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release date : may 2001
release party : Fiasko 2001
compo : pc 64k
ranked : 3rd
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popularity : 68%
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alltime top: #1513
added on the 2001-05-20 21:42:20 by crs crs

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one of few intros/demos i've seen that can truly be called 'experimental'.
haven't decided wether i like this, yet.
added on the 2001-05-22 12:37:01 by _ _
wether i like this or not, i mean...
blah.
added on the 2001-05-22 12:40:31 by _ _
At least it _is_ original. I'm pretty sure that it is not everybodys taste, but what da heck.
added on the 2001-07-17 21:13:18 by tomaes tomaes
this is the first "not-a-demo"-demo.
added on the 2001-07-17 22:38:47 by robotriot robotriot
strange.

very.

like it.

very much.

respect.
rulez added on the 2001-07-25 02:49:47 by uncle-x uncle-x
...other side of minimalistic philosophy...
added on the 2001-08-02 01:14:51 by nula nula
Strangely fascinating. Unquestionably original, extremely minimalistic.

Love it.
rulezcdc added on the 2001-08-16 10:38:59 by jobe jobe
i give this my vote for being 100% original

one could question the technical quality aspect of this though :)
rulez added on the 2001-08-16 11:36:54 by jelly jelly
Strange. Really fucking strange. Respect.
rulez added on the 2001-08-16 14:28:07 by rjv rjv
i realized i do like it.
rulez added on the 2001-08-18 01:07:09 by _ _
Can you get any more newskool or geometric? This intro could be used as a psychologic test. They could diagnose you for what you see in it, just like in ink blot tests. Hmm... I saw angry kites in one part. I haven't completely lost it, have I?-P

Btw, the { symbol represents a fountain in Nethack, just a coincidence?
added on the 2001-08-19 20:11:59 by DiamonDie DiamonDie
excellent :) the realization of my wildest intro dreams ;) an hypnotic sequence of electric lifeforms, with no boundaries between audio and visuals.
rulez added on the 2001-08-19 21:05:02 by _-_-__ _-_-__
nice. however, even though the synth generates very cool sounds effects, i would have appreciated something more like 'music' in there (although that might have destroyed the essence of the intro ofcourse). to me these sounds make the intro seem a lot like some sort of lowres flash movie.

for the rest, very very nice.
added on the 2001-08-21 15:42:32 by skrebbel skrebbel
i love you guys
added on the 2001-08-25 21:21:28 by astu astu
i was amazed and laffing
rulez added on the 2001-08-28 19:28:54 by zden zden
ok astu, who is this twin brother of yours?

yeah, get a doctor!

it's very nice tho.
rulez added on the 2001-10-19 16:29:46 by droid droid
It is a very different intro. I get whacky tron-like robot-8bit AI feelings. Or something.
rulez added on the 2001-11-15 13:18:50 by skypher skypher
megademo with nice loading screen.

but what a keeewl piece! just... a bit dissected and hey, you should work more on music not the visuals ;)
rulez added on the 2001-11-15 20:44:38 by raver raver
weird.
added on the 2001-11-15 21:06:31 by chewbacca chewbacca
My pc looks like HAL during 5 minutes
rulez added on the 2001-11-15 21:32:20 by MooZ MooZ
An interesting intro based around minimalistic graphics with minimalistic music.
At least different.
rulez added on the 2001-11-25 11:46:36 by exocet exocet
The most abstract intro I've seen so far. No credits, no greets, no music (just sounds), even no real title. Just some shapes and very few colours.

In the meantime, this concept has been copied several times, but without reaching the impact of this intro.
rulez added on the 2001-12-30 20:00:46 by tomaes tomaes
mesmerizing, stylish minimalism.

nothing but respect.
rulez added on the 2002-03-08 05:12:08 by funktion funktion
tomaes, you mean something like this? ;)
rulez added on the 2002-03-08 12:07:00 by 216 216
216, no, but thanks for the tip. :)
added on the 2002-03-08 12:32:26 by tomaes tomaes
ouch
rulez added on the 2002-03-09 11:22:29 by elric elric
was weird. :)
added on the 2002-05-06 06:32:45 by psenough psenough
what knos said. What a strange place
rulez added on the 2002-06-18 10:19:05 by cats cats
.......this demo takes me to
added on the 2002-06-18 22:08:13 by cats cats
the white squares are cool... but the rest? nah...
sucks added on the 2002-07-23 01:29:28 by jazzman jazzman
This was really really good. Really.
rulezcdc added on the 2003-12-31 12:10:49 by break break
I have never seen this one before.. it surely made an impression on me. To thumb it up or to give a piggie, that is the question. Thumb it up, I guess..
rulez added on the 2005-02-11 11:06:01 by Preacher Preacher
Thumb it up, definately.
rulez added on the 2005-02-11 11:35:05 by teel teel
The moment the thing lost it's geometric beauty was a let down and it didnt stop. Maybe I should watch it on a DOS-PC at home instead of in DOSBOX at work...
added on the 2005-02-11 13:18:38 by Gargaj Gargaj
wow! ..umm, no. i mean - the contributions...
added on the 2005-04-13 18:55:07 by crs crs
Thumbs up for originality and a strange mesmerising quality.
rulez added on the 2005-06-02 22:57:16 by rio702 rio702
sorry to be a lamer... but any chance of a win32 / divX version?
added on the 2005-12-06 03:39:05 by Gaia Gaia
Good under dosbox.
Quite alien prod.
rulez added on the 2006-05-23 01:40:55 by bdk bdk
Wow! Just wow!!!

Actually, I usually watch demos and expect effects and 3d scenes..

..but I think I'll oneday organize the very strange demos in a special directory, because things like this give me the feeling that I encounter an alternative reality of abstract lifeforms, it's preety much scary and out of this world man!

I think this is my best reason to like abstract demos. So abstract. And things like soundeffects instead of music gives that atmosphere. You are locked to another reality, a very far away parallel world, where you see those shapes and stuff like lifeforms and wonder if there is something out there.

Woho I should stop right now..
rulez added on the 2006-05-27 02:45:20 by Optimus Optimus
o.k.!
rulez added on the 2006-09-22 03:21:18 by BITS BITS
really weird and got something hypnotizing, maybe life in another dimension :p
rulez added on the 2006-09-22 09:12:45 by Buckethead Buckethead
CURLY BRACE!
rulez added on the 2006-09-22 09:29:20 by el-bee el-bee
added on the 2006-10-12 18:52:41 by Joop Joop
Oh my! This is so unusual.
rulez added on the 2007-01-20 19:30:31 by lordKelvin lordKelvin
somewhat boring
added on the 2009-03-13 23:27:29 by T$ T$
you can't forget this one
rulez added on the 2012-01-11 00:53:57 by elfh elfh
this is special...
rulezcdc added on the 2012-11-30 15:19:30 by noby noby
Wow, this was even better than I remembered. If something deserves a front page CDC, it's this.
added on the 2012-11-30 17:39:51 by break break
feels like a robot on ayahuasca
rulez added on the 2012-12-19 14:40:04 by aegis aegis
art.
rulez added on the 2012-12-20 01:00:15 by kimi kardashian kimi kardashian
Wow. Great stuff. How come this isn't more well known?
rulez added on the 2012-12-20 04:35:03 by xernobyl xernobyl
downtown?
added on the 2013-03-07 14:47:40 by nosfe nosfe
and how the hell i havent thumbed this before?
rulez added on the 2013-03-07 14:47:56 by nosfe nosfe
It certainly deserves to be watched. Some parts are quite interesting.
added on the 2013-03-07 14:56:01 by ham ham
I guess I should quickly comment on this. Here's the deal: I fucking kicking rocking love it. Just because of the atmosphere.
rulez added on the 2013-03-08 13:25:50 by MuffinHop MuffinHop
I'm confused, and utterly calmed - and also confused, and confused as well.
Reminded me on playing on the Atari 2600 with my cousin back then, and imagining the blocks into things. It's also utterly soothing, for a reason I can't even pin point.

I, I, think - I love it?
rulez added on the 2013-04-11 23:38:32 by mog mog
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rulezcdc added on the 2015-02-08 17:29:01 by TomoAlien TomoAlien
No word can describe this thing correctly. (bit maybe a bit to long?)
rulez added on the 2015-02-08 18:35:13 by Frequent Frequent
yes, this is the real deal!
rulez added on the 2015-02-09 08:34:23 by sensenstahl sensenstahl
Nicely strange looking
rulez added on the 2015-02-09 10:30:52 by leGend leGend
hollywood@31.337ft

they will ask NO questions!
rulez added on the 2015-06-20 03:09:58 by gentleman gentleman
different, can't tell if I loved it though
i liked the visuals, but those sound effects was terrible.
piggie
This is my jam. Just perfect minimalism, experimental type of music like a sound collage and very fitting visuals and tight sync. What's not to love about this, enjoyable from start to finish.
rulez added on the 2016-08-18 23:30:44 by visy visy
Coming back to it...
This thing has such a fantastic atmosphere, like a future that never was, for some reason it evokes a feeling of nostalgia. Those sound effects are fantastic, and so are the visuals.
added on the 2017-06-29 01:57:20 by TomoAlien TomoAlien
I just now realized this is almost certainly the most Lynchian thing ever made in the scene. Right down to the sound design.

I don't know what it is really about. But that's not important.

Enjoy the void.
added on the 2017-06-29 02:06:54 by noby noby
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rulez added on the 2017-06-29 02:09:14 by Saga Musix Saga Musix
i liked it
rulez added on the 2017-09-27 12:45:20 by nagz nagz
Woah
rulez added on the 2017-09-27 13:15:33 by TropicalTrevor TropicalTrevor
Oh yeah, this is really good
rulez added on the 2017-09-27 13:34:58 by okkie okkie
How unsatisfying that he didn't really get to finish entering the password and clicking that button :)
rulez added on the 2017-09-27 13:57:20 by xTr1m xTr1m
too much newskool, not my cup of tea ..
added on the 2017-09-27 20:43:25 by Asato Asato
ballert
rulez added on the 2017-09-28 00:02:39 by mop2 mop2
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too much newskool, not my cup of tea ..


hahahhaah fucking hell this demo is 16 years old! what do you want, 40 years of bouncing amiga balls and nothing else?
rulez added on the 2017-09-28 08:56:53 by skrebbel skrebbel
Sorry 8088 MPH but this demo has stuck to me very well...

Here's my CDC.
added on the 2017-10-01 01:09:06 by TomoAlien TomoAlien
actual sfx in 64k holy crap
rulez added on the 2017-10-01 01:22:52 by no longer active no longer active
quite cool
rulez added on the 2017-10-01 01:24:49 by ferris ferris
I feel like I finally stumbled across the spiritual sequel to the Frankie Goes To Hollywood game from the ZX/C64. I tried plugging the joystick in but I don't know if it made any difference.
rulez added on the 2017-10-02 14:05:42 by evilpaul evilpaul
crap
sucks added on the 2018-11-16 07:54:42 by spliffadapter spliffadapter
Thanks
rulez added on the 2018-12-03 04:57:25 by mrdoob mrdoob
This is the demoscene equivalent of Maya Deren's "Meshes of the Afternoon".
added on the 2020-01-02 00:23:11 by noby noby
No!
sucks added on the 2020-01-02 01:45:41 by Daniel Daniel
Something completely different. Sometimes weird sometimes nice. Reminds me of Pop:me1 by Rob Lach.
Wow... I'd assume this was Satori work if there were no credits. Nice surprise to discover it after years.
rulez added on the 2020-01-13 12:05:25 by hollowone hollowone
ok the alarm sirene sound was annoying as fuck but i really like the experimental vibe. its somewhere between a 2d shape and glitch-demo.
rulez added on the 2020-01-13 13:14:24 by wysiwtf wysiwtf
It's hard to put to words how much I love this thing. Luckily much have been said during the last 19 years. Deserves all the praise and more.
rulezcdc added on the 2020-04-13 19:41:09 by DickThunder DickThunder
this one rulez proper. very underated. ace work!
rulez added on the 2020-08-23 22:26:49 by dominator dominator
Inspirational!
rulez added on the 2020-08-23 23:08:30 by bifat bifat
nice shit
rulez added on the 2021-05-22 11:34:50 by flair flair
Nice one!
rulez added on the 2022-04-29 12:38:50 by Adok Adok
great
rulez added on the 2023-04-28 15:24:54 by grz grz

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