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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: djos on August 11, 2012, 07:38:03 AM

Title: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: djos on August 11, 2012, 07:38:03 AM: Hi All, Is there a good Demo collection out there in a single big zip* of ADF's?

I really dont have the patience to DL hundreds of individual ADF's! (lazy i know)

*can be a Torrent or NZB DL
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: som99 on August 11, 2012, 12:30:06 PM: Quote from: djos;702952
Hi All, Is there a good Demo collection out there in a single big zip* of ADF's?

I really dont have the patience to DL hundreds of individual ADF's! (lazy i know)

*can be a Torrent or NZB DL

I got 274 demos for WHDLoad ready to unpack and run, if you want them ill put them on my server for direct HTTP download.

Edit: Ill extract them and put them in a single archive for ease of use if you want.

EDIT: Done, Demos dir contains extracted Demos (extracted to see what the archive contains) and a Demo.ZIP containing everything, just unpack and everything is ready for WHDL.
No password required for access to Demo dir, get the Demo.zip @ http://www.the-som99.nu
Speed might be low (160-260KB/s) since my server is under a lot of load atm from other users and I host from my own ISP.

Edit: Anyone can grab it if they want :)

Edit: 1 download complete and 4 downloading right now, keep in mind that speed will be slow when a lot of users download, but no worries, the server is up 24/7 :)
Bandwith it set to a que, first downloader gets most bandwith but when he is done second in que gets fastest etc, so speed will increase over time so no worries.
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: Dr.Bongo on August 11, 2012, 01:06:52 PM: @som99 - Thank you.
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: som99 on August 11, 2012, 01:12:29 PM: Quote from: Dr.Bongo;702966
@som99 - Thank you.

Your welcome :)
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: lionstorm on August 11, 2012, 04:25:13 PM: thanks ! I am like the original poster : too lazy to download all demos one by one and install them...

EDIT: BTW why not a seeding at UG ? some folks there might be interested...
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: Rabel1 on August 11, 2012, 04:35:44 PM: You can download Mind Candy 2 for free now since it sold out. Not exactly the same thing since this is a dual layer DVD video of Amiga demos. Lots of cool demos included. This plays on your DVD player or fast enough computer.

http://www.mindcandydvd.com/2/frames?p=info

Special Features:
Audio commentary
Each demo has an audio track discussing the demo, from either the original demo creators, other fans and experts, or ourselves.
Subtitles
By popular demand from our non-native-English-speaking friends, the commentary is now accompanied by subtitles, in no fewer than three languages: English, French, and German.
Original and 5.1 channel soundtracks
All demos feature both the original stereo soundtrack, captured straight from Amiga hardware, and a surround sound track, rebuilt from the audio samples contained within the demo music files.
12-page full color booklet
Once again the package contains a large booklet, with info on every demo, along with a timeline of Amiga demos, credits, and various other tidbits of information.
Production notes
Volume 2's production notes go beyond the first, with a full audio track, photos, and in-progress screenshots and animations. No enthusiast (read: geek ;) ) stone is left unturned, as we share just how much a pain reviving old hardware can be.
New playback modes
For fun, we've added two new playback modes - shuffle, which plays demos back randomly - every time you put in the disc - and jukebox, which allows you to play up to a dozen demos in the order you want. We used a few tricks to get them working on all DVD players, but isn't that what demo coding is all about?
Animated menus
In addition to the "multi-demo" select screens, now the main menus get some new animation. Prepare for the unexpected!

Note: Mind Candy 1 and 3 are still commercial and contain PC demos.
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: som99 on August 11, 2012, 04:58:42 PM: Quote from: lionstorm;702987
thanks ! I am like the original poster : too lazy to download all demos one by one and install them...

EDIT: BTW why not a seeding at UG ? some folks there might be interested...

Your welcome.
I am having some issues with my UG file server/upload machine atm (raid array issues and loss of torrent dats) so have been gone from UG a week or so untill I get time to resolve it, I usally seed 1500+ torrents weighting about 7-8TB (might be more) over at UG 24/7 an as you might have seen im ranked #3 at the ratio hiscore (last time i checked)
So as soon i get the UG machine up and running ill seed again (aprox in one week).

edit: what is your username on UG?
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: djos on August 11, 2012, 10:58:22 PM: Thanks everyone, I'll have a look at all offerings today.

Ps, when I was looking thru my old miggy disks, I found a Steve Vizzard demo, totally cracked me up! :D
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: djos on August 11, 2012, 11:56:57 PM: Btw, I found a torrent file called: Commodore Amiga - Demos - Packs (TOSEC-v0.03_CM)

Which has 1.4GB of Demo's in ADF format which was exactly what I was after (I like running things off Floppy for a more genuine Amiga experience). :D
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: kickstart on August 12, 2012, 12:27:18 AM: I have a cd called demos r 4ever but seems a bit old.
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: lsmart on August 12, 2012, 08:01:49 AM: Not to forget: There is a good Demos section in the always updated Amiga Forever from Colanto.
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: som99 on August 12, 2012, 11:12:14 AM: Sorry guys, had power failure last night and the server was down for a few hours.
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: BooBoo1200 on August 16, 2012, 09:24:37 PM: @som99 - Another Thank you :)
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: som99 on August 16, 2012, 10:02:27 PM: Quote from: BooBoo1200;703871
@som99 - Another Thank you :)

Your welcome :)
Title: Re: Is there a good Demo collection out there?
Post by: kickstart on August 16, 2012, 11:39:58 PM: Why not a scene forum on a.org?