The name is attached to quite a few amazing Sega Genesis/Mega Drive titles (and at least one title for the Sega Master System).
Games include:
Castle of Illusion (1990, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
Quackshot (1991, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
World of Illusion (1992, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
Deep Duck Trouble (1993, Sega Master System)
It’s obviously a pseudonym, usually attributed as a game designer for Sega Japan’s (AM7?) early Disney games. But who is it? Even in 2013, at the time of this writing, his/her identity is still unknown.
Here’s a track I produced and recorded with Philadelphia’s BBR (Big Brother Resistance) back in 1999.
The track is all about what lies beyond the fabled end of the Mayan Calendar: December 21st, 2012 (which happens to be today’s date, as I post this).
The song was the very first release on Arrakis Records, printed on vinyl 12″ in 2000. More information at Discogs. Song embedded below (download available):
It’s funny how these things happen…I was looking through some old files and came across the very first audio recording I ever made in RealAudio. You remember RealAudio, right?
Way back when we were using telephones to dial-up our connections to the Internet, RealAudio provided a low-bandiwdth codec that was efficient enough to encode audio in a file size that could stream (that is: play and download at the same time) over 14.4 or 28.8 Kbps modem connections. It was quite a revelation at the time.
But the ironic thing about this discovery of mine is that we launched this new feature on Hieroglyphics.com on exactly October 30th, 1996. That’s 16 years ago to the day. Freaky.
Anyway, I won’t hold you up. I’ve converted the RealAudio clip below into MP3 and also provided the original RealAudio file for you tweakerz; it’s a piece of Hieroglyphics.com history. And below those files, please find the original news post as it appeared on Hieroglpyhics.com announcing RealAudio’s arrival:
Thanks to all those who helped fill out our questionnaire this month! Over 95% of you thought RealAudio would be an excellent addition to Hieroglyphics Dot Com, so we went out and purchased a server! Again, your imput means a lot to us here at Hiero Online. Although you may write me a suggestion, and never get a reply back, please be assurred that I read all of my mail! I do get a lot of it, and am not able to respond to each one, but all of your opinions, suggestions, etc. are heard. Keep it comin’!
For those not in the know, RealAudio allows us to deliver real-time, streaming audio on demand. No longer do you have to wait, and wait for your sounds to download! With RealAudio, just click, and listen within seconds!
Listening To RealAudio
In order for you to listen to RealAudio sound files, you will need the RealAudio Player. Please visit this page, and follow the simple instructions on downloading the RealAudio Player software. Then, when you are finished, come back here, and listen to our brief introduction to RealAudio @ Hiero Online, in real-time!
If you already have the RealAudio Player installed on your computer, go ahead and click below for a taste of things to come!
Thanx for all your feedback, 1nce again! Enjoy, and let us know how you like this new feature!
-Yameen
NOTE:
You Will Need AT LEAST a 28.8 Modem Connection
For The Following RealAudio Sound Clip To Work!
As I continue the spelunking of my vast DV tape archive I came upon some footage of classic Philly jungle / drum and bass party, Sutpen’s Jungle from back in 2000.
The party was thrown by Goodie Goodie Productions, and this particular joint features Diselboy, MC Foxy, Bryan Gee, DJ Kane, MC Dub2, J.Messinian and MC Fats.
Ya’ll know Jamie Vickers, right!? He’s the animator and director of the Yameen, “Light of Love” video (embedded below).
He’s just wrapped up work on the animated Black Dynamite television series, broadcasting now on [adult swim] / Cartoon Network.
Jamie storyboarded the last episode of the series. So be sure to check out the trailer linked below, and catch the show Sundays at 11:30pm on [adult swim].
Last weekend I dumped over 131 gigs of DV video tapes of all kinds of stuff from 12+ years ago.
Among the tapes was some live footage of the Hieroglyphics crew performing at The Glass House in Pomona, California on March 16th, 2000.
Youtube’s upload limits at the time of this writing forced me to split the footage in two. I’ve embedded both parts below. Enjoy!
Part 1:
01:00 – Make Your Mind Up – A-Plus
02:30 – Oakland Blackouts – Opio & Del
05:00 – After Dark – Pep Love
07:30 – I Gotta (Get Down) – Casual
11:30 – That’s When Ya Lost – Souls of Mischief
Part 2:
00:08 – Catch a Bad One – Del
02:35 – Crooked Angles – Pep Love
06:30 – See Delight – Opio & Pep Love
09:20 – I Didn’t Mean To – Casual
Here’s a track I did with Philly’s own Digs Darklighter from 2002. It was featured on the Arrakis Records, The Spice compilation. Embed and download link below:
