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<b>Clownacy</b> (often mistaken as <b>Clownancy</b>) is a [[Tech Member]] who joined [[Sonic Retro]] early in July of 2013, after lurking for some years.
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<b>Clownacy</b> (sometimes mistaken as <b>Clownancy</b>) is a [[Tech Member]] of [[Sonic Retro]], and Staff member of the [[Sonic_Stuff_Research_Group|SSRG]].
  
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==History==
 
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Clownacy first became aware of the Sonic hacking scene through YouTube videos demonstrating ASM modifications, something beyond what he'd ever seen in other ROM hacks. This intrigued him, leading to his discovery of Sonic Retro, and modification of ROMs at a code level in general.
 
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Initially, he only followed [[SCHG How-to:Guide|SCHG 'how-to' guides]], applying them to the Hivebrain and Xenowhirl [[disassemblies]], hoping to make 'definitive versions' of [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(16-bit)|<i>Sonic 1</i>]] and [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(16-bit)|<i>Sonic 2</i>]]. He later found this to be a very common pursuit of newcomers, and came to turn away from ROM hack production as a result, instead focusing on the [[sega:Motorola_68000|68k]] [[sega:Assembly language|assembly language]] and [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]] hardware, and exploring the Sonic Engine. He still maintains modified versions of <i>Sonic 1</i> and <i>2</i> for personal enjoyment. Using the knowledge gained from this, he began helping others around the forum, mostly in the {{LinkRetro|topic=10880|title=<i>Basic Questions & Answers</i> topic}}.
 
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Because of his general lack of interest in producing a full hack of his own, he's not prone to keeping his code to himself, which led to him creating {{LinkRetro|topic=32542|title=a guide on extending Sonic 2's level select}} for his last post as a [[Trial Member|Trialist]], hoping it would allow him to become a [[Member]], with good results. The guide was eventually submitted to the wiki as a 'how-to' guide, bringing his story full-circle: from learning from the guides as a lurker, to creating them as a Member.
 
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From then, he went on to create several more guides, refine the [[Sonic Retro on GitHub|Git disassemblies]], and, later on, create an enhanced version of <i>Sonic 1</i>'s 68k [[sega:SMPS|SMPS]] sound driver, functioning as a replacement for the aged, but still commonly used, Sonic 2 Clone Driver. This driver was named the <i>Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2</i>. It is possibly his most well known work, having received attention from several influential members, even extending to those of [[Sonic_Stuff_Research_Group|SSRG]].
 
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He was promoted to Tech Member on 29th July 2014, just over a year after joining.
 
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Using his newly-gained abilities as a Techie, he produced an upgraded version of [[Project Sonic 1: Two-Eight]], sporting a rebase to the modern Git disassembly, bug-fixes, optimisations, and restored debug features. This was uploaded to the Git repository as a branch of the <i>Sonic 1</i> disassembly.
 
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==Today==
 
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Clownacy can be found on Sonic Retro and SSRG, along with their respective [[Sonic Retro IRC channel|IRC]] channels: [irc://irc.badnik.net/retro #retro] and [irc://irc.badnik.net/ssrg #ssrg]. His interest in hardware has extended to the [[sega:Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]], and he's currently studying high-level programming languages.
 
  
 
==Works==
 
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===Guides===
 
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<i>(In chronological order)</i>
 
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=31556&view=findpost&p=753262|title=Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly (note that this guide is faulty)}}
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{{LinkRetro|topic=31556&view=findpost&p=753262|title=Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly (faulty)}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=29057&view=findpost&p=757442|title=Port Mega PCM to Sonic 2 Clone Driver}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=32542|title=Extend Sonic 2's Level Select Menu}}  [[SCHG How-to:Extend the Level Select in Sonic 2|(SCHG version)]]
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{{LinkRetro|topic=29057&view=findpost&p=757442|title=Port Mega PCM to Sonic 2 Clone Driver}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=32847|title=Port Sonic 2's Level Art Loader to Sonic 1}} [[SCHG How-to:Port Sonic 2's Level Art Loader to Sonic 1|(SCHG version)]]
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=32801|title=Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2 to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly}}
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{{LinkRetro|topic=32542|title=Extend Sonic 2's Level Select Menu}}  [[SCHG How-to:Extend the Level Select in Sonic 2|(SCHG version)]]
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=33041|title=Port Sonic 2's Layout Loader to Sonic 1}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=33669|title=Extend the Sound ID Range in Sonic 2's Sound Driver}}
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{{LinkRetro|topic=32847|title=Port Sonic 2's Level Art Loader to Sonic 1}} [[SCHG How-to:Port Sonic 2's Level Art Loader to Sonic 1|(SCHG version)]]
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=33837|title=Improve PCM Playback Quality with Sonic 2's Sound Driver}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=34124||title=Make Sonic 2's Sound Driver Good}}
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{{LinkRetro|topic=32801|title=Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2 to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=34249|title=Port S1-Friendly Improved Sonic 2 Sound Driver to Sonic 1 Community Disassembly}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=29751&view=findpost&p=826729|title=Fix Sonic 1's MZ Sideways Stompers}}
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{{LinkRetro|topic=33041|title=Port Sonic 2's Layout Loader to Sonic 1}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=29751&view=findpost&p=827645|title=Fix Sonic 1's "Clusterfuck Bug"}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=29029&view=findpost&p=831283|title=Fix Sonic 2's Debug Mode Bridge Collision}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=34603|title=Improve the PLC Queue in Sonic 2}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=29029&view=findpost&p=833515|title=Fix RAM clearing in Sonic 2}}
  
 
===Other===
 
===Other===
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{{LinkRetro|topic=32801|title=Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2}}
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=32801|title=Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2}}
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*[http://github.com/sonicretro/s1disasm/tree/ProjectSonic1TwoEight Project Sonic 1: Two-Eight continuation]
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[http://github.com/sonicretro/s1disasm/tree/ProjectSonic1TwoEight Project Sonic 1: Two-Eight continuation]
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*[http://github.com/sonicretro/s2disasm/commit/beee1bd2bc0094eabfc63d415e9e00d1f4ccf0a3 REV00] and [http://github.com/sonicretro/s2disasm/commit/d2db0e23d6cd455c3e13879362ccfd36fea7c241 REV02] additions to Sonic 2 Git disassembly
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*{{LinkRetro|topic=34249||title=S1-friendly improved Sonic 2 sound driver}}
  
 
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<forumuser name="Clownacy" /> Clownacy (sometimes mistaken as Clownancy) is a Tech Member of Sonic Retro, and Staff member of the SSRG.


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