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assiduous
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Registered: Jun 2007
Posts: 343 |
dentro/onefile demo/intro/crack intro
what's the difference between dentro, onefile demo and intro?
i believe i know the difference between an intro and a crack intro but hundreds of crack intros are marked here as intros so i'm puzzled about it too. |
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Hein
Registered: Apr 2004
Posts: 948 |
crack intro is the same as intro to me. Where else would you wanna put an intro? If it's in front of a demo, it becomes part of a dentro. |
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Scout
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 1570 |
Quote: ok,the line between dentro and onefile demo should be rather clear but intro=small dentro is a joke. how can i figure out if a dentro is small enough to be an intro? anyway the vast majority of intros in the database are crack intros and no one seems to do anything about it.
Well, it is a thin line if it comes to intros and dentros on the C64, I guess. On platforms with >64kB it is more clearer.
Indeed, crack intros are often added as intros in this database and IMO that is totally wrong.
To be honest, I don't give a flying fuck anymore of the csdb database integrity. But that's a whole different story/thread. |
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jailbird
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1578 |
Quote: ok,the line between dentro and onefile demo should be rather clear but intro=small dentro is a joke. how can i figure out if a dentro is small enough to be an intro? anyway the vast majority of intros in the database are crack intros and no one seems to do anything about it.
It's up to its creator to call it a dentro or an intro. The term "dentro" has more hipness I guess. Like, "hmm, I did this demo and it's a kind of lame but I still wouldn't like to degrade it to the "intro" level so I'll just call it a dentro" |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
An intro is just one screen made to introduce something, a mag for example.
Cracktro is a terrible word but is an intro made to be put infront of cracks.
A dentro is a demo in one file consisting of several screens that move on without any interaction needed from the watcher, IMO it should only be used if it's stated to be a dentro.
A one-file demo is a demo in one file, it can be a press-space-demo with several parts or the parts go on by themselves (like in a dentro) or simply just one part but said to be a demo, otherwise it might also be an intro. :)
Crystal clear. ;) |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Quote: oh, I thought a dentro is a large intro, but too small to be a demo :)
hmm and I thought a dentro is a onefiler small demo. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11364 |
"dentro" is just like "cracktro" a terrible term invented by the amiga scene, they shouldnt be here at all, IMHO.
however - the original meaning is something along the lines of "preview of something which will at some point become a full demo". it later became a synonym for "one file demo with a trackmoish feel".
and please dont ever use "intro" for "small demo". thats just retarded. leave that to the pc scene =P |
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HCL
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 727 |
Yepp, fully agree with Groepaz. The only thing that really exists is DEMO and INTRO, and the difference between those should be crystal clear already.
Further.. dentro == demo, since its purpose is not to be placed in front of a crack, tool or anything else. Let's forget the term now!
Also.. OneFileDemo == demo, of course. If someone is stupid enough to introduce the term OneFileDemo to let's say some database, there should also be other useless terms lite *mega demo*, *trackmo*, *press space demo* and other silly things. It's just almost as stupid as the ranking of "full screen graphicians" :PPP. Gosh, i love this place :). |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11364 |
what HCL said =) |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Yeah, let's cut down the number of choices.
We can't choose between multi-file crack and one-file crack either, so why do so with demos?
So I agree with Groepaz, HCL and Hein ;-) |
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enthusi
Registered: May 2004
Posts: 677 |
what about the MMC-crowds that seek onefileness so badly?
And some tape-people do, I've been told :)
But to fully agree with ya all: never heard of dentro until 2000 or so - must be no/new-school.
More choices where appropiate (i.e. differenciate gfx) less where not.
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