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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga Software News => Topic started by: System on August 12, 2004, 11:53:46 AM
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At the finnish demoparty Assembly, the group Da Jormas has released their demo Major Release in the oldskool competition. It needs at least 1 MB Ram and runs on all 68k Amigas.
Assembly (http://www.assembly.org/)
Da Jormas (http://www.jormas.com/)
Major Release (http://www.scene.org/file_dl.php?url=ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/parties/2004/assembly04/oldskool/demo/major_release_by_da_jormas_1.lha&id=250629)
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You do realise that nearly 20 Amiga demos were released in the last 2 months? Are we going to have a news item for each one? ;-)
I can understand a news item for the first OS4, AROS or MorphOS* demo, but for every demo?
I'm all for demoscene news, but how about a monthly roundup of releases rather than one news item per release? All you'd have to do is go to http://jpv.wmhost.com/releases/ at the end of the month and summaries all the releases for that month in a news item.
*Yes I know there was no such announcement for the first MOS demo, but that doesn't mean I would have minded if there was one ;-)
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Sigh...
I'm really starting to wonder why we bother.
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As to movies with its cinematography, as a picture with its 1000 words, a demo that tests the limits of a machine, incorporate a 3D graphics engine in which no Amiga was capable of by thought, and bring out awesome "visualaztions" and kick*ss music, I'd say it's worth it. The community thinks it's just a waste of time--until they either see the video or install the demo and run themselves. I do that, and most of the demos are awesome. They captivate, they entertain (esp. the mature content believe it or not), they fascinate. And, in a way, it keeps hackers from sending viruses. :-P
:-)
I've seen classic Amiga demos and yet wonder "OK, I know the pc and do that, but how is it possible that my Amiga can do it?!?!?!" Other cases you look at it in a state of awe (No, I'm drug-free forever). I rather have my amiga "show some talent" and wonder how they won awards at a pc-demo competition a few years back?
BTW, if you have WinAmp5 installed, take a look at Demoscene TV under "Internet TV" and see how cool those Amiga demos are.
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Actually this is such a nice release for Amiga that it deserves to be mentioned on the front page. Vesuri did a good job with the demo.
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@Wayne
Eh? I was just making constructive criticism, not "having a go". I think you and all the Amiga.org staff do a stirling job. I don't think I was being harsh? I certainly didn't intend to be...
@Hooligan
Agreed... its a really nice demo indeed.
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I keep forgetting that A500-compatible demos are still being made even today. It's good to see a reminder here now and again.
I refuse to try out the demo on UAE however. It'll have to wait until I can dump it to a floppy and run it on a 500.
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looks awesome...
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@xeron
This is, after all, a Major Release. :-P
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just downloaded and watched the demo
* respect * features some nice effects and a funky tune, keeps my a500 alive :-)
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Nice gunna D/L that 2night :-D
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very pretty demo, good music, good effects... and have a part style of "state of the art/spaceballs", very cool... any PeCe 386 can do this? =)
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quite nice demo indeed. :-) I hope to see more oce/ecs a500 compitable demos in the future