REAL-TIME DEMOS - 3 Categories
- Nuskool Demo : real-time playback on PC / Mac / Console (50MB Zipped Limit). No captures. Must run live.
- Oldskool Demo : C64, VIC20, OCS, ECS, ST, AGA, Spectravideo & any other platform before 1993
- Wild Demo : Mobile phone, DHTML, JavaScript, Java, Flash, hardware hack or anything else realtime! Post '94
Maximum playing time is 7 minutes for demos (excluding pre loader). Longer demos will be terminated at 7min.
All C64 demos will be executed via an 1541 Ultimate Cart from D64 or PRG unless otherwise requested.
Screen shots of some of the enteries from previous years. |
REAL-TIME MUSIC
2 Categories
- Tracked Music (1MB max)
Includes: S3M, IT, XM, 4ch-MOD, Madtracker, Musicline or OctaMED (no packed formats such as MO3)
- Chip music (32kb max)
C64, Atari ST (YM), DMG Gameboy, Adlib, Sega mastersystem, or other hardware / synth chip pre 1993.
Must play from the real standalone hardware at the party and be available a distrutable format to run on hardware. Unrendered formats = disk image, PRG, SNG or ROM image. No MIDI or "chip sounding" VST stuffs.
Size Limitation is 1MB for tracked tunes. 32kb for chip formats. Tracks in LSDJ are accepted, but SAV file must be submitted (we have cart readers, etc).
Maximum running time is 4 minutes. Longer tracks will be faded out.
You can provide an MP3 / OGG file for public to download, but it will not be played at the compo.
Chip crunched code (as long as it executes and decrunches on the hardware) is allowed.
The default player for PC for IT, XM and S3M formats will be XMPLAY. Intepolation will be set to sinc unless spec'ed.
MOD and OctaMED files will be played on an Amiga 1200 in mono with the filter turned off unless otherwise spec'ed.
- 12 Second Music (new for 2011!) This is open to international enteries.
Should be 12 seconds exactly! Submit as a WAV file. Any technology / software can be used. One entry per person.
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If you are new to tracked music and are curious how it works and why it is different from nuskool production methods, cTrix^Disaster Area has written this introduction for tracking music for Amiga & C64. It is by no means complete, but should get you started.
Almost all tracking software is free, the formats cross platform and sports a relativly easy learning curve. The tracking community is traditionally very helpful to new comers & oldskool members alike. |
GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION (NON REAL-TIME)
2 Categories.
- Pre-rendered Animation (3D or 2D)*
- Pixelled Graphics : C64 / PC / Amiga / any system! (no photos)
- ASCii and ANSI (native format). This is open to international enteries.
*Maximum running time for animation is 5 minutes.
LAUNCH POINT
- Tools / DiskMags / Musicdisks / Artpacks
Do you have something outside these categories to launch at the party? Be it an album, art pack, tool, util, diskmag - let the organizers know and we will launch it on the big screen for you. Standard demoparty rules apply (see below)
Screen grab and short description requested.
= = = Standard Demoparty rules for all enteries = = =
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Entry rules:
A member of your group must be in attendance of the party in order to submit your demo.
Any submissions must be your original work and had no previous release at a party / film festival / internet.
Any submitted work will be made available for free public download via scene.org and pouet.net
Usual rules regarding content: nothing illegal, nothing racist / discriminatory, keep it an [MA] rating, etc
You do not have to release your source code if you do not want to.
International enteries for ASCii / 12 sec Music should be entered into the system by someone at the party, if not, please contact the syntax organisers a few days BEFORE the party and they will be added.
