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Commodore fanatics from BOOM! together with some Scene Friends invite you all to a 4-day, oldschool, mid. summer 2025 (last weekend of July: 24-27.07) party in Tuchola, a small town in northern Poland surrounded by a great forest, famous from its camping spots, kayaking routes and natural beauty.

Responding to the requests and suggestions of many people, we decided that the next edition of our party will be dedicated to two iconic computers: Commodore 64 and Amiga 500!

An innovative approach is to divide the compos into 2 full sets - on separate days. Therefore, Friday (25.07.2025) will be called "A500 Day" while Saturday (26.07.2025) will be "C64 Day". We'll have the traditional (Msx, Gfx, Intro and Demo) compos for the "machine of the day" and after their completion Wacek/Arise will perform LiveAct with a separate music mix dedicated to the "current-day" platform. Twice the fun - double the trouble!

All entries will be launched from the "real hardware" (in their traditional scene configs), allowing currently standard mass storage/loading improvements (UltimateII cartridge, Gotek). Voting will be conducted using a dedicated system which was battle-tested during "Teddy Beer Party 2022" and "Xmas/Winter 1-Screener Online Compo 2023". It will be possible to vote by phone as well as on traditional vote sheets. Detailed compo rules will be published soon here and on the party website (http://boom-party.c64.fun).

Any further information will appear regularly on www.C64.fun and popular C64/Amiga sites/forums, in dedicated threads - we encourage you to visit them frequently (to discuss/get updates/leave questions, etc.).

What to expect:
* Lectures by experienced Sceners
* Fun compos on-site
* 2 LiveActs (Fri:A500/Sat:C64 dedicated) by Wacek/Arise
* Large Big-screen
* Craft beer and barbecue
* Statuettes and prizes in scene compos and additional competitions
* Stream of an entire party from 3 cameras (or YT recording available soon after)

Initial event plan:
* 1st Thursday: "Welcome/Integration Day"
* 2nd Friday: "A500 Day: compos + LiveAct500!"
* 3rd Saturday: "C64 Day: compos + LiveAct64!"
* 4th Sunday: "C64/A500 Prizegiving & GoodBye..."

Anticipating questions:
In traditional "A500 Day" compos, we will accept only productions for the typical A500 scene config (0.5MB ChipRam/0.5MB SlowRam, kickstart 1.3, MC68000/7Mhz & floppies/ADFs). For "C64 Day", of course we'll use C64 PAL unit with a very popular U2+ cart (for physical drive, contact us ahead).

The party place is located within the campsite, so it is possible to pitch a tent or travel by camper (prices for such a stay will be announced by the owner of the site around spring 2025). Additionally, the venue is equipped with a kitchen, showers, toilets and a separate sleeping room. There is a river popular among kayakers 100m away, and there is a forest around it. The event venue is located approximately 3 km from the center of Tuchola city and there are various accommodation options available around.

The "BOOM!PARTY 2025" is a continuation of the "Teddy Beer Party" in Tuchola, which took place in the middle of summer in 2022 (https://demozoo.org/parties/4327/), in the "Nad Brdą" recreation center (on the other side of the river from the new party place), where you can also rent a cozy house for a party in 2025.

The cyclical "BOOM!PARTY" in Tuchola is planned to be organized every two years, so we definitely recommend booking your time for the 2025 edition now!

Let's party like it is 1991 again!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE IN 2025!!!

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BOOM!PARTY 2025 Compo Rules (Initial version):
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• All entries must run from the classic scene C64/A500 configs - you know them =)
  
• All entries will be run from the real HW.
  
• No combined compos, all categories will have their winners!
  
• Be an Oldschool Hero - no A.I. please!
  
• All entries CAN be signed by the Authors!
  
• No WILD/CRAZY Compo - please make some content for the platform you actually LOVE instead! (see: "Alternative Prod Compo", details below)
  
• No A.I. in GFX compos. 3 stages for Amiga pixelled entries required.
  
• All Gfx Authors must add a "signed" (with handle & group) text-file statement that no A.I. was used (template will be provided ahead). It will be archived & spread together with the entry itself.
  
• Music Compo entry play time up to 3:00 min.
  
• Let's party like it's 1991 again! =)
  

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"A500 Day" (Fri: 25.07.2025) - all prods must run on a classic compo config (A500 7Mhz PAL, 0.5M Chip + 0.5 Slow, kick 1.3)
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• A500 40k Intro Compo - all exe prods up to 40960 bytes limit
  
• A500 Demo Compo - file or tracked demos, must run from the floppy (or floppies). ADFs are preferred.
  
• A500 Alternative Prod Compo - for slide-shows, msx-disks, executable-gfx, color-cycling gfx, mags, game prototypes, tools, HW mods, etc.
  
• Gfx Compo (pixelled/static OCS gfx only, must display from a tool provided by Orgas on ADF ahead, Color-Cycling/Executable GFX will be moved to Alt.Prod Compo)
  
• Music Compo (Tracked MOD/4CHM only, RAM limit is A500 0.5k/0.5k config, must play from a player provided by Orgas on ADF ahead)
  

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"C64 Day" (Sat: 26.07.2025) - all prods must run on a classic compo config (C64 PAL with a single Old/New SID, floppy drive/UII+)
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• C64 4k Intro Compo - all exe prods up to 4096 bytes limit
  
• C64 Demo Compo - file or tracked demos, must run from the floppy (or floppies). PRGs, D64s are preferred.
  
• C64 Alternative Prod Compo - for slide-shows, msx-disks, mags, game prototypes, tools, HW mods, etc.
  
• PETSCII Compo (static screen, run from PRG or D64)
  
• Gfx Compo (static screen, run from PRG or D64)
  
• Music Compo (single SID only, run from PRG or D64)
  

*** Please note! ***
No "WILD/CRAZY Compo" is planned. Please enter "Alternative Prod Compo" instead with any "non-other-compo" content for your favorite HW (C64 or A500): slide-shows, msx-disks, executable-gfx, color-cycling gfx, mags, game prototypes, tools or HW mods. In general, it must be runnable, so please provide exe/player for your entries like anims, etc. HW-mods or The New Devs can be presented at the compo (also as video, contact us ahead). This is just to make compos fairer and smoother for everyone.

If you want to suggest some improvments, do not hesitate to contact us - we are around! (Pouet, CSDb, PPA, forums, mails, phones, other parties, etc. :)