Pushing Onwards: Return of the Chipophone

The Chipophone bleeps again! This is my cover of Pushing Onwards, from the 2010 retro-game VVVVVV. Read more.

• Linus Akesson - Chipophone - Pushing Onwards.mp3 (MP3, 2.8 MB)

Posted Sunday 25-Mar-2018 16:25, 4 comments.

Three PETSCII pieces

I've recently developed an interest in making PETSCII art. Here are three examples, along with some information about the PETSCII character set. Read more.

• lft-tenbo.prg (C64 executable program, 848 bytes)
• lft-the-reckoning.prg (C64 executable program, 865 bytes)
• lft-the-real-party-is-down-under.prg (C64 executable program, 806 bytes)

Posted Thursday 1-Mar-2018 19:54, 0 comments.

Stein Pedersen's Nocturne

A beautiful SID tune by Stein Pedersen appears at the very end of the Commodore 64 demo 2011 — A Press Space Odyssey by Offence. Here I've adapted it into a piano exercise for the left hand. Read more.

• Linus Akesson - Stein Pedersen's Nocturne.pdf (Sheet music, 114.6 kB)
• Linus Akesson - Stein Pedersen's Nocturne.mp3 (MP3, 1.8 MB)

Posted Wednesday 6-Dec-2017 08:37, 0 comments.

IFComp 2017 reviews, second batch

Here is my second batch of reviews for the Interactive Fiction Competition 2017. Read more.

Posted Monday 13-Nov-2017 22:51, 0 comments.

Assorted hats worn by composer in a cryptic crossword

I've composed another cryptic crossword. Admittedly, the grid layout leaves something to be desired, but I'm rather proud of some of the clues. Please enjoy responsibly! Read more.

Posted Thursday 26-Oct-2017 21:43, 0 comments.

IFComp 2017 reviews, first batch

It's October, and time for the annual Interactive Fiction Competition. This is the 23rd year of the venerable “comp”, and a record-breaking 80 entries have been submitted. As usual, I'm playing through the games and voting (and so can you!). This year, I'll also be posting commentary on some of the games here. Read more.

Posted Wednesday 11-Oct-2017 21:08, 0 comments.

Fugue on a theme by D. M. Hanlon

This is a SID tune that I composed for the Crack Intro Music Competition 2017 at CSDb. The rules called for a looping tune, no longer than 1 minute. I decided to write a fugue. Read more.

• Fugue_on_a_theme_by_D_M_Hanlon.prg (C64 executable, 2.5 kB)
• Fugue_on_a_theme_by_D_M_Hanlon.sid (SID tune, 3.1 kB)
• Linus Akesson - Fugue on a theme by D M Hanlon.mp3 (MP3, 5.7 MB)

Posted Wednesday 4-Oct-2017 23:01, 0 comments.