Adventurer #14 30 июня 2003

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Reviews - an overview of demos for 2002: Alter Ego, Reject, Laya, Lovemaker, Harm, Abyss Of Madness, Losing Victoria, Inbetween, Summermilk, demo21, Black & White, Traffic Of Death, Invasion, The Loop.

Demo Review
elph / CPU

elph> Last time I press Spectrum is an acute
lack of professionalism in the review of work with a party. 
This is especially As dem. Either it's done

ridiculous and superficial, or not
very professional, in any case, these reviews suggest
I was thinking that some people should do
exclusively to what they know, or learn more -
in practice. So, as we did,
yes and continue to do those I
Overview invited to make a dem
2002 for this magazine. In my opinion, each of
them unconditionally is an expert in his field and a thin
connoisseur of art, which is also important. In a word, 
opinions, which express Miguel, Diver

and Flying is always interesting and instructive reading.


Alter Ego

Miguel> Hui, Dicks, Dicks everywhere ... Well
immediately clear that this Hooy Program release. About self 
megademo did not speak. That music is far from the usual 
European spekovskoy old school music.

Do not even know what it is connected, and
why they did so. But
it deserves attention as
varied, full of ideas.
It can be seen, the man who wrote Mouzon,
knew what he wanted to write
:) But here, as in many Western
Mouzon, samples a little sloppy, and the logic of Mouzon, too 
strange. In short, the same topic, I personally wrote would be 
different. The truth is not known what would eventually Most 
likely, it would be another Mouzon.


Diver> Hmm, good idea, to use graphics Yerzmyey'ya conjunction 
with standard chunks as superimposed it just perfect. If 
someone was not paying attention earlier in the mad Exercise 
Comrade Y, can now evaluate them almost all at once, because

second part of this trial are collected characters from the old 
works and some new ones. Personally, I pin the style of this 
author - expression, mad toothy

smile at everybody and quite
quality contours.

(2miguel: a musician here
not bourgeois:), as well as
coder).

Flying> Another Creation
group known for its distinctive style and sense of humor.
If many demos today it is
mainly a demonstration of coolness
code, then HPRG, seem important - it is to be "in-jokes"
and no matter what means it
achieved. And that their deme - is not
exception.

If you look at Alter Ego with
technical point of view, it is clear
that only one of the effects can be seen as more or less
difficult to implement. I am
mind swirling chlenopodobnuyu "3D shape with gouraud shading. 
Actually, the main difficulty is the need to sort the polygons 
in the output, because the object is not "convex".

In addition, we have to admit a sufficient accuracy of 
calculations, ie vertices of the object is not "tremble," as

happens if we use
8-bit math.

The remaining effects are
standard: plasma, which
Baca / DMS another year in 1997 and implemented in Brain 
Surgery (only there she was in the attributes, but here

a chunk), sinusoids, which
RST7 did another year in 1995 ...
True, the same plasma as
background inimitable style
Graphics Yerzmyey'a (color dog - it's just cool!) looks quite 
nice, it's exactly.


In general, deme, of course, can not
claim to be a masterpiece,
but the guys from HPRG is rather
all quite confusing. But it has its own
style, and this in itself
very much.

Reject

Miguel> No comment.

Diver> Pretty good old school design, all neatly and cleanly, 
but at the same time nothing special and it does not shine,

as the author is still not an artist, and
musician. The main point here, perhaps, no graphics and design 
- music, pictures and texts. 

Flying> Practically everything that can be said about this 
trial, the author himself says in the final scroll:) 

Naturally, in terms of code
it just does not stand any criticism, but it is not intended as 
such. Rather, it can be attributed to what is called

"Demo made without a single encoder" (remember to Funtasy
Funtop'98? :)). But by itself
idea and execution demos are very good. Greetings to each of 
the 4 describes the platform,

decorated in native style
each platform - it's just
wonderful.

Laya

Miguel> Baze taxis:) He knows that
wants and gets. This is
talent. Although I am not a fan of such music, but still 
pleased its quality. 

Diver> Although the graphics are non-existent, rather, a set of 
konverchennyh b / w images, but to throw is the creation of the 
review, I just do not I, as demos with the level design is 
above average in 2002 can be counted on the fingers. A design 
in Laya not something that is above average, I believe that it 
is almost upper class-a clear fix for chuovoy Mouzon, perfectly 
embodied the idea of ​​layers, a pair of hi-res chips, 
incomprehensible slogans:). In short, in general, sweetie, 
that's not true understand what it is depicted in

layer-imadzhah - imagining any porno, insects and brains:).

Flying> In this rather small demo Baze/3SC, in my opinion,
Continuing the line, started at The
Loop. The same style-chunks, a
main effect for all demo, but
very high quality synchronized with the music, and many
little things that seem to live
his life, but, nevertheless,
seamlessly woven into the overall
picture. All this
together looks very fascinating. Of course, if we speak
only on the technical side, then no
in Laya not in The Loop no
highly complex algorithms, or
ultrafast processes do not. By
At least, not outwardly
seen (in the code, I particularly do not dig)
and did not need them here. Although the code
without a doubt, a very high quality, but on the other Baze
expect it would be silly:) As he said himself Baze: "These 
things I wrote in primarily for themselves. "However, the

Still, many undoubtedly will be great fun
viewing Laya and The Loop.

Lovemaker

Miguel> Here in this Deme I personally appreciate the fact that 
the idea really excites Screamer. Then, without any Ponto,

recondite thoughts, the more abstruse phrases. Just a person 
that felt it did. In principle, the way it should do, this is

that, at least, makes me still trying to implement something on 
the sinter. But even here come the problems,

difficulties and obstacles. But here
Scream scored at all, and took
did. Well done. And the music also
impregnated with one Zapariy for which all was done. In general,
all in the subject.

Diver> written that pure nocode
stuff. Damn, bad, when the schedule
not an artist paints, and the demo
get more and pure nographics,
although something similar to the schedule
are still present:
someone realized that the drawn
in the beginning? but it turns out, a dolphin:). In fact, it's 
silly to try to overlook this demo is to in terms of graphics 
or design, because it may give the impression that Lovemaker 
the most that neither is atstoy, especially on Wed with the 
next job. And if Laya is the embodiment of nographics extreme, 
almost quintessence of design, the Lovemaker - this is another 
nographics extreme, this expression,

sensory drive, clean
emotions.

Flying> demo (or, more precisely, 16Kb
intro), couched in unmistakable spirit skrju. Minimalist
graphics, music, more like
on the set of sound effects than
to the tune of a different code, high-quality synchronization, 
and psychedelic, sometimes not clear all and not always texts - 
all of this inherent in a couple of young scenery, striking in 
the past during the whole scene releases their extravagant and 
not less extravagant antics. Perhaps the last time it was skrju 
be called one of the most striking developments in the Spectrum 
scene, people, breathes new life into our Speccy. Almost 
everything they do, is sometimes ambiguous,

often bordering on the reaction to the scandal, but at the same 
time, it can once again whip up

mass and send the resulting
energy in a creative direction. Hmm ... something I've gone a 
little aside:) We return to Lovemaker. 

In my opinion, this intro would fit quite another name: "As 
with 3 sprites, a font, a couple of sounds and a few lines text 
in new ways to retell the story of unrequited love:) got a few 
pretty long, but accurately expresses my

opinion about this work. On the example
This intro shows that very skrju
well understood the basic principle
constructing high-quality intro -
do as much as possible, using the least possible number of
different elements. This principle can be traced very clearly
because the minimum in terms of graphics, music, code and text
skrju the result was a few minutes of action, which
can greatly inspire the viewer. Jerky, non-standard,
"Jagged" music in conjunction with
very precise timing allows
a very full effect of unity.
The code itself is, of course, is simple, but
here complicated effects would be
unnecessary and would only spoil the overall picture. So skrju 
can only congratulate and wish you and continue to please us 
like works (which, incidentally, they do).


Harm

Miguel> I must say that I am not a fan of Key Jee ...
And then, what about
track, if it is not appended? It is clear that something was 
able to fix the Nik-O, but this is still not the same. What 
else? All, perhaps ... 

Diver> Yeah. Another extreme,
but perhaps the worst, if
to put it in line with the previous two. The impression is that
The authors of this thing bet
only at the code and graphics, or
just do not know how to design a
Baze and feel like skreemah, as they do not have enough ...
Although, in terms of graphics - it's
Solid 4. And, thanks to pROF'u rather than Diver'u as
may be someone who thinks, because
the second - only teeth on the hand
performer ... and absolutely no one notices that the final 
picture, which took place at the party somewhere in the middle 
- this is pure nocopy, and compliance with the technical way 
that will be envied by many. 

Flying> a serious bid for the title of one of the best in 
technical We shall plan to Speccy to have gained their fame and 
universal recognition of 4th Dimension and the lesser known but 
no less talented Triebkraft.


Indeed, CyberJack / TBK
showed the entire Spectrum
stage, they're not alone Placebo and BrainWave able to finish 
with cool 3D objects on 3.5MHz and 128kb memory of our beloved

Speccy. This code is admittedly - one of the most optimized and 
fast processing of 3D graphics options, which ever appeared on 
the Speccy. And although the complexity of 3D scenes

and a set of effects, and "chips" have
Placebo is clearly larger and BrainWave from one year to shock 
all demonstrate that even

You can make a multicolor, but not
forget that and they did not immediately
have it all. Therefore,
Technically, Harm is certainly a very high quality
demoy, which can be (and even
need) to look not only outside but from within (through STS):)
I bet any encoder receives
fun both ways
view:) Another point that is worth noting - is that
Harm authors have once again demonstrated the validity of
proverbs that all new - is well forgotten old. Because of
inherently greets this is nothing but
as a combination of horizontal
scrolling, blobs and environment
mapping, which separately
appeared in a number of dem on
for many years. And yet
However, fusion of these well-known
effects gave a result of something
new and quite attractive, despite its simplicity
(Or maybe because of it). Also
I personally very sympathetic to the effect, called the authors 
of double stretch. It occurs in many

demah on other platforms and
quality implementation looks pretty cool (and Harm it is 
implemented fairly reliable). The only person in my look, minus 
relating specifically to the effects of Deme - is that 3D scene 
looks like a carbon copy similar effects in the Placebo, that 
sometimes drives the in depression. Indeed, who would like to 
once again look the same, even if everything is done inside

differently (from the outside, then do not
visible).

Graphics in Deme also deserves praise, although in this
hardly anyone could doubt
just saw the list of authors of such monsters as Diver/4D and
pROF/4D.

But with the music (in my opinion
layman in this field) came out failure ... By itself, the 
melody in Deme too simple and inexpressive, but it's not so 
bad. The problem is that firstly,

starting somewhere with 2 / 3 demos
synchronization of music with what is happening on the screen 
starts to be lost, and finally disappears demos altogether. One 
gets the impression that the authors have simply given up on it

hand and left as is (which, in
principle, be forgiven for party
version, but surprisingly for a final
release, which is located at
I). But secondly, Key Jee
very poorly chosen tempo tunes, it sounds slower than
action on the screen that the whole
creates an impression of the overall inhibition and nullifies 
all the optimization CyberJack'a. Compare Harm to the same on 
the Refresh Extreme - more objectively at

for slow 3D scenes Refresh subjectively it looks
much more dynamic it is
at the expense of drive, create music Visual'a. Therefore, it 
is to like to see in these papers (which, I hope, we wait for) 
all the components of a good demo would be really part of the 
whole - and then this is a real masterpiece!


Abyss Of Madness

Miguel> Ahh, here it is! That's what I
wait! Heh-heh! Now we pohohochem:))) in detail all about it.
It began with the fact that for 2 weeks
to the party asks me on irc
Chemist that type, they need to DeMouy
Mouzon. I have long tried in vain to have
him to know what about him
needed on that a bit
time on soap comes scenario
demos. Yes, everything's cool, there is psychological pressure, 
like, have it all transfer, realtime effects ...

The chemist also said that he likes the tracks Achim. Not long
thinking, I asked Ahima'a, there
Does he have anything. It turned out that there is. Slightly 
processed the whole thing (about 3 minutes

drive), I am sending chemist. It turns out that the track 
should stretch 2 times! And to get what

we have now:) Pro itself
music nothing to say - Achim,
even in Africa, Achim. I just
cleaned up a little something ... Just striking that pre-
znav that the inhibitory effects
(Some of which are fractals), chemist insisted on such an active
track. On the other hand, it is worth
see epilogue, which
Nik-O wrote a remix of the Father
Smirnov ... How are these tracks can be
coexist? Osebenno in this
as it is now, when a sharp
ends and another begins.
Personally, I do not understand. Although, in this
Deme was a good halophyte
of the inhibitory effects (not only
inhibitory, but also overextended) nevtemarnoy music, the more 
nevtemarnoy graphics (although in this If the schedule in the 
topic:))) and Russian language ...


Diver> No, well, cake. 6 or 7 times
show someone else's picture and write that the schedule did two 
other brows. I do not remember someone did so in general, 
original! Fragments of images tyrili, repainted strange, remix,

but to behold so just go and
insert - well nishtyak, as they say, "Hooley us boars' ... When
view of this creation and wants to compare it with Lovemaker
from skrju. This is the case,
I 200% agree with
Raver'om: English text in the demo looks to organically
Russian. And if you take someone else's schedule, so ask him, 
because asked the same sq bizk'a and all, and

nothing to complain about in the topic there
sprites are in Lovemaker, and
here ... ugh.

Flying> Dema leaves behind
quite a strange impression ... On the one hand, in technical 
terms it is nothing special is not a-all effects of it can be 
seen in one form or another in demah mid 90's. The graphics are 
also not impressive (yes it and virtually none). In addition,

sometimes annoying frank
"Blunders" like the black screen
5-10 seconds or stopped
effect (of things, in fact, intolerable in any self-respecting 
Deme). The ending is crumpled, Music ends for no to

this, and suddenly there is an epilogue.
In addition, the effect like
cellular automata and games Life
in length in person
I have a cause persistent association with the latter effect of 
Excess by Zer0 (if anyone remembers this deme was represented 
at Enlight'97). 

But at the same time, the overall impression of the demos I 
have personally the sum is even positive (perhaps even more 
positive than from Harm, with whom Abyss Of Madness 
participated in the demo compo on ASCii'02). Difficult to say 
that it creates such an impression ... Perhaps the texts, 
creating a certain atmosphere mystery and suspicion. May be 
effects, though and simple, but in most

Deme his appearing in precisely those places where they are 
needed, and in the form in which they needed. May be pleased 
that despite the overall simplicity, this

deme in something is a breath
of fresh air among the many
We shall have appeared in recent years, and persistently moving 
in one single direction

3D graphics. Furthermore, I personally
liked greets - very
simple, but very beautiful.


Losing Victoria

Miguel> Normal European music, nothing, in my opinion, is not 
released. Perhaps, after all influenced by the fact that Gasman 
exhibited a demo at the Assembly, and this As is known 
superPOP. And pop, he and African pop.


Diver> Why anyone before
never occurred to exhibit
on the Assembly? Oldskool demo compo held there since 2000.
Although ... seems to be that was
Representative and the real hardware
:))), Yes and CC / Cafe held at this
same time. In general, it is understandable why no one was 
exposed, but such a possibility does not forget necessary. 
Gasman in oldskool missed, as spectrum he grunted, and

put it only in the wild, and, judging by results, decent 8th
place from 13. If it were not too
short period between the Assembly and CAFe, it would be possible
think Summermilk (about which see below) tore the LV,
but ... despite the similarities, there is no connection, just 
guys similar thoughts. LV design and graphics are not shocking, 
but it looks pretty nice.


Flying> This demo is primarily
remarkable in that it is at this moment is the only work done on
ZX-Spectrum and took part in the world's largest demo
party - Assembly'2002. Worthily
Does this matter in order to present our platform world stage 
or the first attempt to penetrate there came a clod? Judging by 
the results (and Losing Victoria took 7 th place out of 12

works) - it may seem
not really a big achievement.
But when you consider that to fight it
had not "native" Oldschool
demo compo, but in a totally strange
Wild compo (it was due to
that simply did not have time Gasman
deliver the work), then the result achieved is much more
impressive.

But even if you do not take into account this very remarkable
the mere fact, Losing Victoria - this is very nice and high 
quality demo. Although Deme that almost no graphics (or more 
precisely there there is only one picture), and effects:) 
(basically out of 5 effects, only one is independent, the other 
auxiliaries) - Dema looks remarkably well, and leaves after a 
very pleasurable experience. Somehow it reminded me of the 
style demos skrju, but if they work - is completely alternative 
work, then Losing Victoria is much more easily and freely, it 
seemed designed to give the opportunity to relax and unwind. I 
think the main reason that feeling is the melody in Deme, but 
the image practically no strain the eyes

also promotes relaxation.
The only thing that
rather spoils the impression
ending - or rather, lack thereof. Music simply terminates at 
the middle and all freezes. However, even though it's Losing 
Victoria - this is certainly Good work that deserves

attention.

Inbetween

Miguel> Well, as always, a demo of
Placebo is defined
emotions. Although it's hard to say that
do such a thing as a demo, do not hurt:) But this time
was somehow different than in
the case with Life Forms. Albeit with
Life Forms was about the same
but compared with the Dogma. Remember Chaos Constructions'2000
Image and Dogma - I simply
the first minute found in the vote list
appropriate box and voted for this DeMouy as a
Best ... But on CAFe, honestly
speaking, Inbetween I have a ride:) That is because of what I
waited until the last minute
surprise from 4D + TBK (hi to them,
by the way), whether due to the fact that there was Summermilk 
... Similarly I will not say but that view Inbetween

was like deja vu to-one. AND
already beat music on the brain, eyes cut chunks ... Yes, and 
textures have been without contrast for some reason. I remember 
the dialogue Sair00s'a and Vivid'a in Last year, when Sair00s 
said, the texture should be done contrast, to avoid crap on the 
screen ... Why has this if so? And then, the schedule 
Paracels'a somehow changed, not in better (Diver, say,

eh?) This for me personally, the conclusion
that deme lepilast simply otmaza. Bad chip at the end
Repeat, took care to see
something more fundamental,
but put in here to at least
something reminiscent of the design ... It so happens that the 
music I did not say:) I'm sorry, Uncle Sair00s ... And that's 
what music is written (as always) in the Pro Sound Creator - 
this is a plus:) Could never write it :))))


Diver> Evaluate the possible differently. Relatively and 
absolutely. Compared with all that we

have the demoscene in 2002,
Inbetween - is a hit, along with
Summermilk and Laya, hit, having their chips and advantages, 
which is not nobody else.


Graphics Paracels'a this year
not worse (here I disagree with Miguel'em), but not better than
last year. Judge really difficult, but some sort of breakout I
I do not feel, I feel rather
the same level and kind of balance. Probably, the matter of 
ideas and about the same technique. That's my schedule Everyone 
says that it has become worse type "is not my level, what I 
wonder: what my level is not something ... except that now I do 
not make rubbings stsenovye knowingly less spectacular things

rod is not everyone, but only
me, although it may be the case in the absence of improved 
technology, HZ But, back to Paracels'u. Inbetween logo is 
almost shocking in this genre Paracels pereplevyvaet, IMHO, 
all, including pROF'a and animation mask circuit - just a feast 
for the eyes. Next - Ragin ', and two Scrin on the theme of 
Atlantis - cool, but there is no connection with the plot, 
though what I have to her affection, as if

someone, it happens when a hand-drawn chart :))). I especially
Paracels'a respect for Atlantis of
My Dream and the previous one, which I
for himself had called simply Atlantis -
bold and interesting, because large
person, such as Ragin 'all have already got
:), And so clear that they can draw the ideal. Technical 
performance pleased me - there is no surplus texture as before. 
The last two Scrin Horizontal Attitude and Watching Far Beyond, 
as I understood not by chance standing in the end,

as sketched (i hope not converted) from "Demoskope" by Creative 
Minds (Amiga). They are something like time and balance the two 
remixes of last year - Lifeforms title screen ("Cosme" by Made) 
and penultimate screen - platsebovtsev crowd, looking down 
(screen from "Elektroniks" by Doomsday).

From the standpoint of the Absolute, I have no right to 
evaluate, because varyus himself in the same mess. The scene is 
such a We're doing it, and once I did scenecopy, and now just 
copy, then I I can not say that the graphics sucks Inbetween, 
the assessment will be performed adequately in the mouth Is 
that Rion'a. By design, I want to say the following: design 
almost on the level at which only he can be with such a engine. 
I certainly do not god knows what a connoisseur of code, but as 
far as I I know when a block assembly, when

effects are generally not bound, to reach a very large
difficult. Is that due to schedules,
as it was in Lifeforms. A filling visuals Inbetween chips, 
IMHO, quite evenly - in Initially, they are also present, but

not only in the end, as noted
Miguel. And placement of effects and
Graphics is ideally suited
sound patterns, so that here
anyway, and tried to PCB.

By the way, the design also has certain
similarity with the LF, if in the credits remind My Kingdom 
(Scoopex + Haujobb, Amiga), then the beginning Inbetween like 
Haupex (Haujobb + Scoopex, Amiga). C On the one hand, if all 
were taken ruleznye such examples to follow, the overall 
unemployment rate would be ineffably above and on the other 
hand, a clear imitation of the ... um, stuff:) 

Flying> Placebo continue
hard driven by his line, and from year to year to show us that 
what what we thought was the limit of possibilities Speccy for 
realtime 3D graphics in the past year (Looking at previous work 
the same Placebo) actually is not the limit and there is still 
stock power at all the same 3.5MHz and

128kb. Objects and 3D scenes become more complex, there are 
additional effects Animation is now reduced not only to 
rotation and displacement objects in space, but also to

animation of objects.
Sair00s, without doubt, is
currently the largest
expert at handling 3D
Speccy, it is quite possible to sit down for a thesis on the 
topic: "The principles of treatment of three-dimensional

graphics in real time under tight constraints of computing 
resources:) 

And if we add to the code Sair00s'a
traditionally high-quality graphics and music Paracels'a all of 
the Sair00s'a same - all of this together is exactly what we 
know under Inbetween the name and that is

winner of the demo compo at
CAFe'2002.

Talk here about code
In my opinion, is not quite
appropriate, because firstly, I
not a specialist in 3D
as Sair00s and evaluate its code
do not undertake, and, secondly, I think
that is unlikely to syschetsya Speccy
at least one normal encoder, which is no longer izlazil demos 
Placebo the length and breadth with STS

:) Let me just say that I am very
liked the effect, whose name I unfortunately do not know
but which I've always liked a lot in demah on other platforms 
and that's so cool realized Inbetween. I'm talking about third 
chunk'ovy effect, there where the ball rotates in the glares of 
light. Looks just awesome! In addition, very cool and original 
made greets, and that in They also mentioned Digital Reality

especially welcome. Also very high quality matched the texture
especially in the effects of the plasma.
In general, it is an excellent team work of professionals in 
your Indeed, where everyone knows what and how

need to make to the success of the total
case. And the result is quite zastuzhivaet his first place. We 
can only hope that this is not last job Placebo, and

This year we will again see their work.

Summermilk

Miguel> In general, cool - this deme,
which I put 5 points (on
compared with the PCB, which got 3). And just like that, for 
the courage, let them fagot (heh heh:)), let

code is not cool ... The idea, however, too
a little child:)) I went and killed
grandfather, this denouement, I do not
waiting, waiting for something more abruptly,
how to say ... Well, not this
youthful extremism, nihilism, or something else in this
spirit. Yes, English is lame
(It is known that it is not "falled", a
"Fell", and so on), although
Still better that than
in Russian. So, with that passed ...

Music. It is known that D-Juice
wrote on the 2-nd speed. Also aware that because of this player 
was much brake, and the effect. What can I say? For what is it? 
During my Science Experiment with breakbeat and drum'bass I it 
took place. Clearly, for these styles, characterized by the 
presence and excessive use of percussion,

In particular, everyone there snare,
hats, hi hats, and their combination
at high speed ... Say
so that if I were to write
second gear, I would just
did not have all protrekerovskih
patterns. It is clear that there thrives minimalism, but may 
also be done smarter. Why not make frequently used combinations 
of hat-snare-hat, hat-hat-hat and their ilk just in themselves

sample? And then everything would be reduced at least 2 times. 
That lacked the ingenuity? Or just did not want tired of, like, 
Here, man, look, we Mouzon 2 nd rate ... I just have

long strikes negligence muzakerov such as Ahim and Moran (so 
I've worked with them) when they will load Mouzon envelopes, 
bass, and behind them can not hear their own flaws. Well, they 
have music and a corresponding, but would have been mightily 
... And that's the case with D-Juice simply amazes me.

It seems just did it, the sound is clear,
the melody is even:) But ... C
On the other hand, one can always
say that the man was in a hurry:) Well
I attribute this mistake with the samples
to the technical side of the question,
so do me a tube is not
press that, like, Mouzon from this
not become worse. But the discomfort is still there:)

Diver> Almost no comments. Only
slightly cut eye shields with the same flowers, their outlines
I can not seem to be ideal and could be something else as well 
... the best demo of 2002.


Flying> Either I'm a fan of minimalism, or one of two ... :)
But anyway, as Summermilk
the best I have seen a skrju and one of the best dem such a plan
in general. As usual with skrju
least of all, saving on the code
graphics and sound (sometimes it seems
they just feel sorry to give something
that they have, directly and they share with us in small 
portions:) ). And with that, flawless arrangement, which gives 
a result of a complex, multifaceted design, collected from a 
minimum of elements. In addition, all it is flavored history, 
born a man with a rather unique and unusual look at the

things and phenomena, made in the form of a poem in prose 
edakogo (Remember, at Gorky: "Between the clouds and the sea, 
proudly flies Petrel, black lightning ..."). Here are just a 
grandpa sorry, what you have it so ...


In general, I talked about this in his review of Lovemaker and 
I repeat again - skrju, without doubt, very original, they 
other and do not hesitate to stay such, they are not afraid

be understood.

If we talk purely technically, all done on a completely
a decent level. Perhaps, the optimization could be better,
but in fact it is not so important in such studies. And as the 
black crystal on a red background, the ends of which are out of 
bounds, turning into chunks (well, you understand what I mean), 
so it's just awesome!


Keep it up, guys!

demo21

Miguel> sooo ... Personally, I like the main Mouzon Sair00s'a.
Here I think that would be in
Rules the_compo, except the category "Best zakos under
MMcM'a ", write" The Best zakos
under Sair00s'a ":) And, incidentally, is
not the first track (in my opinion,
last year was something like, where I do not remember - it is 
necessary to reconsider). After all, everyone understands 
Sair00s wrote that not heaped, but it sounds cool, and demos 
with his music nishtyakovye. Ida and I write this! So here is 
my opinion. By the way, Mouzon of the epilogue, and it is 
better, I think, under the theme, which promoted the Eye-Q 
(well, about the artificial soul and all that) should have been 
out of here these two choices to make in Mouzon

favor of the latter. But the good news is that
they coped and did not have anyone to ask them to write the 
soundtrack, this is certainly a plus. Although On the other 
hand, the author should be work on samples, they are too 
painful to some ... some kind of twisted. 

Diver> bad when there is no artist (or at least the man who 
more or less qualitatively makes the schedule). If a credit was 
not spelled out who did schedule, we could simply

say that the graphics per se
no ... And so, too will have to pick on the way, and even to 
some! Artwork:) Anyway, the artwork at all

konvercheny. Unlikely
Spectrum allows you to convert more color pictures, konvercheno 
qualitatively. And, thank god'u note the picture is not

sharp, almost all of them flashing fast or used as
for background effects and Messager. Most images are selected 
in the topic (by the way, the theme is not bad), but it would 
be much steeper if the graphics were handmade

(Nothing of nocopy I say nothing), then
impressive to an order of magnitude stronger.

The design would look cooler
if Messager not stop the effects, and walked over (this, of 
course, difficult, but spectacular). Well, once

all this, no, no. At the end of
ends, it is better to release a demo
this is rather seamless, though
not high quality form than tired of the graphics and the code 
does not produce anything (such as a happened in our country). 
The only Note: do not just write the word in the credits 
"artwork", and the carp will then be _ne_k_chemu_.


Flying> "Strange demo" - that was my main thought after
view this work Eye-Q. C
On the one hand, judging from appearing in the most unexpected 
moments inscriptions, the guys seem to be tried to put a demo 
of some plot, but if someone he

became clear, it was not me. By
At least link the text with what is happening on the screen I 
have not Timeout - complete picture did not work. Of course, on 
the other hand, we can see some progress compared to their 
previous work (Absolute Lame on CC'001), but for the whole

years separating these two works, the progress looks very
weak. There are a couple of fairly
of good effects, but they are masked by the background is much 
weaker in both the technical as well as in visual terms. 

Also in the highest degree strange
looks a number of chunk'ovyh effects and scanned colored 
images, suddenly interrupted completely out of place and wrong 
time embedded copper bar'ami. One gets the impression

that someone from Eye-Q fell
an old drive with a long time ago written by effects and it was 
decided: "Do not disappear as good, let's insert DeMouy!". 
However, this step does not add advantages of this work, quite 
the contrary - and destroyed the already confused set of 
effects. In addition, spoils the picture

a couple of effects (DNA helix, and something like a plasma 
with two bitplanami), as if specially designed to cause someone 
an epileptic fit. Guys, well, one can not so! :) 

C on the other hand, I personally liked the sync with the 
music. Immediately felt that the melody was not just taken from 
disk, which it was written specifically for demos. Of course, 
history know the examples and better synchronization, but in 
general this moment deserves even more praise than most

effects. If the attempt to express a generalized assessment of 
this Deme, I would say that as a milestone

the development team demomaker'ov
it is not bad and if progress
This will not stop, we will see
quite interesting work. But
itself work, of course, not
below the level of 2002
year, especially considering that it
not the first work of Eye-Q.

Black'White

Miguel> How supporter of school
Never'a (heh heh), namely the use of an envelope as the primary 
tool for carrying on his rhythm and, if possible, a melody, I 
like it when it this way and try to use it. That is, in my 
view, wrong to give the envelope only role of the bass, as 
such, and keep it in the shadows ... I would even say that the 
division AY-music on traditional and alternative must be made 
both times this basis - depending on how you use the envelope 
... Damn, that four- I drove:) Ok, closer to the subject.

One senses that the author really wanted to write something
powerful, in my opinion, there are all prerequisites. After 
track still in DeMouy:) But that's not enough of any technology 
or ideas. Otherwise, it was possible to could write something 
better than a simple arpeggio chord + + mediocre rhythm ... 
Although this is a become all Deme, mediocre, at that

all around. What else to say - do not
I know ...

Diver> Since this demo was competing with
the previous one, then compare them and
will. Artist, as such, I
Here, too, not particularly noticed. Of course, otmaz 
good-black 'white theme, but something I doubt

images that we see on
course, to draw hands. Everything looks very neat - all the 
inscriptions, all the pictures, I like quality, but, IMHO, is 
the conversion, ordered dither. After all, your hands can draw 
cooler, at least using the brightness. And okay if schedule was 
the topic, and that in fact relationship did not captured. The 
design is much weaker, the viewer is watching a naked sequence 
Items: effect, image, label, etc. So, despite the accuracy of 
black-and-white visuals, B'W, greatly loses his rival - demo21.


Flying> Honestly, writing a review of the work I do not want 
... For one simple reason it does not cause me any positive 
impressions. Code - exactly the effect of 3, all

these effects (though not in
chunk'ah, and planar'e or attributes) can be found in a pile of 
dem early / mid 90's. Bleak music, which plays to me personally 
no pleasure. Scanned and / or pre-rendered graphics, and 
huddled in DeMouy without any apparent need. Well, tell me, 
which symbolizes the image of the car and the Eiffel Tower in 
the early demos? Or why, after the words

"Black band - band of white," we
see Shirikov with "stuck" on
the surface of the leaves of a plant? Single band
while on the screen is not noticeable ...

The impression that guys are just digging on the old disk and
collected some crafts, just to
something to put on the party.

It's a shame ...



Traffic Of Death

Miguel> "Write POS'am track, and
they make from it salad, "I
would say ... Especially because
have something to compare. At this time
We refused to cooperate with
them, because of which hit Nik-O
:))) So, what to say. The track must have been steeper 
compositional from the start, then grind it. Well, old story:)

So it is only talk about
Technology. A technique for Nik-O as
always on top (looking for someone
how). In my head all the more acute and
sharply raises the question: how people who do not
understand anything, except
Russian language can understand
Language demo, language, creativity, finally? Why did the story 
in each POS'ovskoy Deme transferred words? The answer is 
obvious - to themselves was understandable. After

as well, you can not break away from
reality, we must remember that
that we live in a society that
Everyone should be responsible
to each other ... In general, bytovuha. At this point I ended 
up with this "Creation".


Diver> It is difficult to say something good about this stuff. 
The demo then its difficult to call. Campaign videos soon. It 
is understandable why the authors did not want to put it in the 
demo compo, because it is not Smokebomb, sooo far away. But 
despite this, the graphic clearance at a level that is exactly 
the part that is drawn Stanly

qualitatively and on a topic that rarely
who are able to. The rest of the visual part is very weak, from 
which no effect is not felt, a formal campaign. But

looking at Smokebomb, can be about
ways to think about ...

Flying> Initially, as far as
I know, this work is planned for several other
compo on CAFe'2002 (something like
demo compo on social issues, I do not remember exactly), but 
because small amount of work (more precisely,

Work was one), she migrated to the demo compo.

Personally, I immediately rush to
eyes two things: that this demo is very much smacks of the 
previous work PoS WT (Abyss Of Madness), even one of the 
effects of repeated and that it demo is clearly more "raw" than

Abyss Of Madness. Of course, for
of the compo, where it was originally
intended, this demo is quite
approach, but as demo itself
it is rather weak. Yes, it is part of the effects of even 
stronger than Abyss Of Madness (final morfiruyuschiesya and 
rotating labels - is pretty good, despite the fact that such 
things can be found in earlier other authors). Yes, sometimes 
graphics and music of higher quality. But at all this 
throughout Deme betrays a certain incompleteness, created 
impression that this party version and moreover, the authors 
very strongly time to finish it. Who knows?

Maybe that's because ... Or maybe I
missed something, and the final
version exists? If so - I
I apologize to the authors.

And one more thing. Well I can not
refrain:) Tell me
anyone logic insertion tricolor'nyh images from inflating
rubber man in the text
about drugs? Personally, I'm phrase
"All clear?" in the end just stumped because I was not here 
nothing is clear. And can I just stupid? :)


PS: Later I still got in
hand the final version of the demos,
but I decided not to touch something that was
written about the party version. I want to
just add that yes, of course final version produces a much more 
favorable impression it really looks like

finished work, rather than prefabricated. Grates a little time 
with picture "I'm still alive, but I envy the dead", which was 
too long (in my opinion) is on screen. While this is 
understandable the fact that the composer lived in another town 
and the guys were synchronized demo under the melody that They 
had. But strange tricolor'y remained:) Well, you have them if 
only on the extra point to clean, that is:)


z80 cheap

Miguel> Fffffffffff ...
Honestly, do not bring buzz
review of something like that. I'm not
know how it guys from Wasps
(Generation Z) lacks the spirit of each obzirat Mouzon with each
com:) This is, in my opinion, masochism
:) So I will not repeat the standard phrase about samples and 
all is. Learn, learn, and once again

learn ... Heh, come to mind
the idea that someone somewhere
writes that Miguel is also no dick can not, then what will I 
do? :))) Also learn that, in principle, continue to the present

day:)

Diver> Not surprisingly, no credit, I too would be ashamed
subscribe. On the final picture (barely language turns
call it the final picture)
are the initials SG, but to me they do not say anything. Plus, 
graphic design there is still nocopy, so it is beyond doubt:) 
but But with the quality of a full flight.

Maybe the guys decided that the time
All praise Yerzmyey'ya, they
can easily draw not worse?
If so, then Oshibochka out.
Yerzmyey only at first
view draws lamovato, at the
same case, he has his own style, and attributes are not
quibble:). (Miguel, O  All the while I watched
this is a demo, I was not feeling that the authors are very 
close to the spirit of the notorious HPRG (slightly

I have already written about them Deme Alter
Ego). First of all, draws on
worth noting the similarity in style
schedule, the deliberate negligence
in the effects, sometimes obvious bloopers (well
Why attribute in plasma was
use the paper? After all, the inscription nalezaet). Of course, 
there Differences: Work HPRG always

can be found at times too great an emphasis on "phallic 
symbols", while the authors of the demo focused the viewer's 
attention on the fact that we all very close to our

Speccy. And this, of course,
just won. The entire demo is literally soaked with very 
positive emotions after viewing remains very favorable 
impression, which does not ports of the various shortcomings of 
implementation. I am very glad that there is people who can 
catch and pass in their work is mood is not true

too often.

Thank you, guys, this is great
Work!

Invasion

Miguel> demo for Paradox 2002 ...
I imagine there is a good laugh
pisyuchisty. But in general, like this if
judge, why the same music on different party to send?
Although, from my point of view, this is
same as the pictures from the Demo
exhibit the same party, but
graphics compo, which the enemy
I am a long time, probably
, 4. About the music ... This
time for some reason I remember
not Sair00s, a Nik-O:) And then,
First, do not like it when
loudest audible chord lost the envelope, and in general
power. Secondly, I do not accept,
when the drums are moved from one channel to another. What else?
Melody - a matter of taste, of course,
But after the entry (when
kreditsy go), which sounds good even on the first effect
it kills me, and in conjunction with
Russian verse turns whist some ...

Diver> Well, that particular error
this product, I do not notice.
Level, of course, below the average.
But not with PCB 5th Element began a winning streak, as
known at the beginning has been carefully
concealed (well I think so)
Climbatize, which I remembered
looking at the Invasion. Not to say that
sucks, some people in the right direction go. And even hell 
with him, that in Russian poetry, Jaundice-it was also in 
Russian, but after it appeared Lovemaker

and Summermilk). Shorter work
work and work again. See other people's demos: Amiga, C64,
pc, watch the schedule and learn.
Some rudiments of design is
is, we must develop!

Flying> enough to average by today's standards the demo. And
middle name on a piece of code
Graphics and music are pretty good, but that the programmer need
still a lot to learn. After all this work is almost no one will 
find discover anything new in terms of

code - the standard implementation
standard (and rather old)
effects. But on the other hand,
very pleased that this work was
done (even if it did not become a masterpiece, but it is 
completely finished, nice work), brought up to the end and 
released. Because both benefited from this in the first

all authors, receiving considerable
experience, as well as all of us to see more
one demo, written for our
beloved Speccy.

By the way, why was buried
RST7 and Mic'a? Legends never die,
we ought to remember! :)

The Loop

Miguel> Again and again Baze aerobatics. This is the case when
words of the song is not vykenesh, then
is separate from the music obzirat
everything else has
sense.

Diver> And finally, a demo, made two years ago, but 
zarelizhennoe only in 2002. This right in front of us was 
pleased CAFe Baze, simply by giving irc all at the mercy of

his party version The Loop. Poor Baze knowingly feared that
Few people understand his work, because
most while watching this
things make a puzzled face and
say, at best, something
"what is this garbage?". Well, yes! A
what do you want? Next
three-dimensional sausage pofiksennuyu a breakbeat? Sadly, but
good sausage in a three-dimensional
Recently, extremely small. A
Baze gave us all a qualitative, conceptual
product, something resembling
C2H5OH, but much more philosophical.

Flying> Actually, for the first time The
Loop has been featured on Forever 2E3
SE in March 2001. However,
Baze/3SC then never released
provided by the party version of
light, explaining that the desire to finish it. But, obviously, 
something stopped him, because half later year, in September 
2002, the public finally saw this work, but in the form of the 
same party version. Although undoubtedly

it is much better than if
The Loop never
was published.

At Forever 2E3 SE The Loop took third place. In my opinion, 
quite unfairly. And if Pondlife (1 place) is still possible to

something to watch, it really Heart
Beat (2-e case), you must forgive me, just sloppy
such masterpieces as The Loop.

Yes, it is a masterpiece, I misspoke. Although, if you look at
The Loop independently by simply
technical point of view, nothing special there. Moreover, some 
ardent opponents of the animation in general demah would oppose 
its inclusion in the demo compo (in the rules clearly stated a 
pure animation is prohibited). After all, technically The Loop 
this is one effect (and that is only used as a background), a 
melody (more like a collection of sound effects) and a dozen 
short, primitive animation-all. However, the collected Taken 
together, these very simple details have a really magical 
effect on the viewer. Already Half a minute you become 
completely still, how and what is done in this Deme, you are 
not interested in quality of the code, no complexity or

spectacular graphics, not money
samples and the complexity of the arrangements
you're just looking, unable to
vzgyad tear off the screen until
long as the final sound will not let you understand that yes - 
this is The Loop and there is nothing to add.

Such feelings may give
Very few things in this world,
authors have either sought
This hard work and grinding, or they condescended
Currently inspiration, or else
They are brilliant on the nature of human beings. For many 
people, These are two different things (after all, people too

different) and what seems to be a brilliant thing to one, the 
other seems perfectly mediocre. 

For me personally, The Loop (in
niche), the degree of impact is comparable to such masterpieces 
as Stairway to Heaven at the Led Zeppelin, Comfortably Numb in

Pink Floyd, Strawberry Fields Forever from The Beatles and The 
End of The Doors (who have heard - that I

understand).

I have nothing more to add
See for yourself.


elph> In my vzgyad review has turned out just great! In many 
respects unique, but always deeply and with feeling. I want to 
believe now easier demomeykeram

will look at their work with
Parties may take into account
any failures, to reach a qualitatively new level of realization 
of their ideas. The main thing that ideas did not cease to 
agitate our minds.