The point of the compo? Well, I think it's easier for me to copy and paste what CreaMD (the organiser) posted on the CSDb compo page...
"Idea and concept: This compo is inspired by Rambo. A Chronicle Of.. (here) image released at LCP party (5-7 August 2011). It is almost pixel exact copy of the original Rambo First Blood - Part II - title pic. It was fairly and tediously repixelled by Twoflower to stir debate around value of pixel-craft, manual pixelling, originality etc. Read more in the comments and trivia under the pic.
Rules: Original image (title pic of Rambo First Blood - Part II) is your inspiration and reference. You go anywhere from that. You can try improve it (like STE’86 did here). You can redraw it using different technique or use other graphics mode. Even doublescreen! (pun inteded ;-) You can just take something (e.g. some detail) out of it an make it into whole new masterpiece. You can extend it, simplify, use other versions (like the one from ZX Spectrum here), or even original poster as reference...I’m sure you can come up with your own ideas. Anything goes."
After sifting through various, very entertaining entries and with some entries becoming increasingly silly, I decided to take part. However, with little time left, I had to make a 'joke' entry. In an 'attempt' to be original, I pixelled (using the term loosely) a PETSCII version of the original image and furthering the attempt to be different, the PETSCII exists in a C64 disk directory listing.
Ok, here we go... here is a screen dump of the directory listing...
If you *really* can't tell, it's supposed to be the face of Rambo. A little (a lot) rough, but it's collected a few nice comments. The name is supposed to be a play on the computer term 'RAM disk' and the name 'Rambo'. Smash them together for the clumsily named 'Ramdiskbo'. Furthering the painful name warping, the film/game name "First Blood, Part 2" becomes 'First Disk, Side Two'. Groan...
The PETSCII was 'made' using DirMaster v2.2.009 by The Wiz/Style.
The 'Ramdiskbo' compo entry complete with a downloadable, er, empty disk image with PETSCII in the listing, is available on CSDb here...
You can view all the other compo entries on the CSDb compo page here...
UPDATE:
Voting has been completed and my joke entry has managed a respectable 30th out of 51 entries. Not bad for a rubbish joke?
Further information along with jury ranks and thoughts is available on the 'C64 Portal' here...
Now, move along... nothing more to see here... ;)
