Considering the 2600 hardly had any hardware sprites, no priority logic, no horizontal IRQs, and only basic coloring, its pretty impressive what they have done
@@HereForTheComments Hardware sprites: Sprites (objects that can be moved independently of the background) drawn by the video controller, rather than the CPU Priority logic: Logic that allows hiding or showing certain sprites or background tiles given conditions Horizontal IRQs: Interrupt requests a video controller may issue to the CPU when the horizontal blanking periods of a frame are reached, allowing for raster effects (such as per-line scrolling, as seen on many of these demos, probably on the background stars or something)
@@HereForTheComments Priority logic allows for certain things to be "automatically masked" from being shown. Say you want to show the cat on top of the stars. With priority logic, you can just set up a bunch of sprites and it will just work as expected. Without priority logic, you would have to mask the stars manually, like, hiding background pixels given the position of the cat's sprites. And "Interrupt requests" or "IRQs" for short, are signals external devices can issue to the CPU telling it to stop doing what its currently doing, and handle some external event. Literally: "Hey CPU, something important just happened, can you stop what you're doing, and take a look at this?" Horizontal IRQs tell the CPU when a scanline has just finished rendering, and the video controller is free to receive commands or writes to change stuff up. Essentially allowing to change properties of the video image per scanline.
Timestamps: 0:00 Original Version 0:17 Atari 800 Version 0:30 ZX Spectrum Version 0:43 Atari 2600 Version 0:56 C16/116/ Plus 4 Version 1:09 Back to Original Version
I recently got recommended this classic. And it still looks as good as it did back then. I remember watching it when it came out in 2012, and I totally do not regret watching this video. Although the Nyan Cat meme is long since dead, I still sometimes watch them, just for the sake of nostalgia (I'd say 2011-2015 were RUclips's best years)
I first did heard about "Nyan Cat" during that time (2012-2013)( most likely just 2013) and thought it was "neon" cat and some kid,and I think it might have been one of my friends,randomly(? ) decided to reference it for some reason,I think they were referencing a reference of it in some movie and I think that movie might have maybe been "The Lego Movie"? and I think they decided to draw it when everybody had the opportunity to draw it, and also other things. (I'm almost 100% certain of this).( because I might have accidentally or somehow rather gotten to have been knowing of it and just can't remember that so, I just remember what was my clearest and first memory of hearing of it is.). But I know this experience definitely did happen at some period in time .
2 years later, i hate this comment oh wow 0:00 original (Nyan-Nyan) 0:17 Atari 800 (My favorite) 0:30 ZX-Spectrum (Pixelatic) 0:43 Atari 2600 (very scary) 0:56 C16 (An old game from 90's)
@@solarflare9078 the interesting thing is that unlike the NES and SMS, the SID chip (which is the main audio chip in the C64 and C16) was NEVER designed to be able to play PCM audio. it's only possible due to a hardware bug, where in the physical layout of the SID chip, there is a bug where you can basically trick the SID into playing random data the CPU sends it. so then it can play PCM audio, albeit at a very low sample rate and only 8 bit.
@@SlappyHappy2000 with some being careful you can make it in such a way that there is zero colour clashing rare managed to do it in a few games I think
0:04 The original 0:17 Atari 800 Has some similar instruments but sounds lower quality. 0:30 ZX Spectrum Pure square waves and some bass. 0:43 Atari 2,600 Deformed and out of tune square waves with noise and bass. 0:59 C16/116/Plus 4 The most similar to the original and it has meows/cat noises.
WTF the 2600 version blew my mind. I played with one as a kid and you absolutely could not comprehend what was going on without the manual. They did so good
Basically the existence of the Atari 2600 was an entire joke. It was more like a mass of jumbled pixels you could barely control, and it hurt your eyes. That's why I sold mine.
Curious as to how they managed sample playback on the Commodore 16. I know the C64 had tricks for that, but I'm not familiar with any for the cut-down sibling. Very cool! Gotta pick the Speccy here though, but the Atari 800 is cool too!
0:04 The Weather When it’s Sunny 0:17 The Weather When It’s Cloudy 0:30 The Weather When It’s Snowing 0:43 The Weather When It’s Raining 0:57 The Weather When it’s Partly Cloudy
Atari 2600: It was off-tone, the legs of the Nyan Cat was SO SO small, the pop-tart for Nyan Cat’s body didn’t have the tan boarder, even the face wasn’t right.
as for the sound, the poor TIA was really only good for sound effects. IIRC some notes are out of tune ranging from 3 cents to like 20, or even not being able to produce some at all. And this differs depending on which sounds you use. The arrangement is good for what it is
Atari 8-bit family: 10/10; It's a bit weird, but very funny! ZXS 128K: 10/10; That saturation! Atari 2600: 8/10; The face is total SH🤣T! Commodore 16: 10/10; The meowing is just so funny...
Considering the 2600 hardly had any hardware sprites, no priority logic, no horizontal IRQs, and only basic coloring, its pretty impressive what they have done
You've never dealt with the spectrum then.
I was not expecting that to even approach being that level of competent
What do those words mean and why are they good things to have?
@@HereForTheComments Hardware sprites: Sprites (objects that can be moved independently of the background) drawn by the video controller, rather than the CPU
Priority logic: Logic that allows hiding or showing certain sprites or background tiles given conditions
Horizontal IRQs: Interrupt requests a video controller may issue to the CPU when the horizontal blanking periods of a frame are reached, allowing for raster effects (such as per-line scrolling, as seen on many of these demos, probably on the background stars or something)
@@prototypemusic Okay I think I gotcha so far, but why is it good to have "priority logic?" And what was that last thing you said? Request what?
@@HereForTheComments Priority logic allows for certain things to be "automatically masked" from being shown. Say you want to show the cat on top of the stars. With priority logic, you can just set up a bunch of sprites and it will just work as expected. Without priority logic, you would have to mask the stars manually, like, hiding background pixels given the position of the cat's sprites.
And "Interrupt requests" or "IRQs" for short, are signals external devices can issue to the CPU telling it to stop doing what its currently doing, and handle some external event. Literally: "Hey CPU, something important just happened, can you stop what you're doing, and take a look at this?"
Horizontal IRQs tell the CPU when a scanline has just finished rendering, and the video controller is free to receive commands or writes to change stuff up. Essentially allowing to change properties of the video image per scanline.
0:43 POV: your cat is high on salt
Not salt tho
it's catnip but has been rotten
Gray boi is cool! 👍
0:56 POV: your cat is normal in salt
0:43 POV: pilot version
0:43 sounds like something a slowly dying ice cream truck speaker would play. Yes, I know I'm really late to this.
No one asked beebee
@@turjwmdkkeikwsd8686 man he’s just trying to say which one or idk
"really" MIGHT BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT
ok
Fr
The Atari 2600 one is an ominous nightmare fuel, not gonna lie.
when the five Freddy at night
A cute and terrifying nightmare fuel
Yea
0:43
I know it’s weird
Timestamps:
0:00 Original Version
0:17 Atari 800 Version
0:30 ZX Spectrum Version
0:43 Atari 2600 Version
0:56 C16/116/ Plus 4 Version
1:09 Back to Original Version
@tails_crafting16ツ 🅥 Actually, I could hear the resemblance to the Commodore 16 and the Game Boy Advance...
@@roshwyinstaicoon2593 same
0:17 gba 0:30 retro 0:43 noooooooo 0:56 ohio
@malteadadevainilla16ツ 🅥 That would never be the GBA.
What if sega genesis
Everyone talking about the atari 2600 but nobody talks about how good the c16 sounds
Yes. I agree
True
The Atari 800 too
Agree
So I'm the only one who regrets 2600😔♥️I didn’t like everyone likes 16 and I’m 2600 I’m the only one like that, well, ok ...
That Atari 2600 just wants to die
LMFAO
it really does
I'm late but your 100 like
it sure does
Lol you got the same vibes like I did XD
It's amazing seeing the capabilities of older hardware through demos
While others look more accurate, the A2600 looks the smoothest as per usual. I RARELY have seen A2600 games run lower than 60 FPS
@solarflare9078 that's because back then consoles didn't have prioritised framerates. They ran off whatever hertz the tv ran at, either 50 or 60
I recently got recommended this classic. And it still looks as good as it did back then. I remember watching it when it came out in 2012, and I totally do not regret watching this video. Although the Nyan Cat meme is long since dead, I still sometimes watch them, just for the sake of nostalgia (I'd say 2011-2015 were RUclips's best years)
hello
I think RUclips got significantly more dystopian around the time Google removed "Don't be evil" from their mission statement.
based sigma
@Mister Toon I'm since 2008, lost the acc and had to re make it. True, the fun ended after 2015.
Well said 2011-2015 youtube rocked!:D it had great ytps, great MLG parodies, animations etc
0:04 what in the advertisement looks like:
0:44 what the actual game looks like:
Exactly
LMAO
I
LOLLL
Since Nyan cat is 8-bit, It suits well on any 8-bit platform.
But not on Atari 2600
Yeah it's already 8bit all it needs is a change of audio.
Is Atari 2600 4-bit?
Ok
BUT I USE ATARI 2600
DOS
Kids : I want Nyan Cat!
Parents : You have Nyan Cat at home!
Nyan cat at home : Atari 2600
1 year later.. NO NONONONONO
LOL
And
Nyan Cat at home: Atari 800
Nyan cat at home: ZX Spectrum
Showed this to my dad and cousin
"Oh so this is that cat which was very popular during 2010s!"
@@X3RNEA5 yes
No jaja tonto
@@X3RNEA5 yes
yes
"HELLO EVOKE! THIS IS MY-"
-atari 2600
Man, I remember loving this song as a kid back in 2012-2013. Memories.
I first did heard about "Nyan Cat" during that time (2012-2013)( most likely just 2013) and thought it was "neon" cat and some kid,and I think it might have been one of my friends,randomly(? ) decided to reference it for some reason,I think they were referencing a reference of it in some movie and I think that movie might have maybe been "The Lego Movie"? and I think they decided to draw it when everybody had the opportunity to draw it, and also other things. (I'm almost 100% certain of this).( because I might have accidentally or somehow rather gotten to have been knowing of it and just can't remember that so, I just remember what was my clearest and first memory of hearing of it is.). But I know this experience definitely did happen at some period in time
.
Talking Tom becomed nyan cat on 2014
@@user-zx4ni4sv4hBalkans No. Just no.
i remember blasting this song to my parents and sang this song for hours (my parents were annoyed as HELL xp)
2 years later, i hate this comment oh wow
0:00 original (Nyan-Nyan)
0:17 Atari 800 (My favorite)
0:30 ZX-Spectrum (Pixelatic)
0:43 Atari 2600 (very scary)
0:56 C16 (An old game from 90's)
C16 Looks like GBA
I like the atari 800 version
Also the c16 version
Also the atari 2600 version
The one I most like is the ZX-Spectrum
Well the zx spectrum was also a low priced low end computer
Jbjvcghgghtt
damn that atari 2600 sounds fly
the ZX spectrum sounds fiy :v
Damn C16 sounds fly
Birds fly!
Only 2 sound channels!
22#$-#-+&&*&$
Let's be real though
Atari 800 is awesome
Yes
Yea
awesome!!
Atari 2600
Yes
I was incredibly impressed by the spectrum version. Atari 800 was decent too. Surprised the c16 was able to sample like that.
C16 can use PCM, but it takes up a lot of CPU. Think of it as how PCM works in the NES and SMS.
@@solarflare9078 Mega drive / GBA
@@solarflare9078 the interesting thing is that unlike the NES and SMS, the SID chip (which is the main audio chip in the C64 and C16) was NEVER designed to be able to play PCM audio. it's only possible due to a hardware bug, where in the physical layout of the SID chip, there is a bug where you can basically trick the SID into playing random data the CPU sends it. so then it can play PCM audio, albeit at a very low sample rate and only 8 bit.
Yo nyan cat still slaps over 10 years later
So Nostalgic. Remember watching this when I was much younger
me too, this video got me into demoscene at the ripe age of 8
Samee, I remember having a whole Nyan Cat phase and I couldn't draw Nyan Cat because it was too pixelated
@NikoNicee 😂😂
-Billy, born in 2016
Atari 2600.. Why
Does it look weird?
Yes.
Hardware limitations. That's why.
"Hello evoke! this is my"
Best graphics I've ever seen out of a Spectrum
I'm pretty sure that with the way color is handled on the Spectrum, it would actually be impossible to perfectly recreate it on original hardware
@@SlappyHappy2000 with some being careful you can make it in such a way that there is zero colour clashing rare managed to do it in a few games I think
Is this the cable company Spectrum?
Cuz lol
No, the ZX Spectrum was made by Sinclair Research in England and released in 1982.
0:57 That was my favorite version i think!
It's got the best hardware I'm pretty sure
@@jonathanbarkins8480 Oh
@Knuckles and sonic
My favourite was the Atari 2600 version
@@brodieshotwheelssonicandfa8020 it sounds like old arcade machines which is pretty cool
@@brodieshotwheelssonicandfa8020 Oh yeah that’s what I’m talking about!
Except the original’s version, I like the 800 atari ´s version. The sound is dynamic and rhythmic.
0:31 is wholesome:D
I love the C116 version of Nyan cat
0:56
C116*
@@danek_hren my mistake
@@danek_hrenThey can still use C16?
0:18 this is the similar nyan cat
0:04 The original
0:17 Atari 800
Has some similar instruments but sounds lower quality.
0:30 ZX Spectrum
Pure square waves and some bass.
0:43 Atari 2,600
Deformed and out of tune square waves with noise and bass.
0:59 C16/116/Plus 4
The most similar to the original and it has meows/cat noises.
No one talks about how underrated C16 is
I do
Doubt i love the spamming of nyan
1:04 Very nostalgic :)
1:10 do u mean this?
0:20 this one too
0:00 Original
0:18 Atari 800
0:31 ZX-Spectrum
0:43 Atari 2600
0:56 C16
The ZX Spectrum version is basically using EVERY color available, there are no other colors to use besides the ones seen.
Holy shit that must've been REALLY hard for the eye
my favorites are:
AT. 800
C16
ZX SPEC.
your favorites are almost all
@Aradhya's wonderful world! the atari 2600 sounds floppy
The best is zx
the ZX spectrum one is genuinely really good. it scratches my brain in a weird way
Y E S
0:43 Nooooooooooo That's Not Good
@Dastan-o2f i agree the cats weird and the sounds weird
WTF the 2600 version blew my mind. I played with one as a kid and you absolutely could not comprehend what was going on without the manual. They did so good
Basically the existence of the Atari 2600 was an entire joke. It was more like a mass of jumbled pixels you could barely control, and it hurt your eyes. That's why I sold mine.
@@laser90 it was so old anyways
1200s nyan cat: 0:46
1800s nyan cat: 0:18
1900s nyan cat: 0:34
1600s nyan cat: 1:07
2011s nyan cat 0:13
1200s nyan cat is 1977s nyan cat
Oh trust me, Atari 800 games look a lot better than Spectrum games.
0:57 I LOVE THIS ONE 😍😍♥️
Same
I know >:3
After 9 months... Im stil alive 🤭
0:17 Atari 800
0:30 zx spectrum
0:43 Atari 2600
0:56 C16
Danke
My favorite: zx spectrum
@bentomosquito same my favs are original and zx spectrum
my young self loved watching this and the original nyan cat so much AAAAH what i would do to return back to 2013-2016
I could live those years over in a loop. The future sucks.
@@MattExzy Bruh from how old your Channel Is i tought u were going to say that 2013 was bad
Is nobody gonna talk about how much the atari 800 version slaps?
I’m glad there is the Atari 800 version.
0:50 I wish I don't will see a nightmare about this 😨
Scary...
Thank you for putting that in my head
EAT IT.
@@Foldy8779Guy no it not :( ITS ATARI it old game
@@skellybird8697 NOOOOOOO!!!!
Fun fact: this got recommended to you
the 2600 sounds like a toy running out of battery 💀
Curious as to how they managed sample playback on the Commodore 16. I know the C64 had tricks for that, but I'm not familiar with any for the cut-down sibling. Very cool! Gotta pick the Speccy here though, but the Atari 800 is cool too!
Magic.
Check out RUclipsr Sharopolis. He's good at explaining how old systems work in his limit pushing series.
The reason the atari 2600 version looks bad is because the 2600 has barely any RAM, infact, it only has 128 BYTES of RAM!
The atari 2600 version looks good for only 128/256 Bytes of ram
huh? it's gonna be super slow. I've heard that nyan cat on ibm pc 1981 64kb ram 16 coloured graphics doesn't work but 4 mb on 1986 pc does... hm
Meanwhile PCs with 8 gb ram: please dont open chrome.
@@k.Kayzen Pcs with 8 gb of ram are good for chrome, because i have a 8gb ram pc and i didnt got any issues.
@@AAAAA-eb6cr even if you don't have issues with it chrome is a ram hog
I love how goofy the atari 2600 things looks
Atari 800: 😁
Atari 2600: 💀
Banana 2 weeks at supermarket 0:31
Banana 2 days at home 0:43
0:05 / 1:12 original
0:17 atari 800
0:30 zx spectrum
0:43 atari 2600
0:57 plus 4
You're welcome
My health when I step on lego: 0:43
0:00 Original
0:17 Nyan Cat In 2010
0:30 Nyan Cat In 2007
0:43 Nyan Cat In 1999
0:56 Nyan Cat In 2008
Wrong
I agree with you
You got them wrong. Atari 800 and ZX Spectrum is 80's, Atari 2600 is 1976, and C16 is 1984
Best to worst ones
1: Atari 800
2: Original
3: C16
4: ZX Spectrum
5: Atari 2600
holy shit 11 years old.
its a classic.
i remember watching this way back in the day. Atari 800 is my favorite
2012 me:wow, this is great
2020 me : old times :'''3
Yes I also miss the times the kids today play fortnite but I listened to nyan cat
Yea..
eh?
2022 me: wow im in the future when this guy commented
2010 me: wow what a nice video.
2022 me: so nostalgic :(
That Atari 2600 looks like it has an existential crisis
Atari 2600: *UNGRAPHICS YOUR NYAN CAT*
I find the Atari 2600 version oddly comforting even though it sounds strange compared to the original.
the pitch is slightly lower maybe thats why
●TimeStamps●
0:01 Original
0:17 Atari 800
0:30 ZX spectrum
0:43 five night at freddy at 3:00am
0:57 C16
1:09 back to original
You still make a time stamps for a minute long video?
@@sofiaflorina2021 yea lol
Jsjsjjs
0:00 Regular (Nyan-Nyan)
0:17 Atari 800 (Fits pretty well!)
0:30 ZX-Spectrum (Pixel and rainbow 🌈 text)
0:43 Atari 2600 (AAAAA SO SCARY 😧 AAAAAAAA)
0:56 C16 (A old game from 90’s)
Whats the problem with the 2600 version? I know its scary but, The console has 128/256 bytes of ram and. Is not that scary
@@AAAAA-eb6cr the cat looks weird and the music sounds terrible. While the C16’s graphics and sound are pretty HQ
An old game from the 90's can sound much better than that.
@@lukassteinbrink322 depends on sound hw
@@amazingstuffbyyourphone3842 try to hear zippy the porcupine ost
0:17 My brain during viewing Mario
0:30 My brain during viewing Toad and Toadette
0:43 My brain during viewing other characters
the rest of the versions: OWO
the a2600 cat: LWL
10. Years. Ago. This masterpiece was born
The 2600 is gonna haunt my dreams 💀
@Coolbeans Official Channel daisy daisy
0:57 C16 version looks like a gba version
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All of the nyan cat themes shown: [ACTIVATE=Good_Vibes]
Atari 2600: *depression and existential crisis*
0:43 our computer from 2012
0:00 our computer from last week
How is no one talking about how good the c16 sounds
0:04 The Weather When it’s Sunny
0:17 The Weather When It’s Cloudy
0:30 The Weather When It’s Snowing
0:43 The Weather When It’s Raining
0:57 The Weather When it’s Partly Cloudy
Nyan cat becoming uncanny.
rain is good shit tho
@@mayhair unless its heavy rain mixed with heavy thunderstorms
0:03 Original
0:17 Atari 800
0:29 ZX Spectrum
0:42 Atari 2600
0:56 C16/116/Plus 4 (my favorite)
1:09 Original
Why does atari 2600 sound sad?
I just love how ppl still love this already 13 years old meme
God I didn’t realize how old this was 😭
i love how everything before the 2600 is nice and fun and colorful, then the cat turns into a shitpost
Atari 2600 looks a little eerie
Dang i just realized this video is 11 years old
12 now
Goes into techno At 0:20
0:04 My brain in 1st grade
0:43 my brain in 2nd grade
Ratings:
0:00 12/10
0:18 10/10
0:30 6/10
0:43 0/10
0:57 10/10
I miss the 2010s and late 2000s man...
same ;-;
who remembers Nyan cat?
👇
Like begger
0:42 nightmare fuel
0:56 Everyone talking about the Atari 2600, but look how good the C16 Looks.
Как же давно это было
Да, вот же были на таких видео надписи 1-2 года назад вроде, но точно не больше 10 лет назад
0:44 THE CAT OF '87
the cat of '77
Original:Sega genesis
Once again another old video I didn't know I needed to watch right now but I really needed to. Thanks, algorhytm!
i love the C16/116/Plus 4 Version a lot
Decade old content, brand new comments.
Atari 2600: That's a lot of damage
Atari 2600: It was off-tone, the legs of the Nyan Cat was SO SO small, the pop-tart for Nyan Cat’s body didn’t have the tan boarder, even the face wasn’t right.
as for the sound, the poor TIA was really only good for sound effects. IIRC some notes are out of tune ranging from 3 cents to like 20, or even not being able to produce some at all. And this differs depending on which sounds you use. The arrangement is good for what it is
I knew there would be some haters at this point…
HIS TAIL LOOKS LIKE A SPOON
It’s literally a console from 1977 with only 128 BYTES of ram to work with.. cut it some slack
@@turbomario Agreeable. For what it had at the time, I’m surprised the rainbow was detailed as it was, and the dark purple dots even exist
0:00 normal
0:17 nearly normal
0:30 basic colors with rainbow text
0:43 scary in 60i
0:56 meows
1:09 back to normal
i can't get over how good nyan cat is as a song.
Atari 8-bit family: 10/10; It's a bit weird, but very funny!
ZXS 128K: 10/10; That saturation!
Atari 2600: 8/10; The face is total SH🤣T!
Commodore 16: 10/10; The meowing is just so funny...
Did you say shot?
Damn that Atari 2600 sounds fly
0:42 Nyan Cat 8bit Bootleg
4 bit even
Finally, a good use for the ZX's saturated palette
Original : normal
Atari 800 : i love it
On the atari 2600 box it says "True to life game sounds"...
No is not :(
Nostalgic area here
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You have entered nostalgic area