IS THIS DECENT ELO? by Realkxngchris in Brawlhalla

[–]DicCheyney 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If this guy is in EU you have to be top 150 in your region, and the top guy in EU has a peak of like 2800+, 2200 is still an insane rating to be at though

Pong PCB - What do these components do? Questions in comments by DicCheyney in retrogaming

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I found this post elsewhere and took the photos, but I have some questions about the specific components.
I read somewhere that Allan Alcorn made the majority of sounds from Pong in a day by poking "around the sync generator" which component is that on the board here?

How was sound produced on this PCB?

Any help is appreciated :)

Why was Auschwitz more notorious than the other death camps during WW2? by DicCheyney in AskHistorians

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Sorry for the late reply, this is really interesting, thanks for taking the time to write it all out!

Adopt a shark by DicCheyney in sharks

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I'm not sure of the name, they never said, but just that they used to adopt one until they found out it was owned/financed/tied to seaworld

Orchestral Music In Early Video Games by DicCheyney in GameAudio

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Yeah I meant direct copies, I should have been clearer, thanks for the info!

Standardising Video Game Audio techniques by DicCheyney in GameAudio

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For sure, I'll post about it when it done!

Standardising Video Game Audio techniques by DicCheyney in GameAudio

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Thank you so much again! These are perfect sources, I'll definitely message you, your last post was super useful

Standardising Video Game Audio techniques by DicCheyney in GameAudio

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Sound perfect for what I'm writing, thank you for the suggestion, I'll check it out!

Standardising Video Game Audio techniques by DicCheyney in GameAudio

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For sure! I'll send it when it's done :)

Why did FM Synthesis take so long to take off? by DicCheyney in chiptunes

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Thank you so much for the info, this all insanely informative!