- THE CHARTS VN#53 -
Today's hosts are Jonatan "Macx" FG & David "Jazzcat" Simmons.
The VN Staff decided it was time for a li'l pause in THE AWARDS to bring an old friend back. We will give it a few attempts and then decide on where we go from there.
24 votesheets were filled out, 17 of these are counted in the charts as they arrived in time. A result not entirely bad as the ASCII sheets was sent out just a week prior to deadline. Next time a tad more time will be given, two weeks perhaps. Expect votesheets out for #54 soon(ish) and to make sure you receive one, send an email to macx64*nospam*gmail. Remember to stick to the deadline unless you fancy being disqualified. Some of the chart categories may be different from issue to issue.
Only demos receiving more than one vote are presented. Otherwise it is pretty straight forward, so here we go.
TOP DEMOS PAST YEAR (Since June 1st 2009)
Andropolis 118 pts
Snapshot 98 pts
Still Ready 46 pts
Black Spark 100% 36 pts
One Little Wish 34 pts
3DEH 26 pts
Cute Overdose 22 pts
Unsigned 18 pts
White 14 pts
Patterns 12 pts
Artillery 85% 10 pts
Agiel 8 pts
Runner-ups: Chase That Feeling, Crest Slide Story, C64MP3 and BluREU.
Nordic nerds, Turks, Hungarians, Germans and Poles are dominating the demo charts of the past year. It does not look that much different from how it was fifteen years ago, but the demos do indeed. Will we see more experiments like BluREU in the runner-up which needs a REU or a 1541 Ultimate to run, and will that change the conditions for the progress of the demo scene on the C64? If that is the case a new category will definitely be needed in future demo charts: C64+ DEMOS.
TOP DEMOS PAST FIVE YEARS (Since January 1st 2005)
Edge of Disgrace 112 pts
Andropolis 62 pts
Desert Dreams 52 pts
Pearls for Pigs 42 pts
Natural Wonders 2 30 pts
The Wild Bunch 26 pts
Natural Wonders 16 pts
Error 23 12 pts
Boogie Factor 10 pts
Snapshot 10 pts
Hello:FRIEND 10 pts
Runner-ups: Vicious SID, Still Ready, Sharp, Tristate, Unicorn, Tsunami, Cauldron, Krestage 3 and My Beauty.
Sweden nicked both silver and gold and what has been achieved by the Swedes during the past decade, morally boosted by an active party- and meeting culture, is astonishing.
TOP DEMOS OF ALL TIME
Edge of Disgrace 72 pts
Deus Ex Machina 48 pts
Dutch Breeze 34 pts
Altered States 50% 28 pts
Desert Dream 24 pts
Insomnia 24 pts
Pearls for Pigs 18 pts
Mathematica 18 pts
Andropolis 18 pts
Tower Power 16 pts
Dawnfall 14 pts
Ice Cream Castle 14 pts
+H2K 10 pts
Coma Light 12 8 pts
Cycle 6 pts
Runner-ups: Mentallic, One-Der, Unsound Minds, Red Hot Chilli Pepper, Nothing but Code, Radio Napalm, Wonderland IX, Soiled Legacy and Road of Excess.
Edge of Disgrace won at X'2008 and it wins both in the category of best demo of all time and the past five years. Will Booze Design be able to live up to those expectations at X'2010 in October? With Dane, HCL and JB in charge it would not be that surprising.
TOP 5 DEMOGROUPS:
Booze Design 126 pts
Crest 104 pts
Oxyron 72 pts
Fairlight 40 pts
Resource 36 pts
Runner-ups: Instinct, Triad, Plush and Chorus.
Worthy to mention is that Panoramic Designs received a few votes. Newbies not familiar with them should definitely check out the mind-boggling demos of these Norwegian demi-gods, and try to persuade them into crusading again.
TOP 5 CODERS:
HCL 102 pts
Crossbow 78 pts
Graham 74 pts
JackAsser 32 pts
Krill 30 pts
Runner-ups: Oswald, Clarence, WVL and Edhellon.
The demos coming out at X2010 - no doubt they will influence this chart. We are hoping to see more from Crossbow, Skate (thanks for Snapshot!) and maybe some more from the guys in Byterapers or the return of the Norwegian based Offence?
TOP 5 MUSICIANS:
Drax 82 pts
Dane 64 pts
Jeff 46 pts
Linus 46 pts
Jeroen Tel 32 pts
6R6 26 pts
Runner-ups: Geir Tjelta, Randall, Jammer, Fanta and Jan Harries.
If more people released quality music collections rather than individual pieces spammed onto CSDb these charts would most certainly look very different. There are quite a few brilliant musicians active out there that should receive more attention. The votesheets for VN#54 might come with a music group category.
TOP 5 GRAPHICIANS:
Mirage 62 pts
Veto 58 pts
Archmage 54 pts
Carrion 44 pts
DeeKay 42 pts
Mermaid 42 pts
Runner-ups: Leon, Jailbird, Electric and Oys.
Joe should have made it into the top 5, but as he is part of the staff he was left out - making DeeKay and Mermaid stay in.
Did Antichrist really invent the word "graphician"?
TOP 5 CRACKERGROUPS:
Triad 72 pts
Nostalgia 44 pts
Hokuto Force 38 pts
Neophytes 34 pts
Remember 28 pts
Eagle Soft Inc. 28 pts
Runner-ups: Avatar and FairLight.
It is just and fair to see that the bias of longing to the past in the cracker charts is only visible through ESI and FLT this time. The other groups listed are all somewhat active with quality cracking for the contemporary C64 scene. Respect the elders, but a new generation will have to carry the torch if it shall remain lit up.
Summary:
Looking at an honest chart is quite refreshing, whilst The Awards are rich in detailed debate there is something charming when reading over these calculated tables. Is it the allure of the old way? A snapshot of the current state of affairs? Regardless, we do indeed wish to see more support for this segment, the more votes received the better the chart, that is a fact. Instead of whining about downvoting on CSDb or that something or someone is underrated. Get your voice heard through a votesheet here in a real C64 production - preserved through digital ink in the pages of Vandalism News.
Until next edition!