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homa

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Posted: 09:47pm 12 Mar 2026
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You're away for a few days and miss out on all the cool new features (PicoMiteHDMI MMBasic USB RP2350A). For anyone else who's in the same situation, here's a quick video summary of the news. I finally got round to testing my video grabber (HDMI and VGA! - Colour Maximite 2 is also possible).
I hope it helps some of you.

https://youtu.be/0g14Llv0SuA  - Breakout
https://youtu.be/Hh9D13UEVrY  - GamePlatform
https://youtu.be/YT_DTjbK3bw  - Blit RESIZE abused ;-)

https://youtu.be/KgFP00FgVPA - Vectorball

Matthias

PS Videos are so much more entertaining than photos, right?
Edited 2026-03-13 08:03 by homa
 
Grogster

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Posted: 10:18pm 12 Mar 2026
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Good stuff.  

Yes, videos are better then still images.  
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
homa

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Posted: 10:22pm 12 Mar 2026
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@Martin H.

ccast1.zip - https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/ViewTopic.php?TID=18619&P=5#251759

I set resStep=4 here and inserted numbers into the graphic to see what the quality is like. I noticed that the back is mirrored ;-)

https://youtu.be/L9PwrDNqu_Q

Matthias
 
homa

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  Grogster said  Good stuff.  

Yes, videos are better then still images.  


Thanks a lot.
 
homa

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Posted: 11:14pm 25 Mar 2026
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https://youtu.be/JUeAbKCXSnA  - road   @Martin H. - thx!
 
Martin H.

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  homa said  https://youtu.be/JUeAbKCXSnA  - road   @Martin H. - thx!
Looks good at 315MHz...
I've commented on it
Edited 2026-03-26 19:03 by Martin H.
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PeteCotton

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Brilliant  
 
al18
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Great job Martin H. - looks better than Pole Position on the Atari 8-bit computer.
 
al18
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Homa,
Your Blit Resized demo looks like your half-way to BallBlazer!
 
Martin H.

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Here is missing
Petscii Robots Video by "Volhout and the Backsheds"
I recorded that back then using a simple VGA-to-HDMI adapter connected to an HDMI grabber, and then captured it with OBS. There was a lot of lag while playing, so I often end up missing my targets  
Unfortunately, the audio got very quiet along the way
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Martin H.

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  al18 said  Homa,
Your Blit Resized demo looks like your half-way to BallBlazer!

That was exactly the idea behind it: the entire ground is generated from the two lines in the middle, and the speed would be high enough to display an additional “viewport” for a second player or NPC. The extra enhancements from vegipete really let the player glide. The rules in BallBlazer aren't overly complicated; they should be possible to replicate in Basic.
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homa

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https://youtu.be/HQb_nPCfa1Y - GEMS'n'ROCKS

Hi Martin,

I’ve also captured your GEMS'n'ROCKS (on PicoMiteHDMI). When I have time   , I might do the same with all the animated graphics. The “PicoMiteVGA DEMO” with moving graphics is pretty cool, too.

Matthias
 
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