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Frontier: Elite II (1993) was shipped on a single floppy disk for most versions, and the game simulated approximately 200 billion stars, all distributed in a realistic density map - meaning denser toward the galactic core. Nearly every star had its own star system with planets and moons. Each...

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I often think about the technical limitations that game designers of the 80s had to work with - both in terms of software and hardware. The game that stands at the very top is Elite. Think about this for a second: The core game code on the BBC Micro version occupied roughly 22 KB of memory. Now think about what Braben and Bell turned that into: a universe with eight galaxies, each containing 256 star systems (for a total of 2,048 planets/systems). Each system featured unique details: government type, economy, technology level, population, commodity prices, and even descriptive text (e.g., a planet known for "carnivorous arts graduates" or similar quirky combinations). If you still need a bit more help to contextualize that, try this: Elite was smaller than many modern text files or desktop icons, yet it contained (and let you freely explore) a multi-galaxy-spanning universe that felt vast and limitless. Oh, and by the way, the game also rendered 3D wireframe ships, stations, and planets in real time on a 2 MHz 6502 processor. This is no slight on today’s game designers. They work with what they have, and that's okay. But when you think about the worlds that some programmers created with the tools they were given, it sometimes breaks my brain trying to understand how they did it. Elite is a true masterpiece on so many levels. I played the C64 version back in the day, and even 40+ years later it still feels like one of the most incredible programming wonders ever.

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[Heo Seongbeom Youtube] 260305 Jin - Moon 🌕🌏 (part1) 👨‍🏫It’s a solo song by Jin, and BTS are also preparing for a comeback in March. I’m really looking forward to it. I’m the moon, and you are the Earth. So it becomes a kind of love triangle. Earlier the sea loved the moon, but who does the moon love? The moon loves the Earth. That idea is reflected in this song, so let’s try interpreting it. Since when have the moon and the Earth been together like this? We’ve been together for so long, but when did it start? About 4.51 to 4.53 billion years ago. Scientists figured this out through radioactive isotope analysis, which showed that the Moon is about 4.51 to 4.53 billion years old. “Shining just by existing.” This line is directed at the Earth. But does the Earth actually shine just by existing? No. Because the Earth is a planet and does not produce its own light. If the Earth appears to shine, it’s probably because of artificial lights made by humans. “Can I stay by your side and protect you?” It sounds shy, but in reality the moon can’t help staying there, because it’s bound by gravity. And here we see the main line of the song. “You are my Earth, and to you I’m just a moon. Your small star that lights up your heart.” It’s poetic, but is the moon actually a star? No. Celestial bodies are generally divided into two categories. First, there are stars (stellar bodies). These produce their own light. Second, there are planets. Planets do not produce their own light. Instead, planets usually orbit around a star. The Earth is a planet. From our perspective, the star in our system is the Sun. So when you look at the night sky and see stars, those lights are actually other suns, each producing their own light. But sometimes when you see a particularly bright “star,” it may actually be a planet like Mercury, Venus, Mars, or Jupiter. Then you might ask: if planets don’t produce their own light, why do they shine? Because they reflect sunlight. The Moon also appears bright because it reflects the Sun’s light. #JIN #방탄소년단진 방탄소년단

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