Moleman 2: Demoscene

00:02:46 So it continues, but where did it start?

00:05:48 - and the creativity involved and just being able, the freedom involved to doing whatever the heck you want to.

00:09:30 - And then these groups formed, and the challenge wasn’t just cracking the game anymore

00:12:45 - that are exciting both codewise - by pushing limitations - and also artistically.

00:15:53 - and the audience either likes it or it doesn’t, but at least it has an effect on them.

00:19:38 - all I know is that when I came back from my first party, I thought “Yup, that was it, I’m sold, I gotta go to more of these”.

00:22:40 or that someone would create demos while detached from the main community, publishing works in different places.

00:25:55 - So in a sense it’s like a mental extreme sport.

00:28:56 in full HD resolution, in realtime. Like this one.

00:33:19 - Businesswise, this was obviously a better model

00:38:00 - You had a tape recorder where you could record the music from the television.

00:41:48 - It’s not that complicated, if you learn the fundamentals, you can easily make music on a C64.

00:46:07 that made drawing pictures pixel-by-pixel the fastest way.

00:50:29 It’s possible, however, to find subgenres unique to the demoscene

00:53:48 - And then they took this noise, broadcast it, and you could record it.

00:57:59 - So none of these are simulations of real things, just different methods made to look like the real thing.

01:01:54 - There’s been liveacts at wild compos, meaning it wasn’t projected, but people went up on stage.

01:05:37 - NVIDIA was organizing a demoparty in San Jose, in the US, and they asked Gargaj to host the event!

01:09:58 - We were watching demos like usually late at night with friends and we thought:

01:13:52 - Indeed, that’s the best, when they don’t know you made it and they find out. I think that’s the best kind of recognition.

01:17:29 - There’s still a new generation, but they’re not as numerous as they used to be in the “golden era”.

01:21:02 - They were way beyond games made by professional studios, they were capable of producing better quality.

01:24:24 - Your demo is played, the crowd is jeering, they’ll tell you immediately if it was crap or if it was great.

03:03:03 blinking crap on it, and it just stood there doing it’s thing.