Background Blitz Collection Screensaver v1.3

[arj0n]

..:: Background Blitz Collection Screensaver.

..:: Containing 261 background blitzes from 2003 - 2010. Blitzes are shown in a random order in an infinite loop.
    Images are all changed into 640x480, letterboxed when needed. v1.2: 23-bit (true colour).

..:: I always follow the "Background Blitz" forum thread and I'm always amazed by the fantastic entries.
    So I made this screensaver in order to immortalize their great work.

..:: Options:
    Set Background Blitz info on: Theme, Date & Background Blitz by are shown.
    Set Background Blitz info off: No info is shown, you are able to set the slide duration [1 to 8 seconds]

..:: Note:
    [ESC] quits the screensaver but due to wait functions this can be a little difficult.
    So if [ESC] fails just use [ALT][X].

..:: Updates:
    22 Juli 2010: v1.3:
    * Fixed room bug.
   
    19 Juli 2010: v1.2:
    * Changed the colour depth from 16-bit (high-colour) to 32-bit (true-colour),
    * Contributors lists now scrollable.

    08 Juli 2010: v1.1:
    * Removed one BB entry on demand
    * Fixed 2 name typos in the list.

..:: Size:
    Zipped...: 90.0 Mb
    Extracted: 128 Mb

..:: Thanx!:
    Khris, monkey_05_06 & tzachs: for helping me out with the randomizer :-)
    Dualnames: for hosting [mirror]
    ProgZmax: for let me use his "underwater rocket thingy" as intro pic

..:: Download:
    from the gamepage

..:: Screenshot:
   


..:: Mosaik compilation of [almost] all the entries used in the screensaver:
   

[arj0n]

List of contributors who's Background Blitz is included in this screensaver:

A
abstauber, Afflict, Al_Ninio, Alan v.Drake, Andail, Art_Sempai.
B
Babar, Bartimaeus, Ben304, bog, Bohnito, Buckethead, Bulbapuck, buloght, bush_monkey.
C
Captain Ricco, cat, Chicky, Clip, Cluey, cobra79, Coconut Shuttle, CodeJunkie, Corey, cpage, Creed Malay, Crimson Wizard, cuestaluis.
D
Darth Mandarb, dave gilbert, Dcummbuddy, Def, Dorcan, DrewCCU, Dualnames.
E
EdLoen, esper, Exsecratus
F
frinder
G
gameboy, Geratuza, Ghost, Grim, gypsysnail.
H
Ha Ha I Am OK, He-Man, HillBilly, hofmeier, Hudders.
I
InCreator, IndieBoy.
J
J.H, Jakerpot, Jenn, jerakeen, Jim Reed, joelphilippage, jon_swe, Jose Luiz.
K
Kastchey, kec, Kelma, Krysis.
L
lightman, LilBlueSmurf, lilemX, limeTree, LimpingFish, loominous, lord_hellfire
M
Mad, MarVelo, Meat, Mikko, Misj, Mordalles
N
Neil Dnuma, Nihilyst, ninepug, noed.
O
Oddysseus, OneDollar.
P
Palikka, pilferinloot, Pinback, Privateer Puddin', ProgZmax.
Q
Questionable
R
raddicks, Renal shutdown, Renegade Implementor, riseryn, RocketGirl, Ryan Timothy, RyRayer.
S
scotch, scourge, seaduck, Sektor 13, Sham-yesh, SierraFreak, Simonsez128, Sinsin, Snarky, SookieSock, Stickieee, straydogstrut, Sughly.
T
TheJBurger, TheRoger, Tier, Tiki, Trapezoid, Traveler, Tuomas.
V
Venus, vertigoaddict, Vukul.
W
Wyz.
X
Xellie, xenophon.
Y
yarooze.
Z
Zooty, zyndikate.

[Chicky]

This is a great idea!

[LimpingFish]

I wholeheartedly agree. Well done.

[Stupot]

Apparently my laptop can't handle it

'The graphics mode is not supported'

[arj0n]

Apparently my laptop can't handle it

'The graphics mode is not supported'

It's compiled using: Colour depth: 16-bit (hi-colour), Resolution: 640-480 which should be low enough.
Doesn't it run when using windowed mode using no graphic filter?

[abstauber]

Yay, I made it into the collection

Great idea to collect all those backgrounds. What have you done about the "2d adventure data loss" ?

[arj0n]

Yay, I made it into the collection

Great idea to collect all those backgrounds. What have you done about the "2d adventure data loss" ?

Sadly enough I got only one lost background back by asking here.  :'(
I wish I had more lost ones back but I have no clue how to get these from "2d adventure" back.
Any idea?  

[Stupot]

Ha, I didn't even see 'none' as an option...
I'm in now though, thanks.
Man, some people are just gifted

[arj0n]

Man, some people are just gifted

Absolutely.
That's also why this screensaver itself is no fancy app, the slides are what it makes fancy. 

[Crimson Wizard]

Will you update this over time with new backgrounds?

[Sam.]

I do not remember entering a background blitz.

[Dualnames]

Man, some people are just gifted

Thanks Stu.

Man, some people are just gifted

Absolutely.
That's also why this screensaver itself is no fancy app, Dualnames is what it makes fancy.  

I know Arj0n

Will you update this over time with new backgrounds from Dualnames?

Probably he will, I'm currently working on that.

[arj0n]

I do not remember entering a background blitz.

2005-03-09 - 03-24; Film Noir Street by Zooty:

If you are that Zooty than this was your entry

[Dualnames]

Stop denying your child Zoot! Take it back!

[arj0n]

Man, some people are just gifted

Absolutely.
That's also why this screensaver itself is no fancy app, Dualnames is what it makes fancy.  

I know Arj0n

Yeh, thanx for hosting the mirror, it does makes it just a little bit more fancy, does it?  

Will you update this over time with new backgrounds from Dualnames?

Probably he will, I'm currently working on that.

I might, but that depends on Dual... So get back to work Dual!!

[arj0n]

Will you update this over time with new backgrounds?

I think I will, maybe at the end of 2010, adding 6 months of extra BB's.

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

You did not have my permission....to be this awesome.


I totally forgot that underwater rocket thing I made back in 2004 or whatever ;o.

[Kweepa]

The image you have credited to me was, unfortunately, not mine.
I was just pointing out that someone had painted over a loominous critic's lounge paintover.

[Calin Leafshade]

Why only 16-bit?

16-bit can have pretty disasterous effects on gradients.