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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment order> Sidebar: A note on frames per second. The European PAL C64 updated at 50fps, whereas the US NTSC systems updated at 60fps This is because alternating current is 50Hz in PAL countries (eg Europe), and 60Hz in NTSC countries (eg America). Analogue TVs vertical refresh rate was synced to the AC frequency for a bunch of practical reasons, which meant gaming consoles had to send signals to the television at either 50Hz or 60Hz. Result? Many PAL console games…
Great article, I love "digital archeology"! I created two demos in 1986 that also show additional colors to the basic palette of the C64. I don't recall whether these demos used a pattern of pixels that caused "CRT bleed" [1] or whether colors were quickly alternated in the way described by the article. I just ran the demos in Vice and took screenshots [2]. As an aside, notice that the sprites extend outside the regular border which was long considered…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 610
- Total comments
- 143
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-22 | Secret colours of the Commodore 64First breakout · Best thread | a1r | 398 | 95 |
| 2019-05-29 | Secret colours of the Commodore 64 (2017) | erickhill | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-03-12 | Secret Colours of the Commodore 64Latest 20+ point return | 6581 | 206 | 48 |
| 2025-08-05 | Secret Colours of the Commodore 64 | atesti | 3 | 0 |