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BitJam 221 - Out Now!

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SceneCity is streaming Revision 2023 in Ultra HD quality with up to 20 MBit/s. Good-bye codec-killer demos - watch the demos the way they are supposed to look.

Main stream:
https://scenecity.tv/index.html?channel=revision-main

Seminars:
https://scenecity.tv/index.html?channel=revision-seminars

Also, feel invited to join the Revision chat at SceneCity. You can either use the embedded chat window next to the stream, or join with your browser here:

https://scenecity.chat

Apps are available for all platforms, and the chat can also be reached via IRC. Learn more here:

https://scenecity.site

[Submitted by scamp]

News and highlights from the demsocene that happened during March 2023, summarized in a monthly report video on youtube.
[Submitted by ps]

[ ZINE: The Radio Show ] #29 - Gimmicks and Satire in Demos with jco

Whether it is to divert expectations, provoke, bend the rules or simply have a good time and be creative: humour, satire and gimmicks are a long-standing tradition in the demoscene.

But is there more to it than just blatant knee-slappers and cheap audience-pleasing? Does humour free oneself from too many expectations and limitations? Or is it limiting in its own ways?
With the topic so close to his own heart, okkie chats with jco, who has been leaving audiences somewhere between laughing and confused about story-driven productions with characters such as Kevin and Evilbot, all while also developing impressive tool chains and technologically apt productions that don't have to hide behind the absurdity... or do they?

Productions and Demosceners mentioned:

ps’ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjxyPjW-DeNVaQ0nwU3azdhpCOVYDnK2z

jco’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/1981/

Winner Demo: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=12029

Sidlove by North Star & Razor 1911: https://demozoo.org/productions/252347/

Kickreset Intro by Razor 1911: https://demozoo.org/productions/46129/

Limp Ninja: https://demozoo.org/groups/5355/

Spacepigs: https://demozoo.org/groups/6156/

Cocoon’s Demo Glon243: https://demozoo.org/productions/58093/

Widdy’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/7134/ 

Archee’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/3718/

Losso’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/6777/

Logicoma’s Wrecklamation: https://demozoo.org/music/185107/

Parties mentioned:

TRSAC (Acid and Gabber Music Compo): https://demozoo.org/parties/4489/

Kindergarden (Gabber Music Compo): https://demozoo.org/parties/2209/

Underground Conference: https://uc12.party/index.html

Boozedrome: http://dekadence64.org/boozedrome/

Other resources: 

KLF’s “How to make a number-one hit the easy way”: http://klf.de/home/publication/manual-number-one-easy-way/

[Submitted by BitBot]

Join us on this episode as we sit down with legendary video game composer and musician Frank Klepacki. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Frank has created iconic soundtracks for some of the biggest games of all time, including Command + Conquer, Dune, and Star Wars: Empire at War. Not only is he a master of electronic and rock music, but he’s also a multi-instrumentalist and a pioneer of using live instrumentation in video game soundtracks. Tune in as we discuss his creative process, his journey through the gaming industry, and his latest projects. Interview starts at minute 17:23


Listen in / watch: https://scene.world/klepacki
[Submitted by Nafcom]

Diskmags on the Amiga have unfortunately become a rare thing. Around 11 months after the publication of the nineteenth issue of Jurassic Pack, the online edition is finally out today.

Unfortunately, with Wordpress it is impossible to imitate the true reading experience. We therefore strongly recommend viewing the diskmag offline. For those who still can't resist, here is the link. The articles are in the right order. After the last article of Jurassic Pack 19 then JP#18 starts and then issue 17 and last, but not least JP#16.

It was a hell of work to put all articles online. We hope you enjoy reading anyway.
[Submitted by Ghandy]

In our new episode we are happy to talk to Julia Minamata. She is the developer of 'The Crimson Diamond' - a text parser EGA mystery adventure game to be released soon on Steam! Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond. Sounds like a wonderful classic adventure experience! Enjoy! Interview starts at 12:57 minutes

listen/watch at: https://scene.world/crimsondiamond
[Submitted by Nafcom]

News and highlights from February 2023 on a video on a stick.
[Submitted by ps]

Create a game in just 10 lines of BASIC code for retro computers. More info here: https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium

You can find the English rules in the second part of the website. The previous game entries can be seen by clicking through the years at the top.
[Submitted by Anonymous]

News and highlights from the demoscene month of January 2023 on youtube
[Submitted by ps]

On youtube!
[Submitted by ps]

Join us in a celebration of the smallest with a dedicated sizecoding demoparty, held on the weekend of 10-12th February 2023 on Discord and Twitch ( https://www.twitch.tv/lovebytedemoparty )

This year we will take it to the next level with intro competitions in different size categories from 16 bytes to 1024 bytes. From our Tiny Executable Graphics and Nanogame competitions to Tiny CGA Pixel Graphics and Bytebeat Music competitions.

Or what about cool size-coded related seminars to get you started, Bytejam, Introshows, DJ Sets and the many other events we have lined up for you.

We welcome everyone from newcomers to veterans and are open to all platforms. From oldschool Atari, Commodore, Amstrad & ZX Spectrum to High-end and Fantasy Console platforms.

And for those that would like to join the fun and get creative: We have our party system ready to receive your entries at https://wuhu.lovebyte.party/.

Contact us via the lovebyte discord or socials to request your vote/registration key.

This is the one event where size does matter! Don't miss it!

Website: https://lovebyte.party/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lovebytedemoparty
Discord: https://discord.gg/pUS5kCJTzp[/link]
Mastodon: https://graphics.social/@lovebyteparty[/link]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovebyteparty
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovebyteparty
[Submitted by lovebyte]

[ ZINE: The Radio Show ] #28 - An hour-long string of Outtakes and a Year-Wrap - with Shana and lug00ber

It was the end of the year, so our producers joined the hosts to wind down, have some fun and reminisce about their first year as part of the team.

We give some insights and thoughts from behind the scenes, talk about our favourite episodes, parties and anything that happened in 2022 - and give some first hints what's to come for 2023.

Credits:

Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid

Producer: Shana

Editing, Jingles and Sound Engineering: lug00ber

Artwork: Critikill

fr-08 loader music: kb

[Submitted by BitBot]

There is a recording of Remute's concert in the Digital Retro Park in Offenbach Germany that took place on the 14th of January 2023:

https://vimeo.com/760448433
[Submitted by Nafcom]

see the message here e.g.: https://twitter.com/Scene_World/status/1614656970027401217
[Submitted by Nafcom]

RetroRGB is THE portal to learn all about how to get the picture the best way out of such retro consoles and computers to your modern TVs! Robert Neal is the master behind behind this portal which is the go-to address for console info of all kind as well, thanks to its extensive Wiki which is a whole database, YouTube videos, podcast and so much more! Time to speak to the man! Interview starts at 21:41

watch/listen at: https://scene.world/retrorgb
[Submitted by Nafcom]

With the new year starting, circa 30 jurors from all trades, seasoned and new to the team, go to work reviewing the productions of 2022 to find worthy nominees in the following categories:

New Talent - Outstanding Concept - Outstanding Technical Achievement - Best Executable Graphics - Best Soundtrack - Best Visuals - Best Direction - Best Oldschool Production - Best Midschool Production - Best High-End Intro - Best High-End Demo

What do we hear you saying? You missed the sign-up to become a juror again? Lucky for us you can still contribute and help our jurors - by recommending the productions that stood out, and deserve an award in your opinion:

The recommendation feature on Pouet and Demozoo is now available until January 29th!

Please let us know your favourite productions of the past year, and recommend them for the respective categories - your take helps us big times and ensures a balanced review.

Let's go, we hope you are as excited as we are!
[Submitted by Shana]

Switzerland is back with a bang!

From February 24th to 26th, we are inviting you to
MountainBytes Demoparty in Cham, Switzerland

In a most marvellous congress centre venue optimized for true audiophiles with a grand stage we bring you:

• Music, Graphics, Oldschool/Alternative Realtime and PC Realtime Compos
  
• The Famous OHP Compo
  
• Demolab: Learn how to make your first realtime scene
  
• The Meteoriks - Official Nomination Gala
  
• Live Act: Cyanide Dansen feat. Flopine

Too old for the sleeping hall? We have affordable accomodation: Get your bunk starting from 35 CHF (=EUR) in the Youth Hostel, which will end its winter holiday break early for us!
Alternatively, we of course also have some recommended hotels and a sleeping hall!

Get your tickets, sign up for the workshop and reserve your hostel bed now at:

https://mountainbytes.ch/tickets
[Submitted by Shana]

News, highlights, links and playlist of all the relevant demoscene happenings of December 2022:
part 1 part 2
[Submitted by ps]

Our new episode is a very special Xmas present! Joerg and Remute had the pleasure to interview the world-famous Acapella band MayTree! Beginning in 2021, the group began releasing a series of YouTube videos in which it covers sound effects used in computer and mobile phone systems. The first video of these series, released in January 2021, covered Windows sound effects. Others followed, including sound effects for iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones, as well as the Angry Birds and other video games. On Oct 1,2021 at the height of the explosion of popularity of the South Korean show, Squid Game, which became Netflix's most popular ever series, Maytree released covers of some of the main themes from the show. As of Dec 12, 2021, the video has amassed over 240 million views on YouTube. Enjoy! The Interview starts at minute 6:13

listen to / watch it at: https://scene.world/maytree
[Submitted by Nafcom]

Hi folks, slyspy here.

I am proud to present the latest album by Rainbow Clash, called All Will Be Good.
If you like the music in the UFDD Rainbow Clash demos, you can finally listen to it on a bunch of streaming platforms. Hooray!

Click here and enjoy:
https://fanlink.to/allwillbegood


[Submitted by slyspy]

Amiga • Versus issue 10 in the making - vote now! • Read issue 19 of Jurassic Pack online • A message from David Pleasance for all users who ordered his german book of "Commodore the inside story"	ASCII • TMDC 18 Announced! • New Blocktronics ANSI pack out! • asciiscene lifesigns	Atari • LynxJam 2021 -- annual Atari Lynx handheld game development competition • Final release from Sommarhack • Mystic Bytes launched a new version of Lockup demo!	BBS • Uphold the Law BBS currently offline! • The Hustlers Hell BBS back online! • PC font for calling a bbs	BitFellas • BitJam Radio is back! • 4Sceners.de: Top 30 Demos & Intros 2020 • New Year's greetings and BitJam update
C64 • X2024 - The Commodore 64 Party! May 10th-12th. Tickets on sale! • Vandalism News #74 Released! • The Scene World diskmag for C64 is back with issue #33!	Consoles • NESDev Compo '23 • GBCompo23: largest coding event for actual retro Game Boy hardware (over $4000 in prizes) • GBA Jam 2022 -- make demo and original games for Game Boy Advance, win prizes	CPC • NINJA CARNAGE available on the Amstrad CPC • Memory Full - A New Website about Amstrad CPC demoscene history • The Amstrad CPC story – Youtube video by Nostalgia Nerd	Graphics • The Masters of Pixel Art volume 3 • the Nicepixel 2018 Awards • Out Of Compo - an erotic pixel compo this November!	Macintosh • "Trip to Breakpoint - The Game" Mac Version released • Spöntz: Electroscopia • Megademo by The Digital Artists
Mags • Final version of the diskmag Jurassic Pack for Amiga AGA is out! • Vandalism News #72 Released! • Vandalism News #71 has been released!	Media • Demoscene Report April 2024 • Demoscene Report March 2024 • Demoscene Report January 2024	Misc • Emticles and Arpires • Demoscene Report February 2024 (part 2) • Demoscene Report February 2024 part 1	Music • December feelings, 2 decades (Versus #1 to #9) of Amiga musicians • Bit: A 90's Retrospective • OpenMPT 1.31 released	Outreach • Hege Nordli’s PhD thesis available • Holland joins the heritage crowd • The Meteoriks Awards 2022 - Categories and Suggestion Feature now available!
Party • Outline 2024 - 9-12 may Ommen, Netherlands • Underground Conference 13 (2nd try) - Sunday, June 16 to Sunday, June 23 2024 - Bingen am Rhein, Germany • Enhanced control and other new features	PC • PCjam - celebrate the 40th anniversary of the IBM PC (5150) by coding for this retro machine • Crinkler 2.3 released - and it's open source! • Crinkler 2.2 released!	Podcast • Scene World Podcast Episode #181 – Rebel Rabbit • Scene World podcast episode #177 - Richard Loewenstein aka spieleschreiber • Scene World Podcast Episode #175 - Club Koala	Website • Nanogems • Introducing SceneCity - Privacy-focussed live streaming and chat (BETA) • livecode.demozoo.org	ZX-Spectrum • [XII MICROCOMPO AY/SCR2 V.5] • a new book about ZX Spectrum (Jagiellonian University) • tiratok by demarche. final version