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[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 9. Tropes in retrogaming

Tropes! The way we put game mechanics into tiny little boxes and the love or hate them.So, what’s a Trope?– "a significant or recurrent theme; a motif."Example: "A movie is often built around the "Hero’s journey"

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
00:32 Amiga - CONVENTI
02:25 DJ Daemon speaks.
03:34 Amiga - super mario land
05:47 DJ Daemon speaks.
07:41 Alexander Brandon - Beach
09:42 DJ Daemon speaks.
11:57 Amiga - DEADLINE
13:09 DJ Daemon speaks.
14:58 Dr. Awesome - 3 Channel Background
17:14 DJ Daemon speaks.
19:06 Amiga - DEMOSAUS
22:10 Jingle - Only the Amiga makes it possible
22:15 DJ Daemon speaks.
25:27 Amiga - DOWN
28:30 DJ Daemon speaks.
30:56 Amiga - FUNKSHOW
33:26 DJ Daemon speaks.
36:10 Amiga - DIOXIDE
40:22 Jingle - remember the BBS scene in Sweden? Go to the.ericade.net to read the histories. They are in the Swedish language.
40:30 DJ Daemon speaks.
42:05 Amiga - DIGINV2
46:41 DJ Daemon speaks.
48:33 Amiga - COMPUTER
54:10 DJ Daemon speaks.
54:50 Amiga - ELIPTIAL
59:08 Jingle - remember the BBS scene in Sweden? Go to the.ericade.net to read the histories. They are in the Swedish language.
59:21 Jingle - Do you remember when Paula sang the blues and Denise had the moves - This is the ERICADE Radio Network and we remember
59:31 Amiga - ANTIPCRA

Tags: Storytelling, Host: DJ Daemon, 2020, Retro gaming

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 8. The XMAS 2020 special, special, speciality. Hour 3/3.

Xmas time! This is the three hour long show that we’ve been waiting for. Broadcast during the Forndata-event, it features some commentaries from me finally losing the battle to Whamming, the cool weirdness that was the demos released and a lot of discussions about the CDTV and the CD32. Those two ultimately failing Commodore projects with vastly different starting points. Why did they fail and what was different and what was exactly the same?The first hour deals with the Forndata event and stuff like that.The second hour is all about the CDTV and it’s weird journey.The third hour gives you the CD32 – Commodore’s last hurrah.Errata: I claimed that if I gotta Whammed, I would cut the power to the whole building. When that unexpectedly DID happen, I failed to live up to my threat. Very sorry, but I don’t want to have a call from my landlord. It’s bad for my “having a home”-situation.In hour two, PlayIt live deleted two voicetracks. I was able to fix it live, but ended up not knowing what I had said that was not deleted and therefore name some hardware facts twice. Sorry about that.

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
00:35 x-masmegamixie
02:37 DJ Daemon speaks.
03:02 Amiga - LIVIN_IN
06:03 DJ Daemon speaks.
08:10 amixmas
12:16 DJ Daemon speaks.
12:51 Amiga - BIGBANG2
15:14 DJ Daemon speaks.
16:05 Alexander Brandon - Winter Hare
18:13 DJ Daemon speaks.
18:58 Dr. Awesome - Now What?
23:40 DJ Daemon speaks.
24:14 goto80-xmas
25:09 DJ Daemon speaks.
25:33 Amiga - LOGO5
27:19 DJ Daemon speaks.
28:04 nutcase_-_xmastune
28:33 DJ Daemon speaks.
29:04 Amiga - FREDOMM
37:01 Jingle - tunes heard and laugh at
37:06 DJ Daemon speaks.
38:50 Amiga - DRAMATIC
42:10 DJ Daemon speaks.
42:37 Amiga - LEMONETR
44:38 DJ Daemon speaks.
45:22 Amiga - BELIVE
47:22 DJ Daemon speaks.
48:19 Amiga - CONVENTI
50:12 DJ Daemon speaks.
51:11 xmas_1
52:39 DJ Daemon speaks.
52:56 Dr. Awesome - Christmas Spirit
55:24 DJ Daemon speaks.
56:03 Amiga - Winter Dreams
01:00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
01:00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:00:25 Amiga - CHOPPER
01:02:55 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:03:37 Amiga - hymn to yezz
01:04:34 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:05:10 Amiga - Jaha
01:05:54 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:06:14 xmas_99
01:09:22 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:11:04 Amiga - ime_cmd
01:12:09 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:12:33 Dr. Awesome - Doin' the Sushi
01:15:03 Jingle - remember the BBS scene in Sweden? Go to the.ericade.net to read the histories. They are in the Swedish language.
01:15:11 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:17:07 xmas_beat
01:17:43 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:18:00 Amiga - suggestive vibes 2
01:19:34 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:20:04 Amiga - BLINYZQ
01:25:54 Jingle - The ERICADE Radio Network – we are on Youtube!
01:25:55 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:28:40 Amiga - COSMOS
01:38:25 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:41:36 xmas_bullcrap
01:44:44 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:46:49 Amiga - Army of Toy Soldiers
01:49:49 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:51:01 Amiga - anarchymenu4
01:52:17 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:53:48 Amiga - GENGHIS_
01:58:01 Amiga - DOWN
02:01:09 Amiga - Act of Impulse
02:05:34 Jingle - The ERICADE Network promo
02:05:55 Dr. Awesome - Clearazill
02:09:33 Amiga - elysium
02:13:15 Amiga - BRASSY
02:15:18 Jingle - Commodore was limited, but the Amiga is eternal
02:15:28 Amiga - AT&T
02:02:21 Amiga - feed your chicken!!
02:00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
02:00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:00:31 Amiga - FINSPIRA
02:02:27 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:03:15 xmas_card_95
02:05:18 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:07:41 Amiga - LADADEE
02:12:32 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:14:59 xmas_hey_ho
02:16:40 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:18:43 Amiga - CAVERN
02:20:00 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:21:38 xmas_hit_collection
02:25:11 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:27:07 xmas_ii
02:27:37 xmas_mix_1992
02:33:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:34:48 xmas_orgy
02:35:49 Dr. Awesome - Early Light
02:37:42 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:38:45 Jingle - best enjoyed in the glow of the modem's lights
02:38:53 Amiga - CD2PART1
02:41:36 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:42:30 Amiga - the speed maniac
02:44:45 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:46:04 xmas_remix
02:51:01 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:52:09 xmas_tunes
02:55:11 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:55:54 Amiga - DECORE

Production notes:
I created this episode as people on Discord asked me to play some XMAS-music. This became the episode where I started using ModArchive to find tracks. This had a profound effect on the station, as it became my standard routine for me after that.

Colophone
"A special" is often in the USA a TV-program running on a holiday such as christmas or easter. The Special, special, speciality is a homage to a holiday special aired in 1969 featuring the cast of comic strip "Pogo Possum".

Tags: Christmas, Host: DJ Daemon, 2020

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 7. JUST TAKING IT CHILL

Today we’re just lounging and remember the first times. It was magical the first time you felt her in your hand. … What are you thinking about?? I mean the Amiga and the C64! DJ Daemon speaks about the first time seeing a module played on Noisetracker and when he directed Seagreen BBS users to his BBS. And then, the question is how you shouldn’t really wear a mask in Corona times. Obviously it’s just a thing we have to get used to. Random thoughts and some really nice tunes.

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks. 23
00:27 Amiga - A_NEW_DJ
02:47 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:10
03:55 Amiga - chip saa det basker
04:33 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:09
05:42 Amiga - disco
10:06 DJ Daemon speaks. 18
10:23 Amiga - C64MEMRY
15:24 DJ Daemon speaks. 46
16:09 Amiga - DUNE1
21:40 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:11
22:49 Amiga - sidvoyage
25:12 DJ Daemon speaks. 24
25:36 Amiga - BEATEX
29:20 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:34
30:53 Amiga - DECORE
38:44 DJ Daemon speaks. 16
39:00 Amiga - FIRECRK
42:02 DJ Daemon speaks.
01:40
43:41 Amiga - as para goos (plus)
45:19 Amiga - 1993
50:06 DJ Daemon speaks. 36
50:41 Amiga - CD2PART1
53:30 Jingle - Remembers the Commodore Amiga
53:35 DJ Daemon speaks. 28
54:02 Amiga - dna-dream
58:47 DJ Daemon speaks. 41
59:29 Jingle - This is The ERICADE Radio Network - want to experience a bit of the past - like a Swedish BBS? Point your browser to radio.ericade.net/bbs to see how.
59:44 Jingle - Welcome to The ERICADE Radio Network … Stay a while … Stay forever.
59:50 Amiga - 4-MATS_M

Production notes:
One of those episodes where I priortize nice music and some DJ presence instead of epic stories. We need that too.

Colophon:
Ehh.. I dunno. "Netflix and chill" without the Netflix and the... ehm.. sex. Just great tracked music and some banter. Sounds good to me.

Tags: Host: DJ Daemon, 2020

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 6. BAD (AND SOME GOOD) GAME ENDINGS

You fought the good fight! The baddies are dead and blown to smithereens and the fair maiden is by your side throwing ever loving glances at you. And then? “Conga-rats a winner is you. The princess is in another castell”. The message drives you to the wall. “I fought 30 hours for this!!! WTF!!!!”.”

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
00:38 Amiga - CALL_DI_
01:21 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:35 Amiga - MOONG
05:42 DJ Daemon speaks.
10:03 Amiga - LISBONFE
12:36 DJ Daemon speaks.
16:09 Amiga - lee-banyard-music3
18:50 DJ Daemon speaks.
20:39 Amiga - Pools of Poison
25:25 DJ Daemon speaks.
28:15 Dr. Awesome - Exotic 1
30:01 Jingle - True oddities
30:07 DJ Daemon speaks.
32:40 Amiga - LETTHERE
38:42 DJ Daemon speaks.
40:16 Amiga - silents-tune-fin
45:22 DJ Daemon speaks.
46:26 Amiga - lotusii
49:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
49:14 Jingle - stuck in our mother's basement since the 80s
49:16 DJ Daemon speaks.
51:21 Amiga - kaffe35
57:38 DJ Daemon speaks.
58:21 Amiga - KEEPSTEA

Production notes:
This is one of the last times I allowed myself to ad-lib long narratives. While I'm fairly good at narrating, I can get stuck trying to end sentences and also get too talky. But it's still pretty decent storytelling.

Colophone:
Not really a specific thought behind the title.

Some of the speech is affected by a too active noise gate. I stopped using that feature later as the noise background in the room is pretty tolerable.

Tags: Storytelling, Host: DJ Daemon, 2020, Retro gaming

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 5. Songs that begin with an N

Nuthin’ special iN here. Just the N-series of Nice and Not Naughty SoNgs. Every Note iN here comes from the modules with N in the title or artist. So you Numbskulls can eNjoy good music.Errata: Amiga Flashback airs on Saturdays, Not SuNdays…

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks. 36
00:40 Amiga - NASSUM
04:25 DJ Daemon speaks. 29
04:53 Amiga - NICOLE
07:24 DJ Daemon speaks. 42
08:06 Amiga - NEWTITLE
11:06 DJ Daemon speaks. 41
11:46 Notepleach-Rainforest
14:14 DJ Daemon speaks. 17
14:30 Amiga - NUTCRACK
18:07 DJ Daemon speaks. 28
18:33 Amiga - NAMEWASB
20:55 DJ Daemon speaks. 29
21:23 Amiga - NEW-LIFE
24:41 DJ Daemon speaks. 24
25:04 Amiga - NATIVE2
29:11 DJ Daemon speaks. 37
29:39 Amiga - NE-GROOV
30:58 DJ Daemon speaks. 28
31:26 Amiga - NATURE
34:56 DJ Daemon speaks. 25
35:20 Amiga - NEWBEAT
39:20 DJ Daemon speaks. 30
39:49 Amiga - NOISESNE
45:22 DJ Daemon speaks. 19
45:40 Amiga - NYMPH___
47:00 DJ Daemon speaks. 23
47:23 Amiga - NUTOPIAB
49:23 DJ Daemon speaks. 40
50:01 Amiga - NOISE_1
52:54 DJ Daemon speaks. 29
53:22 Amiga - NFO
55:45 DJ Daemon speaks. 36
56:20 Amiga - NEBULA

Production notes:


Colophone
Help yourself to many geek-points if you figure this one out: it's from BBC 2 show "QI". The show is a TV-show that does away with normal conventions and plays like a PUB-quiz made by the nerdist people around. And the obviously correct answer will almost always give you massive points. "How many moons are there around earth" should NOT be answered with "1" or you get the infamous klaxon and points. The person with the most points lose... It play around with common misconceptions and facts that people don't generally know. Actually, counting smaller bodies, there are more than just moon around earth. It's true.

And the connection: every season of QI is connected to one letter in the Alphabet. One episode in the N-series was called "Words that starts with an N". That simple, really.

Tags: Host: DJ Daemon, 2020

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 4. Demos and groups

Sunday is here and today I talk demos, why EVACUE failed and the disqualified entry at the Gathering 1994 plus why Cannon Fodder does not glorify war.Correction: Evacue’s last demo was in august 1994 and not 1995 as I stated.

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
00:30 Amiga - on the jazz wave
03:35 DJ Daemon speaks.
04:52 Amiga - 1993
10:31 Jingle - Commodore was limited, but the Amiga is eternal
09:49 DJ Daemon speaks.
11:18 Amiga - Sneakin' Out
13:02 DJ Daemon speaks.
13:52 Amiga - bobblesong (c)sco
16:13 DJ Daemon speaks.
17:21 Dr. Awesome - Counter-Measure
20:29 Amiga - waterfall
22:48 Jingle - best enjoyed in the glow of the modem's lights
22:51 DJ Daemon speaks.
23:26 Amiga - bomb of luck!
28:33 Jingle - Time for another story about the retro past from your host Daemon
28:34 DJ Daemon speaks.
29:51 Amiga - my glamorous life
33:37 DJ Daemon speaks.
35:55 Amiga - Winter Dreams
40:53 DJ Daemon speaks.
42:37 Amiga - MPYTHON
45:02 DJ Daemon speaks.
45:29 Amiga - LOVEUSA1
47:00 DJ Daemon speaks.
47:28 Amiga - one sample
48:55 DJ Daemon speaks.
49:32 Amiga - CANNON
51:53 DJ Daemon speaks.
52:26 Amiga - CHOPPER
54:56 DJ Daemon speaks.
55:26 Amiga - burn hollywood
57:39 DJ Daemon speaks.
57:47 Jingle - Commodore was limited, but the Amiga is eternal
57:57 Amiga - 9
59:39 Amiga - BRUISER

Production notes:
I believe this is the only place that the Swedish demo group "EvaCue" has ever been mentioned. A ad-libbed episode with me remembering the old demo scene here in Sweden during the mid 90s.

Colophon: None.

Tags: Demo scene episodes, Host: DJ Daemon, EvaCUE, Eternal, 2020

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 3. The history of Ericade

Today, the history of everything ERICADE is on the menu. Daemon delves into the worst mistake in his life that he almost did, why there was nothing wrong with the listening counters and why the Corona built this station.

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
00:24 Amiga - originaldub
04:41 DJ Daemon speaks.
05:44 Amiga - velo matrix
08:21 DJ Daemon speaks.
09:14 Amiga - COOKING
12:04 DJ Daemon speaks.
13:03 Amiga - Friends
14:33 DJ Daemon speaks.
15:32 Dr. Awesome - Father Nature
18:36 DJ Daemon speaks.
19:13 Jingle - This is The ERICADE Radio Network - want to experience a bit of the past - like a Swedish BBS? Point your browser to radio.ericade.net/bbs to see how.
19:28 Amiga - CLOUD
22:56 DJ Daemon speaks.
23:59 Amiga - M_PEARL
26:33 Unknown track
23:04 Amiga - =_SILVER RAIN =_
31:32 DJ Daemon speaks.
32:47 Jingle - wanna learn more
32:58 Amiga - adventure
34:23 DJ Daemon speaks.
35:20 Amiga - KARATEMA
38:35 DJ Daemon speaks.
39:49 Amiga - Beast-Playtune5
41:24 DJ Daemon speaks.
42:18 Amiga - jobba
45:23 DJ Daemon speaks.
46:34 Amiga - D0HNITZ-
49:14 DJ Daemon speaks.
50:30 Amiga - days in desert
54:52 DJ Daemon speaks.
55:37 Jingle - best enjoyed in the glow of the modem's lights
55:44 Dr. Awesome - Billy Bee
57:44 UnreaL ][ - The 2ND Reality

Production notes:
This is a request from Coreus from our Discord-channel. It was when Amiga Flashback was mostly a mere show on the station and before we had the podcast out on the big services (Apples, Google and Spotify).

Colophon:
None. It's just a straight forward name.

Tags: Storytelling, Retro history, Host: DJ Daemon, 2020

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 2. Swedish and proud!

Setting the stage for the show with a nice Swedish potpourri, searching for the lost module and discussing why Overload has nothing to do with porn!Errata: The “unknown/lost” song was found by our listener Bittin_: it’s called “I Thought It Over” and was created by “The Master”.

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour - Good evening
00:05 DJ Daemon speaks. 26
00:28 Amiga - silence of whisper
05:47 DJ Daemon speaks. 33
06:19 Amiga - MIX92
15:10 DJ Daemon speaks. 42
15:50 Amiga - the-return-of-music
20:35 DJ Daemon speaks. 29
21:03 Bjørn Lynne - Wormsong 2003
26:16 DJ Daemon speaks. 40
26:55 The Master - I Thought It Over
32:03 DJ Daemon speaks. 29
32:31 Arpegiator/Chryseis - My Wolf 2
38:04 DJ Daemon speaks. 33
38:38 Amiga - overload
43:20 DJ Daemon speaks. 37
44:04 Amiga - DoSong
44:42 DJ Daemon speaks. 26
45:07 Amiga - IQ64
47:21 DJ Daemon speaks. 21
47:41 Amiga - westcoast jazz
48:53 DJ Daemon speaks. 42
49:31 Amiga - take^it^personal
52:40 DJ Daemon speaks. 31
53:09 Amiga - BUTTMAN2
55:57 DJ Daemon speaks. 32
56:28 Bjørn Lynne - Worms 4 Mayhem In Game Sudden Death Mode
59:48 Jingle - Go to our website at radio.ericade.net and listen directly to our show with your smartphone or laptop computer

Production notes:
The first episode branded as "Amiga Flashback".

Colophon: No punny name going on here, I just called it that because I play a medley of very Swedish tunes.

Tags: Just playing the music, Host: DJ Daemon, 2020

[ Ericade.radio news & podcasts ] [Podcast] 1. A prequel better than the Phantom Menace

The “pilot” or pre-sequel-whatever. The show that started the wild idea of having another podcast. Because we need one… Or do we?I did not know it would really become a podcast later, so it had no name really. Just felt like making a voicetracked show for no apparent reason . Coreus from Retro Spirit suggested I started a Podcast, so I did… All later episodes correctly bear the name “Amiga Flashback”.

Playlist:
00:00 Jingle - Top of the hour
00:08 DJ Daemon speaks.
00:36 Amiga - BREEZE
02:04 DJ Daemon speaks.
02:27 Amiga - intromuz-2_hb
02:58 Message - Time to compare notes with your host Daemon
03:04 Message - Some people tell you to sit less in front of your Amiga some say sit more in front of it. But they agree on one thing: you SHOULD use your Amiga
03:05 DJ Daemon speaks.
03:25 Blitter of Eternal - Compotune
04:46 DJ Daemon speaks.
05:14 Amiga - revelation
09:07 DJ Daemon speaks.
09:27 Dr. Awesome - Ozone Wildwalk
13:14 Jingle - Do you remember when Paula sang the blues and Denise had the moves - This is the ERICADE Radio Network and we remember
13:15 DJ Daemon speaks.
13:39 Amiga - pop-ting
19:00 DJ Daemon speaks.
19:29 Amiga - palle's theme2
20:13 DJ Daemon speaks.
20:30 Amiga - FREDOMM
28:27 Jingle - stuck in our mother's basement since the 80s
28:25 DJ Daemon speaks.
28:56 Amiga - LRB
29:17 DJ Daemon speaks.
29:46 Trackerartist - Minoan war
33:34 DJ Daemon speaks.
33:53 Amiga - transformer sbk
36:25 Message - Time for some questionable wisdom from your host Daemon
36:21 DJ Daemon speaks.
36:38 Amiga - ambient massive
40:08 DJ Daemon speaks.
40:35 Amiga - DIOXIDE
44:36 DJ Daemon speaks.
45:02 Amiga - EMOTIONA
47:34 Jingle - Remembers the Commodore Amiga
47:44 Dr. Awesome - 11-1
50:15 DJ Daemon speaks.
50:44 Klorathy of Freezers - Island of sadness
53:26 DJ Daemon speaks.
54:08 Matt Furniss - Lazersquad intro
56:59 Jingle - This is The ERICADE Radio Network - want to experience a bit of the past - like a Swedish BBS? Point your browser to radio.ericade.net/bbs to see how.
57:14 Amiga - DYINGRAI
59:21 Amiga - city lights

Production notes:
The very first episode of the show that later became the podcast. Hence it's not called Amiga Flashback.

Colophon:
It's a reference to the Star Wars episode 1 called "the Phantom menace". It's a prequel to the original episodes and a pretty impopular movie. Hence this show episode is likely to get a higher rating. Not that it's a big achievement.

Tags: Just playing the music, Host: DJ Daemon, 2020

[ got papers? ] Honey/1001 Collection – Final Update

The letter collection of legendary Dutch C64 cracker Honey of 1001 Crew has provided us with a stream of treasures over the past years. Now, after five instalments, this fountain has run dry: Today, we give you the final update. It includes some fascinating materials from 1986-1987, such as letters from fellow compression expert Matcham […]

[ Slengpung ] Our very first pictures from Vortex, ever

tFt and Teo sent us some very first pictures from the madness that is a Finnish demoparty. Behold, Vortex 2019

[ Slengpung ] Rsync 2020

Amidst all this madness, it's good to have a bit of normality. tFt added some pictures from rsync 2020

[ Slengpung ] Deadline 2018 + Many 2019 pics

noep))) provided some nice pictures from Deadline 2018 and Nordlicht 2019, enjoy! My own pictures from Revision 2019 are now on the site as well, starting from page 5, and my Outline 2019 pictures starting from page 3. More pics from Under Construction 2019 starting from page 2.

[ Slengpung ] Where sofas end - Underground Conference 10

One of the few real-life demoparty events this summer, the outdoor demoparty Underground Conference 10 happened a week ago and TMA provided some nice photos. More to come! Some first pictures from Deadline 2019, Under Construction and rsync 2020 by T$ have also been added. Enjoy!

[ Demoscene Research ] WiderScreen 2–3/2020 Out

A special issue of WiderScreen, edited by Julia Erdogan, Gleb and me, has just been published with the topic “Home‌ ‌Computer‌ ‌Cultures‌ ‌and‌ ‌Society‌ ‌Before‌ ‌the‌ ‌Internet‌ ‌Age‌”. We’ll add the individual articles to the bibliography a bit later, but already at this point I can reveal that there’s plenty to read for demoscene enthusiasts […]

[ Demoscene Research ] Tracker and PETSCII papers added

Just added my own Finnish journal article Trackerit: paradigman synty, kukoistus ja myöhemmät vaiheet (2019), which deals with the history and creators of tracker software, and the text art related paper titled PETSCII – A Character Set and a Creative Platform (Reunanen, Heikkinen & Carlsson 2019).

[ Demoscene Research ] Finnish Unesco application approved!

The Finnish application to get the demoscene recognized by the national Unesco chapter as intangible cultural heritage was accepted just this week. Congratz to everybody involved! The scene is the first branch of digital culture to appear on the list, and the Finnish application was also the first of the national applications to be approved. […]

[ got papers? ] 32 Years of Computer Parties

Today, we present you with artefacts from 32 years of copy- and demoparties – from 1987 to 2019! Quite an astonishing time span, longer than the life span of some current demoscene members. The scans stem from the collections of Acidchild & Bugjam, AD aka Rough, Dipswitch, Goat, Ile, Mike, Moqui, Sir Garbagetruck, Swiss Cracking […]

[ got papers? ] Rough Archive Pt. 2

We start the New Year with a bang. The archive of C64 scener Rough had been sitting here for almost three years – until last month our heroic student assistant scanned over 400 pages in one go. With this update, we present you 269 letters by 127 individuals from 16 countries. They stem from the […]

[ Demoscene Research ] UNESCO German & Finnish applications

As you’ve probably noticed, there is an ongoing attempt to get the demoscene recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. Both Gleb and me have been participating in the national applications that need to be submitted first. See here for a news item on the German application, and here to see the Finnish one that […]

[ got papers? ] Zippy’s Letters: The Cynix P.O. Box

Famous Scottish Atari ST cracker Zippy a.k.a Absu, member of the groups Cynix and The Medway Boys, who was very recently interviewed on Codetapper.com, provided us with photographs from his letter archive. This time, we bring you a very special portion of these documents: The inbox, so to say, of the Cynix P.O. box in […]

[ got papers? ] SCA Disk Design Compo 1987

Swiss Cracking Association, the legendary Zurich-based C64 group, whose archive we have covered in numerous updates, always loved to come up with something new – be it a spectacular game hack, the first Amiga virus, or a disk designing competition. In their “SCA Competition!” demo from March 1987, they made the following announcement: SEND US […]

[ got papers? ] More C64 Disk Covers from Goat

We haven’t featured C64 disk covers for a while, so here are some from the collection of Goat/Laxity, which was scanned already four years ago. This big batch features 50 disk covers from the early- to mid-1990s (with one early exception from 1986), including some really extraordinary ones. I won’t make a list here, but […]

[ Demoscene Research ] June Updates

Finally added two missing papers: Hodges 2018 and Desidério & Rossi 2008. Two interesting books came out recently, and we’re working on getting them read and added as well. The first one is Media Piracy in the Cultural Economy by Gavin Mueller and the other Gaming the Iron Curtain by Jaroslav Svelch.

[ Conspiracy ] Full Steam Ahead

Now that there's a second generation of VR headsets, we decided to put Offscreen Colonies VR on Steam - still for free! Enjoy!