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Post by vectrexroli on Sept 29, 2014 4:20:02 GMT -5
The quality of the manuals is impressive, well done! Thanks for doing that for the community.
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Post by hcmffm on Jan 27, 2015 18:16:12 GMT -5
centaura, vectrexroli: Thank you for your accolade and motivating appreciation!  I've picked up again the work on the Vectrex manuals. The manuals of the lightpen games are thick and have lots and lots of illustrations and graphics which need extra-time. Work will progress slowly due to my many other hobbies and duties. Some few pages of the Melody Master manual² are done.  EDIT: Two more pages vectorized. Please use "Refresh" in your webbrowser to see the latest edition.
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Post by hcmffm on Jan 31, 2015 16:17:37 GMT -5
In a vectorizing frenzy during the past four days nights I've finished the Melody Master manual². As usual, the Melody Master logo is designed by Anthony Holcomb - thank you very much, Tony! I'm proud that I could finish another Lightpen manual since these are thick and have lots of pages. If you should find any differences to the original please let me know. Apart from page 4 all pages should be almost 100% identical to the actual manual. Next manual will be AnimAction. |
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Post by 50tbrd on Jan 31, 2015 17:04:00 GMT -5
So brilliant to see true vectors.
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Post by xefned on Feb 1, 2015 9:05:05 GMT -5
Congratulations on the completion of the Melody Master manual!
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Post by TrekMD on Feb 1, 2015 9:59:04 GMT -5
That's great. Nicely done too!
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Post by centaura on Feb 1, 2015 14:35:56 GMT -5
First time I see the Melody Master manual with all images included.
I understand the hard work around the graphic design with these extense lightpen manuals, so I want congratulate you.
I got Animaction (CIB) lately, and I see the most intricate manual, beside Melody Master, because the amount of graphics. Count with my support, case you need anything around.
Good job!
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Post by hcmffm on Feb 2, 2015 15:04:04 GMT -5
Thank you all for the very positive and motivating feedback! During the next weeks I'll have to get various things done. After that the AnimAction manual² will be tackled. EDIT: I've worked on the AnimAction manual², already. Text is done, the many graphics are still missing. |
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Post by hcmffm on Dec 11, 2015 20:34:42 GMT -5
After a long pause I continue my Vectrex manual² project. Animaction manual² will be completed in the next two weeks. (A sort of a Xmas present for whoever likes the manuals). Animaction logos have been vectorized by 50tbrd (Thanks!). |
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Post by Vectronic on Dec 11, 2015 21:24:19 GMT -5
Thank you for all these awesome contributions to the Vectrex community. I have all the manuals, but I can imagine how much these would help people who don't (like people who just own Multi-Carts). This would indeed be a very big help to them. They look great and I will add them to my "just-in-case" backup. Are they/will they be hosted on the Vectrex Wiki or other similar sites as to be easy to find for those who are looking for them?
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Post by hcmffm on Dec 13, 2015 19:13:35 GMT -5
Thank you, Vectronic, for your kind words and your accolade! So far the manuals are hosted on my Vectrex webpage (German). Please note that the manuals are copyrighted by Anthony Holcomb and me and must not be distributed without our explicit permission. I've spent some more hours one the AnimAction manual and am happy to have a first complete version. Some fine-tuning is still needed (thickness of lines), but apart from this the manual is finished. Please use "Refresh" in your webbrowser to see the latest edition of the AnimAction manual². (It feels good to have the completion of the last Lightpen manual in sight. ) |
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Post by 50tbrd on Dec 14, 2015 4:10:31 GMT -5
Andrew is my middle name. I go by Tony though.
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Post by centaura on Dec 14, 2015 10:10:03 GMT -5
Impressive work! One again, many thanx to both, Helmut & Tony. Vectronic is right: Very useful for Multi-cart owners |
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Post by hcmffm on Dec 14, 2015 15:15:27 GMT -5
50tbrd: Sorry for the wrong name - at least I wasn't completely wrong.  centaura: Thank you for your appreciation! I've just finished the AnimAction manual.  The Lightpen manuals did cost me some headaches due to their many pages and graphics; but now they are all done. Hooray! Next manual I'll work on will be an easy one: Pole Position.
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Post by 50tbrd on Dec 14, 2015 15:54:36 GMT -5
No problem. The rest ought to go pretty quickly without all those diagrams.
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