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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
why is Top Priority/Contex is is a milestone on the c64 demos scene
lets begin for the ppl who don't familiar with this demo , go and see it. now! its a great one believe me, but i'm pretty sure most of the ppl already saw the demo from 1989 made by Contex boys (Cycleburner,flex and others) . this pure gold demo!! good hot chocolate ,its (for me at least) a milestone in the C64 demo history and i think ppl tend to downgrade of the impact of the demo on the demo scebe onward . i choose (after deep thinking) for this demo deserve to be in top 10 demos of all times , its was massively discussed if its appropriate to compare nowadays demos with its utterly significant progress in the code music and gfx , but i think no demo till today have the great impact of style like this one. don't get me wrong !! we all doing great fabulous demos which beat this demo in every parameter , nevertheless this demo is a milestone of combination digi sound +code and gfx and for its maybe the best demo ever made on the commodore C64 .this was 5 cent of "Top Priority" demo as a milestone in C64 demos but also for Amiga demos (9 fingers) . don't us forget the history so will know better the future . |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
there are like 50 demos that deserves to be on top 10. life is hard. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
also XAKK should be in top5 groups! DRAMA! |
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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
@Groepaz: i don't call for A Drama . i emphasized its my only opinion and its okay to discuss about it . not every post should kindle a wildfire . i just want to get the focus of a really great old school demo which somehow lost in the history of achievements. |
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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
@Oswald: your top 10 are for sure not my top 10 and its totally okay !! we are (probably) different , you come from the new shcool approach , i come from the 1988-1990 approach. |
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HCL
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 727 |
Are we talking about CSDB top-10? Again!!? Why!??!?!?! The demo already *is* on top-10, your own top-10.. or i assume it is. Thanx for the tip, i'll check it out :). |
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CreaMD
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 3050 |
Quote: also XAKK should be in top5 groups! DRAMA!
Yeah!!! |
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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
@HCL: its on my top-5 list of all times. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Quote: @Oswald: your top 10 are for sure not my top 10 and its totally okay !! we are (probably) different , you come from the new shcool approach , i come from the 1988-1990 approach.
no I didnt mean that, I meany my top10 alons is more than 10 demos. my top10 is about a top 30. |
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Smasher
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 519 |
hey Dr.J, nice topic!
that demo from Contex kix for sure, especially because of the cool digi (but I still prefer those fab tunes by Future Freak, check some old Dexion demos).
btw: your former group "The Force" did a demo that it's in my personal top10: vector-victory! it's quite old, but it still rocks for me! :) |
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Dr.j
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 277 |
thanks very much ZeSmasher , yes Vector Victory was a blast demo of my former group and i still in touch with most of the group guyz, and talks with Guy Shavitt from time to time. thanks my friend! :) good memories... |
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BHF
Account closed
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 30 |
Top Priority was/is a very good demo, but I think Cycleburner made a better one before that, under his old nick "NOP".
This demo won the democompo @ Spydeberg in 1989 with Abnormal second and Rawhead at third place.
Check it out!
Sign o' Times
party:
Rawhead, Bros, Suppliers Party
"User Comment
Submitted by Groepaz [PM] on 30 April 2009
one of the best demos ever. period"
:) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
YES! |
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Compyx
Registered: Jan 2005
Posts: 631 |
Yeah, this is probably Cycleburner's best one. Impressed me a lot when it came out. Awesome samples for the time and a very cool rubber effect on the scroll.
I also can remember a 'Humanoid' demo, Acid samples and smilies, probably not by Cycleburner, but still very cool for its day. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
Digital Acid! |
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Compyx
Registered: Jan 2005
Posts: 631 |
COOL! That's the one. My monitor sure suffered while running this at full volume ;)
Thanks! |
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celticdesign
Registered: Oct 2005
Posts: 149 |
Out of milestone error in line 11.
What about a top 10 for each year!? ;-) |
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xIII
Registered: Nov 2008
Posts: 210 |
I liked Look Sharp/Contex because of the digi and the effect with the ball :) |
