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Title: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on June 25, 2013, 06:27:25 am: Hallaw guys,

To show my faith into Axe, I build a demo program in Axe. :) By "demo", I mean a program that shows what the language can do when pushed to its maximum :D

Well, I'm not saying I pushed Axe to its limit (ask Runer112 for that) but that I tried to write scenes that you don't see everywhere (in Axe at least) :)

The demo is named The Cutting Edge of Axe, is exactly 4088 bytes (not only executable, but also data) and contains 5 stunning scenes :) It's a Noshell program, so you can just run it with Asm(). Quickly press [enter] to go to the next scene. There isn't any command since it's a demo ;D

So, I let you download it (attached, the executable is TCEOAXE.8xp and the source DEMO.8xp), and for those without a TI-8x+, screenshot in spoiler ;D

Spoiler For If you have a TI-8x+, download the demo instead:
(http://www.mirari.fr/OXoB)

Of course, it fully runs at 6 MHz ;)

Enjoy, and as ever, share comments :)
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: nikitouzz on June 25, 2013, 06:43:00 am: Good job ! can i see the source code ? :)
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 25, 2013, 06:45:26 am: Absolutely awesome ! :D
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on June 25, 2013, 06:51:30 am: Thanks :D

I attached the source for those who want to take a look at it :)
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: pimathbrainiac on June 25, 2013, 10:59:20 am: mind=blown

O.O

matref++

Did you use your 3D Axiom for this?
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Xeda112358 on June 25, 2013, 11:07:29 am: That is really cool, Matrefeytontias, especially the stuff that looked like 3D Pong!
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on June 25, 2013, 11:24:13 am: Pimath : nope, it's all pure Axe no ASM excepting around ten CB3D :P (8-bit unsigned right shift, even faster and smaller than Axe's optimized division by 2).

Xeda112358 thanks :) I use to call this effect 3D bouncing balls :P
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 25, 2013, 12:50:41 pm: Wow that is great! I especially love the first part with the zooming stars, which reminds me of Final Fantasy ending animations. Maybe this could be re-used for a port of the Atari 2600 game Solaris?

The rest is great too, I was surprised at how fast the ball part ran.
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: TIfanx1999 on June 25, 2013, 05:21:48 pm: Quote from: Xeda112358 on June 25, 2013, 11:07:29 am
That is really cool, Matrefeytontias, especially the stuff that looked like 3D Pong!
^This. I think this concept of a depth based demo could be turned into a pretty neat game. :D
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: tr1p1ea on June 25, 2013, 09:14:21 pm: Great work! There was a pong competition years ago that would have suited the ball part :).

The flaming cube is great!
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 25, 2013, 09:26:49 pm: Actually the pong part reminds me Shmibs' 2010 Omnimaga contest entry which had 4 games including a 3D pong. However I think the 3D ball was just made of multiple pre-rendered sprites and there was only one at once. http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4479.0;attach=3315
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 03:29:41 pm: mind=blown
mst epic thing ever made in axe, just think about it, this is crazy O.O :crazy:
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on June 26, 2013, 04:51:31 pm: Thanks :D

Quote from: Sorunome on June 26, 2013, 03:29:41 pm
mst epic thing ever made in axe
That one I'm not sure of, but glad you think it anyway ;D
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on June 28, 2013, 12:13:59 pm: Bump !

The demo is now on Youtube ! :D

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Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Streetwalrus on June 28, 2013, 12:54:05 pm: Suggestion : add music to the video. All good demos have music. :D
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 30, 2013, 01:17:53 am: I agree. Nice to see it on Youtube though :D
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: chickendude on June 30, 2013, 04:48:22 am: I'm pretty sure there used to be a 3D pong game on ticalc. I can't remember it now, all i can find is this:
http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/213/21391.html
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 30, 2013, 06:50:03 pm: I never saw that one before actually. The only one I knew of was the one by Shmibs, but it can be a little weird to play if you don't pay attention to the gauge on the side of the screen that tells you when the ball is about to touch the pads.
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Sorunome on July 01, 2013, 04:57:26 am: Yeah, music would be nice! :)
But why does it only have so few views D:
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 03, 2013, 11:22:14 pm: I think it's due to people having already seen how it looks like via the animated GIF and also due to summer time, meaning fewer people online.
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on July 04, 2013, 02:01:11 am: Yep, most likely.

Also because few people knows me on Youtube, hopefully that will change with more videos (I planned a vid on Super Crate Box, Ikaruga X, AxeJh3D, most of my projects that are worth a video).
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Deep Toaster on July 14, 2013, 07:26:59 pm: These are some pretty awesome demos of what can be done in Axe, amazing work! Love the flaming cube animation in particular.
Title: Re: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 15, 2013, 12:00:18 am: Just keep in mind that since 2011 or so, getting popular on Youtube is much harder than in 2007, because there are like 1000x more vids there today so it's much harder to find stuff, plus their search sucks since they changed how it works in Dec 2011 or so. With 80 subscribers I got around 900-2000 views a day through 40 vids, yet today with 630 subbers I can rarely get 300 views through 250 vids. D:
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: utz on July 26, 2013, 07:38:23 pm: Missed this somehow. You guys are probably tired of me saying this, but I have to say again: This rules, especially the burning cube.
Title: Re: [Axe] The Cutting Edge of Axe (an Axe 4k demo program)
Post by: Matrefeytontias on July 27, 2013, 02:49:03 am: How can you be tired of receiving positivie feedback ? :P thanks !