Author: 8GB

  • MadRam – Ecole Buissonniere (2000)

    This post was supposed to go online yesterday but our recent bug destroyed my post! I just noticed. So here’s the demo of the week.

    I was talking with Peter about Amstrad CPC graphics and how I thought that machine had the best fixed palette of all 8-bit computers, when he told me “put up or shut up”. So here’s a nice demo which, albeit not being tremendously mindblowing, does put to good use the capabilities of the Amstrad CPC in terms of color, even while not reaching the levels of madness by the demo we had posted before, Vanity.

    You can also check out Rebels’ slideshow called Crystal.

  • Triebkraft & 4th Dimension – WeeD (2003)

    I spent all last weekend watching a bunch of stuff for the Spectrum. I don’t know much about this platform but what I have been recommended and told by friends like C-Jeff or Yerzmyey, therefore it seemed like some nice homework.  I also needed an excuse to save some cash and buy a divIDE for my Spectrum +3!

    I had the happy surprise top stumble upon this demo, which has become since one of the favourites of mine for the platform (and ranking high among all platforms too).

    Brilliant art direction and concept-driven demo, with good effects and proper use of ZX Spectrum limitations, please enjoy this marvelous piece of computer generated art.

  • Crionics & The Silents – Hardwired (1991)

    A true classic remembered by may, this demo got second place on the demo competition at the classic gathering THE PARTY in 1991.

    Some really lush graphics on the intro! And sound by motherthumping JESPER KYD

  • Steel Raining – Amstrad CPC comic!

    Steel Raining is a web comic created by Alberto Silva from Spain. His description of it goes something like this: “In the world’s biggest metropolis, a silent buzz vibrates. A buzz that makes men in suits howl. There’s a symbol drawn with chalk on the floor, a girl trapped in an IC and a neon guitar.”

    And why are we covering this here? Alberto, to promote the second season of his web comic, created a teaser edition that runs exclusively in Amstrad CPC machines. We minced a few words with him about what drove him, a non-retro, non 8-bit, non-coder person to do this.

    You can read the interview and get the original Amstrad CPC executable right after the jump:

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  • Ghostown & RNO – Metropolice (2010)

    I would have preferred this winning the Breakpoint 2010 Amiga demo competition rather than that bland Elude flyby demo shit.
    Very cool soundtrack by Jazzcat and a surprisingly cool “8-bit” transition in the middle :D.

    And unlike Elude’s entry, this runs properly on a REAL Amiga.