MERRY CHRISTMAS X-16 Video E-Card 2024

[ahenry3068]

Well Merry Christmas to everyone. I'm releasing my 2nd Annual XMAS E-Card/XMAS Demo for the Commander X16.

If you missed 2023's edition it's still posted HERE: viewtopic.php?t=7013

This one is BIG. So it's split into multiple downloads. YOU NEED THEM ALL. !!!

Before running you should have the main folder (can be named anything). Should contain everything in the first zip, and the folders from the extra zips.

Should have the following folders in it.
INTRO CHAP1 CHAP2 CHAP3 CHAP4 CHAP5 OUTRO.

Once it's set up LOAD "XMASCARD2024.PRG" or also the ALIAS "XMASCARD" then RUN as normal. Enjoy the show.

 MERRY XMAS EVERYONE !!!

ABSOLUTELY REQUIRES r47 or higher ROM . On Hardware use the fastest SD-Card you own. Slower SD-Cards may cause audio glitch's. It runs fine for me on my SAMSUNG cards. The card shipped with the X16 is to slow.... !

MAIN DOWNLOAD:

XMASCARD2024.zip

(8.72 MiB) Downloaded 53 times

CHAPTER 1

CHAP1.zip

(31.54 MiB) Downloaded 53 times

CHAPTER 2

CHAP2.zip

(16.38 MiB) Downloaded 53 times

CHAPTER 3 & 4

CHAP3-4.zip

(45.5 MiB) Downloaded 56 times

CHAPTER 5 & OUTRO

CHAP5-OUTRO.zip

(47.59 MiB) Downloaded 52 times

(If you can't find an SD-Card fast enough then DM me. There's a one line change to the Main code source that could help if you sd-card is almost there. I'll walk you through it. The video's will play just marginally slower (but not very noticeable) but it may eliminate audio glitchs)

[Xiphod]

If need help "installing" these files, here is a PowerShell script (just put all the zip's and this script in the same folder; forum didn't allow ".ps1" extension so it's attached as a .txt). Or it's the same as the following, just paste it into a file:

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if ((Test-Path -Path .\XMASCARD2024\WAVMODULE.BIN) -and (Test-Path -Path .\XMASCARD2024\OUTRO\OUTRO.PRG)) {
  # Probably already uncompressed
}
else 
{
  Expand-Archive XMASCARD2024.zip -Force
  Expand-Archive CHAP1.zip -DestinationPath .\XMASCARD2024 -Force
  Expand-Archive CHAP2.zip -DestinationPath .\XMASCARD2024 -Force
  Expand-Archive CHAP3-4.zip -DestinationPath .\XMASCARD2024 -Force
  Expand-Archive CHAP5-OUTRO.zip -DestinationPath .\XMASCARD2024 -Force
  
  copy .\XMASCARD2024\XMASCARD2024.PRG .\XMASCARD2024\AUTOBOOT.X16
}

# On X16 hardware, you would copy the .\XMASCARD2024 folder to SD card. Then:
# @CD:XMASCARD2024
# BOOT

if (Test-Path -Path .\x16emu.exe) {
  cd .\XMASCARD2024
  
  # Use this if using the run-once mode
  # ..\x16emu.exe -prg XMASCARD2024.PRG -run
  
  # Use this if using autoboot.x16 continuous mode (since from its perspective, CWD is the root)
  & ..\x16emu.exe
}
elseif (Test-Path -Path ..\x16emu.exe) {
  cd .\XMASCARD2024
  # ..\..\x16emu.exe -prg XMASCARD2024.PRG -run
  & ..\..\x16emu.exe
}

[darvidanoar]

Fabulous work Tony.

Those Bing Crosby songs definitely bought back memories. The latest Bing Crosby Christmas LP was always on high rotation at that time of year haha.

[Raven67854]

I like this quite a bit Tony!

[ahenry3068]

Giving this thread a BUMP for Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas to All