Bed time, a last Popcorn and I come
Posted by Arcanh@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 12 comments
Love this game! Great memory of my teens. It was one of the first thing I ran when I got back an XT a few years ago.
Mylo-s@reddit
Arkanoid?
Arcanh@reddit (OP)
Popcorn, made as a freeware by a team of 2 French hobbyists in the 80's. An excellent game, CGA based. Arkanoid was very poor on PC XT in comparison.
One of the 2 creators was Frédérick Raynal, he continued his career by designing other great games such as Alone in the Dark, or Little Big Adventure (Twinsen).
mosca_br@reddit
monitor should be on top. period correct and better ergonomics
ddrfraser1@reddit
Uh oh. Someone tell Bill he was doing it wrong
Arcanh@reddit (OP)
Period correct... are you sure?
https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/lineupitems/019cDd0rPWnUIJOEPvbgckb.fit_lim.size_1050x579.v1569509173.jpg
Most people would rather use an object or a bridge made of 3 pieces of wood to adjust the ergonomics of the monitor.
I lived the period, and people were creative to fit their first computer on desks that were not made for that. My first PC had keyboard and monitor on the desk, and the unit on a shelf above the desk.
Even IBM was paving the way to break the screen-on-top conformism:
https://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/images/retroscan/ibm_ad_1_large.jpg
Arcanh@reddit (OP)
Period correct... are you sure?
https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/lineupitems/019cDd0rPWnUIJOEPvbgckb.fit_lim.size_1050x579.v1569509173.jpg
Most people would just use an object or make a bridge with 3 pieces of wood to adjust the ergonomics of the monitor.
I lived the period, and people were creative to fit their first PC on desks that were not made for a computer. My first PC had keyboard and monitor on the desk, and the unit on a shelf above the desk. Desk was just not deep enough for the conformist position.
So people always had all kinds of settings depending on their space, their needs and their taste. Even IBM was paving the way:
https://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/images/retroscan/ibm_ad_1_large.jpg
On my photo, I kept it this way for easy access to open the case.
monkeyboywales@reddit
Depends how tall you are, how high your desk is etc. Tbf
Oscarcharliezulu@reddit
CGA goodness
cyningstan@reddit
This brings back memories. Back in the day I played this game on my 5150 in Hercules monochrome, possibly with the aid of a CGA emulator.
lonlazarus@reddit
CGA!
Arcanh@reddit (OP)
True, it is a CGA mode... but on an EGA card. On a real CGA this game is red instead of magenta. Really nice in red!
monkeyboywales@reddit
Omg was that addictive. I know it's a breakout clone but something about the CGA colours theme... Aaaah thanks for sharing this memory with me. Even my Dad could be found on my PC hours later still playing lol