romanian pc demoscene
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Shown at the end of 'post industrial':
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(i've checked that geocities address, it didn't seem to exist in the archive i found)
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let's see, üperhaps some romanians will react to this thread. puthreguy, for example, has a pouet account, i don't know whether he uses it though
I just saw this thread. I'm not involved any more with the scene (I still like watching demos though :) ) so I don't really use pouet. You cand contact me at any time on my blog (zagura.com) .
puthreguy, thanks a lot for responding! i will definitely write to you as soon as i find some time!
but how about the Romantic Demoscene?
Here's what I could find:
ROMANIA Reunion2k
dates : August, Fri 25 (10:00) - Sat 26 (23:00) 2000
place : Teatrul Giulesti, Bucharest, Romania
price : *FREE*
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20000817012848/http://xplore.zone.ro/ (Mostly broken)
Party reports and interviews: https://web.archive.org/web/20020402093147/http://xplore.zone.ro/html/left/reports.html
Logo: https://web.archive.org/web/20000829033036/http://xplore.zone.ro/jpeg/front_page_xplore.jpg
Some tiny photos:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030116135623/http://xplore.zone.ro/pics/pics3/Picture32.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20030116140028/http://xplore.zone.ro/pics/Picture12.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20030116140616/http://xplore.zone.ro/pics/pics1/Picture24.jpg
ROMANIA reunion2k1 demoparty
dates : August, Sat 11 (10:00) - Sun 12 (18:00) 2001
place : "Sadoveanu Hall", ROMEXPO, Bucharest, Romania
price : *FREE*
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20010902040137/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/index2.htm
NFO: https://web.archive.org/web/20020626141856/http://ojuice.net/past/352/party_infofile.htm
ROMANIA Dracula '99
dates : December, Mon 27 (10:00) - Tue 28 (18:00) 1999
place : Brasov, Romania
ROMANIA Dracula 98
dates : December, Sat 19 (10:00) - Sun 20 (18:00) 1998
place : Brasov, Romania
ROMANIA B.E.S.T. PC Party: Evolution v6
dates : April, Sat 20 (10:00) - Sun 21 (23:00) 2002
place : Brasov, Romania
price : FREE
ROMANIA Dracula 98
dates : December, Sat 19 (10:00) - Sun 20 (18:00) 1998
place : Brasov, Romania
ROMANIA BEST PCParty Cluj - Napoca
dates : November, Fri 28 (17:00) - Sun 30 (17:00) 2003
place : Cluj - Napoca, Romania
price : free
NFO: https://web.archive.org/web/20040530174713/http://www.ojuice.net/past/655/party_infofile.htm
ROMANIA BEST PC Party: v7
dates : March, Sat 20 (09:00) - Sun 21 (20:00) 2004
place : Brasov, Romania
price : free!!!!
Dracula Pc Party v4. announced to be held in Cluj Napoca
Dracula Pc Party v4. lasted two days and brought a total of 300 visitors.
Participants from Dracula.v4 PC party said the party was more like a game/irc oriented party.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010516223743/http://xplore.zone.ro/
Dracula v3
Demo compo #1: Noname by Benny
Filename: noname.zip
Reunion 99
Demo compo #3: FunDaMental by Benny
Filename: fdm.zip
Dracula v4
Demo compo #1: Torsos by merlin/PI, Benny, Magic Touch/Eyes Team and Ripper/PI
Filename: torso.zip
Reunion 2k
Demo compo #1: 2DNow! by Benny
Filename: 2Dnow!.zip
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010609134222/http://benny.go.ro/projects.htm
Acid Rain was apparently a 3D demo engine coded by Benny (Benishor) and Pris/Virtual Eagle. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010519211839/http://www.benishor.f2s.com/
Screenshot from the engine: https://web.archive.org/web/20010604165932/http://www.benishor.f2s.com/snap/1.jpg
Reunion 2k1
Animation compo #1: ?? by Raz98 (Razvan Maftei)
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20020107113433/http://www.raz.ro/
All Reunion 1998 releases: https://web.archive.org/web/20060210232229/http://raz.ro/temp/reunion.rar
Reunion 2k2 was apparently postponed until 2k3, after a round of asking for donations:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070327195740/http://mihai.host.sk/_r2k2/reunion2k2.html
"But i will try to make it real and release it at Reunion Demoparty 2k3 (lucky for me the R2k2 was re-scheduled for next year)"
https://web.archive.org/web/20050206165522/http://www.kogaionon.web1000.com/Proiecte.html
Reunion 97:
4k compo #3: More Than Illusions by Saark
Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/mti_r97.zip
Screenshot: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/mti_r97.gif
Reunion 2k
4k compo #1: Ignition by Saark
Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/ign_r2k.zip
Screenshot: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/ign_r2k.gif
Reunion 2k1
4k compo #2: Quick by Saark
Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/quick_r2k1.zip
Screenshot: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/quick_r2k1.gif
Interview with Priz/Virtual Eagle, organizer of Reunion:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020214124628/http://benny.kappa.ro/index.php?unde=articles&action=read&id=6
The organizer of Dracula was amo/HT (amorrox). There was an interview with him at the same site as above, but unfortunately it wasn't archived.
CJ Lars' music entries for various Romanian parties: https://web.archive.org/web/20040223092606/http://www.lars.home.ro/music%20index.html (Most download links are working)
Further info about the songs can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20040223092606/http://www.lars.home.ro/and.html
ROMANIA Reunion2k
dates : August, Fri 25 (10:00) - Sat 26 (23:00) 2000
place : Teatrul Giulesti, Bucharest, Romania
price : *FREE*
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20000817012848/http://xplore.zone.ro/ (Mostly broken)
Party reports and interviews: https://web.archive.org/web/20020402093147/http://xplore.zone.ro/html/left/reports.html
Logo: https://web.archive.org/web/20000829033036/http://xplore.zone.ro/jpeg/front_page_xplore.jpg
Some tiny photos:
https://web.archive.org/web/20030116135623/http://xplore.zone.ro/pics/pics3/Picture32.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20030116140028/http://xplore.zone.ro/pics/Picture12.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20030116140616/http://xplore.zone.ro/pics/pics1/Picture24.jpg
ROMANIA reunion2k1 demoparty
dates : August, Sat 11 (10:00) - Sun 12 (18:00) 2001
place : "Sadoveanu Hall", ROMEXPO, Bucharest, Romania
price : *FREE*
Website: https://web.archive.org/web/20010902040137/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/index2.htm
NFO: https://web.archive.org/web/20020626141856/http://ojuice.net/past/352/party_infofile.htm
ROMANIA Dracula '99
dates : December, Mon 27 (10:00) - Tue 28 (18:00) 1999
place : Brasov, Romania
ROMANIA Dracula 98
dates : December, Sat 19 (10:00) - Sun 20 (18:00) 1998
place : Brasov, Romania
ROMANIA B.E.S.T. PC Party: Evolution v6
dates : April, Sat 20 (10:00) - Sun 21 (23:00) 2002
place : Brasov, Romania
price : FREE
ROMANIA Dracula 98
dates : December, Sat 19 (10:00) - Sun 20 (18:00) 1998
place : Brasov, Romania
ROMANIA BEST PCParty Cluj - Napoca
dates : November, Fri 28 (17:00) - Sun 30 (17:00) 2003
place : Cluj - Napoca, Romania
price : free
NFO: https://web.archive.org/web/20040530174713/http://www.ojuice.net/past/655/party_infofile.htm
ROMANIA BEST PC Party: v7
dates : March, Sat 20 (09:00) - Sun 21 (20:00) 2004
place : Brasov, Romania
price : free!!!!
Dracula Pc Party v4. announced to be held in Cluj Napoca
Dracula Pc Party v4. lasted two days and brought a total of 300 visitors.
Participants from Dracula.v4 PC party said the party was more like a game/irc oriented party.
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010516223743/http://xplore.zone.ro/
Dracula v3
Demo compo #1: Noname by Benny
Filename: noname.zip
Reunion 99
Demo compo #3: FunDaMental by Benny
Filename: fdm.zip
Dracula v4
Demo compo #1: Torsos by merlin/PI, Benny, Magic Touch/Eyes Team and Ripper/PI
Filename: torso.zip
Reunion 2k
Demo compo #1: 2DNow! by Benny
Filename: 2Dnow!.zip
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010609134222/http://benny.go.ro/projects.htm
Acid Rain was apparently a 3D demo engine coded by Benny (Benishor) and Pris/Virtual Eagle. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010519211839/http://www.benishor.f2s.com/
Screenshot from the engine: https://web.archive.org/web/20010604165932/http://www.benishor.f2s.com/snap/1.jpg
Reunion 2k1
Animation compo #1: ?? by Raz98 (Razvan Maftei)
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20020107113433/http://www.raz.ro/
All Reunion 1998 releases: https://web.archive.org/web/20060210232229/http://raz.ro/temp/reunion.rar
Reunion 2k2 was apparently postponed until 2k3, after a round of asking for donations:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070327195740/http://mihai.host.sk/_r2k2/reunion2k2.html
"But i will try to make it real and release it at Reunion Demoparty 2k3 (lucky for me the R2k2 was re-scheduled for next year)"
https://web.archive.org/web/20050206165522/http://www.kogaionon.web1000.com/Proiecte.html
Reunion 97:
4k compo #3: More Than Illusions by Saark
Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/mti_r97.zip
Screenshot: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/mti_r97.gif
Reunion 2k
4k compo #1: Ignition by Saark
Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/ign_r2k.zip
Screenshot: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/ign_r2k.gif
Reunion 2k1
4k compo #2: Quick by Saark
Download link: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/quick_r2k1.zip
Screenshot: https://web.archive.org/web/20030407232047/http://mihai.host.sk/4k/quick_r2k1.gif
Interview with Priz/Virtual Eagle, organizer of Reunion:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020214124628/http://benny.kappa.ro/index.php?unde=articles&action=read&id=6
The organizer of Dracula was amo/HT (amorrox). There was an interview with him at the same site as above, but unfortunately it wasn't archived.
CJ Lars' music entries for various Romanian parties: https://web.archive.org/web/20040223092606/http://www.lars.home.ro/music%20index.html (Most download links are working)
Further info about the songs can be found here: https://web.archive.org/web/20040223092606/http://www.lars.home.ro/and.html
Dracula seems to have evolved into BEST party, if I get that right?
Ref.:
http://www.draculaparty.ro/2002.htm
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.draculaparty.ro%2F2002.htm
Not much other information to be found on that site unfortunately.
All Reunion 2k1 releases were uploaded to http://24.167.95.242/r2k1/
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://24.167.95.242/r2k1/*
Unfortunately only one demo seems to have been archived.
https://web.archive.org/web/20020122195331/http://24.167.95.242/r2k1/Demo/nekitu.ace
There are several archived photos from the party though.
Reunion 2k1 compo rules:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020107052848/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/compo.htm
Reunion 2k1 features:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020108130017/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/features.htm
Reunion 2k1 party info:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020212201759/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/index2.htm
Ref.:
http://www.draculaparty.ro/2002.htm
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.draculaparty.ro%2F2002.htm
Not much other information to be found on that site unfortunately.
All Reunion 2k1 releases were uploaded to http://24.167.95.242/r2k1/
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://24.167.95.242/r2k1/*
Unfortunately only one demo seems to have been archived.
https://web.archive.org/web/20020122195331/http://24.167.95.242/r2k1/Demo/nekitu.ace
There are several archived photos from the party though.
Reunion 2k1 compo rules:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020107052848/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/compo.htm
Reunion 2k1 features:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020108130017/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/features.htm
Reunion 2k1 party info:
https://web.archive.org/web/20020212201759/http://www.otvisual.f2s.com/r2k1/index2.htm
BEST is a European student club that has local chapters in most Romanian university cities. I once met one of the organisers of a Cluj-Napoca BEST PC Party, at some BEST event in Portugal in 2004. Of course I asked, and basically they organised the PC Parties because it's awesome and because it helped recruit new members into BEST. He clearly knew about the demoscene, and as to why they held compos, it was sortof a "doh! a pc party without democompos, what's that?". But most entries were in the web design compo and stuff like that so it had already moved away from hardcode demoscene at the time.
So my understanding is that it was mostly a LAN party Romanian style (where I interpret "Romanian style" as "with a bit more creation and tech geekery and a bit less gaming than how it goes in western Europe, because Romania is the worldwide capital of geekdom").
So my understanding is that it was mostly a LAN party Romanian style (where I interpret "Romanian style" as "with a bit more creation and tech geekery and a bit less gaming than how it goes in western Europe, because Romania is the worldwide capital of geekdom").
Theorizing here: maybe one of the dracula organisers joined BEST, started doing BEST PC parties in Brasov, and then the BEST people in Cluj saw that and said "hey we should do that too".
That's how I interprete the google translated version of this email to say as well.
arcane, awesome effort! i will take care of this whole romanian mystery as soon as the evoke stress is done with.