Difference between revisions of "Psycho"
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Psycho is a shameless clone of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelia_%28light_synthesizer%29 Psychedelia], a light synthesizer created by Jeff 'Yak' Minter in 1984 for the Commodore 64. | Psycho is a shameless clone of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelia_%28light_synthesizer%29 Psychedelia], a light synthesizer created by Jeff 'Yak' Minter in 1984 for the Commodore 64. | ||
Psycho is freeware, can be distributed freely and should never be charged for. | Psycho is freeware, can be distributed freely and should never be charged for. | ||
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== Controls == | == Controls == | ||
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== Credits & Thanks == | == Credits & Thanks == | ||
| − | * Jeff Minter | + | * Jeff “Yak, the Hairy” Minter. "Psycho" is a complete rip-off of Jeff’s “Psychedelia” for the Commodore 64 (Llamasoft, 1984). |
| + | ** Check out his latest: “Space Giraffe” and “Space Invaders Extreme” for Xbox Live Arcade. Buy them! | ||
| + | ** Search for “llamasoft space giraffe” on YouTube, you’ll crap yourself !!! | ||
| + | * The people that made it possible to hack the Wii: | ||
| + | ** wiibrew.org | ||
| + | ** bannerbomb v2 | ||
| + | ** WiiLoad | ||
| + | ** Home Brew Channel / Browser | ||
| + | ** devKitPro | ||
| + | ** SDL Wii | ||
| + | ** and Nintendo :-) | ||
| + | * Buttons and Logos – http://cooltext.com | ||
| + | * Fonts: | ||
| + | ** Ray Larabie (http://larabiefonts.com), | ||
| + | ** Apostrophic Lab (http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/lab/) | ||
Latest revision as of 19:56, 14 May 2010
| Psycho | |
| General | |
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| Author(s) | Enno |
| Type | Other game |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Licence | Freeware |
| Links | |
| Download | |
| Website | |
| Discussion | |
| Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser | |
| Peripherals | |
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Psycho is a shameless clone of Psychedelia, a light synthesizer created by Jeff 'Yak' Minter in 1984 for the Commodore 64.
Psycho is freeware, can be distributed freely and should never be charged for.
Contents
Controls
Menu Controls
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Action |
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Point/choose menu item |
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Press to Select menu item |
Free Play Mode Controls
Up to four people can play at the same time. Point the controller at the screen and press and hold the A button to produce a pattern. Use the other buttons to change parameters that affect the pattern.
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Action |
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Draw |
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Toggle Symmetry (None, X, Y, Z, Quad) |
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Toggle Pattern |
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Toggle Color Palette |
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Toggle Effect |
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Linger Shorter/Longer (a.k.a. Melting Time) |
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(While holding  of controller 1) - Change Cell Size (1, 2, 4, 6, 8 pixels)
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Exit "Free Play Mode" (controller 1 only) |
Demo Mode Controls (controller 1 only)
While the program generates pretty pictures, you can still change the parameters with controller 1. Press A to skip to the next picture.
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Action |
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Start Next Drawing |
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Toggle Symmetry (None, X, Y, Z, Quad) |
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Toggle Pattern |
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Toggle Color Palette |
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Toggle Effect |
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Linger Shorter/Longer (a.k.a. Melting Time) |
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(While holding ) - Change Cell Size (1, 2, 4, 6, 8 pixels)
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Exit "Demo Mode" (controller 1 only) |
Music
If you like the sound track, you can copy a longer version from here Copy it to sd:/apps/psycho/ on your SD card.
Note that it's a little over half a Gig (530MB). I wonder if it can be compressed better.
Development Log
v1.1
- Released May 14th, 2010
Known Issues/Missing Features
- Currently only works from an SD card.
- GameCube Pad, Classic Controller not supported
- Features found in Psychedelia, but not in Psycho:
- Record, Play Back, Save and Load the light shows you create
- Create your own Patterns and Color Palettes
- Load/Save Custom Settings (and assign these to keyboard keys)
Credits & Thanks
- Jeff “Yak, the Hairy” Minter. "Psycho" is a complete rip-off of Jeff’s “Psychedelia” for the Commodore 64 (Llamasoft, 1984).
- Check out his latest: “Space Giraffe” and “Space Invaders Extreme” for Xbox Live Arcade. Buy them!
- Search for “llamasoft space giraffe” on YouTube, you’ll crap yourself !!!
- The people that made it possible to hack the Wii:
- wiibrew.org
- bannerbomb v2
- WiiLoad
- Home Brew Channel / Browser
- devKitPro
- SDL Wii
- and Nintendo :-)
- Buttons and Logos – http://cooltext.com
- Fonts:
- Ray Larabie (http://larabiefonts.com),
- Apostrophic Lab (http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/lab/)
