yes, some people ask why I rushed this out the door rather than finishing it later and releasing at some other party. But I really wanted to support Demosplash, and as a US scener I try to release something nice there each year.
I really would have liked to be there in person this year but things came up. November is awkward timing for me, both with the college schedule but also because it often overlaps with the big Supercomputing Conference that happens around the same time.
And as why not release at a European demoparty: most of the crowd there don't really appreciate/understand the Apple II limitations, but also with Covid over they expect you to show up in person and bring along working hardware (sourcing a local Apple II, especially an NTSC one with a compatible power supply would be a challenge).
I really would have liked to be there in person this year but things came up. November is awkward timing for me, both with the college schedule but also because it often overlaps with the big Supercomputing Conference that happens around the same time.
And as why not release at a European demoparty: most of the crowd there don't really appreciate/understand the Apple II limitations, but also with Covid over they expect you to show up in person and bring along working hardware (sourcing a local Apple II, especially an NTSC one with a compatible power supply would be a challenge).