Colour Maximite 2 - Demo X

[@BachiloDmitry]

I saw this in 8bitguy's video and bought the computer right that instant. This is mindblowing, I'm coding the heck out of it when it comes.

[@berighteous]

I got mine today!

[@aquaferme1346]

This will be a basic revival! the critical aspect now is to form a community around it... I myself am sticking to the cmm1 to program because I am more into hardware control at the moment, but I can see myself buying a cmm2 one day as an end user.

[@cyberx1254]

This is something!! Sometimes it's hard to believe this beauty was coded in BASIC. Superb!

[@BowlDrome]

What this maximite is doing is just amazing. Given that this demo was entirely written in BASIC, and with this computer doing such incredible graphics, I have no more words to say. This is just remarkable!

[@oddballExtraordinaire]

One thing I love about this demo is the fact it actually feels like a demo from the late 90's. Great job on nailing that aesthetic.

[@oddballExtraordinaire]

@Komaru Naegi First of all, hello fellow DGR fan. Secondly, I can agree. I can barely code in GML language, so I wouldn't even try coding in BASIC, but for those who can, they can make extremely good works in the limited space of the computers they use. That's the reason why I love demos in general.

[@dennisthebrony2022]

V A P O R W A V E TO THE MAX!!!!!

[@Romychs]

Mauro, it is cool! Good work!

[@MXRetroDev]

Thanks!

[@hakonsoreide]

Wow! Excellent work. I watched 8-Bit Guy's video about the CMM2 the other day which is why this got recommended to me now. It's nice to see the whole demo. As someone whose programming is far too casual to learn anything else than BASIC, which I first learnt 35 years ago, I am probably going to get one of these little computers one day soon to play around with. I see you also have other retro computing stuff on your channel, so I am definitely subscribing, and hopefully your channel with grow even more. It also reminds me I need to make more retro computing content on my channel too. I have made a few videos dedicated to the Commodore 64, but I have ideas for many more.

[@dennisthebrony2022]

VERY V A P O R W A V E DEMO

[@ddowlingau]

Great work. This is a fantastic demo of what can be done with this platform. Amazing that it is all based on a small ~$30 ARM dev board.

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

I used to have a C64, and where my Dad worked at the time (a museum), there were a lot of computer nerds in their creative department. During summer break I would go hang out with them, and they used to send me home with all sorts of demos. I miss this stuff!

[@MXRetroDev]

This type of stuff, the demoscene, will never die. Today exist yet many groups that bring us incredible things in our beloved 8-bit and 16-bit machines. I believe that a platform/computer/console will not die until have users that support it. The CMM2 bring to me good memories, as I saying around, for me, it´s something like "retro-future".

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

@@MXRetroDev Retro-future. Great! I am planning on getting one of these. My kids are into electronics stuff (as most kids are these days) but almost all the electronics they interact with are programmed by someone else. I remember as a kid first learning BASIC, then messing around with some assembly language stuff. Back then, your devices could be, "hacked," easier. I even coded a BASIC program which could use inputs on the C64, and made a basic weather station using that, and some sensors sourced from a local electronics store. EDIT: I'd like to get my kids into developing their own stuff, and just, "playing around," with their electronics. The hands on learning is often best. I've done some Arduino stuff, but I know BASIC really well, and could more easily help them with that, I think.

[@cradledani]

this whole maximite scene went completely under my radar. i had no idea it was a thing. and now, i've ordered a maximite colour 2! can't wait to start diving in!

[@MXRetroDev]

Welcome to the community! I hope you enjoy it and have fun with this little and marvelous machine.

[@markstrickland438]

I also have one on order that will be delivered in a few days. Looking forward to seeing videos and code from everyone!

[@darenager]

Superb demo, really captures the old demo scene vibe, I look forward to more! Very impressive.

[@gregclare]

Nice work. Talented coder, exploring an exciting new retro enthusiast platform. Awesome stuff!

[@OlivierSimpleLife]

That's just unbelievable !!!! Super Impressive !!! Just go my colour maximite 2, and i can't wait to test this demo live !!!!

[@MXRetroDev]

Thanks! There is more to come!

[@MrWaalkman]

Very cool! I just got mine and am now beginning to try it out. So far I do like having all of the extra memory, and the speed increase is nice.

[@1rlysens]

Fantastic throwback! Can't wait to dive in!

[@dylstructor9867]

Just ordered one. Hopefully it comes soon

[@webmasterg3526]

You are a very clever guy Mauro. Well done - and this is still early days, more to come I'm sure!

[@fiziwig]

Saw this on the 8-bit guy and ordered one immediately. Can't wait for it to arrive so I can start coding.

[@MXRetroDev]

Welcome to the CMM2 community!

[@amnesie6615]

Wow this is really impressing! Thank you for showing this! Can't wait to get my PCBs from the PCB manufacturer and build this great thing! :)

[@TheLemminkainen]

Like Amiga back in the days

[@markstrickland438]

Awesome work, Mauro!!

[@lauratiso]

Vim aqui pelo 8 Bit Guy! Orgulho desse BR, hahaha...

[@glufke]

Muito bom.

[@RitchoSam]

Sensacional meu amigo! Parabéns! Grande abraço!

[@MXRetroDev]

Muito obrigado!

[@LordmonkeyTRM]

Basic your time has come

[@tomlake2732]

What I can see of it is fantastic! However, I get an index out of bounds in DEMO_RACING.INC line 238. I'm running MMBasic 5.06.00b5. I changed N from 1200 to 1300 in line 21 and now the demo completes but I don't know why it was necessary when the demo ran without the change on your machine.

[@MXRetroDev]

I will update it to run in the last firmware revisions because as the renderer of the firmware is totally redone from scratch, it gives much more performance and the software isn't write to support it correctly. Soon I will not only support the new firmware as the new draw commands to create new effects on this demo.

[@aquaferme1346]

I wonter how this would look from and old non LCD monitor, must be even greater!

[@cradledani]

Hey Mauro Xavier. I would love to be able to run this on my CMM2! Any chance you could provide a download link? I can do a direct capture with some high quality equipment if you wish!.

[@MXRetroDev]

Sorry about the huge delay: github.com/mauroxavierneto/demox_cmm2

[@caspianmaclean8122]

Amazing demo! I saw the source code in your github, did you want to add a link to it in the video description?

[@MXRetroDev]

I´m fixing somethings in this demo to run correctly on the 480Mhz CPU and with the most recent version of the firmware that added some new commands and a little speed up. All these things together "broke" some parts of the demo, which proved to me that my routines were not so strict timed correctly how I guessed. Soon as possible I will publish the source code of the demo.

[@cosmicfrog1966]

The new Amiga is here.

[@LondenTower]

I'm wondering if this demo could've been possible on a 486 or newer cpu with a gus.

[@MXRetroDev]

If it ported to PC in a compiled language, maybe even a 386 could run it. But if using a interpreted language as the original, even to a 486 CPU can be hard to run it. The CMM2 have very optimized commands for graphics and sound, keeping only the program logic as the main part to be interpreted, which makes the task easier to the CPU.

[@jeffflowers5489]

Are there any download sources for existing BASIC programs for the Maximite 2?

[@MXRetroDev]

Yes, here: cmm2.fun Sorry about the immense delay in answer.

[@eanerickson8915]

Is this done in BASIC?

[@MXRetroDev]

Yes, totally done in MMBASIC.

[@OlivierSimpleLife]

Hey Xavier, I've seen you have setup your github, any chance you host the source code of this DemoX ? Just would like to run it on my own Colour Maximite 2 :) Thanks !

[@MXRetroDev]

I will change little things then I will upload the source code for sure.

[@OlivierSimpleLife]

@@MXRetroDev Thanks a lot, It really is a brilliant source to start graphic programming on Colour Maximite 2

[@MXRetroDev]

@@OlivierSimpleLife Sorry about the huge delay: github.com/mauroxavierneto/demox_cmm2

[@plasmamac]

he Mauro ! you have a coding error @ 3,59 ! the earth ist flat !!! ( great demo)

[@MXRetroDev]

I know, this is a beta (but thanks for the advice!). The earth is almost completely flat and I used h few tricks to make an illusion since you do not see to it constantly (reading the text). In the final version of the demo, I will use another algorithm to make the earth more convincing and in the car, racing will have trees and other objects in zooming in real-time.

[@plasmamac]

@@MXRetroDev cant wait , will it open source ? and btw it a bad joke i make , i know

[@TheJ602]

Does it only support basic ?

[@MXRetroDev]

Yes, only BASIC when programming on the main editor, but you can use some C routines compiling for ARM CPU and inserting on your program, they are called CSUBs. There are some limitations because you must follow the firmware architecture.

[@ERROR0x7CF]

Which resolution?

[@MXRetroDev]

All demo is in 640x400 with 16-bit color. This is a beta, maybe in other version I use 8-bit with dedicated palette for each part, with this I have no doubt that gives a gain of 50% of performance.

[@_._-._.-]

Parabéns pelo trabalho! Vi o review do Maximite 2 nesse link e vi a sua demo por lá: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3Kag3iHrdSbjJY

[@carlosbragatto]

Awesome work, Mauro!