Not sure if the PICO-8 technically counts as a "console", but I've decided to post this in the "consoles" section...

I'm developing a game for the PICO-8, a video game console that does not actually exist. And because Wal-Rush! for the NES does not exist , I thought I would create what I wished a full console version of Wal-Rush! could be...

You can view my progress so far in this thread:
https://lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=33262

From the maker of 8K Adventure and CHELSEA for the TI-84+ CE calculator comes an actual functioning website that accomplishes everything that CHELSEA couldn't!

Introducing:
Dr. Josiah Ryan Winslow

(No, that's not his name. It stands for Javascript Operator Specializing In Automatic Handling of Responses You Are Notating and Writing In Neatly Spaced Lower Output Windows. But just call him Dr. Josiah for short.)

He is an online chatbot that you can talk to, and he actually talks to you back! The replies he gives are converted from text to speech using deep learning technology provided by Lyrebird. He is guaranteed to provide you with hours of a fun-adjacent feeling!

The link to the website is here. Alternatively, if you want to have an easily shareable link, use either https://tiny.cc/dr-josiah or https://tiny.cc/doctor-josiah.

If you thought my last esolang idea was bad, wait until you see this one...

Languish is an (admittedly derivative) esoteric programming language in which there are 8 commands: E, T, A, O, I, N, S, and H. These commands can be mixed together with any non-command characters, so you can embed Languish programs into arbitrary text (if you're talented!).

The home page for Languish is right here (still under construction), and it includes a download link for the Python interpreter, as well as a comprehensive tutorial. Examples of code are to come!

And actually, this is where you all come in. If any of you can write a program in this language that shows off a feature well, or implements a common programming example (like 99 Bottles), I will include it on the website, and in the interpreter's .zip file (once I have compiled enough).

I could write them all myself (and I probably might), but I have a deadline of October 21, 2018 to have my site finished for my web development class, so any help filling it with content would be appreciated!

Hey, y'all. I just got this idea for what might prove to be an interesting esolang:

Technologic

Technologic is (or, I should say "will be") a language in which all keywords are words in the Daft Punk song of the same name.



I tried to allocate all of the words in the song to their best possible function. However, I am very open to suggestions on changing them (especially with how numbers are represented; I don't particularly enjoy how I ended up deciding that format).

Without further ado, here are the (possible) specs.

Design Philosophy

The main goal of Technologic is to make programs that look like the lyrics to the titular song. Thus, each line in the "lyrics" must also be in the same rhythm: DAH dih DAH dih DAH dih DAH dih. For example, here is a theoretical cat program in Technologic:

name it, code, rename it, buy it
click, format it, start it, press it
name it, code, rename it, name it
code, rename it, quick - format it
print it, mail it, break it, mail it

technologic

If you read this out loud (why would you want to, though?), you can hear the "rhythm" to the words. I'll probably make this rhythm required if I ever make an interpreter/compiler for this.

"Useless" commands

quick - (X)
NOP. Place this before any two-syllable word (X) to make it fit the rhythm, and a theoretical interpreter/compiler would act as if this word isn't there.

mail it
Ignored wherever you place it, even within variable names. Another rhythm-fitting word, so a theoretical interpreter/compiler would act as if this word isn't there.

pause it
(X)
play it
Comment (X). pause it must end the line it's on (but it doesn't have to fit the rhythm), and play it must start the line it's on

One more thing: the word it must be omitted if it is just before a two-syllable word, and it is optional after the word pause.

Variables

Variables in Technologic are defined when first stored to. An attempt to reference a variable before it is defined is illegal.

name it, (X), rename it
Refer to variable (X). Legal variable names are any combination of valid keywords other than name, rename, use, code, call, bring, and any one of the "useless" commands. Only the actual words are considered when parsing the variable names, not the its. Some examples of valid variable names:

upgrade it, cut it
break it
touch it, erase it, scan it, trash it

(X), write/rewrite it, (Y)
Store expression (X) into variable (Y). (Note: write and rewrite are synonyms here.) Defines variable (Y) if not previously defined.

Numbers

Numbers are represented by simply listing out the commands for the digits in order. If you want to represent a decimal number, use point it for the decimal point.

0: erase it
1: click it
2: watch it
3: view it
4: work it
5: surf it
6: update it
7: upgrade it
8: zoom it
9: fill it

Expressions

Expressions are mathematical operations done to numbers and/or variables. They can be pretty much as complex as you want them to be, and they are evaluated from left to right. Any command that takes an expression as an argument ACTUALLY takes the last expression evaluated, which doesn't necessarily have to be right before it.
Expressions must end in format it.

(X), touch it, (Y)
(X) + (Y).

(X), trash it, (Y)
(X) - (Y).

(X), cross it, (Y)
(X) * (Y).

(X), cut it, (Y)
(X) / (Y).

(X), crack it, (Y)
(X) / (Y) (integer division).

(X), rip it, (Y)
(X) mod (Y).

zip it, (X), unzip it
Enclose expression (X) in parentheses.

(X), turn it
Negate (X).

Control Flow and Conditional Statements

Conditional operators return 1 for true and 0 for false. Conditional statements consider anything nonzero to be true, and 0 to be false. Everything else should be "familiar".

(X), drag and drop it, (Y)
Conditional operator: (X) == (Y). (The only instance of a multi-word keyword!)

(X), pay/buy it, (Y)
Conditional operator: (X) < (Y).

(X), charge it, (Y)
Conditional operator: (X) > (Y).

(X), switch it
Makes conditional operator (X) act like the opposite of itself (!=, >=, or <=, respectively).

(X), check/rate it
(Y)
break it
If expression (X) is true, execute (Y).

(X), check/rate it
(Y1)
(jam, snap) it
(Y2)
break it
If expression (X) is true, execute (Y1). Otherwise, execute (Y2).

(X1), check/rate it
(Y1)
(fix, tune) it, (X2), check/rate it
(Y2)
break it
If expression (X1) is true, execute (Y1). Otherwise, if expression (X2) is true, execute (Y2). This construction can be repeated as many times as necessary, and it can be combined with a jam or snap statement as a catch-all.

lock it, (X), check/rate it
(Y)
break it
While expression (X) is true, execute (Y). (X) is evaluated before the start of the loop.

start it, (X), check/rate it
(Y)
break it
Until expression (X) is true, execute (Y). (X) is evaluated after the end of the loop.

leave it
Prematurely exit a check/rate it, lock it, or start it construction, equivalent to a "break" statement in most languages.

burn it
Immediately end program execution at this point.

technologic
The equivalent of labels. (This also signifies the end of the program.) This must be separated from any other code by at least two lines, like so:
(X)

technologic

(Y)

(X), find it
Go to the expression (X)th technologic in the program (1-indexed). 0 indicates the required "technologic" at the end of the program; negative numbers are illegal.

Input/Output

Because I completely forgot to tell you up until now, I present to you: the only way to make your programs actually useful!

scan it, (X)
Read a numeric input, and place it in variable (X). If (X) has not been defined before, this counts as a definition.

press it, (X)
Read a character input, and place its ASCII value in variable (X). If (X) has not been defined before, this counts as a definition.

(X), send it
Print expression (X) as a number (without a newline).

(X), print it
Print expression (X) as a character in ASCII (without a newline).

scroll it
Print a newline, because click, erase it, quick - format it, print it can be cumbersome.

Functions

Functions are pieces of code that can be run (called) at any point during the program, and can optionally take 1 or more numerical arguments.

use it, {(Y1), bring it, (Y2), bring it,...} (X), code it
(Z)
break it
Define a function named (X), optionally with arguments named (Y1), (Y2), etc. The body (Z) is executed whenever the function is called. Legal function and argument names are any combination of valid keywords other than name, rename, use, code, call, bring, and any one of the "useless" commands. Attempting to define a function more than once (even if both definitions take different amounts of arguments) is illegal.
Within the function, you can use name it, (Y1), rename it for each name like normal, but the value of these are not the same as ones with equivalent names in the regular code would be. Or, to put it briefly, scopes.

use it, {(Y1), plug it, (Y2), plug it,...} (X), call it
Call a function named (X), optionally with arguments as the expressions (Y1), (Y2), etc. This can be used within expressions if need be. Attempting to call a function before it is defined is illegal.

(X), unlock it
Within a function, return expression (X).

Oh yeah there's a stack

Oh, I forgot to tell you, there's a stack, too. Why? Because there were 4 commands left that had no definition.

(X), save it
Push expression (X) onto the top of the stack.

load it
Pop the top stack item (destructively). Popping from an empty stack is illegal.

fax it
Pop the top stack item, except the value can be used inside an expression. If this is used multiple times in an expression, the stack keeps getting popped. Popping from an empty stack, once again, is illegal.

(X), paste it
Get the value of the expression (X)th stack item from the top (0-indexed). This can be used in expressions if need be. Attempting to get a non-existent stack item is illegal.

(X), change it, (Y)
Store expression (X) to the expression (Y)th stack item from the top (0-indexed). Attempting to store to a non-existent stack item is illegal.




So, until I decide to change it, those are my specifications for my esolang idea. If anyone has any suggestions on improving them, or if anyone wants to have a go at interpreting/coding in this language, let me know!

Example programs in Technologic

Hello World:
quick - upgrade it, watch it, mail it
mail, format it, print it, mail it
click, erase it, click, format it
print it, click, erase it, zoom it
quick - format it, print it, print it
click it, click it, click, format it
print it, work it, work, format it
print it, view it, watch, format it
print it, zoom it, quick - upgrade it
quick - format it, print it, click it
click it, click, format it, print it
click it, click it, work, format it
print it, click, erase it, zoom it
mail, format it, print it, click it
quick - erase it, quick - erase it
mail, format it, print it, view it
view it, quick - format it, print it

technologic

Hello World indented in a way that should make it make more sense:
upgrade it, watch it, format it, print it
click it, erase it, click it, format it, print it
click it, erase it, zoom it, format it, print it, print it
click it, click it, click it, format it, print it
work it, work it, format it, print it
view it, watch it, format it, print it
zoom it, upgrade it, format it, print it
click it, click it, click it, format it, print it
click it, click it, work it, format it, print it
click it, erase it, zoom it, format it, print it
click it, erase it, erase it, format it, print it
view it, view it, format it, print it

technologic

Truth machine:
send it, name it, fax, rename it
start it, name it, fax, rename it
drag and drop it, quick - erase it
quick - format it, rate it, name it
fax, rename it, quick - format it,
send it, mail it, break it, mail it

technologic

Truth machine indented in a way that should make more sense:
send it, name it, fax it, rename it
start it, name it, fax it, rename it, drag and drop it, erase it, format it, rate it
name it, fax it, rename it, format it, send it
break it

technologic

Fibonacci:
use it, buy it, bring it, fax it
touch it, code it, name it, buy it
quick - rename it, pay it, watch it
quick - format it, check it, name it
buy, rename it, mail, unlock it
break it, use it, name it, buy it
mail, rename it, trash it, click it
quick - format it, bring it, fax it
touch it, call it, touch it, use it
name it, buy, rename it, trash it
watch it, mail, format it, bring it
fax it, touch it, call, unlock it
break it, scan it, name it, buy it
quick - rename it, use it, name it
buy, rename it, quick - format it
fax it, touch it, call it, send it

technologic

Fibonacci indented in a way that should make more sense:
use it, buy it, bring it, fax it, touch it, code it
pause it
Equivalent to something like def fax_it_touch_it(buy_it):
play it
name it, buy it, rename it, pay it, watch it, format it, check it
name it, buy it, rename it, unlock it
break it
pause it
This is equivalent to:
if buy_it < 2:
return buy_it
endif
play it
use it, name it, buy it, rename it, trash it, click it, format it, bring it, fax it, touch it, call it, touch it, use it, name it, buy it, rename it, trash it, watch it, format it, bring it, fax it, touch it, call it, unlock it
pause it
Wow, this is complicated...
...but basically, this translates to:
return fax_it_touch_it(buy_it - 1) + fax_it_touch_it(buy_it - 2)
You'll be able to see it here if you look REALLY hard at it
play it
break it

scan it, name it, buy it, rename it
use it, name it, buy it, rename it, format it, bring it, fax it, touch it, call it, send it
pause it
These two lines are equivalent to:
buy_it = inputnum()
print fax_it_touch_it(buy_it)
NOTE: This buy_it is not the same as the buy_it in the function itself!
play it

technologic

I figured I should put this here, because it might be lost if I don't.

This is a full English translation of the NES game Soap Panic. (Basically, it's the Japanese version of Bubble Bath Babes. Google it if you don't know what it is...but in Incognito Mode, of course.) As I cannot legally provide a download for the ROM, attached is the .ips file, which you can patch to "Soap Panic (Hacker) [f1].nes" (make sure it's the one that doesn't have half of its graphics data missing!).

Because I know you don't want to have to play the whole game to see the...*ahem* "rewards"...an Imgur album with each of the changed screen is right here. (Warning: NSFW.) In the cases where there is text on the bottom of the screen, they only show up on PAL or Dendy systems, because they are cut off by NTSC systems.

I simply modified the graphics (and optimized the data) of each "reward" screen. Credit goes to a user on r/translator/ for the actual translation.

As a sort of spiritual successor to Puzzler's Sudoku, I'm going to try and bring to the monochrome calculators another staple of newspaper puzzle pages: the crossword!



This is only a demo at this point. The included crossword puzzle is based on the puzzle featured in the New York Times on April 25 2018, with a very interesting theme. Use the arrow keys to move around, and the letter keys to input letters. DEL deletes letters, and MODE switches between looking at/writing ACROSS or DOWN clues.

Download attached. Make sure to include the CROSSWRD appvar, or else the calculator might freak out.

Recently, as a little exercise, I made a Twitter bot called On Accident Bot, which detects tweets that use the improper phrase "on accident" and corrects them with "by accident".

If anyone wants explanation, clarification, or source code, please don't hesitate to ask!

If anyone here remembers Wal-Rush! for the Atari 2600, and wishes that there were a better version, you will soon get your wish!



(This is just a crappy 15fps gif; the real thing is 60fps.)

I'm starting work on a sequel that I call Wal-Rush! 2: Tick Tusk, because it has a huge emphasis on time. My plan is to have a timer that goes down as you play and kills you if it expires, but can be stopped or increased if you collect certain collectibles. This will be the key to playing for a long time and getting a high score.

I have not coded the functions of the objects yet, but I'll explain my plan for them. The air mine will explode on contact and take away your time. The fish will give you 10 points, and add a few seconds to the timer. The clock will give you 50 points and completely refill your timer. The hourglass will give you 100 points, and stop the timer from decreasing (or increasing!) for a while.

Also, the collectibles sometimes move in WAVES! I love this effect

If you want a download of the program, ask and you shall receive. Same for the source code (in bAtari BASIC).

The attached download is outdated. Click here for the latest version!

In 2006, Arthur O'Dwyer's Castle Adventure revolutionized the TI-BASIC text adventure.
Now, at the tail end of 2017, comes a new innovation in TI-BASIC text adventures. Get ready to experience...

9K Adventure


You are Grimbis the black dwarf. Your mission is to recover Gawyn's orb, in order to keep the land frozen in an eternal winter. To do this, you interact with the game by entering simple English commands.

Download attached. Try it!

After discovering Text to Trump, I thought to myself: how cool would it be to make a text-to-speech voice that resembles my own? And then I thought: how hard would it be?

The answer to both questions is "very".

Slightly modified from this Github repository, I created a Python program which would take entries in a modified version of the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, convert them into individual sounds, and play them back (as well as output them to a .wav file). The results are a bit Stephen-Hawking-ish right now, but I hope to try and improve it soon

Here is an example of "my own voice" reading the CodeWalrus intro: https://clyp.it/02ucuy3z

Requires Python, PyAudio, and PyDub. You do not need FFmpeg, but the program can freak out without it.

Project download here. Try it!

When the CSE came out, my first color TI-BASIC game was Cookie Clicker +C, which is to date my most popular file on TICalc.

Almost 4 years later, my second color TI-BASIC game was Descent, which is unique in that it is cross-compatible with the older monochrome models.

Now, I am proud to introduce my third ever color TI-BASIC game, Picross!



For those who do not know what Picross is, Picross is a picture logic puzzle, and you must color or leave blank spaces in a grid according to numbers on the side to reveal a hidden picture. The Wikipedia page on Picross has some more information.

At the moment, it is only a demo, with the ability to view and solve a random puzzle of a random size. The numbers going across on the top and the side are supposed to represent the numbers for the current row and column. You may edit the grid with 2ND and ALPHA, and when you solve the puzzle, the game detects this and tells you.

Download attached. Try it out!

The attached download link is outdated. Click the screenshot to go to the latest version!
Also, click here to download on TICalc!

In honor of this xkcd comic, I made these regexes.

/[ckp]e|j| t/
Matches: The subtitles of each Star Wars movie (yes, even "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi")
Doesn't match: The subtitles of each Star Trek movie
Special notes: The Star Trek movie without a subtitle isn't counted, as it does not have a subtitle.

/f?i.?[ns]|h |y/
Matches: The subtitles of each Star Trek movie
Doesn't match: The subtitles of each Star Wars movie
Special notes: The Star Trek movie without a subtitle isn't counted, as it does not have a subtitle.

/[jt]o|[lm][as]|n[ae]|r.e|dr/
Matches: The last names of US Presidents who were Democrats
Doesn't match: The last names of US Presidents who were Republican
Special notes: Franklin Delano Roosevelt is rendered as "fdr".

/g|s[eh]|o[lor]|.[kpx]|^[ht]?a/
Matches: The last names of US Presidents who were Republican
Doesn't match: The last names of US Presidents who were Democrats
Special notes: Franklin Delano Roosevelt is rendered as "fdr".

Can anyone optimize these/make others?

I had an idea to hack the graphics of Super Mario Bros to change the art style. So far, I'm almost done hacking the graphics for the sprites (and now, I even have some leftover tiles, in case I wanna add something somewhere).

These pictures will show my progress, with (almost!) every graphic I've changed.


I can't really figure out the title screen format (and it doesn't help that it's stored in CHR-ROM without much breathing room for adding things), so I did this basic edit.

Mario flashes his classic peace sign. Let's-a-go!

Here is where you can see the first substantial changes to the enemies and powerups.

I took the liberty of disabling the powerup-flashing code of the Fire Flower and Starman. That orange deserves to be displayed in its full glory!

No longer do you have the ambiguity of "is that a skull or a peace sign?"

Fire Mario throws fireballs like an expert.

I think the Koopa Troopas look very Koopa-y today.

It always bothered me that the Piranha Plant's mouth wasn't really connected to its "body". Something had to change about it, fast.

What's a Koopa Troopa without a Red Koopa Troopa?

dun dun DUUUUUUN

Toad is as annoying as ever, but at least he doesn't look like he's giving the middle finger anymore!

Under the sea...under the sea...darling, it's better down where it's wetter, take it from me...

The cloud is NOT impressed.

I don't know what will kill you faster: a bullet to the head, or a hammer to the head.

Buzzy Beetle is buzzy.

In addition to changing the graphics, here is a list of the changes I have made to the code.

• Implemented my "powerup-fix" (Mario form is based on collected powerup, not previous form)
• Made damage system more forgiving (only lose one powerup per hit, instead of always reverting to Small Mario)
• Disabled powerup flashing
• Altered player sprite that shows before levels
• Fixed lives display (two-digit numbers of lives display correctly), and capped lives at 99

Just for future reference for me, I'll put some addresses here that I have NOPed and made safe for any code/routines I might wanna code.


The .ips patch is attached. This is a work in progress, so tell me what you think!

As of the day this post was created (June 28, 2017), today is Tau Day! This is like Pi Day, except this day celebrates the virtues of the true circle constant, tau (= 2pi).

Read The Tau Manifesto here.
Check out some more information here.
The following gif should give a geometric explanation of the number itself:


Please, tell me your opinion on the tau vs pi debate below!
Should we use tau? Should we stick with pi? Should eta have a say in the matter?

Regardless, a happy Tau Day to all! I'll be eating full circle-shaped foods today, instead of only half circles.

I want to do a disappearing act at the end of a performance I'm doing on July 4th. The desired effect of the trick is that I somehow disappear from the stage. What are the easiest/least expensive methods that I could feasibly do, without anything like trapdoors in the stage?

The stage is elevated off the ground a few feet, and it 's closed off from the sides. There are no curtains, or ways that I can escape the stage save for some obvious staircases on the sides.

Here is the most practical idea I've come up with: a cardboard gravestone, with a trick to it. The red ball represents me. Pardon my use of MS Paint.


Anyone else have ideas for disappearing tricks?

Very recently, SethBling and Cooper Harasyn discovered a new exploit for Super Mario World! This allows you to install a permanent jailbreak onto your console, complete with a hex editor and mod loader! Watch more about it here:

If you don't have a multitap or enough skill in Super Mario World, watch this video for instructions on installing it with a Game Genie:

Once you have the jailbreak installed, consult the following manual for usage instructions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bVZFGK_aYFyIlFsj-IZr9DLV57DaiGskBO0u--dGhT8/edit

Installing mods is very simple: use the hex editor on page FFFF to write in a mod, and press Select+R to activate it.
Do not activate an invalid mod, and do not activate a mod unless you know it is valid. If you don't know a valid mod to enter, write 6B to the first byte in the page, which will cause the mod to do nothing.

I have created some mods myself for Super Mario World, for use with this jailbreak. If you want to try these out, or suggest ideas for mods I could code, feel free.

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Zero Out Mod Space

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A6 F0 E0 0F 90 06 A9 00 9F 00 FF FF E6 F0 6B

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Always Shoot Fireballs On Yoshi

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A9 01 8D 1E 14 6B

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Infinite Time

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A2 03 BF 0C FF FF 9D 30 0F CA 10 F6 6B 12 17 0F

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Press X To Kill All Enemies

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A5 18 29 40 F0 1E A2 09 BD C8 14 C9 08 90 12 BD
7A 16 29 02 1D D0 15 1D 32 16 D0 05 A9 02 9D C8
14 CA D0 E4 6B

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Coin Counter Counts Jumps Instead

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9C CC 13 A2 00 A5 72 C9 0B 90 0C C9 0D B0 08 A5
F0 D0 06 EE CC 13 E8 86 F0 6B

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Max Speed Star Power

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AD E4 13 C9 70 90 05 A9 1F 8D 90 14 6B

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Gotta Go Slow!

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AD E4 13 F0 0A A5 71 C9 09 F0 04 22 06 F6 00 6B

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Press Down In Air To Ground Pound

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A5 75 0D F3 13 D0 22 A5 F0 D0 0D A5 72 1A 25 16
29 04 F0 15 64 7D 85 F0 64 7B C6 80 A9 1C 8D E0
13 A5 72 D0 06 22 BF 86 02 64 F0 6B

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Yoshi Can Flutter-Jump

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AD 7A 18 F0 6B A5 72 F0 67 A5 74 05 75 D0 61 A5
19 C9 02 F0 5B A5 F0 F0 2A A5 F2 3A 30 01 3A 85
7D 85 F2 A5 7B 30 08 C9 20 90 0A A9 20 80 06 C9
DF B0 02 A9 DF 85 7B A5 7D 10 0E C9 E0 B0 0A C6
F0 80 06 A5 F1 F0 02 C6 F1 A5 15 89 80 F0 20 A5
7D 30 1C C9 20 90 18 9C 0D 14 A5 F1 D0 11 A9 01
85 F0 A5 7D 85 F1 A9 30 85 F2 A9 09 8D F9 1D 6B
64 F0 64 F1 64 F2 6B

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A few days ago, I was browsing through some files on my computer, and I found a folder on my desktop called "SudokuAxe". I've already made a Sudoku game in Axe, so I was about to delete it...until I compiled it on my calculator again.
Apparently, quite some time ago (probably summer of 2016, can't remember exactly when), I made another full-fledged Sudoku game, complete with support for up to 10 level packs, and a fully-featured Sudoku level pack editor. I can't even remember exactly how I did all that, but I did.
So, I polished it up, and now I am ready to finally release it.

Long story short,
I accidentally made the best Sudoku game out there for the TI-8X+ series.
(that may or may not be an overexaggeration)



Introducing Puzzler's Sudoku!
This is a fun-filled Sudoku game for the TI-8X+ series, with 100 levels that come standard, and a random puzzle generator so the fun never stops!

How to play
At the menu, you can choose to play a level pack, or jump right into the fun by selecting "Random Puzzle".
If you select "Level Packs", you can choose from up to 9 custom level packs on your calculator, or choose the default pack "SudokuPk". Then, choose a level, and you can get to playing!

Use the ARROW KEYS to move your cursor, and use the number pad to place a number in that square. 0 or DEL erases a number.
Use ALPHA to change between pen mode and pencilmark mode.
"Pen mode" is the default mode; it allows you to place a number in a square.
"Pencilmark mode" allows you to enter candidates for the square in small numbers, allowing you to keep track of what square can be what numbers. The number pad toggles each number.

Gameplay continues until you win! If you wanna quit early, though, press CLEAR to exit.

UPDATE: Fixed some bugs with reading level packs from archive, and fixed random puzzle generation
Download the attached SUDOKUJW.8xp and SudokuPk.8xv to start playing! If you want to make/edit level packs, also download SEDIT.8xp.
If you want it all in one nice package, including a detailed README, download it from ticalc here:
Download Puzzler's Sudoku!

Maybe this will become a thing. Maybe not. I'll just set this here for now.

@DJ Omnimaga wanted me to make this, so I am

I have an Everdrive N8 and an NES at home, and I love to play on it often. One thing that's sometimes fun to do, besides playing the games, is making up useful, funny, or just interesting Game Genie codes. I will post new codes I make for new games as I create them.

Also, yes, every code here is of my own creation. Almost.

Big Bird's Hide & Speak

ASETPAEY	You will select the right person, no matter who you select (game might softlock)
ENKLTTEI	Everyone, no matter if they're the right person, nods their head after you choose them
ESETPAEY	You will select the right person if you select anyone that's not him
PEUTIAGA	You only need to select 1 person correctly to win the round
YLXVUTYT	Big Bird NEVER speaks
ZZEUTZTZ	As soon as the characters enter, they are all Ernie; game softlocks after round

Blurred Lines 2048 (yes, that's a thing)

AAATAT	Only 4 tiles spawn
EIIVTG	Mute the DPCM channel (no "Hey hey hey"s or "Everybody get up"s or similar will play)
ZEYVAI	Alternate code to AAATAT

Dr. Mario

EAAOUT	Pills appear at the beginning of each round instead of viruses
ENLEUG	Pills float in the air, instead of falling
IXPAGZ	The last music track to play will continue to play through each level
GOALOK	Alternate code to TELAEI
TELAEI	The game thinks it's being pirated (crashes when you place a pill)
YUPAEY	Place viruses instead of pills

Kirby's Adventure

AAAPKT

Infinite energy

Mario Bros

ENTSZZ

Earthquake when POW block is hit

Pac-Man

AYATLA

Only need 1 dot to win

Sesame Street Countdown

ASPLUL	Every number you choose within the level, no matter what, is counted as correct
AYIZEL	The Count says that every number is correct, but it might not be
POPZAA	No matter what number you choose, The Count will always say a glitch number called "ah ah ah"

Summer Carnival '92 - Recca

AXUSYKGG+KSKIPGUI

Activates an interesting (unused) intro: the SEGA logo and jingle appear, then explode, and then the Nintendo logo drops down and plays the Game Boy startup sound effect

Super Mario Bros


Super Mario Bros 2 (USA)

AENEOGPP	Everyone can float by holding A
AEOUETTP	The screen is always shaking as if you just threw a POW block; strange gravity with some objects
AESOTAIA	Pull up a big vegetable to freeze time
AEUEKKGL	Jump way higher than usual
AIUENLEY	Press UP and DOWN to climb invisible vines (doors don't work; you must climb down in front of them)
AYOENGEI	Jump in midair
EEEAXXEK	No matter how many lives you lose, you never get a game over
IENOTSLP	Snifits spit Snifits (and they spit Snifits who spit other Snifits, etc)
KEOOXXSE	The Super Mario Bros 1 theme plays at the title screen
OXXOKAEU+VOXOSAOO	Shells bounce off obstacles
SXOUXVVK	Throw down a POW block, and kill every enemy in sight until you go through a door
TONOTSLO	Snifits spit eggs
ZAXPGGAL	Subspace looks normal (but with graphical glitches)

Super Mario Bros 3

AATEVT	Pause is disabled
ALUZZIYZ	Fire Mario now looks more like he did in SMB1
AOZULT	Immediately get forced into an unused level (possibly a rejected World 6 level)
EIGXLT	If you duck on any platform for long enough, you will fall through to the background
EYEZEZEI	Turn into Fire Mario when collecting a Fire Flower while small (instead of turning into Super Mario)
EYUZXGEI	Turn into Raccoon Mario when collecting a Super Leaf while small (instead of turning into Super Mario)
LPOGVPYX	Press Select to toggle invincibility
GGUXSKXV+KZUXNKXV+OGUXVKXV	Activates Debug Mode on the menu if holding A+B on controller 2
NNXXKGAE	Always run as if your P-Meter was full
PAIUUT	You fall through to the background on white blocks instantly
ZPXXTSZX	Luigi is usually a slightly lighter green in-game than on the map screen; this code makes the color consistent

Takeshi no Chousenjou

EGOYESOK	Press A at the title screen to warp to the final room
GONNOGLE	Alternate code to EGOYESOK

Tetris (Nintendo)

AYIAEP	Pieces go down faster when you hold DOWN
ENTONA	The demo is desynced; you get the same pieces every time you play
EYTZAG	Press START at the title screen to immediately skip the copyright notice
PALEGZ	Shorter wait at the copyright notice (not too noticeable, though, to be honest)
ZALAAP	Partly-functional 2 player mode!

• Combine EYTZAG and PALEGZ to skip the copyright notice altogether!

Donalddubs (the Trump-remixer I've been speaking to in private) has suggested making my channel into an all-Trump-remix channel. Not being ready to quite do that, I made a new channel, and made a quick video to go with it!



You can probably expect more of this type of video from that channel, so subscribe if you like it!

Posted this topic because DJ told me to

This is a small superhero movie that my brother's friends convinced me to make. I'd say, of the action/superhero movies I've done, this is the best one.



There are also some cool special effects in there, to make it look that much more cool.

Oh, and yes, I changed my shirt in midair.

Script of dialogue, and a creative twist - the particular letters a certain statement holds entirely follow tau's decimal digits (6.283185307179...), following in count an accurate number echoing digits within words.

This is true for the entire script (not counting, of course, stage directions and bolded names). To see this, examine the first words of the play. "Eureka!" has 6 letters, "an" has 2 letters, "argument" has 8 letters, and so on, following the digits of the true circle constant tau, for a total of 769 digits. The plot follows a girl named Vi who "discovers" tau, and tries to convince a skeptical Mike of its merits.

More can be found in the notes section at the end of the play. What do you all think?

Long time, no see, everyone

@123outerme 's programming "group" Tilda^3 just got a new member...me! Of course, the first project I suggested to do was a puzzle game on the TI-84+.
The result of our creative processes? Short Circuit.



This is a demo right now, showing you each object you can place (in order, these are straight wires, curved wires, forked wires, crossing wires, AND gates, OR gates, NOT gates, and diodes). Those numbers above each object will end up being the amount you have left to use.

Here are the controls:
ARROW KEYS - move cursor
PLUS/MINUS - go through objects
MODE - rotate selected object
2ND - place object
ALPHA - erase

Download here. We also have a GitHub repository, if anyone wants to take a look at that.

As some of you might know, Google recently has a lot of online advertisements circulating where they have reaction gifs playing in the background while an example query is searched, along with some ANNOYING SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND.

So, I did what anyone with decent video editing software would do, and made another advertisement in the same style, but with a totally different message.

The link is here (NSFW language in the search results):
https://vid.me/lnZS

Should I upload that to YouTube?

From the same developer who brought you Cookie Clicker 84+ for TI-84+ BASIC, Cookie Clicker Axe for TI-83+/84+ Axe, Cookie Clicker +C for TI-84+ CE/CSE BASIC, and wow this one's old and I think you get it I made a bunch of these, comes:

Cookie Clicker CE


This, of course, will be another clone of that classic cookie clicking game we all know and love. However, this one aims to be a bit different, with plenty more (planned) features and graphical goodies than the average calculator port of Cookie Clicker.

At the moment, it's nothing to write home about, though. I only have clicking on the cookie, a cPs test that adds 1 cookie every second, and scrolling through buildings. I promise you, though, I will see this through to a finished version, at least up to having upgrades and achievements.

Download attached.
Code is sloppy because I threw this together in about 2 days, and you can tell from the way the cookie output isn't even formatted

I Don't Even Game is (maybe) getting its own port to the CE!
And what better time than Christmas to announce it?

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I Don't Even Game is a port of the Flash game of the same name. It is a game where you have to force yourself not to think "how should I do this", but just do it. A lot of the tricks and sneaky solutions for each screen are the right mixture of clever and mind-numbingly stupid.
Oh, and you can't move left.

Download is attached (only a demo, with 10 of the screens implemented; after this, it loops until the uint8_t room number wraps around). I will be working more on this as time goes on, and I catch on to some of the even sneakier tricks .

Screenies, in order from newest to oldest:

I made a TI-BASIC terminal-style scheme for input and input processing.



The input is already all taken care of. You can input letters, spaces, and numbers (I might revamp this, because on hindsight, I might not need numbers except for special cases). What I think is innovative about this is the scrolling and input processing.

The scrolling works like this: Str9 contains each line, with a boxplot character at the end (basically, any character I'm sure won't appear in the string), and L1 contains the x-positions of the text. Each are shifted as a new line is added, and the screen is redrawn.

The input processing is a little more clever: Str1 is stripped of extraneous spaces, and separated by keyword. If a keyword is found, a code (unique for each keyword) is added to Str2. Then, Str2 is searched for each combination of keywords that do commands, and then that command is done.

To add a keyword:
In CPROCESS, there are lines that go like this:
sub(Str1,A,Ans-A
{Ans="QUIT" or Ans="EXIT" or Ans="DONE" or Ans="BYE" or Ans="GOODBYE" or Ans="CYA",Ans="TEST" or Ans="TESTING",Ans="HI" or Ans="HELLO" or Ans="HEY" or Ans="HEYA" or Ans="HIYA" or Ans="YO",Ans="WHAT" or Ans="WHATS" or Ans="WHATZ" or Ans="WTF" or Ans="WOT" or Ans="WOTS" or Ans="WOTZ" or Ans="WAT" or Ans="WATS" or Ans="WATZ" or Ans="WUT" or Ans="WUTS" or Ans="WUTZ",Ans="UP",Ans="WASSUP" or Ans="WAZZUP" or Ans="SUP",Ans="HOW",Ans="ARE" or Ans="R",Ans="YOU" or Ans="YA" or Ans="U",Ans="WHO",Ans="YOUR" or Ans="UR" or Ans="YUR",Ans="NAME" or Ans="NAEM",Ans="CALLED" or Ans="CALLD",Ans="SMART",Ans="REAL",Ans="MALE" or Ans="MAN" or Ans="BOY" or Ans="DUDE",Ans="FEMALE" or Ans="WOMAN" or Ans="GIRL" or Ans="LADY",Ans="GENDER" or Ans="SEX",Ans="STUPID" or Ans="DUMB" or Ans="IDIOT" or Ans="MORON"
If max(Ans
Str2+sub("0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZθ",1+sum(not(cumSum(Ans))),1→Str2

First, make sure there are enough characters in the giant string in the bottom. Add some if necessary.
In the expression in the second line, add a piecewise expression with the number of the keyword and the keyword itself like this:
Ans="KEYWORD",
The Nth character in that giant string in the bottom is the corresponding character for your keyword, so remember it.
Note: multiple words can be assigned to one code, but one code cannot match more than one word.

To add a command:
Commands are strings of keyword codes. For example, in the example program, "398C" represents "WHAT ARE YOU CALLED".
In CCOMMAND, add a section like this:
If inString(Str2,"command
Then
command code goes here
Goto E
End
To output a line of text, do this:
"OUTPUT→Str1
XPOS→L₁(9:IS_NEWLINE→L₁(10
prgmCSCROLL
OUTPUT is your output line, XPOS is the X-position of the line, and IS_NEWLINE is 0 if this line overwrites the last line, and 1 if it scrolls up.

Questions? Ask me, and I'll try to clarify. Keep in mind, however, this may not be bug-free or optimized fully. If anyone is willing to help, that would be swell.

Download attached.

I've made yet another song about tau. I think this might be my best yet, and I'm proud of the lyrics (especially the fact that I was able to shoehorn the names of the guys who proposed tau in the first place and their publications, and 35 digits of tau itself!).

https://clyp.it/tvawqxck

Lyrics if you need to follow along (because especially during the actual verse, I get fast):


What do you think?

This Is The Only Level now has its own port to the TI-84+CE!



Beat the level. There's only one.

Download here on ticalc.org!

I just made a new song! It's about tau (of course ), and it's a parody of "One Dance" by Drake.

https://clyp.it/oznzzc4z

It was a personal challenge to make a song about tau without mentioning pi by name. So, I just said "C over D, there's never much love for C over D" .

Lyrics are here:

Quote from: LyricsBaby, I like your tau

6.28
Then 318
You know that's tau, OK?
C over ra-
-dius is what I say
Even when it's test day
C over D, there's never much love for C over D
I pray it's never on our math sheets,
I pray, I pray

That's why I need a one tau
Gotta calculation right now
One full turn when I go
No conversions taking a hold on me
I need a one tau
Gotta calculation right now
One full turn when I go
No conversions taking a hold on me

Baby, I like your tau

Sense and elegance
All I'm wishing for radians
Nobody knows tau's the constant
I had to bust up the silence
You know you gotta do it rightly
Soon as you answer, do it consisely
I don't wanna spend time writing
We've got no time

And that's why I need a one tau
Gotta calculation right now
One full turn when I go
No conversions taking a hold on me
I need a one tau
Gotta calculation right now
One full turn when I go
No conversions taking a hold on me

Baby, I need to know, where do your circles go?
Cause if you're tau, I'll make it so
Make your circle whole
Where, where, where
Where, where, where, where
Where, where, where
Where, where, where, where
Cause if you're tau
Cause if you're tau
Cause if you're tau

I need a one tau
Gotta calculation right now
One full turn when I go
No conversions taking a hold on me
I need a one tau
Gotta calculation right now
One full turn when I go
No conversions taking a hold on me

What do you think? I know there were some autotune glitches, but other than that, how is it?

For all entries in this list, take the letters' positions in the alphabet and add them up. They will be equal. The number 177 has no significance, but it shows the relation of the statements.

THE TAU MANIFESTO =
I AM MOST NATURAL =
CONSTANT OF CIRCLE =
A CIRCUMFERENCE TO R =
PI DECIMAL IS WRONG =
A RADIUS NO DIAMETER =
DO ONE FULL TURN =
RADIANS IDEA SIMPLER =
YOUR NUMBER PI =
MADE BAD EULER FORMULA =
E TO THE I TAU'S ONE =
HAVE NO REARRANGING =
THE CIRCULAR AREA ONE =
NOT PI R SQUARED =
AH, HALF TAU R SQUARE =
IF INTEGRATE, DERIVE =
YOU CAN'T AVOID HALF =
HEAR REASON NO FAITH =
I AM TAU NO TWO PI =
THIS AIN'T BAD PROOF =
177

I have a couple of favorites, like CONSTANT OF CIRCLE, DO ONE FULL TURN, and E TO THE I TAU'S ONE.

Here are some relating to Donald Trump (politically charged, so spoilers):


Can you come up with examples of your own? For example, GEORGE W BUSH = WASHINGTON = 130. Use whatever scheme you want to relate the phrases, but be consistent!

This is my latest song, summarizing most of what I could find of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine's 60 Minutes interview. This time, I went for a chill beat, and let pretty much everything flow naturally. Tell me what you think of the new style!

Lyrics are in closed captioning, for those of you who can't follow the flow

So, what do you think? Please like, comment, and share the video if you can!

This is my latest song, simultaneously summarizing and making fun of Donald Trump and Mike Pence's interview on 60 Minutes. The audio is kind of a bad quality on the voices, but it's not really something I can help, because DVRs don't record shows on your computer, much less with HQ surround sound .

If you want lyrics, they're in YouTube's closed captioning. You might need them, sometimes Trump flows too fast!

What do you think? Please like and comment on the video if you can!

One day, I had this one new beat I made, and I was thinking "Hmm...I wonder what would happen if I put words in the candidates' mouths." So, here it is.



Lyrics:

Quote from: LyricsDonald Trump, I challenge you to a battle
Hillary Clinton, we're going to make this election radical

First, the choice between different visions / That means they'll be the ones making the decisions
Second, every time you insult Muslims or immigrants / Threatens them across the country they are living in
Third, America isn't a third world country / Just because America doesn't have a lot of money
Fourth, we need to be firm with our rivals / So we don't start a war when this election is final
And one more thing: our troops give their all / We are not a country that cowers behind walls
It takes patience, persistence, and respect for the facts / We need to break down the barriers that hold Americans back

As you know, America is a disaster / I am a top President everyone asked for
A world class liar, rigged by big businesses / That's Hillary Clinton, not who the real victim is
"I'm With Her"? No, "I'm With YOU" / Why I'm running: I love what I do
Wall Street banks, they totally own her / We don't need or want Bernie Sanders voters
To vote for a new agenda with big dreams / Support for one of the bloodiest wars ever seen
She gets rich making you poor, pathetically / This fact alone disqualifies her from the Presidency

The struggle continues! The struggle continues! Thank you all!
Our mission is more than just transforming / It is all of us together, the vast majority
Knows that a broken Secretary Clinton / is part of a corrupt campaign finance system!
That is true with Donald Trump as the right wing / Whether Wall Street likes it, we will continue fighting
The struggle continues! Keep down, Bernie Sanders / Enough, Donald Trump, they deserve a commander
Being on a program is not the same thing as actually / This isn't reality television, this is reality

Tell me what you think, does it sound cool?

This just sounds weird and unnatural, not just because of the pitch changes. Now I know how people feel after nighttime DJs get a hold of their songs.

https://clyp.it/ci5pdxgj

I made this beat using samples from Soundation. I used in a rap that I shall proceed to embarrass myself with (like that Tau 'n' Pi thingy).

https://clyp.it/lirdekxi

Here's the rap song I made it into, which is a tutorial on how to solve the Rubik's Cube. I certainly hope I got the point across with the song, but I also plan to shoot a video for it...sometime.

https://clyp.it/1d43wd4r

If you want the instrumental for the full song, it's here.

https://clyp.it/m5ioo21t

If you want my rough lyrics draft, then look here (but please don't, I'm embarrassed already ).

Hey there. I'm remaking a game I once made, and there's one thing I want to be able to add: external level packs. I might be able to make a level-pack maker just fine, assuming I know how the appvar thingy works in Axe, but what do I have to do to make that level pack associated with the program? As in, when I start the game, I want to be able to see a list of the game packs on my calculator for that game and nothing else, how do I do that?

Based on this new game by DJ Omnimaga, I decided to make a spiritual successor to Desert Bus. If you're unaware, it's an unreleased game in which you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas...for 8 straight hours. No traffic, no turns, no pause feature, no nothing, you have to just drive for 8 hours.

In this game, you're that same guy in that same bus, but along the way, you crashed into a tree, and are waiting for the towing company to arrive (which will take 8 hours). During the wait, you have nothing to do but stare at the wreckage. Also, it's a hot day, and you tire easily, so you must drink enough water to stay awake the whole time, too. Press any button but CLEAR to drink water.

Oh, and it really does take 8 hours to wait. Try it! See how big of a score you can get!





Download link attached.

TRIGGER WARNING! Contains references to tau (= 2pi = 6.28...)

Quite a while ago, I made a parody of "Day N Night" by Kid Cudi, all about the virtues of the number tau, using Melodyne to tune my vocals to sound like the original. I think the result was pretty nice. Some lyrics sound cringy to myself, but that's just me.

https://clyp.it/ppcj41zt

The raw vocal clips are in these links, if you wanna torture yourself with them.

https://clyp.it/edn20oso
https://clyp.it/34jwrjxy
https://clyp.it/2ntzzdlu
https://clyp.it/m4tie3st

If you want the edited vocal track, here it is, but in reverse, because it sounds cooler that way.

https://clyp.it/1e5yihi2

Ever wondered how well two songs with the same title can work together? Well, here's my example with an MJ/Tupac remix.

https://clyp.it/pd3hfqep

Weird how well it works once you sync up the tracks. I only did this in about 10 minutes, so it's nothing special, but it's still listen-able. Tell me what you think!

General anagram thread ~ had a large arrangement!

Welcome to the wonderful world of anagrams! An anagram is a word or phrase created by transposing the letters of another word or phrase. For example:


As you can see, "LISTEN" and "SILENT" each have one E, one I, one L, one N, one S, and one T, so they are both anagrams. One way to think about it is to take Scrabble tiles that spell out a certain word or phrase, and ordering them to make whatever words you can make out of them. Try it yourself with some of the anagrams in this thread!

Here is a quick overview on the "types" of anagrams. An anagrams is usually meaningful, and has some sort of relation to its base. For example:


Some anagrams flow like a sentence or complete thought along with their base. I have found no names for these elsewhere, so I'll just call them sentence-grams. These are usually signified with ~, as in:


The least common variety of anagram is called an antigram, which is simply an anagram with an opposite meaning to its base. These are signified with ‡, as in:


To read more on anagrams, including some classic examples, what makes a good anagram, how to make your own, and much more, click here. (Technically, that's a FAQ for a Google Group related to anagrams, but it's a helpful resource.)

This will be a thread for posting classic anagrams I find to be good or interesting, as well as having a place for some of my own creations. I will not credit any resource when I find other people's anagrams, as it's hard to trace back the exact roots of many anagrams. I will have a section dedicated to my own creations, though.

Warning: Incomplete as of now



Original anagrams = I am also arranging

General

• Drinking an alcoholic beverage = "Go in. Go near back. Hell, I can drive."
• School is starting soon = Go to sit in honors class.
• Surfing the internet ‡ Returning the finest.
• A dream in the night ‡ Death in nightmare.
• Not allowed ‡ "Do let on" law.
• Anime cartoons = Some can not air. = So, not American?
• A shirtless guy ~ 's surely a sight.

Topical

• Microsoft announces new Xbox One with more storage space and lower retail cost = Tomorrow, a nation brawls to spend on next excuse for a console...TWICE! Sheer magic.
• Obama approves sending up to four hundred and fifty more US troops to Iraq = President's for moving a thousand equipped army troops out abroad for fun.
• The two escaped prisoners from New York = Word to press: cops know they remain free.
• The protesting in Ferguson, Missouri = Shooting ignites fires, more upturns.
• The protests in Ferguson = Nonstop grief tethers us.
• The latest superhero movie Ant-Man = Oh, Marvel team puts one in theaters.
• One-third of American white girls use tanning beds, dramatically increasing cancer risks = Nice girls, if recent research said melanoma is sinister and tragic, why go in and turn black?
• Kidnapper Ariel Castro's home demolished, he is still facing life plus a thousand years in prison = He kept three girls for a decade in his place. So sad! Our painful loss, it has inspired many millions.
• Who should be voted in as the American President? = One best case: I wish I'd not have Donald Trump here!

People's Names

• Popular teenage artist Justin Drew Bieber = Just write real boring tunes, be paid, repeat.
• The famous performing artist Michael Jackson = He's a king, a perfect form...just a Smooth Criminal.
• Scott Walker = Act! Let's work! = Total wrecks!
• William Henry Gates = Wealthy, rising male.
• The Prince George Alexander Louis Mountbatten-Windsor = An excellent, good European newborn I trust is made right.
• Washington Crossing the Delaware = He saw English Redcoats, noting war.
• The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln = Confederate shoots a man's brains, in all this pain.

Other Names

• Texas Instruments = Turn in tests, exams.
• The White House Correspondent's Dinner = The President, our chosen winner, hosted.
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ‡ Political effort meant to see elephant harm.
• Eating at Red Lobster = Old brine, great taste.
• Subway Restaurant Chain = Bust a waste can in a hurry.
• United States of America = See? Our media taints fact! = Refuse action at Mid-East.
• The United States of America = I can taste freedom. I use that! = I must set a trade fee to China.
• The Sony Playstation Four = Fun toy to astonish player.
• TI-Nspire = Pristine.

Medium (41-99 letters)

• "Beauty will save the world" (Fyodor Dostoyevsky in The Idiot) = Today, we do this: sit and briefly view the lovely outdoor sky.
• "True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen." - Francois de la Rochefoucauld = Love is a deceitful, obscure, hostile, woeful, heavy, unseen, fear-evoking hassle, and hard work to catch.
• Once and for all, can you give me an educated answer to the question: what comes first, the chicken or the egg?
  =
  Ah, too much to ask me. Feels aggravating how the correct cycle isn't found! I needed a hint, can we request one?
  =
  Now, I'd suggest, reach one closed favor...if each created the other, that cycle's quite an unknown enigma to me!

Long (100-999 letters)

• I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
  =
  I, Donald J. Trump, a Republican egotist, shall, if I get voted in office, fight ISIS, change tiny fences built on the southern border to a wall, aid deceit, and alienate the world.
• "Donald Trump has been in the public eye for over thirty years...and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats."
  =
  He could conceivably be President of the United States of America, and screw us over. It's already great, you ninny! Don't cheat and beg! He can end! Hurry, Bernie, stop him!
• "Why do the nations so furiously rage together, and why do the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against His Anointed."
  =
  If I had to give you a good answer, I think it's all simple. The nations hurt land and go through long and repeated war, rather than agree to end, so they get peace. If you think that's huge, sheer nonsense, it is.

Special

• I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.	=	But I echo the thought of Father, He who fought to help you dodge the doom of slavery and beating.
  Thou shalt have no other gods before me.	=	Thus, be safe! Have honor go to Me, the Lord!
  Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.	=	Hah, heathen! Never have any statue of an idol. While breathtaking, they're unrighteous; they tarnish the Savior's name. Ignorant attention on them is taken to be a threat.
  Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;	=	To pray to and glorify the statue of an idol god is sinful. To he here who doth hitherto question my truth, that then commands the further devotion of another faith; harsh judgement will then be given to them.
  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.	=	Heaven hands men a duty: men must know to respect common demands of The Almighty.
  Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.	=	I'd hurt the foolish man that invokes the name of The Lord Almighty on sin, then take that loud villain straight down to Hell.
  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.	=	Repel hobby at home; make this day better.
  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:	=	Ah, slob! Today, do all hard tasks, with no luxury.
  But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:	=	However, Saturday's thy total activity rest. No harsh, annoying work then through the day. Don't tend to that thornbush, save thy strength for any other day. Maybe try sitting still. Then, do that thornbush in a month.
  For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.	=	The Heavenly Father, He has made the whole world, the land, and the odd beasts and birds that inhabited it, in more or less seven days; and He relaxed after the last day.
  Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.	=	Show that you had loved thy family, thy brother and thy children. Hug them, then hope that they not anger God.
  Thou shalt not kill.	=	Hunt talk? I'll shoot!
  Thou shalt not commit adultery.	=	My! Don't touch all that moisture!
  Thou shalt not steal.	=	Thus, a last loot then.
  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.	=	Ah, that honesty fails us...bent lies about things are wrong.
  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.	=	Christians, never be envious of an obnoxious man. The things this man has, though they're costly, have no worth. Oh, that is irony! Only stress virtuous things: sharing both truth and honor.

• Out of the night that covers me,
  Black as the pit from pole to pole,
  I thank whatever gods may be
  For my unconquerable soul.
  
  In the fell clutch of circumstance
  I have not winced nor cried aloud.
  Under the bludgeonings of chance
  My head is bloody, but unbowed.
  
  Beyond this place of wrath and tears
  Looms but the Horror of the shade,
  And yet the menace of the years
  Finds and shall find me unafraid.
  
  It matters not how strait the gate,
  How charged with punishments the scroll,
  I am the master of my fate,
  I am the captain of my soul.
  
  =
  
  I move from very cloudy nights
  Obscure as chasm depths immense.
  O! I act so proud of my rights
  For handing me my own defense.
  
  That, through a dull, confounded life,
  My choice would never be to frown.
  Through cutthroat battles of my strife,
  My constant head cannot come down.
  
  That hollow hole of shattered heads,
  All agitate a dreadful fear
  That chance will batter you to shreds.
  The consequence? I still am here.
  
  Perhaps I can bunch man to be
  Unbounded, yet off on the brink.
  It's palpable that I am free;
  I see that I am what I think.

Rude


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I think it's high-time the First Fantasy game had another version released. So, obviously, what I try to do is anagram the entire text of Final Fantasy: Mana Force into something...perhaps a bit amusing...

Some example lines:

In a far away dimension, the Mana Crystal was made to seal the Death Kingdom, bringing a long peace to the Land of Hope. Then one day the crystal shattered into pieces, and chaos ensued...
=
Once upon a time, when the Clans At Army laid peace at the Pond of Heal with the land of Knight Demado, the Clans At Army each ignited great disaster. Go, say nonsense and disobey reason!

I have to find at least 5 crystal shards to access the Death Kingdom and save the Village of Hope.
=
I have to access Knight Demado's land to save 5 Pond of Heal villagers at the city. Dash there fast!

My quest will be dangerous!
=
My lower squad, let us begin!

A download will come for the CSE once I get most of the text replaced.

An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase (for example: Astronomers = Moon starers). Generally, these new words and phrases are related to the subject, but in rare cases they can be used to mean the exact opposite (for example: Within earshot = "I won't hear this"). These can even be humorous and outside-the-box (for example: Mother-in-law = Woman Hitler).

The Anagram Times is a news website where news articles and current events are re-interpreted as anagrams. Headlines, important names, and quotes from news articles are taken and anagrammed into different phrases.

Some excellent recent stories to come out of The Anagram Times are:

Cruz and Kasich take on Trump = Men's pact: run, kick out hazard.

Boehner wants Paul Ryan for President = Say, power baron lined up fresh entrant

Alton Towers = Lot to answer

Couple sits on bench. After a while they got up = Scene's nice: the two photograph beautifully

Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce = To analyse: Seems too processed, too much salt, sugar, fat

This is an example of a recent story I submitted (I made it into a gif showing the letters moving):


I have a challenge for some of the more experience wordsmiths on here: make a story yourself, from the headline of a recent news story. Take whatever software you prefer for crafting anagrams (I prefer Anagram Artist myself), or craft one by hand, and submit it to The Anagram Times as a possible story for inclusion.

Submit your anagrams here, and look out for them on the front page! I'm interested in seeing your interpretations of the news!

I've been playing one of my favorite games in the NES library, North & South, which is a Civil War simulation game (done VERY well, actually), and I thought, wouldn't it be cool if it had a TI-84+ port? So I made a mockup, and it actually looks decent.



So, this thread will consist of me planning on how to implement this beast of a game in Axe. I will also take any suggestions for how certain parts can be programmed to work.

As of right now, I'm looking for a good way to render the map. Any ideas, anyone? I'm not gonna allocate >6KB for the full picture variables

...on my TI-83+ series of calculators.

Not to worry, though, Jeremy Gibbons and I have a solution for you!



Based on the findings in this mathematical paper, here is a TI-BASIC program that calculates one by one the digits of pi, with features such as:

* Arbitrary precision arithmetic simulated through lists

* An efficient decimal digit streaming algorithm

* Adequately optimized code (will optimize more, though)

* Author-verified to calculate more digits than he knows (and I know about 50 )

* A hidden feature...see if you can find it

* insert other stuff here

Download attached. Also, see if you can find the Easter egg, for twice as much fun!

EDIT: I modified the program because the display didn't quite work on the color calculators. Download the new version if you haven't already.

I guess I'll leave this here with no explanation.

I'm trying to compile a program into an application with Axe Parser. It works fine in program mode, but when I try to compile it, it errors out after the 1st and 2nd pass with a "NOT ENOUGH ROM" error. I have 24KB of RAM and 52KB of archive available, so I don't know where this error is coming from. Any help?

Elephants sometimes do forget...the rest of the levels.

Based on this awesome game from Armor Games, with one level as the title suggests (yet 30 different "stages" ), I present to you, a could-be-would-be project in the works: This is the Only Level 84+!

The attached download is outdated. Click the screenie to go to the latest version!

You can also download from ticalc.org or Cemetech!

Yes, you saw that right. Wal-Rush!, my entry for CodeWalrus Contest #2...on an Atari 2600. I'm gonna let that sink in for a minute.

Click the image for the latest version!


Inspired greatly by the recent release of Zippy the Porcupine (I knew this game back when it was just a 1-level demo!), and the fact that Atari games are limited yet cool, I have decided to port my contest entry to the Atari 2600 using the programming language bAtari BASIC. I'm sure it'll be a natural game on the Atari 2600.

I will find my own time and resources to program this game, as I am in no rush for a contest deadline (so don't expect this done "soon" by any definition). As well, I will also try to compose music and sound effects at one point, as well as making it look really cool :3

As of now, I have a small demo, which I have attached along with the files I have used in the IDE, visual bAtari BASIC. The demo is playable in Stella or on a Harmony cartridge, and the file is named "Walrush.bas.bin" (in the "bin" folder). As well, the source code is viewable in any text editor, and the file is named "Walrush.bas". As it stands, this is meant to demonstrate the physics of the Wal-Rush! engine so far.

For those who can't play the file, here is a (crappy) video I recorded of the demo.

Use left and right to move, and fire to fly. What do you think so far?