Wednesday, March 29, 2017

"Saturn" By Electron



Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Electron

Code: Dokken, The Gambler

Music: Dokken

Graphics: Dokken, Gambit, Stablizer, The Gambler, The Phantom

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=11751

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A slightly holiday-themed offering from Electron.  Watching Electron demos, the word "amazing" keeps springing to mind.  As always, inventive scrollers, crazy sprite motion, really cool ideas.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Grand Finale" By TheFatman



Year: 2003

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: N/A

Code: TheFatman

Music: Dokken, TheFatman, Wyndex

Graphics: TheFatman

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=9325

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A fun demo, afaik the last from TheFatman.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Cruisin'" By Shade



Year: 1990

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Shade

Code: Streetkiller

Graphics: Slick!

Music: Necromancer (sampled/arranged)

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=8805

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A twist on the common theme of digi-demo, this one also has a pic and a scroller instead of the usual full-screen junk rasters.  Keep it Oldschool!

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

"Muslix" By Oddity



Year: 1993

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Oddity

Code: Stonefish, Topper

Music: Drax, Image, Jeff, Sphere, Yankee

Graphics: Topper

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=11726

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Another amazing production from Oddity!  Topper's graphics really make for a good show.   Keep it Oldschool!

"Blackout" By Storm



Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Storm

Code: Cybernoid, Stonefish, The Phantom

Music: Danko, Drax, Flea, Line Noise, Link, Reverb, Ronny Pasch, Sabre, Scortia, Visage

Graphics: AceMan, Cybernoid, Fireball, The Phantom

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=28125

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

 A MASSIVE demo from Storm, there are officially 10 pages, a menu system, and an intro.  Keep it Oldschool!

Saturday, March 18, 2017

"Whimsical" By Oddity



Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Oddity

Code: Stonefish, Topper

Music: A-Man, Geir Tjelta, Jeff, Link

Graphics: Topper

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=102282

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Somehow I managed to totally miss Oddity back in the 90s.  I had heard of Stonefish and Topper, but I'd never seen an Oddity demo.  Given the heads-up by French Hawk, I checked them out recently , and they're awesome!  Unfortunately, only TWO of their demos are available on CSDB as of 3/18/2017.  If anyone has more demos by Oddity, PLEASE upload them or send them my way.  Thanks, and Keep it Oldschool!

"Martyr" By Time



Year: 1995

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Time

Code: French Hawk

Music: Chotaire

Graphics: French Hawk

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=8503

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

I remember seeing this one back in 95, and it got me really charged to do demos again.  French Hawk's logos are done in an interesting style - I think he could have made a go in a group just as a logo artist.  The concept of guest scrollers is interesting as well, lots of familiar names from the old IRC #c-64 on efnet in here.  Keep it Oldschool!

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

"Battydemo" By Roy Batty



Year: 1994

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file)

Group: N/A

Code: Roy Batty

Music: Roy Batty

Graphics: Roy Batty

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=24644

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

An interesting single-ish pager with some cool screen effects at the beginning and end.  Keep it Oldschool!

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

"Quality Pages" By Suicide



Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Suicide

Code: Kickback

Music: Laxity, Metal

Graphics: Kickback

Linking: Moloch

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=27203

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

The pages all say Havok, but the release is by Suicide.  There's a story there, but I'm not 100% sure what it is.   Keep it Oldschool!

"TimeWarp" By TheFatman



Year: 1994

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: N/A

Code: TheFatman

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=9279

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

This was one of the earlier things I could find by TheFatman.  Quirky and self-deprecating, TheFatman's demos have a simple,  honest charm you won't find in most first or second-wave productions.  There's a feeling of real authenticity to it - something lacking in many productions.  Keep it Oldschool!

Thursday, March 9, 2017

"Carcass" By Grimoire



Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Grimoire

Code: D Cipher, Moloch

Music: Deek, Griff

Graphics: Carcass, D Cipher

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=2980

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

I really enjoyed this one.  The plotter on the first page is well done, there's a cool minimalist logo there with a cityscape superimposed on it, and an interesting design quirk - grey background.  Then on to the second page - not a complex page, but look at how well he leveraged that text effect.  This two-pager is a must-see!  Keep it Oldschool!

"The Black Genesis" By Grimoire



Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-page BBS Ad)

Group: Grimoire

Code: D Cipher, Pseudo Dragon

Music: Page

Graphics: D Cipher

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=2982

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A small BBS ad for "The Black Genesis BBS" - the flicker is organic. I tried a number of different VIC settings before finally concluding that the coders must simply have had a monitor with a narrow border. Keep it Oldschool!

"Merger" By Armageddon and Grimoire



Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group(s): Armageddon, Grimoire

Code: Moloch

Music: Cane

Graphics: Fourbee

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=23655

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A small noter that explains the merger details between Armageddon and Grimoire.  Keep it Oldschool!

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

"Quality" By Havok



Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Havok

Code: Father Time, Sir Sid, The Forgotten One

Music: Drax, EVS, Jadawin, Jeroen Soede, Link, MacMagix, Steel

Graphics: Kickback, The Anarchist, The Forgotten One

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=44543

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Wow, what to even say about this one - I really wish I could find all of the missing pages.  It's a huge multi-filer from Havok, with the caveat that these were the pages that were finished.  There are some great routines here - including the world's most tedious scroller.  Enjoy the show.  Keep it Oldschool!

Monday, March 6, 2017

"Psychotic Reaction" By Slaughter



Year: 1992

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Slaughter

Code: The War Criminal

Music: Francois Prijt, Ronny Pasch

Graphics: The War Criminal

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=114143

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

TWC is developing his skills here, with quite an inventive scroll.  A simple single-pager, but well laid out.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Codex" By Alpha Design



Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Alpha Design

Code: The War Criminal

Music: Link, Ozone

Graphics: The War Criminal

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=92993

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A small BBS ad/demo by Alpha Design.  The intro was recycled by TWC on most of his releases.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Damage" By Alpha Design

Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Alpha Design

Code: The Animal

Music: Rock

Graphics: Night Ranger

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=92992

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Alpha Design was sort of a "friend of a friend" group back in the day - I was in a group with one of their members.  This is a simple single-pager that also seems to serve as a BBS ad.  Awesome scene craptalk in that scroller.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Aphasia" By Electron



Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

Type: Demo (single-file, multi-page

Group: Electron

Code: Dokken

Music: Dokken

Graphics: Dokken, Rage, Stablizer, The Anarchist

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=9610

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A long multi-pager by Dokken, the entire demo plays with perspective and has some of Dokken's trademark bizarre sprite movement in it.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Casino" By Electron



Year: 1991

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Electron

Code: Dokken

Music: Laxity, Link

Graphics: Dokken

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=11750

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

A small single-filer by Dokken to advertise The Casino BBS.  Keep it Oldschool!

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

"MAD - The Return" By Warped Minds, Inc.



Year: 1994

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: MAD

Code: Warped

Music: Deek, Matt Gray

Graphics: Warped

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=65203

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

An interesting third-wave demo by a group I'd never heard of until tonight.  A few cool effects, and the second page has a distinctly Electron-ish feel to it in the way it builds the page up from a single scroller.  It would have been nice to see where this coder's skills went with some more time.  Keep it Oldschool!

"Fick Du" By Crionix



Year: 1990

Platform: Commodore 64

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

Group: Crionix

Code: Guardian

Music: Image

Graphics: The Barber

CSDB Link: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=113393

Captured By: Six/DLoC (Oliver VieBrooks)

Two really interesting effects in this single-pager:  A pumping logo, and a reflected DYCP.  Keep it Oldschool!