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screenshot added by toms on 2024-03-31 03:28:35
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release date : march 2024
release party : Revision 2024
compo : oldskool demo
ranked : 1st
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popularity : 70%
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alltime top: #624
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That was a killer! Many amazing effects. That voxel Arthur, wtf?
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 03:30:14 by Optimus Optimus
Awesome !!! Impressive work.
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 03:32:14 by Beb Beb
Amazing, effects, gfx and music top.
It smells like the top step of the podium ;)
Toms: You finally freed yourself from Vanity :)
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 03:35:05 by Barjack Barjack
Awesome production. Loving the artwork & music! Great to see new CPC demos!
rulezcdc added on the 2024-03-31 03:39:24 by flibblesan flibblesan
Always like CPC and the YM
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 03:54:20 by Heaven/TQA Heaven/TQA
Awesome. Deserve to be the first CPC demo ranked 1st at revision.
Finger crossed
added on the 2024-03-31 03:57:43 by krusty krusty
crap I forget the thumb up ;)
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 03:57:56 by krusty krusty
Gorgeous and original production.
Lovely "3D objects".
Very nice music & synchro.
Very well designed logos/colors.
Fingers crossed for the 1st place too !
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 04:50:46 by Tronic_GPA Tronic_GPA
Nice Amstraaaaaad demo
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 06:28:55 by Queen_Luna Queen_Luna
Fucking awesome! All the best with the final results :)
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 07:59:58 by voxy voxy
as Tronic said! Last screen is really well crafted!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 08:25:32 by siko siko
Top demo!
That was a really nice watch, great demo-show, thanks! :)
Compo winner for sure, congrats!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 08:51:17 by norecess norecess
Top demo !
I love 3D ;)
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 09:41:36 by Demoniak Demoniak
Good design & solid code! Great!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 09:55:33 by Raft Raft
Great work! I love how they milk old efects to their limits. Good work!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 10:05:24 by mikezt mikezt
Really nice prod !
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 10:21:12 by Candy Candy
Ghost Nop Glop !
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 10:46:56 by TotO TotO
Wow...



Wow!

Great music, shiny graf, 3D marvellous .. no more words
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 10:49:06 by khomenor khomenor
One of the best CPC demo! The graphics are original, so is the music, which is perfectly synced. As for the effects, they are very well done. I loved the Starstrike 2-like tunnel! The rhythm is also excellent. Nice to see Offset go back to demo, with an impressive effect. Congrats to the whole team!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 11:08:39 by Targhan Targhan
Huge slap in our faces, nicely done! Have to wtach this again and angain!
rulezcdc added on the 2024-03-31 11:10:29 by roudoudou roudoudou
j'en perds mon clavier!
added on the 2024-03-31 11:17:54 by roudoudou roudoudou
Nice pacing and... well, everything. :) Nice.
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 12:04:34 by Ped Ped
Nice one, smooth and fast animation, good synched music and properly refined artistic value.

CPC rulez !
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 12:52:56 by MacDeath MacDeath
Over far too soon.

Which is a good sign.
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 13:30:48 by CiH CiH
Super style
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 14:20:41 by evilpaul evilpaul
Great
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 15:08:32 by bitl bitl
epic
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 16:02:57 by Grongy Grongy
smooth and awesome!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 16:07:12 by wbcbz7 wbcbz7
Wonderful demo! Great ideas and perfect execution, that's very impressive.
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 17:12:18 by gougoutt gougoutt
I'm speechless. Well I'm not! :D Excellent rhythm. Sync with fx is great. Recycling(?) 3D-tunnel in such a way is great too. Mixing magic raster and rubber bar (with shadow!) is a nice idea. Good idea also that infinite zoom with variant (and text/equalier as foreground !). Rotating voxel(?) does its job : impressive and big. Ascii-art is over-the-top (what a style @Rexbeng !). Length is perfect for that show. Also a team work with quite a few guys. And no text (I love that).
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 17:56:09 by Overflow Overflow
Love it. So nice to see CPC stuff like that in 2024
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 17:59:00 by keops keops
Si cette prod ne fait pas au moins un podlium, je mange mon stock de disquettes 3 pouces !

Really impressive work, everything is perfect !
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 18:17:27 by tometjerry tometjerry
Nice CPC prod. Nicely executed!!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 19:40:24 by Sir_Lucas Sir_Lucas
Perfect!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 21:09:16 by Olympian Olympian
Amazing stuff... if a little short! (^_^) Definitely the right direction CPC demos should be going in!
Great AMSCII, great VRAM routines, great sync with great music!

[NOTE: We need more AMSCII entries in TEXTMODE compos in future demoparties!]
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 21:24:30 by SuTeKH/Epyteor SuTeKH/Epyteor
😍
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 21:52:39 by Gʀɪʍʍy Gʀɪʍʍy
Yes
added on the 2024-03-31 22:55:41 by prm prm
More yes
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 22:56:08 by prm prm
love it!
top ace stuff with a big big surprise!
rulez added on the 2024-03-31 23:52:01 by Bobic Bobic
Excellent!! <3
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 01:00:29 by Elder0010 Elder0010
Winner for me. REALLY NICE! We'll wait for the results ;)
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 01:00:57 by vscd vscd
Slick neat!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:12:02 by ham ham
Awesome!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 02:19:02 by Soundy Soundy
Not bad. :)
added on the 2024-04-01 03:29:42 by AntDude AntDude
CPC power.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 08:43:03 by Serpent Serpent
Cool!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 08:56:46 by Mystra Mystra
Nice
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 09:11:58 by MKM MKM
Top notch!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 09:29:28 by grip grip
brilliant
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 09:49:13 by hollowone hollowone
You put everyone in agreement there! Well done!
I hope This prod will finished at the first place !!! ❤️
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 09:53:14 by ast ast
Beautiful demo, guys. Seriously good effects. Love it.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 11:35:32 by rhino rhino
Amazing style and flow. Very fresh!
One of my favourites in the compo.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 11:58:52 by exocet exocet
Congratulations!
Refreshing, well deserved winner :)
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:06:12 by haywood haywood
I simply adored this compo. I loved the rhythm, the love of finesse, the detail and the quality of the sequences. No graphic or other artefact disrupted this world of perfection. Everything is right and controlled.
Naturally, the homage paid here to the hero that has driven me for years, and that I share with Hwikaa and Ixien -Ghosts'n Goblins- was very much appreciated! You've won the competition, and it's richly deserved. Well done champions. See you soon for the release of the game!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 13:51:12 by Golem13 Golem13
Cooooooioool! ;)
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 14:19:54 by Dalthon Dalthon
Really amazing!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 15:06:50 by Rhino/BG Rhino/BG
Nice one!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 16:58:40 by violator violator
Quality!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 17:09:58 by Leander Leander
very enjoyable and good flow
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 17:19:08 by bsp bsp
Ace prod, very good job!

Everything is at a high level!

Once again, rexbeng gives a memorable style to a production, together with Zik, the music of the 1st part is terrific!

Congratulations to Toms for his inspiration/evolution on zooming effects, magic-rasters and splitscreen-based 3D objects/tunnel. Nice surprise from Offset, still innovating with this big 3D Arthur!

Kudos to the whole team!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 19:21:13 by EliotBenediction EliotBenediction
What a show.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 19:38:22 by gaspode gaspode
Awesome.
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 20:47:41 by SiR SiR
stylish!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 20:59:08 by a-move a-move
well done
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 21:32:40 by frog frog
Amazing!
rulez added on the 2024-04-01 23:29:05 by hmn hmn
Very very nice demo. Some killer effects here & a great flow. Intro tunnel & rotating Arthur are the best peaks in the demo IMHO. Quietly focusing on the job pays off!
rulezcdc added on the 2024-04-01 23:59:55 by Hicks Hicks
really cool effects, soundtrack & overall flow
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 09:24:32 by wullon wullon
This was good. :)
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 12:22:45 by Charlie Charlie
Really impressive and fun ! Well done !
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 12:22:51 by Nicky1DBT Nicky1DBT
DANG!
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 13:41:37 by p01 p01
Effects galore. I don't know much about CPC, but this flowed well and had trippy music.
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 14:30:12 by Sesse Sesse
Impressive old school stuff!
rulez added on the 2024-04-02 16:45:35 by Kuemmel Kuemmel
Awesome demo! Fast paced, banging soundtrack (really great drums), impressive effects (the shadowed twister above the waves of Taizo Hori look-alikes is my favourite) and a beloved main character. Well deserved winner!
rulezcdc added on the 2024-04-02 21:17:11 by BSC BSC
that was something :)
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 09:34:08 by gopher gopher
I think everything has been said already. Really tight stuff!
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 09:37:29 by Preacher Preacher
Great demo !
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 15:00:07 by Lone Lone
Thanks for this wonderful demo and great tribute to the game.
I love your clinic demo and Mandelbrot, rubber and 3D effects.
Good job and amazing gfx.
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 15:06:29 by sid_Impact sid_Impact
This was the shining star of all of the compos. Nice subtle graphics and good flow make the few parts stand out really well. Its awesome to see a such a fresh release on CPC again; its been a while! Well done!
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 15:12:58 by spkr spkr
Good job ! 👌🥇💪
added on the 2024-04-03 15:40:28 by Titi_ucpm Titi_ucpm
A bit short, but all screens are extremely polished.
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 15:57:29 by Murphy Murphy
Best demo in the compo and a joy to watch! Great use of the x-rotator-bar-thingy too, better than what I managed to do. :)
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 16:39:22 by neon neon
Super nice, lovely music, design and synch!
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 16:48:57 by Dma-Sc Dma-Sc
Good job ! 👌🥇💪
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 17:13:01 by Titi_ucpm Titi_ucpm
cool
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 17:22:30 by Blast! Blast!
c'est mignon ...
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 18:26:48 by Breiztiger Breiztiger
Very nice and well paced prod !
rulez added on the 2024-04-03 20:56:26 by Longshot Longshot
OK!
added on the 2024-04-03 21:14:52 by m_dr_m m_dr_m
Nice synchro with music, nice colour scheme, nice style of gfxs, impressive tricks for the effects ! Just missing a little bit of scenario to introduce a part to another part. Arthur's crip-walk is fun
rulez added on the 2024-04-04 09:44:22 by Zone (leZone) Zone (leZone)
Yet another incredible reminder that the CPC was criminally overlooked back in the day!
rulez added on the 2024-04-05 05:06:11 by Jobbo Jobbo
Excellent. Nice effects, gfx and sound.
rulez added on the 2024-04-06 00:50:38 by BDCIron BDCIron
very nice
rulez added on the 2024-04-06 06:02:06 by gloky gloky
Wow, this really pushed the boundaries of the CPC! Deserved winner!
rulez added on the 2024-04-06 16:42:48 by SoDa7 SoDa7
Really cool! Wasn't aware of AMSCII and it works so well.
Also good use of the CPC palette for the raster effects!
rulez added on the 2024-04-08 14:13:39 by hfr hfr
👀 What a blast! Wonderful tune, amazing classy gfx, rock-hard code. Toms tooks his skills in "direction" to even new heights in order to serve fantastic FXs. Love the depth: simple but effective camera movements, fake hard-sprite, shadow... How cool!

Voxelish routine is sick, "punch in your face" as Offset himself would not have said. With a great twist.

Zik's art is delightful. Both composition-wise and regarding the sounds he manages to get out this poor AY. Those drums!

Thank you for this superb intricate work!
Should have ranked higher.
rulez added on the 2024-04-08 20:39:16 by m_dr_m m_dr_m
An absolute blast, especially in front of the bigscreen.
rulez added on the 2024-04-08 22:29:13 by decca decca
This was an instant win for me when seen on the bigscreen <3 toms & rexbeng = cpc heroes!
rulez added on the 2024-04-08 22:48:44 by prowler prowler
Very Niiice!
rulez added on the 2024-04-09 14:02:31 by viti viti
This demo is such a beauty. Nice effects with transitions. The AY tune is a masterclass.

Thumb up guys.
rulez added on the 2024-04-09 23:02:21 by e-dredon e-dredon
Fantastic flow! That 3D Arthur was next level. So was the x-rotator tunnel. So well done! Also loved the character-mode-logos. Two thumbs up!
rulez added on the 2024-04-10 11:25:21 by rloaderro rloaderro
10 print "very cool demo !!!"
20 goto 10
rulez added on the 2024-04-10 15:36:08 by HAL6128 HAL6128
I really like this demo! The zooming squares part in particular is really neat.
rulez added on the 2024-04-10 15:46:32 by Tom Tom
Excellent demo with many great parts, nice music and good graphics.
rulez added on the 2024-04-10 19:25:05 by StingRay StingRay
Really awesome Demo! What StingRay said.
rulez added on the 2024-04-12 22:06:57 by TMA TMA
Nice
rulez added on the 2024-04-13 11:42:48 by Frequent Frequent
Bonjour.
rulez added on the 2024-04-15 08:57:51 by the100 the100
Excellentissime !
Les bras m'en sont tombés, ma machoire s'est décrochée et j'en suis tombé par terre c'est top !!
Bravo à toutes l'équipe !
rulez added on the 2024-04-19 09:36:08 by Axys1000 Axys1000
Excellent!
rulez added on the 2024-04-19 10:04:04 by ravity ravity
Fantasic! +what BSC said ;-)
rulez added on the 2024-04-25 23:15:40 by RufUsul RufUsul
Great Amiga demo
rulez added on the 2024-04-27 11:27:05 by Aghnar Aghnar
nice
rulez added on the 2024-05-06 08:56:37 by spritus spritus
great demo! all screens and effects are really polished and so well done!
one of the highlight of the party for sure! :D
rulez added on the 2024-06-02 17:34:50 by rez rez
Wow! Sure that wasn't a mislabelled Atari ST demo? So good.
rulez added on the 2024-06-16 23:32:13 by xeron xeron
Now that was a show! I recognized some of the effects from other demos, and wondered how you pulled them off here!
rulez added on the 2024-07-04 09:03:35 by lumanare lumanare
absolutely amazing - haven't seen anything better in years on the CPC
rulez added on the 2024-07-11 19:22:52 by eto eto
Rulez a lot for an 8-bit system
rulez added on the 2024-08-13 01:33:56 by JAC! JAC!
nice prod ! i like it :)
rulez added on the 2024-08-13 15:52:34 by swiety_zlx swiety_zlx
Impossible not to LOVE this one!
rulez added on the 2024-08-22 13:08:01 by Daniel Daniel
Great great demo

Bravo et chapeau bas à toute l’équipe
rulez added on the 2024-11-10 23:53:52 by cmpcpc cmpcpc
amazing
rulez added on the 2024-11-20 22:31:20 by provod provod
great stuff
rulez added on the 2024-11-21 11:43:44 by v3nom v3nom
toms wrote a making-of in the incoming 3rd issue of 64 NOPs, a magazine dedicated to the Amstrad CPC/Plus and z80 lovers.
added on the 2024-12-11 23:55:48 by Hicks Hicks
This demo shows only fullscreen effects, done by mixing hardware technics & software, with very smart (and difficult to do) details. The transition between the effects is fast, to keep the flow. The music is dynamic and perfectly synchronized with the highlights.
Can you change the screen/display address mid scanline on CPC? To any address?

That or some effects seem to change the display address per scan line, but also drawn a bunch of stuff then restore the buffer.

Impressive prod!
added on the 2024-12-20 22:12:12 by p01 p01
Quote:
Can you change the screen/display address mid scanline on CPC? To any address?


Not exactly. There are plenty of constraints (the CPU time it takes to address the video contraoller chip + constraints on the the available addresses for that purpose.

However, I'm pretty sure such kind of trick has been used to display the 284x372 logo and the following volume meter (see around 2min in the linked youtube video)

Then most effects changes the display address at most once per scanline, but I doubt there are save/restore buffer stuff. Let's wait the making off
added on the 2024-12-25 08:06:28 by krusty krusty
The effect that puzzles me the most is around 1'35 with the twister casting g a shadow on the wobbly zoomed background.

Not knowing much about the CPC limitations and hardware, esp how many cycles it take to change the display address which means that the display could be pointing at an "in between" address with the high byte from the next one and low byte of the current/previous one, or vice versa.

Rather than save/restore buffer, I suspect some generated code that copies pixels of the wobbly background left and right of the twister buffer, including the shadow, then change the display address to point to the wobbly background, then change to the next twister line.... But that must be very tight CPU wise.

Looking forward to reading the making of
added on the 2024-12-25 10:59:09 by p01 p01

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