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4BOOT INTROS
Being a true lamer, I don't really see the challenge in boot intros, except
for the size though it's so close to 128 bytes that I don't see the difference
with 128 bytes intros :) Well okay they use the boot... Erm, no one needs lousy
explanations anyway to enjoy - or not - this kind of prod. Still it's funny to
see that boot intros have lately enjoyed more success as we tend to find them
in most recent Parties Compos.
This time we have 5 boot intros if I haven't forgotten to download one of
them and you'll see that style and quality are of various range :) Oh btw it's
clearly recommended to use an emulator here, especially since all intros come
as .ST files.
Boot by GGN
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First on the grill is our nice Greek fellow, GGN. Following his unique
style GGN brings us a screen showing triangular shapes rolling on top of the
screen (sierpinski ? :) while the lower parts displays a sinus wave using few
colors. Not much more to see, it's okay but does not bring more attraction,
sorry.
Dildboot by Dildo Fatwa
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We go on with incredible torture ! Yes loonies are back in town !! No
surprise here since we find ascii "art" showing a hand forming some sign I
cannot make out... It goes scrolling upward until the same motive is repeated,
again and again. To make sure your brain goes totally fried, the so annoying
system click sound is heard and looped :) If you survive this harsh experience
I suggest you install STeem on the peecee of that wicked work fellow who keeps
stealing your meal in the office fridge. Then launch this boot intro and before
the guy finds the right key to quit, he'll surely decide to quit his job :)
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ASCII-Art at it's best?
Boot Sector by The Boring Crew (or whatever they're called)
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Yes more loonies are back, tho this time we wished they had kept annoying
Amiga freaks a bit longer :) This screen shows pink and yellow rasters labelled
'gay' colors in the credits shown below. We are presented with a cool TBC ascii
logo and that's it. Not quite since there is some interactivity here, yes the
'Creme of the Scene' has made it : move your mouse randomly and the rasters
will move ! Of course it's more a bug than a true animation. Last but not least
it's quite obvious that this intro has been coded by jealous guys who have
tried to steal TBC's identity to make sure they would be ridiculous ! What a
shame, especially since TBC needs no one to be ridiculous :) I wish the true
TBC had presented their own stuff, that would have been so much more fun !
Terra by P01
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We move to serious things with this boot intro brough to us by Poi Poi of
Ribbon. If I remember well he took us by surprise at the previous edition of
OUTLINE with a great boot intro displaying a small zoomer with different
motives. This time it's not that impressive as we see simple text on screen
with some voxel like landscape in a small lower part of the screen. There's
some sound too with sweet beeps here and there. It looks like a UFO here but I
have to say that I like it, though I couldn't really tell why, maybe the nice
colors and sweet sound add enough charm to it ?
Plasma boot by Cyclone
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Let's end this review with the winning entry from our praised main editor
cxt ! His previous tries already showed his skills (not to mention the stuff
has showed me and that hasn't been completed yet :). This screen only features
very colorful plasma waving on and on with some synchronzied sampled sound.
The colors are nice, though the plasma loops after a few seconds :) Not much
more to say, it's a plasma with sound ... in a boot intro. The only question I
cannot answer is, does it fit the usual window or is it fullscreen ? Hard to
tell under emulator, still it looks nice.
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