Je viens de tomber sur une pépite qui va faire chavirer le cœur des nostalgiques du Commodore 64 !

Le site Games That Weren’t a déniché un prototype jouable d’Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ! Mais attention, ce n’est pas un prototype officiel de l’époque. Il s’agit d’une conversion fan-made de la version aventure point-and-click propulsée par le moteur SCUMM que les adeptes du C64 n’ont jamais eu la chance d’essayer à l’époque.

Mais avant de vous en dire plus, je vous emmène avec moi en 1989. Lucasfilm Games sort 2 jeux Indiana Jones. D’un côté, il y a le jeu d’action / plateforme qui a bel et bien débarqué sur C64. Et de l’autre, le jeu d’aventure graphique qui tourne grâce au fameux moteur SCUMM (oui, celui de Monkey Island, pour les connaisseurs). Mais voilà, coup dur pour les fans du C64 c’est que cette version aventure ne s’est jamais frayé un chemin jusqu’à leur machine chérie. Elle est malheureusement restée l’exclusivité des ordinateurs 16 bits.

Et en 2012, un certain Thorsten Harth, alias “Brick Bambi”, développeur allemand audacieux de son état, se dit : “Et si je portais ce jeu SCUMM sur Commodore 64 ?” Un défi de taille quand on mesure les limitations techniques de la bécane 8 bits face à ses homologues 16 bits. Le bonhomme s’est acharné pendant plusieurs années sur cette conversion homebrew, jonglant entre graphiques bitmap et caractères pour optimiser la mémoire. Il avait même réservé 4K de RAM juste pour le son (de $A000 à $AFFF pour les experts).

D’ailleurs, côté musique, Joachim Wijnhoven avait été recruté en 2016 pour s’occuper de la bande-son. Thorsten lui avait commandé la “Raiders March” pour l’écran titre et de fin, mais aussi toute une série de thèmes spécifiques : la musique de la carte, de Venise, des catacombes, du château Brunwald, la marche d’Hitler, le piano d’Henry, la salle du Graal… Un travail de titan ! Roland Hermans, une autre recrure devait même s’occuper des effets sonores comme les coups frappés dans la bibliothèque, la cascade ou les étagères qui tombent. Le jeu devait alors alterner entre musique et effets sonores… Hé oui, pas les deux en même temps, question de limitations techniques.

Even with the growing power of smartphone cameras, the discrete camera market hasn’t yet folded as many once prophesied. Professional cameras like DSLRs are still unmatched in power and flexibility, while the retro and nostalgia craze has actually carved a niche for Polaroid-style instant cameras. The most popular format for the latter is small vertical cards that fans love sharing or sticking on walls and fridge doors, but those square-shaped photos (not including the wide white borders) don’t exactly have enough room for everyone or everything you might want to capture. For that, you’ll need a wider picture format, almost like the stereotypical 4×6, which is something that Fujifilm’s latest INSTAX design is offering, allowing you to snap and share those once-in-a-lifetime moments with more friends.

Designer: Fujifilm

There’s just something about these instant cameras that tickle people’s fancies, regardless of whether they lived through the age of Polaroids or not. Rather than being seen as a weakness, the lack of digital features and the limits of printed photos actually add to the charm of the experience. It makes each moment even more ephemeral and precious, which is why you’d want to include as many people or as much of the scene as you can.

The INSTAX WIDE 400 provides that breathing room with its wide photo format, almost twice the size of regular INSTAX photos. That also makes the camera twice as large, as it needs to fit the cartridge holding the ink-free sheets of photo frames. That said, the camera is also designed for comfort despite its size and heft, and its traditional design makes it easy to grasp and hold even with a single hand.

One of the biggest strengths of the INSTAX cameras is their extreme ease of use. Simply turn them on, which involves turning the central dial to the left, and you’re good to go. But since it was specifically designed for group photos, the INSTAX WIDE 400 has a unique feature that lets you turn a lever to set a timer for up to 10 seconds, giving you enough time to position yourself or prepare wacky poses. It doesn’t get simpler than that.

Admittedly, the INSTAX WIDE 400 is aimed at a very niche audience, but one that really digs this kind of experience enough to fork out around $150 for just the camera alone. That said, Fujifilm also knows it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, which is why it has a wide range of INSTAX products ranging from smaller instant cameras to portable photo printers that try to offer the best of both analog and digital worlds.

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Gudetama is one of my favorite Sanrio characters as I find that I relate a lot to it even though it’s an anthropomorphic egg yolk. I’ve watched its “Eggcelent Adventures” on Netflix and I also collect various stationary stuff featuring this lazy ennui-filled cute egg. I’m not alone in this obsession as the character has 852,000 followers on Instagram and has probably sold a lot of Sanrio merch as well.

Designer: Retrospekt for Sanrio

Another Gen Z thing that has been trending lately is a throwback to 35mm digital cameras. And no one does retro tech products better than Retrospekt. Their latest collaboration with Sanrio is the limited edition Gudetama Restrospekt FC-11 35mm Film Camera which has the egg yolk character on center stage, or rather, center camera. The camera has a silicone lens cap and the body has faux leather artwork with the different Gudetama versions.

It is a pretty simple point-and-shoot camera with a 1m fixed-focus lens and built-in optional flash. All you have to do is look through the viewfinder, line up your shot, press the shutter button, and then get your 35mm film developed in your favorite film developing shop. It’s just like any other 35mm film camera except you have the Gudetama butt staring at you when you look into the viewfinder.

The camera has a 200-400 ISO with a 31mm f/9 lens and 1/120 second shutter speed. It’s pretty light as it only weighs 122g and may even be lighter than your smartphone. It’s pretty cute that kids these days are enjoying taking analog photos and having cute cameras like this one adds to the appeal.

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