HyperFREAKS™ is an historical look at the circus sideshow stars of the 1800’s-the early 1900’s. It is intended as a tribute to an incredible group of survivors; people who accepted their differences and were willing to share them with others. The term “Freak” is not meant to offend. In this “new age” some people would probably prefer to have me use “strange people” or even “special persons.” There are many strange and special people in this world but hardly any Freaks. “Freak” IS the appropriate word so that’s why I use it.
Greg Neutra, Playings Hard To Get
The following pitch is an example of what you might have heard outside a sideshow in the early 1900’s...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls!
Gather down, Gather 'round.
Step in closer to the massive platform stage for a free sample, a free look and free preview of the greatest Circus Side Show on Earth!
A Congress of curiosities! A Cavalcade of Wonders! Freaks! Oddities and Strange Beings from the far-flung corners of the Earth! All gathered together under this enormous tent for your entertainment, edification and education.
They are Alive and they will talk to you -- people so deformed and mysterious as to defy all laws of God and Nature. People unusual and bizarre, but with intelligence to match your own! The Miracles and Mistakes of nature! All Here! All Alive!
Fat Women, Half Men, Missing Links from the Darkest Jungles! Double- bodied wonders. Multi-limbed "monstrosities". The strange -- the odd -- the bizarre!
HyperFREAKS! Alive!
Get your tickets now! It's Show Time!
Don't wait a moment longer!
HyperFREAKS!
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TECHNICAL STUFF
HyperFREAKS™ uses Bungdabba’s Colorize XCMD to give to give it its glorius 4-bit gray (16 grays) environment. QuickTime is used to display compressed PICT resources which also can be printed out in high resolution grayscale. There are 4 Freaks and their stories in this demo and 20 Freaks in the “full version” that is available for $25 from:
Playings Hard To Get
Box 194
Cerrillos, NM 87010
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Software: HyperCard 2.1 or HC Player, System 6.07- 7.1, QuickTime 1.0-1.5
Hardware: ColorQD capable Mac with at least a 512x384 resolution monitor that can display at least 4-bit/16 grays (new PowerBooks should be cool.) Has been tested on an LC running 6.07 with 2MB of RAM and ran great but a System 7 Mac should probably have 4MB RAM installed.
