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alkis21 · 23 September 2002, 10:27

I want a demo that will show people how good my Amiga is, one that takes advantage of its capabilites as best as possible, but I want one that my Amiga can handle without lag. The ones I downloaded were too slow as they required a 68040 or better for best performance. I have an A1200/10MB RAM, HD. Thanks.

Twistin'Ghost · 23 September 2002, 11:04

It doesn't really have to be the very maximum you can push the machine. When friends come over and wanna know what that computer is, firing up the WHD version of Spaceballs' "State of the Art" demo is usually all it takes to blow their minds. My A2000 appears to be dead at the moment, so I've not been doing this lately. But I preferred the old days of doing this from floppy on an A500 (cuz then they get to see it all run from a stock, unexpanded machine running on a 3.5 disk!)

I have seen AGA demos that claim much better stats than some of the old ECS demos, but they are missing that wow factor. Base your choice on its effect, not the specs.

alkis21 · 23 September 2002, 11:06

Hmm.. ok you have a point, I mean games like Shadow of the Beast and Agony look much better than today's 3D tech monstrosities.

Twistin'Ghost · 23 September 2002, 11:40

Exactly. A game or production's soul, it's core, is gonna be what really hooks people in.

Tim Janssen · 23 September 2002, 11:58

Back in my original Amiga days I amazed people with some breathtaking demos like Hardwired, Jesus on Es, Nine Fingers Elfmania 242 and of course the best of them all: State of the Art. It is remarkable how little these demos have aged (apart from the music, which feature typical beginning-Nineties samples).
The aforementioned demos will still amaze people.

Lately I have downloaded some AGA-demos from BTTR which really blew my friends away - especially when I told them this was running on a 1993 machine. You know, it were those 3D '040 demos like Aimless (short but great tribute to Stardust tunnel-sequence), 1000% (lots of great 3D-animations) and Electra (whirring tunnel-effects).
The most impressive demo of them all is Bier (also downloadable at BTTR) which is only approx. 15Kb in size when zipped. It is a very short (much too short for my liking) demo with incredibly smooth graphics. It features an electric beam which is moving chaotically on screen. Everything is presented as if the demo is viewed from a camera with a strange shaped lens. The demo really sent shivers down my spine.
I think it can be run on plain AGA Amigas. Definitely recommended.

23 September 2002, 14:11

http://ada.planet-d.net/ for some demos & intros (with screenshots and system requirements)

Smoke bomb (ozone) is the demo

23 September 2002, 10:27	#1
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	I want... I want a demo that will show people how good my Amiga is, one that takes advantage of its capabilites as best as possible, but I want one that my Amiga can handle without lag. The ones I downloaded were too slow as they required a 68040 or better for best performance. I have an A1200/10MB RAM, HD. Thanks.

23 September 2002, 11:58	#5
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	Bier Back in my original Amiga days I amazed people with some breathtaking demos like Hardwired, Jesus on Es, Nine Fingers Elfmania 242 and of course the best of them all: State of the Art. It is remarkable how little these demos have aged (apart from the music, which feature typical beginning-Nineties samples). The aforementioned demos will still amaze people. Lately I have downloaded some AGA-demos from BTTR which really blew my friends away - especially when I told them this was running on a 1993 machine. You know, it were those 3D '040 demos like Aimless (short but great tribute to Stardust tunnel-sequence), 1000% (lots of great 3D-animations) and Electra (whirring tunnel-effects). The most impressive demo of them all is Bier (also downloadable at BTTR) which is only approx. 15Kb in size when zipped. It is a very short (much too short for my liking) demo with incredibly smooth graphics. It features an electric beam which is moving chaotically on screen. Everything is presented as if the demo is viewed from a camera with a strange shaped lens. The demo really sent shivers down my spine. I think it can be run on plain AGA Amigas. Definitely recommended.

23 September 2002, 11:04	#2
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	It doesn't really have to be the very maximum you can push the machine. When friends come over and wanna know what that computer is, firing up the WHD version of Spaceballs' "State of the Art" demo is usually all it takes to blow their minds. My A2000 appears to be dead at the moment, so I've not been doing this lately. But I preferred the old days of doing this from floppy on an A500 (cuz then they get to see it all run from a stock, unexpanded machine running on a 3.5 disk!) I have seen AGA demos that claim much better stats than some of the old ECS demos, but they are missing that wow factor. Base your choice on its effect, not the specs.

23 September 2002, 11:06	#3
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	Hmm.. ok you have a point, I mean games like Shadow of the Beast and Agony look much better than today's 3D tech monstrosities.

23 September 2002, 11:40	#4
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 33 Posts: 4,662	Exactly. A game or production's soul, it's core, is gonna be what really hooks people in.

23 September 2002, 14:11	#6
Dlyte Posts: n/a	http://ada.planet-d.net/ for some demos & intros (with screenshots and system requirements) Smoke bomb (ozone) is the demo

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