C64 NTSC Demos and Intros: January 2017

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

"Zer0 Reality" by Revenge

Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (singlefile, two-page)

Group: Revenge

Code: Bonestripper

Music: JCH, Link

Graphics: Digi-Haze

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=9470

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

This BBS Ad has exactly the smooth, polished look you'd expect from a 1992 production. Keep it Oldschool!

"Undead Again" by Carcass

Year: 2005

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (full disk)

Group: Carcass

Code: Necro

Music: Necro

Graphics: Necro

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=17762

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Today we have a relatively new one from 2005! This 3 pager by Necro has some really revolutionary routines in it, check out the video player in the last page. Keep it Oldschool!

Sunday, January 29, 2017

"Darkness" by FOE

Year: 1989

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file, two-page)

Group: FOE

Code: The Phantom, Wrong Way

Music: EVS, Rock

Graphics: The Phantom, Wrong Way, Apollyon, Conan

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=27181

An early FOE release, you can see the beginning of Phantom's graphic style - I'm guessing that weird rasterbar on the first page was Wrong Way's work. The big scroller on the second page is LOOOOOOOOONG. Keep it Oldschool!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

"Axis" by Havok

Year: 1990

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file)

Code: The Forgotten One

Music: Chris, Matt Gray, Rock

Graphics: The Anarchist, The Forgotten One

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=22754

Captured By: Oliver VieBrooks

I've always rather liked this one, it sums up what NTSC demos were in 1990 rather nicely - DYCPs, split rasters, big scrollers...

Keep it Oldschool!

"Wicked" by Havok

Year: 1989

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file)

Code: Eclipse

Music: EVS

Graphics: Eclipse

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=44530

Captured By: Oliver VieBrooks

I always like blow-through effects like the one on the logo here with the sinus behind it. Nice multipager from Havok, but not their best.

Keep it Oldschool!

"Shitty" by Havok

Year: 1989

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file)

Code: The Instigist

Music: JCH

Graphics: The Instigist, Tyrant

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=44538

Captured By: Oliver VieBrooks

The title says it all. Nice early attempt at split rasters.

Keep it Oldschool!

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

"Wet Paint" by Lords

Year: 1990

Platform: Commodore 64

Group: Lords

Type: Demo (multipage, singlefile)

Code: Doctor O

Music: Reverb

Graphics: Morrissey

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=53116

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

One of 3 Lords demos captured today, this two-pager features the code/graphics/music lineup most folks think of when they think of "Lords". Keep it Oldschool!

"Flex" by Lords

Year: 1990

Platform: Commodore 64

Group: Lords

Type: Demo (singlepage, singlefile)

Code: Eclipse

Music: Image

Graphics: Eclipse

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=52612

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

One of 3 Lords demos captured today, this single-pager highlighted a "Flex" effect in which any given rasterline could display any given row of a logo. Keep it Oldschool!

"Casa de Pablo" by Lords

Year: 1990

Platform: Commodore 64

Group: Lords

Type: Demo (multipage, singlefile)

Code: Doctor O

Music: Antitrack, Reverb

Graphics: Morrissey

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=14144

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

One of 3 Lords demos captured today, this 3-pager has some interesting music and a viewer-controlled plotter. Keep it Oldschool!

Friday, January 20, 2017

ESI's "Eagle" Intro

Year: 1987

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Cracktro

Group: ESI

Code: Mitch

Music: Ben Daglish

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

I lied, there's one more! Finishing up intro night, our final offering is the ESI Eagle intro - probably the most iconic intro on the C64. Everyone's seen it, everyone remembers it. Simple, but effective, and used on almost 100 releases. Keep it Oldschool!

fbr07

Year: 1987

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Cracktro

Group: FBR

Code: Death Demon

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Intro night wraps up with this classic offering from FBR. No music, simple effects, but this intro was on EVERYTHING back in the day. Keep it Oldschool!

The Survivors Intro #4

Year: 1988

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Cracktro

Group: The Survivors

Code: Satan

Music: Ratt

Captured By: Oliver VieBrooks

It's intro night! Next up, we bring you the classic aqua intro from The Survivors. Keep it Oldschool!

"Abyss Intro 1"

Year: 1988

Platform: Commodore 64

Group: Abyss

Type: Cracktro

Code: Changeling

Music: Martin Wheeler

Graphics: Kevin Bulmer

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Yes, I'm capping intros too! ;)

This intro really stands out in my memory - I don't know if it's the FLD scroller, the EBCM colorbars, or the sprite motion that reminds me of Dokken's work - but this was always one of my favorites. Enjoy! Keep it Oldschool!

1988's "Hardcore" by Abyss

Year: 1988

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file, multi-page)

Group: Abyss

Code: Changeling

Music: David Whittaker, Ken Legace, Mark Cooksey, Martin Wheeler, Matt Gray

CSDB Page: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=10999

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

It would be hard to overstate the impact that Harcore/Abyss had on the NTSC demo scene. For a lot of us, this was the first time we'd seen FLD or learned that it was simply a VIC trick. Aside from that, it's a true masterpiece given the time in which it was released. This is what I consider a 5 star demo for 1988.

Keep it Oldschool!

1993's "Chemsitry" by Second Dimension

Year: 1993 (Estimated)

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-page)

Code: Codey

Music: Sequencer

Graphics: Kidnice, Ruffian, Twilyte

CSDB Page: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=7549

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A standard Second Dimension release - really shows off their devotion to quality, clean design, and great code, graphics, and music. This is a good example of the quality that made Second Dimension so awesome! Keep it Oldschool!

1988's "Aftershock" by Abyss

Year: 1988

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (multi-page)

Group: Abyss

Code: Alien, Changeling, Eniac, Mad Hacker, Raster Blaster, Satan, The Last Dragon

Music: Anthony Lees, Ben Daglish, Fred Gray, Jeroen Tel, Johannes Bjerregaard, Jonathan Dunn, Rob Hubbard

Graphics: Changeling, Michael Archer

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=15451

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

By the time Aftershock came out, most people knew what to expect from a demo - however, there are a number of really well-put-together pages here, combined with some great music selectors. Keep it Oldschool!

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

1988's "After Forever" By The Survivors

Year: 1988

Type: Demo (multi-page)

Platform: Commodore 64

Group: The Survivors

Code: Satan

Music: Ben Daglish, David Whittaker, Jason Brooke, Paul Clansey, Red, Wally Beben

Graphics: Satan, Bob Hawker, Torben Bakager

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=8649

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

This is an early one from The Survivors - or at least it's in an early style. Music-selectors were all the rage at one point, but in 1988, demos were starting to really take shape. More a set of linked intros than a modern demo - it could be said that this helped cement that flavor of demo as an NTSC standard.

Keep it Oldschool!

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

1990's "WogooWogo" By Lords

Year: 1990

Type: Demo (single pager)

Platform: Commodore 64

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=22723

Code: Reverb

Music: Reverb

Graphics: Morrissey

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Everyone remembers Lords - their demos were some of the best on the NTSC scene. They had that rare combination of talent on Code, Music AND Graphics. If the date is correct, this is one of the earlier Lords demos.

Keep it Oldschool!

"Sellout" By Reverb/Lords

Year: 1990?

Type: Demo (single pager)

Platform: Commodore 64

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=11151

Code: Reverb

Music: Reverb

Graphics: Reverb

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Reverb's farewell demo to the C64 - I'm guessing the date is incorrect.

Keep it Oldschool!

Monday, January 16, 2017

1990's "Deranged" by Lords of Chaos

Platform: Commodore 64

Year: 1990

Group: Lords of Chaos

Type: Demo (2 pager)

Music: Laxity and Ward Selles

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=65049

Captured by: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Lords of Chaos was an interesting splinter group, loosely associated with "Dark Lords of Chaos" This two-pager was their introduction to the C64 demo scene. The group (like their parent group, DLoC) was more of a H/P/A group than anything.

Keep it Oldschool!