"What was New...?"

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May, 2000 : Final Entry

• May 1, 2000 : The Parallax MSX Games site has changed its mission. As all resources from Parallax will be transferred to Shape 9 Digital Design, this site will no longer be updated. But it contains some great info and entertainment, so it will be kept online till the end of days (approximately).
• I thoroughly enjoyed maintaining this site, and got a lot of great feedback. I'd advise anyone to read a bit from the Core Dump diary, or maybe just browse a bit, but there's enough for anyone here... approximately 180 pages..
  
  

  Signing off, Yours sincerely, Cas

• August 31, 1999 : Update: Core Dump Work In Progress

• August 26, 1999 : Finally, something new to tell. And quite a lot, too. Read more.

March, 1999

• March 4, 1999 : There are now three musics to download from the Core Dump work in progress pages.

January, 1999

• January 27, 1999 : Just a minor update of my picture on these pages.

• January 7, 1999 : Completed the Core Dump character profiles section.

December, 1998

• December 17, 1998 : I've reprogged some stuff - you can now directly bookmark any page. I had prevented this before by my "do not link to this page" construction, but I changed my mind. Go on and bookmark any page!

• December 9, 1998 : A diary entry is coming soon, but try and download OX first!

November, 1998

• November 5, 1998 : I updated the links page just a bit.

October, 1998

• October 22, 1998 : Added the profiles of Frank, Eric and Earl.

September, 1998

• September 21, 1998 : Read some Core Dump character profiles in the latest section!

June, 1998

• June 16, 1998 : It's my birthday!! Woooh, I'm an old guy now, having reached the honourable age of 24.

  Erm... that's all.

• June 12, 1998 : Although I'm in the middle of my exams, I haven't stopped development. Read all about it, and check out some screenshots at the work in progress section of today.

• June 4, 1998 : ...and now I've removed the "MSX rating" again. That system just doesn't work. Maybe when there's a better working counter I'll put it on my pages, but this one just slows me down incredibly.

May, 1998

• May 6, 1998 : I've just added the "MSX rating" picture to the front page, to keep up the daily ratings. That one does not count text-browser viewers, so the results might be incorrect. But I think they'll give a good indication of page usage.

• May 1, 1998 : This site was voted third best MSX site on the web! Check out the overall results of that voting, and see for yourself.

April, 1998

• April 24, 1998 : At last: I can put my interview online! I hope someone likes it. I like it. So that's one. Good.

• April 7, 1998 : I dropped the "DISCLAIMER" button in the banner (top and bottom line of the pages), and replaced it by a "MISC" (Miscellaneous) button. Much more useful, that.

• April 2, 1998 : Lost and found: The one and only online review of Akin. And, soon to come: thirteen questions for Cas Cremers - and the embarrassing answers!

March, 1998

• March 13, 1998 : The Core Dump pictures from the "Work in Progress" sections 1 to 27 have been collected on the newest gallery page! I am planning to extend the gallery further next week, but my current exams take up a lot of time.

• March 5, 1998 : By popular demand: a "last update" sign on the index page.

February, 1998

• February 17, 1998 : I've updated the Site Map a bit.

• February 13, 1998 : Friday the 13th, and Cas decides he will finally have a go at implementing the new Guestbook. How can that work?
  What's new then? Well, you now read the guestbook entries in groups of five, and have to select "next page" to see more. That makes it more manageable. Anyway, although you can't see all the changes, internally everything has changed. No more PERL. Really. It now even works in the theoretical event of two users trying to sign it simultaneously.

  Oh and another thing. Yes, I changed the joystick-codes for the cheat menus of the MCCM Blade Lords... *evil grin*
  

• February 10, 1998 : I've changed the entry page a little. It sure is clearer now, and more attention is focussed on the options on the left.
  

• February 4, 1998 : As Core Dump grows into completion, I've added a new feedback form to the "Contact Parallax"-page. And remember folks, not all additions to the Work In Progress pages are listed here! Visit them seperately for up-to-date information on Core Dump.

January, 1998

• January 21, 1998 : I've made Parallax pages more Lynx-friendly. Now, when you log in using Lynx, text-only mode is automatically selected!

December, 1997

• December 22, 1997 : The entry point kept causing troubles, so I've changed the CGI from an NPH-CGI to a normal CGI. Hope this works. (Update 06/01/1998: Yesss! Everyone can visit these pages again!)

• December 17, 1997 : Phew, I hope everyone can log in at the Parallax pages again, because the entry point seemed to be messed up. Anyway, I have fixed an error now, let's hope it's the only one.

• December 9, 1997 : I figured, someone with a certain type of link would prefer to set the backgrounds on or off, or maybe even have text with frames.
  So I made a new option at the Parallax Home, look at the lower left corner. You can now select any of eight display methods using the three switches!

  I have been cleaning the intro screen, updating the MSX page, added a link, typed for the Work in Progress... it's a bit like cleaning your room really. Everyone should try it ;)

November, 1997

• November 27, 1997 : I have re-structured the CGI internally. This will allow for more options in the near future... such as a new guestbook, and reader polls. If all has gone well, the average reader won't be able to see the difference at this point.

• November 19, 1997 : Finally online: the Japanese version of the Core Dump promo! There is an english version as well as a japanese version of the download page. It's fun, and slightly enhanced from the English version, so others might want to play this one too!

• November 11, 1997 : We reveal a new Akin password in the Cheat Corner, which enables a fully-functional memory-editor!

• November 10, 1997 : The Japanese version of the Core Dump promo will be put online this friday! (that is: november 14, if all goes well)

• November 7, 1997 : Takamichi has opened his Translation page. Very impressive list, so I've put it in my "interesting links" list.
  And I've been giving away the basics of the scrolling routines in Akin/Core Dump.

October, 1997

• October 27, 1997 : With the help of Takamichi Suzukawa I've been working on a Japanese version of the Core Dump promo! It is almost finished, and it will be released with NV magazine in Japan. When that happens, it'll also be available here.

September, 1997

• September 24, 1997 : Post-Zandvoort stress disorder? Me too.

• September 2, 1997 : With help from Jan van Valburg and Manuel Bilderbeek I've put a disk image (.DSK) of the Core Dump promo online for people using MSX-emulators. Whow! "I've never seen service like that"

• September 1, 1997 : New version of the promo online! Get it here.

August, 1997

• August 26, 1997 : I finally automated the process that looks at the what's new list to incorporate the last work in progress, if there is any. So the what's new list will be quite accurate from now on! There's no real need anymore to check the "Work In Progress" section seperately if you check this page often.

• August 20, 1997 : There's a Site Map now for easier navigation through these pages. It can also be reached from the main page.

• August 18, 1997 : Hurrah! The first Core Dump promo (playable!) is online now. Get it while it's hot! Oh, and it's also a little bit different from the Promo that appeared on Future Disk issue 32. This one's is just an improved version of the FD version.

• August 13, 1997 : Strange new item: how to make cheat modes for Konami roms. See for yourself.

• August 6, 1997 : The Core Dump promo has been delayed until monday/tuesday. Sorry.

July, 1997

• July 17, 1997 : I've given titles to all episodes of the Core Dump Work In Progress. That should make it easier for everyone to (re)read an episode, or just read the ones they're interested in.

• July 14, 1997 : The Core Dump updates were growing a bit out of proportion, so I've cut them up in episodes. It should be easier to find your way now! There's also a new entry, so read more about Core Dump. This site is becoming a bit big, that's what I say. Hmms. I think that is good.

• July 8, 1997 : There is now an "Interesting Links" page. Where can I go? How do I get there?
  These links are about computer games, mostly. I like that.

• July 2, 1997 : I revised the game pages a bit. And I still have a feeling that few people have seen the strategy sections or the cheat sections of the Parallax games. You should check them out.

June, 1997

• June 23, 1997 : A new tour!

• June 20, 1997 : I've added frames to the Core Dump bit, and changed the general layout of that too. Looks better now.

• June 19, 1997 : Done a bit of updating on the general system. Not too much, that's for sure. Now I'm off for a drink. Indeed. A drink.

• June 18, 1997 : I've never done so much work on the CGI in one day before. Now there's an automatically generated frame version of these pages! (I won't explain how that's done because it took a lot of work before everything worked properly...)

  Personally I don't even like frames. That's why I made the graphic version as it was first. And now the reader can choose the one he prefers. Three versions, what a service!

  I think I will just go on using the graphic (no frames) version. But hey, you can't have enough options...

• June 12, 1997 : Darn! Pixelsight isn't working anymore, and will turn into a paid-for service! That's the worst internet news I've heard in weeks.

  But I kept on revising the CGI. It now has a cool new feature: you can test it by making a bookmark to a certain page, say this one, test it, store it, and try it again in five days...

• June 5, 1997 : Due to some personal problems I didn't do a lot this week. Sorry!

May, 1997

• May 30, 1997 : Phew! The first tour has been installed. I hope you like the idea. Soon there'll be more kinds of tours, I've got great things planned.

• May 28, 1997 : After thinking a lot about how I could introduce people to some of my Parallax pages that don't get read a lot, I struck upon three ideas:
  1. Page of the day/week
     This way, all pages should have been seen by people who click on the "page of the week" option after a while.
  2. Site Map
     If I draw a little map of my site, it should be easier to check what you've already seen and what not!
  3. Guided Tour
     I could offer a guided tour of my site. That could turn out to be funny!
  Today I spent a whacking eight hours behind the computer to code a guided tour engine into the CGI. It's not as easy as it seems. I needed a "guided tour script file" that would arrange the sequence of pages, and some mechanism to add "guide comments" to the pages that the reader is guided along. Also, it has to be idiot-proof. And I revised the CGI mechanics overall. Well anyway, it is working fine now.

  But I can't put it online yet, because first I need to draw some graphics for the guided tour. Pixelsite was not very speedy today, and besides that I'm tired and hungry, so just hang on. Within a week there'll be a cool new "guided tour of the Parallax site!"

• May 27, 1997 : Many people found world 2-9 of Blade Lords too difficult, even when I explained how to do it. For those people there is now a patch available to make world 2-9 a lot easier.

• May 21, 1997 : I noticed that many people haven't discovered all the great tips and strategy sections for my games. So I'll explain it a little bit: in the games section, there are a few buttons. When you enter, you enter in the "GAME" mode. By selecting a game, you get a description. When you want to read something about the game, how to play it (strategy guide) and how to cheat (cheat corner) are just a button-click away. Try it out, especially the Magnar, Black Cyclon and Blade Lords sections are quite nice.

  Tip of the day: the Blade Lords strategy guide. Check it out!

• May 20, 1997 : Congratulations Yen!! (Oh, and check out the Core Dump updates for more techno babble)

• May 12, 1997 : I've been working a lot on Core Dump, but I don't record it in the "what's new" all the time.

April, 1997

• April 15, 1997 : Tilburg report! It's completely subjective, but then again, I'm not a reporter. Maybe I'll add more to it in the next few days.

  
  
  Ok that's as far as it goes. Even older news can be found here.