Microcinema DVDs - Mindcandy Volume 2: Amiga Demos

Catalog Number: MC-650	Type: Shorts Compilation	Genre: Animation, Modern Culture
Copyright: 2006	Length: 188 Minutes	Format: DVD Region: 0 (All)
TV System: NTSC	ISBN:	UPC/EAN: 759698000495
Label: Fusecon

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Films In Compilation

Megademo directed by Red Sector Inc Germany, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Mostly remembered by the real old scene people, some of which still vote for it as the best Megademo ever. RSI merged with Tristar and became TRSI – mostly known for their game Cracks.
Mental Hangover directed by Scoopex Finland, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The demo that changed the demo scene forever with a new “trackmo” style. It had direct transitions between the parts, making it one huge demo with a new level of integrity and intensity
Enigma directed by Phenomena Sweden, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Making a demo that will be remembered for a long time is never easy. Enigma contained legendary effects for the time, especially the vector world sequence. Firefox & Tip pioneered the style of pop “demo music” revered by fans to this day.
Voyage directed by Razor 1911 Germany, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The most famous demo done by Razor 1911 on the Amiga and maybe all platforms. It was the last big bang of Razor’s old Amiga division before they moved over to the PC.
Hardwired directed by Silents & Crionics Denmark, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Hardwired was a massive undertaking and a co-operation demo between Crionics and silents DK. It stayed nuber 1 on the official demo charts for an unprecedented 18 months. Jesper Kyd later became famous with game music compositions.
Human Target directed by Melon Dezign France, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The crack group crystal spun off a crazy demo subgroup, Melon Dezign, breaking all rules of demo making. The pastel colors, jelly cubes, and “dragonballs” were copied by many others. “too much death?”
World of Commadore directed by Sanity Germany, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 This demo was specially made for the demo competition that was held by Commodore at their trade show. It is like a Best of Sanity demo with a combination of old and new effects.
State of the Arts directed by Spaceballs Norway, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Major Asshole drew every frame of animation – some filmed, some ripped. The 3D vector graphics are fake (just an animation). It was considered too much like a music video when it came out, but today a classic to both sceners and non-sceners.
Desert Dream directed by Kefrens Denmark, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The project was intended for the party ’92 but the deadline was net met so it was released at the gathering ’93. It took first place and held an unexpected place in the demo charts for months.
Groovy directed by Lemon Netherlands, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Contains many of the typical oldschool demo scene routines like cubes, fire, zooming, plasma and even ray tracing. A funky (indeed, “groovy”) soundtrack from another “fruit” group bursting with flavor.
9 Fingers directed by Spaceballs Norway, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 Major Asshole developed an application to convert the bitmap images to compressed vector graphic images. Filmed 100% by spaceballs members and stars the same girls as in SOTA.
Arte directed by Sanity Germany, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 What was planned as a short “welcome demo for their two new members, Ra and Moby (who later helped Nooon on the PC), turned into a fully featured major release. This demo is designed for an unaccelerated Amiga 500.
Friday at Eight directed by Polka Brothers Denmark, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 Polka Brothers was a less than serious project started by several Kefrens Alumni. This debut demo was laboriously synced to the musical score of slide. This was Airwalk’s first demo project as a programmer, at the age of 18.
Love directed by Virtual Dreams Finland, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 Pretty pastel colors and a catchy pop soundtrack (similar to “what is love?” by Haddaway) make Love hard to hate. With fractal roto-zooms, shaded texture- mapping, and lenses, it helped push the Amiga scene into the AGAVA 1200 era.
Nexus 7 directed by Andromeda Norway, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The group’s final and most loved demo, with ground breaking effects like motion blur and certain tribute to Pixar. Two of the members have since come out of retirement – will the “infinite universe” of Andromeda rise again?
Deep – The Psilocybin Mix directed by CNCD Finland, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 This experimental, noisy demo started a whole new genre. Its distinctive style, with text and sprites superimposed on effects and IDM style music, was copied by the PC scene. The “remix” concept didn’t take off, however.
Closer directed by CNCD Finland, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 An edgy attitude with color. Once again, CNCD aimed to outdo PC demos, and this style appeared in COMA’s demos on the PC the next year- thanks in part to Groo’s grungy soundtracks.
Tint directed by Black Lotus Sweden, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The first demo to properly utilize the “HAM8” graphics mode for an 18-bit truecolour display. This is the demo that made TBL famous on the Amiga
Sumea directed by Virtual Dreams Finland, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 Short and fast. Ground-breaking effects include depth-of-field, motion blur and particle explosions. Some of the crew later started a mobile games / apps company named after this demo.
Captured Dreams directed by Black Lotus Sweden, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 TBL returned to the party that made them famous, learning winning formulas that would cement them in history. This is the last demo where Offa, Equalizer, Danny, and Rodney were involved.
Killer directed by CNCD Finland, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, 00:00:00 Last demo released by CNCD on the Amiga. They’ve since released some music, PC demos, and art under the Katastro. Fi collective.
Relic directed by Nerve Axis United Kingdom, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 This is the follow up to their previous effect-laden demo, pule. It tells the story of a buried ark and Noah returning to power to save the chosen few from Earth’s destruction. Realtime 3D scenes.
Smoke Bomb directed by Ozone Spain, Sci-fi / Fantasy, 0, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:00:00 The Beginning might seem like a cigarette commercial but this is a real demo. A few guns, fast food signs, tough guys and other commercial products make cameo appearances. It may take a couple of viewings to figure it all out and solve the riddle.