Subj : Re: I want to do something retro...
To   : Bob Worm
From : Spectre
Date : Sun Jun 23 2024 22:34:00

 BW> I'm not sure I agree with the "no practical value" bit, I think demos
 BW> pushed the limits of systems and showed mainstream developers a lot of
 BW> cool techniques which then made their way into games and other apps. We
 BW> can probably thank the demoscene for the high standard of MOD / tracker
 BW> music that we ended up with as well.

While I concur demos pushed the hardware hard.  It may be a little different
on other platforms, but I never saw anything come out of a demo that was
pushed into the mainstream.

I don't think MODs ever went mainstream in a commercial sense. I have to say
the music was a symptom of the times and it was never a style I could get on
board with.  The good mods were the exception to me, and few and far between.

 BW> Plus, on the human side, I reckon the really cutting edge demos stirred up
 BW> more excitement and emotion than most of the other software that came out.

I can somewhat agree with that. But a demo lasted 5 mins and then it was all
over, no excitement here. By the end of a week nobody would remember the
details. <shrug>

 BW> I never had an Amiga but I gather the games were pretty well loved on the
 BW> platform. I don't think I ever saw an Amiga demo at the time, probably my

Oddly enough I never saw anyone playing games on an Amiga. I'm sure they
exist, but the ones I saw were to busy pfaffing about with demos.

Spec


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