• Cuphead on a Black and White CRT
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[hd]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPcYW9dTAUw[/hd]
Parrying must be pretty much impossible in black/white... Unless you've managed to memorise them all beforehand.
[QUOTE=GabrielWB;52752167]Parrying must be pretty much impossible in black/white... Unless you've managed to memorise them all beforehand.[/QUOTE] From what I've played it sometimes seems to be random on some levels. Also, why doesn't this game have a colorblind mode?
I had a huge GoldStar CRT, good times. I've seen a lot of headlines say something like "Cuphead played right" - what the fuck? Consumer television sets in the 30s? It should be projected in the theater or something
[QUOTE=halfer;52752245]It should be projected in the theater or something[/QUOTE] Well?!?! Internet don't leave us hanging like this
[QUOTE=halfer;52752245]I had a huge GoldStar CRT, good times. I've seen a lot of headlines say something like "Cuphead played right" - what the fuck? Consumer television sets in the 30s? It should be projected in the theater or something[/QUOTE] They existed, but you'd hardly recognize them for what they are. There was only one television in the 1930s that would resemble later consumer televisions. 1938: [t]https://i.imgur.com/Iqo52uF.jpg[/t] Compared to the other options for television in the 1930s, the above model seems shockingly modern: [t]https://i.imgur.com/ezrMXct.jpg[/t] [t]https://i.imgur.com/ti8xHDD.jpg[/t][t]https://i.imgur.com/sPuiVco.jpg[/t]
Imagine if someone from the 1930's actually saw this game, shown in such a familiar fashion. They would probably be both amazed and confused, and probably think of it as the Devil's work. After all, you ARE essentially hired muscle for Old Scratch in this game.
[QUOTE=ironman17;52752272]Imagine if someone from the 1930's actually saw this game, shown in such a familiar fashion. They would probably be both amazed and confused, and probably think of it as the Devil's work. After all, you ARE essentially hired muscle for Old Scratch in this game.[/QUOTE] People in the 1930s weren't cavemen. You would be surprised how advanced and high-tech the 30s were in their own way. I think after a brief culture shock the average person from the 30s would blend in seamlessly today. On a technological level, people in the 30s were every bit as inventive and forward-looking as we are today (hell, maybe more). Materials weren't there yet, but they did amazing, mind-blowing things with what they had. Think about something as simple (to us) as a music record and the technology to mass produce and replay that record at home. If they don't see that, the radio, the television itself, [I]fucking zeppelins, [/I]etc. as witchcraft, they wouldn't see a television you could control the little figures on as witchcraft. :v:
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52752275]People in the 1930s weren't cavemen. You would be surprised how advanced and high-tech the 30s were in their own way. I think after a brief culture shock the average person from the 30s would blend in seamlessly today. On a technological level, people in the 30s were every bit as inventive and forward-looking as we are today. Materials weren't there yet, but they did amazing, mind-blowing things with what they had. Think about something as simple (to us) as a music record and the technology to mass produce and replay that record at home. If they don't see that, the radio, the television itself, [I]fucking zeppelins, [/I]etc. as witchcraft, they wouldn't see a television you could control the little figures on as witchcraft. :v:[/QUOTE]Well they had this thing: [video=youtube;0rAyrmm7vv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAyrmm7vv0[/video]
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;52752324]Well they had this thing: [video=youtube;0rAyrmm7vv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAyrmm7vv0[/video][/QUOTE] That shit is honestly horrifying. It almost sounds a lot like the Moonbase Alpha TTS...
[QUOTE=zefl0w;52752425]That shit is honestly horrifying. It almost sounds a lot like the Moonbase Alpha TTS...[/QUOTE] MBA used a speech synthesis software called DECtalk which was developed in 1984! Speech synthesis is interesting and it's been around forever. VODER is surprisingly comprehensible for the era. There have been mechanical speech synthesizers as far back as the 1200s but I don't know of any surviving examples (or replicas) predating VODER.
MIDI ghosting always made me wonder if you could play understandable human speech on an old piano
[QUOTE=WhyNott;52752497]MIDI ghosting always made me wonder if you could play understandable human speech on an old piano[/QUOTE] Creepily understandable [video=youtube;muCPjK4nGY4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muCPjK4nGY4&t=35s[/video]
Guess it's about time I clean this up. [T]https://i.imgur.com/uPOlgTYr.jpg[/t]
Now that's perfect.
Anybody got a link to an HDMI to coaxial converter :v:
That is in fantastic shape. Please don't do anything goofy to it beyond what's necessary to get a picture :v: [url]https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Composite-Converter-Supports-Blue-Ray/dp/B00VTIM064/[/url] Is this what you need? Be aware it will almost certainly require some internal components replaced. Don't try to power it on until you're sure it's safe and you won't blow anything up. Post in thrift shopping thread for more help, several of the guys in there know how to bring these things back to life.
[QUOTE=kaze4159;52752603]Creepily understandable [video=youtube;muCPjK4nGY4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muCPjK4nGY4&t=35s[/video][/QUOTE] god this reminds me of when [url=https://a.tumblr.com/tumblr_nz7wcmsLrO1unszw1o1.mp3?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio]someone put "All I Want For Christmas" through a midi converter[/url] and it sounded like mariah's ghost was trapped in a digital piano hellscape
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52753603]That is in fantastic shape. Please don't do anything goofy to it beyond what's necessary to get a picture :v: [url]https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Composite-Converter-Supports-Blue-Ray/dp/B00VTIM064/[/url] Is this what you need? Be aware it will almost certainly require some internal components replaced. Don't try to power it on until you're sure it's safe and you won't blow anything up. Post in thrift shopping thread for more help, several of the guys in there know how to bring these things back to life.[/QUOTE] Plugged it in to a surge protector and turned it on. I saw some tubes illuminate in the chassis and it started making a very high pitch whine, but there was no picture, so I got nervous and turned it off. A minute later I realized the tubes need time to warm up, so I turned it on again and left it on for a minute and began to see a picture. [t]https://i.imgur.com/EYfsUyJ.jpg[/t] I can't believe a 70 year old TV I bought for $5 off a man on the street fucking works. It needs some service, though. The bottom portion of the screen stays dark and the horizontal adjustment knob makes a crackling sound and just distorts the picture when turned. Google tells me people typically convert HDMI to RCA, then RCA to coax.
I'm really surprised it can handle mains power as it sits, but I wouldn't continue to test my luck with it. Capacitors in those can degrade with time and putting power to bad caps can cook stuff for good and ruin the chassis. I have to stress the importance of replacing certain failure-prone components even if it seems like they're still in working order. Someone like pentium can tell you more, this isn't really my field. [editline]6th October 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=dai;52753742]god this reminds me of when [url=https://a.tumblr.com/tumblr_nz7wcmsLrO1unszw1o1.mp3?plead=please-dont-download-this-or-our-lawyers-wont-let-us-host-audio]someone put "All I Want For Christmas" through a midi converter[/url] and it sounded like mariah's ghost was trapped in a digital piano hellscape[/QUOTE] [media]https://soundcloud.com/pirate-honestly/andrew-gold-spooky-scary-skeletons[/media] I just ran it through a quick midi->mp3 converter so I could put it on soundcloud. You can hear the lyrics crystal-clear at some points in this, I can post a dl for the original midi if anyone wants :v: Using a different soundfont can make it even more clear: [media]https://soundcloud.com/pirate-honestly/andrew-gold-spooky-scary-skeletons-1[/media]
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52752275]People in the 1930s weren't cavemen. You would be surprised how advanced and high-tech the 30s were in their own way. I think after a brief culture shock the average person from the 30s would blend in seamlessly today. On a technological level, people in the 30s were every bit as inventive and forward-looking as we are today (hell, maybe more). Materials weren't there yet, but they did amazing, mind-blowing things with what they had. Think about something as simple (to us) as a music record and the technology to mass produce and replay that record at home. If they don't see that, the radio, the television itself, [I]fucking zeppelins, [/I]etc. as witchcraft, they wouldn't see a television you could control the little figures on as witchcraft. :v:[/QUOTE] Considering they went from shitty ass biplanes to ballistics missiles, jet powered aircraft and weapons capable of leveling entire city blocks, in the course of like 7 years, I'll say you're right. Not to mention landing on the moon barely 30 years later. We are very adaptive creatures when it comes to technology, just look how rapid the WWW grew along with social media and powerful as fuck phones. The thought of walking around with tiny objects capable of hosting more knowledge than any library on earth in our pockets and being able to act as televisions, would be considered mad talk in the 70s.
Unless someone can point me to the exact components I'd need and tell me precisely how to replace them, I'd rather take it to an antique electronics repair place.
[QUOTE=Supacasey;52753786]Unless someone can point me to the exact components I'd need and tell me precisely how to replace them, I'd rather take it to an antique electronics repair place.[/QUOTE] That'd be the best course of action if you have one near you, of course. It's mostly just a matter of soldering but a bad solder job can affect performance and lifespan.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;52753761][media]https://soundcloud.com/pirate-honestly/andrew-gold-spooky-scary-skeletons[/media] I just ran it through a quick midi->mp3 converter so I could put it on soundcloud. You can hear the lyrics crystal-clear at some points in this, I can post a dl for the original midi if anyone wants :v: Using a different soundfont can make it even more clear: [media]https://soundcloud.com/pirate-honestly/andrew-gold-spooky-scary-skeletons-1[/media][/QUOTE] Isn't that just your brain autocompleting because it already knows the lyrics though?
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;52752324]Well they had this thing: [video=youtube;0rAyrmm7vv0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAyrmm7vv0[/video][/QUOTE] Even though I could probably just google "text to speech" and get a same result easier, how this is being done manually is [I]blowing my mind.[/I] Like, holy shit, I'm actually having a vague "what is this magic" future shock from this.
[QUOTE=Supacasey;52753786]Unless someone can point me to the exact components I'd need and tell me precisely how to replace them, I'd rather take it to an antique electronics repair place.[/QUOTE] It isn't terribly hard but it'll be a long project if you've not done electronics before, getting it professionally restored could cost hundreds of bux plus you don't get the satisfaction of doing it yourself, I'd certainly suggest you have a go at it, aside from the CRT it's pretty hard to damage it, replacing the parts is simply a matter of getting a similar replacement for each one (they all should be marked) and putting it in, most of the capacitors will certainly need replacing, probably some resistors as well which you can check with a multimeter, there are a number of forums dedicated to antique restoration if you need help.
[QUOTE=gokiyono;52755046]Isn't that just your brain autocompleting because it already knows the lyrics though?[/QUOTE] you can definitely hear a bit of singing in the second one
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;52756891]you can definitely hear a bit of singing in the second one[/QUOTE] I can certainly hear the parts I know and have heard becuase of memes, but the parts I don't know I can't really hear. Though would be fun to hear what a person who has never heard the song makes of it
[QUOTE=gokiyono;52755046]Isn't that just your brain autocompleting because it already knows the lyrics though?[/QUOTE] I think he should do it with a song that is not very well known and see if we can understand some of the words. It would be a really neat test!
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