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!

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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!