Latecomer is my first real 8-bits production:
A demo for Apple IIe/IIc released at Revision 2019.
Because anything can be a demo platform.
And the Apple II, which was originally released in 1977, can do amazing things.
If you don’t know what the demoscene is about, check this Wikipedia article.
The demoscene reference sites have pages for Latecomer: Demozoo and Pouet.
Update 21/03/2025: Fixed secret creation mode
Update 28/04/2022: Now compatible with 6502 Apple IIe 🙂
Final version
The Final version has been released! Get it now >> Download 🙂
More compatibility, more polished effects, more many things.
Unless a bug makes some Apple II physically explode, it’s really really final.
The source code is released under GPLv3 on GitHub. There’s a secret mode (see below).
Watch it now if you don’t have an Apple II (poor you):
Secret creation mode
When the first sinewave appear, press Return.
Then you can modify all parameters with the following keys: A-Q, Z-S, E-D, R-F etc. (yes it’s made for AZERTY keyboards).
Return hides the parameters, Space starts from scratch. Capital letters increment/decrement the parameters by 10 instead of 1.
Party version
This is the version that I released at Revision 2019.
1/3rd of the demo was made in less than 24h so there’s a lot of bugs.
Get Latecomer (party version) for Apple II on scene.org.
The archive includes the source code.