File:ExileElectron.png

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Acorn Electron screenshot of Exile, taken with the ElectrEm emulator.

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Acorn Electron
Description

A screenshot from Exile, showing the "border" of non-graphical data around the active graphics area caused by parts of the display buffer being used to store other data.

Source

Screenshot from Exile.

Article

Acorn Electron

Portion used

Single still image from game.

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

Used in the Acorn Electron article to illustrate the visual effect that would result when parts of the system's display buffer where used to store non-graphical data. This was sometimes done to work around the very limited memory available on the platform, and as a side effect this non-graphical data would be displayed on screen as seemingly random pixels outside the part of the screen used to display the actual graphics. This screenshot is a good example of this effect.

Replaceable?

I believe this screenshot is not replaceable except by other copyrighted screenshots from other games. In theory someone could write a free licensed program for the Acorn Electron using the same technique to produce the same effect and create a screenshot of it, but I believe it's best illustrated by a screenshot from one of the actual games that used this technique on the platform during its commercial lifetime.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Acorn Electron//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ExileElectron.pngtrue
Non-free media information and use rationale true for Exile (1988 video game)
Description

A screenshot from Exile for the Acorn Electron.

Source

Screenshot from Exile.

Article

Exile (1988 video game)

Portion used

Single still image from game.

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

Used in the Exile (1988 video game) article to illustrate the game on Electron platform.

Replaceable?

This screenshot is not replaceable except by other copyrighted screenshots from the same game.

Other information

The use of this image does not stop the copyright owner from making money from the original game.

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