
This is junk talk that was in the, Leones.ASM & .ZIP file

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;this intro was inspired by the short movie "the cathedral" (2002)  directed by
;Tomasz Baginski and  somehow  by  the video game  "limbo" (2010)  by Playdead.

;for users of dosbox: about 130000 cycles should do their job. and yes you will
;need some patience (=

;this intro went through some stages. the original version was in grayscale and
;looped.  but i was not happy with that so i decided to drop the looping.  this
;way the viewer will stay at the scene after the death of the protagonist until
;ESC is pressed.  the bytes saved by dropping the looping behaviour went into a
;loader bar. first of all: why not ;) but its meaning is also to avoid that the
;viewer is forced into the scene right after starting the intro.  sure,  a  bit
;more patience is needed that way but i was more happy with that decision. then
;i  optimized this second version because i had the feeling that there are some
;bytes left  i could save  within my limited skills  and changed the loader bar
;into a fat one  -  this way it made more sense to me design-wise. because this
;third version assumes ax = 0 i decided to make a version that does not.  after
;a few days  i decided out of nowhere to change some colors in the intro making
;it simpler - at least i think so. this way the loader bar changed and also the
;color of  the ground  made  size of the  intro a bit  bigger even  if  i could
;optimize a bit further.  i decided  to include all versions  as bonus for  the
;sake of  completeness because  it makes no sense just to have  them on my hd -
;i did not want to delete them somehow.

;leones  - release version that assumes ax = 0 (253)

;leones1 - original version that loops (251)
;leones2 - changed version (256)
;leones3 - more optimized + changed version (250)
;leones4 - same as edge3 but does not assume ax = 0 (252)

;a lot of space is used by all those cmp and jumps even after optimizing to get
;it into 256b. i tried to tell a little story and there minimalism came in very
;handy  that's  why it looks that simple.  i also found myself writing a little
;story around the scene itself.  some feeling told me to do so.  you might take
;your time to read it below  -  maybe searching the  listening song from  above
;and starting it first ...


=======THE STORY=======



; Our little protagonist is searching for an answer:
; What is the meaning of life?
; He can't find it in his daily environment,
; not in his dreams,
; not in his creativity,
; not in  natures beauty,
; and not in relationships to other people.
; He feels like a wanderer between silence and blindness
; always trapped between euphoria and apathy.                                                            ///

; And one day he stumbles upon a myth about the edge of the world.
; Somehow he hopes to find his answer at this unknown place or
; at least some hint where to search for the truth.
; He has to hope and to believe because he feels so tired inside
; with decaying motivation.
; He is an empty shell. One who can only wait to get older
; there is nothing more to expect.

; Traveling old paths he can almost see uncertainy walking by his side
; like some loyal friend. He does not know what lies ahead
; and with every step he takes he asks himself about his expectations
; and the possible concequences of this long walk.                                                                           ///
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; After marching through uncounted days & nights he notices the smell of the
; sea mixed with the odour of flowers & humid soil from giant ancient woods.
; Tthe light of this new dawn finally is guiding him to the edge of the world.
; So he walks towards this long desired place exhausted & also very doubtful.
; Will there be an answer? Will his life become more than a cage?                 ///

; Then he arrives at the furthest point, the end. The worlds edge.
; Above him the clear sky kissed by the colors of the dawn, in front of him.
; Everything vanishing in the distance while the ocean of chaos lies
; below the cliff
; It is the ocean of chaos where everything we know came from.

; But there is nothing. Only the sound of the wind. A beautiful smell,
; and the warm light of the rising sun on his skin.
; Only loneliness dwells at this old place.
; No hope for a new life, no answer, no love.
; So our little protagonist makes a decision instead of going back to his
; gray life fill of depression, tears, and self-hate. He closes his eyes,
; takes a deep breath and flies like an eagle in the mind's eye
; while his body sinks into the open arms of the ocean of chaos
; where everything started and everything will end.


; If he had only given up all that SHIT THINKING and just lived his dreams,
; invest in him self, remained free, be fair to others, been a contributor,
; learned honesty, learned to be a problem solver, learned some skills,
; helped others, & enjoyed life, he could have been a man he was proud of.
; The value of self esteeme is under rated,
; since it is the happiness that life needs.


