Codetapper's relaunched website

Codetapper · 08 April 2011, 12:55

I have been updating my personal Amiga website lately and decided to add some random Amiga stuff that I've found interesting.

It's quite technical in nature, so those that love the gory details will probably get more out of it than your average gamer, but I've also been interviewing some programmers lately and would like to introduce the newest:

Mick West is most famously known for Parasol Stars and it's incredible number of encryption layers and checksums. I talked to him about all his games, working at Ocean, and Mick has even shared his encryption source code!

There are more interviews in the pipeline so stay tuned for further updates!

WayneK · 08 April 2011, 13:03

Pretty interesting interview, shame he didn't recall more about the copy-protection stuff but it was nice of him to share source code with you

Hewitson · 08 April 2011, 15:23

Thoroughly enjoyed reading both the interviews on the site. Cheers.

Mr Kipling · 08 April 2011, 18:25

Good interview that.

khph_re · 08 April 2011, 19:37

Good read, I was just talking to Mick about poly generation using the 68k

Joe Maroni · 08 April 2011, 20:49

awesome technical stuff....keep the work...i love it...

EDIT: please edit your profile to the new website..

Leffmann · 08 April 2011, 20:51

"Look mum! I can use SEKA, TETRAPACK and DMS! (Next week I'm learning bowel control)"

I wonder if he's still in the game industry and if he's still leaving messages like these

alexh · 08 April 2011, 21:58

Great work. If you need introductions to the Thalion people (via facebook or linked in would be best) then just ask.

Outside Thalion the only coder I can think of whom I occasionally talk to is Jez San & Peter Warnes (Starglider 1 & 2, Birds of Prey, Days of Thunder).

Musician wise : Dave "uncle art" Lowe, Alistair Brimble, Barry Leitch, Bjorn Lynne

One or two others.

Oh, BTW. I would have liked to have asked Rob about his dual format disks and how that came about. Thalion did something similar too and I think even had tri-format (Atari, Amiga and PC) format.

viddi · 08 April 2011, 22:20

Great site. Thanks!

Codetapper · 08 April 2011, 22:34

Thanks for your comments! The content management system I'm using has the ability to leave page comments, I'm not sure whether it's worth enabling them or not as they tend to get filled with spam no matter what you try. Any thoughts?

Rob Northen seems to have vanished and hasn't responded to any follow-ups sadly.

I've put another interview online, this time Keith Watterson, the programmer behind the Amiga parts of the puzzler Pushover.

wXR · 08 April 2011, 22:48

These are AWESOME articles, Codetapper!

Any chance you could get an RSS feed going on this jewel?

Codetapper · 09 April 2011, 11:39

@wXR: RSS feed added to the interviews page.

@Joe: Website profile updated!

@Leffmann: I personally like Richard Aplin's dig at 'that' company: "Tiertex wrote the protection check code (which is utter shit - well on form
for Tiertex!)"

AmigaFriend · 09 April 2011, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Codetapper

@Leffmann: I personally like Richard Aplin's dig at 'that' company: "Tiertex wrote the protection check code (which is utter shit - well on form
for Tiertex!)"

Galahad should be happy.

Codetapper, great interviews and great site indeed, keep it up!

Hewitson · 09 April 2011, 15:38

This is my personal favourite:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Aplin

Final Fight ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 14925%!
Cracked, Trained, Nobbed-Up and ½-parted by the amazing _______!!!
Call our UK HQ on ____-______ for 1.4Tetrabytes of warez stored on Sinclair Microdrive, on-line 25hrs a minute, 75-19.2Gigabaud.

Kitty · 09 April 2011, 16:44

interesting read codetapper

kamelito · 09 April 2011, 22:22

very nice and interesting interview, you might do one with Paulie Hughes former Ocean employee

http://www.pauliehughes.com/page3/page3.html

Kamel

Minuous · 10 April 2011, 01:29

Is Rob Northen really your "hero"? Personally, I see him similarly to eg. Microsoft staffers that added DRM crap to Windows, trying to restrict user's rights, certainly not something to be proud of.
Nice site though.

Codetapper · 10 April 2011, 09:51

@Minuous: Where does it say that he's my hero? He's a very interesting individual, and the interview seems to be the only one on the internet and for anyone that has ever cracked a copylock, it's great to hear from the man that created it!

Minuous · 10 April 2011, 11:01

The quote is from http://www.codetapper.com/amiga

I didn't mean to annoy you, the interview is good, I was just curious about your philosophy.

BTW are you planning to reinstate any of the content from your old site, eg. the cracking tutorials?

Codetapper · 10 April 2011, 12:02

I'm referring to the programmers with that statement, as I'm interviewing some more at the moment. That Rob Northen interview is from about 2003!

08 April 2011, 12:55	#1
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	Codetapper's relaunched website I have been updating my personal Amiga website lately and decided to add some random Amiga stuff that I've found interesting. It's quite technical in nature, so those that love the gory details will probably get more out of it than your average gamer, but I've also been interviewing some programmers lately and would like to introduce the newest: Mick West is most famously known for Parasol Stars and it's incredible number of encryption layers and checksums. I talked to him about all his games, working at Ocean, and Mick has even shared his encryption source code! There are more interviews in the pipeline so stay tuned for further updates!

08 April 2011, 21:58	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Great work. If you need introductions to the Thalion people (via facebook or linked in would be best) then just ask. Outside Thalion the only coder I can think of whom I occasionally talk to is Jez San & Peter Warnes (Starglider 1 & 2, Birds of Prey, Days of Thunder). Musician wise : Dave "uncle art" Lowe, Alistair Brimble, Barry Leitch, Bjorn Lynne One or two others. Oh, BTW. I would have liked to have asked Rob about his dual format disks and how that came about. Thalion did something similar too and I think even had tri-format (Atari, Amiga and PC) format. Last edited by alexh; 08 April 2011 at 22:25.

09 April 2011, 11:39	#12
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	@wXR: RSS feed added to the interviews page. @Joe: Website profile updated! @Leffmann: I personally like Richard Aplin's dig at 'that' company: "Tiertex wrote the protection check code (which is utter shit - well on form for Tiertex!)" Last edited by Codetapper; 07 June 2012 at 23:33. Reason: Fixed RSS link

10 April 2011, 01:29	#17
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,630	Is Rob Northen really your "hero"? Personally, I see him similarly to eg. Microsoft staffers that added DRM crap to Windows, trying to restrict user's rights, certainly not something to be proud of. Nice site though. Last edited by Minuous; 10 April 2011 at 01:34.

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08 April 2011, 13:03	#2
WayneK Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somewhere secret Age: 50 Posts: 364	Pretty interesting interview, shame he didn't recall more about the copy-protection stuff but it was nice of him to share source code with you

08 April 2011, 15:23	#3
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,772	Thoroughly enjoyed reading both the interviews on the site. Cheers.

08 April 2011, 18:25	#4
Mr Kipling Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 40	Good interview that.

08 April 2011, 19:37	#5
khph_re Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northampton/UK Posts: 524	Good read, I was just talking to Mick about poly generation using the 68k

08 April 2011, 20:49	#6
Joe Maroni Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 1,303	awesome technical stuff....keep the work...i love it... EDIT: please edit your profile to the new website..

08 April 2011, 20:51	#7
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	"Look mum! I can use SEKA, TETRAPACK and DMS! (Next week I'm learning bowel control)" I wonder if he's still in the game industry and if he's still leaving messages like these

08 April 2011, 22:20	#9
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,007	Great site. Thanks!

08 April 2011, 22:34	#10
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	Thanks for your comments! The content management system I'm using has the ability to leave page comments, I'm not sure whether it's worth enabling them or not as they tend to get filled with spam no matter what you try. Any thoughts? Rob Northen seems to have vanished and hasn't responded to any follow-ups sadly. I've put another interview online, this time Keith Watterson, the programmer behind the Amiga parts of the puzzler Pushover.

08 April 2011, 22:48	#11
wXR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 552	These are AWESOME articles, Codetapper! Any chance you could get an RSS feed going on this jewel?

09 April 2011, 16:44	#15
Kitty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 1,532	interesting read codetapper

09 April 2011, 22:22	#16
kamelito Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: France Posts: 1,801	very nice and interesting interview, you might do one with Paulie Hughes former Ocean employee http://www.pauliehughes.com/page3/page3.html Kamel

10 April 2011, 09:51	#18
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	@Minuous: Where does it say that he's my hero? He's a very interesting individual, and the interview seems to be the only one on the internet and for anyone that has ever cracked a copylock, it's great to hear from the man that created it!

10 April 2011, 11:01	#19
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,630	The quote is from http://www.codetapper.com/amiga I didn't mean to annoy you, the interview is good, I was just curious about your philosophy. BTW are you planning to reinstate any of the content from your old site, eg. the cracking tutorials?

10 April 2011, 12:02	#20
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	I'm referring to the programmers with that statement, as I'm interviewing some more at the moment. That Rob Northen interview is from about 2003!

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