On 11/11/2016 4:47 PM, frank wrote:
> Anssi Saari  wrote:
>> frank  writes:
>>
>>> ... than this?
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTeXvCZmC8w
>>>
>>> (imho, it hardly could)
>>
>> I agree but on the other hand, it (meaning the demo Concert by
>> Performers) apparently placed only fourth in X2016. Seems like the
>> competition must've been quite touch if this is "only" fourth best... I
>> guess borrowing musics and graphics might be seen as a negative by some.
>
> yes, I've seen almost all the first 10 demos. Most of them are technically
> impressive (I'm not a C64 coder anyway, I can write good 6502 standard asm
> only). However the music is borrowed but not just glued into the demo
> as it was, if you know the original, you can clearly hear that they
> re-coded it differently.
> Then there's the story behind it (the original 1986 concert),
> then there're lots of small details that most of us having a C64 since 30
> years or more, do recognize and remember.
> If I were the only judge, this would be my winner.
> I have no idea how the various demos were classified into the competition.
> I guess the technical coding aspect were prevailing.
>
> F
>


The quality of the demos overall is astonishing. Who would have thought
that 30+ years on the C64 still hasn't given up all it's secrets and
just keeps on delivering.

Credit to the original designers and the coders, wonderful stuff.

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