file, either from harddisk or from a USB: Devices such as the Popcorn Hour, or Dune HD Smart D1. In the near future you can also expect various software media centers, such as Kodi, to be able to play it.
  
  
  The recommended way of experiencing 8-bit Memoirs Issue #1 is on a real Blu-ray player though. This includes the gaming consoles PlayStation 3 (and later) and Xbox One (and later).
  
  But burning the ISO to a disc requires a Blu-ray burner, and not many people have one of those. You could buy one of course - they are exceptionally cheap nowadays - but that still only makes sense if you plan on using it for other things too.
  
  If you don't want to buy a Blu-ray burner, but still prefers having a physical disc, then you can simply buy disc from me. It comes complete with printed label and cover for 17 Euro including shipping (regardless of your location). This disc can be bought from www.8bitMemoirs.com.
  
  
  Thank you for your interest!
• rulezadded on the 2017-12-01 06:26:36
• intro Amstrad Plus Eerie Forest by Logon System
• Awesome!
• rulezadded on the 2017-11-25 15:26:45
• demo Amstrad Plus CRTC³ by Flower Corp. & Futurs [web] & X-men
• Awesome!
• rulezadded on the 2017-11-25 15:26:12
• 32k Amstrad CPC Logon's run - 3D meets the aging bits by Logon System
• Absolutely stunning!!!
• rulezadded on the 2017-04-16 12:05:24
• game Java Ukko's Journey (Blu-Play version)
• Well, the character Ukko was invented for our very first mobile game "Sort'em" back in 2006. He was a caveman who had lived in his cave for 2000 years... i.e. a very old man.
  When trying to find out what to call him, we learned that "Ukko" means "old man" in Finnish. :-)
  After "Sort'em" came "Ukko's Escape" where he escapes from his cave. And "Ukko's Journey" is then the story of Ukko searching for a new home. :-)
  I'd love to make a 4th game of Ukko exploring the new home he finds in the end of Ukko's Journey - but this grown-up life doesn't leave any time for such projects anymore. :-(
  
  So no, I don't know what that screenshot is from, sorry.
• isokadded on the 2017-03-03 16:48:13
• game Java Ukko's Journey (Blu-Play version)
• I should probably add a short guide on how to get to play this on your console:
  
  Owners of a jailbroken PS3 have it the easiest: They can simply copy the ISO into the BDISO folder and mount it with webMAN or multiMAN.
  
  Next comes Xbox One owners who are also somewhat fortunate, in that the Xbox One accepts Blu-ray content from a DVD - so you can simply burn the ISO onto a DVD and run it.
  
  Last comes stock PS3 and PS4 owners who aren't that lucky, because these consoles insists on having Blu-ray content on a BD-R or BD-RE, which means you need a Blu-ray burner to create the disc.
  If you don't have a Blu-ray burner, but is really interested in checking this out anyway, I've added an option to buy a disc version from EditHouse, only paying the fee EditHouse is charging. See blu-play.com/games
• rulezadded on the 2017-02-15 05:21:22
• game Java Ukko's Journey (Blu-Play version)
• Game running on any Blu-ray player, but obviously ideal for the game-consoles that features a Blu-ray player: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
  
  Why is this a scene-prod?
  In my opinion because of the platform. During my search about this topic, I found a lot of posts from people claiming that a game like this simply wasn't possible to do. "You can't have audio", and "You can only use 2 buttons on the PS3 gamepad", and "There's no button-bold functionality".
  I obviously had to prove those statements wrong.
  
  Proof of concept elements:
  - Performance: The game plays with 50+ fps
  - Audio: Plays ingame music + sound-effects
  - Persistent storage: Remembers your settings between disc ejects
  - Controls: 11 buttons on the gamepad useable
  - Internet: Uploads/downloads highscores to/from UkkosJourney.com
  - Network: Sends the cellphone version of the game to your Wi-Fi connected JavaME enabled phone via your local network
• isokadded on the 2017-02-14 20:31:35
• diskmag Linux Windows impure!1940 amiga ascii art diskmag by IMPURE 1940 [web]
• Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 721, in <module>
  File "<string>", line 376, in main
  pygame.error: Failed loading libmikmod.so.3: libmikmod.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
  intro returned -1
  
  You should probably state somewhere what the requirements are, like e.g. needing libmikmod3.
• isokadded on the 2016-06-13 18:52:41
• musicdisk Amstrad CPC Nightshift
• YouTube video, recorded from a real CPC.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOsI6XG4QaQ
• isokadded on the 2016-05-29 14:54:59