It's easy to watch an otherwise impressive ZX Spectrum (128) demo and be unimpressed, ...

2025-01-17 18:49:28

It's easy to watch an otherwise impressive ZX Spectrum (128) demo and be unimpressed, if you're unaware of how limited the machine is:

■ 8-bit Z80 @ 3.5 MHz;
■ 128 KB of RAM, but only 64 KB addressable at once;
■ 16-color 256x192, but only 2 colors per 8x8 block.

Plus, no graphics chips worthy of that name. The CPU does all the work.

Now watch "TIRATOK" (deMarche, 2019) and note whenever these limits appear to be violated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGLa1qqMnhE

#retrocomputing #zxspectrum #demoscene #art

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