sideburn Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Hi all, is there a list somewhere or can we make one of the best 8-bit PAL demos? I’ve got a PAL 65XE (but may as an ultimate 1mb soon) and I am on fuljinet looking in the demoscene folder on Fujinet.pl but it’s difficult sifting through all of the no so great demos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Here's a short list of some of my favorites. Some are just intros or one-trick ponies; but I highly prefer them to endless-scrolling textual-nothingness demos. Just in Alphabetical order here, and all PAL only. Alley Dog [320K] Arsantica [128K] C-Drug [128K] Drunk Chessboard [64K] (although a decent NTSC compatible version was created a few years back) Easter Twist [64K] Far Away [320K] Ilusia [64K] Last Ninja Slideshow [128K] Near [128K] Numen [320K] Qlkee [64K] RebbStars [64K] Reharden [64K] Second Life Syndrome [320K] Total Daze [128K] Triple Threat [128K] [Edit: Added a couple titles, and memory requirements.] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 Awesome thanks I’ll go through them. I have drunkchessboard. Thats great. I can tell already 64k ain’t going to cut it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woj Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Not sure how many of those will run on the stock 64K though... Also, I do not see Rewind (2) on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 37 minutes ago, woj said: Not sure how many of those will run on the stock 64K though... He said he may have an U1MB soon. Never the less, I've added mem requirements, for the underprivileged. 37 minutes ago, woj said: Also, I do not see Rewind (2) on the list. I don't either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Rewind and Rewind 2 (1mb) demos should defo be included. Also off the top of my head: Cyberpunk (320k) Pacem et terris (spelling?) Bad apple (320k?) I'll no doubt think of more. Btw i think Drunk chessboard only needs 16k AFAIK. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 13 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: Btw i think Drunk chessboard only needs 16k AFAIK. Some may run on less than 64K. I'm just saying they'll work on a 64K machine, which is what the OP currently has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 1 minute ago, MrFish said: Some may run on less than 64K. I'm just saying they'll work on a 64K machine, which is what the OP currently has. No worries. I took the number in brackets to be a min ram requirement 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 10 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: No worries. I took the number in brackets to be a min ram requirement 😀 No problem; but better put away your 16K 400 for this task. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 Thanks for adding the sizes. Yeah I have an ultra1mb sitting here. Just have to install it. This is a PAL 65XE Arabic board that I’ve put a USA rom in. I’m converting it into a laptop / portable so trying to sort out the footprint. I could make it thicker by stacking the fujinet and u1mb or go deeper and make it about 11” depth. Anyway I’m in the USA so this is my first PAL Atari so looking for PAL only good stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Armageddon (64k) Ars Mori (64k) The Asskicker (128k) The Azzkick (64k) Arsantica 1, 2, 3 (128k; Arsantica 2 also req. sep. Antic access!) Base 33 (320k, demoparts also available as single files) Bitter Reality (64k) Black (64k) The Break (64k) Boogie Nights (320k) C3D Demo (64k ?) C-Drug (128k) CES 1985 demo (128k, shows Robot/Spaceship, The Swan and Fujiboink AIO) Control (64k ?) Cyberpunk (256k) Deary (64k) Drunk Chessboard (64k) Edict (64k) Elenium (64k) EOL (64k) Ergo Bibamus (128k) Far Away (320k) Flow (64k) Forever or never (64k) Forsaken Love (320k) Gene (320k) High Tide (64k ?) Igor (320k) Ilusia (64k) Implosion (64k) Impossible but Real (320k) Intel Outside (64k ?) Intro 97 (64k) Intro X (64k) Isolation (128k) Just Fancy (64k) Juzek (64k) Joint (64k) Lajf (320k, humour!) Lame Erooption (128k) Maze (192k) More! (64k) Natural Excess (64k) Near (128k) Noname (64k) Nonjm Demo (128k, forerunner or preview version of Total Daze) Numen (320k original version; 576k with endless loop) Overmind (A, B, C ; 64k) Pacem in Terris (320k) Perform (64k) Polymatrix 2005 / 2006 (two slightly different versions exist; 128k) Prozac Dream (320k) Pure (64k) Really Unreal (64k) Reditus (320k) Reflect (64k) Recycle (64k) Reloaded (64k) Rewind 2 (1088k) RGBA (64k) Rotten Juice (64k) Seaxteen (64k) Second Life Syndrome (320k) Selftest demo (64k, because of its humour) Shake (64k) Sheol (320k) Shrine (320k) Slightly chaotic (64k) Splash (64k, MadTeam) Sweet Illusions (64k) Taquart Intro (64k) TE Mod (64k) Timekeeper (320k) TIT demo (320k, no tits inside!) Too Hard 2 (128k ?) Too Hard 3 (320k) Too Hard 4 (320k) Total daze (320k) Trip 6 (128k) Toy (64k) Tricks (64k) Ultra (128k) Vengeance (128k) Vent (128k) X Demo (320k) Z Intro / Intro Z (64k) Zero (128k) I can almost guarantee that some (or many) of the given RAM requirements are incorrect ! All mentioned demos are my personal favourites, your taste may differ... ... and I am from la la PAL land, didn't test any of them for NTSC compability. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeron Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I'll also throw out an old favorite of mine, Ray of Hope. (Which can be run in NTSC with only minor flaws, btw, with a small patch.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 This is great. I am surprised there's nothing else online like this. I looked everywhere I could. The best I could find was https://www.pouet.net Is there a way to consolidate then and keep them pinned to the top of the thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 Just installed the U1M. Awesome Demos! *Unfortunately the U1MB looks like the older firmware with the single page setup menu (no idea how to set the clock) so now I have a whole new thing to figure out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Update it. @flashjazzcat did marvelous job on his firmware, you can appreciate it with a donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 (edited) 2 hours ago, Peri Noid said: Update it. @flashjazzcat did marvelous job on his firmware, you can appreciate it with a donation. I'm not sure how yet. Been busy loading demos lol. Some of them are insane! I have a regular floppy drive, a fujinet, and an SDrive-Max.. Thinking maybe the SDrive-Max might work. EDIT: Ahh I have and SIOtoUSB.. that should do it! Edited September 10 by sideburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 40 minutes ago, sideburn said: I have a regular floppy drive, a fujinet, and an SDrive-Max.. Thinking maybe the SDrive-Max might work. Each of these devices should work, just some a more friendly, some less. You need to get some experience on, for instance, how to handle multi-disk demos with FujiNet. SDrive-Max is also good - it allows one to map images on the fly without the need to reboot a computer, which makes it easier to use sometimes. Yet, FujiNet with it's ability to get you connected to the Internet, gives other opportunities. A regular floppy drive is a completly different story giving you a "retro-feeling". Yet, one must copy images to real floppies, which is time consuming and not always that easy (and due to the size of some modern demos, not always possible). 45 minutes ago, sideburn said: I'm not sure how yet. Here is everything you need: https://atari8.co.uk/firmware/ultimate-1mb/ Notice the "Donate via PayPal" button Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Peri Noid said: Each of these devices should work, just some a more friendly, some less. You need to get some experience on, for instance, how to handle multi-disk demos with FujiNet. SDrive-Max is also good - it allows one to map images on the fly without the need to reboot a computer, which makes it easier to use sometimes. Yet, FujiNet with it's ability to get you connected to the Internet, gives other opportunities. A regular floppy drive is a completly different story giving you a "retro-feeling". Yet, one must copy images to real floppies, which is time consuming and not always that easy (and due to the size of some modern demos, not always possible). Here is everything you need: https://atari8.co.uk/firmware/ultimate-1mb/ Notice the "Donate via PayPal" button Oh I was only talking about the updating of the firmware. I just found the video where he uses an SIOtoPC. I have one of those that will work.. I couldn't see a way to do it with the Fujinet.. But maybe I could actually if i put the disk image on my SD card and boot to it? I've already ran though some multi disk demos with the Fujinet I am accessing all of the demos from the Fujinet.pl TNFS server Looks like that server has them all and many many more. I wish it was a bit more organized like Top 100 or something. I Have a local server and an SD card on the Fujinet and its my main go to now... the SDrive Max is in a bin somewhere and the floppy drives I use now and then to get stuff off my disks from the 80s. One of the drives is my original from when I was a kid and put a Happy 1050 in it EDIT: Firmware updated through Fujinet and donation sent Edited September 10 by sideburn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 14 hours ago, sideburn said: This is great. I am surprised there's nothing else online like this. I looked everywhere I could. The best I could find was https://www.pouet.net Is there a way to consolidate then and keep them pinned to the top of the thread? is this any good for you? https://a8.fandal.cz/demos.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 1 hour ago, mimo said: is this any good for you? https://a8.fandal.cz/demos.php Yes thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideburn Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 And might as well add demozoo: https://demozoo.org/productions/?platform=16&production_type=1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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