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Eyeth
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Demo of the Year
Hello.
I'm surprised this idea hasn't been floated around. In the past two years, we have had C64.SK and CSDb ramping up with up to date information on demo releases throughout the year.
Why not have a Demo of the Year voting in Jan. 2004 for demos that were released throughout 2003? Thanks to C64.SK, we know whose demo entries won various competitions, which ones were released, etc. Why not compile a list of demos that won their respective demo party/competition, plus maybe an open invitation to a demo or two to round up the list?
CSDb or some other forum could then host the list and have a voting function for the C64 demo scene in choosing the Demo of the Year 2003. This would be a nice honor and one that is finally made possible thanks to reliable sources like CSDb and C64.SK. I'd like to write about the winning demo entry in a printed Commodore publication as well. :)
Any thoughts? Ideas?
Enjoy.
-Todd Elliott |
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Eyeth
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Hello.
Thanks to last minute voting activity, the 2003 C64 Demo of the Year is completed! A total of 64 people participated in this voting chart activity, making it unofficial and not definitive. There are a lot of good quality demos released throughout the 2003 year, making for a close ballotting.
I'd like to give thanks to Perff and Noname crew for hosting the voting chart! Without further ado, here's the top five:
1) Industrial Breakdown by Booze Design - 72 points
18 1st place, 7 2nd place & 4 3rd place votes
2) Loaded by Fairlight- 62 points
9 1st place, 14 2nd place & 7 3rd place votes
3) Fall-Out by Smash Designs - 31 points
4 1st place, 6 2nd place & 7 3rd place votes
4) Emanation Machine by Fairlight - 28 points
4 1st place, 4 2nd place & 8 3rd place votes
5) Beertime III by Dekadence - 22 points
3 1st place, 3 2nd place & 7 3rd place votes
4 demo entries on the voting chart did not receive any votes, unfortunately. They are:
00101010 by Creators
Galowarm by TRSI
Pero by Singular
Rasta by Creators
All other demo entries have received votes. Thanks to the discussions in this forum, voter activity and the strength/quality of C64 demos, I will strive to make for a better voting experience in future C64 Demo of the Year competitions. Anyone up for Cycle by Booze Design as the 'winner' of the 2004 C64 Demo of the Year? :)
Many thanks to all people who have contributed and created these fine C64 demos throughout the 2003 year. It has been a good year and I look forward to many more of the same, receiving a lot of good CBM demos!
Enjoy.
-Todd Elliott |
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Eyeth
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Hello, it's me again. :)
I would like to set up another voting chart, for the 2004 C64 Demo of the Year. However, I'd like to name ten entries and not necessarily name compo winners like I did the first time around.
So, I'm looking for some editorial guidance and assistance in fleshing out the voting chart. I have already decided that 'Cycle' will be in the chart, but what else? I'll try to investigate 2004 demos myself and try to fill it out the best I can, anyway.
Thanks in advance for whatever ideas, suggestions, etc. you may float this way!
Enjoy.
-Todd Elliott |
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Eyeth
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Hello.
Hate to follow up on my own posting. :) I wonder if there is a 'sponsoring' diskmag or papermag for the 2004 C64 Demo of the Year and perhaps sharing of some editorial duties? I originally did the 2003 C64 Demo of the Year for the UCUGA Digest, a C64 paper newsletter, but that publication is no longer around.
Thanks,
-Todd Elliott |
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TDJ
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Quote: Hello, it's me again. :)
I would like to set up another voting chart, for the 2004 C64 Demo of the Year. However, I'd like to name ten entries and not necessarily name compo winners like I did the first time around.
So, I'm looking for some editorial guidance and assistance in fleshing out the voting chart. I have already decided that 'Cycle' will be in the chart, but what else? I'll try to investigate 2004 demos myself and try to fill it out the best I can, anyway.
Thanks in advance for whatever ideas, suggestions, etc. you may float this way!
Enjoy.
-Todd Elliott
I'm already working on something similair - The Dark Court 2004 special. Ofcourse that one isn't open for other people's opinions, so I'm kinda curious to see how much the total results will differ.
I can tell you this though: for me there are only so-called 'GEMs' (let's say scoring 8 or higher) in 2004. It was not a good year. |
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Nightlord
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my humble suggestions for other nominees:
plastic kiss
wok zombie
brief bursts of happiness
yktr
yktr2
darwin
i can't even suggest any other demo |
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hollowman
Registered: Dec 2001
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i'd like to add: borderline,we control,kymmene |
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
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Darwin? For real?
Still missing 2 of my top 5.
Edit: and only now I notice that I didn't say there were just 5 gems .. |
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Eyeth
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Hello.
Thank you for chiming in with some suggestions! I remember viewing Brief Bursts of Happiness and liking it, so it stands a good chance for inclusion into the chart.
One NTSC demo I liked very much and probably would include in the voting chart is Geotrope Preview just to have a representative NTSC C64 demo. I can't believe Onslaught would ever release a 'crack' of that particular program. What's there to crack, anyway? It's a free preview! :)
Enjoy.
-Todd Elliott |
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Eyeth
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Hello.
Just wanted to give a short summary so far; Using CSDb's search function, I was able to get a list of 112 C64 demos that were released during the 2004 year and have already gone through 62 of those demos. It's a tedious job, but somebody's gotta do it! :)
As expected, a lot of demos were entertaining, some couldn't pass muster, and some were downright offensive. You just never know what you'll be getting when you view these demos. Anyway, I've come up with a preliminary list of demos that I will give a second look. After the second/third check-out, the top ten demos for the Voting Chart will then be ready. Here it is:
Antique Parts
Bar4Kode
Bonfire
Borderline
Cycle
Darwin
Demode
Dialogue
Entropy
Execute Overdrive
Flut
Goa Brudbilder 1
Intro 37
We Control
Wok Zombie
You Know the Routine
You Know the Routine 2
I know its a lot of entries, and the preliminary second watch list will be winnowed further. I do have one question about this release: Goa Brudbilder 1. I have never seen a demo like this before and looks quite innovative. But, due to only three comments and a low vote, this demo seems to be overlooked by the C64 demoscene viewing audience. But, I wonder if this demo should have a place on the Voting Chart, just because it was innovative?
Also, I have found the 'goatse.cx' of all C64 demos: Haeilyvae kaesite My eyeballs now have been seared and it will take me time just to heal! :( Please, how about a little bit warning in the 'Detailed Info' summary for us folks with a weaker constitution? There were some other C64 demos that were just as bad and I'd rather forget about them all.
Will keep the forums posted about the latest list and the further winnowing. If you want to 'nudge' a demo listed here for a bit more attention for possible inclusion into the Voting Chart, feel free to do so here.
-Todd Elliott
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Dwangi
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 130 |
Plz, remover bar4code, bonfire and intro 37.... the first 2 ones a 4k-demos and shouldnt be compared with demos. intro 37 is a re-release of a VN-intro?
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