Four-Byte Burger

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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
  • Patreon: / ahoy
    Soundtrack is available on Spotify:
    open.spotify.com/album/6P6RP2...
    also on Bandcamp:
    xahoy.bandcamp.com/album/four...
    And you'll also find it on most other streaming services.
    The recreated Four-Byte Burger is here:
    xboxahoy.com/images/four-byte-...
    00:00 Introduction
    01:49 Parameters
    09:09 Reproduction
    17:20 Finishing
    23:35 Original Hardware
    29:20 Conclusion
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  • @jacke.haeger6573
    @jacke.haeger6573 Рік тому +31123

    How do you thank a total stranger from across the Atlantic Ocean who selects an obscure and irrelevant piece of art you did years ago and turns it into an Archaeological-Techno Adventure Park Ride? (allow me to wipe tears from my eyes) And he got everything RIGHT! - Thank you Stuart.

    • @Biiidiii
      @Biiidiii Рік тому +3817

      🍔

    • @perftest
      @perftest Рік тому +876

      i knew you'd comment

    • @SaltedSnacks
      @SaltedSnacks Рік тому +607

      Do you happen to remember how many colors you used for this? Curious if that was accurate.

    • @RedHedDes
      @RedHedDes Рік тому +151

      Wow, so cool!

    • @GPiX3
      @GPiX3 Рік тому +261

      Is it ok for us to use the reproduction for personal use? I'm not sure how the whole legal rigamarol works there

  • @4.0.4
    @4.0.4 Рік тому +942

    >.iff "Save As" exists in Photoshop for decades
    >somebody finally clicks it _not by mistake_
    >it doesn't work

    • @doktorwyvern2883
      @doktorwyvern2883 2 місяці тому +52

      software compatibility options in a nutshell

    • @D0Samp
      @D0Samp 22 дні тому +9

      This sounds very similar to saving files in PC Paintbrush (.pcx) format. While most programs I've tried can at least read those, the colors have a good chance to come out wrong.

  • @sumirunihon
    @sumirunihon Рік тому +3874

    This is the most passionately i've ever heard Stuart talk about anything and the fact that it's about a picture of a burger is pure perfection.

    • @meylinlibertaskeef3346
      @meylinlibertaskeef3346 Рік тому +10

      His name is jeff smh

    • @BoxySonic
      @BoxySonic 11 місяців тому +59

      ​@@meylinlibertaskeef3346the User directory on his computer says Stuart

    • @ratgobbler
      @ratgobbler 9 місяців тому +26

      ⁠@@BoxySonic And at the end of his Iconic Arms videos, it shows his name is Stuart.

    • @Saint_Wolf_
      @Saint_Wolf_ 7 місяців тому +28

      ​@@meylinlibertaskeef3346 All his videos are signed as "Stuart Brown" at the end.

    • @Saint_Wolf_
      @Saint_Wolf_ 7 місяців тому +13

      He sounds so happy and excited about this art preservation project and the happier he sounds the happier I get.

  • @labrat810
    @labrat810 11 місяців тому +140

    Dancing four-byte burger, looks like the perfect 'loading animation' for a pixel art restraunt sim.

  • @cyriak
    @cyriak Рік тому +10999

    Computer files are so endlessly and accurately reproducable its easy to forget how temporary they are. When I think of the hours I spent making pictures on old machines, in formats that are no longer supported, for software that no longer exists, saved on floppies that I will never be able to access. That work is pretty much gone forever. Granted a lot of it was probably shit though...

    • @protheu5
      @protheu5 Рік тому +437

      Wow, that's a name I haven't seen in a while. Was fascinated by your videos too.

    • @CitrusZero
      @CitrusZero Рік тому +87

      I'm sure it was beautiful work.

    • @uniqueflowsnake
      @uniqueflowsnake Рік тому +100

      Hey cyriak! love your work.

    • @KonZone
      @KonZone Рік тому +61

      Yes! I sometimes think about what will remain in a thousand years compared to what remains from a thousand years ago? Physical media is being erased in favor of digital.

    • @gogokowai
      @gogokowai Рік тому +105

      This video shows that one person's shit is another person's obsession for decades to come...
      ...but In your case it is more likely to induce awe-inspiring nightmares

  • @kirbylover37
    @kirbylover37 Рік тому +3023

    I just realized that he writes his own music for these too, what a crazy talented man

    • @misterkefir
      @misterkefir Рік тому +140

      Always such bangers, too!

    • @Draliseth
      @Draliseth Рік тому +229

      What?! Holy hell. Dude is pure class and skill.

    • @dermond
      @dermond Рік тому +118

      One man army

    • @SMJSmoK
      @SMJSmoK Рік тому +81

      I hope he's using trackers.

    • @Sneakyboson
      @Sneakyboson Рік тому +110

      The John Carpenter of UA-cam.

  • @McAster99
    @McAster99 Рік тому +788

    "Art makes you care" is a quote from an unknown artist, but one that has always stuck with me. This burger made us care for the journey it took us all on.

  • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
    @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz Рік тому +538

    I watched a man recreate the image of a burger for half an hour.
    Frankly it's one of the best moments on the internet, and may it remain as such.

  • @pershingpower9397
    @pershingpower9397 Рік тому +2682

    And so my binge of Ahoy videos begins again

    • @drunkensailor112
      @drunkensailor112 Рік тому +26

      Except the weapon stuff

    • @benjaminford8173
      @benjaminford8173 Рік тому +96

      @@drunkensailor112 Why not the firearms stuff? Its top tier content IMO

    • @drunkensailor112
      @drunkensailor112 Рік тому +33

      @@benjaminford8173 Oh I do believe, but I can't think of a subject that would interest me less than weapons

    • @SeizeSir
      @SeizeSir Рік тому +86

      @@drunkensailor112 half the weapon videos are about their apperances in videogames, if that's something that interests you :)

    • @jwmcq
      @jwmcq Рік тому +14

      I'm with the sailor here. I'm sure it's top stuff, but I've tried and I'm not really into the subject matter enough. Just not a big a fan of shooty games, I guess... at least, not ones that tend to have remotely realistic weapons!

  • @Rmanan_Hr
    @Rmanan_Hr Рік тому +2022

    Hearing Ahoy get so happy about pixel art really warms my heart.

    • @scatered1
      @scatered1 Рік тому +51

      It's whimsical

    • @dieSpinnt
      @dieSpinnt Рік тому +26

      Great stuff!
      He was so excited that he couldn't even think about rotating the CAMERA instead of the monitor.

    • @andrewduong2740
      @andrewduong2740 Рік тому +5

      Ahoy: makes brilliant documentaries about iconic firearms paired with captivating, bespoke motion graphics
      Also Ahoy: here's some pixel art of a hamburger

    • @gwentarinokripperinolkjdsf683
      @gwentarinokripperinolkjdsf683 Рік тому +3

      @@dieSpinnt he brought it up, but obviously the artist didn't create the art sideways

  • @Hyperionid
    @Hyperionid Рік тому +585

    This is absolutely amazing Stuart.
    Many years ago, early 90s, I was studying illustration. As a student I was marvelling at amiga digital artwork from magazines. One of them was the four-byte burger.
    Fast forward, 30 years later... damn something got into my eye.
    Thank you.

    • @acoolsephirothrgmt7834
      @acoolsephirothrgmt7834 5 місяців тому +10

      We need to get this comment higher up. Such coincidences in life are one of the coolest things ever

  • @Orzorn
    @Orzorn Рік тому +31

    I think the final image on the Amiga screen is very important. The fact it has phosphors and not pixels reminds us that computer artists of the time were often going for a final image meant to be displayed on those contemporary tubes. You can see how the dithering disappears into the phospors to create a smooth shading effect. Modern dithering on pixel perfect screens is an evocation of this era, but not a recreation of its actual appearances (not without CRT filters, at least).
    Digital art is very interesting to me, because we seem to have relied upon the concept of files and the internet as eternal, when the reality is that they are not. Data can fade into obscurity, file formats can become forgotten, lost, nonconvertible, or unreadable. We can find ourselves losing valuable pieces of historic computer art with no remaining copies, only facsimiles in the forms of photos, alternate resolution/rescaled images, etc.
    We may reach a time when well known digital artists of today have bodies of work that may not be viewable in the future because of loss of the files. At least if a physical media artist passes on, their work remains unless destroyed, and if they are particularly famous, the work remains in collections or museums. The thought has always troubled me.

  • @SirPembertonS.Crevalius
    @SirPembertonS.Crevalius Рік тому +2318

    This man could talk about paint drying and it'd still be the best story you've ever heard.

  • @jobie2406
    @jobie2406 Рік тому +6733

    Ahoy finally mustard the courage to tell us how much he loves burgers. I'd grill him for more information, but I know he already has good taste.

  • @arulkws
    @arulkws Рік тому +174

    i love how he said "we can make the burger bounce!" like this is what everything in his life has been leading up to

  • @EeveeFromAlmia
    @EeveeFromAlmia 2 місяці тому +8

    Digital art restoration!!!! This is like being able to copy a painting brush by brush stroke down to the exact same colours mixed. This sort of thing would give you an award in another time.

  • @JaldaboathIrghen
    @JaldaboathIrghen Рік тому +920

    This was NOT a waste of time.
    This was fascinating and I could feel your love for the original piece. Thank you for sharing this.

    • @Garganzuul
      @Garganzuul Рік тому +3

      To me it was a little insight into the magic behind my childhood. I grew up with one of these machines and it will forever be close to my heart.

    • @jameswalker199
      @jameswalker199 Рік тому +6

      Does it matter if it is a waste of time? Some of the best things aren't exactly productive, but we still enjoy them

    • @Thelemonses
      @Thelemonses Рік тому +2

      ​@@jameswalker199 it depends what you define as a waste of time

  • @Matty002
    @Matty002 Рік тому +307

    im glad he called it a reproduction at the end after using the word counterfeit and fake earlier in the video. the connotations are wildly different and the effort put into this is amazing and should be celebrated

  • @FurryWrecker911
    @FurryWrecker911 Рік тому +384

    As an artist, the very very end hit hard. I wish more people could understand it like you, Ahoy. Life is more than eat-sleep-work-repeat. Some of us need that little flash of creative fun.

    • @Royalname31
      @Royalname31 Рік тому +37

      The only people that say doing stuff like that is a waste of time are people who are not exactly creative themselves, never accomplish anything on their own except nailing a job, and the artist themselves.
      Self deprication is sort of part of being a great artist

    • @mr.jitterspam9552
      @mr.jitterspam9552 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Royalname31for a second I was super confused reading your comment, then I understood lmfao

  • @martron7
    @martron7 Рік тому +978

    This is by far the most niche obsession I have ever seen. And I couldn't be happier to see you succeed with your little digital fascination.

    • @johnwicked1132
      @johnwicked1132 Рік тому +11

      yes

    • @YourFatherVEVO
      @YourFatherVEVO Рік тому +30

      niche obsessions are the soul of the internet

    • @Symbiote7872
      @Symbiote7872 Рік тому

      you might like some of Nick Robinson's content. ua-cam.com/video/-e6xOBCAVvA/v-deo.html

    • @lasarousi
      @lasarousi Рік тому

      ​@@YourFatherVEVO and the soul of the psychiatrist ward

  • @ericduran-valle4086
    @ericduran-valle4086 Рік тому +507

    This proves that Ahoy can make a video about goddamn anything and it will be just as intense, captivating, and enthralling as an 80's action thriller.

    • @coffeebreak7668
      @coffeebreak7668 Рік тому +7

      It's a wonderful talent of his

    • @thomasnesmith5426
      @thomasnesmith5426 Рік тому +15

      He somehow picks topics that exactly land on "Things you never knew you loved from the past". I never knew this pixel art existed, but instantly it felt like staring at a fond memory. Something about it captures that "cozy" feeling of using early computers as a kid.

  • @Evan2
    @Evan2 5 місяців тому +34

    Also worth noting Stuart produces all his own music for his videos as well

  • @Brioshie
    @Brioshie Рік тому +122

    This was definitely NOT a waste of my time. Loved it

  • @Megaman634
    @Megaman634 Рік тому +549

    Never thought I'd watch a 30minute video of one man's obsession with a lost pixel art, but here I am. Much love Ahoy!

    • @vangelisgru7271
      @vangelisgru7271 Рік тому +5

      Oho.. watch a 8 hour bomberman compilation retrospective

  • @captaindragon8179
    @captaindragon8179 Рік тому +717

    I didn't know what to expect from the thumbnail and name but I loved this.
    You gotta find the original artist and present it to him.

    • @sirllamaiii9708
      @sirllamaiii9708 Рік тому +29

      I saw it and my brain processed it as "fort-nite burger" and I thought he was gonna talk about the Wreck-It Ralph image

    • @sweetpepino1907
      @sweetpepino1907 Рік тому +21

      As far as I could find he works for a company called American Pinball currently, but the articles saying so were from February 2021 so they may not still be accurate. Good to see he's still around and getting work though.

    • @PratikAnand
      @PratikAnand Рік тому +5

      Check again here. The original artist has commented

    • @sweetpepino1907
      @sweetpepino1907 Рік тому +3

      @@PratikAnand Good shout, that's very heartwarming to see.

    • @captaindragon8179
      @captaindragon8179 Рік тому +2

      @@PratikAnand thank you!

  • @jaford92
    @jaford92 Рік тому +67

    Before this video, I knew nothing of four-byte burger, but now I believe it too is one of my favorite pieces of pixel art lol😂. I have watched this video several times over the past couple weeks, and I am still enthralled by the adherence to detail.

    • @vee-bee-a
      @vee-bee-a 8 місяців тому +3

      _"And_ knowing _is half the battle."_

  • @gutspraygore
    @gutspraygore Рік тому +25

    Wow. Talk about nostalgia overload. Back in college we used Amiga toasters to photo and put together our stop motion animations. The Amiga was a paradigm shift in digital art.
    This video, like always, is amazing. Thanks for making it.

  • @gallow_walker
    @gallow_walker Рік тому +217

    This is why I love UA-cam so damn much. An hour ago, I had no idea this piece even existed. Now I am fully invested in its restoration.

    • @kirbylover37
      @kirbylover37 Рік тому +10

      I agree, but... it's also kinda also why I hate UA-cam. I could've done something else

  • @Racecarlock
    @Racecarlock Рік тому +736

    I never thought I could be interested in pixel art of a burger, but you have the uncanny ability to make even the most mundane things fascinating.

    • @Scrufflord
      @Scrufflord Рік тому +4

      your pixel art is: damn burger

    • @Noobwater
      @Noobwater Рік тому +3

      this isn't mundane.

    • @impazie
      @impazie Рік тому +9

      those comments of "this man can make a fly look badass" are not joking

    • @ryanw531
      @ryanw531 Рік тому +1

      @@Noobwater far from mundane.

    • @TheColorman
      @TheColorman Рік тому +3

      Anyone who speaks about something with passion can make it endlessly interesting

  • @AgentParsec
    @AgentParsec 9 місяців тому +6

    Here’s an obscure retro gaming feature you could do a brief history about: the Boss Key. (Some old PC games had a button to bring up a fake productivity screen in case the boss was walking by, and some of these had amusing backstories.)

  • @eyreyereye
    @eyreyereye Місяць тому +2

    this makes me smile
    art is the act of making someone feel something deeply and, even though it's a reproduction, the heart put into this recreation is evident

  • @Crowald
    @Crowald Рік тому +515

    Hell. Yes. Another Ahoy video.
    EDIT: You can hear his satisfied exhale, full of pride right before the last chapter. He knows he's done something truly unique and, in a way, incredible.

  • @restlessfrager
    @restlessfrager Рік тому +569

    Stuart can always inject any of his passions straight into your veins with his words and presentation.

  • @umusuuk
    @umusuuk Рік тому +55

    Not only is this important to the history of computer art, art in general. I love that you documented it so step by step, including the monitor issue, it reminded me of Ask A Mortician doing a recreation of a Victorian ghost portrait, all the fiddly bits (and problems!) in recreating past art is super interesting.

  • @BitMoreDave
    @BitMoreDave Рік тому +72

    Hello Ahoy it’s Dave here formally “mrdavetherave411” we played together way back in modern warfare 3. I have since switched channels and I wanted to say thank you because you are the person who inspired me to start UA-cam in the first place and I’ve just hit over 100,000 subscribers so thank you very much love the videos keep them up!
    BMD

  • @allaion2897
    @allaion2897 Рік тому +14

    It's difficult to put into words why I felt what I did at the end of this video; but seeing that finished burger, a replica of an original image that I had never seen before nor had any nostalgia for, left me smiling ear to ear. And that bounce animation was just the cherry on top!

  • @panqueque445
    @panqueque445 Рік тому +1183

    The fact that it's possible he drew this on an 80s mouse while holding it sideways is insane.

    • @dorklymorkly3290
      @dorklymorkly3290 Рік тому +18

      Why would he have to draw sideways? What's the difference between an artist drawing a sideways slice of tomato vs a horizontal slice of tomato? Especially of a caliber as Mr Haeger?

    • @JohnMarston-wd7tv
      @JohnMarston-wd7tv Рік тому +112

      @@dorklymorkly3290 As an artist myself It’s much easier to draw upright than sideways

    • @dorklymorkly3290
      @dorklymorkly3290 Рік тому +6

      @@JohnMarston-wd7tv Sure, that's easier to do strokes...but...what I'm getting at is: If you know how to draw a slice of tomato, then you can draw it in any position.
      Would you draw an accordeon rotated, like a burger? Or would you go "An accordeon is played sideways" and draw it sideways.
      If you'd draw it sideways, then you could draw the burger sideways. The burger is an accordeon, or a picket fence, or overlapping clothes in a clothing store.
      Tshirts hanging from a beam, all overlapping, from left to right.
      Would you rotate your image to draw these shirts stacked like a hamburger? Would it not feel unnatural to draw a shirt sideways from such a rotation, like a flag?
      But you can also draw flags, right? Those fly sideways, too.
      Etc, perhaps this is easier to imagine than my other reply.

    • @dorklymorkly3290
      @dorklymorkly3290 Рік тому +5

      Or perhaps, in other words:
      Would you still rotate this image if the burger was shot out of a cannon sideways?

    • @cewla3348
      @cewla3348 Рік тому +5

      @@dorklymorkly3290 what? you draw accordions left to right - they are predominantly left to right. but you draw burgers up to down - even though you consume them left to right they are mostly vertical, especially this drawing. Since it was meant to be viewed with the buns at the top and bottom, then drawing it sideways would help with the whole sideways thing!

  • @lees8359
    @lees8359 Рік тому +211

    Things like this are never a waste of time if you had fun along the way.

  • @wildekek
    @wildekek Рік тому +34

    I can not overstate how much I love your work in both execution and choice of subject. Please keep doing what you do.

  • @BustyCatbot
    @BustyCatbot Рік тому +18

    Editing, music, scripting, voice over, pixel art, in-depth research, you are a creative powerhouse, and you deserve every subscriber you have, and beyond. Keep up the good work, we'll all be here to enjoy it every time.

  • @SlySuavity
    @SlySuavity Рік тому +821

    Man, this is incredibly significant in its own niche way -- a passion project by every sense of the word. I'm sure Jack Haeger would love your recreation.

    • @bezimeni2000
      @bezimeni2000 Рік тому +7

      He isn't alive anymore?

    • @LongTran-em6hc
      @LongTran-em6hc Рік тому +9

      I can't seem to find any info about him later than 1990, is there anybody have a clue here?

    • @cyberskelet0n
      @cyberskelet0n Рік тому +48

      @@LongTran-em6hc He appears to now be working for a company called American Pinball, you can find that by searching the company + his name. I just realized he was the director for the game CarnEvil, so I'm doubly a fan of Four-Byte Burger now.

    • @Okabim
      @Okabim Рік тому +26

      I hope someone knows someone who can get Jack to comment on this.

    • @delphicdescant
      @delphicdescant Рік тому +6

      @@cyberskelet0n CarnEvil has come back around into my consciousness an unusually high number of times recently. Shocked to see it somehow appear under this video too. Maybe the universe is telling me I need to go play it.

  • @Dj-KZ
    @Dj-KZ Рік тому +567

    It's really touching how much effort you went through to recreate one lone image done decades ago as promotional art for technology that hasn't been widely used in years. Especially because pixel art isn't typically appreciated now a days and as an artist it's really heartwarming to see how someone's love of an art piece, even 40 year old pixel art, can drive them to recreate the original lost piece. I'm glad you took the time to share the Four-Byte Burger with us.

    • @harshulbarooah6556
      @harshulbarooah6556 Рік тому +7

      ​@@duffman18 yeah i have to agree. I feel like good pixel art today is treated as a cool novelty

    • @iennefaLsh
      @iennefaLsh Рік тому +5

      On the contrary, pixel art is seeing some newfound love as of recent.

    • @linuxstreamer8910
      @linuxstreamer8910 Рік тому +3

      @@duffman18 that is why i love shaders they come so close now my favorite shader even does the megadrive transparency right there was a whole part in creating the shader that was about getting the sonic waterfall just right

  • @bj_
    @bj_ 8 місяців тому +3

    "viewers are reminded that other art packages are available" is the most British thing I've heard this week

  • @Thaldor_
    @Thaldor_ Рік тому +18

    I've never encountered your channel before, but I was just enraptured for an irreverent adventure I previously had little interest in for just over half an hour.
    I think that says a lot about the way you craft your storytelling and the quality of the content you've made from it. Thank you for the walk through some history, and I'm looking forward to diving into what else is around here on this channel 😁

  • @Mackinstyle
    @Mackinstyle Рік тому +320

    I _LOOOOOVE_ that this channel isn't limiting itself to history of games/weapons/etc. Keep exploring new subjects because this video is captivating.

  • @gbrading
    @gbrading Рік тому +364

    The animated burger was just sublime. We need that as a gif!

    • @1000_Gibibit
      @1000_Gibibit Рік тому +2

      And with squish! I can't believe he decided to hold back 😂

  • @endlesswanderer1753
    @endlesswanderer1753 Рік тому +20

    My brother loves pixel art. He has practiced it since he was a little kid and always on classic MS Paint, because he doesn't like the feel of modern programs. I sent him a link to this and this is what he said. "You know, I appreciate what this man is doing, I've recreated pixel art by hand using nothing, but shitty screenshots as well. One thing that does seem to make him have more work, is that he's treating everything as it's own layer in photoshop, that seems unnecessary to me."
    "Oh. I've always treated my recreations as just a poster or screenshot. Never trying to turn them into pieces to move around. That was pretty cool."

  • @stephbenson7340
    @stephbenson7340 Рік тому +44

    The thing about pixel art is, it looks harsh on modern displays, but they were designed specifically to look good on CRTs and other older, lower-resolution monitors. Your recreation, on the Amiga monitor, looks fantastic for that!

  • @ethanrohitmir7818
    @ethanrohitmir7818 Рік тому +1754

    "We have conducted digital necromancy, and brought a lost image back from the dead."
    You never cease to surprise me with those awesome lines and you really did an spectacular job with this project alongside whoever you worked with. Good luck on your next work and the following ones ...

  • @chaosfire321
    @chaosfire321 Рік тому +1055

    I can't believe I'm so enthralled at watching Stuart reanimate an ancient digital burger.

    • @cswvna
      @cswvna Рік тому +33

      He certainly made a filling meal of it.

    • @JmKrokY
      @JmKrokY 7 місяців тому +2

      Same

  • @KingOhmni
    @KingOhmni Рік тому +18

    I don't really do art but I can certainly appreciate the passion that goes into real works of art. Hats off to you Mr Ahoy, that's some digital restoration of artwork right there. Loved the bouncing burger animation, pure GIF material. Or as the background to a 12 hour megamix of Amiga era music.

  • @toxinomic3713
    @toxinomic3713 Рік тому +4

    11:35
    "but i'm not to worried about it being perfect, as I think that's a route to insanity."
    -Ahoy
    seriously you make the most badass quotes from reviewing guns in video games and movies, to making badass quotes in art

  • @lego_minifig
    @lego_minifig Рік тому +71

    As a graphic design student, I found this video particularly fascinating. I loved watching the process of reverse engineering how image was made to recreate it as faithfully as possible.

    • @CErra310
      @CErra310 Рік тому +3

      share it with your teacher. maybe they will enjoy it as well

  • @roberthesketh7472
    @roberthesketh7472 Рік тому +169

    I swear, seeing the animated burger ignited a long lost memory in me. I swear I’ve seen pixel art of a burger bouncing exactly like that, but I don’t remember when or where.

    • @roberthesketh7472
      @roberthesketh7472 Рік тому +70

      Somehow I managed to dig up a 30 year old memory and remember that it’s a hole in “Zany Golf” with a burger obstacle that jumps up in the same layered fashion! The burger appears in many screenshots of the game, so it must have been iconic. I wonder if the creators ever saw this image?

    • @Godl1ked
      @Godl1ked Рік тому +35

      @@roberthesketh7472 I found in-game screenshots of what you describe and cover art. Seems like mustard is on the same side, composition of the burger is almost the same and tomatoe is also taking up the same percentage of the burger as in this video's image. I'm thinking yes.

  • @kodyschmidt3306
    @kodyschmidt3306 Рік тому +13

    This did not go anywhere I expected it to. And I'm so happy for it. Anytime Ahoy uploads is a good time.

  • @drewx123
    @drewx123 Рік тому +6

    The ending pop-in of each element syncs up with the cadence of his speech. that's amazing, and absolutely intentional

  • @Engitainment
    @Engitainment Рік тому +2334

    "A worthwhile waste of time" really hit me after all that. I smiled and clapped during this because, frankly, what you did here was *magic* to me. I use GIMP and i've done tracing or reproduction of elements, but never have I gone to such a painstaking, amazing degree. Thank you for this, and all your other content!

    • @luiginotcool
      @luiginotcool Рік тому +88

      how do you know someone uses gimp?
      They'll tell you

    • @kvdrr
      @kvdrr Рік тому +16

      ​@@luiginotcool BUAHAHAHAHAHH

    • @xjanise2412
      @xjanise2412 Рік тому +27

      @@luiginotcool gimp. the linux of photo editing?

    • @kricku
      @kricku Рік тому +7

      ​@@xjanise2412 Literally. The clue is in the G

    • @CircaSriYak
      @CircaSriYak Рік тому +44

      ​@@luiginotcool anyone who has powered through the eye blood of gimps baffling GUI has earned the right

  • @Mark03
    @Mark03 Рік тому +28

    28:44
    I love his enthusiasm of resurrecting an old image of burger and LITERALLY reanimating it.

  • @nosidenoside2458
    @nosidenoside2458 8 місяців тому +5

    Computers are just so hilariously advanced when you think about it. Data wizardry using nothing but magnets on a disc and lots of math

  • @sixstringedthing
    @sixstringedthing 18 днів тому +1

    Somewhat creepily, youtube recommended this to me on a day when I happened to randomly remember teaching myself enough BASIC as a kid to make my Dad's PC/AT play a very simplified monophonic arrangement of Für Elise through the PC speaker (it was the first proper piece I learned to play on the piano). As far as I can recall, the code was just a few parameter lines, a few long sequences of BEEP commands and a few loops. I'm sure it must have sounded just as cartoonish as one imagines, but as a 12-year-old it gave me an immense sense of satisfaction after debugging it enough to actually sound recognisable. The memory and the brief pang of regret it triggered at the realisation that I'll never see that little bit of completely pointless BASIC code again really made me appreciate everything about this video. An odd coincidence, and a worthwhile waste of time indeed. Thanks mate.

  • @gork42
    @gork42 Рік тому +333

    When you rotate a CRT, the earths magnetic field will affect the beam on a different axis that causes it to misalign with the color mask. Degaussing the monitor after moving it fixes it. If the monitor doesn’t have an internal degaussing coil, you can get an external tool to tune it up.

    • @absoultethings4213
      @absoultethings4213 Рік тому

      this sounds like a conspiracy theory despite being 100% true
      all we need now is fbi involvement and we’re spot on

    • @RAN480L64
      @RAN480L64 Рік тому +24

      thank you I hate when people are just like "we may never knowwww it is a mysteryyyyy😇😇😇"

    • @MoridaFanadier
      @MoridaFanadier Рік тому +52

      ​@@RAN480L64 you'll burn yourself out if you strive the knowledge of everything, including the most inconsequential.

    • @basketcaseface813
      @basketcaseface813 11 місяців тому +28

      @@RAN480L64 he most likely didn't know what was causing it and didn't exactly have the time to find out

    • @tiffany15O5
      @tiffany15O5 11 місяців тому +7

      i genuinely know about 3 words in your entire sentence but thank you for explaining

  • @MedlifeCrisis
    @MedlifeCrisis Рік тому +13

    I opened UA-cam this evening to find Ahoy and Bobby Broccoli top of my suggested. What a great day.

    • @I.____.....__...__
      @I.____.....__...__ Рік тому +1

      Forsooth, Ahoy's and Bobby's videos are the last two in my watch-later list because they're both, both long and interesting. Just one to go… (until 50 new videos are added to my subscriber feed 😒). But don't worry, Rohin, your videos always get the move-to-top treatment. 😉

  • @shannonhill3356
    @shannonhill3356 6 місяців тому +29

    This was insanely interesting, man. My god. Please DO NOT ever stop creating content. Idc how long between, because evidently the longer you’re gone the powerful you become - far beyond 8000 power level at this point.

  • @irotinmyskin
    @irotinmyskin Рік тому +9

    The lengths you went to achieve this result, just for the sake of being accurate and preserve a piece of history was honestly one of the most interesting videos I've watched in a while. Can't thank you enough for creating this. Your channel is simply one of the greatest.

  • @snailgun
    @snailgun Рік тому +450

    I love how this guy stops posting for months and suddenly emerges, holding a picture and asking, "Wanna see?" And takes us on an interesting history trip and restoring an important relic.
    Love ya man, glad I subscribed :3

  • @interlace84
    @interlace84 Рік тому +308

    This is the definition of a passion project in its purest form; along with the unrelenting effort, attention to detail and immense personal payoff many can just feel while watching ❣
    If watching this was a waste of my time; I'll gladly waste some more watching it again 👍
    well done!! 👏👏👏

  • @VamkireTrannel
    @VamkireTrannel 9 місяців тому +28

    As a digital illustrator myself, this was such a wonderful surprise! Brought a tear to my eye! It's always a pleasure seeing people appreciate art genuinely to the point of spending time to digitally restore lost pieces of work.
    I am also saddened to see how authenticity seems to have been lost with a lot of folks these days who think "art" created with no effort whatsoever is to be considered "art" if at all.
    This right here is one of the best examples of authenticity in one's love for art!

  • @GreyRush
    @GreyRush Рік тому +11

    Art preservation in the digital age is something we are tragically, woefully flubbing every single day. This was a delightful lil practice for a sillier piece, and i hope it inspires someone else to copy it, and try their hand at recreating other similar pieces that have been lost to time/memory

  • @ambrose3560
    @ambrose3560 Рік тому +82

    You gotta send this to the original artist, if he's even still around. I wonder how he'd feel to see his art restored in such a beautiful way.

    • @bertjilk3456
      @bertjilk3456 Рік тому +8

      A quick consultation with the Google Oracle reveals that Jack is now art director for American Pinball.

    • @shaynehughes6645
      @shaynehughes6645 Рік тому +7

      ​@@bertjilk3456 email him a link to the vid

    • @bertjilk3456
      @bertjilk3456 Рік тому +6

      @@shaynehughes6645 I didn't go so far as to search for his email. But, i'm sure someone will alert him sooner or later.

    • @MrUltraChicken
      @MrUltraChicken Рік тому +2

      This would be great as an art installation.

  • @iceogungner3273
    @iceogungner3273 Рік тому +352

    I kind of expected some kind of twist at the end where you sent the reproduction to Jack Haeger himself, but this was lovely to watch all the same. Also, it amazes me how you can seemingly make a documentary about whatever topic interests you at the time and have us all in awe for whatever duration your new video has. Amazing job, Stuart. Never stop (please!)

  • @Fechu
    @Fechu 2 місяці тому

    A fantastic work of love. Always with that impecable voice over. Thank you S.

  • @watch666
    @watch666 Рік тому +3

    this video has really scratched an itch ive had about lost media for a while. I'm quite obsessive about finding original source images/videos for stuff that is available, but can only be found in low res, and im glad there are others who have that desire to experience things in their most original and pure state

  • @Leons-Online
    @Leons-Online Рік тому +192

    This isn't just a video. This is one of the most heart touching love letters I've ever watched.

    • @scatered1
      @scatered1 Рік тому +3

      Whimsical

    • @supersonictumbleweed
      @supersonictumbleweed Рік тому +1

      Art Bromance

    • @scatered1
      @scatered1 Рік тому

      @@supersonictumbleweed bronies can and will be executed under decree of The Royal Council.

  • @SynaMax
    @SynaMax Рік тому +400

    I'm sure Jack was used to the vertical monitor setup from his work with Williams; I immediately recognized his style from his sprite artwork on Sinistar, one of my favorite arcade games. That sense of accomplishment when you finish recreating something that was once lost or only available in lower quality, is a vibe I get a lot when recreating music from Metroid Prime. Keep up the amazing work, I absolutely loved your "Trackers" video!

    • @I.____.....__...__
      @I.____.....__...__ Рік тому +2

      Or he simply drew it sideways. 🤷

    • @BigDamnGyro
      @BigDamnGyro Рік тому +1

      Metroid Prime eh? Absolutely giving a subscribe.

    • @jashloseher578
      @jashloseher578 Рік тому

      @@I.____.....__...__ That's precisely what my first thought was too.

    • @redgunnit
      @redgunnit Рік тому +5

      Reminds me of that old post on tumblr about someone who did Meme restoration as a hobby. They would take common reaction images that had been downloaded so many times that they had become crunchy, and recreate them to look brand new.

    • @jdjohnson1591
      @jdjohnson1591 Рік тому +2

      I A M
      S I N I S T A R
      B E W A R E
      I L I V E
      R U N
      R U N
      R U N

  • @dogma8538
    @dogma8538 6 місяців тому +8

    as an artist i really appreciate this video and the work youve done. even the original guy commented and thats amazing. great job man!

  • @collicou
    @collicou Рік тому +10

    This was a beautifully told story. You made me feel nostalgic for something I'd never heard of

  • @SerenityFireflyMal
    @SerenityFireflyMal Рік тому +249

    Every video this man puts out is an absolute banger through and through.

    • @justinsensing494
      @justinsensing494 Рік тому +1

      Quality over quantity, indeed. He's like the Daft Punk of YT gaming content.

    • @ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks
      @ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks Рік тому +2

      Who knew watching a channel for Call of Duty gun guides and funny finale puns would lead into literally over a decade of amazing content? Genuinely my favourite channel.

    • @maxumunum1926
      @maxumunum1926 Рік тому +1

      Ahoy is probably the only person that can make me interested in a digital art piece

  • @hagamablabla
    @hagamablabla Рік тому +15

    “The fake is of far greater value. In its deliberate attempt to be real, it’s more real than the real thing.”

  • @Gaizure
    @Gaizure 11 місяців тому +2

    My favorite thing about this UA-camr? No ads or self-promotion. It literally felt like I was watching a professional documentary.

  • @rmwensel
    @rmwensel Рік тому +13

    To say one Ahoy video is better than another is near impossible..., HOWEVER..., I feel like this is my absolute favorite video of all time by him. This was such a nostalgic, fun, creative reverse engineered pixel art recreation "I" have ever watched.

  • @aleksandar_techtattoo6337
    @aleksandar_techtattoo6337 Рік тому +307

    I can't believe how much detailed is your work and how much effort is given in any your video.. it's really an art form

  • @EndymionMkII
    @EndymionMkII Рік тому +63

    Only Ahoy is able to make a half hour video about recreating a picture of a burger from 1985 a wonderful journey with his amazing narrating, production, and video editing skills.
    Bravo good sir, I was fully mesmerized from start to end.

  • @BBlueBBasterd
    @BBlueBBasterd Рік тому +5

    This was such an impressively deep history dive and beautiful recreation, I am in awe!

  • @WindmillGS
    @WindmillGS Рік тому +166

    As an artist and an Amiga enjoyer, I very much appreciate every single moment you've spent on this restoration!

  • @mikedrop4421
    @mikedrop4421 Рік тому +329

    The king of quality over quantity is back to bless the realm with his incredible work.
    I feel like he just stops by UA-cam once or twice a year, drops an absolute banger and then dips while we all sit around scratching our heads and wondering why nobody can ever seem to catch up to AHOY's level.

    • @Saavik256
      @Saavik256 Рік тому +9

      Because he doesn't bang out a video a week or, god forbid, a day.

    • @TheSundayShooter
      @TheSundayShooter Рік тому +2

      ​@@Saavik256 With plugs for sponsor product

    • @phelyan
      @phelyan Рік тому +1

      On a somewhat related note, @BobbyBroccoli has also uploaded today...

    • @ThinkAboutVic
      @ThinkAboutVic Рік тому

      @@phelyan oh shit, genuinely thanks for commenting this cause i did not know that he uploaded a new vid as well lmao

    • @mikedrop4421
      @mikedrop4421 Рік тому

      @@phelyan oh man thanks for reminding me, I started to watch that earlier and got interrupted. Good looking out bro.

  • @WhiteStripesStripiestFan
    @WhiteStripesStripiestFan 12 днів тому +1

    "But I'm not too worried it about being perfect, because I think that's a route to insanity"
    -Stu
    Words to live by

  • @elitemage101
    @elitemage101 Рік тому +4

    I could listen to you speak about anything for any amount of time with your poetic and whimsical voice and amazing script and passion.
    From a happy Pateron continue making what makes you happy and I will continue to enjoy your passion.

  • @natalyst
    @natalyst Рік тому +22

    i really love how excited he is for a flying hotdog and a floppy disk burger

  • @hamishfox
    @hamishfox Рік тому +3

    Absolutely love this style of pixel art. Hits me right in the nostalgia.

  • @hrrawr
    @hrrawr 7 місяців тому +3

    I love at 28:30 wherein after succeeding your quest, you take on the bonus mission of making an animated version! :D

  • @Lunahoyer7040
    @Lunahoyer7040 Рік тому +45

    this is like the most personable ahoy has ever been, and i’m not surprised it happened through him going mad over a burger

  • @phylactery8107
    @phylactery8107 Рік тому +59

    Every so often the lights in Ahoy tower flicker back on, and we get a couple more bangers like this. Would never have imagined a video about an image file would be so enthralling

  • @electropulse3490
    @electropulse3490 4 місяці тому

    Incredible. I can't believe I just watched some guy recreate his favourite long lost pixel-burger for 30 full minutes. The narrating was kind of hypnotizing. I'm in awe. Thank you for taking those 30 minutes of my. I've never wastet time in a more interesting way.

  • @Orange_the_furry
    @Orange_the_furry Місяць тому +1

    this is amazing to see people recreate stuff almost lost to time

  • @galaxycamerata
    @galaxycamerata Рік тому +7

    27:00
    I'm not going to joke about this; This shot is a piece of art all its own. Not just the recreation of the image or its display, but the lighting, the aspect ratio, the framing of it... It makes a fun image feel genuinely breathtaking.

  • @cantbehelped
    @cantbehelped Рік тому +67

    I love how passionate you are throughout this whole video, it's like watching a digital archeologist talk about reconstructing a lost masterwork. As a spriter and a lost media enthusiast, I loved this video

  • @_B_K_
    @_B_K_ 11 місяців тому +3

    This guy talks about a retro image and it feels like an epic historic event investigation. I'm in.

  • @KankanamgeMallika
    @KankanamgeMallika 8 місяців тому +4

    10:29
    burger, burger, burger, burger
    1 byte, 2 byte, 4 byte burger
    Ones and zeros with perfect toppers
    I rule this day
    Onion, data, Pickle, Ketchup
    It's okay if I don't want that
    Impossible or 4 byte burger
    Any burger my way

  • @axelprino
    @axelprino Рік тому +44

    It's easy to tell that this whole thing was a passion project, and such a nice final result! There's something beautiful about how pixel art looked in a CRT screen that we lost in the transition to LCD, probably the only thing I really miss about those old monitors.

  • @12pacon
    @12pacon Рік тому +71

    You can feel the love for the art being restored. A privilege to watch. Bravo to you, sir.