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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Clownacy | + | Clownacy began lurking after being lead to Sonic Retro by YouTube videos demonstrating modifications of Sonic titles on an assembly level. Discovering the [[SCHG How-to:Guide|SCHG 'how-to' guides]] not long after, he took up creating bugfixed, 'definitive versions' of [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(16-bit)|<i>Sonic 1</i>]] and [[Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(16-bit)|<i>Sonic 2</i>]]. In the years following, his interest drifted from hack production to general programming. He eventually joined Sonic Retro, where he spent his [[Trial Member|trial period]] responding to users in the {{LinkRetro|topic=10880|title=<i>Basic Questions & Answers</i> topic}}, and creating 'how to' guides. |
− | + | 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 [[sega:SMPS|SMPS]] 68k sound driver: the Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2, which was a replacement for the aged, but still commonly used, Sonic 2 Clone Driver. | |
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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 [[sega:SMPS|SMPS]] 68k sound driver, | ||
He was promoted to Tech Member on the 29th of July 2014, just over a year after joining. | He was promoted to Tech Member on the 29th of July 2014, just over a year after joining. | ||
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==Today== | ==Today== | ||
− | Clownacy remains a Tech Member on Sonic Retro and a Pro Member on SSRG. He can be found on the [irc://irc.badnik.net/SSRG #SSRG] IRC channel. | + | Clownacy remains a Tech Member on Sonic Retro and a Pro Member on [[Sonic Stuff Research Group|SSRG]]. He can occasionally be found on the [irc://irc.badnik.net/SSRG #SSRG] IRC channel. |
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===Guides=== | ===Guides=== | ||
<i>(In chronological order)</i> | <i>(In chronological order)</i> | ||
− | *{{LinkRetro|topic=31556&view=findpost&p=753262|title=Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly (faulty)}} | + | *{{LinkRetro|topic=31556&view=findpost&p=753262|title=Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly (note that this guide is faulty)}} |
*{{LinkRetro|topic=29057&view=findpost&p=757442|title=Port Mega PCM to Sonic 2 Clone Driver}} | *{{LinkRetro|topic=29057&view=findpost&p=757442|title=Port Mega PCM to Sonic 2 Clone Driver}} | ||
*{{LinkRetro|topic=32542|title=Extend Sonic 2's Level Select Menu}} [[SCHG How-to:Extend the Level Select in Sonic 2|(SCHG version)]] | *{{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=33837|title=Improve PCM Playback Quality with Sonic 2's Sound Driver}} | *{{LinkRetro|topic=33837|title=Improve PCM Playback Quality with Sonic 2's Sound Driver}} | ||
*{{LinkRetro|topic=34124||title=Make Sonic 2's Sound Driver Good}} | *{{LinkRetro|topic=34124||title=Make Sonic 2's Sound Driver Good}} | ||
+ | *{{LinkRetro|topic=34249|title=Port S1-Friendly Improved Sonic 2 Sound Driver to Sonic 1 Community Disassembly}} | ||
+ | *{{LinkRetro|topic=29751&view=findpost&p=826729|title=Fix Sonic 1's MZ Sideways Stompers}} | ||
+ | *{{LinkRetro|topic=29751&view=findpost&p=827645|title=Fix Sonic 1's "Clusterfuck Bug"}} | ||
+ | *{{LinkRetro|topic=29029&view=findpost&p=831283|title=Fix Sonic 2's Debug Mode Bridge Collision}} | ||
+ | *{{LinkRetro|topic=34603|title=Improve the PLC Queue in Sonic 2}} | ||
+ | *{{LinkRetro|topic=29029&view=findpost&p=833515|title=Fix RAM clearing in Sonic 2}} | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== |
Revision as of 13:37, 2 August 2015
<forumuser name="Clownacy" /> Clownacy (sometimes mistaken as Clownancy) is a Tech Member of Sonic Retro who joined early in July of 2013, after lurking for some years.
Contents
History
Clownacy began lurking after being lead to Sonic Retro by YouTube videos demonstrating modifications of Sonic titles on an assembly level. Discovering the SCHG 'how-to' guides not long after, he took up creating bugfixed, 'definitive versions' of Sonic 1 and Sonic 2. In the years following, his interest drifted from hack production to general programming. He eventually joined Sonic Retro, where he spent his trial period responding to users in the Basic Questions & Answers topic, and creating 'how to' guides.From then, he went on to create several more guides, refine the Git disassemblies, and, later on, create an enhanced version of Sonic 1's SMPS 68k sound driver: the Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2, which was a replacement for the aged, but still commonly used, Sonic 2 Clone Driver.
He was promoted to Tech Member on the 29th of July 2014, just over a year after joining.
In mid-August of the same year, 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 Sonic 1 disassembly.
Today
Clownacy remains a Tech Member on Sonic Retro and a Pro Member on SSRG. He can occasionally be found on the #SSRG IRC channel.
Works
Guides
(In chronological order)
- Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly (note that this guide is faulty)
- Port Mega PCM to Sonic 2 Clone Driver
- Extend Sonic 2's Level Select Menu (SCHG version)
- Port Sonic 2's Level Art Loader to Sonic 1 (SCHG version)
- Port Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2 to Sonic 2 Community Disassembly
- Port Sonic 2's Layout Loader to Sonic 1
- Extend the Sound ID Range in Sonic 2's Sound Driver
- Improve PCM Playback Quality with Sonic 2's Sound Driver
- Make Sonic 2's Sound Driver Good
- Port S1-Friendly Improved Sonic 2 Sound Driver to Sonic 1 Community Disassembly
- Fix Sonic 1's MZ Sideways Stompers
- Fix Sonic 1's "Clusterfuck Bug"
- Fix Sonic 2's Debug Mode Bridge Collision
- Improve the PLC Queue in Sonic 2
- Fix RAM clearing in Sonic 2
Other
- Sonic 2 Clone Driver v2
- Project Sonic 1: Two-Eight continuation
- REV00 and REV02 additions to Sonic 2 Git disassembly
- S1-friendly improved Sonic 2 sound driver